Blogs
Future 20 spotlight: Greater Change
In the UK, 36 people become homeless every single day, and there are over 300,000 people currently registered homeless. But the real level of homelessness is likely to be much higher, as only those in contact with local authorities or hostels are included in the official numbers.
Future 20 spotlight: BEEN London
It’s Recycle Week – and this year’s theme is ‘Recycling. It’s in our own hands’. So what better way to explore this, than by talking to BEEN London – a fashion brand who create beautiful sustainable handbags and accessories from recycled materials, and are one of the companies on our Future 20 incubator programme.
Relationships Foundation Celebrates 25 Years
The importance of relationships – transforming lives, communities and nations
It’s proven: people with good friends and relationships live longer and more productive lives than those who are socially isolated. Not only that, they are happier at home and work, experience a greater sense of belonging, and require less support from social and health services.
Future 20 spotlight: Blue Tap
It’s World Water Week, so we spoke to one of the companies on our Future 20 incubator who are working towards solving the global water crisis. Blue Tap create products to improve access to high quality drinking water in low resource settings.
Future 20 spotlight: Seedlink
Meet Seedlink; one of 20 companies to have joined the Future 20 – our national incubator programme for the most innovative social and tech for good start-ups. Seedlink are an Agri-tech* company helping small-scale farmers in Malawi to access markets to increase profitability and reduce food waste.
Reflections on east London’s Future Business Incubator
Free desk space and business support for 9 months in east London? Access to a programme of workshops and expert advice from mentors with no cost at all?
Future 20 spotlight: Work for Good
Work for good: Spotlight
43% of charities’ income in the UK comes from personal giving, yet only a mere 2% is generated from businesses. So how can businesses be encouraged to donate more to the charitable sector and improve the current contribution?
Cambridgeshire charities join forces for new mental health programme
Did you know, 50% of mental health problems are established by the age of 14. In Cambridgeshire alone, an estimated 13,600 children and young people aged 0-16 have a diagnosable mental health problem. So it’s clear that early support and intervention are key when it comes to mental health.
Grow Your Business – our biggest cohort yet
We’re really excited to have just launched our latest ‘Grow Your Business’ Programme, this time in two boroughs of east London – Hackney and Tower Hamlets.