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We are now open for applications! Please use our NEW Application form found on our website. Please note we wont be able to accept any applications using the old form or sent directly via PDF. All applications must be submitted via the …

We are in the process of redesigning our website and refining our application form to make it even simpler to apply. This will take a few weeks whilst we update everything. Please note during this time we will not be accepting applications. …

Following an open recruitment process, The Shackleton Foundation, a national charity which supports social entrepreneurs in Sir Ernest Shackleton’s mould, has today announced the appointment of Paul Gunstensen, to its Board of Trustees.Paul has over 20 years of leadership experience in the …

Ella Williams is the founder of Our Goal. Our Goal is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to empower every girl to be active and to reach her full potential. Ella is a women in sport activist and her background is in football …

Inspired by the leadership of the 20th century polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, The Shackleton Foundation provides seed funding to social entrepreneurs (we call them ‘Leaders’) wishing to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK, especially …

The Shackleton Foundation, the charity which supports social entrepreneurs in Sir Ernest Shackleton’s mould, has appointed Stephanie Wheen, a former grant beneficiary to join its Board of Trustees it has announced today (28th June 2024).Stephanie Wheen is a highly specialized paediatric physiotherapist …