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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 …

John Harrison is the founder of Solidarity Farm CIC and the latest recipient of a Shackleton Foundation grant. Solidarity Farm is an organisation formed to work in partnership with schools and organisations working with vulnerable children and young people, utilising farming practices …

On the 15th February we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Shackleton’s birth. The Shackleton Foundation was established in 2007 by the direct descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907/08 Nimrod expedition, to celebrate the legacy of this legendary polar explorer and great man.We …