Why did you decide to join On Purpose as Head of Programme Delivery? I was keen to do something that involved helping others develop and realise their potential. I love the idea of hundreds of people leaving the Associate Programme having been...
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It is the people that make On Purpose. We are a vibrant community and everyone has stories, thoughts and ideas to share. We've captured just some of them here.
Emily (she/they) is an April 2021 On Purpose Associate, currently on placement at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation where she is focusing on achieving health equity in urban environments. Last week, in the spirit of celebrating Pride Month, I went...
Continue readingSupporting Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free school meals - the story of a family-run business offers lessons and inspiration. Victoria Brookman is an On Purpose October 2019 Fellow, who completed placements at NEL Healthcare Consulting and the...
Continue readingIn spring 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Members of the British government described the virus as a “great leveller” on the basis that it affects people from all walks of life. The fallacy of this claim...
Continue readingApplications are open for the third cohort of the On Purpose Pathfinder Programme . This Programme is for people who want to make fundamental changes in their lives, but are unsure where to start. Femke van der Veer, expert facilitator, tells us...
Continue readingPatrick Ellen (he/him) is an October 2020 On Purpose associate, currently on placement at Sustainable Ventures where he is focussing on broadening access to employability and entrepreneurship in the cleantech sector. If you do one thing during...
Continue readingImage source: Sergey Tinyakov Victoire Guyot is an April 2020 On Purpose Associate, currently on placement with the Innovation and Insight team at Samaritans. There are many great things about being part of the On Purpose Associate Programme and...
Continue readingA Moment of Change is a podcast created by the On Purpose London October 2019 cohort. Over five episodes, we speak with leaders within the social and environmental impact sectors to find out how 2020 has impacted them both professionally and...
Continue readingDaniel Hutt is an April 2020 On Purpose Associate, currently on placement with the UK Impact team at Save the Children UK.An incredibly positive response to the pandemic has been the movement of thousands of volunteers across the UK to join local...
Continue readingOn Purpose Associate, midway through her second placement at digital career coaching social enterprise, Stay Nimble, having spent 6 months at Big Society Capital for her first placement.As social distancing measures begin to ease and we witness...
Continue readingLydia Levy is an October 2019 On Purpose Associate, currently on placement with the Centre for Social Impact Bonds at the Government Inclusive Economy.Each week of the lockdown brings news of another household name going out of business and it’s...
Continue readingBy Reka Budai, On Purpose 2016 October Fellow, currently working in education and supporting social enterprises to get started with their impact measurement.If you open up any news site nowadays, you will surely find at least one article about...
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