Provides seed funding and support to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting young people in the UK. A single grant of up to £15,000 to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. The next deadline is 28th April.
The Shackleton Foundation provides seed funding and support to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting young people in the UK.
A single grant of up to £15,000 to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people.
The projects should be long-lasting and far-reaching with a clear social purpose and not solely reliant on grants and donations. What sets the Shackleton Foundation apart from other funders is the projects they support are often considered too risky or too early-stage. True to the spirit of Shackleton himself, the foundation takes calculated risks in providing support at such an early stage, helping to turn these concepts into a reality when many social entrepreneurs find it challenging to secure funding without a proven track record.
Eligible ideas must:
Grants are made to individual leaders, preferably those running charities, social enterprises or not-for-profit organisations and not to teams or organisations. Applications must be submitted via our website http://www.shackletonfoundation.org
Applications are considered on a quarterly basis.