APRIL 2014 COHORT YEARBOOK
Our New Fellows
On Purpose is about change. We believe that business can be a driving force for social and environmental good, and that the next generation of leaders must be able to speak the language of both the commercial and social sectors to help tackle the most pressing problems of the future. On Purpose is a one-year leadership development programme for professionals wanting to transition in to social enterprise. We challenge our Associates to become the next generation of social enterprise leaders. Each of our Associates works in two innovative socially or environmentally motivated organisations and takes part in personal and professional development through weekly training, w and coaching with industry leaders. We provide our Associates with the space to learn, develop, experiment, and above all, to change. I am proud to introduce our April 2014 cohort, who completed their programme and became Fellows in March 2015. I have greatly enjoyed our time together, and know that the end of their time at On Purpose marks the beginning of the achievements and the impact they will go on to have in the social enterprise space. If you would like to get in touch with any of the Associates included here, please feel free to contact them directly.
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Tom Rippin CEO, On Purpose March 2015
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Edward Arden
Joel Balkwill
Sara Beech
ClĂŠmence Billoud
Neofytos Christodoulou
Sara Cocomazzi
Paul Ebied
Eimear Fitzsimons
Leo Mburu
Rebecca Rieley
Caitlin Ross
Charlotte Sewell
Jared Tausz
Dimitra Tzigianni
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What’s Inside
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OUR NEW FELLOWS
THE PROGRAMME
PLACEMENT HOSTS
MEET THE COHORT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR
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The Programme
The On Purpose programme combines two six-month paid placements in innovative purpose-driven organisations with world class training, mentoring and coaching from industry leaders.
PRESTIGIOUS WORK PLACEMENTS On Purpose Associates are placed in organisations that are working to create social and / or environmental good in business-like ways.Typically reporting directly to senior management, Associates take responsibility for work streams that are significant to the success of the organisation, while simultaneously benefitting from learning first-hand from organisations that are at the forefront of the social enterprise space.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Associates participate in over 200 hours of training over the course of the programme, covering commercial skills, social sector knowledge, professional skills and personal development. Our trainers are drawn from top leaders in their respective fields, who stretch the minds of the Associates and build their professional capabilities and personal impact.
The f our c orne r sto nes MENTORING Each Associate engages in fortnightly one-to-one mentoring from top-flight professionals. Largely drawn from the world’s most renowned strategy consulting firms, the mentors provide an independent voice to support and challenge the Associates in the work they undertake in their placements.
EXECUTIVE COACHING During the programme, mentoring is complemented with quarterly executive coaching. This gives the Associates an invaluable opportunity to step back and consider how they can be most impactful as leaders, and to focus on what it will take for them to achieve their longer term career ambitions.
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COMMERCIAL BASICS
The training programme not only equips Associates with a wide range of knowledge and skills, it is also a very valuable opportunity for them to network with movers-and-shakers in and around the social enterprise space.
Understand the basics of business that are important to any organisation. Topics included: • Finance & Accounting • Strategy • Legal Forms & Governance • Marketing & Branding • Organisational Development • Business Planning & Performance Management • Change Management • Product Design & Innovation
The curriculum is designed to provide Associates with a platform that enables them to get up to speed with the range of areas identified as necessary to be effective in the social enterprise space. While getting up to speed with the basic principles, they also develop the ability to ‘ask the right questions’ and, importantly know, where to go to find out more by virtue of building a powerful network.
SOCIAL SECTOR KNOWLEDGE Explore the social (enterprise) landscape, understand the most important debates, differences and similarities across sectors.
A typical Friday afternoon allows the Associates to benefit from both an external trainer, leading a session on their particular area of expertise, and internal peer-led learning. The topics covered fall in to four themes, described opposite.
Topics included: • Macro & Micro Environmental & Social Systems • Evolution & Models of Social Enterprise • Impact Measurement • Social Finance, Investment & Funding • Social Entrepreneurship & Start-ups • Social Intrapreneurship & CSR • Scaling (including Organic Growth, Partnering, M&A) • Government Policy & Commissioning
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Hone transferable skills to enable one’s professional impact to be realised, and to work effectively with others. Topics included: • Problem Solving • Project Management & Productivity • Building Networks • Influencing • Excel Modelling • Presentation Skills • Communication & Leadership • Social Media
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Increase self-awareness and clarify personal and professional goals, develop a better understanding of self and others. Topics included: • Values • Development Goals • Feedback • Psychometric Types (Team & Individual) • Inspiring Committed Action • Adaptive & Embodied Leadership
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Placement Hosts
CARITAS ANCHOR HOUSE
BIG SOCIETY CAPITAL
Caritas Anchor House is a residential and life skills centre for single homeless people. Based in the East End of London, they support over 200 people each year. Caritas Anchor House addresses the root causes of homelessness and creates sustainable solutions to ensure the people they help will never find themselves in that situation again.
Big Society Capital is an independent financial institution with a social mission, set up to help grow the social investment market in the UK. It helps make sure that charities and social enterprises can find appropriate and affordable repayable finance to meet their capital needs. They encourage investors to lend or invest money to achieve a social as well as a financial return.
http://caritasanchorhouse.org.uk/
www.bigsocietycapital.com
ARK
BRITISH COUNCIL
Ark is an international organisation whose purpose is to transform children’s lives. Headquartered in the UK, its work focuses on health, education and child protection around the globe. Originally set up by leaders of the alternative investment industry, Ark delivers high social returns on our philanthropy, leveraging intellectual, financial and political investment.
The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries, and builds trust between them worldwide. They call this work cultural relations. We work in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom through programmes and services in the English language, the Arts, Education and Society.
http://www.arkschools.org/
www.britishcouncil.org
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CLARITY
COOK
Clarity is a 160 year old charity and supported business (80% of employees have a disability). They manufacture and sell a wide range of toiletries while enabling blind and disabled people to gain the skills and confidence to gain employment.
COOK makes and sells frozen food prepared by hand using the same ingredients and techniques you would use at home. Proudly independent and part of the community, it sells through its own shops and through independent retailers, instead of supplying supermarkets. COOK is one of the UK’s first certified B Corporations, doing its bit to promote business as a force for good in society.
http://clarityefbp.org/
www.cookfood.net
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
FRONTLINE
Community Development Foundation is the leading national organisation in community development and engagement. They are passionate about empowering communities to strengthen local voices, improve people’s lives and create better places to live. Their purpose is to bring together resources, insight and people so that communities can thrive.
Frontline’s mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable children by recruiting and developing outstanding individuals to be leaders in social work and broader society. The two-year leadership programme offers high-achieving graduates the opportunity to work as frontline children’s social workers in Greater Manchester and the Greater London region.
http://cdf.org.uk/
http://www.thefrontline.org.uk/
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HCT GROUP
LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
HCT Group is a social enterprise in the transport industry, safely delivering 30,000 passenger journeys on their buses every day. HCT Group generates its revenue from transport contracts won in the marketplace, delivering them to a high standard. They do this so that profits can be reinvested into further transport and training services in the communities they serve.
LEYF is London’s leading childcare social enterprise, serving over 3,000 children each year. LEYF has a proven business model that crosssubsidises nurseries in disadvantaged parts of London with surpluses generated from other nurseries within the portfolio. www.leyf.org.uk
www.hctgroup.org
INTERFACE
MATHEMATICS MASTERY
Interface is a worldwide leader in the design and production of carpet tiles, which combine beauty and sustainability with functionality and environmental credentials to help customers bring their design vision to life. The higher purpose of Interface is to show it is possible to ‘do well by doing good’.
Mathematics Mastery’s mission is to transform maths education in the UK by developing teachers to teach exceptional lessons so that every child can succeed in maths. The idea was developed within the ARK School network in 2012 and today it reaches 192 primary and secondary schools across the UK.
http://www.interface.com/
www.mathematicsmastery.org
JUST GIVING | YIMBY Yimby by JustGiving is a community crowdfunding platform that allows anyone to raise money to make good things happen. Yimby enables any individual, without being a registered charity, to raise money for projects that benefit the community as a whole or to help a neighbour in need. We are part of JustGiving, the social giving platform. https://www.justgiving.com/yimby/
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NORTH EAST LONDON COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
THE SHAFTESBURY PARTNERSHIP
NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit provides expert support and advice to Clinical Commissioning Groups across North and East London, Anglia and West Essex, and NHS England, local authorities, hospital trusts, GP practices, and mental health trusts impacting over 3.3 million people.
The Shaftesbury Partnership is a social business whose mission is to create and inspire trailblazing social reforms that empower communities by tackling disadvantage and generating opportunity. It has launched a number of social enterprises in areas including employment, healthcare, reducing reoffending, faith communities and multiple and complex needs.
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
www.shaftesburypartnership.org
CAADA
WORKING CHANCE
CAADA rebranded in 2015 to become SafeLives SafeLives is a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. Their experts gather evidence to understand what’s working, advise and train people and organisations, and spread effective new approaches across the UK. Since 2005, SafeLives has found new ways to help victims at risk of murder or serious injury.
Working Chance is a specialist recruitment consultancy for women with criminal convictions. It supports women with convictions into sustainable, quality jobs with mainstream employers across London and the South East. It empowers its candidates to provide for themselves and their children, helping them break the vicious cycle of deprivation and crime.
http://safelives.org.uk/
http://www.workingchance.org/
SAVE THE CHILDREN Save the Children works in 120 countries. It runs world-class programmes to save children’s lives and challenge world leaders to keep to their promises to give children a brighter future. Its vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. www.savethechildren.org.uk
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Meet The Cohort Coming to On Purpose from 7 countries and with backgrounds ranging from Publishing to Finance, Law and International Development, our cohort has a rich set of skills and experience. The year has provided us with a comprehensive understanding of the social enterprise space by way of training, placements, mentoring and coaching. We have each spent two six month placements in purpose-driven organisations with very diverse missions, from ending domestic violence to the production of sustainable carpet tiles, or the growth of social investment. The projects we have been involved with have presented interesting challenges and allowed us to draw on what we have learnt throughout the year to support our placement organisations to solve problems, plan for the future, and develop their strategies. Weekly training sessions have enabled us to learn about the nuts and bolts of building social enterprise: we have explored business planning, understanding the barriers to scale, identifying beneficiaries’ needs, measuring social impact - and acquired invaluable social sector knowledge. We have worked with our mentors and coaches to think differently about how to approach problems and how to tackle development goals, as well as learning how to put into practice the frameworks set out in training and consolidate new skills and knowledge. The abundance of events and talks on offer throughout the year has helped us to build our networks and further our individual interests. Several of the cohort were involved in Wrap Up! - a project that spanned 8 weeks and produced limited edition wrapping paper designed by three top illustrators, the proceeds of which provided Christmas dinners for residents at the homeless action charity Caritas Anchor House for two consecutive years. As this invaluable year comes to an end, we go on to start our own ventures, return to placements to build on the work we have already done, or look for challenging opportunities in socially-minded organisations.
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edward.arden@onpurpose.uk.com
Edward Arden
linkedin.com/in/edward-arden @EdwardArden1
What’s inspired me most during On Purpose? Ray Anderson’s brilliantly vivid metaphor (in The Corporation) for unsustainable modern capitalism – the early aviators who thought they were flying, till they hit the ground (hard). It’s been a sobering but exciting year, to meet so many passionate people who’ve looked out of the cockpit and seen the ground rushing up to meet us (in Ray’s words). I’ve become a firm believer in the power of business to be a force for good – it’s the future.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Frontline
• As a lawyer in the City, I managed disclosure (reviewing and identifying relevant documents) on a multi-billion pound audit negligence claim. I had day-to-day charge of smaller insolvency matters and provided specialist advice on EU sanctions.
• Produced detailed proposals for the Frontline alumni programme: I carried out research, interviews and surveys, and facilitated a face-to-face session with over 100 Frontline participants. • Project-managed Frontline’s work on the ASYE (training provided to participants in Year 2), leading meetings with four local authorities.
• As a teacher, I taught Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation to 11-18 year olds. I developed my own sixth-form curriculum, ran after-school clubs and planned extra-curricular trips.
• Negotiated supplier contracts, drafted agreements, and advised on wide-ranging legal issues.
Wider
Cook
• I’ve drafted briefs for Reprieve (which represents British nationals on death row) and provided free legal advice through the CAB.
• Became an expert in the B Impact Assessment, project-managing the 40+ workstreams for COOK’s recertification as a B Corporation.
• I’ve worked as a teacher and co-ordinator for charities including the Access Project, the Latin Programme and the National Trust.
• Trialled a Community Discount initiative in 13 stores, producing marketing materials and training store managers.
• I’ve run one-to-one advice clinics for aspiring social entrepreneurs, for Teach First.
• Developed social impact KPIs across the business (from manufacturing and office to retail and logistics).
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Edward has been a huge contributor and important influence as we have evolved our social impact plans. His legal brain and strategic input have helped us understand, prioritise and report on our impact more effectively. In addition, he has implemented some fantastic initiatives which have benefited teams across COOK, as well as the community & environment. B Corp encourages us to ‘B the Change’ and Edward has been leading the charge.”
• Selwyn College, Cambridge, Classics, MA (Cantab), 2:1 • King’s College, London, Classics, PGCE • University of Law, LLB (Hons), 2:1
ROSIE BROWN, PEOPLE DIRECTOR, COOK
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joel.balkwill@onpurpose.uk.com
Joel Balkwill
linkedin.com/in/joelbalkwill @joelbalkwill
A natural born south Londoner with a background in teaching. I love anything to do with education or social equality. My years in the classroom have fired me up to improve the opportunities of the most disadvantaged or disengaged young people. This led to my founding Spiral, a skills and aspirations development programme for young people.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
London Early Years Foundation
• Taught English in Elephant and Castle whilst being rated outstanding by Ofsted.
• Wrote the food procurement, parent survey and Each One Teach One (EOTO) Interim reports.
• Taught in Sri Lanka.
• Project managed the EOTO project with the London Schools Excellence Fund. We were the only early years provider and worked with nurseries spanning the whole of London. We innovated an evaluation process using brand new technology.
• Led teams for Read London and The Challenge in London, enriching summer holidays with more education. • Better known for the Boys’ Book Club, making Zombie films with students, storming HSBC HQ with 30 budding social entrepreneurs and volleys in staff vs students football matches.
• Updated and improved the Dashboard and helped designed its next iteration.
Wider
Yimby | JustGiving
• Won the Teach First Community Choice Award for my social enterprise, Spiral.
• Managed partnership with Ikano bank to support community projects in Nottingham. Trained local organisations and supported projects with PR and social media marketing.
• Supported the rebranding of the organisation.
• Spoke on the Big Screen at RISE’s first Gala. • Pitched in front of 200 education sector experts.
• Refreshed the marketing collateral and managed the photography of Yimby’s top projects.
• Dressed up as Percy the Polar Bear to teach young people about the importance of the environment.
• Designed partnerships with Teach First and Lambeth Council to bring Yimby to new audiences. Engaged with key stakeholders in both organisations.
• Set up social centres and ran after school football clubs in Manchester.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Joel is passionate about ensuring children and your people can achieve their potential, especially those whose socioeconomic background may place them at a disadvantage when planning their careers. Joel can deliver results and is committed to learning and enabling others to learn. Moreover, I noticed that he does this with a balanced combination of intellectual and emotional intelligence. I have no doubt Joel will achieve and it is with anticipation that I will watch his journey and career go from strength to strength.”
• Politics and International Relations, Manchester University • Teaching Degree, Canterbury Christ Church University and the Institute of Education
NEIL KING, DIRECTOR OF HR, LEYF
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sara.beech@onpurpose.uk.com
Sara Beech
uk.linkedin.com/pub/sara-beech @sarajosebeech
On Purpose has given me a deeper understanding of how social change can be achieved through different business models, and the diverse mix of organisations that are looking to make this positive difference. The past year has also been a chance to develop my presenting skills and public speaking. I have particularly enjoyed attending two Learning Labs hosted by Counterpoint Arts which highlighted to me the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Interface
• Researcher on an Art law case regarding an Old Master painting which involved the translation of documents from Italian.
• Led a global research project on how to increase the re-use of carpet tiles in social contexts, forged new partnerships with re-use organisations and developed a strategic plan to align with Interface’s Mission Zero sustainability goals.
• Represented clients in court on over 60 occasions on matters pertaining to children’s rights and mental health, and assisted on cases heard in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
• As a result of my work Interface’s partnerships were strengthened and its senior officers acted upon my recommendations to better position and grow its ReEntry services.
• Designed materials and trained over 50 community health workers to use mobile health systems in DRC and South Africa.
Ark
• Co-led a scoping trip to the Philippines to ascertain the suitability of a mobile health system in tackling malaria.
• Led a research project into how Ark can better support migrant children in Ark schools who face immigration issues.
Wider
• Created a framework for international partners to consider when negotiating public private partnerships.
• Contributed to the development of a public engagement strategy around a piece of theatre about gender and human rights.
• Developed a communications plan for a school quality assurance programme in India.
• Part of the Wrap Up! project to fund Christmas dinner for a homeless charity.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Working with Sara has been a great pleasure. She is driven, empathetic and very skilled to thrive in the corporate sector. Her work in our carpet recycling process has helped us truly re-consider our plans. Her dedication and skills in managing a more junior person in the team has also been extremely valuable. Sara’s combination of drive, analytical skills and ability to build relationships make her stand out.”
• Cambridge University, Modern and Medieval Languages (Spanish and Italian), 2:1 • City Law School, GDL and Bar Professional Training Course, Very Competent • Qualified Barrister
RAMON ARRATIA, EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, INTERFACE
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clemence.billoud@onpurpose.uk.com
Clémence Billoud
linkedin.com/in/cbilloud @ClemenceBilloud
After several years spent in international development, including two years in the field in Haiti, I joined On Purpose in order to explore new, entrepreneurial approaches to solving pressing social and environmental issues. Over this year I’ve enjoyed working closely with social enterprises addressing systemic problems in innovative and commercially viable ways. I devote much of my free time to various creative pursuits, including photography, singing & playing guitar, and improvisational theatre. I relish opportunities to apply creative, hands-on problem solving to meaningful challenges within social enterprises.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
The Shaftesbury Partnership
• Ensured effective implementation of a £2.3m programme portfolio in Haiti, focused on child rights and women’s empowerment. Responsible for financial oversight, HR management, reporting, donor and partner relationship management.
• Played key role in launching a large-scale pioneering programme to embed procurement from social enterprises in Johnson & Johnson’s supply chains in the UK. • Designed, developed and tested an impact measurement system and process to monitor and report on social impact created through the above mentioned Social Impact through Procurement programme.
• Designed and executed a plan to spin out a women’s empowerment programme into a Haitian organisation. Managed successful transition through strategic budgeting, raising over £65k in asset sales, and creating an independence agreement.
HCT Group • Contributed writing & photography to HCT Group’s 2014 Social Impact Report, “National Vision, Local Impact”.
• Worked as a consultant and researcher, focusing on performance assessment and strategy development projects for clients including the African Development Bank, Gates Foundation, Plan International, and the World Trade Organization.
• Developed company-wide social impact theory of change and wrote social impact measurement manual for frontline staff.
Wider
• Managed development of travel training assessment software.
• Organised an overnight rally to raise awareness of the plight of civilians in war-torn Uganda.
• Reviewed marketing activities for minibus hire service & made recommendations to improve processes.
• Part of Wrap Up! crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for homeless charity.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS “Clémence is a dynamic, thoughtful and creative person, who has a strong ability to deliver on projects she led on, achieving buy-in from a diverse range of stakeholders, to produce high quality outcomes. It is her enthusiasm, hard work, ability to listen to people and take on board their opinions, as well as her own strong intellectual capability that have made complex projects achievable.”
• University of Sheffield, Politics and Sociology, BA, 1st class Honours • London School of Economics, Development Management, MSc, Merit Dissertation: “Understanding & Addressing the Current Food Crisis in Uganda”
JUDE WINTER, DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HCT GROUP
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neofytos.christodoulou@onpurpose.uk.com Neofytos linkedin.com/in/neofytos-christodoulou Christodoulou @neofytos288
I am a believer that companies via their core activities can achieve shared value, where the return will be wider economic value and broader strategic benefits for all participants. Thus, I envisage a world where there will be no separate sector but all enterprises will be socially driven to do business. I am also excited by financial innovations in the social space. Prior to joining On Purpose, I worked in the City for five years in financial engineering and I do hope I will put these skills in action to accelerate the change that has already started.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Big Society Capital
J.P. Morgan Chase, Associate, Financial Derivatives • Covered a group of institutional clients on a wide range of derivative solutions.
• Scoped on a potential credit guarantees scheme and whether BSC should strategically consider implementing. This led to an internal presentation and a publication.
• Structured and executed high profile complex transactions on algorithmic strategies with notional in excess of more than $1bn.
• Worked on two investment proposals, carrying out due diligence and financial modelling and presented to the investment committee. • Worked with the head of financial sector & investor engagement to map potential fund managers that can set up the next social investment structure in the UK.
• Priced and prepared extensive presentations on new investment ideas and hedging solutions. Wider • Worked with a social enterprise in Sierra Leone and successfully delivered a business plan to set up an agricultural project.
Shaftesbury Partnership • Worked primarily on a venture called Social Business Partnership.
• Volunteered with Hackney Pirates and Action Tutoring, tutoring maths and science to underprivileged students in East London.
• Carried out a new sales strategy. • Started a monthly newsletter and authored a number of blog posts.
• Ran Athens Classical marathon to raise money for Doctors of the World.
• Organised a roundtable with corporate leaders on creating social value via core business.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS “Neofytos is an impressive individual who has been a valuable addition to our team at Big Society Capital, and who I have very much enjoyed working with. He is eager to learn and works very hard, producing high quality deliverables. He is genuinely interested in having a positive impact on society, evident in his inquisitive nature and ability to adapt to new environments.”
• London School of Economics and Political Sciences, MSc Management and Regulation of Risk • University of Cambridge, Robinson College, Mathematics MA
CANDICE MOTRAN, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, BIG SOCIETY CAPITAL
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Sara Cocomazzi
sara.cocomazzi@onpurpose.uk.com linkedin.com/in/saracocomazzi @CocomazziSara
I’m Italian, deeply passionate, curious and energetic. I lived in Finland and UK as I believe international experience is fundamental for my personal and professional growth and I love meeting new people. I have over 8 years’ experience in marketing and communications ranging from brand promotion to direct marketing, public relations, internal and online communications. I enjoy helping people to connect and share information and resources to work together. I’ve been volunteering for a number of charities since 2008. Since then I realised my purpose is to help people in need and to do it with a little spark of fun!
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Community Development Foundation
• Created the Communications and Marketing department of a German B2B retailer coordinating 9 subsidiaries throughout Italy.
• Developed and executed the marketing strategy to launch “Love Your Community”, a new quality mark to recognise organisations with good community engagement practice. Ran a test with 14 businesses. Organised the launch event attended by 50+ delegates from SMEs, trade associations, commissioners and charities.
• Led the delivery of integrated campaigns delivered across multiple channels to over 3000 customers. • Created the new “brand identity” working closely with key agencies, printers, and suppliers.
• Developed a communications strategy to create a website to promote the contribution of the community sector to people’s lives.
• Ran a loyalty programme targeting over 3000 existing and prospect customers.
North East London Commissioning Support Unit
• Developed a new e-commerce platform for B2B and web content management.
• Supported the engagement workstream to help a Clinical Commissioning Group and Local Authority to improve Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Tower Hamlets. Project managed the delivery of four workshops and engaged with key stakeholders, including patient representatives.
Wider • Raised €2.5k through the design and delivery of a collection of notebooks for a leading Italian charity assisting children with cancer. • Clowning in hospitals with the Red Cross and volunteered at summer camp offering recreational therapy to children with chronic illnesses and learning disabilities.
• Led the delivery of review of contracts on a web-based platform. Managed the review of 80+ Pharmacies and GPs providing locallly commissioned services in primary care for a North London Clinical Commissioning Group.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
• University of LUMSA, Rome, MA (Hons) in Business Communications, Marketing and Advertising
“It was a pleasure working with Sara. She is a hugely passionate person who brings this drive and energy to all she does. Her care for teammates integrated with a desire to see results came through in all our conversations. She has a deep willingness to learn and is not afraid to try new things. There is no doubt that she would be an asset to many teams.”
• University of LUMSA, Rome, BA (Hons) in Communication Studies
AMOS DOORNBOS, ON PURPOSE MENTOR, FOUNDER OF FACES OF ANOTHER WORLD
• University of Chieti “Gabriele D’Annunzio, Postgraduate course in “Entrepreneurship Culture”
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paul.ebied@onpurpose.uk.com
Paul Ebied
linkedin.com/in/Paul Ebied @Pauleb123qwe
Prior to On Purpose I trained as a Chartered Accountant and worked in the infrastructure industry for several years. I would like my next step to be a finance role in a small or medium enterprise, in particular one where my financial modelling and budgeting experience could be put to use to help gain funding and ensure sustainability. My main interest in the sector is organisations which are involved with health and fitness, innovation, or education.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Anchor House
• Responsible for the financial management of 12 internally accounted infrastructure projects, with a combined valuation of £95m.
• Documented systems and procedures of various teams, and identified improvements. This work resulted in the centralisation of resident data through a system of databases, making the information up to date and easily accessible.
• Creation and review of short term budgets for new projects using project contracts and financial models.
• The Personal Development Team forms used to assess residents were combined into one document, to show how the forms are used for the resident journey, and for easy transfer to the new databases.
• Client invoicing and financial model revenue streams agreed back to contracts for all projects, leading to £300k recovery of fees in 2012 and £500k in 2013.
LEYF • Managed the Each One Teach One project, a programme developed to increase parental engagement, establish new curricula via cascade learning, and introduce electronic tablets into the nurseries.
Wider • As part of a previous company’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme, I attended the Paddington Academy, where we staged mock interviews with GCSE and A-Level students to help them with real life job interviews.
• Analysed the 2014 staff survey. Presented the results to staff for feedback. Presented results, feedback and suggestions to the executive team.
• I completed the Mazda London triathlon in 2009 and 2010, and competed in the 2013 PruHealth World Triathlon London, raising £630 for Marie Curie Cancer Care in the process.
• Created a dashboard to summarise and compare performance by nursery, team and organisation. • Delivered a finance training day for nursery staff.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Paul’s calm but ‘expert’ approach meant that he was able to lead us through the development of systems that had the buy-in of all staff. It was a common sight to see people who were naturally averse to these issues sitting at his desk with him as he was getting their perspective and sharing others, so that we had buy-in from the staff. Paul also acted as a mentor with one of our staff whose skills he helped develop, so that the work he was involved in was not lost. He worked remarkably well with us.”
• Imperial College, Mathematics BSc, Second Class Lower • ICAEW, Chartered Accountant, First time passes, average mark 69%
KEITH FERNETT, DIRECTOR, CARITAS ANCHOR HOUSE
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eimear.fitzsimons@onpurpose.uk.com
Eimear Fitzsimons
linkedin.com/in/eimear-fitzsimons @eimear_eimear
After a number of years in innovation and strategy, and passionate about solving complex problems, I joined On Purpose to explore the challenges of building brilliant products and scaling social enterprises. I found a sector fertile for innovation, where radical ideas are key to addressing systemic issues and implementation by experimentation ensures agility and relevance for stakeholders. With On Purpose, I have enjoyed joining a community of inspiring people, working to address imbalances with creativity and passion. I am determined to continue empowering organisations to be ambitious, listen to their customers and grow with impact.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Mathematics Mastery
Account Manager, Brand Union, London • Delivered branding and packaging strategy for brands in the premium drinks & FMCG industries.
• Developed product and service strategy, prioritised and implemented projects to ensure the organisation can deliver on long-term goals.
• Brought customer and market insight to project strategy, delivering projects with relevance to the customer and impact for the client’s business.
• Introduced user-focused research methodologies to gather actionable feedback from customers. Integrated use of data in decision-making.
Team Leader, Designing Dublin, Dublin • Led multidisciplinary team of 13 in definition of user-centric planning strategy for Dublin City.
• Co-created brand values for the organisation, fostered a culture of open design-centric innovation.
• Embedded innovative process in Dublin City Council through training, workshops and engagement.
• Defined future global product development strategy.
Interface
• Conducted internal interviews across the business, distilled external best practice and case studies into recommendations relevant to business.
Wider
• Advisor and partner of Design Twentyfirst Century, building a centre for social innovation in Dublin.
• Identified key growth opportunities for the organisation along with implementation strategy to move towards customer-centricity.
• Supporting launch and scale of startups in the food and technology industries.
• Delivered tangible projects in collaboration with Design, Sustainability and New Product Development teams.
• Member of Wrap Up! crowdfunding campaign with fellow On Purpose colleagues, raised funds for homeless shelter.
“Eimear is extremely personable and has handled herself well with all levels in the organisation, she has a deliberate communication approach coupled with a calm style that is quite charming, enabling her to almost instantly create a rapport. She has a good quizzical mind that does not settle for the obvious answer. She is quick on the uptake and has a habit of reforming a response from individuals to ensure they, and she, have understood clearly. She sees paths through complexity relatively easy and is good at translating complexity in to simplicity.”
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS • Dublin Institute of Technology, MA Professional Design Practice (2:1) • Dublin Institute of Technology, BSc Product Design (2:1) • Selected in top graduate design talent, 2001 2011
NIGEL STANSFIELD, CHIEF INNOVATIONS OFFICER, INTERFACE
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leo.mburu@OnPurpose.uk.com
Leo Mburu
linkedin.com/in/leomburu @LeoMburu
I am interested in driving systemic change, to resolve underlying and interlinked issues, and am cautious of only relieving the symptoms in a broken system. I want to raise the standards of accountability, responsibility and sustainability in the private, public and third sector, enabling those organisations that are serving society’s best interests to prosper, regenerating trust and eliminating the inequality of power within our societies and protecting our planet from further damage.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES HCT Group • Reviewed group transport across Community Transport operations, with recommendations forming basis of ongoing CT strategy.
Professional • Successfully supported business unit through a major restructure at RBS to create International Banking Division, advising senior finance on transfer between divisions and negotiating new ways of working post restructure, while co-leading a team of 5 accountants.
• Developed a process to extract data and enable accurate reporting and analysis of transportation activities.
• Extensive experience in developing value added analysis and tools, streamlining and creating efficiencies within processes and managing forecasts.
• Designed pilot programme for home to school transport in Merseyside, working with Local Authority and Special Education Needs schools.
• Drove accountability & ownership for financial performance in the business.
• Wrote the proposals and updates for the steering committee.
Wider Achievements
CLARITY EFBP
• Investment Analyst Intern at Big Issue Invest.
• Developed the social impact reporting and monitoring framework to prove and improve impact.
• Financial modelling and advice for Pure, a social enterprise helping marginalised groups in India sell their products to the UK market.
• Business development for B2B. • New Product Development strategy.
• Built excel tools for schools to track and manage pupils’ academic performance.
• Managed relationship with creative agencies for delivery of websites, videos, marketing and promotional material.
• Part of Wrap Up! project to fund Christmas dinner for a homeless charity.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS “Leo produced an excellent review on Community Transport that will both focus the minds and more importantly will enable a route map to take CT forward. The Exec will use this as a basis for our strategy meeting and thank Leo for an excellent piece of work to take the organisation forward.”
• Sussex University, Maths & Artificial Intelligence, BSc (hns) • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), ACMA
DAI POWELL OBE, CEO, HCT GROUP
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rebecca.rieley@onpurpose.uk.com
Rebecca Rieley
linkedin.com/in/ Rebecca Rieley @Rebecca_Rieley
I’m a passionate advocate of doing work that has a positive social impact and have spent the last five years working in the social space. My interest in social enterprise stems from a growing belief that social endeavours will benefit from a heightened commercial awareness. My On Purpose experience has given me a range of new lens to explore solving social problems and I’ve loved investigating how the best of the business world can be used to consolidate, incubate and grow the social impact of organisations. I have a particular interest in developing organisational strategy and making this come alive on the ground by developing operational systems and the organisation’s people.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Clarity
Social sector: • Ark Schools: programme managed the learning & development function for all schools staff in the organisation’s high profile academy network.
• Strategy development - worked directly with the CEO to write CLARITY’s business plan and digital strategy. • Partnerships - led on the set-up of a social enterprise collaboration, The Supported Business Alliance, to champion their work and wrote the Alliance’s proposal to the Department for Work and Pensions to campaign for policy change.
• Gemin-i: delivered global education through online communities for children and project managed EC- and DFID-funded projects. Commercial sector: • Chambers and Partners: managed the advertisement team, overseeing the production of all advertorial content for all publications, account managing legal sector clients worldwide.
• Brand development – helped structure the vision for the organisation’s new social enterprise brand. • Operations – developed an operational procedures manual for the network of UK telesales offices.
Wider Achievements
Anchor House
• Volunteering in a range of roles and settings, from assisting the Parliamentary Outreach Team in their work with the UK public, to teaching in Tanzania.
• Operational development – mapped internal operations: project managed to completion a procedures manual with toolkits to improve operational efficiency and programme delivery
• Keen interest in broadening my knowledge of national and global social issues, attending short courses at LSE, Birkbeck and City Lit.
• Strategy development – worked with the CEO and Senior Management to rewrite the Vision and Mission and structured the strategic goals for the future.
• A healthy appetite for exploring food from around the world and am often tucking into great food at the weekend.
• Start-up development – played an advisory role in starting up social enterprise spinouts
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Rebecca was an asset to CLARITY from day 1 of her placement. She picks things up very quickly and her drive, enthusiasm and levels of productivity meant that projects that had previously stalled started to move on very quickly. She was a pleasure to work with, positively challenging preconceptions to ensure a robustness within the decision making process. I wish her all the best for the future and know that she will be a great success in whatever field she chooses.”
• Lancaster University, English Literature BA (Hons) - First Class
JEREMY ROBINSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CLARITY
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caitlin.ross@onpurpose.uk.com
Caitlin Ross
linkedin.com/in/caitlin-ross @caitlin_ross
I’m a San Francisco native with a background in microfinance and international development. I’m interested in learning more about the way organisations are using business solutions to address global problems. I want to meet like-minded individuals who are passionate about social change, and using innovative and sustainable measures to achieve it. Outside of social enterprise, my interests are being outdoors, live music, traveling and hunting down a decent burrito in London.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
Save the Children
• Designed and launched a mobile repayment platform for a microfinance institution in Haiti, which was the first of its kind in the region.
• Authored the 2013 Accountability and Transparency review, which was published to the Save the Children website, and distributed to DFID, Number 10, and the heads of Save the Children’s corporate partners.
• Successfully piloted a new microfinance partnership for Kiva Microfunds in Rwanda.
• Managed issues related to Save the Children’s organisational accountability, including carbon mapping and code of conduct compliance.
• Performed a comprehensive social performance audit for a microfinance institution in Kivu, DRC.
• Made recommendations on embedding accountability and transparency into the organisation’s post-2015 strategy.
Wider • Completed the Salkantay Peak Trek in Peru.
British Council
• Former tutor at Refugee Transitions in San Francisco.
• Conducted research on the impact of British Council’s international development work in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Palestine, and Burma.
• As a former Irish dance teacher, I once taught a reel to the Malian National Ballet Company in Bamako. True story.
• Developed a theory of change for British Council’s work in Civil Society and Governance. • Managed an international team to develop a research framework, practice papers and case studies evidencing coalition building and a human-rights based approach in British Council’s international development work.
“I found Caitlin to be a good listener, dynamic,and hardworking. The job she had wasn’t easy. She managed, single-handedly, a workshop on Theory of Change in Palestine with a group of British Council Society staff. She stuck with the agenda and got through the material despite the tendency of the group to go off on political tangents. Caitlin worked through interviews with a large number of project team members and beneficiaries, persisting with those who had limited incentive to talk with her. Caitlin’s quietly assertive manner seems very effective in this context.”
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS • BA International Relations and French, University of Southern California • MSc International Development, SOAS, University of London
K.H., BRITISH COUNCIL PALESTINE
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charlotte.sewell@onpurpose.uk.com
Charlotte Sewell
linkedin.com/in/Charlotte.sewell @CharlotteSewel3
I’m fascinated by the process of turning ideas into action. I enjoy driving change, building momentum among teams and stakeholders, and seeing a project through from articulating the vision, to putting the steps in place to bring it into fruition. As an Associate, I’ve relished the chance to do this in organisations committed to using effective commercial solutions to realise their values.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
COOK
Commercial Executive Faber and Faber Publishing House
• Developed and implemented a 36-month Social Impact agenda to achieve company goals and meet rigorous B Corp re-certification requirements.
• Managed the provision and communication of accurate company-wide performance information to inform publishing strategy.
• Launched a pilot community engagement initiative in 3 retail stores, presented at company-wide retail meeting to secure uptake in 8 further stores.
• Led commercial reviews for Faber’s five senior Publishers, the Guardian Faber Partnership and fledgling ‘Faber Social’ Imprint.
• Secured employee engagement in impact mission. • Created a framework for strategic partnership decisions still being used by company.
• Designed a streamlined reporting system that enhanced decision-making and was adopted by senior team.
SafeLives
• Managed SafeLives’ ambitious pilot projects, developed interventions to improve the UK’s response to domestic abuse.
Wider
• Volunteer for the Robes Project, a social action charity running temporary homeless shelters in South London to offer support to beneficiaries.
• Coordinated complex work streams, creating work plans and processes to drive the team’s progress.
• Advisor to early-stage social enterprise focussing on capacity building for the feminist movement in London.
• Designed tools to articulate early stage policy ideas. • Co-facilitated workshops with local authority strategic leads to harness expertise and secure buy-in.
• Educational Mentor for the Refugee Support Network, offering weekly one to one support to young adults affected by displacement and crisis.
• Coordinated partnership working with Social Finance.
QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Our ambition to develop our Impact strategy has always been somewhat thwarted by our ability to deliver on all the ideas we have had. Charlotte has created form and structure around what was already in place enabling us to travel faster and more efficiently with the agenda we had. This has been made possible due to her amazing ability to engage people at every level of the business with our purpose.”
• University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College, BA History
EDWARD PERRY, CEO AND FOUNDER, COOK
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jared.tausz@onpurpose.uk.com
Jared Tausz
uk.linkedin.com/in/jaredtausz/
I have worked in the city since 2009, having originally qualified as a lawyer with Allen & Overy LLP. Specialising in finance, I have spent time working with Goldman Sachs’ investment banking and fixed income divisions. I am certified in negotiation and conflict resolution and my pro bono work includes advising at Battersea Legal Advice Clinic. I am also a trained facilitator and mediator and hold a degree in Theology and Philosophy from Durham University.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES
Professional
SafeLives
• Leading roles in structuring, negotiating and drafting documentation for a range of international structured finance transactions, including a number of tax driven structures.
• Led a strategic review of the organisation’s training business (£1 million annual turnover with 25 staff). Assisted in developing a 3 year strategy focusing on the business’s core. Worked with the CEO to develop a business model to support the strategy and SafeLives’ theory of change.
• Devised the framework and implemented documentation for a prominent banking payment system following regulatory changes..
• Provided consultancy services and process development input, particularly around project management for SafeLives’ consultancy arm (projected annual turnover circa £250,000).
• Experienced with a wide range of loan, capital markets and corporate documentation.
• Undertook a comprehensive competitor analysis to stress test visibility and credibility of SafeLives outside the domestic abuse sector.
Wider • Planned, created and ran successful graduate recruitment business game for Allen & Overy LLP, over 13 university campuses.
Big Society Capital
• Designed and ran a number one trending crowd funding campaign on indiegogo for a local homeless action charity.
• Assisted with prospective investments; including analysis of eligible investment proposals, due diligence, and testing business plans, from both a social impact and financial return standpoint.
• Facilitator at Waiawa Prison, Hawai’i and the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities.
• Identified new investment opportunities including working with prospective intermediaries. • Monitored, evaluated and managed the financial and social impact performance of the broader portfolio of investments on an on-going basis.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
“Jared has been an absolute pleasure to have at Big Society Capital. He is extremely committed, diligent, inquisitive and trustworthy. His work preparing investment proposals and throughout the due diligence process as a whole has been invaluable. He is extremely proactive, taking charge of projects and running with ideas which has been a great help. Wherever he goes from here, he will shine.”
• Durham University, St Chad’s College, BA (Hons) Theology and Philosophy: (2:i) • The College of Law, London, LLB Law: (2:i) • University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution
CANDICE MOTRAN, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, BIG SOCIETY CAPITAL
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Dimitra Tzigianni
dimitra.tzigianni@onpurpose.uk.com linkedin.com/in/ditzigianni @dimitzigianni
I come from Greece and over the years I have lived and worked in several countries. This has changed the way I see and understand the world. No place on earth has fully solved its social challenges, and we all have a similar need for empathy. Social entrepreneurship is great for anyone who wants to address and solve social issues and I would like to use my previous corporate background and skills to help social entrepreneurs scale their impact.
PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
PLACEMENT SUMMARIES British Council • Evaluated the effectiveness of the existing M&E framework, and updated the Theory of Change. • Researched social investment trends in the UK and abroad through desk research and networking. Results were used in strategic decision-making. • Contributed to communications work by interviewing Third Sector thought leaders and writing articles published in The Guardian British Council partner zone Community Development Foundation • Collaborated with the Business Development team to expand CDF’s partnership network. • Advised the Communications team on the development of the annual Social Impact report. • Evaluated CDF’s financial position and going-concern ability and made recommendations for improvement. • Created a plan to gain ISO 9001 certification. Working Chance • Researched best practices in the recruitment sector by networking with recruitment agencies. Results were used to improve existing systems and practices. • Designed the first Social Impact report. • Developed monthly management reports that are used to inform the senior team about performance trends. • Developed new staff performance appraisal reports.
Professional Senior Financial Auditor and CSR consultant at Deloitte and KPMG • Worked with a diverse range of corporations, specialising in industries such as commercial, banking, shipping, media, private equity, oil and gas, telecommunications and real estate. Provided advice on financial performance, organisational development, governance and risk management, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement and impact measurement. Wider • Quit my corporate job and spent a year travelling and meeting social entrepreneurs in China and Europe, offering them pro-bono mentoring support on how to sustain and grow their business. • Volunteer organiser of the CSR Meetup in London and Athens. • Greek, English and French speaker, with basic conversational skills in Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
“Dimitra was always enthusiastic in her approach to working on deliverables with different team members. Dimitra is a self-aware and reflective person who puts her all into the work she does. She also proved herself as a public speaker and as someone who can absorb complex information and mpresent it in a simple, concise and credible way, when she gave a presentation on the UK social investment market to a high profile delegation from Thailand. Dimitra should be proud of the way she is perceived by her colleagues as she has shown she is a great team player.”
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS • ACCA, Chartered Certified Accountant • PgDip Corporate Social Responsibility, University of Geneva • PgCert Sustainable Development, Tongji University (Shanghai) • BA (Hons), Business Administration, Athens University of Economics and Business
KATE DEMPSTER, CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE ADVISER, BRITISH COUNCIL
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Highlights from the year
placement Deliverables
SKILL Sharing
Above: Recruitment of the first On Purpose cohort in Paris, November 2014, led by London Fellow Félix Beaulieu.
We had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of exciting projects in our placements. These included an accountability report for Save the Children, supporting a company to re-certify as a B Corporation through the completion of a rigorous performance assessment, designing an alumni programme, new business development to encourage corporate procurement from social enterprises, and setting up a transport pilot for a special educational needs school.
From finance to investing, innovation to interviews, we’ve crossed sectors and organisations to share our expertise and bring knowledge to new contexts. Paul gave nursery managers a crash course in finance and accounting, Charlotte led an organisation-wide agile project management session and Eimear visited Big Society Capital, sharing effective prototyping tools for engaging teams in innovation. Clémence supported the birth of OnP in Paris, translating documents and conducting
GETTING OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES As well as learning new skills and experiencing new environments, the On Purpose programme also encouraged us to be brave and push ourselves out of our comfort zones. Rebecca and Dimitra threw themselves into public speaking, talking about social enterprise to new audiences, Sara B visited Greenstream in rural Wales to learn more about 101 uses of old carpet tile, while Paul used his time at LEYF, to dress up as Father Christmas to entertain children staff and parents. Rght: Sara B and Neo in a creativity training led by OnP fellow Jon Khoo!
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EVENTS
Outside of training, placements, mentoring and coaching, OnP has connected us to a world of events that have contributed to and shaped our year- these have ranged from the small and specific to the extensive and all-encompassing. While Neofytos enjoyed deepening his understanding of the uses of Social Impact Bonds, hearing commissioners’ plans for the future and seeing how institutional investors are driving the market, at a day hosted by Social Finance, for Sara, a Counterpoints Arts Learning Lab featuring animators, architects and academics discussing the role of the arts in refugee camps and urban settlements particularly stood out.
Dimitra loved meeting with social entrepreneurs and civil society leaders at the Good Deals conference and was inspired to hear about new ways to create impact and sustainability. The Emerge Conference in Oxford was also a highlight for many of us, a chance to meet global change-agents and experts involved in everything from frontline campaigning, to leading entrepreneurial ventures and championing the insights that big data can offer social ventures.
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INTERESTING PEOPLE
Interesting places
Above: Caitlin travelled to Pakistan with British Council. Throughout the year we’ve found ourselves in lots of unexpected places. From Downing Street to the Olympic Aquatic Centre and London Zoo, to carpet factories in rural Wales, our placements have led us to Brussels, Bristol, Edinburgh, Pakistan, Palestine and Paris, and seen us working in offices, warehouses, industrial estates and dynamic co-working spaces across London. The most exciting of these places haven’t always been the farthest afield, but the interesting hubs and spaces buzzing under the surface: Camden Collective, Shoreditch Trust, Hackney Pirates and House of St Barnabas.
Over the year we’ve had access to some amazing leaders in and out of the social enterprise world, through our weekly training, in our placements and at events the community connects us to. We’ve heard from individuals on the ground who champion and encourage positive social change, from Malala and India’s ‘Menstrual Man’ to Muhammad Yunus. From the MD of Divine Chocolate, Sophi Tranchell, to Rubies in the Rubble founder, Jenny Dawson, inspirational individuals have been a very valuable part of our On Purpose journey.
SKILLS
FRONTLINE EXPERIENCE
On Purpose has taught us a host of new skills, and allowed us to learn from the experiences of others in the SE space. We’ve explored everything from consultancy-style problem solving and financial modelling, to the art of negotiation. Our trainers and guest speakers have provided us with a wealth of knowledge to take into post OnP life, both personally and professionally. They’ve shared their advice for keeping ventures lean, using different influencing techniques, and importantly, how to keep an audience from falling asleep during our presentations.
One of the best things about On Purpose was that we met and worked directly with the beneficiaries of our placements. Rebecca and Leo worked alongside disabled and blind people at Clarity, Paul with homeless residents at Caritas Anchor House, Dimitra with female ex-offenders at Working Chance and Clémence met transport users at HCT. Seeing the day-to-day positive impact in their lives was one of the most enlightening experiences of the On Purpose year.
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working together: WRAP UP! 2014 At the end of 2014, we joined forces for a special cohort project: Wrap Up! 2014. Through this project we gathered limited edition illustrations created by top designers, printed them on recycled paper and used the sales proceeds to pay for Christmas dinners for residents at Caritas Anchor House, a homeless social action charity and On Purpose placement. We sold the paper through Indiegogo and reached our target in an impressive 5 hours! We also generated a surplus of £1,266 which will be spent on the Caritas Anchor House residents’ Christmas dinner in 2015.
PROJECT IMPACT
£2,149
65
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175
6 lbs
raised 171% above target
meals for the homeless
volunteers
volunteer hours
CO2 equivalent waste saved from using recycled paper
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