At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn
At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn
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Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges. At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK's only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.If you want to learn more about how we're creating a society that is solving its own problems, you're in the right place! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast covers a variety of themes including mental health challenges for girls, youth employment strategies, youth crime prevention through sports, support for asylum seekers, climate change advocacy among youth, bridging the digital divide, addressing poverty in Northern England, refugee hosting initiatives, and promoting STEM education for underrepresented groups. For example, episodes explore the work of charities like Flourish for girls' mental health and Motiuez for STEM leadership training.
Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges.
At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK’s only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.
If you want to learn more about how we’re creating a society that is solving its own problems, you’re in the right place!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our CEO, Mary Rose Gunn, sat down with Hope Oloye, founder of Thinking Black, to explore how she’s opening doors for young Black students in the UK. Hope shared:
💡 How her experience at an Oxford college led her to start Thinking Black
💡 The barriers facing Black British students – and whether schools and universities are doing enough
💡 How ripples from across the pond are having impact on corporate partnerships in the UK
💡 What white allies can do to support racial justice – Spoiler: talk about it more!
Hope also shared her essential reading and listening 👇
📖 Natives by Akala
📖 Transgressions in Teaching by Bell Hooks
📖 Minority Rules by Ash Sarkar
🎧 BBC Sounds: Sound and Vision – Steve McQueen Small Axe special
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