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.
In this episode, Mary Rose speaks to Matt Parfitt, a social entrepreneur and founder of Grace Enterprises – a network of social enterprises that provide pathways to employment for people who’ve faced homelessness, addiction, or experiences with the criminal justice system. Through employing, mentoring and coaching, Matt is showing how sustainable enterprises can rebuild lives.
Listen to find out:
- what makes his model of supportive employment so effective
- How he built three thriving social enterprises — and why he’s already dreaming up four more
- Why he believes social businesses have the power to rebuild communities across the UK.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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