The Young Foundation

UpRising deadline extended until 19th May

09.05.08
An exciting new project supporting the leaders of tomorrow in communities across Britain

Happy Mediums - Local Wellbeing Project

30.04.08
Can we 'immunise' young people against unhappiness and depression?

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Empowerment and Local Government

15.05.08 & 16.05.08
Feeding into the development of the CLG Empowerment White Paper

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Lord Guthrie lecture

27.05.08
The consequences of war and the morality of armed conflicts in the 21st century

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Introduction:

we are a centre for social innovation based in East London - combining practical projects, the creation of new enterprises, research and publishing Eggs in a basket

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Work Highlight 1

Launchpad & Social Innovation: works on early stage social venture funds focused around particular challenges, including the Health Innovation Accelerator and Learning Launchpad.

Work Highlight 2

Neighbourhoods & Local Innovation: working with communities and local government to improve quality of life, though programmes on wellbeing, neighbourhoods and the new London Collaborative

Work Highlight 3

Research on issues ranging from unmet needs to political extremism and from the future of the NHS to understanding material consumption

Can your research change minds? Does it have the potential to impact society? The Economic and Social Research Council and the Young Foundation have now opened the call for the Michael Young Prize 2009.

Michael Edwards book

Business involvement in philanthropy is increasing day by day, but is it a blessing, a curse, or somewhere in between? 'Just Another Emperor?' is the first book to take a comprehensive and critical look at 'philanthrocapitalism'

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