Foundation newsletter - Spring 2026 - Newspaper - Page 8
Strategic
Partnerships
Our strategic charity partners
Our two current strategic charity partners are
Young Enterprise and Dementia UK. We provide
both charities with £50,000 each per year for 3
years (2024-26). We also encourage everyone in the
network to take up volunteering opportunities with
Young Enterprise and to attend the Dementia
UK-led webinars which are organised with the
Business school. See more details below.
Get expert advice from
experienced dementia nurses
Join our online CPD accredited webinars, led by
experienced dementia nurses, to learn more about
supporting family, friends and clients who are living
with dementia:
Volunteer your time with
Young Enterprise
Planning Ahead:
Future care and funding support
Thursday 7th May
There are a range of opportunities across the
UK for staff and advisers from the network to
give your time to help young people developing
confidence, entrepreneur and business skills.
There are many ‘one-off’ opportunities,
supporting events in schools, as well as more
regular term-time volunteer mentoring roles.
Decoding Behaviour:
Why changes happen and how to respond
Thursday 9th July
Register here to get information on
volunteering opportunities in Swindon and the
Southwest.
When Confusion Strikes:
Identifying and preventing delirium
Thursday 10th September
Register here for volunteering opportunities in
other areas.
Staying Connected:
Supporting carers close to home and afar
Thursday 26th March
Honouring Life’s End:
Remaining person centred
Thursday 12th November
All sessions are scheduled to run for 1 hour from
10am-11am.
In November, Openwork and Foundation
colleagues spent an uplifting morning going
‘undercover’ as mystery shoppers and hearing
from wonderful young people about the
fantastic businesses they are setting up with the
support of Young Enterprise at their first trade
fair of the academic year. (Pictured above.)
