Foundation Impact Report 2025 - Report - Page 12
Our National
Strategic Partners
In 2024, we confirmed two strategic
partnerships with a pair of incredible charities
whose values and work closely align with our
own: Dementia UK and Young Enterprise. We’re
providing £150,000 to each charity over a threeyear period to support their essential work.
This marked a continuation of our relationship
with Dementia UK (who we started working
together with in 2020) and the launch of a new
partnership with Young Enterprise.
About Dementia UK
Dementia UK is bringing dementia care closer
to the people who need it. Their specialist
nurses (known as Admiral Nurses) offer free
advice, support and understanding to people
with a dementia diagnosis and their loved ones,
whether that’s in person, online or over the
phone.
How we're supporting
Dementia UK
Our annual grant covers the cost of employing
a full-time Admiral Nurse to provide much
needed support through Dementia UK’s helpline
or its virtual clinic.
We’re raising awareness of Dementia UK’s
work throughout our organisation, educating
colleagues and advisers about dementia and
the support provided by the charity. Dementia
UK is collaborating with The Openwork
Partnership’s Business School to offer four
CPD-accredited dementia webinars to our
entire network across 2025.
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“We are extremely grateful
to the Openwork Foundation
for their generous support,
now totalling an amazing
£200,995. By funding Kensa,
one of 473 Admiral Nurses, you
are providing a vital lifeline to
people living with dementia.
She’s helped over 700 families
since October 2024 alone, vital
support that would not have
been possible without the
Openwork Foundation.”
Lucy Byrne, Corporate
Partnerships Executive
at Dementia UK
