Esther Foreman

Experience

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  Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK and Ireland

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Public Engagement Co-ordinator
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  Shelter

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Campaigns Officer
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  Help the Aged

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2008

  Campaigns Manager
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  Battlefront

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Mentor
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  Mencap

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2011

  Campaigns and Policy Manager
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  Skills - Third Sector

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Consultant
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  Strategic Executive Leadership Coach

  Jan 2011 - now

  Executive Leadership Coach

  I coach social entrepreneurs, social innovators and campaigners to help them create a better world. Using a whole systems approach, I work with leaders to develop their skills, connecting their values to action and in doing so encouraging clients to think differently.

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  Clore Social Leadership Programme

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Fellow

  The Clore Social Leadership programme for the social sector, aims to identify, connect and develop aspiring leaders in the 3rd Sector. I won,1 of 15 places on the programme. As part of the CSLP I have gained professional experience, and skills across the social, political and international sector both in the UK and in America. At the same time I have focused on my professional growth and development by working with excellent coaches and mentors and undertaking specific courses.

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  Esther Foreman

  Feb 2011 - Jan 2013

  Freelance strategic consultant

  Have been consulting for a range of social justice issues around internal and external change. Clients include;The Hub Kings CrossChanging Faces38 Degrees- Strategic Consultant Tomorrow's PeopleFoodcycle

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  Purpose

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Senior Fellow, Strategist and Executive Coach
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  Do-it Trust

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

  Trustee

  IVO.org connects people and organisations who want to change their world. I am a trustee of charity Red Trust, which owns and manages ivo. In December 2013 Red Trust took over ownership of Do-it.org, the nation's biggest volunteering website, through an exciting partnership that includes Believe.in, Blue Dot, Prospectus and Vivo

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  A Very Good Company

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  Executive Leadership Coach

  I helped A Very Good Company to achieve their mission of doing more good things in the world by;Coaching their central team to optimise their performance at work.Helping develop personal strategies to build skills and confidence at work.

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  Goodbrand

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Consultant

  GoodBrand is an international sustainability and social responsibility consultancy with 14 years’ experience developing strategies and creating programmes to build value for our client partners.

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  MS Society

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2018

  Trustee

  Helping to lead, support and govern the National MS Society. Around 100,000 people in the UK have MS. It affects two million more.We offer hope for the future by investing millions in research, and help for today through our information, support and campaigning.

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  The Shaftesbury Partnership Ltd

  Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

  Networks Specialist

  I helped to lead and develop networks for the 2013 Unltd Big Venture Challenge Cohort. I supported 10 social ventures to scale, helping them to strengthen their networking skills, access mentoring and coaching services, build their boards and develop value led eco-systems to bring their product and services to market.I worked for Shaftesbury, which operated as a delivery partner organisation for Unltd, alongside Clearly-So and Intentionality.

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  The Social Change Agency

  Apr 2013 - now

  Founder and Director of The Social Change Agency. We take a systemic and person centered approach to social change, building disruptive movements that help people, organisations, boards and communities to change the world. www.thesocialchangeagency.org

  • CEO

    Apr 2013 - now

  • Director

    Apr 2013 - now
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  Wayra

  Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

  Head of Programme Design [Interim/Part-time]

  Helping design and curate a high-level programme of support for WayraUnltd social ventures including; building an eco-system of support from social investors to new markets and social impact, an alumni programme to strength and deepen WayraUnltd impact in the world and one to one tailored coaching support.

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  Hubbub Fundraising

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2016

  Strategic Advisor

  Hubbub is creating a world powered by social fundraising. We enable universities and youth organisations to build fundraising communities through the crowdfunding services and social tools that we create. Hubbub is working with the University of York, Oxford Brookes, UCL, Code Club and Think Big - not only to raise new revenue streams but also to develop leadership, business and entrepreneurial skills in their students and organisations.At Hubbub, I sit on their Advisory Board and advise them on delivering social change and movement building, as well their work within the Third sector. Show less

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  The Young Foundation

  Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Associate Director of Movement Building

  Advise with, and consult for, the Young Foundation on building movements to change the world. Projects include; helping to design and run The People's Accelerator, an accelerator programme to help scale social movements using the power of crowdfunding, The Cities Programme, building a movement to address social inequality on a city by city basis and HeadStart, creating a movement for mental health for young people in Newham.

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  The Young Foundation

  Jan 2016 - now

  Fellow

  Proud to have been offered, [and accepted] a Fellowship at the Young Foundation around our movement building work. Please get in touch if you want to explore what this could mean for purpose driven movement building work in the public and private sector.

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  The House of St Barnabas

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2024

  Trustee
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  Society of Leadership Fellows, St George's House, Windsor Castle

  Mar 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Fellowship

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Facilitator

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2019
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  The Social Change Nest

  Mar 2021 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  I founded and now run the Social Change Nest- the UK's largest trauma informed fiscal hosting service. We cover fiscal sponsorship, grant management, process hosting, payment for involvement, payroll and a whole lot more.