Posted on April 2, 2014Posted by Ceinwen Giles Fellowship: 2013
Four years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 4B diffuse large b-cell lymphoma – an aggressive form of blood cancer that had spread from a large tumour in my chest to my liver, bone marrow and one of my kidneys before the doctors could work out what was wrong. In the nearly six months I spent in the hospital receiving chemotherapy, I was always the youngest patient on the haematology ward. The average age of someone with my type of cancer is 71; at that age, you’ve probably had a family, had a career, and are settled into retirement. As I was in my 30s, my career was relatively newly established, I’d been married for a year, and my daughter was six weeks old. Most of my medical team remarked at what an “unusual case” I was, but they didn’t know anyone else in my situation, and there were no charities that specifically supported someone my age.
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Tags: Clore Social Fellows; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Health and well-being; Leadership.
Posted on March 28, 2014Posted by Guest Blogger
Lots of people have asked us the advantages of being a Fellow so we asked some of our Fellows to tell you why they think you should apply.
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Posted on March 17, 2014Posted by Gail Lewis Staff
Is that a reasonable question? Or am I being provocative? I know there are thousands of social leaders outside London and the South East, people who have the potential to (and already) lead social change in new and innovative ways. But where are you all?
As a West Yorkshire girl who migrated to London several years ago, I feel strongly about this.
Tags: Charity; Clore Social Associates; Clore Social Leadership; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Diversity; Leadership.
Posted on March 14, 2014Posted by Njoki Yaxley Fellowship: 2014
I’ve just got back from another exhilarating session of my first full day within the Action Learning Set on Tuesday. The term ‘Action Learning’ sounds like another new fandangled management speak type of word that is meant to instil fear in the hearts of those who aren’t in the know! However, I can assure you as the sort of person who likes plain and simple things - it is far from it.
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Posted on March 4, 2014Posted by Andy Shipley Fellowship: 2013
Most of us would agree that it is nonsense to persist with a society that does not allow everyone to participate and enjoy equal access to opportunities. As a visually impaired person, much of my career has been dedicated to working at a structural level with government and institutions to create the conditions that enable all of us, including the most historically excluded, to access and participate in the mainstream.
Tags: Charity; Clore Social Fellows; Clore Social Leadership; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Equality; Leadership; Service users; Third sector.
Posted on February 1, 2014Posted by Owen Jarvis Fellowship: 2012
In July this year it will be two years since London hosted the spectacle of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, showcasing regeneration and promising a sporting legacy.
Games and play are important for social leaders.
Firstly, in the busy and often serious business of social leadership, games allow us to take time out, to absorb our attentions and relax. They are a part of “looking after yourself”.
Tags: Clore Social Fellows; Clore Social Leadership; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Innovation; Leadership.
Posted on January 31, 2014Posted by Guest Blogger
Oscar Wilde wrote a heart-rending fairytale called The Happy Prince. In it, a swallow befriends the statue of a town's late prince. From his plinth, the Happy Prince sees his people suffering, and asks the swallow to help them, using the decoration from his statue. The ruby is taken from his sword hilt, the sapphires are plucked from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body is torn off by the swallow, to alleviate the plight of the poor. The Mayor walks by, and looks up. Seeing the now ugly statue, he orders it to be pulled down, and thrown away.
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Posted on January 18, 2014Posted by Stephanie Rose Fellowship: 2014
I have been lucky enough to be selected as one of the 2014 Clore Social Fellows and it really feels like a door has opened to the start of an incredibly special journey. Our first day together was everything I had hoped for when I sat down to my application all those months ago, feeling the energy and passion amongst this amazing group of people.
But there’s a monkey on my back – why did they select me?
Tags: Clore Social Fellows; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Leadership; Social enterprise.
Posted on January 18, 2014Posted by Gareth Dix Fellowship: 2014
If I had realised that doing a boot camp in ‘learner-leadership’ would involve ‘zipping’, zapping’ and ‘boingggg-ing’ with people then I would have certainly embraced this whole thing years ago.
Then thinking about it, maybe I did embrace it years ago.
Posted on November 14, 2013Posted by Gail Lewis Staff
Last week I was lucky enough to be asked to help out at the first day of the Salford Girls Reclaim Conference by 2013 Clore Social Fellow Ruth Ibegbuna, Chief Executive of Reclaim. Reclaim is a youth charity that fosters teenage aspiration and channels their voice to raise their profile in their communities.
Tags: Clore Social Fellows; Clore Social Leadership Programme; Diversity; Equality; Leadership; Youth sector.
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