In this second of our four-part conversation series, outgoing Chief Executive Officer Susan Kay (SK) and her successor Katy Saunders (KS) discuss collaboration. And in particular, how it serves to de-risk change.
We have developed a values-based framework for investment, and while we are not claiming to have got it 100% right, we are a step on from simply talking about it. By sharing some key learnings
Find out moreWe, along with five other charitable foundations have issued a public invitation to investment service providers: propose a bold portfolio for an investment of up to £50m that prioritises positive social and environmental impact for
Find out moreFollowing our fifth round of Ignition Fund awards we have provided general feedback for those who were unsuccessful.
Dr David Henderson is a Quantitative Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Here he explains how he used his Ignition Fund award to undertake a three-week visit to the Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm
Find out moreDr Grace Pearson is a Clinical Lecturer in Ageing Education at the University of Bristol Medical School and a Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. She was recently awarded Ignition
Find out moreIn this article, we talk to Chief Executive Susan Kay (SK) and Chief Investment Officer Andrew Gnaneswaran (AG) about what they learnt through the development of our new investment strategy and the underpinning values framework.
In this first of a four-part conversation series, Susan Kay (SK) and her successor Katy Saunders (KS) discuss change. In particular, the ways in which the Vivensa Foundation has evolved and how we plan to
Find out moreFunded by the Vivensa Foundation, the Capability Development Programme provides expert learning, peer support, and practical grants to community-led organisations — giving leaders the confidence and tools they need to move forward.
It has been a busy week at the Vivensa Foundation, with the publication of two new reports.
As we are fast-approaching the 10-year anniversary of the creation of the ECR network, Nick Evans reflects on some of the ways in which Vivensa Academy is benefitting its members.
As the UK’s only charitable funder focused entirely on supporting the research and social innovation needed for ageing well, the International Day of Older People is something we at the Vivensa Foundation can get behind
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