The Young Foundation - a centre for social innovation

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About Us

The Young Foundation brings together insights, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. We have a track record of over 50 years success with ventures such as the Open University, Which?, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Healthline (the precursor of NHS Direct).

We work across the UK and internationally – carrying out research, influencing policy, creating new organisations and supporting others to do the same, often with imaginative uses of new technology.

We now have over 60 staff, working on over 40 ventures at any one time, with staff in New York and Paris as well as London and Birmingham in the UK.

Introduction

The Young Foundation brings together insight, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs.

People

Our in-house expertise includes researchers, ethnographers, policy experts, GPs and former management consultants to support the work of the organisation

Our Home

Our buildings in Bethnal Green serve as an expanding hub and home for numerous organisations engaged in social innovation.

Where we work

The Young Foundation's work spans the length of the UK and, increasingly, across the globe.