The Hg Foundation

As we look back over the last twelve months, we are so proud of what has been achieved by The Hg Foundation and our partners:   🤝 9 substantial new partnerships across 4 countries 🤝 re-grants to 3 projects based on successful first phases 🤝 joint initiatives with 8 software companies 🤝 Our first open funding round    All of this puts us well on our way to our goal of supporting 100,000 high quality opportunities along the tech talent pipeline by 2027.   We want to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of people who make the work possible – in our non-profit partners, our co-funders, in the Hg family, our trustees and of course the Foundation team itself.   Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.   If you would like to be kept up to date with the work of The Hg Foundation, please subscribe to our newsletter: https://shorturl.at/My06f

With partners including Bain’s Social Impact Practice, The Foundation was involved with the design and first major trial of STEM teachers’ use of ChatGPT in schools in England. The findings from the research project, led by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), found that Teachers using ChatGPT, alongside a guide to support them to use it effectively, reduced their lesson planning time by 31 per cent. Many thanks to Tim Harrison for his support on the project. The free guide is available at https://shorturl.at/4vt0k Further information: https://shorturl.at/NGtkI

We are excited to announce our latest partnership with High5Girls, supporting girls in Denmark to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Along with Trackunit, The Hg Foundation will establish ‘High5Connect’ – an app providing girls with a space to explore learning resources, practical tasks, access to a network and mentoring opportunities with STEM professionals.   Over three years, the app will serve over 1,200 participants, providing exposure to STEM careers and encouraging girls’ participation.   Find out more: https://shorturl.at/8kEI4   Sign up to our newsletter: https://shorturl.at/AKK3Q

🚨 The Hg Foundation is recruiting 🚨 We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a new team member to help underpin our ambitious plans for the future and support our social mobility work.    The role will be a ~6 month internship for those interested in pursuing a career in the non-profit and foundation sector and is an ideal opportunity for anyone just leaving education or looking for a career change.   For further information: https://shorturl.at/fHvBe The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 6 January 2025.

We are absolutely delighted to announce our latest partnership with IFS Foundation to promote STEM skills in remote and rural communities in Sri Lanka.   In alignment with our mission to improve tech education and skills, our £64,000 grant will support the creation of a computer lab and staff training to deliver IT and STEM classes in the village of Weralugahamula, where the IFS Foundation is currently active. The project is due to complete in 2025.   Read more about the partnership: https://shorturl.at/ncMCe Sign up to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eUNnqEYw

🌍 The power and beauty of diversity 🌍 Embracing diversity can lead to a more productive and positive work environment. Our inspirational trustee, Elona Mortimer-Zhika, believes that every organisation should fully embrace diversity in its hiring strategy as it leads to: 💥 Greater collaboration 💥 Less bias 💥 Better decision making 💥 Increased engagement 💥 Heightened curiosity 💥 More innovation Find out more about the work that The Hg Foundation is doing to ensure that the technology workforce of the future harnesses the talents of all, regardless of their background: https://lnkd.in/eg4agYBG

💡 Spotlight on ReDI School of Digital Integration 💡   In September, we were delighted to announce our partnership with ReDI School of Digital Integration, a non-profit tech school for refugees, migrants, and marginalised locals, working to digitally upskill participants to accelerate their job market integration. Our funding was put in place to help reach 750 individuals over the next three years, focusing on providing high-end tech skills through a variety of training courses which are tailored to different levels of ability.    In just a couple months, the partnership has already made good progress. ReDI have onboarded the latest Fall cohort of the Digital Career Programme in Hamburg and the first steps towards developing their evaluation practices are taking place.   Andrea Rodríguez, Local Head at ReDI Hamburg, gives her thoughts on the impact of our partnership, below. To find out more: https://shorturl.at/0evZb

We are thrilled to announce our latest partnership with Now Teach, a charity founded by Lucy Kellaway and Katie Waldegrave, MBE, which runs the UK’s only dedicated career-change programme for teaching. With The Hg Foundation’s grant of £150,000, Now Teach will recruit professionals with science and tech industry backgrounds, to teach Computer Science in secondary schools across England. The scheme will offer candidates a free two-year support package, including bursaries and scholarships and Now Teach will recruit candidates to start training from September 2025. Find out more about a career change with Now Teach: https://lnkd.in/eZgJxm4w Read more about the partnership: https://lnkd.in/ewyneCQH Sign up to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eUNnqEYw

So honoured to be part of The Hg Foundation and the amazing impact that James Turner and the team are driving to create change at scale and affect the lives of thousands of people from under-privileged and under represented backgrounds 🙌❤️

This #trusteesweek, we want to take the opportunity to thank our board of trustees for their incredible support for the The Hg Foundation, including our newest member, Elona Mortimer-Zhika, CEO of IRIS Software Group, who gave such an inspirational key-note speech at our recent annual reception. We are so grateful for their advice and advocacy as we work together to ensure that the technology workforce of the future harnesses the talents of all, regardless of background.   Watch Elona's speech here: https://lnkd.in/e6bnjsts Matthew Brockman, tom attwood, Martina Sanow, Richard Donner, Kevan Collins, Robert Citrino, Juan Campos, Caroline Lofgren