Pears Foundation

To mark #iWill Week 2024, we’re very pleased to share this guest blog from the Association of Colleges. In this blog we explore the life-changing impact this funding had on Florence Smith-Drayson’s education journey, turning her passion for creating positive change into a rewarding career.

“Whilst many feel that caring is one of the most important things they do, its challenges should not be underestimated.”

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand reflects on the upcoming lockdown anniversary

To mark Carers Week, we join the CEO of Carers Trust in his call for recognition and support for unpaid carers.

Marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2020

Marking International Migrants Day with Coram Children’s Legal Centre

Celebrating #iwill week 2019

By guest blogger Trisha Thompson, Head of Programmes & Learning at Carers Trust

Here we welcome Dave Yates, to share this history and what it means for the two organisations today.

This Yorkshire Day, we wanted to celebrate the third year of partnering with Leeds Community Foundation to deliver the Pears Youth Fund.

To celebrate the #PowerOfYouth this Volunteering Week, we’re delighted to publish a special blog from IVAR and our Pears #iWill Fund NHS Peer Network

To mark Autism Awareness Week, we are thrilled to welcome guest blogger, Carol Povey, Director of the Centre for Autism…

Hannah Breeze, Senior Programme Coordinator at RSA Academies gives an insight into the exciting new primary school social action project, RSA4.

This International Women’s Day, we’re delighted to share a blog from Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on Maslaha’s collaborative project with British Fencing, ‘Muslim Girls Fence’.

Dr Toby Simpson, Head of Development at The Wiener Library reflects on his experience attending part of the Pears Grantee Support Programme.

To celebrate Local Charities Day, we’re delighted to welcome Isaac Jones from First Give as our guest blogger

Promoting well-being through engagement with nature

A selection of recommended readings from Pears Foundation’s Partners to mark Trustees’ Week 2018.

Kawika Solidum, Director of Communications at Step up to Serve, reflects on his Action Learning Set experience

How we use our away day to embed a culture of learning in the Foundation

A summary of our Dynamic Duo workshop: balancing the relationship between an organisation’s Chair and CEO.

We’re sharing our #iwillPledge today to mark our commitment to youth #socialaction for ALL young people.

This month Shoshana reflects on attending the Impact for Good Conference with Sir Trevor Pears and President Rivlin.

This Mental Health Awareness week we welcome Alison Critchley, Chief Executive, RSA Academies to explain their approach.

An interview with Dina Gidron, Pears Foundation representative in Israel.

Francis Wight, Student Hubs CEO writes about professional development opportunities.

Our guest blogger Dr Jane Collins, Chief Executive of Marie Curie writes for The Great Daffodil Appeal.

A guest blog by Alison Hutchinson CBE, CEO of Pennies, the digital charity box.

This blog features an article written by Susan Goodman for the Jerusalem Report, January 2018

A seasonal boost for young carers

This blog is co-authored by the Task Force Co-Chairs Sir Trevor Pears and Michael Wegier.

To mark World Sight Day 2017 we welcome Dr Astrid Bonfield CBE as our guest blogger.

This month we welcome out guest blogger Katie Sanderson from Elwick and District Young Farmers Club.

This month we welcome our guest blogger Deputy CEO Sarah Coward from The National Holocaust Centre and Museum.

This month we welcome Sarah from the IA2G at Girlguiding to share the latest updates on their new four resources.

We are pleased to welcome our guest blogger Eliza Buckley from IVAR, who is leading the NYSAF evaluation process.

To mark Refugee Week 2017, Kari has written a blog about our work with the New Beginnings Fund.

We are pleased to welcome our guest blogger Chris Mould, who led the Trussell Trust for ten years as Chairman.

We are pleased to welcome our guest blogger Melina Pelling, a young volunteer and Dementia Friends trainer.

This month marked a special occasion in which we welcomed the Aziz Foundation to JHub.

We are excited to announce that we are now inviting targeted expressions of interest for funding.

A series of principles that shape the way we engage with our work in the developing world.

Reflecting on ten years at Pears Foundation.

On International Women’s Day 2017 we are highlighting the efforts addressing the gender imbalances in autism.

We are pleased to welcome our guest blogger Michael Wegier, telling us about his recent study trip to the Negev region.

To celebrate Student Volunteering Week we welcome our guest blogger Sara Fernandez from Student Hubs.

And what a busy year it has been!

There is no better time to celebrate the act of giving than during the festive period.

Reflections from Trevor Pears on helping those in the developing world.

We are very pleased to welcome two members of 3FF’s Parliamentors Alumni Committee, Hashim Bhatti and Keerti Rajagopalan

We are pleased to welcome Dr Triona Fitton, the Pears Philanthropy Fellow, to share her thoughts on the new course.

We are pleased to welcome Chris Burghes, CEO of the Royal Free Charity, as our guest blogger.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Saturday 8 October and UK Hospice Care Week 3 – 9 Oct 2016

Reflections from a visit to explore youth social action in the US

This month we are welcoming Ben Fuller who is part of the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education’s Beacon Schools programme.

As the Pears Project enters its third year we welcome Ben Powlesland from The Scout Association as our guest blogger.

To celebrate BeyondMe’s fifth birthday we welcome Kawika Solidum from BeyondMe as our guest blogger.

Small Charity Week is about celebrating small charities and the vital work that they do for their local communities.

Pears are proud to announce a donation of £2.5m to the Anna Freud Centre’s new centre of excellence.

“Don’t know much about history, Don’t know much geography”

Dave Brown from creative agency APE on his first trip to Israel to photograph some of our Israeli partners.

World Autism Awareness Day

Can we learn from the past?

In celebration of St David’s Day, we welcome Liza Kellett from the Community Foundation in Wales as our guest blogger.

Welcome to our new website!

Unpacking our values

Interview with Trevor Pears