Future Foundations

Who we are

Future Foundations was founded in December 2004 to empower and enable others. From humble beginnings operating out of a bedroom, we are now part of an exciting hub of innovative and inspirational youth organisations residing in our offices in London, UK.

Our Story

Since 2004, we have worked tirelessly and passionately to deliver award winning, life changing programmes to young people all over the world, creating a global network of young people making social change. A young person on one of our programmes said:

“Where you come from cannot determine where you are headed, but it is who you are that mainly determines your life’s destination”.

This is a great example of the essence of Future Foundations, and our objective to live and breathe by a set of foundation principles which will help us achieve our mission and vision.

What We Do

• Partner Programmes - We partner with leading organisations from the third, private, and public sector who share our vision and mission.
• School Programmes - We design and deliver pioneering training and experiences for young people between the ages of 7 and 24 globally.
• Legacy Programmes - We have years of experience in the education sector. Have a look at our selected past programmes delivered in partnership.

Our culture and values

In December 2014, when we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Future Foundations, we decided to merge our organisational values and programme themes into a set of “Foundation Principles”; we wanted these principles to be a reflection of our staff, the behaviour we encourage in the young people we work with, and in the design we use for our programmes.

Our principles were updated using the feedback we received from our clients, staff and young people, which has shown that an underlying message and essence has been established, communicated and understood.

We are creating a network of like-minded people who are committed to making a difference not only in their communities but in society as a whole. We believe in the power of young people as they are the ones who can bring about sustainable change in the world.

Foundation Principles:

• Take Responsibility - Owning your actions, your future and your impact.
• Pursue Your Passion - Finding what makes you want to wake up every day and bringing your unique energy to life 
• Enjoy The Journey - Striving to live in the present and enjoy the journey of life
• Contribute Your Talents - Finding a need and using our talents to meet those needs
• Be Authentic - Staying true to who you are and what you believe in.

Our FF network brings together our people and partners to create a community who share our mission and vision for society and are committed to sharing their experience, knowledge and resources.

We believe only through collaboration will we create a sustainable future where every young person makes the transition into adulthood with the foundations they need for their future.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are an equal opportunity employer. We will actively support diversity and inclusion and ensure that all our employees are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We want to encourage everyone in our business to reach their potential.

Our Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Policy aims to ensure that no job applicant, employee or worker receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Our recruitment selection criteria and procedures are frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and that no applicant or employee is disadvantaged by provisions, criteria or practices which cannot be shown to be justified