GWF sets up a UK charity arm to lead our fundraising activities in Europe
Good Work Foundation
We challenge HOW we learn, WHAT we learn, and WHO has access to learning
As Good Work Foundation (GWF), we are excited to announce the appointment of a new board of trustees, led by chairman Dominic Burrows, to spearhead our fundraising efforts in the United Kingdom.
He is?joined by fellow trustees Camille Burrows and Mosidi Modise – all long-time GWF friends and associates – who will help us ramp up our fundraising efforts in the UK and Europe through a charitable trust. GWF CEO Kate Groch is the fourth trustee on our UK board.
Good Work Foundation UK will join Good Work Foundation US as our international satellite fundraising arms, tasked with raising global awareness of the work we do to bring wonder-filled, digital-led and creativity-fuelled education to rural communities.
Since GWF UK is formally registered as a charity, donations are eligible for tax relief.
Harnessing the power of networks to unlock support
Dominic has spent nearly three decades in executive recruitment and, as GWF UK chair, he will connect with his vast network of senior business leaders across the UK and Europe to drive GWF's fundraising efforts in the region.
“Our aim is to add another fundraising channel to support the important work GWF does in South Africa,” he explains.
“We want to bring bigger corporates into the GWF fold to contribute financially, send their staff to South Africa to volunteer at GWF campuses, and enable South African students to travel to the UK to develop their skills.”
Get in touch with Dominic here: [email protected]
Camille Burrows wields considerable influence as a global human resources executive for Warner Bros. Discovery and, having acquired immense experience in navigating global markets, is perfectly positioned to advocate for GWF's mission on an international scale.
Camille and Dominic Burrows share a close bond with GWF that goes back some 20 years. “Our family has become part of the GWF family and we are delighted to now be involved in a more formal capacity as trustees on its UK board,” says Camille.
“I am looking forward to reaching out to potential donors to help sustain – and hopefully scale – the GWF model so that it continues to have a lasting, tangible impact on thousands of young lives every year.”
Why having an international footprint matters
Mosidi Modise, the third GWF UK board trustee, also serves as a director on GWF’s South African board. She has a background in financial services and management consulting, and is the founder of Moop, which specialises in integrated and sustainability reporting for businesses. Mosidi is also passionate about social impact projects and is an alumnus of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community.
Currently living between London and Dublin, she sees Europe as fertile ground for seeking donors and new growth opportunities for the foundation, especially given the continent's increasing focus on sustainability and social good.
“I'm now going to be based on this side full-time, and that serves as an opportunity to be GWF’s feet on the ground in and around the UK and Europe. We’ve seen how having a footprint in the US has helped us diversify our fundraising efforts, so we are hoping to do exactly that in the UK,” she says.
We extend a warm South African welcome to our new UK board of trustees!
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10 个月I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the mission to deliver real world, 21st century learning opportunities to the most rural and marginalised communities in South Africa. Kate Groch and the GWF team are a total inspiration.