Welcome to our first newsletter!

Hello!

We are delighted to launch the first IFoA Foundation LinkedIn newsletter and?hope you enjoy reading these brief updates about?us and our charitable activities.?

Please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more and do forward to friends or colleagues to help us raise awareness of the work happening in?pursuit of our mission #Actuariessupportingothers.?

Thank you for your support.?

Lindsey Berthoud & Holly Atkinson (CertEd)

IFoA Foundation Team

Trustee News

At the end of April, the IFoA Foundation team said goodbye and thank you to two Trustees who have been there from the charity's launch in 2020. Chair, Kartina Tahir Thomson?is moving to the role of President-Elect of the IFoA and Lyndon Jones has stepped down after serving a three-year term. Both have contributed a huge amount to the development of the Foundation and we?are grateful for all their energy, vision, ambition, wisdom and hard work.?

Thank you to everyone who has applied for the Trustee vacancies. We're excited to?find out who will join us in due course.?

Mahidhara Davangere South Asia Scholars 2023 Announced

15?students from IFoA partner universities in South Asia have been awarded Scholarships to support their journey to IFoA qualification.?

These?awards?celebrate and honour the life of our dear friend and colleague Mahidhara Davangere, who sadly passed away in 2021, by supporting the most promising actuarial students in India who need financial assistance to continue their education. The scheme was established by a major gift from Founding Patron, Bhargaw Buddhdev and other generous donations from the actuarial community, in memory of Mahidhara.?

Good Luck to London Primary School pupils competing in Count on Us?

76 schools from 22 London boroughs have been taking part in heats for this exciting maths challenge in May. The Mayor's Fund for London say "A big thank you to the Foundation for your ongoing support of our work. It is helping us make a considerable impact on the educational experience of thousands of children in London!"?

Wishing them all the best of luck and hoping there are some budding future actuaries among them.

Actuaries of Tomorrow UK Undergraduate Scholarships open for applications

In partnership with the Worshipful Company of Actuaries Charity we are launching a new programme designed to give sustained support to?the best performing students?studying on #ifoa accredited undergraduate programmes in the UK who are in need of financial support.

We are working with university partners to identify suitable applicants and look forward to meeting many aspiring #actuaries as part of the process.?

Volunteer as a role model and share your career experience with school students

We support Maths4Girls which connects teachers with professionals who use maths in their career to inspire and inform school pupils (girls and boys!). With the number of?girls studying maths beyond GCSE decreasing, it's important they have positive role models to relate to. It's a flexible way to try volunteering?to suit your schedule.?Sign up now.

New CSEA Scholars Celebrate Awards

Congratulations to the 22 actuarial graduates?from IFoA partner universities in #China, #HongKong, #Singapore and #Malaysia that have won?CSEA Scholarships recognising their outstanding academic performance. These future leaders have received their awards at local ceremonies over the previous week.?

We are gathering stories from the winners to share with the many generous donors to the CSEA Fund so look out for photos and feedback on our LinkedIn soon.?

Join our philanthropic community

Our latest feature in?The Actuary Magazine?is about ways to fundraise for us?and what a difference your donations make. We rely on the generosity of IFoA members to support us and are keen to talk to actuaries?who can lead the way for the profession by?joining our Philanthropic Community. Your contribution and ideas are very welcome.?

Corporate Partners

Thank you?to our partners, Barnett Waddingham , Gen Re , LCP and Milliman UK , who support the Foundation with?donations, volunteering, contacts, fundraising and more.

Might?your organisation want to show its support for our professional community and join us a corporate partner? Find out more?