More than a charity, we're about uniting Virgin to drive entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental issues.
By mobilising our resources and people power we hope to help develop sustainable approaches to tough social and environmental issues, through our Unite Partners and our three core areas of activity:
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Business with a twist
One of the critical ways we can drive positive change in developing countries is through investments that support economic growth and boost the economic freedom of individuals and communities. At the same time we will develop innovative new products and services capable of tackling social and environmental issues such as climate change.
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Uniting talent
We have an opportunity to tackle ageold social and environmental issues bychannelling our entrepreneurial energyand resources. We're working with some incredible business and social partners on a number of initiatives.
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Connecting people
We've identified some great grassroots organisations around the world; these are our Unite Partners. We've made it simple for people to get involved at www.virginunite.com by giving their Time, Cash, Stuff and Voice. Through four core campaigns, we'll develop active staff and customer communities and inspire them to help tackle tough social and environmental issues
We're not interested in a quick fix or handouts, but in how we can work with organisations on the front line to build long term solutions that really deliver. Often the answer is already there; it just needs a voice or an opportunity to be fulfilled.
Our focus is on finding great people in the field who know what needs to be done and then connecting them with the right people and resources for their ideas to grow. Thanks to Richard and the Virgin Group our overheads are completely taken care of, so all funds raised get to the frontline where they're needed most.
In 2005/6 we delivered over £6.5 million and we look to set to deliver over £15 million in 2006/7.