Our vision
A fairer society, where all young people thrive.
What we do
We are a not-for-profit that works with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to build and strengthen organisations that deliver systemic impact.
We provide young people opportunities in education and beyond, helping them reach their true potential.
Working with us
We only provide support where we are confident we can add value. Thus, we are deliberate about who we partner with, to ensure we deliver maximum impact.
How we work
Philanthropists
We partner with visionary philanthropists and organisations that want to transform young people’s lives. We offer bespoke advice, identify opportunities and leverage investments with an evidence-based approach. Great impact starts here.
Social Ventures
We believe great impact starts with great people. As such, we deliberately partner with individuals and organisations with strong theories of change, who mirror our ambitions.
For these change makers, we offer fully individualised support, access to funding and a ‘high-challenge, high-support’ home, to turn great ideas into sustainable and successful ventures.
Our portfolios
Our society leaves too many families and young people behind. Often, it is the most vulnerable members of our society who suffer. Purposeful Ventures supports young people to fulfil their potential by building new ventures and growing existing organisations to tackle the challenges they face.
- Early years
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Vulnerable young people
Our news
Our history
Our team has 20 years of experience working with social ventures for young people
Our history
Our team has 20 years of experience working with social ventures for young people
2002
Ark founded
Ark is an educational charity founded in 2002. Ark’s early work included work on HIV and AIDS in Africa as well as child protection initiatives in Eastern Europe. Ark Schools, founded in 2006, marks the start of Ark’s focus on education, followed by the support of school programmes for curriculum mastery and school leadership.
2016
Ark Ventures founded
All Ark’s non-school initiatives and programmes were consolidated as “Ark Ventures”, focusing mainly on education. Within Ark Ventures, we helped other initiatives and charities to start, grow and deliver their impact at scale. As Ark Ventures, we supported Ambition Institute, Frontline and Global Schools Forum, amongst others.
2023
Purposeful Ventures spins out of Ark
Purposeful Ventures extends its focus beyond education to issues affecting children and young people more broadly. It increases the number of ventures it supports and deepens its relationships with funders.
Join our team
Thank you for your interest in joining Purposeful Ventures. You can find our current vacancies and submit your application on our career site. We also encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about our current work, opportunities for collaboration and workplace culture.
Our supporters
Get in touch
We are always on the look-out for new ventures, supporters and talent. Get in touch and we will aim to get back to you within the week.
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