The Clare Foundation

Vision: Make Buckinghamshire the happiest county in Britain Mission: To bring the resources of kindness together to tackle the causes of unhappiness in Buckinghamshire Values: Honesty, Creativity, Collaborative, Catalyst, Enabling, Agile Strategic Objectives: Offering free advice and support to charities and not-for-profit organisations in order to help them become more effective and efficient. Providing grants to charities and not-for-profits to assist with their core business and strategic development. Facilitating and supporting impactful projects and programmes by encouraging businesses and charities to co-collaborate for mutual benefit. Organising seminars and workshops for charity personnel to improve skills and provide tools to improve knowledge and education. Facilitating Charity Leader Forums that provide intelligence, knowledge and connectivity on a peer-to-peer basis. Creating a better connected Buckinghamshire. A better connection between individuals and societies, charities and businesses which will create greater social cohesion within the wider community. CHARITIES - Providing interest free Social Investment Loans to charities to help them reconnect with their objectives and ambitions. BUSINESSES - Encouraging local businesses to engage with charities as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility and for senior management to become trustees. PEOPLE - Helping individuals (of all ages) with their self-esteem, confidence and general happiness. #MakeBucksHappy