Ben Williamson Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, GB

- Managing AIM's team finding and selecting applicants for our Charity Entrepreneurship and Founding to Give programs. AIM has launched more than 40 charities in the past five years, improving the lives of more than 40 million people around the world- Our programs are highly selective, with more than 2000 applications for around 20 places each cycle.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Set up Holyrood Parkrun in July 2022, a new 5k event with around 300 runners every week. Co-ordinate a core team of 20 volunteers, and a wider network of 100+, to ensure the smooth and consistent organisation of the event.

Co-founder of the Maternal Health Initiative, an evidence-based non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of women and children, with a particular focus on care received during the postpartum period. At present, MHI has launched initial pilot programming in the Northern Region, in collaboration with two local partner organisations and the Regional Health.

Completed a highly selective 2-month training course in nonprofit entrepreneurship

Founded a research organisation studying the most effective ways people can improve their wellbeing and productivity. We aim to communicate the most useful recommendations for improving your life as widely and practically as possible.The project is currently funded by the Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund. For more information about our work, visit.

- Providing editing support for all research papers and projects produced by the team at Animal Ask

Editor of academic papers, essays, and CVs, including submissions to academic journals. Responsible for improving the style and flow of assignments, as well as meticulously checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Co-founded a clothing accessory brand selling multifunctional headwear. Project parked to concentrate on other initiatives. (https://dbac-clothing.com/)

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

- Developed an interactive programme from scratch for improving people's decision-making by helping them to process difficult experiences. Oversaw the full process of programme development, from the generation of ideas to producing the final version using their GuidedTrack coding software..

- Led groups of up to 40 kids each day in a 12-hour programme of outdoor skills, activities, and team building. This included: making fires; building shelters; camping skills; archery; a low ropes course; and a flying fox (zipline).

Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Responsible for running a small team of staff, the opening and closing of the facilities, all cash handling and managing any complaints or issues that arose during the shift.

- Worked as part of a wide team of staff to provide a range of support and events to first-year resident students at the University of Edinburgh. Ran social media campaigns to promote events and managed Facebook groups of 300+ people.