Participate Projects
Anthony Waddington is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in leadership and community engagement. Currently serving as Chief Executive at Participate Projects, Waddington focuses on transforming ideas into sustainable social ventures. In addition, Waddington holds multiple trustee and director roles, including Chair of Trustees at The Cellar Trust, which supports mental health, and Charity Trustee at the Swan Song Project, which enables individuals facing end-of-life challenges to create original songs. Waddington's background includes non-executive and trustee roles at various organizations, contributing expertise in social enterprise, governance, and community services, particularly in promoting inclusive sports through the Mixed Ability model.
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Participate Projects
We offer a wide range of services that support and connect businesses, social ventures, charities and communities. Business volunteering: At Participate we work with some of the largest companies in the UK to develop and deliver their corporate volunteering. We work with individuals and teams and are unique, providing a bespoke service that meets the needs of the volunteering organisation whilst maximising the impact for the community organisations we support. Social Venture School: Participate provides a comprehensive range of support to help people start and grow Social Ventures. To join our programme you must have an idea that with the primary purpose of tackling a social or environmental issue. Our Impact: In 2018 we have accumulated over 23,000 volunteering hours. From our expert, supportive mentors to the wonderfully hardworking teams of business volunteers through Team Challenges Since we started Social Venture school we have started over 90 new Social Ventures, this includes training 22 Mentors. Over 400 organisations have been supported from Charities to Community Organisations and fundraising over £1,000,000.