The Pioneer Circle
The Pioneer Circle is a group of like-minded individuals who believe in funding the potential of everyone. By working together, we are supporting disabled people to achieve their full potential.
What is The Pioneer Circle?
We reach over 75,000 people a year globally through care and independent living services, education, employment, digital inclusion, and skills development programmes. To help us to continue to do this, we've established The Pioneer Circle.
To be part of our unstoppable team, we ask Pioneers to make a minimum annual donation of £1,000. This can be a one-off donation or across the course of the year.
Pioneers support disabled people to achieve their goals in the here and now. By joining the Pioneer Circle, you will support us to continue to fight for disabled people through building, funding and scaling projects designed to permanently eradicate barriers to inclusion.
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What Pioneers are currently funding
This year, we're working to deliver the support, tools and training disabled people need to alleviate the distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tackling isolation and anxiety
- Virtual and community-based befriending and social activities
- Physical and mental wellbeing activities
Providing the right tools for new skills
- Access and purchase of laptops, smartphones, assistive technology and software
- Special educational materials
- Data allowances
- Tools and microloans for disabled people in developing economies
Tailored training to achieve personal goals
- IT and digital inclusion support
- Employment advice and training
- Life skills development to gain accredited City and Guild certification
- Volunteer training
- Internships and work experience
- Economic inclusion
How to become a Pioneer
Join our growing family of Pioneers making headway in creating a fairer world. We ask you to make a minimum annual donation of £1,000. You can choose to support our UK or International work, or both. Together, we will create possibilities for every disabled member of society.
If you have questions do not hesitate to contact us on: philanthropy@leonardcheshire.org.
Key membership benefits
Here are just a couple of the benefits you'll receive for being a member of The Pioneer Circle.
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How Pioneers can help
In 2019 we opened the first of our new social enterprises in the heart of Swansea. The Social Bean is a pioneering coffee shop with a difference, providing work and experience for disabled people. It is where Michelle got her first job.
"I had very low confidence and belief in myself: I did not think I had any chance of paid employment. I have experience with chronic depression and medically controlled schizophrenia, and this had been a barrier for me in gaining employment."
“When I look back on how far I have come, I am astounded at what I have been able to accomplish, and so proud.”
