UnLtd

History

UnLtd was formed in 2000 by seven non-profit organisations: Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Changemakers, Community Action Network (CAN), Comic Relief, The Scarman Trust, SENSCOT, and The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE).

The awards are funded by the income generated by a £100 million endowment from the Millennium Commission as a permanent source of grants for individuals throughout the United Kingdom to develop their skills and talents, and to contribute to the community; the income from the endowment is held by the Millennium Awards, of which UnLtd is the sole Trustee. From 2006-2015 UnLtd was headed by Cliff Prior, who went on to become Chief Executive at Big Society Capital.

Programs

Through its Awards program, UnLtd provides a combination of cash funding, support, networking opportunities and pro bono services to entrepreneursr The awards range from £2,500 to £20,000

UnLtd Ventures provides consultancy support to a number of outstanding social entrepreneurs, helping them to scale up or replicate their projects, through in-house business consultants, partnerships with external consultants, and funding sources.

UnLtd Research studies the impact of the support UnLtd gives to early start social entrepreneurs, and the impact they have on the worlds in which they live. UnLtd has partnerships with academic institutions UCL, Open University, Middlesex University, University of Birmingham.

The organization's funding throughout the UK is divided throughout 5 regions; London, The South and the East of England, The North of England and the Midlands, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Global affiliates

UnLtd supports a number of global partners, including:

UnLtdWorld

On March 4, 2008, UnLtd launched UnLtdWorld, an online community for socially minded people.It was sold to The Guardian in 2011.