The Shaftesbury Partnership is a social business whose mission is to create and inspire trailblazing social reforms that empower communities by tackling disadvantage and generating opportunity. We do this through our values: bold ideas, excellent people, exemplary execution, and rapid scaling. The sectors that we work in are defined by entrenched disadvantage that is caused by market failures, systemic flaws and a prevalent risk aversion that prevents innovation or widespread adoption. In order to tackle these market failures our operational models bring together stakeholders from every sector, linking delivery rooted in local communities with national partnerships that ensure effective scaling.
We bring together paradigm-shifting ideas and entrepreneurial, high calibre individuals to create new social enterprises. These are designed using rigorous business analysis and sound financial models to ensure the highest levels of execution and maximum scale. We believe that scaling is essential in achieving the greatest possible social impact, and we are experts on social franchising and replication.
The Shaftesbury Partnership has launched a number of social enterprises in areas including employment, faith communities, healthcare, reducing reoffending, and multiple and complex needs. We are also working on: a franchise system to replicate successful models of Sure Start children's centres; a tool to assist employers in effectively recruiting people with mental health issues; and a system of innovation centres to spur improvement in the NHS.