# Shackleton Foundation's first Leadership Award announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/30/shackleton-foundation039s-first-leadership-award-announced/
- Published: 2008-06-30T09:44:01+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The first Shackleton Foundation Leadership Award has been presented to Nick Nielsen,
co-founder and director of educational charity Envision. The £10,000 award was presented
to the UK-based organisation at a fundraising dinner for the Foundation hosted by
Robert Swan OBE.

The award has been established to identify and support those inspirational leaders
wishing to make a difference, particularly to the less advantaged. Applicants had
to demonstrate how they exemplified the spirit of explorer and leader Sir Ernest
Shackleton, with particular emphasis on their leadership and vision

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 ⌊Nick Nielsen⌉

Selected from a shortlist of six candidates, Nick Neilson said: "I am extremely 
grateful to The Shackleton Foundation for their support and belief in the work of
[Envision](http://www.envision.org.uk). This award allows us to further fulfill 
our mission of enabling young people to realise their potential to bring about change.
We plan to use the award money to develop our Graduate Network and inspire those
who have been involved in our programme to continue making a positive difference
in their communities."

The Shackleton Foundation was set up earlier this year to celebrate the legacy of
Sir Ernest Shackleton, who succeeded in leading all his crew to safety on his 1908-
09 Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica. It aims to raise £10 million over the next five
years to support individuals of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds who exemplify
the spirit of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

In October this year, to mark the launch of the Shackleton Foundation, six descendants
of Shackleton’s original expedition team, including his great-grandson, will retrace
their ancestors’ steps, in a landmark attempt to finish the job and reach the South
Pole on foot, hauling sleds themselves over 900 miles.

www.shackletonfoundation.org

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