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OUR STORY

The 10,000 Interns Foundation story is one of humble origins. Acutely aware of the lack of representation in their sector, our four founders piloted a programme offering 100 Black students paid internship opportunities in Investment Management.

The impact of the programme was felt beyond the sector, and calls for expansion led us to a greater mission; to offer 10,000 internships to Black and Black heritage students and graduates across over 25 industries in the UK.

We knew our model was addressing a particular “kink in the hosepipe” and could be used to support other underrepresented groups.

Fast forward to 2024, and the Foundation’s 10,000 Black Interns programme is supporting the UK’s fastest growing network of Black talent into work, soon to reach its original mission of building a community of 10,000 Interns.

We are well on our way to creating a community of 10,000 talented individuals, but we also recognise that impact doesn’t just happen at scale, and culture is made in the moments where no one is looking. So, our programme aims to change the face of British business, whilst our insights are used to develop more inclusive practices and culture change.

OUR NUMBERS

By the end of Summer 2023 we will have created almost 5,000 internships in just 3 years and provided training opportunities to over 25,000 applicants, here’s how:

OUR PROGRAMMES

The 10,000 Interns Foundation champions underrepresented talent and promotes equity of opportunity. To meet that mission, we run a paid internship programme for Black students and graduates, we have a growing alumni community of 7000+, and run training and development opportunities for interns and participating organisations.

PROGRAMMES

PROMOTING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE FACE OF BRITISH BUSINESS

Our partners

Our Partners help us drive change across the Foundation at a strategic level. They provide funding, access to their networks, spaces, and expertise, to ensure that the Foundation keeps delivering impact.

Our Partners help us drive change across the Foundation at a strategic level. They provide funding, access to their networks, spaces, and expertise, to ensure that the Foundation keeps delivering impact.

BECAUSE TALENT IS EVERYWHERE, BUT OPPORTUNITY IS NOT

RESOURCES

10,000 Interns Foundation Information Deck

We aim to champion underrepresented talent by promoting equity of opportunity and offering access to paid internships across a wide range of industries, as well as world-class training and development.

10,000 Black Interns Information Deck

The Programme: 2000 internships per year. 35+ workstreams. 500+ companies. Started just 5 years ago

Introduction to 10,000 Interns Foundation

We are The 10,000 Interns Foundation, and we believe talent is everywhere but opportunity is not.

10,000 ABLE INTERNS, CO-FOUNDER

SAMI DAR

“As a wheelchair user, the gap in the market for a framework to better tap into disabled talent was an obvious one. Conversations with participating organisations and our amazing interns have only affirmed this – the amount of top talent being overlooked due to institutional barriers is staggering”.