Pears Foundation
Pears Foundation funds important work to improve girls' lives
The continued support of our mission partner, Pears Foundation, is helping us to be our best.
Pears Foundation began working with us in 2014 as a partner who plays a key part in helping us achieve our mission. They supported us to take our next step as the largest youth organisation dedicated to girls in the UK.
Pears Foundation gives us funding, support and contacts. They’ve funded a number of projects, including how we can improve our volunteer experience, to focusing on growth to strengthen guiding in areas across England. They’ve helped us take on innovative initiatives, as well as reach girls in deprived communities.
Funding our volunteer recruitment tool
Most recently, Pears’ support in our mission has helped us to roll out our new volunteer recruitment tool. This was designed to help potential volunteers more easily find Girlguiding opportunities near them and to give volunteer recruiters more control over recruiting for the specific needs in their area.
Following its launch in January 2026, there have been over 4,000 opportunities listed! We're excited to attract more people to join the magic of volunteering with Girlguiding.
Helping us to amplify girls' voices
All of the support we have received from Pears also helps us take on a large impact research project called the Girls' Attitudes Survey. It's about how we can make a greater difference to the lives of all our young members.
The project was inspired by research which showed that although our work had a positive impact on the lives of the girls we supported, we still had more to do to engage and inspire potential and existing members.
We're proud to support Girlguiding. With over half a million members, including adult volunteers, it's one of the institutions that form the backbone of British society. It is open and accessible to girls and women, encouraging them to make friends, have fun and get involved in their communities.' - Sir Trevor Pears CMG, Executive Chair of the Pears Foundation.
About Pears Foundation
Pears Foundation is an independent, British family foundation that is rooted in Jewish values. Every year, it invests around 25 to 30 million of private money in good causes with a focus on social progress and well-being.
Interested in supporting us?
Contact us at [email protected] to learn more about our partnerships with trusts and foundations, and to explore how your trust could support our work. We'd love to hear from you.
