LIFEdance Foundation
What is LIFEdance Foundation?
LIFEdance Foundation is a UK-based international non-profit division of LIFEdance, alongside LIFEdance Community and LIFEdance Academy. LIFEdance companies are brought to you by Boas Consulting. LIFEdance Foundation continues the legacy of FAST - the Foundation for the Arts in Social Transformation.
What is the purpose of LIFEdance Foundation?
The purpose of LIFEdance Foundation is to nurture generative social transformation and transcultural leadership, through coaching and other forms of co-creative conversation.
What are the activities of LIFEdance Foundation?
LIFEdance Foundation activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- volunteer coaches and mentors who are members of LIFEdance Community, work on projects that serve vulnerable or historically underserved communities. By way of example, we provided life coaching free of charge to frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic;
- scholarships are provided to coaches or aspiring coaches, to receive training in the boas tools for transformation, with a commitment to use their skills to the benefit of vulnerable or historically underserved communities. By way of example, one of our scholarship students is providing life coaching to adults affected by bereavement in the light of the Fentanyl crisis;
- bursaries are provided to coaches or aspiring coaches who are members of specific vulnerable or historically underserved communities, to receive training in the boas tools for transformation. Bursary recipients are expected to become agents of social transformation through their development and use of coaching skills. By way of example, we have provided training in coaching and leadership to young people living in Khayelitsa and other informal settlements in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa.
Who are the key stakeholders of LIFEdance Foundation?
Our key stakeholders are:
- beneficiaries - members of vulnerable or historically underserved communities, who participate in coaching and other projects offered by our scholarship and bursary recipients, and volunteers;
- recipients - coaches and aspiring coaches who receive our scholarships and bursaries;
- volunteers - professional coaches, mentors, and other professionals who are members of LIFEdance Community and have made a commitment to dedicate time and effort to the goals of LIFEdance Foundation;
- donors - individuals, groups, associations, institutions and corporations, who convert their values into added value by contributing funds and/or in-kind support;
- partners - other non-profits with whom we may partner in the delivery of our activities;
- advisors - individuals from a range of backgrounds who provide advisory or other forms of indirect support to LIFEdance Foundation.
How are LIFEdance Foundation scholarships and bursaries funded?
A percentage of LIFEdance revenues are allocated to LIFEdance Foundation for the provision of our activities and services. In addition, we encourage and welcome financial donations and in-kind support.
Who benefits from the activities of LIFEdance Foundation?
LIFEdance Foundation benefits vulnerable and historically underserved communities with a view to nurturing generative social transformation and transcultural leadership. This broader vision cultivates diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and thus benefits society at large.
We take a co-creative approach to social change, in which stakeholders may have diverse interests, expectations, values and aspirations. Whilst we encourage the expression of different points of view, we endeavour to select and support activities that are aligned with the LIFEdance value of honouring the past while co-creating the future.
How can I learn more about LIFEdance Foundation?
Involvement in LIFEdance Foundation in any capacity is conditional upon successful completion of our application process.
To learn more about LIFEdance Foundation, please use our contact form.
