News archive

2023

Ewan Kirk, John Keane and Richard Turner

Ewan Kirk on SolarAid’s podcast – “Philanthropy should be high risk”

Founder of the trust, Ewan Kirk, appeared on SolarAid’s podcast to discuss funding with permission to fail.

Dr. Ewan Kirk interviewed by Computing

Our Founder and Director, Dr. Ewan Kirk, was recently interviewed by Penny Horwood, Associate Editor at Computing.
Ewan Kirk, Founder of the Turner Kirk Trust

Understanding the mantra — Permission to Fail

Permission to Fail is a concept developed at the Turner Kirk Trust to encourage smart risk-taking, innovation, and learning, and to change how non-profit organisations view failure. This article discusses in depth what this mantra means for the Turner Kirk Trust.

The Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge funding recipients announced

The Turner Kirk Trust partnered with Imperial College London to support research projects that apply mathematics to the challenges of conservation in novel ways.