ForceSelect
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ForceSelect is a recruitment consultancy, mentoring service and registered charitable foundation
aimed at supporting military service leavers and small military charities across the UK. It aims to raise funds to support smaller military charities that are struggling for funds.
It was founded in 2009 by former Army captain Hugh Andrée.
All recruitment staff are ex-services and partner organisations include British Gas, Sainsbury's and UPS and it was named one of the brightest new organisations of 2010 by a business survey.
The Ministry of Defence has given its support to ForceSelect, recognising the work it does to support military service leavers who are looking for a new career on civvy street.
Other directors include former chief of the general staff General Sir Mike Jackson, bestselling author Andy McNab
, and former Royal Artillery officer Lucy Wood.
ForceSelect founder Hugh Andrée grilled UK Chancellor George Osborne on 6 October 2010 at the Conservative Party Conference about the need to support military service leavers in the UK.
Head of the Trustees is General Sir Mike Jackson, while other Trustees include Dame Kelly Holmes
, Rebekah Brooks, Sir John Rose, and Stephen Morris.
The ForceSelect Foundation gets its income from a percentage of the profits from the ForceSelect recruitment business as well as a wide range of fundraising activities, such as a collaboration with Lionsgate films for the UK premiere of The Expendables in August 2010.
Military charities across the UK are invited to apply for grants which are awarded by the Board of trustees twice a year.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
aimed at supporting military service leavers and small military charities across the UK. It aims to raise funds to support smaller military charities that are struggling for funds.
It was founded in 2009 by former Army captain Hugh Andrée.
All recruitment staff are ex-services and partner organisations include British Gas, Sainsbury's and UPS and it was named one of the brightest new organisations of 2010 by a business survey.
The Ministry of Defence has given its support to ForceSelect, recognising the work it does to support military service leavers who are looking for a new career on civvy street.
Other directors include former chief of the general staff General Sir Mike Jackson, bestselling author Andy McNab
Andy McNab
Sergeant ‘Andy McNab’ DCM MM is the pseudonym of an English novelist and former SAS operative and soldier.McNab came into public prominence in 1993, when he published his account of the failed Special Air Service patrol, Bravo Two Zero for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in...
, and former Royal Artillery officer Lucy Wood.
ForceSelect founder Hugh Andrée grilled UK Chancellor George Osborne on 6 October 2010 at the Conservative Party Conference about the need to support military service leavers in the UK.
Head of the Trustees is General Sir Mike Jackson, while other Trustees include Dame Kelly Holmes
Kelly Holmes
Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, Rebekah Brooks, Sir John Rose, and Stephen Morris.
The ForceSelect Foundation gets its income from a percentage of the profits from the ForceSelect recruitment business as well as a wide range of fundraising activities, such as a collaboration with Lionsgate films for the UK premiere of The Expendables in August 2010.
Military charities across the UK are invited to apply for grants which are awarded by the Board of trustees twice a year.