interviews An interview with Gasconi: Operations Executive Gasconi Lingomba, Operations Executive at Beam, talks about how his lived experience of homelessness enables him to connect with Beam's beneficiaries.
interviews An interview with Alex Rudall: Senior Full-Stack Developer Alex Rudall, Senior Full-Stack Developer at Beam, reveals some of the cool projects he's working on and what it's like working as a developer for one of the UK's top social impact startups.
interviews An interview with Davide: Operations Executive at Beam Davide Bertone, an Operations Executive at Beam, talks more about his role and what life at Beam has been like so far.
news 130 homeless Londoners crowdfund £500k to meet the country’s skills gap London’s homeless have crowdfunded more than £500k to train up and get into full-time work, thanks to Beam.
behind the scenes Behind the scenes at Beamfest 2019 To give our growing team a chance to get to know each other, we decided to escape London and head to the countryside for our annual retreat - Beamfest 2019.
fundraising 12 Simple Charity Fundraising Ideas Getting donations will be simple with these charity fundraising ideas!
behind the scenes Where Do Your Donations Go? Learn more about our brand new Transparency Dashboard - a one-stop resource where you can learn all about Beam!
Seb Barker joins as Beam Cofounder Every day I am grateful that I get to work with the Beam Team - as smart, empathetic and passionate a group as I could ever imagine. I’m thrilled to announce that
homeless charities Beam partners with Shelter! Everyone has a part to playOne of our deeply held beliefs at Beam is that homelessness will be solved when everyone works together. That includes charities, the government, tech startups and - last
fundraising Thank you John! 🏃♂️ John ran the 2018 London marathon, raising a fantastic £1,700 for Beam's members.
monthly donations We've changed how monthly donations work Monthly donations now go towards a new Beam member each month. This allows supporters a more personal way to connect with the members they support.
fundraising Thank you Tide! Tide raised money for Beam recently by running a Bake Off at their offices.
fundraising Thank you Ollie! Ollie played 31 consecutive gigs across London to raise awareness and funds for Beam.
awards Beam wins first place at London Homelessness Awards! Beam won first place at the prestigious London Homelessness Awards at City Hall.
How Beam got started I’ve lived most of my life in London and have always been troubled by homelessness – and how it can be as huge a problem in a city as wealthy as ours. I’
Featuring: childcare, updates & monthly giving As an innovative social impact business, Beam is continually looking for new ways to help our members and engage our supporters.Here are just a few things we have added after learning more
Beam in the news We are delighted with all the positive press coverage Beam has received following the launch.As well as Sky and BBC, you may have seen Beam on Reuters, or in The Times, The
You asked: What happens if a member’s campaign needs to be withdrawn? We are asked this question a lot, by supporters, members and partners, so thought it would be important to address this directly in the Beam Blog.
Crowdfunding with a difference Beam is the world’s first crowdfunding platform to help homeless people train up and get into work. Homeless people, or Beam ‘members’, raise money for training courses through online campaigns.
awards Beam wins Best Use of Technology at the Homeless Link Excellence Awards Jack from the Beam team picks up the trophy from Award Presenters Matt Harrison and Cainan Loubon from Homeless LinkBeam was delighted to be named the winners of the Best Use of Technology