Don't Stop at Plan A Life doesn’t always go according to plan, something 2020 has taught everyone. That’s why you need a plan. Today, Craig Dyer is the successful founder of Plan C Group, a collection of companies including an independent record label (Plan C Records), an event management and promotion company (Plan C Promotions) and a social en...

Lemons into Lemonade We often hear that if you do well at school, you’ll get into a good university and, eventually, land a good job. There's a pattern here: work hard and you’ll be successful. What we are, unfortunately, not taught is how to navigate a constellation of external factors beyond our control. Failure is a part of life, but how you ...

We’re delighted to share our brand new video, with our brand new logo, on our brand new website! Our brand new website is here, thanks to the excellent work of our industry-leading partners at Volcanic.  As we’ve been redeveloping our website, we consulted with a range of our registered candidates and potential new users. You told us how easy th...

The Rapid Recovery Challenge has funded progress at pace The Bridge of Hope has reached more new candidates and employers than even our most hopeful projections, in the four months since Nesta made us one of their Rapid Recovery Challenge semi-finalists. This week, we reached 40,000 registered candidates on our site. They can view over 30,000 li...

An interview with Michael Corrigan, CEO, Prosper 4 Group Michael Corrigan has always been a ‘get on and do it’ person. It’s a characteristic that took root making and selling biscuits at school and took him all the way to a partnership at Deloitte. Unfortunately, a search for a new challenge went badly wrong, and suddenly he was serving 16 month...

How a generous grant changed the game for Bridge of Hope We were delighted last year to be awarded a substantial grant from Innovate UK, to put new technology to good use helping marginalised people back into work. As 2020 dawned, our website was a pretty niche affair. As Prosper4Jobs, we were dedicated to helping ex-offenders rehabilitate into ...

Prosper 4's growing careers portal receives a major boost We are thrilled that BRIDGEOFHOPE.CAREERS has been chosen by Nesta as a Rapid Recovery Challenge semi-finalist from a pool of 148 entries. As the UK’s innovation agency for social good, Nesta’s latest £2.8m Challenge fund is designed to invest in new tools and services that improve people...

How to kick-start your career during the COVID-19 pandemic “Only 3 months into my first job, now I’ve been made redundant – waste of three years of studies for a degree ...” “As a mum trying to re-enter the job market after caring for my children, I was ignored before COVID , so I’ve no chance now …” “I was made redundant a year ago, at 55 years...

Announcing our arrival in North Yorkshire! Our new Employability Project embraces the ResumeWay – a pathway that supports others to prepare for, find and retain meaningful and inclusive employment through one of Bridge of Hope's key partners, Resume Foundation. We aim to provide an even footing for those who often are overlooked or ignored due t...