Friends of London Shapers is a community that honours those who want to contribute to the London Hubs but fall outside the formal Global Shapers structure.​

 

We have received strong interest from those who are not part of the London Hubs to get involved with our work.

We also often need extra support in our projects and want to further our engagement with the community.

So we’ve created this community to bridge this gap.

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Eligibility 

This community is for those who are already Shapers but cannot officially transfer into the London Hubs:

 

• Based in London for <1 year

• Aging out within the next year 

• On a sabbatical but want to maintain light-touch involvement

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This community is also for those who are not already Shapers but are keen to get involved: 

 

• Missed the deadline to apply in this year’s recruitment cycle and are 3+ months away from the next cycle’s opening 

• Were unsuccessful in their application to join in this year’s recruitment cycle

• Are ineligible to apply to become a Shaper (older than the cut-off age of 27)

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Exctations 

Friends of Shapers are expected to:

• Get involved in certain Hub activities such as projects or volunteering opportunities specifically open to Friends, this will be advertised as such by the Hub 

  • Feedback and suggestions from Friends are welcome but are unable to propose new initiatives or projects to the Hub 

  • Friends will not have voting rights or formal governance and leadership roles 

  • Friends should not add the title of Shaper to their LinkedIn, CV or social media, but can add it as ‘Volunteering with the Global Shapers London Hubs’ 

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