Daniel Merritt

At The Talent Foundry, our mission is simple: to help young people discover their amazing strengths and inspire them to dream big. After 16 years of delivering engaging employability programmes, we know that the key to unlocking social mobility is a shared purpose in partnership.

This is why we work with thousands of industry volunteers each year to spark ambition and unlock opportunity for young people. Relatable volunteers bridge the gap for young people, helping to build their skills and confidence and connecting school to work.

In 2023-24 we supported 65,000 young people across the UK, working with 21 industry partners and 1,813 industry volunteers.

Dell Technologies is a long-standing partnership which helps us achieve our charitable mission. Established in 2013, together we have reached over 50,000+ students in schools and colleges through a variety of funded interventions supported in-person by Dell volunteers and technology organisations.

One Dell volunteer, Daniel Merritt, has been instrumental to the success of our partnership from the start - engaging with and encouraging colleagues to volunteer across the programme, connecting us to pro-bono support and championing fundraising activities. This year alone he has helped us reach 6,000+ young people and raised over £60,000.