Welcome to the
Taylor Bennett Foundation
The Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF) is an award-winning UK-based charity that welcomes diverse talent from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds from ages 16- 24 to pursue a career in public relations and communications via our six professional development programmes.
As the only free professional development accelerator for the profession, our commitment to increasing and retaining ethnic representation remains at the forefront of our vision, mission
and values.
Changemaker Partners, Programme Trailblazers & Pro Bono Superstars
Upcoming
Programme Dates
Step into PR Virtual Insight Programme – October 28th – November 1st 2024
PR Mentoring Programme
(Autumn Mentor Cohort) – Apply Now
– September 2024 – March 2025
What we do works
The Taylor Bennett Foundation has supported
hundreds of young people over the last fifteen years.
100% of graduates say they would recommend
the programmes to a friend.
94%
are still
employed
On average, 97% of TBF trainees from the PR Training Programme go straight into employment
66% of TBF alumni are
working in public relations
and communications
(2022 survey)
30% of TBF alumni are in senior management and leadership positions (2022 survey)
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Our Vision
Leading the way in increasing ethnic representation within the PR and communications industry through award-winning professional development programmes that enable diverse talent to enter, thrive and be equipped to lead the sector.
02
Our Mission
Developing and diversifying training, mentoring, internship and leadership opportunities to support diverse young people and our alumni for the PR and communications industry to take action in making sustainable changes to create a more ethnically diverse and inclusive profession.
03
Our Success
We are holding the UK public relations and communications industry to account as we work together collectively to increase and retain ethnic representation within the sector for the future of our industry and the society we serve.
Latest News
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Deliberate PR wins charity PR Cup
After being defeated in last year’s final, Deliberate PR has won the annual five-a-side football tournament for comms professionals, the PR Cup. Deliberate PR were the latest winners of the PR Cup (Friday 27th September), beating Brands2Life, 3-0, in the final of the charity five-a-side tournament for industry professionals at Powerleague Shoreditch. The event for agencies…
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TBF Announce New CEO
Taylor Bennett Foundation Announces New CEO Koray Camgöz The Taylor Bennett Foundation is delighted, today, to announce the appointment of its new chief executive Koray Camgöz who will join the foundation in late September. Koray joins the foundation to lead a period of growth and expansion, as the charity enters its 15th year. Chair of…
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First step into PR
How do you get your foot in the door at a world-renowned communications agency? What if you don’t have relevant experience, know about the industry or anyone in comms?