Timeline

Funding applications open

14 September 2020

Funding applications close

26 October 2020

Semi-finalists announced

09 December 2020

Winners announced

23 September 2021

Nesta’s Rapid Recovery Challenge was launched in 2020 to find, support and scale tools and services that improve access to jobs and money for people across the UK, focussing on those hardest hit by the economic shock resulting from COVID-19.

The £3 million Challenge was funded by Nesta, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase Foundation and The Money and Pensions Service. Find out more about the winning organisations below.

Team

Ellie Cusack

Ellie Cusack

Ellie Cusack

Senior Campaigns Manager

Ellie is Nesta's Senior Campaigns Manager, responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of communication strategies for Nesta's three innovation missions.

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Kathy Nothstine

Kathy Nothstine

Kathy Nothstine

Head of Future Cities, Challenge Works

She/Her

At Challenge Works, Kathy is the Head of Future Cities, where she focuses on place-based innovation and empowering cities to shape their destiny.

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Andrea Richardson

Andrea Richardson

Andrea Richardson

Senior Programme Manager, Nesta Challenges

At Nesta Challenges, Andrea leads the challenge prize advisory work with the Government of Canada, consulting on research, design and delivery of outcome-based funding projects.

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Karmel Edmonds

Karmel Edmonds

Karmel Edmonds

Programme Manager, Nesta Challenges

Karmel is currently working in the Nesta Challenges team as a Programme Manager.

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Shae Harmon

Shae Harmon

Shae Harmon

Communications Manager, Nesta Challenges

As Communications Manager for Nesta Challenges, Shae works across all themes Nesta Challenges wide. Shae aims to encourage more people to enter our prizes through digital engagement.

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Lucy Hawkins

Lucy Hawkins

Lucy Hawkins

Programme Coordinator, Nesta Challenges

Lucy was a Programme Coordinator for Nesta Challenges within the Global Health team.

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