Profile & Partners
Staff
- Niranjan Kamatkar FRSA – CEO and Artistic Director (He/ Him/ His)
- Subodh Rathod – Programme Manager (He/ Him/ His)
- Cesar Teixeira – LGTQI+ Befriending Co-ordinator
- Claudia Graham -Executive Assistant to CEO and Artistic Director
- Alice Martin – Reach and Connect, Community Navigator/ Connector
- Karen Orr – Reach and Connect, Community Navigator/ Connector
Board Members
- Bhavini Chavda – Chair
- Tim Hoyle – Treasurer
- Dr Trevor Wood, MBE – Secretary and Vice Chair, Shortlisted “Inclusive Companies Lifetime Achievement Award 2018′
- Benjamin Cohen
- Dr (Prof – em) Rainer Schulze
Patrons
- Baroness Prashar CBE
- Lord Dholakia OBE
- Lord Patel
- Baroness Massey
- Jon Snow
- Baroness Flather
- Stephen Twigg MP
- David Lammy MP
Funders / Supporters
The unique work of Wise Thoughts has been showcased at various venues and festivals. We have attracted funding from established funding streams as well as new sources. Some of our previous and current funders include:
- Arts Council England
- TNL Community Fund
- Charities Aid Foundation
- Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Film London
- Haringey Council
- Lloyds TSB Foundation
- Mayor Of London
- Scarman Trust
- Levi Strauss Foundation
- John Lyon’s Charity
- Trust For London
Wise Thoughts has also co-partnered and developed projects that were funded by Department of Foreign & International Development (DFID), United Nation’s Family Planning Associations (UNFPA), NHS Trust, and British Council (India).
Some of the Venues & Festivals that have showcased our work
- Bernie Grant Arts Centre
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Foreign Artist Festival – New Delhi
- Green Room – Manchester
- ICA
- Dance Xchange & M.A.C. – Birmingham
- NFT
- Nehru Centre – London
- Northampton Museum and Gallery
- Oval House
- The Place
- Rich Mix
- South Bank Centre
- Waterman’s Art Centre and gallery
- Yorkshire Playhouse – Leeds
Wise Thoughts has been invited to present its unique work for HIV/AIDS awareness raising at International AIDS Conferences in Europe, Africa and South Asia.
Partners
Wise Thoughts is committed to working in partnerships with other individuals and organisations working with or providing services for our target communities. These partnerships encourage a greater consultation process that helps us to deliver each initiative with greater focus and lend wider participation from user base.
Some of our Present and Previous Partners include:
- Consortium of LGBT Voluntary & Community Organisations
- Youth & Community Participation
- GALOP
- Hopscotch Women’s Association
- Positive East
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Naz Project London
- Rich Mix
- Stonewall
- Stonewall Housing
- Thames Valley University
- University Of Arts London
- University of Roehampton
- Whittington Hospital