The story behind MGF
Steven Gordon founded Make Good Foundation after experiencing exclusion, addiction and imprisonment, and rebuilding his life through education, faith and community.
That journey showed him how trusted relationships, recognition and opportunity help people make changes and sustain change.
Working alongside people experiencing homelessness and exclusion has deepened Steven’s understanding of what helps people rebuild their lives. He brings that understanding into dialogue with his business and theological education in Oxford.
MGF exists to help more people move forward, with the support and opportunities to sustain that progress.
More opportunity. Better support. Lasting change.
We built MGF to improve people’s opportunities and strengthen the support around them.
For people
Routes into education, work and leadership, with trusted support as they progress.
For organisations
Practical ways to identify gaps, improve how services work together and use research to strengthen support.
For those backing the work
Clear goals, resources and honest reporting on progress, so they can understand the difference their support helps make.
Diagram showing how Make Good Academy, the RIC Framework and the Restoration Academic Institute connect scholarship, learning and practice to support restoration, identity, community and human flourishing.
“We will test our approach with partners, track what changes and use what we learn to improve it.”
Honest about impact
We will be clear about what we are doing, what we are developing and what we are learning.
Accountable for decisions
We are building clear oversight of our work, partnerships and resources.
Focused on lasting benefit
We will judge our work by whether people gain opportunities, receive better support and sustain their progress over time.