Feb172020 by James CathcartNo Comments
Young Trustee Movement

Young Trustee Movement

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in the Boardroom
Straplines: 'We’re a movement of young people and charity leaders mobilising for better charity boards' 'Less than 3% of charity trustees are under 30 - we're changing that' (target is double numbers on charity boards).  Target - to double number by 2024. Website: www.YoungTrusteesMovement.org.uk         Launched Oct 2019 Mission:  'Double the number of trustees aged 30 and under on charity boards by 2024. (while the spotlight is on the age factor, our movement is part of a wider call for diversity on boards Create a norm of Boards embarking on a journey of change and realising that this also benefits all board members Changing the image of what a trustee looks like, by shining a light on the impact made by young trustees. Define what conditions allow…
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Feb62020 by James CathcartNo Comments
My Life My Say

My Life My Say

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in Democracy, Youth-led Start Ups
Strapline and Mission "My Life My Say" is a youth led, non-partisan charity, on a mission to empower young people to participate in democracy"   "To empower young people to participate in democracy, by creating spaces for dialogue across communities and generations, and by providing young and socially excluded citizens with the tools to lead change within society." (more…)
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Feb62020 by James CathcartNo Comments
Shout out UK

Shout out UK

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in Democracy, Youth-led Start Ups
Strapline and Mission: "Shout out UK" provides #PoliticalLiteracy to the next generation and a platform to incite positive change".  "To help schools implement Political Literacy in the easiest and most cost-effective way possible, whilst providing young people with a platform to share information, debate and discuss issues they are passionate about." (more…)
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Feb62020 by James CathcartNo Comments
The Politics Project

The Politics Project

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in Democracy, Youth-led Start Ups
Strapline and Mission: "The Politics Project - starting powerful conversations"  "So here at The Politics Project we specialise in providing people with outstanding democratic education, because we believe that everyone should be able to use their voice". "We support teachers, students and politicians to deliver outstanding political education."  Website: The Politics Project (more…)
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Feb62020 by James CathcartNo Comments
YouthPoliticsUK

YouthPoliticsUK

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in Democracy, Youth-led Start Ups
Mission and Strapline: Youth Politics UK mission aims 'to mobilise a generation of young adults to become more politically active' ; 'a non-partisan political group that works to have young voices heard and debates started in Parliament" To Engage - through the vast use of social media; To Educate - by means of our website and events; To Debate - through meetings, workshops and talks from experts; To Campaign - equipped with the skills to bring about social change. Website www.YouthPoliticsUK.org.uk [caption id="attachment_2421" align="alignright" width="129"] Dan Lawes[/caption] Youth-led Start-Up  Founded in 2016 by Dan Lawes aged 17, who recruited a team of his peers in Manchester as a steering/advisory. Registered as a non-project company in 2017. Activities Include: Conference (2017), training, workshops, debates and public speaking/advisor roles by Dan Lawes;…
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