Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
The #iwill Fund has been set up to create:
- an increase in the opportunities for young people from all backgrounds and areas to take part in high quality youth social action opportunities
- a learning environment where organisations, funders and young people can share evidence on what has worked, as well as initiatives that have not been as successful, ensuring that funding helps to grow organisational knowledge across delivery partners
- increased investment in youth social action programmes from funders working collaboratively, ensuring less duplication, and providing investment where it is really needed
- a natural pathway for social action engagement for 10-20 year olds to develop their skills and capacity to significantly contribute to their community.
The fund was launched in 2016, with an initial investment from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Funding is distributed by working in partnership with a collaborative group of Match Funders, who match DCMS and TNLCF funding.
Further information about the #iwill Fund is available here.
How to get involved
If you would like further information on the #iwill Fund, please get in touch with Jolanta Molloy, #iwill Fund Manager at The National Lottery Community Fund.
Who's involved
Who was involved
Who was involved
30 Match Funders have joined the #iwill Fund to date. Information about these funders and the programmes they are delivering with the #iwill Fund can be found here.
Learning and Resources
The #iwill Fund has commissioned a Learning Hub, led by the Centre for Youth Impact, which supports and builds on the activities of the fund by:
- informing the strategic and investment direction of the #iwill Fund, helping it to target funding to the areas, ages and approaches where it is really needed
- facilitating the sharing of learning to strengthen and connect the youth social action sector.
Further details of the Learning Hub's work and publications to date are available here.
