Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Charity Webinar

The Wood Foundation invites charities across Scotland to a webinar on Tuesday 17 September from 10am – 10.45am. This webinar is specifically designed for charities that engage with young people through the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) or those interested in learning more about the programme.

To register for the workshop, please complete the following online form: Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Charity Webinar

The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is delivered in 290 schools across Scotland. YPI is a programme that empowers young people to make a difference in their local communities while developing a range of skills.

Each participating school is responsible for directing a grant of £3000 to a local charity championed by its young people through teamwork, research, and competition. Since the programme was launched in Scotland in 2008, more than 350,000 young people have been responsible for granting £7.6 million to small grassroots charities.

A key element of YPI is charity engagement. Young people will identify social issues affecting their community and build relationships with charities that are addressing these issues. Schools will get in touch with charities by email or phone. There will likely be an interview or a visit to the charity to allow young people to build knowledge and gain a better understanding of the charity’s facts, figures and stories which brings their work to life. The young people will discuss with the charity the impact a £3000 grant would have in the local area.

Teams will present their findings which will include a business case for the £3000 grant and one team will be awarded the winner and will grant £3000 of unrestricted funding to their chosen charity.

To find out more about making the most of YPI engagement with school communities, visit https://ypiscotland.org.uk/charity-zone/

YPI is managed and majority funded by The Wood Foundation.

For further information, please contact Lucia Giuntoli, YPI Partnerships Manager by email at: Lucia.Giuntoli@thewoodfoundation.org.uk.