2010 Archive
The Role of Local Government in Promoting Wellbeing
The Young Foundation's Local Wellbeing Project has been highlighted in a report as a pioneering example of how local government can take a proactive role in improving the wellbeing of residents.
Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs
Tom Ravenscroft, founder of Enabling Enterprise - an investee of the Young Foundation's Learning Launchpad programme - has been named as one of the top ten Young Entrepreneurs for 2010 in the Future 100 Awards.
Studio Schools in the new schools White Paper
The new schools White Paper The Importance of Teaching has highlighted Studio Schools.
Happiness at the Young Foundation
On the week that David Cameron set out his proposals for a happiness index, the Young Foundation launched our Wellbeing and Resilience toolkit (WARM)
UpRising launches in Birmingham
The UpRising leadership programme is launching in Birmingham. Over the course of twelve months 40 participants aged 19 - 25 will receive training from leading journalists, politicians and activists, and also run their own community campaign.
Young Foundation as the future?
Two interesting pieces of media coverage this week for the Young Foundation and our work.
Working Rite in the Guardian
Profile of Young Foundation investee Working Rite by Ian Jack in the Guardian
Maslaha wins award at City Hall
London Health Commission announces winners of health and well-being awards
Investing in Social Growth
Launch coverage and event for new Young Foundation report on Big Society.
Criminal rehabilitation: a sub-prime investment?
Radio 4 Analysis focuses on social impact bonds
Radio 4 Analysis: Bigging it Up
Anne McElvoy examines the origins of the Big Society, featuring an interview with Geoff Mulgan.
Investing in Social Growth: Can the Big Society be more than a slogan?
A new report from the Young Foundation will set out how the Big Society could be made more tangible and useful; drawing on dozens of practical examples that the Young Foundation and others have developed in fields ranging from community organising to jobs, social enterprise to data management.
"Turning the Corner" - in the news
The Young Foundation has launched a new report Turning the Corner: Beyond incarceration and re-offending with coverage in the Independent, the Sunday Times, the Scotsman and Children and Young People Now.
Capital Ideas and Scaling New Heights
The Young Foundation and the Center for American Progress have published two reports written by Young Foundation Director Geoff Mulgan and Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow at the Centre for American Progress.
Evliya Celebi: Book of Travels
From hammer and nail to your screen, we built the exhibition in a public library in East London and then transmitted it across the world.
ELLE Middle East
Roger Federer, Grace Jones, Kylie, Cameron Diaz, MASLAHA...
Young Foundation appoints new Social Entrepreneur in Residence
New SEiR profiled by Yvonne Roberts
Future Communities blog
Avoiding the mistakes of the past: how do we make sure new communities are successful places where people want to live?
Fastlaners 2010 on the BBC
The Fastlaners' June 2010 cohort have been featured extensively on the BBC - with coverage including interviews with Fastlaner participants on BBC London radio, phone in discussions on BBC Asian Radio, and news reports on BBC London News (tv) and BBC News 24.
Invitation to local authorities to partner with the Young Foundation
We are now looking for five local authorities with a keen interest in developing their approach to supporting social enterprise to work with us.
Avoiding the Doom Loop
Now is the time for local government to invest in growing its innovation capacity, according to a new paper by associate director Nicola Bacon
Young Foundation fellow appointed new advisor to Government
Fellow Nat Wei has been given a peerage and asked to oversee the 'Big Society' plans.
What was your First Political Memory?
What's your first political memory? Do you remember the Berlin Wall coming down? The first nuclear bomb falling on Hiroshima? Or Margaret Thatcher snatching your milk? Maybe your memory is a personal story; a racist insult in the school playground, or your Dad subverting the monarchy by sticking his stamps upside down!
Justice Committee's First Report
Some of the Young Foundation's recommendations have been supported by the Justice Committee on Cutting Crime.
Final report by the Speaker's Conference
Youth and community programmes have been backed by the Speaker's Conference.
The Young Foundation projects are tweeting
Follow our various projects on twitter!
The Youth of Today in the news
What can be learnt from successful youth leadership programmes?
UpRising is recruiting for 2010-2011
Registration to take part in the 2010-2011 UpRising programme is now open!
Social Entrepreneur in Residence (SEiR)
There is growing buzz around the Young Foundation's SEiR programme.
Ageing Well innovation series
We have four free places for councils to work with us on innovative ageing strategies amidst the financial cuts as part of our Ageing Well Innovation Programme.
Family and Kinship in East London
Kirsty Young highlights Family and Kinship in East London, a book written by Michael Young and Peter Willmott.
Social Impact Bonds go global
The New South Wales Government in Australia has announced it intends to implement a Social Impact Bond (SIB) from February 2011.
Business backs the Citizens’ University
Prime Minister David Cameron has identified the Citizens' University as a key way that business can help support the Big Society vision in a speech to the leaders of the UK's top corporates at the AGM of Business in the Community (BITC).
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