Innovation and Investment
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Seeking innovators to pioneer new approaches in the heritage sector
News 5 July 2022
We’re working with The National Lottery Heritage Fund to pilot a new initiative, funding organisations to test bright ideas to support the workforce of the future.
Digital solutions: tech-powered responses to 21st century crises
Publication 13 June 2022
This paper explores the potential to develop digital civic infrastructure to support our national growth and drive levelling up.
The Young Academy Investment Fund Impact Report 2021
Publication 20 April 2022
This report assesses the impact of The Young Academy Investment Fund.
Report finds social enterprises funded by The Young Academy benefit 1.8m learners
News 20 April 2022
Social investment fund, set up by The Young Foundation, UBS and the Cabinet Office to tackle disadvantage in education, shares learnings from eight years of flexible and patient finance.
‘Putting young people in the driving seat of research can steer better youth support’
Blog 28 March 2022
Helen Goulden shares a new report, and celebrates greater participation of young people in the research sector.
In the fight for climate change, everyone has something to contribute
Blog 9 November 2021
We need both technology and human partnerships to tackle the climate crisis, says activist Daze Aghaji
Beyond the ‘blah, blah, blah’: we need a new kind of climate activism
Blog 4 November 2021
Helen Goulden reflects on people power and partnership as tools for change – and says the cacophony around COP26 speaks volumes.
Competition celebrates projects tackling climate change
News 19 October 2021
A new international competition, run by The Young Foundation in the UK and by Metrolab Network in the US, celebrates innovative projects tackling climate change. The winners will be announced at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow.
Civic Strength Index to help London build back better
News 6 October 2021
Co-designed and co-created by Londoners, our Index explores post-Covid community strengths.
Be more Michael
Blog 25 November 2020
Helen Goulden pays homage to The Young Foundation’s founder, and calls for a modern-day reflection of his work, finding solutions government can get behind.
The Young Foundation is moving
News 13 November 2020
The Young Foundation is moving from its long-standing home in Hackney, marking the start of a more ambitious strategy to support communities on the road to recovery from the impact of Covid-19.
The Young Academy Investment Fund matures
News 8 September 2020
The Young Academy Investment Fund was established to fill a gap in the finance available to early stage start–ups which were attempting to revolutionise the education system.
