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Helping nature thrive and survive in Derbyshire

News 28 August 2024

New collaborative project invites residents to help shape a Local Nature Recovery Strategy to protect wildlife

Tackling physical inactivity across the capital

News 21 August 2024

Groundbreaking partnership with London Sport to tackle inequalities in physical inactivity across the capital.

‘A bright future for community energy?’

Blog 13 August 2024

With time, investment, and a commitment to community engagement, Great British Energy could be a local as well as a national success story, says Jacob Coburn.

UKRI and The Young Foundation partner on UK-wide community research programme 

News 31 July 2024

New collaboration drives diverse, locally-led research and innovation.  

A low participation election

Feature 30 July 2024

Who voted, where and why, in the 2024 General Election. Jack Layton takes a deep dive into the data.

‘The “wrong kind” of pandemic’

Blog 25 July 2024

Whether facing pandemics, IT outages or other disruptions, Helen Goulden says the UK needs to rethink crisis-planning

Building participation to shape a just and green PLANET

Explore our work to build participation and shape a greener, fairer future.

Sean Croghan

Person 18 July 2024

Sean provides the supporting infrastructure to ensure quality delivery of our work and mission. He is passionate about developing strong teams, solving complex problems, and using data and technology to improve decision-making and maximise impact.

King’s Speech promises shift of power to regions and communities 

News 17 July 2024

The government today proposes to ‘seek new partnership with both business and working people, prioritising wealth creation for all communities.’ 

‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’ 

Blog 9 July 2024

Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.

Rewriting the rulebook

Publication 9 July 2024

This policy brief outlines The Young Foundation’s vision for enhancing social participation in mission-based government.

‘In this moment of hope, let’s change the ‘net zero’ narrative’

Blog 5 July 2024

It’s time to ‘humanise’ our understanding of the opportunity for green change and growth, says Emily Morrison