#iwill is a movement comprised of over 1000 organisations and 700 young #iwill Ambassadors & Champions from across the UK. They are united by a shared belief that all children and young people should be supported and empowered to make a positive difference on the issues that affect their lives, their communities, and broader society. #iwill is empowering, challenging, independent, collaborative and inclusive – it belongs to everybody. The #iwill movement is powered by young people and organisations. The #iwill Ambassadors and #iwill Champions, alongside organisations who sign up to the Power of Youth Charter, help ensure meaningful action is taken to support more children and young people to be active citizens. The #iwill Partnership is made up of leaders of collective action groups working within and across sections and nations of the UK to guide the #iwill movement. The independent #iwill Coordination Hub, hosted by Volunteering Matters and UK Youth, supports the #iwill Partnership, #iwill Ambassadors and broader #iwill movement.

How was #iwill formed?

In 2012, the Prime Minister asked Dame Julia Cleverdon and Amanda Jordan OBE to review how to increase the quality and quantity of youth social action. After a wide-ranging consultation their report highlighted the barriers to youth social action and produced a set of recommendations. Barriers included a shortage of activities in education from 10 upwards; confusion in the education and business sectors about the kind of initiatives they could support; failure to promote and inspire young people to take part; and an absence of a coherent vision to promote a culture of youth social action. The recommendations were to create an easy to navigate “service journey” for young people; scale up programmes to fill gaps in provision; embed social action in young people’s educational experience (school, further and higher education); develop a culture of promoting and celebrating youth social action comparable to effective programmes run in other countries around the world. The review concluded that an initiative uniting organisations and the public should be set up to increase opportunities for young people. This initiative should be time limited, add to existing activity, and be a research and advocacy body, not one running programmes itself. This initiative is #iwill, it has cross-party support and comprises over 1000 organisations and 700 young people. It was coordinated by the charity Step Up To Serve between 2013 and 2020. It has now grown into a self-organising movement and from 2021 key support functions are delivered by Volunteering Matters and UK Youth. <a href="https://iwill.org.uk/future-of-iwill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Find out more </a>about this transition and how it happened.

How does #iwill work?

The #iwill Movement’s collective action is guided by the <a href="https://iwill.org.uk/about-us/about-iwill-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#iwill Partnership</a> – a cross-sector, UK-wide collaborative group made up of funders, young people and the co-chairs of nation and sector groups that meets quarterly. Sectors and nations within the UK have established self-organising groups that meeting regularly and exist to drive progress toward the #iwill vision within their respective nations/ sectors. The Co-Chairs of each of these groups (one young person, one organisation representative) also hold a seat on the #iwill Partnership Board. The key support functions for #iwill, such as the communications and the running of the #iwill Ambassador and Champion network are delivered by a consortium made up of two UK charities: Volunteering Matters and UK Youth. These charities were chosen following a 3-month competitive process in 2020, after Step Up To Serve – the charity that originally coordinated the #iwill campaign – closed down as planned at the end of 2020.

How are young people involved in #iwill?

The campaign is represented by 300 young #iwill Ambassadors. They come from a variety of backgrounds across the UK, but all have one thing in common – a passion to make positive social or environmental change. They have played a powerful role in championing youth social action and shaping the direction and activities of #iwill. #iwill Champions were launched in autumn 2019, in order to give a wider cohort of young people who are passionate about youth social action ways to support #iwill. We work with our #iwill Ambassadors and Champions in various ways. They help to shape the campaign’s strategy, spread the message about youth social action and encourage organisations to get involved.

What is the #iwill Fund and can I apply for funding?

<a href="https://iwill.org.uk/about-us/iwillfund" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit our page on the #iwill Fund</a>.

How is #iwill funded?

Progress towards the #iwill vision is resourced by the organisations that are a part of the movement at their own discretion. A number of youth social action projects are also funded by the #iwill Fund in partnership with 25 Match Funders. Volunteering Matters and UK Youth host an independent #iwill Coordination Hub. You can find out how Volunteering Matters and UK Youth are funded on their respective websites or through the Charity Commission.

How can I get in contact with #iwill?

Get in touch via the #iwill social media channels: @iwill_campaign or by emailing <a href="mailto:iwill@volunteeringmatter.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iwill@volunteeringmatter.org.uk</a>. If you are an #iwill Ambassador or Champion you can speak directly to the team supporting this network at <a href="mailto:iwill@ukyouth.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iwill@ukyouth.org</a>

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Who are part of the Movement?

The #iwill Movement is represented by over 1000 organisations from all different sectors and across the UK who are supporting the #iwill Movement's vision. 200 of them have since signed the Power of Youth charter - publicly showing their commitment in a variety of ways to help make participation in social action the norm for young people under 25. The following organisations are signatories of the Charter.

Find out more about the Charter

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7 Elements Global Ltd
20Twenty Productions

Aberlour – Scotland’s Children’s Charity
Access Community Trust
African Community School
The Albion Foundation
Alexz Educational
Amble Youth Project
Arkbound Foundation
Arts La’Olam
ASSET Education
Association of Calypsonians And Soca Artistes (ACASA)
Association of Colleges
Association for Young People’s Health
AutismAble CIC
Ayr Ark – Scottish Charter Signatory

Barnardo’s
Be the change project from CBSA
Be The Change Youth Project CIC
BecomingX Ventures Limited
Being the Cure
Berkshire Youth
Beyond Earlston – Scottish Charter Signatory
Big Ideas
Birkenhead Scouts
Bite Back 2030
Boxing Futures Ltd
Boys & Girls Club (NI)
Bradford Fringe Festival
Bridges Project
Bright Futures
Brighton and Hove City Council
British Red Cross
British Youth Council
Broadstairs College
Brook
Burst the Bubble UK
Burton Albion Community Trust
Bytes

Cafe Indie
Canal & River Trust
The Careers and Enterprise Company
CEC
CF Social Work
Champions 4 Change
Chantry Academy
CHAS – Scottish Charter Signatory
Cheshire Scouts
Children In Need
Citizens Advice in North & West Kent
Citizens Advice Redbridge
Clarion Housing Group
Columba 1400 – Scottish Charter Signatory
Community Court Yard
The Co-op
Co-op Foundation
Corra Foundation – Scottish Charter Signatory
Cotswold Friends
County in the Community
Cowes Enterprise College
Creative Youth Network
Crossroads Youth & Community Association
Cumbria Scouts
CYCALL

Dale Hall Primary School
Darren Millar MS
Dennis Law Legacy Trust – Scottish Charter Signatory
The Diana Award
Digital Advantage
Dipped In Creativity Engagement CIC
Docklands Creative Ltd
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Drop Zone Youth Projects
Drumchapel United
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE)
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Youth Work Service

E.M.P.I.R.E – Croydon Council Children in Care Council
Earkick
East Dunbartonshire
Ebony Ambassadors CIC
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity – Scottish Charter Signatory
The EDGE Hub
EDT (Engineering Development Trust)
Education Scotland
The EFL Trust
EKC Group
EKC Group
EKC Group – EKC Training
Ekota Academy
Elshaddai Global – Scottish Charter Signatory
The Engagement hub cyp scc
The Enterprise Academy
Equal Education Chances
The Ernest Cook Trust
ERSA UK LTD
Escolinha de Lingua Portuguesa Portuguese School
Esmee Fairburn
Euro-Mediterranean Resources Network
Evolve Intervention
e-wellbeing (part of YMCA DownsLink Group)
Explore

FEA
Fife Council – Scottish Charter Signatory
The Felix Project
Final Straw Foundation
First Give
Folkestone College (EKC Group)
The Food Foundation
The Foyer Federation
Freehold Primary
Friends of the Award: Edinburgh and Lothians – Scottish Charter Signatory
ftwork
Furness College
Future Frontiers
Future Views Today
Future Female Society

The Gateway Academy
Genuine Futures
Girlguiding
Glastonbury Youth Council
Global Action Plan
Global Learning London
Green Schools Project
Gro-Organic CIC

Handsworth Association of Schools
The Haslemere Youth
Here For Youth
Highfield Community Association
Higher Bebington Junior School
HUDL Youth Development Agency

IARS International Institute
iCan Health and Fitness CIC
Imani Academy & Co
Impact Youth Groups
In2Health & Wellbeing CIC
InCommon
Inspero
International Development Foundation for Community Integration & Support Services CIC
Ipswich Central
Ipswich Community Media

Jack Petchey
Jack Kane Community Centre – Scottish Charter Signatory
John Lyon’s Charity
John Muir Trust
The Junction – Scottish Charter Signatory

The Key

The Larder West Lothian
Learning4Life-Gy
Lenzie Academy – Scottish Charter Signatory
LFC Foundation
Liberty Jamboree
Light Project Pro International
The Linking Network
Living Proof
Lochlans Legacy – Scottish Charter Signatory
Lofty Heights Skills Academy

The Machan trust – Scottish Charter Signatory
Maidstone Riverside Rotary Club
Make A Wish UK
MAP
Marine Conservation Society
Me2 Club
Metamorphosis
The Miracle Foundation Scio
Mortal Fools
MSP Kaukab Stewart (Glasgow Kelvin) – Scottish Charter Signatory

Naomi House & Jacksplace
National Leadership Network (People with Care Experience) – Scottish Charter Signatory
National Volunteer Police Cadets
Nature Scot – Scottish Charter Signatory
NCS
NCS Trust
NDCASSOCIATION CIC
Neath Port Talbot Children’s Rights Unit
New Beginnings improving lives CIC
New Beginnings North
NGC
NHS England
NHS England and NHS Improvement
NHS Lothian – Scottish Charter Signatory
No5 Young People
No5 Young People
North Berwick Youth Project – Scottish Charter Signatory
Northgate High School & Sixth Form
North Wales Volunteer Police Cadets
North York Moors National Park Authority
Northampton Town FC Community Trust
Northumberland Scouts
Norwich City Community Sports Foundation

Offset Projects
OnSide
Oor Space Youthy- Scottish Charter Signatory
Ormiston Academies Trust
Ormiston Families
Ormiston Trust
Ormiston Trust
Out Loud Music CIC
Oxygen

Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Pears Foundation
Peer Power Youth
People & Animals Wellbeing Sanctuary (P.A.W.S)
Pitch 2 Progress
The Place Of Dreams
Planet Super League
Power Mobile Gym CIC
Power2
Powered by CAN
Premier League
Premier League Charitable Fund
Preston Impact Group
Principle Consulting (Public Affairs)
Projects4Change
Project Sonrisa – Scottish Charter Signatory
Protect Our Future
Protect Our Pristine Seas

QVS, Dunblane – Scottish Charter Signatory

Raise mentoring
Raleigh International
Rathbone Society
ReachOut2All CIC
The RecShop CIC
Restorative Justice for All International Institute
RJ Working CIC
Rock Solid Dundee – Scottish Charter Signatory
Romsey Mill
Royal Caledonian Education Trust – Scottish Charter Signatory
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
RZSS – Scottish Charter Signatory

Safety In Music CIC
School and Public Health Nurses Association
School of International Futures
Sciennes Primary School – Scottish Charter Signatory
Scran Academy – Scottish Charter Signatory
Scouts
Sea Cadets
Serendipity – Scottish Charter Signatory
Serve Legal
Sheffield Young Carers
Shout Out UK
Silsoe Scout Group
The Office of Simon Fell MP
Skills 4 Work (Gateshead)
SMART Schools Trust
SNSG Ltd
Social Echo
Solent NHS
Somerset Youth Theatre cic
Sound Connections
South Ayrshire Council – Scottish Charter Signatory
Sovereign Housing Association
Space Youth Services (DYS Space LTD)
The Speaker Media Limited
Specialist Youth Work
Spirit of 2012
Spirit of Springburn – Scottish Charter Signatory
Sporting Communities
St Dominiic’s Grammar School for Girls
Stirling High School
Stockport Voluntary Police Cadets
St Paul’s Youth Forum – Scottish Charter Signatory
Stratford Circus
Street Doctors
StreetGames
Student Action for Refugees
Student Hubs
Students Organising for Sustainability UK
Studley Youth Foundation
Suffolk Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Network
Suffolk New College
Suffolk Young Peoples Health Project (4YP)
Sunderland College
Support Through Sport Youth CIC
Swansea Music Art Digital

Tees Valley YMCA
the3million
Theatre for Life CIC
ThinkForward
Thomas Wolsey 550 Project
Tinker Taylor
Together As One
Total Insight Theatre
TRILLZ and Westend Community Champions
Trimley St Martin primary school

UK Youth
UK Youth
URPotential
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)

The Vennie – Scottish Charter Signatory
VICTA
Office of Virendra Sharma MP
Virgin Money Foundation
VoiceBox
Volleyball England Foundation
Volunteer Centre Borders – Scottish Charter Signatory
Volunteer Midlothian – Scottish Charter Signatory
Volunteer Now
Volunteer Now
Volunteer Police Cadets
VotesforSchools
Volunteer Scotland – Scottish Charter Signatory

West End Women and Girls Centre
What Martha Did Next
Whizz-Kidz
Who Cares? Scotland – Scottish Charter Signatory
Wigan Youth Zone
The Wildlife Trusts
Woodlands Primary School
The Wood Foundation

YMCA England & Wales
YMCA George Williams College
Ynot Aspire Ltd
Yorkshire Community Development
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
Young Christian Workers
Young Citizens (The Citizenship Foundation)
Young Manchester
The Young Folk Foundation
Young Scot – Scottish Charter Signatory
Young speakers Scotland – Scottish Charter Signatory
Young Talent Academy CIC
Young Westminster Foundation
Youth Action NI
Youth Borders – Scottish Charter Signatory
Youth connect / BMYG Youth Work cic
Youth Engagement Solutions
Youth Environmental Service
Youth Focus North West
Youth Futures Foundation
Youth Highland – Scottish Charter Signatory
Youth United Foundation
Youth Voice
YouthLink Scotland

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