Presented at NCVO's National Volunteering Forum on Friday 7 November 2014. The presentation was by Dominic Cotton, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Step up to Serve. These slides look at the key principles of quality youth social action and what is next for Step up to serve. To find out about volunteering: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/ncvo-volunteering

1. the campaign for youth social action
@iwill_campaign #iwill

2. Background

3. What we’re doing...
Our Vision
Every young person in the UK is
taking part in social action that helps
others as well as their own
development, creating a habit for life
Our Mission
To inspire and empower leaders from
across society to enable every young
person to take part in meaningful
social action
Our Goal
To double the number of young
people aged 10-20 taking part in
meaningful social action between
2014 and 2020

4. What is youth social action?
Our collective goal is to double the number of
young people aged 10 to 20 taking part in
meaningful social action by 2020
Youth social action is young
people ‘taking practical action
in the service of others to
create positive change’

5. The goals within the goal
Ensure all
young people
have the
opportunity to
participate
Double the number
of young people
taking part
Increase
young
people’s
ongoing
commitment
Improve the
quality of
opportunities
that are
available

6. The principles of quality youth social action
Reflective Challenging
Embedded Youth-led
Socially
Progressive impactful
.
What does great
youth social action
look like?

7. The core pillars of our strategy
Evidence
& Demonstrate the
benefits of Youth
Social Action
Enable
Youth Social Action
opportunities
Embed
Social Action in
young people’s
journey from 10-20

8. Existing pledges of support

9. Examples pledges

10. Example pledges

11. The voluntary sector and public services…
Recognise the
skills and value
of youth social
action in
recruitment
practices
Contribute to the
evidence base
of the double
benefit
Increase the
scale and
reach of your
youth social
action
programmes
Open up
opportunities
for young people
to take part as
well as adults
Spread the
word about the
double benefit of
youth social
action
Integrate the 6
quality
principles into
youth social
action
programmes

12. What next?

13. #iwill Week
24th - 28th November
What?
A focused week which shines a spotlight on the #iwill
campaign and youth social action as part of the
campaign’s 1st anniversary
Why?
• To celebrate and showcase youth social action
• To engage and inspire existing and new stakeholders
• To lay out future plans for the campaign

14. Anniversary Events
20th November: Advisory Council / Google Hangout
24th November: indigo at the O2

15. The campaign for youth social action
Questions please