1. Subtitle
Justin Donne
Volunteer Executive

2. Objectives
To understand:
Our Aims
Programmes
Target groups
How to get involved

3. Quick Facts
The Prince’s Trust helps more than
40,000 disadvantaged young people
every year, giving them the confidence
and skills to get a job
84p out of every pound is spent directly
on developing and delivering
programmes and services for young
people
The Trust needs to raise £40 million this
year to continue its vital work

4. A brief history
1976: HRH The Prince of Wales leaves
the Navy, uses severance pay to
establish the Trust
1983: Business Programme launched
1985: Team Programme launched
1996: Business Programme becomes
Enterprise Programme
2005: becomes Europe’s largest youth
charity, help 100+ new people each day

5. Our mission
To help young people overcome
barriers and get their lives working

6. National structure
ThePrince’s Trust Council
President
HRHThe Prince of Wales
Chief Executive
Martina Milburn
Senior ManagementTeam
RegionalManagementTeams
630staff 7,000volunteers

7. The Prince’s Trust East Midlands
3 offices
Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham
43 staff
600+ volunteers

8. Programmes
Develop key workplace skills such as
confidence, motivation
 Financial and practical support
 More than three in four young people
helped by The Prince’s Trust move into
work, training or education

9. Core programmes
Enterprise Programme
Team
xl club
Development Awards
Community Cash Awards
Get into
Get Started

10. Target groups
Those who:
are educational underachievers
have been in trouble with the law
are long-term unemployed
are in or leaving care

11. The cost of social exclusion
 Youth unemployment costs the UK
£20m per week in Job Seekers
Allowance
 Youth crime costs the UK over £1 billion
every year
 Cost to deal with young offender: up to
£80,000 p.a.
 Cost to educate young person at Eton
College: £25,000 p.a.

12. How to help The Prince’s Trust
Champion a good cause and receive
benefits in return for your regular
donation of £10 per month
Get a Prince’s Trust credit card and each
time you spend, you will be raising
money for the charity
Payroll giving means your donation is
deducted before tax so you can give
more without it costing you more. Visit
princes-trust.org.uk/payroll

13. Volunteering Opportunities
Business Mentor
Business Launch Group Panel Member
Progression Mentor

14. Thank you !
princes-trust.org.uk
Switchboard 0116 255 0400
Freephone 0800 842 842a
Email Justin.donne@princes-trust.org.uk
© Prince’s Trust 2011-all rights reserved. The Prince’s Trust is a registered charity,
incorporated by Royal Charter, in England and Wales (1079675) and Scotland
(SC041198).