Analysis

How organisations can get a share of a new youth social action fund

6 mins read Youth Work Youth volunteering
More than £40m will be available to youth groups through the #IWill Fund to boost opportunities. Step Up To Serve chief Charlotte Hill explains when it will be distributed, what projects it will support and how to make bids.

The government and the Big Lottery Fund recently announced they would each give £20m to the Step Up To Serve #IWill youth social action campaign with the aim of getting more young people involved in volunteering opportunities.

The fund - launched this week - will actually be worth more than £40m because "match investors" have pledged additional money.

Charlotte Hill, chief executive of Step Up To Serve, answers key questions on how the #IWill Fund will work.

Q. How will the money be allocated across the life of the fund?

The #IWill Fund is going to be broken up into different "waves", with each wave focusing on funding different types of activity.

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