The grant, the largest donation the charity has ever received, will be used to develop its participation work. YWCA hopes to give nearly 2,500 hard-to-reach young women the opportunity and the skills to shape its work, as well as become involved in local and national campaigning.
Amanda Warhaftig, director of fundraising, said: "Young women don't engage because of the persistently low expectations society has of them. We refuse to accept this, and our work so far in helping young women to genuinely affect change at all levels has been hugely successful."
YWCA has appointed a new chief executive, Sarah Payne, who starts today. Payne, who was previously regional commissioner for the National Offender Management Service in the south east of England, said: "This is an exciting time for YWCA as it embarks on an ambitious plan to significantly grow its work with disadvantaged young women." Payne replaces interim chief executive Shan Nicholas.
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