Frontline
In 2013 Big Change took a bold bet on Frontline, investing £215,000 to support its pilot programme. Frontline has now scaled nationally and social workers…
Funded projects
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
Together we spark lasting change
We are unashamedly hopeful for a future in which all young people are set up to thrive in life.
We are unashamedly hopeful for a future in which all young people are set up to thrive in life.
What we do
We find, support, and connect an intergenerational community of changemakers rethinking and reshaping the systems around young people. We nurture them as people, and as a collective, showing a new way is possible. Together we spark lasting change.
We nurture a diverse, purpose-driven community.
Meet the ChangemakersCountries have held Big Education Conversations to unite generations in discussing the purpose of education.
Voice 21
Between 2014 and 2019, Big Change invested £405,000 to support Voice 21's mission. Our funding helped deliver a national campaign to elevate the importance…
Funded projects
When we invest in young people, we don’t just change their future, we change the future for all of us.
Maryam Choudray, Big Change Trustee
of funding directed to projects, which has led to over £60m in follow-on funding. In other words, for every £1 we give, a further £12 has been unlocked.
RECLAIM
Big Change funded RECLAIM in 2015 to deliver their Fairer Futures campaign. Since being funded by Big Change, they have launched over 8 new youth led…
Funded projects
What I really value about Big Change is the way we fully embrace the things that are often overlooked and underfunded. The 'difficult to define' bits. We think about the nuanced conditions needed to help young people thrive.
Hannah Pater, Director of Strategic Development
Projects identified and backed by Big Change.
Why we do it
The old ways are not working. Young people are unprepared for their futures, too often lack purpose and direction, and they feel disconnected and powerless. The issues they face in society are deep-rooted and interconnected. Yet most funding and energy goes into treating the symptoms of systemic failures rather than reimagining the possibilities for a better future. People and organisations are drawn to closing gaps or making incremental improvements to existing models. To ensure every young person is set up to thrive, the systems around them need to change.
