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 June 26, 2022

Category: Blogs

Young women: We stand with you

Wednesday, 24 March 2021 by Sarah Staples

TRIGGER WARNING: Violence towards women, sexual harassment, sexual abuse Two weeks ago we celebrated international women’s day, coming together to acknowledge and thank the women in our lives. The women who inspire us, support us, who we look up to, love, and cherish. We also reflected on the history of women’s rights and paid respects

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Tagged under: violence, young people, young women

Giving back to the British Youth Council through a legacy in a will

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 by Alex Delaney

I have direct debits for the causes I care about, and like lots of people across the UK, I think about where my money could help the most. One of the organisations I’m passionate about is the British Youth Council. I gained so much valuable confidence and experience by being on the trustee board over

  • Published in Blogs, Fundraising
Tagged under: Coronavirus, Fundraising, legacy giving, will writing

Why apprenticeships are a beneficial, rewarding and valid route to a career

Thursday, 18 February 2021 by Zara Khan

Earlier this month, apprentices, employers, and learning providers were celebrating the UK’s 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week. This was an opportunity to celebrate apprenticeships and showcase how they have benefitted employers and supported people of various ages and backgrounds to become more confident, skilled, and work ready. I went to a grammar school and usually

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Tagged under: apprenticeships, careers, National Apprenticeship Week, work

Young people call for a body confident future

Wednesday, 06 January 2021 by Cameron Wood

In 2017 the Youth Select Committee held an inquiry on tackling negative body image amongst children and young people. I submitted written evidence to the inquiry as the leader of the Young Persons Network (YPN) in Herefordshire, a network I created to give 11-18 year-olds a voice. Once the committee had received my written evidence,

  • Published in Blogs, Youth Select Committee

Recognition for youth work – an honour to be honoured

Wednesday, 30 December 2020 by Jo Hobbs

When I received the email notifying me that I had been nominated for an MBE I was absolutely shocked speechless.  My partner thought something awful had happened! As someone who has worked and volunteered in the youth sector for well over three decades (including my time volunteering as a young person with my peers) I

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Reflections on being UK Young Ambassador to EU Youth Dialogue Report

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Nikki Hall

Coming to the end of my role as UK Young Ambassador for EU Youth Dialogue, I have begun to reflect on journey. EU Youth Dialogue allows young people to interact with policy makers at an European level. The 7th Cycle of EU Youth Dialogue had three main themes. These were based on three EU youth

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Coronavirus, employment, europe, european union, uk young ambassdors, young people

Thank you for donating to our Big Give Challenge

Wednesday, 09 December 2020 by Becca Moore

On behalf of all of the Trustees at the British Youth Council, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our donors for generously supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge this year. Your donations have been doubled and with Gift Aid we have raised £4,518! This incredible total means the British Youth

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, Donors, fundraiser, Fundraising, The Big Give, Trustee

Leading by example in the Europe Youth Forum

Thursday, 03 December 2020 by Tom Matthew

Last month, the European Youth Forum held its first ever virtual General Assembly. Two hundred young people representing one hundred different organisations from across Europe met to debate policy papers, admit new members, and elect a new European Youth Forum board. I had the honour of being nominated by the British Youth Council to stand

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Tagged under: europe, European Youth Forum

Increasing impact as a fundraising intern

Thursday, 29 October 2020 by Molly Hawkins

In September I left the British Youth Council after a year-long internship in the Fundraising Team. During my time, I worked across all the funding streams such as trusts and foundations, individual giving, and community and challenge events. I was so lucky in my role to have been able to gain such a wide range

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Tagged under: fundraiser, Fundraising, internships

Reflecting: Leading a national youth charity

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 by Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson

Reflecting back over my last two years as chair of British Youth Council, and the prior year as a trustee is significantly harder, weirder and less straightforward than I would have imagined. The past three years have definitely been varied – both in terms of what young people have prioritised via British Youth Council and

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, chair of the board, Trustee, youth voice
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