Giving Nation
Giving Nation offers schools up to £450 for their students to start a social enterprise. We also provide school-based training and free materials aligned to the national curriculum.
Our research suggests that in the last four years our Challenge programme has:
- Involved over 160,000 students;
- Raised over £780,000 for social enterprise;
- Benefited more than 1,500 charities and causes.
Giving Nation Challenge
The Giving Nation Challenge builds the next generation of social entrepreneurs, volunteers, campaigners and philanthropists.
It encourages young people to be active, responsible citizens by taking action on a community issue or charitable cause they care about.
The challenge is a unique curriculum-based programme driven by students, which sits across a year group. It develops team work, project management and community involvement along with all the benefits of citizenship-rich project.
What does it deliver?
- Greater public awareness of local issues
- Improved community cohesion
- Employability skills: leadership, team-work and project planning
- Entrepreneurial skills: risk analysis, budgeting & Finance
- Increased understanding of charities, social issues and fundraising
- Increased empathy and compassion
- Increased sense of inclusion and community spirit.
How does it work?
School classes are given free resources and a start-up grant of £50, with which they must develop a sustainable project.
| Inputs | Ouputs | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| £50 to start up | Students devise a project to support a social cause | Young people inspired and motivated to support social causes |
| Young people develop skills | Voluntary and community organisations benefit from volunteering and philanthropic donations |
It raises awareness
"It's certainly raised awareness and it's more of the global and economic well-being that perhaps they didn't really have an understanding of before."
Teacher
"It's changed the way we think about helping people in need."
Pupil
It improves cohesion and learning
"What the students get out of Giving Nation they cannot get from the classroom. They are out there with real people, doing real deals"
Teacher
"You've got to work as a team and if you don't it'll never work. The more you work together the closer you get and now we're like a close family and we interact more."
Pupil
"From a teaching point of view, it's a lovely vehicle to teach. It's beautiful..."
Headteacher
Interested?
If you would like to be involved in the Giving Nation Challenge, or are interested in supporting Giving Nation, please contact us.
Support Giving Nation
In 2010 we funded more than 43,000 school students to engage with social enterprise. The project spans year groups, ensuring that every child is included regardless of ability.
But the project does not simply promote the concept of social action. Our research suggests that over the last four years participants have volunteered in excess of 940,000 hours, raised over £780,000 for social enterprise and benefited more than 1,500 charities and causes.
With £50, a class of school students can set up a sustainable social enterprise as part of Giving Nation Challenge.
With your support, we can keep giving valuable social experiences to the new generation of active citizens. Donate online
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