Impetus - Backing the best

We are incredibly excited to announce that Susannah Hardyman has been appointed as the new Impetus CEO! As the founder and current CEO of our longstanding charity partner, Action Tutoring, Susannah has a deep understanding of Impetus, and an evident passion for young people, as well as an impressive track record of building and growing an organisation. She has also been a powerful voice in the sector calling on the Government to unlock resources to deliver high impact, evidence led interventions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Impetus team is looking forward to welcoming Susannah in January, and really excited to see how she will drive growth to increase our impact on young people's lives. https://lnkd.in/eKrD8JKD

What a glorious day we had at the Impetus Triathlon 2024! 📸🏊♂️🚴♀️🏃♂️ On Saturday 14 September we hosted competitors at Dorney Lake, and we are thrilled to announce that together, we've now raised a phenomenal £390,000! A massive thank you to everyone fundraised, volunteered, and cheered on the competitors, and of course everyone who swam, cycled, and ran their way through every km! A special shoutout to our sponsors, we couldn’t have done it without you. To our race sponsors: Advent International, Kirkland & Ellis and PwC. Our premium partners: Chatham Financial and Goodwin. And our product sponsors: DASH Water, ELEAT, Free Soul, Good4U and Zombie Snacks I B Corp™. We’re almost there, but not just yet! There’s still time to make a difference. Help us cross the finish line and reach our target of £400,000. Every contribution brings us one step closer to supporting more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed at school, in work and in life. Help us reach £400,000 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDE53Baq

I Graduated!! 🎉 Class of 2023/24 Impetus - Backing the best Leadership Academy I can't believe it's been a year! I have learnt so much through the amazing masterclasses on: Impact Leadership Finance Fundraising Influencing & Advocacy And also I've learnt a lot about myself and who I am. Thank you to Impetus and Bank of America for facilitating and providing this amazing opportunity for people like me in the UK Youth sector to progress. And a BIG thankyou to my cohort, what a talented and passionate bunch of people, I'm truly grateful to have gone on this journey with you! #youthsector #socialmobility #charity #leadership

If you’re a highly organised and self motivated professional, a strong writer and detail-oriented, this is a great opportunity to join our partners Generation UK & Ireland - a brilliant organisation that gets young people into employment by combining the technical skills demanded by employers, the wraparound support that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds need, and exceptional employer links.

It's great to see this level of recognition for such an impactful charity. We've been supporting IntoUniversity since 2007, helping them scale into a national network of 41 centres in 24 cities across the UK, serving over 50,000 young people each year.

Interested in events that bring together experts, allow you to unleash your competitive spirit and fundraise – all in the name of supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds? Sign-up to our quarterly events newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eEb7emkF 

Impetus selects the most promising charities supporting young people in the UK to succeed at school and in work. We have a unique approach to working with our charities. We provide them with long term, unrestricted core funding, the expertise of our dedicated Investment team and access to our world class pro bono network. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders to help them become stronger organisations. Learn more about how we support our charity partners: https://lnkd.in/eV6yPCFj #Charity #YouthEmpowerment #Education #Employment

An incredible opportunity with our partners IMO Charity. If you're based in the North West, passionate about empowering young people from South Asian backgrounds and have the leadership skills to match, this could be the role for you. Find out more:

Massive congratulations to our 2023/24 Impetus Leadership Academy cohort on their graduation! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate, to the cohorts mentors and coaches, and to our hosts and ILA partners Bank of America Business. Across the last year we've been lucky enough to work with these 12 inspiring leaders: Aisha L., Amma Anderson, Becky Hartle, Dami Folayan, Dean Walker-McKenzie, Jason Charles, Dr Marcellus Baz BEM, Mwila Mulenshi-Oyebade, Nahim Ahmed MBE, Shamaine Armstrong, Tony Tran and Tranai Todd. The Impetus Leadership Academy, supported by Bank of America, is a leadership development programme that supports talent from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK youth sector to progress into senior leadership roles and contribute to the national conversation on issues facing young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dAms4ySW

Impetus was formed in 2013 from the merger of two pioneering venture philanthropy organisations: Impetus Trust and The Private Equity Foundation (PEF). Over the years, Impetus has dedicated itself to supporting leading charities who transform the lives of young people so that they succeed in school, work and life. Explore our history here: https://lnkd.in/dQx5VnzJ