Youth voice,
not tokenism.
We help charities, businesses and organisations involve young people early and meaningfully, building organisations that are resilient, relevant and ready for the future.
- ResilienceThe ability to adapt and thrive as the world changes
- Future talentA pipeline of staff, volunteers, trustees and leaders
- RelevanceTrust and legitimacy with the next generation of supporters
- Fresh thinkingBolder, more creative decisions that last
Don't tick boxes. Build your future.
Box-ticking youth engagement risks alienating your future customers, funders and employees. Done well, young people bring the energy and resilience your organisation needs.
Involving young people isn't a nice-to-have. It's how organisations stay strong.
The organisations that bring young people in early, and give them real influence, are the ones best placed to thrive in the long term.
Build resilience
Young people bring long-term thinking to the table. Involving them now helps your organisation anticipate change instead of reacting to it.
Secure your future workforce
Clear pathways create a steady stream of experienced, motivated and loyal future staff, volunteers and trustees.
Connect with your brand early
Young people who get to know your organisation early become your future employees, customers, supporters and advocates.
Make bolder decisions
Young people bring energy, creativity and dynamism into decision-making, and challenge ways of working that no longer serve you.
Widen your talent pool
Work experience, internships and early-career routes open your doors to diverse talent, and give young people the skills and experience to step in.
Work well across generations
With five generations now in the workplace, intergenerational collaboration builds a more flexible, inclusive culture for everyone.
From first contact to first job: practical support at every stage
Involving Gen Z
Clear, accessible pathways for young people to get involved, from first contact to leadership roles.
02Communicating with young people
Channels, tone and content that genuinely land with young audiences, without trying too hard.
03Ethical engagement
Safeguarding, consent, fair payment and power. Getting the ethics right before you begin.
04Increasing engagement
Find out why young people drop off and design participation and progression routes that keep them involved.
05Creating youth opportunities
Work experience, insight days, shadowing and internships that build young people's skills and CVs, and connect them with you early.
06Working with young employees
Recruiting, onboarding, managing and keeping young talent, and getting the best from intergenerational teams.
07Best practice & governance
Youth-inclusive boards, advisory structures, training and toolkits your whole team can use.
Book a free 30-minute conversation
Tell us where you are now. We'll give you an honest view of what would make the biggest difference.
Three pillars of meaningful youth engagement
Our approach is built on a youth engagement framework developed by the Future Forum (funded by #iwill and run by SOS-UK). It sets out what genuinely makes engagement work, for young people and for your organisation.
Benefits to young people
- Social connection
- Skills & professional development
- Wellbeing
Diversity & accessibility
- Equality, diversity & inclusion
- Fair financial remuneration
- Training & support
Impact & reach
- Scale of youth involvement
- Influence on the organisation
Tokenistic or meaningful?
The difference is rarely good intentions. It's design: who holds power, when young people are involved, and what changes as a result.
Co-creating with, not just for, the next generation
Listen
Conversations with your leadership, staff and the young people you already reach, to understand where you really are.
Review
An honest look at your current engagement against our framework, with the gaps and quick wins clearly mapped.
Co-design
Building pathways, structures and campaigns alongside young people, so they're shaped by the people they're for.
Embed
Training, toolkits and follow-up support so the change lasts long after our work together ends.
Ready to make youth engagement real?
Whether you're starting from scratch or rethinking what you have, let's talk.