Young People in Community Business: A legacy report from the #iwill programme

This report is the legacy of the #iwill project, funded by the Dulverton Trust in partnership with the #iwill Fund (a joint investment between The National Lottery Community Fund and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), and delivered by the Plunkett Foundation from 2022 to 2023 – to help community businesses engage, involve and employ young people. This report offers an overview of what the programme achieved, what was learned during the course of the project and what the future opportunities could be for involving young people in community business. Stories and quotations are drawn from community businesses supported directly by the programme, as well as other longer established community businesses who, despite not being supported directly by the programme, could provide additional insights and inspiration for this report.