“Having run an education charity, I really appreciate the approach Impetus takes to working with partner organisations, which is all to rare; forming genuine partnerships over the long term, providing meaningful unrestricted funding and focusing relentlessly on impact. I'm really excited to start working with our partner organisations to help improve the lives of the young people they support ”

"I wanted to be part of Impetus’ mission because I care deeply about the third sector and the impact we can achieve. It’s possible to dramatically change lives by bringing the rights skills, experience, and passion together. Young people, our partner organisations, donors and Impetus do just that and its magic to be a part of. "

"Working with some of our partner organisations on their response to the Covid-19 crisis was eye-opening – I was so impressed by their understanding of the challenge, restlessness to maintain impact during lockdown, and their focus on ensuring long-term financial sustainability. I loved being able to support such driven teams through such a difficult period."

“At our team away day we held some success and failure awards – which were both hilarious and poignant. It felt great to see everyone in crazy wigs, cheering each other on. We hit gold every time we mix our robust and driven culture with caring and fun.”

“Having spent the last five years working in social investment, I’ve always been driven to work in social justice. The brilliant thing about Impetus is the commitment of everyone to work together to dismantle the systemic inequality facing young people from less advantaged backgrounds. It is so exciting to be able to support amazing organisations who are striving for young people to be given the same life opportunities regardless of the barriers they are facing.”

“Impetus’ commitment to improving how organisations use evidence – whether that’s for continuous improvement of their delivery; to inform strategic decisions; or to hold themselves to account to partners and funders – is one I share passionately. I’ve experienced first-hand the combination of support and challenge that Impetus provides to organisations and their leaders, and I’m driven to play this role with my partner organisations, to improve the lives of the young people they work with.”

“I strongly believe that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the most weight. I’m proud to work for an organisation that exists to capacity build high potential organisations to enhance their impact, in order to better serve children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Understanding from both personal and professional experience how invaluable that support can be is what drives me to keep giving my best and support my team to do so as well.”

"I started my career in criminal defence and saw first-hand how poverty and adverse childhood experiences can trap young people in cycles of offending. This drew me to the charity sector, where I worked on designing and evaluating programmes to boost social, emotional, and school outcomes so young people never have to interact with the criminal justice system. Having benefited from Impetus’s support as a portfolio partner, I’m now excited to pay it forward by helping other organisations drive impact for the young people they serve."

“Earlier in my career I worked for an organisation that was part of the Impetus portfolio and I saw first hand the transformative affect that support from the team can have. I’m inspired to try and give other organisations the same incredible help that I received and to work with such impactful and thoughtful organisations.”

“The big thing I learnt from running a social enterprise prior to joining Impetus is that for an organisation to have long-lasting impact on a young person’s life – it’s not enough to have a good heart or a great programme; it requires constant self-reflection, dispassionate awareness of performance and making seriously tough decisions day-in, day-out. What I love is that Impetus has the guts to challenge organisations to do so, constantly asking the difficult questions and encouraging those in our portfolio to do better and better... and they tell us it’s working!”

“Having worked in schools with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the past and volunteering with free football coaching in the local community currently, I felt that Impetus' mission to transform the lives of young people really aligned with mine.

Since joining here, I have been amazed by the commitment and compassion of the whole team and the way that Impetus empowers portfolio partners to making a real difference in the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds."

"Too many young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aren't given a genuine opportunity to succeed in education, employment and life. Impetus is committed to addressing this injustice by providing the significant long-term funding and rigorous capacity building support necessary to help organisations who share its mission meaningfully improve outcomes for young people."

“Ending a first meeting with a potential portfolio partner and saying to myself ‘this Chief Exec takes nothing for granted, is very reflective about her organisation's impact and is open about her leadership challenges' – that, was a very exciting moment, and the start of a great partnership.”

“I choose to work for Impetus for the impact they have on organisations for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and provide a gateway to help grow communities."

"Every young person deserves the chance to fulfil their potential. Our portfolio partners strive to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school and life. It’s a privilege to work with such dedicated partner organisations' teams and see more young people achieve their dreams, particularly in such unprecedented times."

"I could see from day one that everything Impetus does is done thoughtfully and with integrity. Partner organisations' leaders are incredible, determined people and each one deserves expert, personalised support. Each time we provide that, we know that represents several hundred young people’s stories of injustice and system failure turned around."

"Witnessing a partner organisation leader's light bulb moment is exhilarating, whether it's to do with using data to improve the outcomes of their young people or developing a new five-year strategy for their organisation. It's such a privilege to get to play a part in it."