A learning partner for The Listening Fund

As The Listening Fund in England enters its exciting second phase, we want to identify and share the lessons which emerge. We are therefore inviting applications to be the Fund’s learning partner. You will work across the Fund, from partners to funders to our young advisers, helping to surface insights and then sharing them across […]
The Listening Fund is recruiting!

The second phase of The Listening Fund in England has just been launched and we are now recruiting! We want to appoint a diverse panel of young advisers to play a key role in the next three years of our work. The panel will design a grant-making strategy for a pot of funding worth at […]
Lessons from The Listening Fund (Part 5): Listening during Covid-19

Over the past two years, the Centre for Youth Impact has been working with the funders and youth organisations involved in the Listening Fund, a collaborative effort to support organisations to listen and respond to young people – and make this the norm. The Centre is evaluating both the England and Scotland Fund, and this […]
Lessons from the Listening Fund (Part 4): Reflecting on fund design

Over the past two years, the Centre for Youth Impact has been working with the funders and youth organisations involved in the Listening Fund, a collaborative effort to support organisations to listen and respond to young people – and make this the norm. The Centre is evaluating both the England and Scotland Fund, and this […]
A Listening Fund case study: Youth Access

The Listening Fund supports youth-focused organisations to develop their practice of listening to young people and responding to what they hear. The Centre for Youth Impact was commissioned to evaluate the Fund and as part of that evaluation, case study research was conducted with six partners, offering the opportunity for an in-depth investigation of their […]
A Listening Fund case study: Trelya

The Listening Fund supports youth-focused organisations to develop their practice of listening to young people and responding to what they hear. The Centre for Youth Impact was commissioned to evaluate the Fund and as part of that evaluation, case study research was conducted with six partners, offering the opportunity for an in-depth investigation of their […]
A learning summary from the first phase of TLF England

The first phase of The Listening Fund in England has ended. We have learnt a lot. Much of what we have learnt has been captured in reports – reports from our partners, from the Centre for Youth Impact, from Real Insight and from InspireChilli. If you have the time, we recommend you read them all. […]
Lessons from the Listening Fund (Part 3): Designing a diagnostic tool for organisational listening

Over the past two years, the Centre for Youth Impact has been working with the funders and youth organisations involved in the Listening Fund, a collaborative effort to support organisations to listen and respond to young people – and make this the norm. The Centre is evaluating both the England and Scotland Fund, and this […]
A Listening Fund case study: Kent Refugee Action Network

The Listening Fund supports youth-focused organisations to develop their practice of listening toyoung people and responding to what they hear. The Centre for Youth Impact was commissioned to evaluate the Fund and as part of that evaluation, case study research was conducted with six partners, offering the opportunity for an in-depth investigation of their work. […]
A Listening Fund case study: Investing in Children

The Listening Fund supports youth-focused organisations to develop their practice of listening to young people and responding to what they hear. The Centre for Youth Impact was commissioned to evaluate the Fund and as part of that evaluation, case study research was conducted with six partners, offering the opportunity for an in-depth investigation of their […]