Invest in Manchester’s young people
We partner with businesses, philanthropists, individuals, trusts and foundations that want their giving to make a meaningful difference for children and young people in Manchester.
WHY PARTNER WITH YOUNG MANCHESTER?
Local expertise. Youth Led. Real Impact.
You don't need to build your own grants programme to make a meaningful difference. We already have the relationships, infrastructure and experience to help you do it, with young people at the centre.
"Young people aren't just beneficiaries. They are partners in the process."
___CREATE A FUND___
Establish a dedicated fund for Manchester's young people with a focus that reflects your values and young people's needs.
___BECOME MATCH FUNDING PARTNER___
Combine your resources with others and help unlock additional investment for Manchester's young people.
___GIVE ALONGSIDE OTHERS___
Make a one-off or recurring contribution and let us combine your support with other funding.
HELP UP MULTIPLY MANCHESTER'S INVESTMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE
We're actively interested in conversations with businesses, individuals, families, philanthropists, trusts & foundations that want to invest in Manchester's young people now.
To Enquire, email b.lowe@youngmanchester.org
CASE STUDIES
COVID RECOVERY FUND
Covid Recovery Fund exists to support voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) to work together to help to strengthen their support to people across Manchester.
This fund is based on the fundamental belief that VCSE organisations are at their best when they work together, learn from each other, plan together and share resources, data and expertise whilst each maintaining their independence and vision.
Objective: To increase the collective resilience of the VCSE sector .
Principal Funder: MHCC, MCC, One Manchester
Members involved: 26 partners funded through grants totalling £1,040,000
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority
In June 2025, we partnered with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to design and deliver a series of workshops and peer-led research activities to better understand young people’s lived experiences of navigating technical education—from Year 9 through to college graduation—across Greater Manchester and propose tangible solutions to improve access to and experience of the Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc).
Some of the young people involved also had the opportunity to present their own experiences to the teachers and policy makers at the MBacc Summit!
Podium Analytics
W/Youth worked with sports PR group, Matchfit as well as Podium Analytics to host a series of workshops that dove into how young atheletes engage with sport content as well as how that content impacts and informs sport injury and mental health.
We worked with partners to recruit a diverse group of young people in sport and delivered three workshops (in Manchester, London, and online). Together we parsed out what made content interesting, and trustworthy - with the data collected going to support Podium's efforts to make information accessible and engaging.
Partnerships Include:
