I CAN, through its Early Talk programme, provides effective early intervention for children with speech and language difficulties. Helping children to improve their communication at an early age unlocks their potential to acquire the skills and knowledge that will help them to achieve more later in life.
Impetus support package:
Impetus investment period: 2011 - 2013 (Plan phase investment*)
Plan phase grant funding approved: £55k
Pro bono services donated: £170k
Investment management value: £88k
Total funding package to date: £313k
Impetus has invested in I CAN as part of the Early Years Initiative.
* Plan phase investment is an initial investment period to develop the plan for growth. It is usually followed by further investment over a longer period.
Background to the investment:
Impetus is investing in I CAN initially for 12 - 18 months with a view to making a longer-term investment at the end of the planning process.
The charity is expected to receive up to £400k in strategic funding during the total length of the Impetus investment, and at least the equivalent of that amount in pro bono expertise, management support and additional funds raised.
The objective of the investment is to support the development of the organisation's capacity to deliver greater impact and to support the organisation to develop a three-year plan for the scale-up, which will build the sustainability of the organisation.
Focus of Impetus expertise 2011/12:
- Intensive management support
- Support in development of bid to win major tender from Department for Education from Worshipful Company of Management Consultants
- Support in the development of a licensing proposition with pro bono support from PA Consulting
- Support in the development of a business plan and continued support in its implementation
- Support in the review of key organisational processes
- Support in the implementation of financial reporting from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Key achievements 2011/12:
- Won Early Learning Development Programme tender worth £1.3m
- Negotiated partnership with York University to disseminate an RCT-backed language development programme focusing on 4 - 7 year-olds nationally
- Reached target of training 180 licensees; increase the reach through use of partners
- Confirmed £750,000 grant from the Education Endowment Fund to test and evaluate a new programme that will help 360 pupils aged three to five at 30 schools in London and Sheffield.
Read more about I CAN.
| Year prior to investment 2010/11 | Year prior to investment 2011/12 |
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| Income (in millions) | £9.24 | £10.13 |
| No. of early years practitioners trained** | n/a* | 730 |
| No. of early years settings accredited | n/a* | 134 |
| No. of active accredited settings | 600 | 730 |
* Comparable number is not available for 2011.
** Outcomes equals number of people helped.
It’s been really good to give something back in a way that is most appreciated by the charity. We could go and help paint walls, but actually what we’re good at is delivering commercial and strategic advice.
Tom Gladstone
OC&C Strategy Consultants, Impetus pro bono corporate supporter