IntoUniversity inspires and engages young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attain either a university place or another chosen aspiration, by offering long-term, out-of-school study support.
Read how IntoUniversity has helped Sadiya, who had little formal education, gain a place at university.
Impetus backs IntoUniversity's ambitious scale-up plan over the next five years with its first ever £1 million investment. On top of this, Impetus will continue to supply management support from the Impetus investment team and specialist expertise from its pro bono network, which will significantly increase the total funding package for IntoUniversity and help it to raise young people's aspirations throughout the country.
Impetus support package:
Impetus investment period: 2008 - 2017
Grant funding: £613k
Pro bono services donated: £432k Investment management value: £215k
Total funding package to date: £1.26m
IntoUniversity is part of the Impetus Youth and Social Opportunity Initiative.
Background to the investment:
The IntoUniversity scheme had been running as a successful project in London for five years when we first met them in 2007. The leadership team approached us with a clear vision and a strong model of delivery, looking for support to expand to 6 centres across London. Having delivered successfully against the initial plan, Impetus agreed to a further round of investment as part of a “transform” phase. Over the next 5 years, this will see IntoUniversity more than double in size, to reach 20 centres across 5 UK cities.
Focus of Impetus expertise 2011/12:
- Review of growth opportunities and organisational structure in the context of the government's new Higher Education Widening Participation strategy with the support of OC&C Strategy Consultants
- Review of the impact measurement strategy to drive maximum impact and cost effectiveness; and embed this approach at all levels in the organisation
- Facilitate Trustee strategy day, with the support of OC&C Strategy Consultants, to confirm the strategic options for growth and reinforce the changing roles of the Trustees in supporting future growth
- Support the development of a new five-year business plan 2012-2017
- Support on the development of a corporate fundraising strategy from Goldman Sachs.
Key achievements 2011/12:
- Two new centres opened bringing the total to nine, including the first centre outside London
- Initiated a new partnership with Bristol University to establish a centre in Bristol in autumn 2012
- Chief Executive Rachel Carr was awarded “Charity Principal of the Year” at the Charity Times Awards 2011 and was made an OBE in the 2012 New Year’s honours list
- Won the Children and Young People Now Award 2011.
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| Year prior to Impetus investment Mar 2007 | Latest year end Mar 2012 |
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| Income (in millions) | £0.16 | £1.84 |
| No. of Centres including newly launched | 1 | 3 |
| No. of young people in academic support | 225 | 1,399 |
| Numbers going to university | 18 | 580 |
| No. of young people in Focus programmes* | 445 | 9,929 |
| No. of young people in mentoring and buddy programmes | 24 | 822 |
*Number of people helped figures are for the academic year.
Watch an interview with Impetus CEO Daniela Barone Soares, IntoUniversity CEO Rachel Carr and Street League CEO Matt Stevenson-Dodd about the impact of Impetus Trust's investment on its portfolio charities.
Impetus gives me the kind of support I need when I need it. I trust them, and I really value the fact that Impetus delivers what it promises.
Dr Rachel Carr
Chief Executive, IntoUniversity
