Conflict is an inevitable reality in our society and the challenge is to resolve it in a non-violent way. Leap builds the skills of young people to prevent violence and better manage conflict in their lives, schools and communities. Programmes include work with gangs, peer mediation, restorative approaches in schools, reducing knife crime and training for adults.
Impetus support package:
Impetus investment period: 2005 - 2009
Total grant funding: £542,500
Pro bono services donated: £451,000
Leap "exited" the Impetus portfolio in 2009. Read a review of the investment.
Background to the investment:
Leap had a very good model of training young people to reach out and help others in need. Impetus entered into a partnership with Leap to grow its reach, impact, capacity and profile and to help it become more sustainable.
Focus of Impetus expertise 2010/11:
- Balanced scorecard; PR strategy and media training; premises review
- Income generation review and development
- Strategic review, business planning
- Management development, including a Chief Executive's course at INSEAD; marketing strategy
- Trustee skills audit.
Key achievements 2010/11:
- Leap is recognised as the UK's leader in conflict resolution with young people
- Leap launched the Leap Academy, to provide youth and conflict qualifications up to foundation degree. Leeds Metropolitan University is the academic partner, and will accredit qualifications
- Leap was named Overall Winner at the Charity Awards 2009, for overall excellence in charity management. Leap also won the award in the Children and Youth category.
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Read how Leap helped
seventeen-year-old, homeless Yasmin turn her life around.
| Year prior to Impetus investment 2004 |
Latest year end draft 2009 | |
| Income (in millions) | £0.55 | £2.01 |
| No. of young people reached directly | 2,000 | 7,165 |
| No. of adults trained | 250 | 1,900 |
| No. of young people reached indirectly | 6,000 | N/A |
All figures as of Leap's 2008/09 year end.
Leap is part of the Impetus Economic Disadvantage Portfolio.
As an organisation, we’re on a different planet now than we were at the beginning of this relationship.
Jenny Rogers
Chief Executive (former), Leap Confronting Conflict