Publications

We conduct research into education and employment to influence policy and decision-makers so that every young person can succeed, whatever their background.

Our research covers issues such as GCSE results, university access and youth unemployment and draws on the experiences of our charities.

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Standing firm in power and pride: transforming philanthropy to unlock opportunity

Impetus' Director of Philanthropy, Harbi Jama, describes his personal journey from a refugee child to a leader in philanthropy in a blog for Black History Month 2025, exploring philanthropy’s role in unlocking transformational change and opportunity.

October 2025

Black History Month: Why it’s important for Impetus

Why celebrating Black History Month is crucial to Impetus’ mission - and how three strands of our race equity work aim to empower Black leaders and organisations.

October 2025

New Impetus study reveals the deep inequalities holding back young people’s job prospects

Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, with low qualifications and special educational needs are more than three times as likely to be out of work, our new groundbreaking study reveals

May 2025

Impetus Leadership Academy celebrates success of its third cohort

Celebrating the graduation of the Impetus Leadership Academy's third cohort

October 2024

From non-racism to anti-racism: leading an anti-racist organisation

An Impetus Leadership Academy event on why it is not good enough to be merely ‘non-racist’ and how leaders can effectively embed anti-racism in their work.

July 2024

Disrupting the status quo – how can we embed race equity in grant making?

How to ensure that black and minoritised leaders can unlock funding that has historically been difficult for them to access.

September 2022

We have officially launched!

After months of preparation, we were delighted to welcome the first cohort of the Impetus Leadership Academy (ILA) to our central London offices for the programme’s kick off session.

November 2021

Using our expertise to change the sector

Sherine Mahmoud, Senior Investment Director at Impetus, on why the Impetus Leadership Academy is such an important, and timely, initiative.

July 2021

Impetus Leadership Academy: building diversity in the UK youth sector

The Impetus Leadership Academy combines management training, personal development and corporate mentorship from Bank of America staff to accelerate professional development of emerging charity leaders from minority ethnic backgrounds

July 2021

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