“If I didn’t do The B!G Idea I’d still be on my own and not really talking to people. But now that I am I have a lot more friends and I’m enjoying it here.”
Latoya, Student, Kilkenny Youthreach
Think B!G Funding enables students from disadvantaged and mainstream backgrounds access the kind of game-changing learning that links industry to education, developed by internationally renowned experts.
“We need to change the way Ireland thinks, what we are doing is not working. Our young people are inheriting the world’s biggest ever challenges. Innovative interventions and radical collaboration are needed now more than ever, and what drives innovation? Creative Thinking. Cue The B!G Idea!”
Kim Mackenzie-Doyle, CEO, The B!G Idea
Why it's so needed
68%
of young people feel that they have experienced depression or anxiety and that they are stressed about their future.
100%
experience a decrease in levels of life satisfaction and optimism from 1st year to 6th year.
84%
of students from deprived areas don’t believe they have the skills to succeed in a professional career.
“They have completely changed their mindset and their goals. They now know they can have dreams”
Michelle Howard, Tutor, Tulamore CTC
What you can do
So far, we have supported over 10,000 students across the island of Ireland. We are looking for multi-year support to help us increase our impact on the ground and to help us scale sustainably.
Whatever your budget, we’ll work hard to deliver our multi-award winning programmes that create lasting change for young people and our country. Your investment will support FREE student places ensuring equitable access for all students.
Whether that means supporting 1 class or 50, this is about doing what we can to equip our young people with the skills they need to thrive and change our world.
€50K
Gifts free access for 200 young people like Katie, on a programme suited to their needs, including all learning materials right down to a pencil - leveling the playing field for all involved.
€75K
Gifts free access for 200 young people, like Luke, from Youthreach and CTC centres across Ireland, including specialised supports for the most disadvantaged young people from the most diverse backgrounds.
€100K
Transforms our organisation giving a much needed cash injection to invest in our ed-tech platform. This would allow us to innovatively scale to include even more young people when it matters most.
The B!G student impact over 4 years
100% of learned new skills
98% feel more confident
97% enjoyed learning
95% empowered to tackle challenges
94% valued mentors support
90% are motivated to help others
86% learned to work in a team
“The B!G Idea programme for me, comparing it through the years with different project-based learning, has been one of the more exceptional ones. This vehicle of The B!G Idea has been the perfect vehicle. I think it’s something that from the ground up needs to go to local politicians, it has to be up there. It’s very important”
Michael Bracken, Tullamore CTC Facilitator.
Support Young People
Think B!G Funding is about increasing young people’s confidence and social mobility, giving them the creative thinking skills they need to tackle the problems they face now. We bridge the gap between industry and education through our ed-tech platform and help students become considered thinkers and leaders of the future.
If you’d like a discussion to see if Think B!G Funding is the right initiative for you please email us and we would love to set you up with a call with Kim our CEO.
“I believe that the most important thing that we have learnt so far is that anyone can create any amount of change in this world, no matter how big or how small that change is, it will create some sort of impact on our planet”
Angelica, Student, Coláiste Bhríde