‘ Teenage Kicks ’ Entrepreneurship and Independence Engaging Youth… Siobhan Mullan.

‘Teenage Kicks’

Entrepreneurship and Independence

Engaging Youth…Siobhan Mullan

Overview...• Governance, governance &

more governance

• HA Board Profile – NI

• The Helm experience

• Volunteering

• A fresh approach

• The power of youth

• Conclusion

Governance

HA Board Profile (2010)

• Age Profile:

• 44% over 60 years old

• >10% under 40 years old

• Length of service:

• 33% > 10 years service

(courtesy of NIFHA)

The Helm experience

• London 2012 – the Legacy

• Board vacancies

• 0.5% 18-24 year olds

• Added value

Volunteering

Young Volunteers

A fresh approach

• be innovative & proactive

• squash the stereotype

• nurture and support

The power of youth

A youth led organisation with a

mission to represent and empower

young people throughout the UK

and around the world...

90,000 strong membership organisation with

the goal of building a generation wide movement to solve the climate crisis...

Funded by the Caribbean Development Bank

this youth forum gives young people the

opportunity to discuss and share their views on

social and economic issues that affect their

lives...

A Scottish Youth Parliament initiative to

pressurise the Scottish Government to

legislate for same sex marriage. A top priority

campaign for the Scottish Youth Parliament in

2011-12...

Credit Unions and Industrial &

Provident Societies Bill Policy Consultation

June 2013

& finally...

‘Teenage Kicks’

Entrepreneurship and Independence

Engaging Youth…Siobhan Mullan