This is the presentation delivered by Luke Lancaster, CEO of Young Pioneers, to an audience of delegates from across the ESU international network. It was delivered in Istanbul as part of the ESU's World Members' Conference 2012

1. Tomorrow’s Leaders
Empowering young people to lead change
Luke Lancaster
CEO & Founder Young Pioneers
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2. Identifying, enabling &
developing everyday young
people to overcome adversity
and become Tomorrow’s
Leaders
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3. My Story
 Bullied at school
 To show that it’s Cool to Care
 No Skills
 Global Foundation
We encourage active youth
participation so young people can
help shape society, take responsibility
for their own future and become
positive role models
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4. What we do
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5. What is a Young Pioneer ?
A Young Pioneers is a young person who leads the way,
takes the first step to get things going and makes a positive
difference to the lives of others. A Young Pioneer teaches
and trains other young people, passing on their skills to
enable others with an “I can do approach life” thereby
demonstrating that it is “Cool to Care”.
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6. We must beware of trying to build a society in which
nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official,
a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no
privileges.
Sir Winston Churchill, Radio broadcast, London, March 21, 1943
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7. Unloved, Unhappy & Out of Control
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8. The Youth without a Future
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9. Key Facts
 Global youth unemployment 12.7% (75 million)
 Young people are 3 times more likely to be unemployed than an adult
 Spain 52% unemployment
 “Vast majority have given up looking for work” UN Labour Office
 UK – A 16yr old leaving care only has £1.50 per day for food
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11. The Challenge
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12. Listen
Encourage Believe
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference
Sir Winston Churchill
It’s hard being a
child in an adult
World
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13. Charity CEO
Prime Minister CEO
Volunteer
Minister Manager
Local MP Supervisor
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14. Tomorrow’s Leaders
English Language Leadership Skills
Effective Values
Passion Enterprise Skills
Communication
Courage
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15. CMI Survey: Tomorrow’s Leaders
 Failures in the education system are damaging economic performance
 (We are teaching the wrong things)
82%
81%
65%
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16. CMI Survey: Tomorrow’s Leaders
 With rising youth unemployment figures highlighting the difficulties faced by
young people in finding work, …pick the three factors which have the biggest
impact on your decision-making when recruiting young people.
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17. CMI Survey: Tomorrow’s Leaders
 What problems do you associate with young people
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18. CMI Survey: Tomorrow’s Leaders
 What skills should young people have when they start work
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19. Key Skills you need to develop
Public
Speaking
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20. How are we brining this together
 Global Tomorrow’s Leaders Passport
 Hard Skill Development (teacher resources and student pack)
 Fundraising for a Global Foundation
 Global Leadership Scholarships
 www.force4good.academia.co.uk
 Partnering
 Sponsorship
 Promotion of a common message
 Skill Development
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21. Tomorrow’s Leaders Passport
1 How to identify a Cause or Charity in your community
2 How to identify and target the beneficiaries who need help
3 How to produce a project plan and task list
4 How to make a promotional video for their cause and upload it online
5 How to elicit strong emotions that will drive change from a single photograph
6 How to Fundraise and Take Action (Participants then raise funds for the cause)
7 How to lead a Team
8 How to manage and distribute the funds you raise
9 How to produce an impact report on how and where the funds were used
10 Present and inspire others about your cause and the beneficiaries of your action
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22. To Create Change
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23. How can you develop the right skills
English Language Leadership Skills
Effective Values
Passion Enterprise Skills
Communication
Courage
“English is not only the language of politics, diplomacy and finance,
of international business and travel: it is also – and most important
of all – the language of values”
Margaret Thatcher
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24. It’s Cool to Care
Emai CEO@youngpioneers.org
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Web www.ypcharity.org
@yp_charity
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