Newsletter | February 2024
2-3 Degrees
We inspire and equip young people with the power to make positive decisions through our talks, workshops and programmes.
February saw?RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY?so let's kick off with how you can make a real difference to the young people in your organisation.
7 YEARS?AND COUNTING...?
2016 - GETTING STARTED
Carl Konadu and Azzees Minott cofound 2-3 Degrees as a social enterprise they want to use to inspire the "Forgotten Middle" throughout the UK
2017 - MAKING RIPPLES
We deliver our first ever Personal Development?Programme at Charter School, East Dulwich
2018 - MAKING WAVES
We win a Beyond Good Business award and are commissioned by Young Westminster Foundation to pilot the Mastering My Future Programme, which is still going strong!?
2019 - GROWING UP
We are commissioned to deliver the Headstart Action Programme in Camden and Southwark
2020 - KEEPING PACE
During the pandemic, we deliver online workshops to over 500 young people, resulting in a British Empire Model Award for cofounder Carl Konadu BEM . We also deliver our first ever Youth Voice Programme in partnership with Grosvenor.
2021 - BUILDING ON SUCCESS
Our Redesign Camden Programme is launched in partnership with Landsec, making a real-world impact on the built environment of the Borough for its young people?
2022 - COMING OF AGE
We employ our 10th staff member and launch 2 flagship Programmes: Ready Steady Connect! in partnership with Spark! and the Earls Court Future Programme alongside the Earls Court Development Company. We also take on our first Social Investment with Sumerian.
2023 - REAL INVESTMENT
We become Knightsbridge Business Improvement District's Social Impact Partner of the Year and are selected for the NatWest SE100 Social Impact Award in partnership with Sumerian. We're also granted flexible capital as part of the $20m Salesforce Catalyst Fund.?
2024 - WE'RE JUST BEGINNING!
The year may be young, but we have already reached over 100 young people throughout London with our Workshops and Programmes alongside prestigious partners like The Crown Estate, GPE and British Land
WE TURN 8 NEXT MONTH
Be sure to come back next month to join in the birthday celebrations!?
Find out how you can benefit from our award-winning Workshops and exclusive range of Programmes by dropping us a line.
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WHAT ARE WE UP TO IN MARCH?
Here's just some of the good stuff we're getting up to next month...
GREEN CAREERS WEEK 4 - 8 MARCH
Be sure to follow along on our social accounts as we champion green careers in honour of Green Careers Week during the first week of March. You can find links to all of our accounts via the icons in the footer below.?
RSC CELEBRATION EVENT TUE 5 MARCH
We'll be inviting young people who have participated in our Ready Steady Connect! Programme to join us for an evening of celebrations, awards and prize-giving!?
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FRI 8 MARCH
To mark International Women's Day our COO, Azzees Minott , will be writing a special piece to be featured in our March Newsletter.?
THE CROWN ESTATE YOUTH PANEL FROM THU 14 MARCH
We continue our groundbreaking work in partnership with The Crown Estate to assemble a panel of young people across Westminster, and its neighbouring boroughs, to build professional development skills whilst sharing their unique perspectives on upcoming projects in their built environment.?
INTERESTED? WHY NOT COME ALONG TO ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS TO SEE WHAT WE DO FIRST-HAND
OUTWARD LOOK WHAT'S GOING ON
OUR PARTNER, UK YOUTH, CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN YOUTH SERVICES
UK Youth has renewed calls for increased investment in youth services following a damning new report.?
The?YMCA’s newly published?On The Ropes report reveals a 3 per cent funding increase on youth services year-on-year – but overall cuts of 70 per cent since 2010-11.?
The report reveals: “Youth services have been on the ropes for years, leaving young people without the support they need to stand a chance."
TURN OVER A NEW LEAF READ A BOOK
LEADERSHIP IS LANGUAGE
L. DAVID MARQUET
The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't
In?Leadership Is Language, former US Navy captain L. David Marquet offers a radical playbook to empower your people and put your team on a path to continuous improvement. The framework will help you achieve the right balance between deliberation and action, and take bold risks without endangering your mission.