O2 Think Big - Youth Partners

What is a youth partner

O2 Think Big Youth Partners can be local or national organisations, as long as they are working with and representing young people in the UK. However, we do ask that you work with young people that are harder to reach and less likely to hear about the programme any other way.

We want to make sure that Think Big is open to all young people. That’s why we allocate projects to young people who join the programme through a youth organisation. By joining Think Big you’ll be putting money directly into the hands of the young people you’re already working with.

Apply to become a youth partner

If you are interested in finding out more please email partners@o2thinkbig.co.uk, one of our team will get in touch. If you have read enough and you wanted to apply, complete your application. Once you have submitted your application one of the team will review it and be in touch.

Youth Partner 2012 application

Why become a youth partner

When you join O2 Think Big, you'll be helping your young people to take a leading role in their local community. You'll become part of a national movement that spreads the word about young people's achievements.

Here's what you'll get:

An allocation of guaranteed project awards for your young people's projects
The O2 Think Big Quality Mark certificate
Dedicated support from a member of staff from the Think Big Team
Access to teams of O2 volunteers to help your organisation
Listing on the O2 Think Big website as one of our great youth partners
The opportunity to network with other youth partners
Promotional materials for O2 Think Big
Opportunities to win O2 phones, broadband, tickets for O2 events and other goodies
Use of the O2 Think Big Quality Mark branding, and guidance to help you use it

What a Youth Partner can expect

We’ll work hard to support the Youth Partner and develop the relationship they have with the O2 Think Big programme and other youth partners. We’ll aim to ensure that the processes work and are efficient to make engagement in the programme a positive experience.

The aim is to have:

Prompt turnaround for project approvals
Prompt turnaround for the money cards, welcome packs and other incentives
Clear and friendly communication to young people, support workers and Youth Partner
Queries dealt with promptly
Youth Partners feeling like they are a part of a network, encouraged to information share and celebrate successes through meetings, events and regular newsletters
Sufficient notice for any requests that are made to them for attendance or contribution to the programme or network
Updates of their projects
Annual visits from O2 Think Big team, including attending celebrations