OVO Foundation: Climate Changers
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Education and learning
environment
Natural environment and climate
Recycling and waste management
Sustainable development
Sustainable energy
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
England
Fermanagh and Omagh
Great Britain
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Overview
Theory of Change
They use their theory of change as a foundation to guide their decision-making and inform which charities they partner with and which projects they fund.
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Who they fund
They fund charity partners who run projects that connect young people with the climate throughout the UK.
- Research
- They support crucial research on climate education and youth climate action.
- Advocate
- They collaborate with young activists, sector peers, and policymakers to drive long-term transformative change in climate education and youth climate action.
- They collaborate with young activists, sector peers, and policymakers to drive long-term transformative change in climate education and youth climate action.
Finding charity partners
When they’re looking for new partners, they put out a call for inspiring project ideas. And choose to support the projects that’ll have the biggest impact.
They’ve committed more than £2m to these life-changing projects since 2020, thanks to OVO customer donations.
Their 3 funding principles
- Our goals must be achievable
- They want to make sure their customers’ donations make a real difference. To be sure of this, they clearly define the projects’ goals from the start, and make a careful plan of how to get there.
- Our progress must be measurable
- They always measure the impact of their work. By tracking how their projects are getting on, they can be sure they’re making a real difference to people’s lives.
- Our projects must have potential
- They only fund projects with potential to grow – and truly make a difference far and wide. Their aim is to achieve in months what might’ve taken years without funding.