Our Strategy and Learning

We believe that Every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive and be the best they can be. At BBC Children in Need we act where the need is greatest. Our ambition is to create lasting, positive change across the UK for the children and young people who need us most. Together with the BBC and our partners, we aim to inspire the nation in support of our work.

In Autumn 2024, we agreed to extend our Grantmaking strategy to 2026. To read more, click here.

It contains our four funding principles:

We share power with Children and Young People, recognising they are best placed to shape our work.
We act flexibly, ensuring our funding and processes are responsive, accessible, and user friendly.
We use our voice, leveraging our position and assets to build awareness and empathy.
We build purposeful partnerships to enact change and work within communities.

In the near future, we will publish more information about how we will align our broad-based work across the UK with new strategic themes and priorities.

To read more about our new Grant Strategy for 2022-2025, please click one of the links below. Here you will find both the full grant strategy document, as well as a version designed by children and young people, highlighting our principles, impact and funding model.

Our learning

Two children play sport- one is in a wheelchair and one is using a walking frame

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Useful Links: Children & Young People's issues

At BBC Children in Need, we advise our Grant Applicants to conduct thorough research before applying – and these organisations are the best place to start.

Autism
www.nas.org.uk
www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk

Bereavement
www.winstonswish.org.uk
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk

Bullying
www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

Child Poverty
www.endchildpoverty.org.uk

Child Abuse and Protection
www.nspcc.org.uk

Child Protection (Scotland)
www.children1st.org.uk

Disability
www.scope.org.uk

Domestic Violence
www.refuge.org.uk
https://www.womensaid.org.uk

Drug Abuse
www.talktofrank.com

Helpline
www.childline.org.uk

Homelessness
www.centrepoint.org.uk
www.shelter.org.uk

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk (Scotland)
https://www.youngstonewall.org.uk

Learning Disability
www.mencap.org.uk

Life-Limiting and Threatening Conditions
https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Mental Health
www.youngminds.org.uk

Mobility Disabled
www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

Refugee and Asylum Seeking
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk

Sensory Impairment
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/ (hearing impaired)
www.rbcs.org.uk (visually-impaired)
http://www.rnib.org.uk

Young Carers
https://carers.org

Youth Offending
https://yjresourcehub.uk

Useful Links: Other helpful organisations

At BBC Children in Need, we advise our Grant Applicants to conduct thorough research before applying – and these organisations are the best place to start.

Access Northern Ireland
www.accessni.gov.uk

British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
www.bacp.co.uk

Charity Commission
www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/

Children’s Commissioner for England
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

Children’s Commissioner for Scotland
www.sccyp.org.uk

Children’s Commissioner for Wales
www.childcomwales.org.uk

Children’s Commissioner for Northern Ireland
www.niccy.org/

Disclosure and Barring Service
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

Disclosure Scotland
www.mygov.scot/disclosure-types/

Information on internet safety
www.kidsmart.org.uk

Every Disabled Child Matters (England & Wales)
www.edcm.org.uk