THE BANG MODEL

BANG brings together place, relationships, opportunity, enterprise and evidence to create change that lasts beyond a single programme.

How It Works

• Begin with young people and place — understand local knowledge, priorities and realities.
• Recognise strengths and assets — build on talent, relationships, culture and community leadership.
• Create meaningful roles — young people research, organise, facilitate, create, evaluate and decide.
• Connect people and resources — bring community & lived experience, partners, networks, work, enterprise and investment around shared goals.
• Build connected pathways — link programmes to further learning, placements, mentoring, employment, enterprise and leadership.
• Generate evidence — measure what changes and use learning to improve delivery.
• Influence the wider system — use youth leadership and evidence to shape services, partnerships and investment. Share best practice.

What Makes Systems Change

The objective is not only a successful project. It is to change the conditions around young people so that leadership, opportunity and participation become more normal, connected, and sustainable.

The Ecosystem Makes It Possible

BANG Edutainment develops place-based youth leadership.

STACKS connects leadership to financial capability and enterprise.

BANG Homes connects development to housing and stability.

BANG Worldwide turns learning into research, consultancy and wider application.