A glimpse of hope when it was needed most

01 The burning platform

2020-2021 have been tough years for young people in the UK. Youth unemployment (16-24 year olds) saw the sharpest rise in over 29 years leaving many young people despondent, with huge student debt and little to no prospects of a career. Brightful’s founder Richard Coope wanted to do something positive that would help young people in Hampshire and so, Winchester Creatives CIC was born.

Winchester Creatives logo

03 What the Brightful team delivered:

Brand and campaign development
Crowdfunding campaign
Website and social media marketing
Mentor/mentee matching programme
Online platform with employability training
Positive local and national PR
Video production and online events
Mentees worked on real client projects
Positive feedback from mentees (96% NPS)

It's time to Mind The__ Gap

04 The impact

BIMA10 FINALIST

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UNEMPLOYED CREATIVES HELPED TO FIND JOBS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY

£18,500

SELF-RAISED IN FUNDING

72%

REDUCTION IN HOPELESSNESS THAT YOUNG CREATIVES WERE FEELING

67%

REDUCTION IN THEIR FEELINGS OF JOB DESPAIR

63%

REDUCTION IN THEIR FEELINGS OF ISOLATION

62%

INCREASE IN THEIR FEELINGS OF CONFIDENCE

£7.25

SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR EVERY £1 INVESTED

26 Winchester Creatives Mentee

“The effort Dan and Richard have put into making this platform and to involve everyone is just brilliant”

Rishabh Sharma

27 Winchester Creatives Mentee

“I think there's real potential for a real movement where young creatives will be given a chance.”

Sandy Matta

28 Winchester Creatives Mentee

“From offering courses to virtual meetings with inspiring industry professionals it seems like Winchester Creatives are able to strike the exact right note every single time.”

Cain Mackenzie-Yapa

29 Winchester Creatives Mentee

“I am so grateful there's such an amazing group of people who generally want to help younger generations from just the goodness of their heart.”

Gabriele Daubaryte

30 Casella Family Brands

“What a fantastic, and might I say well-deserved achievement to all at Winchester Creatives! We at Casella Family Brands (Europe) really enjoyed working with this young creative talent on this initiative. They did some fantastic creative work for an important NPD wine launch which we are using now...see www.pepperboxwines.com”

Kevin Chinn

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