YouTube Missions

National Citizen Service (NCS) Developers are volunteers aged 16 to 24-years-old who are committed to leading their peers in social action in their community. The Developers represent Catch22 NCS and help design, lead and evaluate the programme.

Trained by our partners, Young Advisors, they are key decision makers who work with a range of national organisations and make sure that NCS is designed by young people, for young people.

This year we'll be supporting our NCS Developers through YouTube Missions! Every couple of weeks we'll be uploading a new video mission detailing how NCS Developers and Ambassadors can support their project. They'll focus on themes such as planning fundraising, supporting recruitment, or how to get your community involved.

Each YouTube Mission will come with a support pack full of tips and ideas too.

You don't have to be an NCS Developer to get started on this - if you've got a local NCS project that you'd like to help then get in touch with them - these missions should come in handy!
 

Mission 1: what are YouTube missions?

Mission one is an introduction to YouTube missions.

Mission 2: Get Connected!

Our second mission is about getting connected with everything that's going on around NCS this summer. The video will give you three easy steps on how to get started, plus the support pack below is full of ideas for mission extras.

Download the support pack (PDF)

Mission 3: Promote your NCS!

This mission will help you find ways to promote NCS across your community and beyond.

 
Download the support pack (PDF)

Mission 4: The Big Lunch

Our fourth mission is one given to us by our friends at The Big Lunch. By completing this mission, you'll be able to raise awareness, funds, and a party atmosphere towards your NCS experience.

Download the support pack (PDF).

Mission 5: Fundraising

Our fifth mission is to help you fundraise for your NCS project while raising awareness of NCS within your community!

Download the support pack (PDF).

Download the tool kit (PDF).

Mission 6: Make the News

YouTube Mission six takes a look at what you can do to encourage media organisations to take notice of the great work you'll be doing this summer using advice given to us by our colleagues at the BBC Connect and Create Programme.  

Download the support pack (PDF). 

Mission 7: NCS and London 2012 Olympics

YouTube Mission 7 features British Olympian triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards! Jonathon gives you ideas on how you can use the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a launchpad to a summer of social action with NCS. There are also prizes for teams who submit the very best ideas!

Download the support pack (PDF).