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What we do

We are committed to working to engineer a better world and through the work of the Futures Fund, we raise money to inspire the next generation of engineers and technicians, supporting them to reach their full potential so they can help find solutions to our biggest global challenges.

Donations play an important role in funding our work to help more young people experience engineering and receive support to pursue a career in the sector.

How we help people

We create the spark to ignite a future passion

Go to IET FIRST® LEGO® League

We award and support aspiring engineers to reach their full potential

Go to Future Talent Awards

We enable young people to experience real-world engineering challenges

Go to Faraday Challenge Days

Our impact

IET Annual Report

Our annual report and accounts give information on the organisation’s achievements over the past year.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/about/governance/annual-reports/

Impact Report

Our Impact Report spotlights how your donations are taking the fantastic work of our Education and Awards teams and programmes to an even wider audience, helping to make a tangible difference to the engineers of the future.

Go to Impact report

Support the next generation

The Futures Fund raises money to support the next generation of engineers, to find solutions to our most pressing problems.

A donation can be translated into a meaningful difference, no matter how big or small.

How we're making a difference

Frequently asked questions

A selection of FAQs about donating to the Futures Fund.

Read our Donations FAQs Read our Philanthropy FAQs

We can’t do what we do without great partnerships

"With the UK facing a shortfall of new engineers, it is paramount we continue to give young people the opportunity to experience engineering in a fun and engaging way and inspire them to consider engineering as a career."

Amit Kotecha
Senior Campaigns Manager, Network Rail

Go to Because donations are an investment in our future talent pipeline

Software company Sage, through the Sage Foundation, provides funding for teams to take part in FIRST® LEGO® League. Many of the schools are from disadvantaged areas and the support from Sage has been vital in allowing them to take part "...seeing how much the budding roboteers get out of it is why we continue to support the programme."

Lindsay Phillips
Executive Vice President, Sage

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CSR partnerships

Interested in finding out more about partnering with the IET? We can help you create real impact through a partnership with us which aligns with your goals.

Find out more about partnerships

Futures Fund

Investing in the future of engineering. Your donations make a difference - today, tomorrow and long into the future.

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