This initiative was launched in September 2003 in London, hosted by the Environment Council, and by March 2004 it had obtained its first funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
In June 2005, it stopped being hosted by the Environment Council and became an independent organisation, with Geoff Mulgan as its first chair and Richard Wilson as its first director.
[6] Its mission statement is "to develop, support, and campaign for new ways of involving people in the decisions that affect their lives.
[8] Involve has worked with a wide range of partners, most recently the Cabinet Office, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and NHS England.
Other trustees are Claire Ainsley, Paul Braithwaite, Andrew Cave, Dr. Temidayo Eseonu, Delaweh Hamelo-Mensah, Kathryn Jones, Sharon Squires, and Dr. Hannah White.