Youth voice, youth involvement, youth participation, youth-centered programs,
community youth development, meaningful youth engagement, youth civic engagement,
child-friendly communities... Each of these titles are meant to summarize initiatives that
are active, empowering, and democratic experiences
for young people as they create change in their own lives, as
well as the lives of others in the organizations, institutions,
and communities they belong to.
Point to Ponder:
standing or speaking for children, we need to stand with
children speaking for themselves. We don't need a political
movement for children... [we need to] build environments and
policies for our collective future." - Sandra Meucci
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in Giving: The KIDS Plus: Youth in Philanthropy Program - By
Minnesota Grantmakers. From Explore How to Improve Youth Giving
Through Youth Philanthropy.
the Streets to the Boardroom: A Young Philanthropist Talks About
Youth Organizing and Leadership
Practices in Youth Philanthropy - By
Pam Garza and Pam Stevens for the Coalition of Community
Foundations for Youth.
Philanthropy in Schools - The Council
of Michigan Foundations. This is a comprehensive set of
curriculum lessons, units and materials for teaching
philanthropy from kindergarten through high school.
the Dollars Matter: Young Philanthropists Take Up the Business
of Change - By What Kids Can Do.
Toolkit for Giving - A compendium of
publications, tools, and organizational links covering four
areas: teaching philanthropy in schools, youth volunteering and
community service, youth as funders, and youth philanthropy
in Philanthropy - By Baltimore Giving
Project. This publication includes research on youth
involvement in giving and service; lessons, activities, and
resources for teaching youth philanthropy, and information on
Baltimore’s “Youth as Resources” program.
With Generation Y: Sensing a Big Opportunity, Many Charities
Look for Ways to Entice the Newest Wave of Potential Donors
- By Elizabeth Greene. Sensing a big opportunity, many charities
look for ways to entice the newest wave of potential givers.
While many nonprofit organizations discount Generation Y as
being too young to make a dent in their coffers, others see a
Youth Movement: Children and Teenagers Take on Nonprofit
Leadership Roles - By Domenica Marchetti. Teenagers are
becoming vital players in the nonprofit world by starting their
own charities, sitting on grant-making boards, raising money,
volunteering, and leading efforts to solve problems in their
neighborhoods, schools and beyond.
the Face of Giving: An Assessment of Youth Philanthropy - By
Matt Rosen. This study, commissioned by the James Irvine
Foundation and written by the Youth Leadership Institute,
examines youth philanthropy as it currently is practiced and
recommends future directions for the field.
Senior and Peers Are a Growing Force for Philanthropy - By
Debra E. Blum. Charities are beginning to look to the younger
generation of teenagers as a vital force in the philanthropic
world as emerging programs in philanthropy around the country
seek to get young people more involved—as decision makers, fund
raisers or key volunteers.
and Philanthropic: Students at a Florida High School Raise Money
and Distribute Grants at Community Foundation They Run - By
Susan Gray. Students at Pine Crest School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
are involved in what is believed to be the first community
foundation founded and run by teenagers. Established in 1994,
the Pine Crest Community Foundation is like any community
foundation: Its leaders raise money and use it to make grants to
local charities. Through this foundation, the teens are not only
learning about philanthropy, but they also are getting the
experience of participating first-hand in the joys of giving.
Service Fuels Charity: Adults Give More Time and Money If They
Volunteered as Youngsters, Report Says - By Philanthropy
Journal. As stated in a report by Independent Sector and Youth
Service America, youth is a driving force in American
philanthropy. Americans who volunteer when young are more
generous adult donors and volunteers than are those who don’t
volunteer when young.