Getting Started How Foundations Are Engaging Younger Generations - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Getting Started » How Foundations Are Engaging Younger Generations » What is Youth Voice and Choice » Defining Age Groups in Next-Gen Philanthropy » Ways Foundations are Engaging Next-Gen

Defining Next-Gen Philanthropy » Involving young children and pre-teens in philanthropy » Involving teens in philanthropy » Involving young adults in philanthropy

Ways Foundations Are Engaging Next-Gen » School-based Presentations and Grantmaking » Teen Councils » Internship Opportunities » Funding and Partnerships with Community Organizations » Donor-Advised Funds

Eric Hessel » Personal Experience as a Youth Philanthropists » How Did It Feel to Be Involved in my Community

Hendricks County’s Youth Engagement » Hendricks County’s Vibrant and Giving Community Plan » Think Differently About Youth Philanthropy » Connecting Younger Generations to Community Orgs

Margarita White » What is P.U.L.S.E. » Mission: “to broaden Noble County’s horizons of education and service through philanthropy.”

Through their involvement, P.U.L.S.E. youth pod members garner a variety of insights. » Increased leadership skills » An appreciation for their community and understand their personal power » Develop a strong base in philanthropy and community service » Learn to be philanthropic with their time, talent and treasure » Better understand themselves and what they have to offer their community » Learn how they can best contribute to the success of their Pod as a whole

Youth Pods » Policies » Challenges

Adult Navigators » You Need Good Mentors to Help Guide Youth

Community Benefits

Top Five Things You Didn’t Know About P.U.L.S.E. » Senior Prom and Little Phil

Teens on Boards » 19 th Year Completed; 241 youth participants » Train Teens and Step Back » Let Teen Work Directly with Nonprofit » Seen as a Volunteer Board-Member » Serve in an Advisory Capacity, » Youth Voice Their Experience » Evaluate at End of Year-Long Opportunity

Teens on Boards Insights » Increased leadership skills: public speaking, decision- making, problem solving » An appreciation for their community through an advisory role » Overview of Robert’s Rules of Orders

Teens on Boards » Intermediate Goals » Provide teens with an opportunity to manage and govern a non-profit » Demonstrate the value of youth to their community and work alongside adults » Demonstrate the value of youth perspective to organizational needs » Long-Term Goals » Inspire teens to be involved in philanthropy » Supply youth with examples of community philanthropy and involvement

Teens on Boards Participating Organizations » ARC of Noble County/Foundations » Lighthouse Ministry Daycare » The Central Noble Food Pantry » Ligonier Marshmallow Festival, Inc. » Cole Center Family YMCA » Noble County Park Board » Drug Free Noble County » Ruth Stultz Preschool » Humane Shelter of Noble County » S.T.A.R. Team » Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana » United Way of Noble County » Kendallville Public Library » Community Foundation of Noble County Grants Committee » Kendallville Daycare Center » Common Grace, Inc. » Kendallville Redevelopment Corp » G. Martin Kenney Grants Committee » Life and Family Services

What’s Next? » Broadening Youth Philanthropy in Your Community » How can you engage the next-gen through your organizations?