Ashley Deutser has always felt passionate about empowering youth. Two years ago when Youth Philanthropy Connect partnered with the Greater Houston Community Foundation for its Southwest Gathering, Deutser was part of a group of youth philanthropists from Houston who helped planned the conference. She has since planned several youth events with the Greater Houston Community [...]
As a junior in high school, Alexis Elder didn’t understand what the word “philanthropy” meant. Now a sophomore at the University of North Carolina, a member of Youth Philanthropy Connect’s Leadership Team, alumnus of Youth in Philanthropy, and a recent intern at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, Elder has an expert understanding of what “philanthropy” [...]
Thank you to NCFP for allowing us to share this post from its blog. …and down they forgot as up they grew. - e.e. cummings The need is serious. We haven’t solved it yet, which means we need to solve it now and every tomorrow, which will forever become today. The latest headlines in The [...]
Raquel Barajas posed the question: “You know how people become afraid of things that aren’t similar to them so that causes a lot of anger and aggression?” The youth philanthropist from San Francisco plans on changing this cultural flaw plaguing public schools, which leads to widespread bullying and discrimination. She has already started the great [...]
“Why not take the opportunity?” That is what Dhruv Patel asked himself when a family member asked him to get engaged with the Youth Philanthropy Connect’s (YPC) Leadership Team. An 8th grader at Fairmont Private School, Patel has been a member of the Tarsadia Foundation’s Youth Board since 2009. The Tarsadia Foundation was established in 1999 [...]
Teen Philanthropy Cafe: We recently released the first reader of a series as a part of our partnership with Exponent Philanthropy. The rest of the series will be published soon. The readers introduce young people to strategic, thoughtful philanthropy, and inspire them towards giving with impact. Families and adults who work with youth can use [...]
Annie gave an interview with Philanthrogeek xChange on Youth Philanthropy Connect and our work in the field of youth philanthropy. Listen to the full interview! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z56-JFFKEo
On May 10, Youth Philanthropy Connect held a Gathering in Boston for families who are or want to engage children ages 8-21 in philanthropy. This interactive session highlighted Boston’s youth philanthropy work, as well as provided a unique opportunity for youth, families, and foundations in attendance to meet one another, share models of youth philanthropy, [...]
Annie and Alexis attended the Grantmakers For Effective Organizations (GEO) www.geofunders.org conference in Hollywood March 10-12. FCF is a member of GEO and enjoyed learning about evaluating networks like YPC, hearing about technology tools for collaboration, and exploring design thinking principles. Annie wrote a blog post about her experience with the GEO Ambassador program. Click [...]
On March 2, 2014, the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation welcomed Nancy Miller back as a trustee. Nancy has a rich history of work with Alan Fox and the Foundation over the years and brings a terrific strategic and innovative mind to our team! Welcome Nancy!
