Involve · Youth-led funding

From Beneficiary to Active Agent: How Youth-Led Grantmaking Benefits Young People, Their Communities, and the Philanthropic Sector

Sheryl Seller, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Brandeis University · Evidence review

Brief on youth philanthropy programmes in the United States, in which young people, mostly teenagers, are given money and mentoring to make grants. Draws on interviews and focus groups with 12 teenage grant-makers and 10 adult facilitators and mentors. Sets out reported benefits, warns that poorly designed programmes shut out low-income and minority young people, and recommends paying young people, covering travel and meals, and giving them real decision-making power.

Section

Youth-led funding

Format

PDF

Access

Open access

Link

heller.brandeis.edu