Online Resources: Changing the Face of Giving: An Assessment of Youth Philanthropy http://www.irvine.org/news/newsletter/children_1.htm Commissioned by the James Irvine Foundation and written by the Youth Leadership Institute, this excellent study examines youth philanthropy as it is currently practiced and recommends future directions for the field. Youth philanthropy programs can be powerful tools for both youth development and community building, the report observes. With most youth philanthropists still drawn from traditional groups (59% white, 55% with family incomes over $60,000/year), the study also urges funders to reach out to new populations of young people and offers strategies for doing so. Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing http://www.fcyo.org Established in 2000, the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is a collective of national, regional, and local foundations and youth organizing practitioners dedicated to advancing youth organizing as a strategy for youth development and social change. Its goals include increasing the level of funding for youth organizing groups, helping these groups become stable and sustainable organizations, and increasing the awareness and understanding of youth organizing among funders and community organizations. Council on Michigan Foundations: Learning to Give http://www.learningtogive.org/ How do we engage children in civic life? How do we harness youthful idealism and combat growing cynicism? How do we teach caring about others, particularly those less fortunate? What is missing from our courses in government, history, economics, sociology, psychology, and philosophy that results in young adults without understanding or passion for the noble ideas of their society? With these questions as starting points, Learning to Give has evolved into a comprehensive K-12 program for transmitting the philanthropic tradition to the next generation. Minnesota Toolkit for Giving http://www.minnesotagiving.org/resources/youth.htm Included here is 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 publications. The Baltimore Giving Project www.baltimoregivingproject.org/info-url2355/info-url_list.htm?section= Youth%20in%20Philanthropy The Baltimore Giving Project promotes philanthropic giving in the greater Baltimore area, with a special eye to creating new programs and charitable resources. The “Youth in Philanthropy” section of its website 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. Also see Complete text of the Alex Tom interview >> Back to Youth Philanthropy main page