18 to 35 http://www.18to35.org/index.html 18to35 is a nonpartisan policy organization with the mission of engaging young adults in policymaking and moving their issues and concerns to the forefront of policy debates. Notable Feature(s): Innovators Program: 18to35 is challenging a select group of "up-and-coming" and "already-there" young adults to think outside of traditional partisan and ideological boxes and develop new, creative, and effective solutions to policy issues that uniquely affect young adults. Contact Information: Jonathan Zaff, President and Co-Founder 416 7th St. NE Washington, D.C.   20002 U.S.A. Telephone: 202.543.0828   Email: jfzaff@18to35.org info@18to35.org Weaving in a Future Tense - a report from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Youth in Community/Youth in Citizenship http://www.wkkf.org/pubs/PhilVol/Pub555.pdf Building a Global Alliance for Youth Employment http://www.bystonline.org/asiansummit/speeches/allanlarsson.htm A collection of speeches from the Asian Summit on Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment - October 2003, New Delhi. SEED's Harvest - by Natalie Hopkinson http://www.changemakers.net/library/temp/washpost063004.cfm http://www.seedfoundation.com/ This June 2004 article in The Washington Post details the strategy and successes of the SEED organization and its founders, Raj Vinnakota and Eric Adler, who champion the present and future of underprivileged children in the District of Columbia. The idea is simple: Catch them right out of elementary school and move them into dormitories where you can teach them social and life skills. During the day, immerse them in an intensive college-preparatory curriculum comparable to elite boarding schools. Lavish them with the kind of emotional and financial support usually reserved for rich kids. Contact Information: The SEED Foundation 1712 Eye Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, D.C.   20006 U.S.A. Telephone: 202.785.4123   Fax: 202.785.4124 Email: seedfoundation@seedfoundation.com WireTap http://www.alternet.org/wiretapmag/ WireTap is the independent information source by and for socially conscious youth. It showcases investigative news articles, personal essays and opinions, artwork and activism resources that challenge stereotypes, inspire creativity, foster dialogue and give young people a voice in the media. The WireTap Web portal provides a new generation of writers, artists and activists a space to network, organize and mobilize. Notable Feature(s): Youth Network. Contact Information: WireTap c/o Independent Media Institute 77 Federal Street San Francisco, CA   94107 USA Telephone: 415.284.1420   Email: info@wiretapmag.org Y&E- The Magazine for Teen Entrepreneurs http://ye.entreworld.org/ http://www.emkf.org/ Notable Feature(s): Archived Y&E issues on legal and financial matters, marketing, summer ventures, and launch; Y&E Librar"E", the place to visit if you've wondered how entrepreneurs discover opportunities and develop ideas for creative business adventures to meet those opportunities; quizzes designed for young entrepreneurs; mentoring message; discussions. Contact Information: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO   64110-2046 USA Telephone: 816.932.1000   Young Social Entrepreneurs in Canada - by Sherrill Johnson http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/ccse/Sherrill%20Johnson%20case%20study%20(June%202nd,%202003)%20--%20Young%20SocialEntrepreneurs%20(final).doc This 2003 report was prepared for the Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the School of Business, University of Alberta. Notable Feature(s): Names, profiles, and contact information for six youth-led enterprises that served as research participants for the study. Adolescent Directory On-Line http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents,researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources for many topics of interest. ADOL is a collection of World-Wide-Web (WWW) documents that focus on the social and emotional growth and development needs of adolescents. Contact Information: Gary Ingersoll - Director Indiana University, Center for Adolescent Studies School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana   47405 USA Telephone: (812) 856-8113   At the Table Initiative: Youth Voices in Decision-Making http://www.atthetable.org/ http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/ Grounded in the conviction that institutions and communities benefit from the voices of young people, a growing national movement of youth and adults is working to secure a place for youth "at the table" where decisions are made that affect them. AttheTable.org is designed to provide resources and information about how to involve young people in decision-making. Hosted by the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, At the Table was formed to facilitate a coordinated, sustainable national youth participation movement. It works together with partners across the country to educate and inform about the value of youth participation as well as to prepare youth and adults to work together to create positive change. Notable Feature(s): Resources, training and tools for youth voice and involvement from leading organizations in the field; Youth Advocates discussions and workrooms where young people can upload and download their programs, ideas, handouts, articles, and information about their programs and initiatives; youth listservs about youth in decision-making, youth/adult partnerships, and youth civic engagement. Contact Information: AtTheTable.org Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 502 Takoma Park, MD   20912 USA Telephone: 301.270.1700   Fax: 301.270.5900 Email: info@atthetable.org Info@theinnovationcenter.org Be the Change - Youth in Action http://www.peacechild.org http://www.peacechild.org/bethechange/default.asp Be the Change is the first youth-led, Web-based international development program focusing entirely on projects developed and executed by young people aged 12 to 25. The program, conceived by millions of young people in over 120 countries, facilitates low-cost, youth-led community development projects around the world. It is an initiative of Peace Child International, which runs its programmes on a global scale that encompasses all regions of the world. Notable Feature(s): News. Contact Information: Peace Child International David Woollcombe The White House, 46, High Street Buntingford, Hertfordshire SG9 9AH UK Telephone: ++44 1763 271459   Fax: ++44 1763 274460 Email: contact@peacechild.org Campus Progress http://campusprogress.org/ http://cap.bluestatedigital.com/ Campus Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress, aims to strengthen progressive voices on college and university campuses nationwide; counter the growing influence of right-wing groups on campus; and empower new generations of progressive leaders. CampusProgress.org is a Web publication offering hard-hitting journalism, analysis, and multimedia on issues of the greatest concern to campuses; giving students the opportunity to be published nationally; and building a community of progressive students interested in issues and ideas. Campus Progress is primarily organizing around colleges and universities—where many young people are concentrated and easier to reach—but it intends its work to be accessible and useful to all young people. Notable Feature(s): Tools; Features; Five Minutes With...; Campus Progress publications receiving support. Contact Information: Campus Progress Center for American Progress 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC   20005 U.S.A. Email: campus@campusprogress.org editor@campusprogress.org Children's Express http://www.childrens-express.org/ CE's mission is to give young people the power and the means to express themselves publicly on vital issues that affect them, and in the process to raise their self-esteem and develop their potential. Children's Express is unique: a growing national news agency, and a charity, where young people aged 8-18 produce articles on issues that are important to them, but of interest to everyone. At CE, kids choose which stories they want to investigate, conduct research, prepare questions and lead discussions and interviews. They record everything onto tape. Tapes are converted into print and editors help turn them into the finished article. Children's Express already has newsrooms in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Belfast and Plymouth. Contact Information: Children's Express UK Headquarters Exmouth House 3-11 Pine Street London EC1R 0JH UK Telephone: 020 7833 2577   Fax: 020 7278 7722 Email: enquiries@childrensexpress.btinternet.com City Year http://www.cityyear.org/ Partnering with citizens of the community, City Year corps members work on the front lines of society to tackle our communities' most pressing needs. Providing over 1 million hours of service a year in our classrooms, community centers and public housing developments, City Year's young leaders change lives, transform communities, and build a stronger future. As an innovative school for civic skills, City Year requires corps members to register to vote, learn to file tax forms, be certified in First Aid/CPR, and obtain library cards. Spending 40 hours a week in diverse teams of ten, corps members achieve computer literacy, practice public speaking and effective communication, conflict resolution, decision making, evaluation and teamwork. Contact Information: City Year City Year National Headquarters 285 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor Boston, MA   02116 USA Telephone: 617.927.2500   Fax: 617.927.2510 Email: info@cityyear.org Council on International Educational Exchange http://www.ciee.org Dev-Zone http://www.dev-zone.org/index.html http://www.globaled.org.nz/ The Development Resource Centre (DRC) is a specialist information and education centre in Aotearoa New Zealand focused on development and global issues. The DRC's vision statement is "Change for a just world" and its mission is to "inform and educate people to empower them to take action to create a just world." Dev-Zone provides information services on development and global issues to NGOs, consultants, universities, community groups, Information Services, government departments, libraries, and businesses operating in the field of overseas aid and development. Dev-Zone has an extensive range of up-to-date electronic and hard copy resources, operates a public access library, manages a comprehensive web site on development issues, provides email updates on a variety of development topics, and draws on a range of expertise in development practice and education. The Global Education Centre (GEC) provides services to the formal and informal education sectors, and the community sector, on Global Education. GEC provides training and resources to teachers, teacher trainees, students, youth workers and community groups, and builds their capacity to include global awareness into their programmes. Through its Youth Advocate, GEC also works directly with young people, facilitating their participation in youth-led global youth work. Notable Feature(s): Community Youth Program, which views young people as key protagonists in developing solutions to the issues facing them; all activities are developed in partnership with young people who have an interest in global issues; the program centers around a participatory people-centred approach, which sees young people defining the priorities, methods and modes of delivery appropriate for young people. Contact Information: Dev-Zone (The Development Resource Centre) P.O. Box 12440 Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand Telephone: +64 4 472 9549   Fax: +64 4 496 9599 Email: info@dev-zone.org Directory of Selected Resources for Young Entrepreneurs http://www.celcee.edu/search/results.html?keywords=youth+programs Do Something http://www.dosomething.org Do Something was founded in 1993 by Andrew Shue and Michael Sanchez, childhood friends from New Jersey who wanted to make a difference. Do Something aims at fostering youth leadership, citizenship, and character by providing inspiration and opportunity to make a difference. This is done through programs like Do Something Days, which are eight days of action focused on community building, health, the environment, and Do Something Projects that are community change projects identified, designed, and executed by young people of Do Something registered schools. Community Coaches, trained according to a concept created and trademarked by Do Something, are mentors to these projects. Since 1996 Do Something has also presented the BRICK Awards to honor America's top young leaders in the areas of community building, health, and the environment. Each award includes a $5,000 higher education scholarship, a $5,000 grant for continued community work, pro bono services, and other support and recognition. For more information about the Brick Awards, email: brick@dosomething.org. Notable Feature(s): Notable Features: An occasional e-newsletter reporting on recent Do Something Days and inviting readers' ideas and energy; Build magazine will feature articles and photos of youth-led community change projects; opportunities to contribute articles by sending name, age, school, and article idea to build@dosomething.org. Contact Information: Do Something 24-32 Union Square East, 4th Floor South New York, NY   10003 USA Email: help@dosomething.org European Network of Innovative Schools http://www.en.eun.org/enis/set-enis.html European Schoolnet http://www.en.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/index.html Film About Despair in South Africa, and School That Offers Hope http://www.changemakers.net/library/temp/nyt070205.cfm This New York Times article tells the story of a documentary that was honored in May 2005 as best humanitarian film at the MountainFilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. It is a raw but inspiring journey into the lives of teenagers ravaged by abuse, crime and AIDS. All were recruited by Ashoka Fellow Jacqueline Maarohanye, a fiercely devoted teacher known as "Mama Jackey" who set up the school in 1999. Although some students board there, most come from their own schools around Johannesburg for after-hours and Saturday programs that combine academics, culture, sports, peer counseling, therapeutic dramatizations of the teenagers' own lives and outings to a maximum-security prison. Food Force - UN's World Food Programme video game to combat world hunger http://www.food-force.com/ http://www.wfp.org/english/ The Rome-based WFP is the world's largest humanitarian organization, helping to feed 113 million people in 80 countries in 2005. Capturing the mushrooming interest in video games (two million downloads in six months), this free game is an innovative way of engaging young people 8 to 13 in social issues, specifically here, solving the intractable problem of world hunger. Various levels of difficulty challenge children to tackle the issue and understand the complex factors that keep people malnourished and in poor health. Each game "mission" begins with a briefing by a Food Force character who explains the challenge, and ends by presenting follow-up actions and a report of how the WFP responds to actual food shortages. Notable Feature(s): Food Force is offered in many different languages; tools for teachers, including lesson plans for various grade levels. Contact Information: World Food Programme Via C.G.Viola 68 Parco dei Medici 00148 Rome Italy Telephone: +39-06-65131   Fax: +39-06-6513 2840 Email: info@food-force.com wfpinfo@wfp.org Free the Children International http://www.freethechildren.org/ Free the Children is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to eliminating the exploitation of children around the world, by encouraging youth to volunteer in, as well as to create programs and activities that relieve the plight of underprivileged children. Notable Feature(s): Information and programs to combat child labor and sexual exploitation; educational initiatives; newsletter. Contact Information: Free the Children 1750 Steeles Avenue West Suite 218 Concord, Ontario Canada Email: freechild@clo.com Games for Change http://www.gamesforchange.org/ http://www.seriousgames.org/gamesforchange/ Games for Change seeks to advance social change through the use of digital games and to facilitate the involvement of nonprofit organizations. A sub-group of the Serious Games Initiative, Games for Change was co-founded in 2004 by NetAid, a nonprofit that fights global poverty; Global Kids, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization; and the think tank WebLab. The idea of using digital games for more than fun remains an unfamiliar concept for many, even though half the U.S. population ages six and older plays video games. Yet the counter-examples are starting to add up. "We're finally starting to see examples of videogames that positively inspire and empower our youth," said Benjamin Stokes, Games for Change co-founder and a program manager at NetAid, the New York-based independent non-profit organization that fights global poverty. "Just as documentary filmmakers use their medium to address important social issues, so too can games deeply engage audiences around the pressing issues of our day," said Suzanne Seggerman, Games for Change co-founder and Project Director at WebLab. Notable Feature(s): Background materials on Games for Change and partner activities and networking; GamesForChange Wiki. Contact Information: The Serious Games Initiative Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC   20004-3027 U.S.A. Telephone: 202.691.4255   Email: suzanne@weblab.org Global Fund for Children http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/ http://www.shakti.org/ The Global Fund for Children was founded in 1994 on the premise that an educational non-profit group could use the entrepreneurial skills of a start-up company and the power of the market to create a new kind of wealth-social wealth. The Global Fund for Children strives not only to improve the lives of children, but also to integrate their voices into all that we do. An integral part of the Fund's mission is promoting global understanding of cultural and social diversity through communications and educational outreach. Notable Feature(s): Description of its worldwide program of "venture philanthropy without borders," that is, small (between $500 and $15,000) grants in various fields of interest: vocational skills conflict resolution human rights issues microenterprise development environmental issues reproductive health and hygiene counseling computer skills artistic expression Shakti for Children Bookstore. Contact Information: The Global Fund for Children 1612 K St. NW Suite 706 Washington, DC   20006 USA Telephone: 202.331.9003   Fax: 202.331.9004 Email: info@globalfundforchildren.org Global Kids http://www.globalkids.org/index.shtml The mission of Global Kids is to prepare urban youth to become global citizens and community leaders. Global Kids, Inc., works to ensure that young people of diverse backgrounds have the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to succeed in the workplace and participate in the shaping of public policy and international relations. Notable Feature(s): A Youth Center with featured "Global Kids Leader of the Month" and descriptions of specific projects, their background, inspiration, and implementation story. Contact Information: Global Kids 561 Broadway New York, NY   10012 USA Telephone: 212.226.0130   Fax: 212.226.0137 Email: info@globalkids.org Global Uprising http://www.globaluprising.net/ http://youthactivism.org/ Global Uprising is growing to give more and more people a way to get document their voices heard and their stories shared. There's a growing new global movement for justice today, and it's largely driven by a new generation of activists. Young people from the U.S. and around the world are standing up for peace, the environment, and for social justice - and they're demanding to be heard. Global Uprising documents this new youth movement through compelling first-person narratives, interviews with both new and seasoned activists, poster art, poetry, and striking black and white photographs. Issues addressed include globalization and economic inequity, racism and women's rights, police brutality, media control, sweatshop labor and fair trade, the prison industrial complex, and the criminalization of youth, old-growth forest destruction, and biotechnology. Notable Feature(s): An example from just after September 11, 2001: Poetry and the News: Reflections on Being Muslim, American and Human by Eboo Patel; youth activism links; possibilities of telling one's own story. Contact Information: Linda Wolf and Neva Welton Daughters-Sisters Project and youthactivism.org PO Box 4492 Rolling Bay, WA   98061 U.S.A. Telephone: 206.842.3000   Email: youthact@youthactivism.org Global Youth Alliance http://www.globalyouth.org The Global Youth Alliance is an international, nongovernmental, nonprofit youth network whose focus is the environment, education, economic development, human rights, and leadership in the 21st century. The network comprises youth leaders, individuals, youth-oriented governmental agencies, and citizen sector organisations around the world. It was founded in October 1996 at the Second Global Youth Summit that took place in San Francisco. During the summit, 35 youth leaders from around the world came together to interact, share experiences and build consensus on the major issues. The Alliance is the product of their interactions. Contact Information: Telephone: +44 (0) 7786 966 900   Fax: +44(0)1720 2930288 Email: info@globalyouth.org GLOW Centers: Global Learning Opportunity on the Web http://www.glowcentres.com/ http://www.digitaldividend.org/knwldge_bank/knwldge_bank_02_glow.htm GLOW Centres Limited is an Australian business that aims to make a real difference to the world by addressing the widening gap between rich and poor - of access to information, technology and communications - the digital divide. GLOW Centres provide online basic vocational learning, targeting the poorest young people. A GLOW Centre is a building or room equipped with computers and linked to the Internet. IT skills, practically prerequisites in today's job market, are often basic and straightforward to learn—but are a world away from the chronically poor. GLOW Centers teach vocational and Internet skills free of charge, delivering online education to poor young people who otherwise would remain unskilled and without prospect of employment. Contact Information: Email: priority@glowcentres.com I*EARN http://www.iearn.org/ I*EARN provides links with some 3000 schools and youth organizations in more than 50 countries. Notable Feature(s): A massive database system with which members can find each other by areas of interest and activity; teacher discussion groups; student discussion groups. Contact Information: Lisa Jobson I*Earn 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 540 New York, New York   10115 USA Telephone: 212.870.2693   Fax: 212.870.2672 Email: iearn@us.iearn.org INFOYOUTH http://www.unesco.org/webworld/infoyouth/index.html The INFOYOUTH Network was initiated in 1991 by UNESCO in order to meet two main challenges: on the one hand, the necessity to counteract the splintering of various and scattered information sources and networks on youth, and on the other, the urgent need to implement appropriate and coherent youth policies from local to global levels. Notable Feature(s): Reports and publications on youth issues worldwide; database of materials on national youth policies, surveys, pilot youth projects, and more, organized into regions: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Contact Information: Mr Jacques TOUZEAU INJEP Telephone: (331) 39 17 27 77   Fax: (331) 39 17 27 90 Email: info-jeunesse@unesco.org Ink People Center for the Arts Reaches Out to Youth in Community http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_reviews1565/benton_reviews_show.htm?doc_id=11973 International Youth Foundation http://www.iyfnet.org/document.cfm/1 Founded in 1990, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) is an independent, international, nongovernmental organization dedicated to the positive development of children and youth throughout the world. IYF is based on the premise that throughout the world there are thousands of effective programs and approaches making a profound and lasting difference in young lives. Its mission is to identify these programs, strengthen their impact, and expand their reach so that many more young people may benefit. IYF works collaboratively with national foundations and organizations currently operating in 23 countries. IYF and its national partners are united as a global network by certain core strategies and objectives. Notable Feature(s): Archive of articles on successful programs and strategies; excellent contact information on IYF partners around the world; YouthActionNet initiative to connect youth to create change. Contact Information: International Youth Foundation 32 South Street Suite 500 Baltimore, MD   21202 USA Telephone: 410.347.1500   Fax: 410.347.1188 Email: youth@IYFNet.org Juma Ventures http://www.jumaventures.org/ Juma Ventures provides employment opportunities for San Francisco Bay Area youth in social enterprises it owns and operates, affording them a solid economic foundation from which to advance educationally, gain financial skills, and begin to build personal assets. Juma Ventures uses business enterprises as the vehicle to provide these opportunities to young people who have traditionally lacked access to them. The idea is to provide youth and young adults a clear, accessible pathway to transition out of poverty and the opportunity to envision a bold future for themselves. Notable Feature(s): Juma Ventures newsletters. Contact Information: Juma Ventures 131 Steuart St. Suite 201 San Francisco, CA   94105 USA Telephone: 415.371.0727   Fax: 415.371.1634 Email: all@jumaventures.org Junior Achievement http://www.ja.org/ Junior Achievement is passionate people inspiring kids to learn the economics of life through free enterprise education. JA enables caring business professionals to share their experience with students to show them what it takes to be successful. Notable Feature(s): The site features an interactive "cork board" for young people to post news/events and so establish contacts for entrepreneurial activity and information exchange. Contact Information: Junior Achievement Inc. One Education Way Colorado Springs, CO   80906 USA Email: jawebmaster@ja.org Just Do Something http://www.justdosomething.net http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home.vdf Just Do Something is designed to help Common Purpose participants and graduates turn principles into practice. It's a forum for exchanging experiences and advice. It's a meeting place. It's a living database of people and projects. And it's a "clearing house" for new challenges and board level opportunities in other sectors. Notable Feature(s): Skills for Citizens: using technology; mentoring; planning a campaign. Contact Information: Email: editor@justdosomething.net JustAct: Youth Action for Global Justice http://www.justact.org/ JustAct is a national, nonprofit organization promoting youth leadership and action for global justice. Founded by students in 1983 as the Overseas Development Network, the organization has been a forum for thousands of young people to engage in struggles for social, economic, and environmental justice. Notable Feature(s): Workshops; Global Links; Youth Network. Contact Information: Colin Rajah, Executive Director 333 Valencia Street Suite 325 San Francisco, California   94103 U.S.A. Telephone: 415.431.4204   Fax: 415.431.5953 Kauffman Entrepreneurship Grants to U.S. Colleges http://www.emkf.org/pages/396.cfm The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today awarded a total of $25 million in grants to eight U.S. universities that pledged to make entrepreneurship education available across campus, transforming the way entrepreneurship is viewed, taught and experienced. Under the competitive Kauffman Campuses initiative – the first such program of its kind – schools must match the Kauffman grant at least 2:1, ultimately directing a minimum of $75 million for the creation of new interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education programs in American higher education. While entrepreneurship programs traditionally have been the domain of the business school, the eight Kauffman Campuses schools boldly propose to create campus-wide entrepreneurial experiences that could affect hundreds of thousands of students. Plans range from developing an entrepreneurship minor available to all undergraduate students, to housing student entrepreneurs together, to developing and training dozens of faculty to teach entrepreneurship, to creating student-run businesses on campus. Notable Feature(s): Information on EMKF's Child & Youth Entrepreneurship program; New Youth Entrepreneur 12-part curriculum; book contents for experience-based book on getting ready for entrepreneurship. Contact Information: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO   64110-2046 USA Telephone: 816.932.1000   Email: wguillies@kauffman.org Learning Matters Inc. http://www.pbs.org/merrow/index2.htm The Merrow Report is journalism that goes beyond telling a story. It wants to make a difference in the lives of young people. The program is an initiative of Learning Matters Inc., a production company that coordinates Listen Up!, a Web network and vehicle for American youth media producers who can find and exercise their voices through producing videos and public service announcements about their communities. Notable Feature(s): Listen Up! News from the Trenches. Contact Information: John Merrow Learning Matters Inc. 6 E. 32nd street, 8th floor New York, NY   10016 USA Telephone: 212.725.7000   Fax: 212.725.2433 Email: merrow@merrow.org info@listenup.org National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship http://www.nfte.com/ Contact Information: NFTE 120 Wall Street, 29th Floor New York, NY   10005 USA Telephone: 212-232-333   Fax: 212-232-2244 Email: mfte@msn.com National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) http://www.nfte.com/ NFTE's mission is to teach entrepreneurship to low-income young people, ages 11 through 18, so they can become economically productive members of society by improving their academic, business, technology, and life skills. Notable Feature(s): Curriculum programs; NFTE quarterly newsletter; NFTE's online entrepreneurship program BizTech; results of Harvard University-sponsored research on effectiveness of teaching entrepreneurship. Contact Information: National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship 120 Wall Street, 29th Floor New York, NY   10005 USA Telephone: 212.232.3333   Fax: 212.232.2244 Email: nfte@nfte.com National Network for Youth http://www.nn4youth.org/nn4youth/ For 25 years, the National Network for Youth has been dedicated to ensuring that young people can be safe and lead healthy and productive lives. With more than 700 direct members and 1,500 constituents involved in its regional and state networks, the National Network informs public policy, educates the public and strengthens the field of youth work. In doing so, young people are championed, especially those who because of life circumstances, disadvantage, past abuse or community prejudice have less opportunity to become contributing members of their communities. Each year more than one million youth and families are served by National Network member agencies. Members operate out of agencies, community centers, classrooms, storefronts, houses, vans and on the streets. They provide safety, shelter, counseling and social, health, educational and job-related services. Additionally, the National Network and its members promote the positive development of youth through community service, peer education, alcohol-and drug-free teen clubs, drama groups, adventure-based programs, and youth involvement on governing boards and other decision-making bodies. In all programs, the National Network emphasizes youth and adults working together to improve conditions for young people. Community Youth Development (CYD) was initiated by the National Network in 1993 as a holistic, comprehensive approach for developing capable youth, strong families and responsible communities. Young people need the support of an entire community, not just a family, school or series of programs and activities. Likewise, families, organizations and communities need the creativity and abilities of youth engaged as resources. CYD places strong emphasis on youth/adult partnerships and on involving young people in every possible way in the programs and institutions that impact their lives. Notable Feature(s): Links; Youth Work Advocacy; CYD Journal. Contact Information: National Network for Youth 1319 F Street NW Suite 401 Washington, DC   20004 USA National Youth Leadership Council http://www.nylc.org/ For more than two decades, NYLC has led a movement linking youths, educators, and communities to redefine the role of young people in society. That movement is service-learning, and it empowers youths to transform themselves from recipients of information and resources into valuable, contributing members of a democracy. Notable Feature(s): Projects, Initiatives, Awards; Publications Contact Information: James Kielsmeier, President & Chief Executive Officer NYLC 1667 Snelling Ave. Suite D300 St. Paul, Minnesota   55108 U.S.A. Telephone: 651.999.7352   Fax: 651.631.2955 Organizations started by kids http://www.idealist.org/kt/youthorgs.html From the Idealist.org comes this list of organizations that were started and are run by kids. These young people had ideas for projects to help their communities and those projects then grew into organizations. Contact Information: Action Without Borders 79 Fifth Avenue, 17th floor New York, NY   10003 USA Email: kids@idealist.org Oxfam CHANGE Initiative http://www.oxfamamerica.org/youth/art3819.html http://www.oxfamamerica.org/about/art1281.html The Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative is a component of its nationwide education program about the root causes of poverty and the power available to overcome them. CHANGE encourages young people to challenge their notions of social justice around the world, especially regarding the issues of poverty and hunger. The CHANGE initiative works to heighten the discussion on college campuses of social justice and global citizenship. Oxfam recruits young people as CHANGE Leaders, offering them leadership training and support to they become effective social change agents. CHANGE Leaders are exposed to the international development issues that inform Oxfam's work, and they are encouraged to apply their skills and insights to campaigns on their own campuses and in their communities. Notable Feature(s): Global issues; CHANGE programs organized by region and country; volunteer opportunities; Oxfam news service reporting on human rights, fair trade, famine, AIDS, humanitarian relief. Contact Information: Oxfam America 26 West Street Boston, MA   02111 USA Telephone: 800.776.932.6872   Fax: 617.728.2594 Email: info@oxfamamerica.org Partnering Young People from Different Worlds http://www.changemakers.net/library/fieldlink.cfm?field=Partnering+Young+People Partners Against Hate http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/ Partners Against Hate is a collaboration among the Anti-Defamation League, the Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence. The purpose of the collaboration is to provide the public with hate crime-related information, resources, news reports, and effective counteraction tools in the fight against youth-initiated hate violence. The project features an innovative collection of both online and offline resources and support. Partners Against Hate coordinates its individual organizational experiences and broad-based networks to promote awareness of promising techniques to prevent, deter, and reduce juvenile hate-related behavior. Notable Feature(s): Directory of supporting organizations; online library of articles and other publications; up-to-date calendar of events; news. Contact Information: Michael T.S. Wotorson, Program Director PartnersAgainstHate 1629 K Street, N.W. Suite #1010 Washington, DC   20006 USA Telephone: 202.466.2735   Fax: 202.366.3435 Email: webmaster@partnersagainsthate.org Reconnecting Youth & Community: A Youth Development Approach http://www.ncfy.com/Reconnec.htm Right to Play http://www.righttoplay.com Right To Play is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Right To Play has national offices in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Its mission is to improve the lives of children by using the power of sport and play for development, health and peace. Right To Play works closely with communities to help set up the networks and infrastructure necessary to support sustainable local ownership of our sport and play programs. Right To Play also trains local youth to be coaches to expand the reach of its programs and to impart valuable leadership skills to the next generation. Programs are currently implemented in Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia. New projects are slated for launch in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Right To Play is committed to every child’s right to play and takes an active role in research and policy development in this area. The organization's aim is to engage leaders on all sides of development, sport, business, and media to ensure every child benefits from the positive power of sport and play. Notable Feature(s): Right To Play programs; Right To Play news. Contact Information: Right to Play 65 Queen Street West, Thomson Building, Suite 1900, Box 64 Toronto, Ontario   M5H 2M5 Canada Telephone: +1 416-498-1922   Fax: :+1 416-498-1942 Email: info@righttoplay.com Singapore Youth Entrepreneurship Program http://rsi.com.sg/english/youngexpressions/view/20040207160123/1/.html This is a transcript of an interview (February 2004) on Radio Singapore International with award-winning young entrepreneurs about their experiences designing a business plan and an action plan to go with it. The Youth Entrepreneurship Program, now in its 6th year, is an event that combines business training camps, where students are given the foundation knowledge in business management, with field trips to local businesses, and motivational talks from successful Singapore entrepreneurs. In line with Singapore's move to cultivate more entrepreneurs, the Central Singapore Community Development Council, or Central CDC organized the event to showcase the entrepreneurial talents of students in Singapore. Notable Feature(s): More information on youth entrepreneurship in Singapore from Youth Challenge Singapore working with young people 16-25; TakingItGlobal, a global on-line community, providing youth with inspiration to make a difference, a source of information on issues, opportunities to take action, and a bridge to getting involved locally, nationally and internationally based on areas of interest. Contact Information: Melanie Yip, moderator Radio Singapore International Singapore Singapore Email: main@youthchallenge.org.sg Solutions Site for Kids http://www.solutions-site.org/kids/ HORIZON Communications is an international organization devoted to providing readily accessible peer-reviewed answers to environmental, health, population and development problems. Through this new Solutions Site for Kids, the imaginations of children will now have an outlet where they can offer solutions to affect positive change to conditions in the world and profit from knowledge of successful "best practice" initiatives of others. The site is an educational -- and fun -- resource to promote active learning both inside and outside of the classroom. It is an in-home learning center and a creative outlet that places solutions to local and international concerns at the fingertips. Projects aimed at entire classrooms, from kindergarten through high school, enable groups of children internationally to actively contribute to the creation of areas of the Solutions Site for Kids. Ongoing contests for classrooms to research a particular topic presented on the Solutions Site, for example, will encourage them to send in their results, including illustrations, text, and ideas for presentation on the web. Each submission will receive a space on the site, with winners receiving special recognition. Contact Information: Janine M. H. Selendy Chairman and President HORIZON Communications Yale University Department of Biology P. O. Box 208103 New Haven, CT   06520-8103 USA Telephone: 203.432.6266   Fax: 203.432.6161 Email: jselendy@aol.com SolvePoverty.com http://www.solvepoverty.com The SolvePoverty.com program provides an effective way to equip young students to break out of poverty. It brings the opportunities provided by free-enterprise and modern technology to those who need them most. The impact is only limited by the number of individuals and businesses around the world willing to join forces to collectively take up this challenge. Opportunity International's work with SolvePoverty.com over the last 2 years has been a great success with over AU$200,000 being raised creating more than 1300 jobs, providing more than 1500 weeks of distance learning and helping to build the pilot GLOW Learning Centre. SolvePoverty has helped assist more than a dozen Technology Learning Centres around the world with their education programs and curriculum and was recently profiled in the prestigious Harvard Business Review in an article entitled 'Serving the World's Poor, Profitably' in reference to its successful 'Remote Services' employment programs. Notable Feature(s): Useful collection of like-minded organizations and partners around the world; program news. Contact Information: Simon Healy SolvePoverty.com Pty Ltd and OrphanIT.com Remote Services 2/4 Francis St Bondi 2026 Sydney Australia Telephone: 02 9365 5559   Fax: 02 9130 1410 Email: info@solvepoverty.com South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) http://www.sayen.org/ Founded in 2002, SAYEN's mission is to ensure effective youth participation reflecting their perception in decision- making to promote sustainable development in South Asia. Concerned youth met in Gujurat to develop a "City Youth Action Plan." Subsequently, a second meeting was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Participants from youth groups, educational institutions, NGOs, government and voluntary organizations provided input to the process. Notable Feature(s): Useful online newsletter. Contact Information: SAYEN Secretariat Centre for Environment Education NFD, Thaltej Tekra Ahmedabad 380 054, Gujarat India Telephone: 91 79 6858002   Fax: 91 79 6858010 Email: sayen@ceeindia.org Student Environmental Coalition Action http://www.seac.org/ SEAC is a grassroots coalition of student and youth environmental groups, working together to protect our planet and our future. Through this united effort, thousands of youth have translated their concern into action by sharing resources, building coalitions, and challenging the limited mainstream definition of environmental issues. Notable Feature(s): The SEAC Speaker's Bureau; SEAC's Clearinghouse of books, fact sheets, organizing guides, and merchandise to assist activism; links to national student activist organizations. Contact Information: Student Environmental Coalition Action P.O. Box 31909 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19104-0 U.S.A. Telephone: 215.222.711   Email: seac@seac.org TakingITGlobal (TIG) http://www.takingitglobal.org/home.html TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization, led by youth, empowered by technology. TIG brings together young people in more than 200 countries within international networks to collaborate on concrete projects addressing global problems and creating positive change. TakingITGlobal.org is a global on-line community, providing youth with inspiration to make a difference, a source of information on issues, opportunities to take action, and a bridge to getting involved locally, nationally and internationally based on areas of interest. Notable Feature(s): TIG Community for exchange and collaboration on issues important to the members, including EarthYouth.net and Youth Creating Digital Opportunties; large collection of resources on entrepreneurship; Global Youth ACTION Network: a growing global collaboration among youth organizations, providing resources and recognition for positive youth action and facilitating intergenerational partnership in global decision-making...GYAN enables communication and resource-sharing among youth organizations to maximize the collective impact of their work for a better world. Contact Information: Jennifer Corriero and Michael Furdyk, Co-Founders TakingITGlobal 19 Duncan Street, Suite 505 Toronto, Ontario   M5H 3H1 Canada Telephone: 416.977.9363   Email: info@takingitglobal.org Young Media Partners Young Media Partners (YMP) is an international membership association of young journalists in broadcast, print and electronic media who are committed to using their skills to build a world of peace, social justice and equality. YMP was established as a Swiss-based not-for-profit association in 1997 with its headquarters in Geneva, a bureau in California and New York, and regional bureaus developing in many other countries. In cooperation with the United Nations, YMP's programs, projects, and productions enable young journalists to be involved in various aspects of the media and to report on issues affecting the lives of young people and others in their own local communities and worldwide. YMP offers media internships to young journalists at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and at its regional bureaus. Contact Information: Young Media Partners Palais des Nations, Salle de Presse 1 CH - 1211 Geneva Switzerland Telephone: 41.22/839.28.50   Fax: 41.22/840.10.25 Email: youngmedia@hotmail.com Young Peoples' Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction http://www.proventionconsortium.org/projects/appliedres_winners.htm The ProVention Consortium, a global coalition that includes the World Bank and some 40 other international organizations, governments, academic institutions, the private-sector groups and civil society organizations, works to increase the safety of vulnerable communities and to reduce the impact of disasters in developing countries. The aim of the ProVention Consortium is to help developing countries build sustainable and successful economies and to reduce the human suffering that too often results from natural and technological catastrophes. Notable Feature(s): Toolkit of handbooks, assessments, and guides for mapping human and other vulnerabilities from disasters, poverty, natural resources and their scarcity. Contact Information: Email: provention@ifrc.org Young PRESS http://yp.takingitglobal.org/ Young PRESS is an unprecedented collaboration among more than 20 youth-run and youth-focused organizations in media, technology and education. Young PRESS is designed to provide a collaborative model to strengthen youth media and reach across the digital divide using both new and old technologies. The Young PRESS network encompasses audio, text, video and TV, including satellite and internet-based conferencing. Young PRESS was to have been launched as a Pilot Project at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children and Children's Forum to be held in New York, September 16th-21st. Due the terrorist attacks on the United States, the Special Session has been indefinitely postponed. Young PRESS is therefore launching over the Internet to cover global issues from the reporting perspective of children and youth. Young PRESS is a project "in progress." Our experience over September 2001 will guide future development of the network. The Young PRESS reporting team includes young journalists from more than 30 countries including Vietnam, Guyana, Algeria, Brazil, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, Macedonia, Pakistan, the Philippines, India, Canada, Japan, and Botswana. Notable Feature(s): Links of interest by topic and region. Contact Information: Telephone: 212.661.6111   Fax: 212.879.9893 Email: youngpress@youngpress.org Youth as E-Citizens - By Kathryn Montgomery http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/ecitizens/youthreport.pdf http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/index.html Youth as E-Citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation provides a groundbreaking overview of Web-based efforts to increase youth civic engagement. Beginning with a close-up examination of Web site content, the report also examines the organizations and institutions creating that content, and the larger environment in which civic sites function. Contact Information: Patricia Aufderheide, professor and director, Center for Soc School of Communication - Mary Graydon Center Room 300 American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC   20036-8017 U.S.A. Telephone: 202.885.3107   Fax: 202.885.2019 Email: socialmedia@american.edu Youth Development Collaborative (YDC) http://www.YouthLearn.org/ The Morino Institute believes that the positive development of our youth will ultimately lead to systemic change. Young people are the agents of promise for the next generation, and, as our future leaders, they will be in the best position to drive changes needed in our communities. The purposeful engagement of young people is a strong vehicle to reach their families and into their neighborhoods. The convergence of two forces -- youth development and the Internet -- offers great promise for our youth with regard to their learning and the ensuing economic opportunities. The transformative enabling force of the Internet offers the opportunity to unlock the potential of the people, systems and institutions -- the youth development sector -- already working to develop young people in our country. The application of the Internet, technologically and sociologically, offers to change and expand how individuals can connect and communicate with one another; opens new opportunities for education and learning; enables a new level of support for those working in youth development; and opens up the availability of information in new ways that will enable self-help and more effective advocacy, community engagement and organizing. Notable Feature(s): Kids' Creations highlights the amazing work of youth from centers all over and includes explanations from staff of how each creation was made; opportunity to submit your own examples for inclusion at the Web site. Contact Information: Morino Institute 11600 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 300 Reston, VA   20191 USA Email: vvrana@morino.org Youth Enterprise and Small Business Establishers (YESBE) http://www.sen.org.au/projects/1035608828_10275.html http://www.sen.org.au/ YESBE's mission is to mobilize, connect, develop, and support young people in communities to achieve self-reliance and deliver environmental and social solutions for a sustainable Australia. Over an 18-month period focused on Brisbane, the project will pilot procedures, process and structures for youth enterprise creation and youth empowerment, initiate relationships and partnerships, and develop case success stories towards the creation of a national youth-led and owned self-sustaining social enterprise. The emergent social enterprise will, through local community nodes, enable and catalyse young people to create sustainable futures for themselves and their communities. The current YESBE design is the product of synergising the experience, learning, and values of an outstanding coalition of Brisbane community, business and ex-government leaders. The youth project is part of the broader initiative of the Social Entrepreneurs Network (SEN) that links social entrepreneurs in Australia and New Zealand and enables them to participate in the international social entrepreneurship movement. SEN is developing relationships with like-minded networks around the world, including a founding partnership with the Community Action Network in the UK. Notable Feature(s): SEN project descriptions of work with families, housing, youth, the environment, and health care. Contact Information: Email: info@sen.org.au Youth Entrepreneurship Expo http://www.gs.com/our_firm/our_culture/social_responsibility/gs_foundation/knowledge_center/articles/recent_events_article_031212114256.html In November 2003 the Goldman Sachs Foundation held the first Youth Entrepreneurship Expo. Participating students represented the 'best of the best' from organizations serving talented young people, including Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY), the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), A Better Chance, and Prep for Prep. The Expo was the product of a strategic partnership of the Foundation and the firm's Human Capital Management division to create opportunities in entrepreneurship and leadership development for bright young people in middle school, high school and college. Students displayed their business ventures and plans and delivered pitches to an audience of business professionals, teachers, parents and judges. The competition categories included best marketing plan, best competitive advantage, best civic-minded business and best communication skills and the winner in each was awarded a cash prize. Each of the students was nominated to compete in the inaugural Expo competition based on his performance in previous business plan competitions supported by The Goldman Sachs Foundation and organized by NFTE. The Goldman Sachs Foundation supports a number of programs in youth entrepreneurship and business education, and has integrated NFTE's entrepreneurship curriculum into programs with CTY, A Better Chance, and Prep for Prep designed to develop the talents of bright young people from underrepresented backgrounds. Research conducted at Harvard University indicates that youth engaged in entrepreneurship activities show a positive change in attitude, strong 'success' orientation, and are more likely to be focused on academic and professional success and aspirations. Notable Feature(s): Knowledge Center, including Developing High-Potential Youth. Contact Information: Stephanie Bell-Rose, president The Goldman Sachs Foundation 375 Park Avenue, Suite 1008 New York, NY   10152 USA Fax: 212.888.9482 Youth Venture http://www.youthventure.org Youth Venture's mission is to mobilize young people to develop their own opportunities for leadership through the creation and operation of organizations that meet their needs. These organizations fall into three categories: community service organizations, such as student-run tutoring, teen hotlines, or park cleanups; small business ventures, such as a coloring book company or local landscaping operation; or after-school clubs, such as athletic, dance, music or computer clubs. What turns these diverse activities into Youth Ventures is that the young people themselves come up with the ideas and control the initiatives. Notable Feature(s): The Youth Venture Launch Pad allows one to communicate with other venturers, Youth Venture staff, and other interested supporters to help get a venture started. Use the launch pad to post an idea and ask for help, to find ideas for new ventures, or to offer help to other venturers; profiles of successful projects started by young people. Contact Information: Youth Venture 1700 North Moore Street Suite 2000 Arlington, VA   22209 USA Telephone: 703.527.8300   Fax: 703.527.8383 Youth Venture's Quick-Start Guide for Young Entrepreneurs http://www.youthventure.org/frames.asp?content=successfulventures.html This guide from Youth Venture is designed to help one launch a successful new venture in improving social conditions. It starts by presenting all the important issues involved in starting and growing an organization. It then profiles young people who are already changing their communities by initiating and leading their own enterprises. Contact Information: Ellen S. Miller, President & CEO Leigh Seligman, Deputy Director 1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 2000 Arlington, VA   22209 USA Telephone: 703.527.4126   Fax: 703.527.8383 Email: youthventure@ashoka.org Youth Voice: A Guide for Engaging Youth in Leadership and Decision-Making in Service-Learning Programs http://www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/7/ The purpose of this guide is to provide service-learning practitioners with basic information on youth voice, how to engage youth in leadership, and decision-making in programs. This guide highlights what youth voice is, the reasons it is important, and various models of youth voice that have been implemented by service-learning practitioners. The guide is meant to be a catalyst to help programs in engaging youth leadership and making decision-making more effective. Contact Information: Department of Service -Learning 1201 New York Ave, NW Washington, D.C.   20525 U.S.A. Telephone: 202.606.5000   Fax: 202.565.2781 Email: Lsaabout@cns.gov YouthActionNet http://www.youthactionnet.org/ Around the world youth are working to preserve the natural environment, fighting for human rights, leading movements to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, and raising their voices for democracy. Locally and globally, young people are galvanizing positive change on a wide range of important issues. YouthActionNet seeks to connect, inspire and nurture present and future young leaders. The aim is to provide a virtual space where young people can share lessons, stories, information and advice on how to lead effective change. It is a space where youth can get up-to-date information, resources and tools to strengthen their work. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) developed YouthActionNet in consultation with a task force of eight young leaders from Australia, Germany, Kosovo, Mexico, Palestine, the Philippines, Uganda, and the United States. Sponsored by the Nokia Corporation, YouthActionNet is part of the global Make a Connection program that promotes positive youth development by giving young people an opportunity to "make a connection" to their communities, to their peers, and to themselves. YouthActionNet offers awards of $500 to young people from around the world who are making a positive impact in their communities. To apply, visit the minigrants information pages. Nokia and IYF have developed a global, as well as a country-by-country, program that improves young people's educational opportunities and helps them to make a positive contribution to their societies. In 2000, country programs were launched in Brazil, China, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Notable Feature(s): Youth Profiles of young leaders working around the world for positive change; Library. Contact Information: Ashok Regmi, Program Coordinator YouthActionNet International Youth Foundation 32 South Street, Suite 500 Baltimore, MD   21202 USA Telephone: 410.951.1500   Fax: 410.347.1188 Email: ashok@iyfnet.org YouthNOISE http://www.youthnoise.com/Home/ YouthNOISE is a group of young people and adults working together to provide info and resources--via the Internet--that will spark youth action and voice. YouthNOISE is an initiative of Save the Children Federation, Inc., which is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, nonprofit organization that has been working to improve the lives of the children and youth all over the world for over 65 years. YouthNOISE's mission is to connect, inform, and empower youth to improve their own lives and the lives of other young people through philanthropy, service and policy. Its goals are to inspire youth to explore issues affecting themselves and other young people, to connect them and their peers because two voices are louder than one, to rally them to take action to make change in their lives and the lives of other young people. Notable Feature(s): Action and educational opportunities; interactive features, e.g., Walk in My Shoes. Contact Information: YouthNOISE 2000 M Street, NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC   20036 USA Email: help@youthNOISEmail.com