Youth Improving Non-Profits For Children

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUTH THROUGH A UNIQUE VENTURE PHILANTHROPY MODEL THAT EMPOWERS, DEVELOPS, AND EDUCATES NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE THREE LARGEST EXPENSES WE INCUR ARE:1.COVID-19 RESPONSE & RECOVERY FUND/BRIDGEFUND CASH GRANTS: IN 2021, WE CONTINUED TO PIVOT OUR TRADITIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING CASH GRANTS TO COVID-19 RESPONSE & RECOVERY GRANTS FOR OUR PARTNERS. THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING WAS INSPIRED BY TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY PRACTICES. YOUTH INC RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS FOR THIS INITIATIVE ENABLING US TO ISSUE A SECOND ROUND OF GRANTS TOTALING OVER $1,000,000 FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $1,408,500 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $1,162,500. 2.IMPACT EVALUATION: YOUTH INCS METRICS PROGRAM HELPS ORGANIZATIONS MEASURE AND MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THEIR PROGRAMS ON THE YOUTH THEY SERVE. THE PROGRAM COMBINES IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PEER LEARNING DESIGNED TO BUILD THEIR EVALUATIVE CAPACITY. USING THE HELLO INSIGHT TOOL, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS CAPTURE PROGRAM IMPACT ON PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES IN KEY AREAS OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND DATA ON STAFF COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE TO DELIVER RESEARCH-BASED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. YOUTH INC COACHES ORGANIZATIONS TO INCORPORATE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY, RESEARCH-BASED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES, AND BETTER USE PROGRAM DATA TO INTENTIONALLY DESIGN AND DELIVER THEIR PROGRAMS FOR GREATER IMPACT ON YOUTH SERVED. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $627,500 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $30,000.3.PROSPERITY COLLECTIVE: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REVJEN, PROSPERITY COLLECTIVE IS OUR NEW FUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED RESOURCES AND TOOLS, TRAINING AND LEARNING, AND CUSTOMIZED COACHING WITH A GOAL OF REACH AT LEAST 60 YOUTH INC NONPROFIT PARTNERS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES TWO INITIATIVES: FUEL SERIES AND R-SQUARED. THE FUEL SERIES PROVIDES A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM OF WORKSHOPS AND CUSTOMIZED COACHING TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS REFLECT AND ESTABLISH AN INTENTIONAL REVENUE MODEL, STRATEGY, ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND REVENUE CULTURE TO SUPPORT THEIR REVENUE GOALS. R-SQUARED PROVIDES PEER NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH MONTHLY GROUP COACHING OPPORTUNITIES. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $520,500. ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: 1.GOVERNANCE CAPACITY BUILDING: THE BOARD ADVANCEMENT AND BOARD DYNAMICS PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT BOARD PERFORMANCE THROUGH CUSTOMIZED ASSESSMENTS AND HANDS-ON CONSULTING FROM BOARD DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS TO INCREASE BOARD ENGAGEMENT AND ENHANCE BOARD OUTCOMES. THE GET ON BOARD PROGRAM OFFERS A BROAD ARRAY OF COMPANIES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS TO BE TRAINED ON THE BASICS OF NONPROFIT BOARD GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATE IN A BESPOKE MATCHING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY A NONPROFIT THAT NEEDS THEIR EXPERTISE AND MEETS THEIR INTEREST. BY BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER AND UTILIZING THEIR RELEVANT SKILLS, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND BOARD GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $405,000 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $10,000.2.PARTNER NETWORK ENGAGEMENT: YOUTH INC DEEPLY VALUES ITS COMMUNITY OF OVER 75 NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND CREATES PEER-EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR BEST PRACTICES THROUGH PARTNER NETWORK-WIDE EVENTS AND OUR ONLINE SOCIAL PLATFORM, THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $302,000.3.RISE ACADEMY FOR LEADERS OF COLOR: RISE ACADEMY IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN THE PIPELINE, AND BUILD GREATER ACCESS, FOR INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR TO ADVANCE AND SUCCEED IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AT ADELPHI UNIVERSITYS LEADING IN COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY PAIRS PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND A MENTOR PROGRAM IN A 15-MONTH EXPERIENCE FOR EMERGING LEADERS. AT THE CONCLUSION, EACH LEADER RECEIVES A CERTIFICATE IN ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FROM ADELPHI. IN ADDITION, REPRESENTED ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE TRAINING AND COACHING FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND BOARDS TO EXPLORE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT CAN RETAIN, AND SUSTAIN, LEADERS OF COLOR ALONG WITH A GRANT FOR PARTICIPATION AT THE END OF EACH COHORT. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $297,500. 4.CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS: YOUTH INC DELIVERS SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMMING THROUGH PRO BONO RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER KEY CORPORATE PARTNERS, INCLUDING MORGAN STANLEY AS WELL AS CORPORATE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MATCH OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS FOR PROJECT AND SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING DIRECTLY WITH YOUTH. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $234,000 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $19,000. 5.THE LEGACY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (FORMERLY SUCCESSION PLANNING PROGRAM): WORKS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO, BOARD, AND SENIOR LEADERS TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS AND ACTION STEPS TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND SUCCESSION PLANNING PRACTICES AT THEIR ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM INCREASES INTENTIONALITY AROUND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO INCREASE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TRANSITION PERIODS. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $166,500 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $12,500.6.STRATEGIC PLANNING: AGILE STRATEGY PLANNING LAB: IN 2021, YOUTH INC PILOTED OUR AGILE STRATEGY PLANNING LAB, AN INTENSIVE 10-WEEK PROCESS OF SMALL, COHORT-BASED LEARNING AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING, USING A NEWLY DEVELOPED STRATEGIC PLANNING BLUEPRINT AS A GUIDE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE BLUEPRINT IS A SIMPLIFIED STRATEGIC PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECTS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING: ESTABLISHING DIRECTION, DETAILING ACTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, FEASIBILITY, AND ENSURING IMPLEMENTATION. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $149,000 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $3,000.7.PILOT PROGRAMS: IN 2021, PILOT PROGRAMS INCLUDED OUR SIX-MONTH PRE-BOARDING PROGRAM FOR NEW NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AS WELL AS NEW FUND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND PEER ROUNDTABLES. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTALED $141,000.