NCGives - 75 Youth Learn How to Use $50,000 to Help N.C. Communities

GREENSBORO, NC - On Saturday, Oct. 21 more than 75 high school-aged youth from across North Carolina will come together at the First Annual Youth Grant-Makers Summit to prepare to decide how and where to give $50,000 to help their communities. The funds have been donated from philanthropic organizations across the state and will be entrusted to these youth for allocation. The planning and training for the decision-making is taking place, but actual decisions on how to spend the money will take place in individual communities later in the program year.

The Youth Leadership Institute, a nationally recognized training organization, in partnership with NCGives, will present strategies at the Summit to help the youth assess the needs of their communities, techniques to effectively facilitate meetings, and methods to further develop resources in their communities. Community leaders and churches selected outstanding youth from their areas that are committed to giving back to the community for participation in the Summit.

The Summit draws youth from Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Mecklenburg, and Vance Counties. This Summit marks the first convening of these six counties for philanthropic efforts. Sponsors of the event include NCGives, The Community Foundation of Davie County, Foundation for the Carolinas, North Carolina Community Foundation, the Winston-Salem Foundation and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.

The Youth Leadership Institute is an organization that builds communities where young people and their adult allies come together to create positive social change. YLI is a designer of community based youth leadership programs and a trainer and consultant to organizations across the country. YLI is also one of the first organizations in the United States to successfully carry out large-scale grant making exclusively for youth-driven and youth-led projects. Over the past 15 years, the Institute has awarded close to one million dollars in grants to more than 300 youth-initiated projects, activities, and programs. Visit www.yli.org for more information about the Institute.