fundraiser
Beacons YouthBoard 22-23
$4,600 Raised
Summary
Organization name
YouthRoots
2010
Tax id (EIN)
27-1325457
Category
Youth Development
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1210 S Parker Rd Suite 200Denver, CO 80231
Denver, CO, US
About
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Young people already know what their communities need.
We help them lead.
At YouthRoots, young people don’t wait for a seat at the table. They build one.
Through YouthScan, they tell us what matters most in their communities. Through YouthBoard and GIV, they raise funds and give grants to the people and projects solving those problems. Young people identify the need, raise the money, and decide where it goes.
That is philanthropy led by youth, from start to finish.
Your gift does more than support a program. It trusts a young person with real decisions, and that trust changes what they believe they can do.
For 16 years, YouthRoots has helped young people turn their voices into lasting change in Colorado and beyond.
Give today and power up youth voice.
Because no decision about young people should be made without young people.
Mission
At YouthRoots, our mission is to amplify youth voices and expand their impact by involving them in crucial decision-making processes and providing them with the tools to address pressing community issues. We strive to cultivate leadership skills and drive social change through innovative philanthropic programs, truly growing voice and impact.
Background Statement
We remember being teenagers. We remember having lofty goals, faith in humanity, and little fear of failure… and we also remember people who told us why our big ideas couldn't work. Frankly, though, it's up to today's teenagers to solve tomorrow's problems. Instead of being another discouraging voice, we want to give tomorrow's change-makers the tools and the mindset to do it.
So in 2009 we built YouthRoots, a one-year program that teaches Colorado's most passionate high school students how to change the world. They set the goals. They do the work. We give them the support they need. Tangibly, this board of high school students will fund and help projects that they care about. But YouthRoots also has a lifelong impact that participants begin to recognize years after completing the program. YouthRoots graduates embrace the world with the confidence, tools, and optimism they need to make their dreams reality.
Since being founded in 2010, 874 participants have raised and granted over $387,000 to more than 70 nonprofits through their grant making fund while developing life and leadership skills. This continued success has enabled our organization to expand from 1 to 10 YouthBoards, while also adding additional leadership opportunities to multi-year students through the Executive Committee and Summer Intern program.
COVID-19 lead to new and creative ways for YouthRoots to achieve our mission of elevating youth voice in the decisions that impact their lives. We developed the GIV Fellowship, a philanthropy internship program from young adults 18-24 from communities underrepresented in the field of philanthropy. We also developed The YouthScan Project as a tool to systematically capture youth perspective on issues and solutions in their schools and communities.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80231