North America

In the United States and Canada, our initiatives have empowered young change-makers, supported employee engagement, and boosted youth life skills. The recent (Re)Connecting Youth initiative drew on global lessons and drives support for holistic solutions for the millions of youth in the United States not in school or work. Through YouthActionNet®, young social leaders like Michael continue to gain the support system and funding to make social change. Global initiatives like Make a Connection also have directly impacted youth here. Our partnerships originating with many North American companies such as Hilton are creating shared value around the world.

YouthActionNet® @ 10

This publication celebrates the 10-year anniversary of YouthActionNet, a signature IYF program launched in 2001 to “develop a new generation of socially-conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities,…
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YOUth No. 5, Citizen Youth: Young Change Makers Spread Their Wings

This article by Sheila Kinkade appeared in the Autumn 2011 edition of YOUth magazine. Kinkade is Manager of Marketing and Communications at the International Youth Foundation (IYF). In this article,…
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YOUth No. 4, In Good Company: NOKIA: Connecting Youth to Positive Futures

This article by Sheila Kinkade appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of YOUth magazine. Kinkade is Manager of Marketing & Communications at the International Youth Foundation (IYF). In this article,…
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YOUth No. 4, Guest Commentary: Young People Need Us More than Ever & We Need Them

This article by Wendy Cunningham and Justin Yifu Lin appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of YOUth magazine. Cunningham is Coordinator of the World Bank’s Children and Youth Program, and…
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YOUth No. 4 (Summer 2010)

YOUth magazine is the International Youth Foundation’s (IYF) flagship publication designed to provide a global audience of donors, civil society organizations, governments, and youth leaders with news and commentary around…
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Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Youth Action Grants

This initiative provided grants to young social entrepreneurs who participated in our YouthActionNet® program. From 2008 to 2013, 90 youth-led social innovations in 32 countries received this financial support, which…
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Nokia-IYF Global Youth Development Initiative (2000–2011)

For more than a decade, we teamed with Nokia to connect youth in 68 countries to their community and country, a better education, and improved job prospects. With the company’s…
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YouthActionNet® (2001-2019)

YouthActionNet® was IYF’s flagship social entrepreneurship program. The 18-year initiative was launched in 2001 and sought to strengthen and expand the impact of youth-led social ventures around the globe. Over…
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YOUth No. 4, Spotlight: A Promising Future? Time Is Running Out for This Generation

This article by Christy Macy appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of YOUth magazine. Macy is Director of Publications at the International Youth Foundation (IYF). In this article, she discusses…
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