October 8, 2018 Guides & Resources

Youth in Philanthropy Resources

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA): Diversity and Inclusion (IDEA)

group of children holding donation boxes From where will the next generation of philanthropists come? The obvious answer is from the youth of North America and the world. The same answer applies to the next generation of ethical fundraisers. AFP has an obligation to promote and encourage the involvement of young people in philanthropy and the profession of ethical fundraising. This section of AFP’s website is devoted to the efforts of our chapters and others to encourage young people to become actively involved in philanthropy and fundraising. Look here for ways you can become involved in Youth in Philanthropy.

AFP's Role in Youth in Philanthropy
AFP is committed to the development of the next generation of fundraisers. The Association understands that in order to ensure that there will be interest in the nonprofit sector and fundraising in the future, young people must be exposed to philanthropy in a meaningful way at a young age. To that end, more than ten years ago, AFP created the Youth in Philanthropy Subcommittee.

What's New

AFP YIP High School Curriculum, Making a World of Good©: see Attachments for items listed below

Curriculum (PDF)
Glossary (PDF)
Teacher's Manual (PDF)

Teacher's Manual Note: To better assist users, we have made the addenda in the Teacher's Manual also available as Word documents, so they can be easily personalized. The addenda are below.
- Pre-Test
- Post-Test
- Sample RFP Letter
- Sample RFP Proposals
- Sample Year-End Progress Report
- Sample Ethics Cases
- Sample Case Statement
- Sample Project Timeline
- Sample Press Release

Resources

Starting and Developing Youth In Philanthropy Programming
The Youth and Philanthropy Subcommittee has created this resource to answer your chapter's questions about why and how to start YIP programming in your chapter, and help to impact the future of fundraising, our profession and the field of fundraising.

YIP Chair and Committee Member Position Description - see Attachments

AFP Youth In Philanthropy Careers in Fundraising Toolkit
The new “Careers in Fundraising Toolkit (2010)” was developed specifically to help chapters engage high school students in exploring the exciting and rewarding profession of fundraising.

Updated National Philanthropy Day® Lesson Plans Available
AFP has collaborated with Learning to Give, a division of generationOn, a global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world, to update LTG’s series of lesson plans on National Philanthropy Day. These lessons can be used in schools, clubs or youth-serving organizations to introduce young people to National Philanthropy Day. See the Attachments section, below, for these free lesson plans.

NPD Lesson: K-2
NPD Lesson: 3-5
NPD Lesson: 6-8
NPD Lesson: 9-12

Contact us
For more information, or to be put in contact with a YIP Subcommittee member in your area, email: yip@afpglobal.org.