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Causes: Education
Mission: The mission of youthprise is to champion learning beyond the classroom so that all minnesota youth thrive. Youthprise is a statewide intermediary that stratically combines funding, capacity building, policy advocacy, research and youth engagement under one roof. Youthprise acts as an incubator and relationship broker, forging connections between community-based organizations, schools, funders, public agencies, youth and adults to maximize our collective impact.
Programs: Through grantmaking and partnership development, youthprise distributes, leverages and coordinates funds to build more effective expanded learning systems and promote innovation in youth engagement.
through systems building, youthprise's goal is to develop coordinated, sustainable citywide and statewide systems that provide access to high quality expanded learning programs for underserved and under-engaged youth. Grants support organizations building their capacity to improve organizational effectiveness, collect and report data, improve program quality and model authentic youth engagement.
through innovation in youth engagement, youthprise works to authentically engage youth in the design and implementation of quality expanded learning programs, policy, systems, philanthropy, and research and evaluation. Grants support innovative strategies created and delivered to young people and creative approaches that value youth/adult partnerships and authentic youth engagement.