200 high school youth gather to grant $60,000+ to NC communities
September 21, 2009
GREENSBORO, NC – On Saturday, October 17, 2009 more than 200 high school-aged youth from across North Carolina will come together at the Greensboro Downtown Marriott for the Fourth Annual North Carolina Youth Giving Summit. Entitled “The Magic Of Giving”, the Summit is designed to prepare how and where these high school students will grant over $60,000 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 North Carolina Youth Giving Network (NCYGN) is a statewide collection of 16 different youth philanthropy sites, from as far east as Rutherford County to as far west as Northampton County. Leading To Change, a nationally recognized training organization based in Charlotte, in partnership with NCGives, coordinates the NCYGN.
NCYGN members at the Youth Giving Summit will learn strategies to assess the needs of their communities, techniques to effectively facilitate meetings, and methods to further develop resources in their communities. (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 year.) Community leaders and churches selected youth from their areas that are committed to giving back to the community for participation in the Summit.
The Summit draws youth from over 25 counties, including Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Nash, Rutherford, Vance, and Wilkes Counties. Additionally, the North Carolina Communities In Schools will conduct their statewide strategic planning process with the input of these 200+ youth philanthropy participants.
For more information, call 1-877-74-NCYGN or email info@NCyouthgiving.org.
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