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How to Inspire Youth Giving: From Gift to Grant
Explore how you can inspire youth to share their time, talent, and
treasure within your communities. Featuring Jerry Finn, Executive
Director of the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County and Eric Hessel,
Program Officer at Hendricks County Community Foundation.
What is Youth Philanthropy?
o YPII defines Youth Philanthropy as the
intentional and ongoing giving of time, talent,
and treasure for the common good.
From Gift to Grant: Jerry Finn
YPII’s Youth Philanthropy Model
o A comprehensive approach to Youth
Philanthropy integrates multiple aspects of
philanthropy.
o Serving
o Giving
o Leading
o Engaging
My History with YPII: Eric Hessel
Co-Chair YPII Partner Network
The Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana facilitates a Partner Network of 40+ youth-serving organizations that meet on a bi-monthly basis to promote and raise the awareness of youth philanthropy.
• Sharing of ideas, opportunities and expertise among creative, energetic and motivated partners.
Educational Opportunities
Vision
All young people in Indiana are aware, educated and actively involved in philanthropy within their local
communities.
To grow lifelong philanthropists who give of their time, talent and treasure for the common good.
Mission
Establishing Personal Giving
Time, Talent, and Treasure Quiz
Examples of Talent Questions
• Are you a dancer, play a musical instrument or sing in a choir?
• Have you performed (musical instrument, danced, or sang) for an organization, school or church?
• Have you offered to teach someone else your talent as a performer?
Examples of Treasure Questions
• Do you contribute money to an organization/church on a regular basis?
• Do you contribute money to at least one other organization/cause regularly?
• Have you designated a certain amount of money from your salary or allowance each month for a charitable cause?
Phil’s 3T Quiz
How Much Would You Give?
Group Question
Why do people give?
Why Do People Give?
#1 Reason
Someone I know asked me to give, and I wanted to help them.*
*Source: Network for Good
Youth Grantmaking
Personal Investment
“In order to ask someone to give I need to be invested enough to make the first gift.”
My Personal Story
o Youth Leadership Hendricks County (YLHC)
o Youth Enriching Society (YES)
My Personal Story
o Hands Helping Hendricks (H3O)
Have a Champion
o Find someone that is passionate about youth philanthropy outside of staff.
o Board Member
o Donor
o Volunteer
Understand the Need
o Why youth philanthropy?
o Who should serve?
o Who’s not currently being engaged?
Recruit Where You Can
o Application Sample
Let Them Go
Let Them Go
What We Have in Common
YES Needs Assessment
o Needs o Top three issues to you
o Top three issues if you
were Mayor
o One thing you’d change
o What programs would you fund
o Demographics o Free time
o Do for fun
o Constraints on these
things
o Where do you get news
o How busy are you
H3O Hendricks County QOL
o Community wide QOL Initiative funded by the Community Foundation
Group Question
o Have you participated in grantmaking?
o Share lessons learned from your experience.
Consensus Seeking Activity
1. Presentation (2 minutes)
2. Clarifying Questions (2 minutes)
3. Initial Consensus (15 seconds)
1. Clarifying Questions (1 minute)
2. Final Consensus (15 seconds)
Wrap-Up and Questions
o Lessons Learned
o Youth as Grantmakers
o Questions
o Next Webinar:
o Igniting Leadership in Young People, Aug. 24th
