The 1991 launch of the Michigan Community Foundations' Youth Project (MCFYP) marked a groundbreaking effort to spread youth philanthropy throughout Michigan's community foundations and all 83 counties. In honor of the 20th anniversary, the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) commissioned the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University to assess the impact of MCFYP. Drawing on surveys, focus groups, archival documents, and interviews with youth participants and adult advisors and leaders, this report documents the impacts on youth, the participating community foundations, and on the Michigan communities
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This paper attempts to situate youth in philanthropy in the context of the organizational culture an...
Contains president's letter, board chair's report, essays on the impact and relevance of the foundat...
This article examines the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan’s launch of a broad-based, mult...
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This report shares reflections on an in-depth examination of the story and needs of youth grantmakin...
This case study aims to demonstrate how youth philanthropy can be an avenue to democratize philanthr...
Provides lessons learned from youth philanthropy programs. Intended to serve as a decision-making gu...
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan promotes positive change in the region. The Yearbook...
In 2011, the Fremont Area Community Foundation launched a community investment strategy, focused on ...
AFP offers this report as both an evaluation and marker of the state of the youth philanthropy field...
Contains mission statement, donor profiles, 2010 highlights, financial summary, and lists of board m...
Foundation Yearbook, 2000 Edition, documents the growth in number, giving, and assets of all active ...
Documents the experiences, thoughts, and opinions of leaders in the youth engagement field, and illu...
This brief summary report provides context and action steps supporting four goals for US community f...
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This paper attempts to situate youth in philanthropy in the context of the organizational culture an...
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