YouthBank International

03/06/2026

Many organisations involve young people.
Fewer trust them with real responsibility.

The YouthBank Go! Package helps organisations move beyond consultation and into action.

Through a structured, proven methodology, young people learn how to:
🌱 identify community priorities
🌱 assess project ideas
🌱 manage funding
🌱 make real decisions

☀️Your organisation provides the support.
✨️Young people provide the leadership.

👉🏽 Bring the YouthBank Go! Package to your organisation and create opportunities for young people to lead, not just participate!
More info on the link: https://youthbankinternational.org/youthbank-go-for-organisations/

02/06/2026

Leadership is often taught.
In YouthBank, it is practiced.
Youth-led groups take responsibility for real decisions:
🔸️ which ideas get funded
🔸️ which priorities matter most
🔸️ how resources are used

So far, YouthBank funds worldwide 🌏 have funded over 16.000 youth-led projects. And we can confirm that the result of practiced leadership is not just stronger projects, but young people who understand what it means to lead in real contexts.

🏆 This is leadership developed through action, not theory!

01/06/2026

One of the biggest shifts an organisation can make is moving from delivering for young people to enabling young people.

The YouthBank model has been implemented in schools, universities, NGOs, municipalities, community foundations, and youth organisations.

Different settings.
Different communities.
Yet the same lesson continues to emerge. When organisations provide structure, support, and trust, young people step forward with ideas, solutions, and leadership!

The goal isn't to do more for young people. It's to create more opportunities for young people to do, for themselves and their communities.

28/05/2026

At the Community Foundations Australia Forum, an important idea emerged: Community foundations are not simply funding mechanisms. Their real power lies in helping communities decide what matters and who gets to participate in those decisions.

🌱 For young people, this means more than being consulted. It means having genuine responsibility to identify priorities, steward resources, and contribute to shaping the future of their communities.

💜 This principle has been at the heart of the YouthBank model for more than 25 years.
Today, YouthBanks operate across 40+ countries, engaging thousands of young people in real decision-making, grantmaking, fundraising, and community leadership.

The growing recognition of youth participation within philanthropy and community development reflects something we have seen for decades! What was once considered innovative is increasingly recognised as good practice ➡️ young people are not beneficiaries of community development, young people are partners in shaping it.

27/05/2026

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Attention young people in the Bergrivier Municipal Area ❗❗❗❗

27/05/2026

YouthBank International supports young people and partner organisations to establish, run and sustain YouthBanks.

➡️ YouthBanks are funds run by young people with the purpose of supporting youth-led projects that address issues that matter to them. YouthBank funds are driven and managed by young people who want to make a positive impact in their communities. A YouthBank group usually includes up to 1️⃣5️⃣ young people aged between 14 and 25, with the specific age range decided by the local organisation.
🚀 Our mission is to grow youth-led grantmaking around the world by supporting young people and partner organisations to establish, run and sustain YouthBanks.
👁 Our vision is a world where young people have real power, real resources and real influence in shaping the communities they live in.

🌏 If you dream of the same world, let's partner up 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽


YouthParticipation

26/05/2026

“We are not the future. We are the present.
And only we can make the world better. With our hands, our thinking, and the decisions we make.”
This is what YouthBank is all about. 💚

Young people are often told they are the leaders of tomorrow. But communities benefit most when young people are trusted to lead today.

Through YouthBank, young people identify local needs, make funding decisions, support community projects, and create change where they live.

Not someday. Not when they are older. Now.
🌱 Because impact begins when young people are given the opportunity to turn their ideas into action.

europe.foundation

25/05/2026

When young people lead, outcomes change!
Why?
Because they:
🔹️Understand the realities of their peers
🔹️Identify relevant priorities
🔹️Design solutions grounded in lived experience

YouthBank doesn’t just add youth to existing systems.
💡YouthBank places them at the centre of decision-making! That’s where impact becomes more relevant  and more sustainable. 💙

20/05/2026

❓️What happens when young people are trusted to lead?
➡️They don’t just learn theory. They learn how to make decisions, assess needs, manage funding, lead fairly, and create real impact in their communities.

‼️This is exactly what the YouthBank Go! Package is designed to do.
➡️ From participatory grantmaking to leadership, storytelling, and community action, young people gain practical, real-world skills while leading change where it matters most.

💡And the best part?
➡️The model adapts to schools, youth groups, organisations, and communities worldwide.

👉 Bring the YouthBank Go! Package to your organisation or youth group!

Real lives. Real money. Real change.

19/05/2026

Youth-led impact is not individual, it is collective!

Through YouthBank, groups of young people work together to:
🌱 Assess needs in their communities
🌱 Make funding decisions
🌱 Support each other’s ideas
In doing so, they build something more than projects. They build trust, shared responsibility, and a culture of leadership.
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