YTFG Youth-Adult Partnership Toolkit: Ten Essential Practices for Building Partnerships Between Young People and Philanthropy

This guide is designed specifically for philanthropic leaders working to improve outcomes for older youth transitioning to adulthood and who seek to be in partnership with young people with lived experience. The guide first chronicles YTFG’s journey over the last two decades, highlighting significant evolution in our approach. It then shares 10 essential practices that we’ve found to be critical building blocks for effective partnership between foundations and young people, along with practical action steps for implementing those practices. By sharing what we have learned, we hope to further advance efforts by foundations to create partnerships that are transformative for both young people and adults.