True youth engagement is challenging. You don’t have to do it alone.

What I do: increase your organization’s capacity and know-how to help you achieve sustainable youth-adult partnership at your own pace.

Who can benefit: governments, departments or agencies, youth-serving organizations or businesses, foundations, schools and school districts, and any other group whose decisions affect youth.

I will collaborate with you to achieve your goals through a customized set of activities.

Examples of how I work:

Get Started Profile provides a true picture of your organization’s youth engagement now and gives you a path forward.

Youth-led summits or workshops at conferences introduce youth engagement to your organization and sow seeds toward future youth-adult partnership.

Training for adults and youth establish common goals, language and practices and prepare adults and youth to share in decision-making.

Strategic planning and technical assistance walks your organization step-by-step through developing or strengthening youth engagement structures and culture while continually assessing and adjusting to ensure you achieve your goals.

Facilitated decision-making pilots demonstrate the benefits and challenges of authentic youth engagement, provide a supportive environment in which youth and adults prepare to lead, and inform a customized set of language, practices and policies for your organization.

Drafting or amending bylaws, authorizing legislation and other governance documents secure the structure for shared decision-making into the future.

Community of learning among peer organizations and youth or adult leaders provides opportunities for shared learning, peer support overcoming challenges, and opportunities to demonstrate success.