The Innovation Center: Links

Youth in Governance: http://www.ca4h.org/yig/
The Youth in Governance website, created by 4-H youth, volunteers, and staff involved in the National Youth in Governance Initiative, shares resources, reviews and tools to support youth in governance—the authentic and meaningful engagement of young people in programs, organizations, and communities, where they have or share voice, influence, and decision-making authority.
Evaluation Tools: (the PERC Website) http://www.evaluationtools.org
This online clearinghouse of planning and evaluation resource tools for youth workers and researchers is hosted by the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and is a project of the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, the Institute for Applied Research, and Social Policy Research Associates
www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org
The Youth Policy Action Center is a web-based resource that helps youth and concerned adults be heard in the nation's capital. The Web site allows thousands of youth and adults to regularly contact elected officials about important programs and initiatives - especially in the critical days before votes are cast on the floor of Congress.
Changemakers.net
Changemakers is an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public that focuses on the rapidly growing world of social entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide inspiration, resources, and opportunities for those interested in social change throughout the world.
http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/survey/participation/survey.cfm
Take the National Youth Participation Study conducted by researchers at Penn State University and the University of Arizona, including Innovation Center Board Member Dr. Stephen T. Russell. The survey is for youth development professionals that work with young people in out of school activities and should take about 20 minutes to complete.
www.nyln.org
The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) is the first non-profit organization to be run independently by young people with disabilities. They are made up of young leaders with disabilities from across the U.S. and its territories. They promote leadership development, education, and advocacy for all youth with disbilities to attain their maximum, unique, personal potential.
www.geofunders.org
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a coalition of grantmakers committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. GEO's mission is to maximize philanthropy's impact by advancing the effectiveness of grantmakers and their grantees. Believing that grantmakers can only succeed when the nonprofits they support achieve meaningful results, GEO provides philanthropy's change agents with the resources, ideas and connections they need to make the greatest contribution to the nonprofits they invest in.
www.centerforleaderdevelopment.com The purpose of Center for Leader Development (CLD) is to provide individuals who have a passion for leadership development a gathering place on the internet. At CLD you will find leadership development resources, job links, tools, conference announcements, cool links, publications and information-rich content regardless of the sector from which you hail.
www.pointsoflight.org/resources/volunteerresource/ VolunteerResource.org is a comprehensive virtual library of free and available for sale knowledge products and effective practice summaries on volunteering and volunteer management. Its resources connect people with the resources to support effective volunteer engagement, which is essential to building and maintaining a strong, effective volunteer sector. It features information on volunteering and volunteer management, the impact of volunteering, volunteering in times of disaster, building successful partnerships, how to establish an effective employee volunteer program and much more.
www.kidfluence.tv Kidfluence is a brand created to strengthen yotuh development and education. Through its many programs such as Kidfluence TV, Teen Talk and Teen Screen, Kidfluence aims to be a leading advocate on teen issues. A diverse group of opinionated parents, coaches, teachers, professionals, advocates, and of course, tweens and teenagers will contribute to very candid discussions. With so many issues affecting our youth today, everyone has a point of view on what should be done, how matters should be handled. Kidfluence is a television program that allows everyone to be an influential and a loyal supporter of tackling youth issues head on.

	“We believe in the power of youth and communities to transform themselves. Our job is to give them the tools, training and technical assistance they need to succeed.” —Wendy Wheeler, President, Innovation Center

	Youth in Governance: http://www.ca4h.org/yig/ The Youth in Governance website, created by 4-H youth, volunteers, and staff involved in the National Youth in Governance Initiative, shares resources, reviews and tools to support youth in governance—the authentic and meaningful engagement of young people in programs, organizations, and communities, where they have or share voice, influence, and decision-making authority. Evaluation Tools: (the PERC Website) http://www.evaluationtools.org This online clearinghouse of planning and evaluation resource tools for youth workers and researchers is hosted by the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and is a project of the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, the Institute for Applied Research, and Social Policy Research Associates www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org The Youth Policy Action Center is a web-based resource that helps youth and concerned adults be heard in the nation's capital. The Web site allows thousands of youth and adults to regularly contact elected officials about important programs and initiatives - especially in the critical days before votes are cast on the floor of Congress. Changemakers.net Changemakers is an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public that focuses on the rapidly growing world of social entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide inspiration, resources, and opportunities for those interested in social change throughout the world. http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/survey/participation/survey.cfm Take the National Youth Participation Study conducted by researchers at Penn State University and the University of Arizona, including Innovation Center Board Member Dr. Stephen T. Russell. The survey is for youth development professionals that work with young people in out of school activities and should take about 20 minutes to complete. www.nyln.org The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) is the first non-profit organization to be run independently by young people with disabilities. They are made up of young leaders with disabilities from across the U.S. and its territories. They promote leadership development, education, and advocacy for all youth with disbilities to attain their maximum, unique, personal potential. www.geofunders.org Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a coalition of grantmakers committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. GEO's mission is to maximize philanthropy's impact by advancing the effectiveness of grantmakers and their grantees. Believing that grantmakers can only succeed when the nonprofits they support achieve meaningful results, GEO provides philanthropy's change agents with the resources, ideas and connections they need to make the greatest contribution to the nonprofits they invest in. www.centerforleaderdevelopment.com The purpose of Center for Leader Development (CLD) is to provide individuals who have a passion for leadership development a gathering place on the internet. At CLD you will find leadership development resources, job links, tools, conference announcements, cool links, publications and information-rich content regardless of the sector from which you hail. www.pointsoflight.org/resources/volunteerresource/ VolunteerResource.org is a comprehensive virtual library of free and available for sale knowledge products and effective practice summaries on volunteering and volunteer management. Its resources connect people with the resources to support effective volunteer engagement, which is essential to building and maintaining a strong, effective volunteer sector. It features information on volunteering and volunteer management, the impact of volunteering, volunteering in times of disaster, building successful partnerships, how to establish an effective employee volunteer program and much more. www.kidfluence.tv Kidfluence is a brand created to strengthen yotuh development and education. Through its many programs such as Kidfluence TV, Teen Talk and Teen Screen, Kidfluence aims to be a leading advocate on teen issues. A diverse group of opinionated parents, coaches, teachers, professionals, advocates, and of course, tweens and teenagers will contribute to very candid discussions. With so many issues affecting our youth today, everyone has a point of view on what should be done, how matters should be handled. Kidfluence is a television program that allows everyone to be an influential and a loyal supporter of tackling youth issues head on. © 2007 Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development