Young Angels of America
Leadership and Fundraising Program
Overview
Young Angels of America teaches innovative
fundraising, event production and entrepreneurial leadership to middle and high
school students. By working on the production of entertainment-based
student fundraisers, Team members acquire a technical and business skill-set
that can significantly contribute to the fundraising
capacity of their school and the students’ own financial
independence.
Guiding Principles - Young people can become significant fundraisers.
- Young people can give back to their communities.
- Young people can fundraise across neighborhoods.
- Young people can be
engaged by programs relevant to their technology.
Results
- Increased overall attendance.
- Increased
enrollment and retention.
- Increased
college admissions.
- Increased
participation in after-school programs.
- Increased
communication throughout the school community.
- Increased,
positive visibility for lower-income schools.
“History shows that it does not matter
who is in power… those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to
depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end
than they did in the beginning.” Carter G. Woodson.
The Need
Schools most severely impacted by the current
economic crisis need to develop their own internal
fundraising capacity so they can pay for activities and programs that
are not funded. The primary barrier is lack of marketing expertise,
traditional school fundraising structure and access to low-cost production and
talent resources. One Young Angels Team can exponentially affect
the income and visibility of its school and surrounding community.
The History
Young Angels of America was founded in 2002
with a Linkin Park Concert at the House of Blues. Created by Handmade Marketing’s Non-Profit Action Group,
the program was designed to teach young people how to give back to their
communities via a course of event production. In 2009, in response to the
economic crisis, Young Angels produced a pilot program in South
Los Angeles designed to teach students how to fund programs and
activities that had been removed from their schools. Its success guided
the expansion to schools most severely impacted by budget cuts.
The Training
Young Angels Team members acquire a diverse business
and production skill-set. They learn
sales strategies, public relations, security and have an introduction to the
accounting tools used in business.
The Program
Young
Angels of America has two signature programs, leadership and after-school media
production. Members are engaged in the
hands-on production of school-wide commerce, media production and events that
benefit a cause or student activity selected by the students. Each program is customized to the individual
schools’ population, resources and challenges.
Leadership Team
20 students
selected by the Principal, faculty or staff form a Core Leadership Team that
work directly with program directors on production, analysis and liaising with
the student body. Members are engaged in
the on-going development of the after-school program and the production of
school-wide events, talent shows, talk shows, athletic exhibitions or other
event of their design that benefits a cause or student activity selected by the
students.
The Dual Neighborhood Fundraising
Project
Young
Angels teams in higher-income areas are made up of students from multiple
schools. They produce high-ticket events
and support the after-school program in lower-income schools. The teams train together at events, and
interact in real time and on the creation of on-line content. Young Angels of America provides ongoing
support for all the Teams in the program, as well as seminars, workshops,
mentoring, intern and apprentice opportunities.
Faculty – Emerging Artists & Executives
The
Young Angels Emerging Artists & Executives program trains faculty that
exemplify the value Young Angels places on financial independence. In addition to implementing the production
curriculum, these young artists and professionals share the strategies they
employed to reach financial independence.
For
more information contact info@youngangelsofamerica.org
Young Angels of America is the sole owner of the
Young Angles of America
trademark and is not licensing the use of the trademark for use by any YA
team. All uses of the trademark will be pre-approved by Young Angels of America
including, but not limited to, printing, merchandise, advertising and
publicity. www.youngangelsofamerica.org.
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