tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030824200938405152024-03-14T06:15:51.278-04:00YouthActionNet BlogTake Risks. Drive Change.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-24655509203081855012014-02-12T09:59:00.003-05:002014-02-12T09:59:39.274-05:00New Blog Location!
Thank you for visiting the former home of the YouthActionNet Blog. The blog is now housed on the YouthActionNet website--please visit www.youthactionnet.org/blog for more great content.
YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-61896827397610525062014-01-28T15:59:00.002-05:002014-01-29T11:38:17.968-05:00Opportunities & Events: February and Beyond
We're officially one month into 2014--how are your resolutions coming along? If you have big dreams of taking your leadership abilities and organizational impact to new heights this year, bookmark this list of upcoming opportunities and events for young social entrepreneurs. Tip: sign up soon to lock in early-bird rates for many of the conferences happening later this year.
Opportunities
YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-89356643092336842352014-01-28T14:17:00.000-05:002014-01-28T16:06:13.516-05:00Shared Connection in Nairobi
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-36211349810957600912014-01-06T16:16:00.002-05:002014-01-06T17:08:13.578-05:00A Living Network
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-88705163997595215982013-12-18T12:16:00.003-05:002014-01-06T16:03:46.045-05:00Clinton Global Initiative is Committed to Action: So Are We
By Dina Buchbinder
Last week, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro hosted a
world-class event: the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI) Latin America, and I was pleased to be part of it. The Rio meeting was the first of hopefully
many CGI conferences designed to debate and discuss solutions to the region’s
challenges. Sessions explored topics ranging from the revitalization of Latin
American YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-47081017271801168682013-12-09T16:41:00.001-05:002013-12-09T16:41:57.712-05:00Coaching Demystified: Webinar Debrief
Photo credit: MentorTogether
Coach, mentor, advisor, champion--there are many similar terms that describe an individual you share your personal or professional journey with. How do you know where to begin?
In our latest webinar, discover the value of coaching and learn how it differs from other mentoring models. Karen Phillips, coaching guru and Program Manager at the International Youth YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-21672090931811534822013-11-22T13:27:00.000-05:002013-11-22T13:51:03.721-05:00Young Leaders Share Lessons Learned at Thunderbird Panel
Today marks the end of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013. Here at YouthActionNet we have spent the week celebrating stories of young people who turned ideas into action. Their bottom lines may be mission-based, but their sustainability plans and strategic partnerships make it clear: they are entrepreneurs in the truest sense of the word.
Last week, Thunderbird School of Global YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-8368301293787721052013-11-18T16:03:00.000-05:002013-11-19T12:56:16.393-05:00Philippine Fellows Mobilize Typhoon Relief Efforts
Here at YouthActionNet, we tell the stories of our Fellows' extraordinary impact--their beneficiaries, expansive volunteer networks, and innovative revenue generation strategies. Our Fellows' impact, though, goes beyond the work they do as founders and CEOs. On a personal level, they can't resist acting on the compulsion to right the wrongs in our world.
Anna carries emergency supplies
YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-49229138977371491612013-11-12T11:16:00.002-05:002013-11-12T11:20:40.970-05:00Opportunities & Events: November and Beyond
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In the latest edition of the YouthActionNet webinar series, Burgundie Fulton of the International Youth Foundation (IYF) provided an overview of Build Your Business (BYB), an entrepreneurship training course developed by Microsoft and IYF.
BYB
is a dynamic blended learning curriculum designed to introduce young people to the basic ideas, actions,
and skills needed to successfully YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-83915517162576159802013-10-25T16:19:00.000-04:002013-10-25T16:43:43.547-04:00The Power of a Humble Leader
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-31829496711739508752013-09-19T15:15:00.001-04:002013-09-19T16:24:55.624-04:00Chasing the vision: new milestones in YouthActionNet Africa expansion
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-32452106900279215062013-09-13T16:17:00.001-04:002013-09-16T09:45:21.381-04:00Excitement Builds for 2013 Laureate Global Fellows
In just a few short weeks, Naomi Chepchumba, founder of Street Level Initiative in Kenya, will board a plane for the first time ever and travel to São Paulo, Brazil for a week unlike any she's experienced before. She, and nineteen other young leaders like her, will converge October 4 -11th at the Laureate Global Fellowship Retreat.
Together, these twenty young social entrepreneurs will YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-77184616743833703392013-09-09T09:36:00.000-04:002013-09-10T14:54:39.111-04:00Celebrating International Literacy Day
Guest Post by Selene Biffi
2006 YouthActionNet Fellow Selene Biffi is Founder and Executive Director of Plain Ink, based in Italy.
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-16287541592126182652013-08-28T12:16:00.002-04:002013-08-28T13:16:13.851-04:00Techamos Una Mano: a Photo Essay
Program participant in front of an eco-friendly home
Fellow
Rodrigo Arnaud is the recipient of a 2012 Starbucks Youth Action Grant.
Rodrigo is the founder of Techamos Una Mano (Lend a Helping Hand), an organization working to promote the participation of citizens in solving both environmental and social issues in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Rodrigo is using the Starbucks Youth Action Grant YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-40518398021768939142013-07-31T11:54:00.000-04:002013-07-31T11:58:14.737-04:00Closure in Mentoring Relationships
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Inspired by her own mentors, 2011 Fellow Arundhuti Gupta founded
Mentor Together to give Indian
youth mentoring experiences YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-61506963192238808772013-07-22T13:43:00.000-04:002013-07-23T10:01:30.880-04:00From Social Entrepreneur to Communicator in Chief
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Frank Fredericks is the founder of World Faith and Mean Communications. After graduating from NYU,
Frank worked in the music industry, managing artists such as Lady Gaga.
In 2006, YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-29464930783743651002013-07-18T16:26:00.000-04:002013-07-18T16:29:17.868-04:00Bringing YouthActionNet to Africa
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-63958555741967799122013-07-10T13:41:00.001-04:002013-07-15T09:44:39.635-04:00Prototyping with UNICEF: Intrapreneurial Investments and Resource Mobilization
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Joseph Agoada was selected as a YouthActionNet Fellow in 2008--today he is innovating from within as the Resource Mobilization
Coordinator for UNICEF YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-44438640912385314122013-07-03T15:13:00.000-04:002013-07-15T11:06:52.194-04:002013 Laureate Global Fellowship Applicants: Infographic
In anticipation of the announcement of this year's twenty Laureate Global Fellows, we wanted to share a snapshot of the diverse and inspiring cohort of young changemakers who applied to the fellowship. If you weren't one of them, stay tuned on the YouthActionNet Facebook and Twitter channels to learn about other opportunities for young social entrepreneurs and make sure you don't miss the 2014 YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-13781370924542323902013-06-20T14:38:00.000-04:002013-06-21T10:19:36.528-04:00Youth Leadership in the Arab World: Ten Winning Strategies
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YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-9098269530611195992013-05-31T11:53:00.001-04:002013-07-10T14:27:12.908-04:00Opportunities & Events: June and Beyond
Can you believe we are almost at the half-way point of 2013? If you haven't had time this year to focus on leadership development opportunities, or attend conferences that energize your passion, perhaps the best is yet to come for you this year. It's not too late to apply for the following awards or register for these upcoming events. The sky is the limit--you just have to reach. Good luck!
<YAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-47682991659583517382013-05-22T12:36:00.000-04:002013-07-10T14:21:10.214-04:00Bold or Insane? Rafael's Quest to Re-think Recycling
"Less than 1% of materials are recycled in Brazil--In the next five years, it is my hope that S.O.S. will be responsible for increasing this industry to at least 1%."
The percentages may sound small, but the feat is not--Rafael is determined to double the recycling rate in São Paulo, Brazil--a dense metropolitan area home to nearly 20 million people.
As a Laureate Global Fellow atYAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692640962205422437noreply@blogger.com