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YOUTH-FRIENDLY ENGOs

VISION2030

ABOUT

Organizations across the globe in all sectors are grappling with how to best support workforces that may contain up to 4 different generations, as well as how to best support youth in organizational decision-making roles.

This sector priority will focus on supporting ENGOs to better engage youth staff and to foster effective intergenerational workforces.


Youth-Friendly ENGOs

ENGOs have significant work ahead to foster better intergenerational harmony in the workplace, support youth leadership development, and become truly welcoming and inclusive to youth.
Apathy is Boring helps organizations better engage youth as key decision-makers and foster more youth-friendly working environments. For nearly 10 years, their Youth-Friendly Program has been offering services including brainstorms, audits, guides, workshops, and presentations to help organizations create more welcoming and inclusive spaces for youth. Their goal is to bridge the gap between the current approach and what needs to happen to get youth involved in a meaningful way.

Each year Sustainability Network will facilitate A is B to deliver this annual cycle of training and support:
- A public webinar available to all
- An online series of three linked interactive workshops for ENGOs
- Two or three organizational audits from the ENGOs who complete the workshop series
- An emerging community of practise for ENGO program alumni
Erika De Torres is Impact and Development Director at Apathy is Boring and architect of Youth-Friendly ENGOs. They completed an MA in Political Science at McGill University and a BA in Political Science from Simon Fraser University and previously worked with a number of nonprofits in Vancouver and North Vancouver. They facilitated workshops on anti-discrimination and anti-oppression, obtained grants and funds, organized conferences, festivals, concerts, workshops, collaborated with partner organizations and worked directly with youth and young people to support them.

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