AMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH

ALLIANCE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING- OUR PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SAY THEY WANT AND NEED AND INTENTIONALLY LEVERAGES THE WISDOM AND EXPERTISE THAT ALREADY LIVES IN OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS. WE FOCUS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SHARED PRIORITIES, WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND WE DESIGN TOGETHER. EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION ENROLLS UP TO FIVE SENIOR LEADERS IN OUR ALLIANCE COMMUNITY AND ALL LEADERS HAVE ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP COHORTS, STRATEGIC SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMING, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN NATIONAL RESEARCH, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN SYSTEMIC CHANGE COALITIONS. OUR PROGRAMMING IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THREE DISTINCT NEEDS: (1) TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF AN ORGANIZATION, (2) TO ADDRESS THE MOST COMMON CHALLENGES ACROSS OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, AND (3) TO FACILITATE OUR MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION INITIATIVES. A FOCUS ON ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY TO ADD ANNUAL VALUE TO OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, BY BEGINNING WITH THEIR MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES. IT KEEPS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH EACH OTHER, CREATING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR COLLECTIVE ACTION INITIATIVES.

ALLIANCE GROWTH & PARTNER CITIES- AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR ALLIANCE, THIS HYBRID, LOCAL-NATIONAL NETWORK IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A MORE ALIGNED AND COORDINATED NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, WHILE SPECIFICALLY CREATING GREATER CONNECTIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLER AND MORE PROXIMATE YOUTH-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN EACH CITY. LOCAL AND MORE PROXIMATE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD MORE LIMITED ACCESS THAN NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TYPES OF SUPPORTS NEEDED TO ORGANIZE AND SCALE THEIR IMPACT.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND OTHER SUPPORTS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH SMALLER BUDGETS, AND IN MANY CASES, THOSE SUPPORTS ARE OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY LARGE NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS TO THEIR GRANTEES.OUR PARTNER CITY STRATEGY EXISTS TO MEET THIS NEED, AND BY ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR LEADERS WE CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD AT LARGE.DURING 2024, AMERICA'S PROMISE LAUNCHED TWO PARTNER CITIES: ATLANTA AND DENVER.