$15,000 / 2016
National
The Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is a collaborative of funders and youth organizing practitioners that provides capacity building, grantmaking support and advocacy, and networking opportunities to youth organizing groups addressing these issues. FCYO also brings together funders and organizers to support the field of youth organizing and its commitment to systemic change and social justice nationwide. Hazen’s renewal grant will enable FCYO to turn the increased visibility of young people of color working for social justice into long term and strategic investment that supports the leadership of young people of color and to support the Youth Community Organizing Resource Exchange (Youth CORE), a set of activities aimed at bringing together a large number of youth organizers from across the country to share learnings, build relationships, and develop common strategy.