What Traditional Philanthropists Are Missing About Young People

Next Gen Philanthropy Calls For A New Approach

Why It Matters

There's a frustrating myth that today’s young people are apathetic and broke, so they are overlooked in many ways, but it's not true. Overlooking youth cohorts is a blind spot in the world of impact.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"What Traditional Philanthropists Are Missing About Young People. We started #FutureOfGood Twitter chats to dive deeper into hot topics that have been resonating with our community. It\u2019s hosted Thursdays from 12-1 p.m. ET. This week, we spoke with Aneil Gokhale, Director, Philanthropy at Toronto Foundation about #NextGenPhilanthropy and the organization\u2019s #Vision2020 program. Young Donors Have Not Been Central to Philanthropic Engagement. Why? \u23f8 We\u2019re living in an increasingly divided world. Young people care deeply about the inequities they see and they want to be part of real change. Their version of philanthropy, one that is collaborative, engaged, and humble , is an important part of driving that change. Young people also bring e

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