What happens when 1,300 young people are trusted to make a difference? Purpose Commons set out to explore this question through its Contribution Project, giving young people the resources and freedom to act on what matters to them. The findings are powerful: 🎯 98% described the experience as meaningful. 🌱 93% felt more connected to their communities. 💡 54% pointed to a critical barrier: young people have the motivation to contribute, but often lack access to resources and opportunities. But behind these numbers are stories worth hearing. That’s where Amoofy came in. We’re grateful to Purpose Commons for choosing Amoofy as its partner to capture the voices of young contributors, helping uncover what they experienced, what changed, and what challenges they faced along the way. Through hundreds of written reflections and 133 audio-survey participants, their voices added another layer of understanding to this important research. This collaboration reflects something we deeply believe at Amoofy: When people have the space to share their experiences in their own words, we uncover insights that traditional metrics alone cannot reveal. Congratulations to the Purpose Commons team and their partners for creating opportunities for young people to contribute and making their voices central to understanding the impact. Explore the report: What Happens When Young People Are Trusted & Resourced to Contribute? https://lnkd.in/gCTdaa_J Is your organization creating spaces where people’s voices need to be heard? Whether you’re working with youth, communities, employees, or participants in large-scale initiatives, Amoofy can help you capture authentic voices at scale, protect participant identities, and turn qualitative experiences into research-grade insights. If your next project requires confidential listening, scale, and research rigor, let’s talk. www.amoofy.com #Amoofy #PurposeCommons #YouthVoice #NarrativeIntelligence #QualitativeResearch #SocialImpact
Young People's Voices Heard in Contribution Project
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I've always believed young people have much more to offer than we sometimes give them credit for. Part of our responsibility is making sure they have the space, support, and resources to explore what's possible. Purpose Commons just released a report on what 1,300+ young people did when they were given $400 and the trust to act on what mattered to them. It includes their stories, what they reported (98% agreed it was a meaningful experience), the barriers they hit, and what it might mean for those of us who work with and fund young people. Formal analysis is still underway with Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange, so it’s a checkpoint, not a conclusion. We spend so much time trying to figure out what young people need. I wonder what we'd learn if we spent more time simply giving them the resources to figure some of that out for themselves. Definitely worth a read: https://lnkd.in/ed3tjCrd
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💞 200 young people supported into education, employment or training. 💞 That is one of the achievements we're most proud of in our newly published 2025/26 Impact Report. At a time when around a million young people are not in education, employment or training, we know there are no simple solutions. What our experience continues to show is that relationships matter. This year, we reached 1,115 young people and actively engaged 514 young people across our programmes. Together with employers, schools, partners, supporters and communities, we helped young people build confidence, develop skills, access opportunities and take positive steps towards their futures. Our impact is only possible because of the incredible young people we work alongside and the people who choose to believe in their potential. As we often say: "It takes a village to raise a child, but a system to mind their gaps." Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. 📖 Read our full Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/e4Jr_wzt [wemindthegap.org.uk] #ImpactReport #SocialMobility #YouthEmployment #Education #RelationshipsMatter #Employability #Belonging #WeMindTheGap #OpportunityForAll
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A seat at the table means nothing if your voice stays at the door. We often talk about giving young people a “seat at the table.” Inviting them to panels. Asking for their opinions. Including them in discussions. But participation is more than being present. The real question is: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸? Does someone actually listen? Does their perspective challenge the way things are done? Does their idea become part of the next step? Because there’s a difference between 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁. Young people don’t need every decision to go their own way. They need to know that their perspective was genuinely considered. Initiatives like 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗖 (𝗘𝘄𝗔) help create these spaces for conversations, workshops and connections between youth and organisations. Because youth engagement shouldn’t end with: “𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.” It should continue with: "𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺." Maybe the better question isn’t “How do we give young people a seat at the table?” Maybe it’s: “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?”
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Young people already have the passion and ideas to make their communities better. Our job is to trust them and give them the resources to act. That's the central belief of the Contribution Project, and why we at Interact for Health partnered with Purpose Commons to bring it to Cincinnati. Check out this new report on what 1,300+ young people did when they were given $400 and the trust to act on what mattered to them. I promise you'll be inspired!
We are excited to release our report and share key insights from the 1,300+ young people in 42 states, D.C., and Guam who were given $400 to act on what mattered to them! For a long time, the field has asked what young people need from us. The Contribution Project asks: what might the world need from them? Among national participants who completed pre- and post-surveys, 98% agreed the project was a meaningful experience. This report an honest and important checkpoint in the quest to create environments that support youth purpose across the country. Formal analysis of the national data is still underway with our partners at PSiX. This report allows us to start where we always start: with the lived experience of the young people we hope to serve. Inside, you’ll find stories of what young people did, participant reported impact, and a look into the barriers young people ran into, in their own words. You will also see our sense-making about what this might mean for the field, and the questions we’re still asking. If you run a program that helps young people contribute, fund this kind of work, or want to bring it to your community, we’d love to hear from you. Our next step is the Contribution Collaborative, a network for communities already helping young people contribute and communities that want to bring this model to the young people at home. Get in touch: https://lnkd.in/gyUvZix9 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gCTdaa_J So much appreciation for everyone who has helped make this possible and for those already supporting the next phase of the work! Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange Hopelab Interact for Health TAAF Ednium: The Alumni Collective Intandem Spitfire The Gambrell Foundation YouthRoots LearnerStudio The Aspen Institute RESCHOOL This Teenage Life The Washington Post Jana Haritatos, PhD Anthony Burrow Michael Pih Melody Estevez Sokhnadiarra Ndiaye Elijah Huff Christine DeLeon Kristen Grimm Becky Crowe Sean Talamas, PhD Jody Rosentswieg John Templeton Foundation Nebraska Children and Families Foundation Carmel Hill Fund Itai Dinour Betsy Peterson Amoofy Luis Duarte GripTape #YouthDevelopment #Philanthropy #Purpose #contribution
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We’re proud to amplify the work of our Alliance community members who are reimagining what’s possible when young people have the resources and agency to make a difference. The Contribution Project from Purpose Commons raises important questions for the field around what can change when we invest in young people’s ability to shape the world around them and how we can support young people as contributors to their communities. Read the full report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCTdaa_J
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If we want to get people more involved in society and be active participants in our democracy, we need to build that muscle when people are young. Purpose Commons has important insights about how we give young people opportunities not to just be at tables, but make decisions of consequence at them. This creates agency that strengthens democracy. Great work TeRay Esquibel and team.
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It started with a simple question - is there something you’d like to contribute to yourself or others? Today Purpose Commons released its first full report: What Happens When Young People Are Trusted & Resourced to Contribute? https://lnkd.in/ePx3yVpU The report shares what 1,300+ young people across 42 states, D.C., and Guam did when they were asked that question, and then handed $400 and the trust to act on their answers. Inside: their stories, what they reported (98% agreed it was a meaningful experience), the barriers they hit in their own words, and what it might mean for those of us who work with and fund young people. Formal analysis is still underway with Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange, so we will get to continue learning together. What stayed with me: the sheer variety - beautiful and utterly unpredictable - in these 1300+ youth contributions. Young people all across this country have limitless ideas about what matters to them, what they’d change if they could, where they’d give or build or dream something new into reality. There's so much more we can all do to tell *that* story, and to invest in making contribution possible for every young person. So grateful to TeRay Esquibel, Anthony Burrow, Michael Pih, Betsy Peterson, Melody Estevez, Dave Hersh and the whole Purpose Commons team for bringing this idea to life over the past few years, and for sharing these learnings and incredible stories with all of us. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ePx3yVpU
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Thanks to TeRay Esquibel for sharing this report from Purpose Commons. Young people received $400 to put an idea they cared about into practice. I liked how much room that left for contributions adults might overlook or consider too small. The part about needing supportive people and useful connections stuck with me, too. Getting someone to answer your email can be a project of its own 🙃 Worth spending some time with the report below 📖👇 #YouthVoice #CommunityInvestment
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