YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Youth and Network Organizing Resources


This series of documents was put together with a great deal of help from a large number of people. The purpose of it is to help local young people form groups, get organized, make changes in their communities, and plug into the greater youth movement, locally, nationally, regionally, and globally.

We hope that this linking of movements can create new systems of decision-making from local to global levels in order to achieve sustainable development and create a world that works for all.

A document outlining this vision and strategy is available at http://www.youthmovements.org

0. A Comprehensive Listing of Global Youth Movements and Global Youth Organizations
1. Background, History and Success Stories
2. Reports
3. Networking, Group Organizing, and Facilitation
4. Youth Participation Materials
5. Guides
6. Packaged Programs and Training Materials
7. Policy Oriented Documents

8. Other Perspectives on Global Citizenship


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1. Background, History and Success Stories (References)


Fragmentation of Youth Movements.htm
The Story of the European Youth Forum.doc
Youth and Nation Building Introduction.doc
Youth and Nation Building Cases.doc

Do We Have a Movement Yet.doc



Youth Liberation Analysis.doc

Science of Community Organizing.doc



Examples (References)



Philadelphia Student Union.pdf
40 Youth Organizations Collaborate to Make Education Reform.pdf



1. Power of the Youth of Paraguay.doc
2. Action Plan of Youth Organizers in Paraguay.doc


2. Reports (References)


GYAN Report - Global Youth Movement Integration.htm

Ford Foundation Report on Youth Service.pdf
Benton Foundation Report - Youth Activism and Global Engagement.doc
International Youth Foundation Report - What Works in Youth Participation.pdf

Kellogg Foundation Report - Youth and Citizenship.pdf


Report on Youth in Decision - Making by the Innovation Center.pdf



FCYO Report - What is Youth Organizing.pdf
FCYO Report - Stories of Youth Organizing and Lessons Learned.pdf


Pew Trusts - Report on Youth in the Information Age.pdf

World Bank Report - Youth Building Knowledge Societies.pdf


International Youth Foundation - Newsletter on Youth Participation.pdf



3. Networking, Group Organizing, and Facilitation (References)


Networking

Co-Intelligence & Stories

Open Space Technology
Appreciative Inquiry
Social ThreeFolding
General Group Organizing


Networking (References)

1. Network Basics.htm
2. Network Startup.htm
3. Network Development.htm
4. Age of the Network Overview.htm

A Network Model from VirtualTeams-com.pdf


Co-Intelligence & Stories (References)


What is Co-Intelligence.htm

It All Began in a Fertilizer Factory.htm



A Gift from a Shepherd.htm
The Forgiveness Party.htm
Co-Intelligent Prison Work.htm
Future Search in Kansas City.htm
A Chimpanzee at Stanford.htm
Life Song.htm
The World's Most Unusual Workplace.htm

Imagining Collectively Intelligent Communities.htm



Open Space Technology (References)


Open Space Technology Introduction, Part I.doc

Open Space Technology Introduction, Part II.doc



Open Space Technology - The World Cafe.htm

Open Space Technology - The World Cafe Guide - Open Space Technology.pdf

Open Space Technology Introduction in Portuguese.doc




Appreciative Inquiry (References)


What is Appreciative Inquiry.pdf


Appreciative Inquiry Exercises from Nepal.doc
Appreciative Inquiry Guidebook for Fighting Poverty Nepal.pdf



Social ThreeFolding (References)


Social ThreeFolding, an Introduction (Philipines).doc



Social ThreeFolding Definition - Elaborated.doc

Social ThreeFolding Book - Shaping Globalization Chapter 1.doc

Institutional use of ThreeFolding, to Fight Poverty in Phillipines.pdf



General Group Organizing Concepts (References)


Community Organizing.doc


Calling the Circle.doc
Listening Circles.htm
Strategic Questioning.htm



Citizen consensus councils.htm
Future Search.htm



Why Young Activists Need Communities of Support.doc




4. Youth Participation Materials (References)


Brochure on Youth in Decision-Making by the Innovation Center.pdf
Forming a Youth Engagement Alliance.doc



14 Steps to Involve Youth in Decision-Making.doc

Principles of Youth Involvement.doc

3 Tools for Measuring Levels of Youth Participation (IYF).doc
Survey to Measure Youth Participation in Your Organization.pdf
Exercise - Are Youth Involved?.pdf



50 things youth and adults can do together.pdf
Quick Sheet on Youth-Adult Partnerships.pdf




Developing a Youth Council and Services to Serve Local Area Youth (California) (References)


0. Introduction to a Youth Council Developing Agency (California).doc

1. Elements of a Youth Serving System (California).doc

2. Functions of a Youth Council in the System (California).doc

3. Stages of Building the Youth Serving System (California).doc



A. Tips for Organizing an Effective Youth Council (California).doc
B. How to Run the Youth Council Assessment Survey (California).rtf
C. A Youth Council Assessment Survey (California).rtf



Experiences Mapping Youth in California Localities.doc






Youth Platforms or Agendas (References)


1. National Youth Platform or Agenda - An Introduction.doc

The National Youth Platform 2000 (USA).doc

National Youth Platform - Guyana.doc



Platform USA - Schematic.pdf
Forming a Youth Engagement Alliance.doc
Responses to a Collaboration Meeting to Form a National Youth Platform (USA).doc

Organizing a University Youth Summit or Local Youth Platform (USA).doc


5. Guides (References)


Guide - Organizing Local Youth Networks.doc

Guide - Forming a Youth Engagement Alliance.doc

Guide - Organizing a University Youth Summit or Local Youth Platform (USA).doc

Guide - Community Organizing.doc



Exercises - A Diverse Group of Exercises.doc

Exercises - FireStarter Youth Mobilizing Curriculum - Facilitar Manual.pdf
Exercises - Youth for Environmental Sanity - Workshops and Camping Guide.doc

Exercises - FireStarter Youth Mobilizing Curriculum - Participant Manual.pdf
Exercise - Tower Builder.pdf
Exercise - Crossing The Line.htm
Exercise - Reflection Activities.htm


Fundraising - Dealing with Funders.pdf
Fundraising - Sites for Youth on the Web.pdf

Fundraising - Making a Plan.pdf




6. Packaged Programs and Training Materials (References)


Training Kits
StudyCircles.org Materials

StudyCircles.org Materials (References)


What are Study Circles.htm
Organizing Guide - 1996.htm
Organizing Guide - 2001.htm
Best Practices and Evaluated Programs.pdf
Training Facilitators Guide.pdf
Diversity Guide.pdf
Intergenerational Partnership Guide 2002.pdf
Evaluating Your Study Circle Guide.pdf
An Evaluation of the Study Circles Program.htm



Training Kits from www.training-youth.net (References)


Training Essentials.pdf

Intercultural Training.pdf
International Voluntary Service Training.pdf

Project Management Training.pdf
Organization Management Training.pdf



7. Policy Oriented Documents (References)


Sample Organization Standards and Constitutions for Innovative Networks
UN Youth Documents
On Youth Policies




On Youth Policies (References)


White Paper on Youth - Council of Europe.pdf

European Youth Policy.pdf


Sample Institutional Youth Policy from the Red Cross.doc
Status of Youth Policy in the USA.pdf
Sample Youth Policy (Younger Americans Act).htm

Youth Policy Formulation Manual.pdf
Youth Policy Fundamentals.pdf



Sample Organization Standards and Constitutions for Innovative Networks (References)


Sample Constitution of a Global Self Organizing Network of Individuals (Chaordic.org).pdf

Sample Constitution for a Global Network of Organizations (Society for International Development).pdf
Sample FAQ of a Global Self Organizing Network (Chaordic.org).pdf



Sample Organizational Standards for Network Participation (Interaction.org).doc
Sample Principles of Organization and Principles of Practice (Chaordic.org).pdf



Sample Organizational Structure - Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth Alliance.doc


UN Youth Documents (References)


UNESCO - Youth Information Kit.pdf



Dakar Youth Empowerment Strategy.doc
Braga Youth Action Plan.doc
UN World Programme of Action for Youth.doc


8. Other Perspectives on Global Citizenship (References)



Black Perspectives on Global Youth Work.pdf

Developing a Global Dimension in the School Curriculum.pdf

Globalization and Higher Education.pdf

Teacher Education and Global Citizenship.rtf



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