Invest in More Than a Project!
Invest in a System That Multiplies Youth-Led Change.
Young people understand the challenges facing their communities better than anyone. Yet too often they are asked for opinions, while decisions about resources are made elsewhere.
YouthBank changes that!
For more than 20 years, YouthBank International has been helping organisations place real decision-making power into the hands of young people through youth-led grantmaking, leadership development and community action.
When you sponsor a YouthBank, you are not funding another short-term youth program. You are helping build a local system where young people identify priorities, manage funds, make decisions and create lasting change in their communities.
Real Lives. Real Money. Real Change
Why Sponsors Choose YouthBank
Today’s young people face growing challenges:
- Mental health pressures
- Social inequality
- Climate anxiety
- Unemployment
- Social division
- Declining trust in institutions
Most programs are designed for young people. YouthBank is designed with young people.
Rather than consulting young people about what matters, YouthBank trusts them to decide.
Your Investment Creates Measurable Impact
What 1 Local YouthBank Can Achieve
With support for just 1 YouthBank, a community can expect:
- 2 trained YouthBank practitioners
- 1 youth-led fund
- Up to 20 young decision-makers
- Up to 6 funded youth-led projects
- 200+ community beneficiaries
- 1,500+ youth volunteering hours
One investment.
One community.
Visible local impact.
The Multiplier Effect
What Happens When YouthBanks Become a Network?
The real power of YouthBank emerges when multiple communities are connected.
A network of only 3 YouthBanks can generate:
- 15 trained YouthBank practitioners
- Up to 18 youth-led funds
- 270 young decision-makers
- 1,000+ funded youth-led projects
- 15,000+ local beneficiaries
- 25,000+ youth volunteering hours
Your support doesn’t just create one project.
It creates a growing ecosystem of young leaders, local action and community resilience.
Why This Matters For Sponsors
Whether you are a company, foundation, municipality or philanthropist, YouthBank helps deliver outcomes that matter:
ESG & CSR Impact
Support meaningful youth participation, community development and social inclusion.
Future Leadership Development
Equip young people with practical skills in leadership, decision-making, financial literacy and project management.
Community Wellbeing
Enable local solutions to local challenges identified by young people themselves.
Measurable Results
Track participation, funded projects, volunteer hours, community impact and stories of change.
Sustainable Change
Support a model proven across more than 40 countries over 20 years.
A Proven Global Model
Over the past 20 years, YouthBank International has:
- Established the YouthBank model in 40+ countries
- Collaborated with 1,000+ organisations
- Trained 300+ youth workers
- Helped establish 320+ YouthBanks around the world
- Helped enable 16,000+ youth-led projects through the YouthBank methodology
YouthBank International has enabled young people to distribute more than €8,5 million through youth-led grantmaking, creating positive change for over 4 million people worldwide.
Every one of those numbers started with a sponsor, partner or funder willing to trust young people.
Become a YouthBank Sponsor
Your support can help:
✓ Launch a local YouthBank
✓ Build a regional YouthBank network
✓ Fund youth-led community projects
✓ Expand YouthBank into new countries
✓ Strengthen youth leadership and participation
✓ Generate real, measurable community impact
Because when young people are trusted with responsibility, resources and decision-making power, communities don’t just benefit. They thrive.
Download the Sponsorship Information Pack to explore partnership opportunities and discover how your organisation can help create the next generation of community leaders.
