How Youth Benefit Not-For-Profits

Did you know that in 2018, Canadian youth had the highest overall volunteering rate amongst all generations? Youth are looking for direct, impactful volunteering opportunities to make a difference in their own communities. Youth volunteers:

• Bring new perspectives, ideas and skills
• Raise awareness of your not-for-profit through their networks
• Help build organizations’ capacity to run more programs and services
• Act as future volunteer leaders, staff, board members, etc.
• Create a regenerative volunteer pool

Investing in youth volunteers reaps both short and long-term benefits for not-for-profits. Giving youth the opportunity to realize their potential as civically engaged, active volunteers helps them develop lifelong skills and experiences that carry over into adulthood.