Each YIP fellow will receive a total annual stipend of $2000 in recognition of their time, efforts, and data expenses. Additionally, ECFG will cover travel and accommodations, and provide a daily per diem for the ECFG AGM in Nairobi.

The Youth for Impactful Philanthropy (YIP) Fellowship is a 12-month fellowship program designed for youth leaders and activists navigating the bridge between adolescence and professional life. As educators, advisors, and advocates to the ECFG secretariat and its members, the YIP Fellowship aims to amplify youth perspectives in the philanthropic field. We seek to recruit a cohort of 3-5 individuals, aged 18-25, to co-design the fellowship during its pilot year. While specific activities will be collaboratively designed, fellows can anticipate engaging in capacity-building exercises that foster intergenerational collaboration and networking, while they learn alongside and contribute their expertise to ECFG members. Across the three phases of onboarding, co-designing, and project implementation, fellows will refine their individual focus and goals within the network's activities. The pilot year of the YIP fellowship will be kicked off in person at ECFG’s AGM on June 4-6 in Nairobi, Kenya. 

It is our intention, contingent on funding, that graduates of the YIP Fellowship will, at the end of year one, move forward to join the YouthBridge Collective, an optional second-year fellowship alumni program that will advise on future iterations of the YIP fellowship and act as mentors to the next cohort of fellows, among other influencing activities driven by the collective.

Please note that, as ECFG is not a grantmaking organization, fellows will not be directly influencing funding decisions.

A core purpose of ECFG is to elevate child and youth issues within philanthropy. However, to date, we have elevated these issues without significantly elevating the voice of young people themselves within our network. By creating the Youth for Impactful Philanthropy Fellowship program, we seek to create a meaningful and consistent space for youth voices within ECFG and raise the perspectives of young people in both our members’ work and in the broader philanthropic community - all toward the goal of increasing the effectiveness of support for children and youth around the world.

Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG) is a network of 27 philanthropic organizations worldwide that provide grants to organizations that support children and youth. ECFG was created to help build greater support and collaboration between these funders, create ways to connect with their peers who are addressing similar issues, and offer opportunities to engage in collective learning. Unlike our member organizations, ECFG does not provide financial resources to organizations. Instead, it serves as a platform for funders to support, collaborate, and learn from each other. Our philosophy is that we are “better together.”

Every other year, ECFG members gather in person for a three-day learning event known as the AGM (Annual General Meeting). This year, our AGM is titled "Better Together: Bridging Funders, Young People, and Community for Collective Impact." From 4-6 June 2024, ECFG members and partners will convene in Nairobi, Kenya to network, build stronger personal connections, learn together, and share updates on individual and collective projects. YIP fellows will attend this gathering to network with ECFG members and connect with other fellows.

Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG) is seeking 3-5 youth leaders, aged 18-25, to join the pilot learning year of the Youth for Impactful Philanthropy (YIP) Fellowship, a unique fellowship program designed for young changemakers passionate about shaping the future of philanthropy. Please apply by close of business (EDT) 26th April (see ‘How to Apply’ below for details).