Youth Bank is a unique social technology of involving youth into charitable activities, which are widespread throughout the world
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and are actively developed in Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and other countries on the basis of community funds. Our Youth Bank was created on the base of Nikolayev public organization “Fund for Development of Nikolayev”. Its aim is to finance initiatives of students of the city of Nikolayev, aimed at addressing their leisure attraction to a healthy lifestyle, implementation of creative abilities of young people, help the needy, solution of social problems in the town. Funding for these ideas is carried out by means of philanthropists through open competitions. Search and evaluation of the ideas is done by a group of young people 14-26 years (10-15), led by curator of the Fund. It actually is foundation of the Youth Bank. The Fund collects applications for funding from the initiative groups and individual young people, conducts interviews with applicants, prepares expert reports for the Board members of the FDN. They also are seek funding for ideas that they had found among youth. After determining the winners of the Youth Bank is conducting continuous monitoring of ongoing projects, which ensures the efficiency of investment funds and getting the planned outcome. Participating in the Youth Bank, young people gain new skills and exercise capacity, which often cannot be obtained and implemented in other areas. Including:
Organizational and managing skills — skills to manage own social projects;
Developing sense of responsibility — ability to manage finances, decision-making on the effectiveness of use;
Leadership skills and teamwork;
Communication skills — conducting meetings, negotiations, interviews, letter writing, public relations, making presentations;
Interpersonal skills — understanding people, ability to motivate others, ability to deal with difficult situations;
Participation in charitable activities that previously was the prerogative of adults.
Activities of the Youth Bank for the year to conduct 1 or 2 competitions. During the competitions a PR-campaign will be held which includes presentations at schools, clubs, and published information in the media. Throughout the year members of the Youth Bank will be trained at workshops and training sessions, participate in long-distance or international travel experience sharing with other youth banks. At the end of each an annual report on the results of the program is printed with financial performance and description of the funded youth social initiatives. We offer you and your company to become a general partner of the financial program. General Partner gets the following possibilities:
• including experts of the competition and the opportunity to vote when selecting projects for funding,
• placing company logo on all printed materials of the Youth Bank
• participation of the company’s representative in all activities of the Youth Bank
• participating of the representative in all of the company’s long-distance or international travel for exchange of experience and internships designed for the Youth Bank
• reference to the general partner in all activities of the Youth Bank
• placing the logo (the shield, banner, booth) of the general partner in all activities of the Youth Bank
• reference to the general partner in the annual reports and press releases, thematic development fund of the city of Nikolayev
• positioning of the general partner as the founder of the program during the time of its existence.
Position of the competition “Your initiative” Organizer of the competition — the Bank of Youth Initiatives (BНI) which unites young leaders from Nikolayev at the age of 14 to 26 years. Mission of the BYI: to promote implementation of creative and innovative potential of youth through financial support of its social initiatives. The Bank is a charitable youth initiative program of Nikolayev Town Community Organization “Fund for Development of Nikolayev”. The competition is held for raised money from business structures in Nikolayev.
PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST – to support youth initiatives aimed at solving social problems of of Nikolayev community.
ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION: volunteer social projects of youth in the town of Nikolayev, to help young people, children or adults, the disabled, pensioners and other categories of citizens, aimed at addressing the residents of the city of Nikolaev in the field of culture, sports, recreation, social and legal protection.
The contest invited non-profit organization registered in accordance with applicable law, and voluntary youth groups (with no legal status). Authors and performers of the projects should be exclusively young people aged 14 to 26 years. Grant Amount: • Min. — 1.000 UAH. • Recommended — 3.000 UAH. • Max. — 6.000 UAH. Project duration: 3 to 6 months.
To participate in the competition you must complete the attached application form in legible handwriting in a single copy.
CAN NOT GET FINANCING:
• political parties and movements;
• local governments and public authorities;
• commercial structures.
Project manager cannot be an employee of state and municipal authorities of the city or area, volunteer or employee of the Bank or the Fund.
MAIN DIRECTIONS OF THE COMPETITION
1. The field of education, culture and sport:
1.1. Educational and cultural projects and programs aimed at moral and spiritual development of people.
1.2. Projects and programs for attraction the population to physical training and sports, creation of conditions for development of mass recreational sports.
1.3. Project Support for gifted children.
2. In support of civic initiatives:
2.1. Projects and programs that promote integration of citizens with the same interests, place of residence, etc. to address issues of local masses (block, street, neighborhood).
2.2. Support for different categories of amateur creativity of inhabitants.
2.3. Programs to protect rights of various categories of citizens.
3. In the area of youth and children’s leisure:
3.1. Support for youth initiatives in the field of arts and culture.
3.2. Organization and support of clubs and groups.
3.3. Creation and development of infrastructure, playgrounds and sports fields.
3.4. Promoting employment of youth.
3.5. Working with children and youth that are at risk.
3.6. Support of community initiatives, youth volunteer service.
4. Other projects relevant objectives of the competition, including non-core priorities.
