Youth Media Training Modules

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Youth Media Training Modules

Publication Year:  2025  

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These modules are designed to help young people build their skills and confidence in media engagement. They guide youth through essential topics such as crafting compelling messages, understanding media platforms, and effectively communicating their ideas to diverse audiences.

By Collective for Youth Engagement in STEM and Society.

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    Youth Civic Engagement Toolkit

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    Youth Civic Engagement Toolkit

    Publication Year:  2025  

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    This toolkit is designed to provide tools, curricular resources, and examples from partners to inspire you on the journey of elevating youth voice and empowering youth through civic engagement. The resources in this collection are particularly focused on supporting afterschool and other out-of-school time programs, but may be useful to a wide range of youth-serving programs.

    By Collective for Youth Engagement in STEM and Society.

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      Giving Done Right | Building Better Schools: David McKinney on Why Student Voice Matters

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      Giving Done Right | Building Better Schools: David McKinney on Why Student Voice Matters

      Publication Year:  2025  

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      Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with their Center for Effective Philanthropy colleague David McKinney, vice president of YouthTruth — a CEP initiative — to discuss how systematically listening to young people at scale can transform education, both at the school and system level. ..

      By Giving Done Right podcast from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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        Beyond Fine: How Students Really Feel About School and Why It Matters

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        Beyond Fine: How Students Really Feel About School and Why It Matters

        Publication Year:  2025  

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        Since 2021, Transcend has used a validated student survey to gather feedback from over 70,000 students across the United States about their experiences.

        By Transcend Education.

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          GET REAL: Teens & Screens 2025

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          GET REAL: Teens & Screens 2025

          Publication Year:  2025  

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          The annual Teens & Screens study surveys U.S. adolescents about their media use and perspectives. This report, the fourth in the series, centers teen voices and helps support storytellers who would like to more accurately reflect adolescent development and different ages and stages.

          By the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA.

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            In Their Own Words: Young Voices on Mental Health and the Future

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            In Their Own Words: Young Voices on Mental Health and the Future

            Publication Year:  2025  

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            Developed in collaboration with 30 young people ages 13-24 across the US, this study examines what young people currently believe affects their mental health and well-being, their hopes and fears about the future, and their key sources of emotional and social support.

            By Hopelab.

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              Expanding Our Understanding of Evidence for Meaningful Participation

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              Expanding Our Understanding of Evidence for Meaningful Participation

              Publication Year:  2024  

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              This study aims to contribute to the much-needed evidence-base for participatory grantmaking by compiling existing evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of participatory approaches, in both social development initiatives and philanthropic practices.

              By Porticus and the Closer Than You Think Collective.

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                Adolescents in California: Creating the Conditions for Thriving

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                Adolescents in California: Creating the Conditions for Thriving

                Publication Year:  2024  

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                The Stuart Foundation shares an overview of California adolescents as learners, earners, creators and leaders—discussing how California is investing in adolescents, naming the key drivers of inequitable leaning outcomes and inviting everyone to join the conversation and collective effort to create the conditions for adolescents to thrive.

                By the Stuart Foundation.

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                  Youth Voice Playbook

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                  Youth Voice Playbook

                  Publication Year:  2024  

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                  The Center for Digital Thriving and partners Hopelab, Character Lab, and In Tandem release a new youth voice playbook—billed as an all-in-one guide to planning, recruitment, and activities for exploring young people’s perspectives and then making sense of what they’ve shared.

                  Hopelab also released case studies focused on youth engaged research.

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                    Strategies for Youth Engagement

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                    Strategies for Youth Engagement

                    Publication Year:  2024  

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                    This post explains a continuum of strategies that can help leaders and practitioners partner with young people in their efforts.

                    By the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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