2019 YOUTHLEAD AMBASSADOR ORIENTATION
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2019 YouthLead Ambassador Orientation
Agenda YouthLead Team Introductions & Welcoming Ambassadors (YouthLead Team) YouthLead Project Overview (Maria) YouthLead Background and Vision (Nilima and Maria) YouthLead Ambassadors’ Roles, Responsibilities & Reporting (Maria) YouthLead Communications & Social Media 101 (Nilima) YouthLead Platform Overview and Training (Nilima, Abolaji) Next Steps (Maria) Q&A (YouthLead Team) Closing (Maria)
Meet the Team
Nilima Raut Abolaji Omitogun
Maria Brindlmayer
Knowledge Management & Communications Knowledge Management & Communications
YouthLead Coordinator
Atlas Corps Fellow (Nepal) Atlas Corps Fellow (Nigeria)
Welcome Ambassadors
Alejandra Joseph Shakira Adebiyi
Guatemala Bangladesh South Africa Nigeria
Ephrem Viktorija Wendy Israel
Ethiopia Macedonia Bolivia Chad
Danilsa Saje Abdulwahab
Hana
Dominican Republic Philippines Yemen
Indonesia
Welcome Ambassadors
Maryem Jupille Purvi Ronald
Pakistan Haiti Nepal Zimbabwe
Wellington Natalia
Guacy Rahama
Brazil Peru
Guyana Mali
Ebenezar Aung
Nigeria Myanmar
About the YouthLead Project
YouthPower:
A USAID funding mechanism for youth-
focused implementation projects,
evaluations and research
YouthPower Learning:
A USAID-funded project that generates
knowledge and promotes learning about
positive youth development. The project is
managed by Making Cents International.
YouthPower.org: YouthLead.org:
A platform for A platform for young
implementers of youth changemakers
programs and youth-
serving organizations
Vision
YouthLead:
The global hub for young
changemakers to
maximize their impact
through networking,
mentoring, and accessing
information.
YouthLead History
YouthLead YouthLead YouthLead YouthLead YouthLead
Sept platform Dec launch Jan reached Feb Ambassador April photo
2018 soft 2018 at World 2019 1,000 2019 campaign 2019 contest
Bank Youth members launched launch
launch
Summit (TBD)
A YouthLead Advisory Group of about 100 young changemakers
provided input and advice throughout the process.
Why YouthLead?
Reach youth,
ages 15-35, in
low-and-
middle income
countries
Become role Support
models and youth’s efforts Help
mentors for and
strengthen changemakers
other get started
their role as
changemakers changemakers
Gain visibility
for
changemaker
activities; find
funding and
resources
What Does YouthLead Offer?
GET GET
CONNECTED: SMARTER:
PEOPLE RESOURCES
GET INSPIRED: GET FUNDED:
EVENTS FUNDING
GET
GET KNOWN:
INVOLVED:
PROJECTS
DISCUSSIONSYouthLead Ambassadors
Roles & Responsibilities
YouthLead Ambassadors:
• Play a key role in bringing the benefits of YouthLead to national, regional, and
local groups of changemakers;
• Help grow YouthLead and engage interested YouthLead Volunteers;
• Provide input and ideas to make YouthLead more relevant and vibrant to
changemakers around the globe.
Main roles and responsibilities are to:
• Reach out to young changemakers in your network in-person, by email, or
via social media to increase awareness about YouthLead;
• Recruit new young changemakers to join YouthLead;
• Add content (blogs, projects, articles, funding opportunities, events);
• Facilitate peer-to-peer networking by hosting local events; and
• Attend mandatory YouthLead on-one-one and cohort calls.Who do YouthLead Ambassadors
Represent?
• You are an Ambassador for YouthLead, an activity under
YouthPower Learning, which is a project funded by the US
Agency for International Development and implemented by
Making Cents International and its partners.
• You are not employed by USAID or Making Cents International.
• You are a YouthLead volunteer receiving a one-time $300
stipend at the successful completion of your activities.Activity Reporting
• Submit a monthly report starting April
2019 thru Sept. 2019.
• Record your detailed activities on your
individual Google Sheet (will be
provided).
• If you have questions on how to fill or
how to write the report send an email to
the YouthLead team.
• Any question? Ask during your one-on-
one calls with your Regional Liaison.
Photo Credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/EI50ZDA-l8YRegional Liaisons &
Key Dates to Remember
Country Regional Liaison Virtual Meetings for all
Brazil Nilima
YouthLead Ambassadors:
Guatemala Nilima
Haiti Nilima
Macedonia Nilima
May 16
Yemen Nilima
Pakistan Nilima July 18
Myanmar Nilima
Bangladesh Nilima
Nepal Nilima September 19
Phillipines Nilima
Indonesia Nilima
Nigeria Abolaji Federal Holidays:
Mali Abolaji
Chad Abolaji Making Cents Office will be closed on these days:
Zimbabwe Abolaji Memorial Day: Mon, May 27
South Africa Abolaji Independence Day: Thurs, July 4
Ethiopia Abolaji Labor Day: Mon, September 2
Peru Abolaji
Guyana Abolaji
Dominican Republic Abolaji
Bolivia MariaCommunications & Social Media 101
Retweet Likes us on
YouthLead Posts Facebook
@youthleadglobal YouthLeadGlobal
Announce Make sure posts
your role are relevant &
appropriately appropriate -
when in doubt,
(see earlier ask your
slide) Regional Liaison
Use the social
For resources,
media guide as a
events, etc.,
reference and
always link
only use
back to
appropriate
YouthLead.org.
hashtags
Photo Credit: William Iven @firmbeeContributing Content on YouthLead.org
Projects, Resources & Events
Projects: If you have initiated, are leading, or implementing any project,
or are part of a changemaking organization, add the activity or project
under “Projects.”
Resources: Upload reports, articles, blogs, etc. (either written by you or
others) that you think other changemakers will find useful.
If the resource has not been written by you, always include “attribution”
and links.
Events: Add local or global youth-related events. Include the correct
date and potential deadlines.Contributing Content on YouthLead.org
Funding & Discussion Groups
Funding: Post funding opportunities relevant to young changemakers
Discussion groups: As a YouthLead Ambassador, you will be engaging
members in the “All YouthLead Members and Alumni” discussion group.
You can post new discussion threads or reply to members when they
add comments.Content Posting Tips
Before you post any content, please check on the platform if it has
already been added by someone else to avoid double posting.
You will earn points for all content postings, and badges after you have
reached a certain level of points.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Active content contributors will be highlighted in our newsletter.Profile Completion and Connecting Projects
How to Earn YouthLead Badges? One point will be awarded for any contribution (e.g., event, resources). Knowledge Badge: based on resources: you earn a badge with your 7th resource Networker Badge: based on events: you earn a badge with your 5th event Innovations Badge: based on projects posted: you earn a badge with your 3rd project Community Badge: based on discussions: you earn a badge with your 50th discussion group posting Changemaker Badge: based on projects connected to you: you will earn a badge with the second project that is “connected” to you). Forthcoming: YouthLead Campaign Badge: based on your participation in YouthLead Campaigns
Event Page
Adding Event
Adding Event
Adding Adding Projects Project
Discussion Group
Discussion Group Threads
Discussion Group Members
6 Tips for Youthlead.org and Social
Media
1. Make your work visible to us: Whenever you organize community events, collect the email addresses of
participants and invite them from your personal profile on YouthLead.
2. Make them feel welcome: When people you invited join YouthLead, follow them on their YouthLead profile, invite
them to participate in the ‘All YouthLead Members and Alumni’ discussion group, thank them personally for joining
through the ‘contact’ function, and encourage them to add events/ post resources/ add projects.
4/5/2019 286 Tips for Youthlead.org and Social
Media (Ctd.)
3. Ask for consent: Always make sure you have the appropriate consent from participants before taking any pictures.
Please refer to the YouthLead.Org terms and condition if you want to know more about it. Add photo credit in the
caption and alternative text when you upload them on YouthLead.
4. Make YouthLead Social Media Engaging: When the YouthLead team posts social media content on FB and Twitter:
• Add comments
• Share it on your social media
• Add your personal message when you share them
• Make it public post
• Use YouthLead Hashtags with your personalized Hashtag. (It will be easier for us to see your engagement in social
media)
4/5/2019 296 Tips for Youthlead.org and Social
Media (Ctd.)
5. Let us highlight your work: If you organize community events or any other activities or do a presentation about
YouthLead at an event/conferences etc., let us know about it:
• Send us pictures;
• Send us details of the events, brief texts;
• Send us the date and time of the event;
• Tell us what was the occasion.
6. Write about your experiences as a blog on YouthLead, share the interesting stories with us and connect with local
events, networks to maximize the impact of your work. Do not forget to share them on social media;
• Translate it in to your own language to increase relevancy;
• Make it relevant to your local context and people;
• Use pictures whenever you are making social media posts.
Ask us if you have any questions! ☺
4/5/2019 30Next Steps
Review and carefully read the Content Posting
Handbook for YouthLead Ambassadors posted in the
Discussion Group here.
Start recruiting five new young changemakers.
Make your own profile more interesting - add
projects, pictures.
Post at least one piece of content on YouthLead.org
to get you started.
Start spreading the word and liking and sharing
YouthLead tweets and FB posts.
Schedule your next one-on-one call with the
Regional Liaisons.
Photo Credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/RndRFUz8RS4
? Send your questions to your Regional Liaison.Questions? Preguntas?
Photo Credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/-wjk_SSqCE4YL www. YouthLead.org @youthleadglobal YouthLeadGlobal
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