SparkYouth NYC

BIG NEWS!! SparkYouth has a matching donor through Dec. 27! This Giving Season, SparkYouth’s Cofactor Council is raising critical funds for our 15 innovative and impactful grantee programs! To help us reach our important goal of $30,000, a generous SparkYouth Board Member has pledged to match every dollar donated between now and December 27th up to $10,000! Will you double your impact today? https://lnkd.in/euH35MMt #sparkyouthnyc #endofyeargiving #spiritofgiving #nonprofit #philanthropy #matchingdonor

Last week, we gathered together with SparkYouth Grantee, City Living NY, and the team from GTIS Partners to prepare packages of much-needed items for the young people in City Living's programs! Thank you to GTIS for hosting us in your beautiful offices and for the incredible support! Visit sparkyouthnyc.org to learn more about City Living and all of SparkYouth's remarkable grantees! #sparkyouthnyc #citylivingny #philanthropy #community

It's been a privilege to support America On Tech through our last two grantee cohorts, and now we are honored and proud to have their President and Co-Founder, Evin Floyd Robinson, on SparkYouth's Board of Directors!

This Giving Tuesday - and through the whole Giving Season - give a gift that lights a spark! ⚡️Spark opportunity. ⚡️Spark imagination. ⚡️Spark learning. ⚡️Spark strength. ⚡️Spark passion. ⚡️SparkYouth. 👉Donate at https://lnkd.in/euH35MMt https://lnkd.in/ehjWXAEN #sparkyouthnyc #youthdevelopment #nonprofit #givingtuesday #philanthropy

SparkYouth is proud to introduce you to the members of our newly launched Cofactor Council! Formed in Spring of 2024, the Cofactor Council is a select group of professionals from a variety of fields who are passionate about SparkYouth and dedicated to helping us achieve our mission of igniting opportunity for NYC youth. Over the last 8 months they’ve… ⚡️Visited and volunteered with SparkYouth Grantees ⚡️Served as our scholarship review committee and awarded 72 scholarships to rising college freshmen in our grantee programs ⚡️Supported our 30th Anniversary Gala by volunteering and donating (and encouraging others to do the same!) ⚡️Dedicated time to learning about the nonprofit sector and how they can best support NYC youth ⚡️Rallied their networks to help us prepare 350 packages of essential items for young people in our grantee programs And now in celebration of the giving season, our Cofactor Council has launched a Spirit of Giving Campaign to raise critical funds for SparkYouth’s innovative and impactful grantees! They’re on a mission to raise $30,000 in honor of SparkYouth’s 30th Anniversary. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eb3PBPbB Many thanks to our Cofactor Council Members! Sara Adler, Laurelle Cheng, Reece Cooke, Ryan Cooke, Jennifer Fung, Charles Fyfe, Sabrina Garcia, Jessica Goldstein, Alison Gorab, Michela Hendell, Jedd Horn, Krista J., Zakary Katzman, Harry Kohn, Risa Letowsky, Alisha Litt, Emma Lock, Alexandra Marolda, Matthew Miller, Mark Misto, Alex Lapidus Okin, Booker Smith, Dina Wetchler, Evan Wong

We’re thrilled to share photos with you from our 30th Anniversary Gala, but before you dive into the album, we have exciting news to share… We are SO CLOSE to reaching our fundraising goal for the event, and there are 2 ways you can help us get there… 1. Haven’t given yet, or want to deepen your support? Donate here and see just how close we are!! 👉 https://lnkd.in/egXGdqWy 2. Already donated? See if your company will double your impact with a match! 👉 https://lnkd.in/ei9iat9r Thank you for your support! And another round of applause to all who made SparkYouth’s 30th Anniversary Awards Gala such a success! Special thanks to our inspiring Young Leaders, our dedicated Board of Directors and Event Co-Chairs, and our phenomenal Honorees, Cia Buckley Marakovits, Bob Foley, and Epiphany Adams. Enjoy the event photos here: https://lnkd.in/er4AThA5

Thanks to our incredible SparkYouth community, our 30th Anniversary Awards Benefit was a magical night, laying the foundation for another 30 years of transformative impact and millions of additional young people served!💫 ⚡️Event photos coming soon, but for now, enjoy this inspiring video about SparkYouth's 30 years of impact which premiered during our event! 💛Couldn’t attend the event, but still want to support SparkYouth’s 30 years of impact? Link to donate in comments!! https://lnkd.in/e7RFrkqe #sparkyouthnyc #philanthropy #youthdevelopment #nonprofit #nyc

So proud to have Commercial Observer feature SparkYouth's innovative work, visionary Board Members, and dedicated support from the NYC Real Estate Industry! We have a big goal to hit for our 30th Anniversary Gala this coming Thursday, Oct. 17th! Please help us get there with a donation of any size. Link to donate in comments! Shout out to our amazing Board of Directors who do so much to support SparkYouth: Steven Kohn, Ed Adler, Greta Guggenheim, Robert Lapidus, Matt Lazar, Kyle Bolden, Marty Burger, Gisele Castro, Anar Chudgar, Kevin Faxon, Baaba K Halm, Ally Heyburn, Suzy Myers Jackson, Sonny Kalsi, Richard Kessler, Steven Lichtenfeld, Cia Buckley Marakovits, John McCarthy, Eric Mulkowsky, James Nelson, Bethany Logan Ropa, Evin Floyd Robinson, Neha Santiago, Adam Schwartz, Shiva Viswanathan, Rhea Wong https://lnkd.in/eND3kq2u

3 weeks until SparkYouth’s 30th Anniversary Gala! Will you join us? 🗓️October 17, 2024 📍Cipriani 42nd Street 👉Click for tickets, tables, and sponsorships: https://lnkd.in/gtK32TMn Honoring Cia Buckley Marakovits, Bob Foley, Co-Founder of Harlem Grown, Epiphany Adams, and 15 of our city's remarkable Young Leaders, SparkYouth's 30th Anniversary Awards Gala is sure to be an inspiring event!⚡️ 🙏To those of you who have already supported the event, thank you for your generosity, and we look forward to celebrating together on October 17!

Proud to share that SparkYouth Executive Director, Suzy Myers Jackson, will be part of STEM Funders Network's upcoming event!