Elevating Youth Voice and Leadership Through Civic Engagement, Advocacy, and Grantmaking: Out-of-School Time Monthly Field Convening

January 16, 2026, 12:00 pm ET

Join the EdFunders OST Impact Group on Friday, January 16, 12:00-1:00PM ET as we explore best practices for helping young people activate their voice on issues that matter to them. Speakers will share examples, resources, and tools for implementing youth leadership including talking to the media and policymakers as well as youth-led grantmaking. Join the conversation and bring your own examples of youth leadership, advocacy, and grantmaking to share with peers.

This webinar is free and open to all. Register for our monthly series and join as your schedule allows.

Speakers:

• • Jing Cox-Orrell, Philanthropy Program Manager, American Student Assistance
  • Krysten Dorfman, Program Manager, Earth Force
  • Anita Krishnamurthi, President, Collective for Youth Empowerment in STEM & Society, Afterschool Alliance

We deeply appreciate the time and expertise of our speakers! Resources from this meeting are available here. To view the recording, please email: impactgroups@edfunders.org

About the Series

Join the EdFunders Out-of-School Time Impact Group for an ongoing conversation with funders, practitioners and other field leaders centered on learning about and with the out-of-school time sector, focusing on essential issues in OST now and in the future. Each video call will dive into a specific content area, challenge, and/or opportunity for the field and feature experts in the sector and philanthropy.

Register once for the ongoing series and join as your schedule allows. Already registered? We’ll send you a reminder of your meeting access beforehand.

Calls are scheduled from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET on the third Friday of each month.

See video and resources from past calls in the event archive.