Raise Foundation | Annual Report 2023
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Young people are at the heart of everything we do at Raise – which is why we ensure young voices are at the centre of our program’s design and delivery. How we listen We engage both current and alumni mentees. Alumni mentees capture the long-term impact of our program and have established a Youth Ambassador program to provide an outlet for other young voices. This year, as part of our ‘Mentee’ video campaign, we also filmed alumni mentees, including Alec about the long-term impacts of Raise mentoring. In addition to the voice of our mentees, we actively engage our Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The YAC is made up of young people aged 18-25 who are highly skilled, ambitious, and passionate about the wellbeing of young people. Our YAC is always eager to share their ideas and experiences and have been pivotal in not only shaping future Raise programs but implementing a by-youth design mentality in our organisation. The role of the YAC The YAC collaborates on projects with various teams across the organisation by providing insights from the young perspective. With the support of our Youth Engagement Facilitator, the YAC advocates for the young voice in our ever-evolving best practice mentoring programs. . Advocating for the young voice
Thank you to our 2023 YAC members We’d like to thank our 2021-22 YAC members, who completed their role with us in June 2022: Angelica Olinnaka, Cassandra Bentley, Ciaran Foster, Layla Eatber, Leonie Nahhas, Lisa Lewis, Gabi Stricker Phelps, Teyarnea Griffis and Vince Chen. You have all made invaluable contributions to Raise. Welcome to our new YAC members Toby Caro, Milena Shvedova, Leah Page, Lilian Meyer, Tianna Jones, Dillon Harris, Aidan Walker, Rebecca Le, Charley Ellwood, Rahim Mohammadi and Justin Nguyen. We are so grateful to have had your expertise in our village in 2023. Some projects our YAC contributed to this year includes: • Leading a panel discussion at the Raise Mentor Thank You Summit • Supporting our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy • Providing feedback on our new revised Group Mentoring curriculum • Identifying approaches to re-engage with Raise graduates • Working with our Volunteer Engagement Team to attract younger mentors through partnerships with community organisations • Developing guidelines for partnerships in line with our Raise values to support our Fundraising Strategy • Reviewed Raise’s Youth Safety Framework in line with the National Child Safe Standards.
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