A New Strategic Framework for FCYO

Note: In the upcoming weeks, we will share updates on how FCYO is prepared to address this significant moment, starting with the release of our strategic framework, which will shape our work for the next decade and beyond.

Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters,

Today, the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is proud to launch a new strategic framework to guide our work over the coming decade. 

As we approach 25 years of investing in youth and intergenerational organizing, a new society is within our reach. Achieving this goal will require the collective strength of our movement partners and philanthropic allies and the immense potential of communities dedicated to building the power to win. We are excited to affirm our commitment to a long-term vision of a society governed by everyday people. This vision is fueled by a commitment to interdependence, grounded in joy and connection, and built to serve the collective interests of our people and the planet.

“We’re thrilled to unveil a 10-year strategic framework that centers the organizing rigor and philanthropic leadership required to transform our world,”  says Mónica Córdova, Executive Director, FCYO. “To move us toward our long-term vision, FCYO will foster youth and intergenerational organizing practices that win material changes and advance the common good. We will strengthen resource mobilization strategies that sustainably expand grassroots power and cultivate a collective of organizing practitioners, philanthropic leaders, and strategic partners ready to actualize a more just and democratic society.”

Our window of opportunity is now. The social, economic, and political forces shaping our world will continue to change—that is inevitable. To move toward a new world that aligns with our values, we must explore fresh strategies that arise at the intersection of innovation and experimentation. We are proud to have laid the groundwork for this moment years ago, and we enter our 25th anniversary with clarity and readiness.

With our feet firmly rooted in the soil of what is, we ask you to leap forward with us into what could be: generational power for everyday people. 

In community,

The FCYO Team