Community of Practice.
EFN’s communities of practice make a longer term commitment (one year or more). They come together monthly to support collaboration, cultivate integrated learning and sharing, and encourage the promotion of promising practices. They create space for members to solve challenges, explore possibilities, and identify opportunities for collaboration around purposeful actions that develop tangible results. The focus of a community of practice will be identified and/or championed by an EFN funder member(s). Communities of practice may share their progress or learnings with the network through a variety of mediums and vehicles.
If you are interested in joining a Community of Practice, or if you have an idea for a Community of Practice, please reach out to EFN using the button below.
Youth Engagement Community of Practice
Youth engagement and entrepreneurship education map a path to effective learning and skill development, motivation, community and economic engagement, and development of such success-oriented attitudes as initiative, intelligent risk-taking, opportunity recognition, and collaboration. Beyond benefiting academic performance, such skills can help later in life. EFN convenes funder members to examine the field of youth entrepreneurship; seek, share, and build knowledge about how best to impact the field; and explore the possibility and potential of collaborative action. The Youth Engagement Community of Practice:
Explores the lifelong benefits of cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset early-on, and the positive impacts on community health and vitality.
Shares knowledge to strengthen the case for support and discover intersectionality with other strategic funding areas.
Identifies opportunities to present the case and showcase promising work with the broader philanthropic sector.
Explores opportunities for coordinated funding and grantee support.
If you are a funder who is interested in joining the Youth Engagement Community of Practice, please reach out to EFN using the button below.