Centering Youth Voices: Interactive Workshop Series On Youth Friendly Principles For Engos With Apathy Is Boring
Event Details
Workshop #1: From Outreach to Connection: Youth-Friendly Approaches to Engaging Young People
Presenters: Ashley Igboanugo and Ash Montgomery
March 10, 1-3 PM ET
In “From Outreach to Connection: Youth-Friendly Approaches to Engaging Young People,” we’ll move beyond one-way promotion to explore how ENGOs can build genuine, long-term relationships with the young people they seek to reach. This 2-hour workshop will use Apathy is Boring’s Youth Friendly framework and tools, and we’ll unpack what youth-friendly outreach looks and feels like. Through examples, reflection, and practical activities, participants will start mapping where their current outreach lands (or misses), and leave with concrete ideas, conversation starters, and next steps to turn traditional outreach strategies into meaningful, ongoing connections with young people in their communities.
Workshop #2: Vibe Check Your Feed: Making Your Social Media Youth‑Friendly
Presenters: Aissatou Bah and Lee Kim
March 17, 1-3 PM ET
In “Vibe Check Your Feed: Making Your Social Media Youth‑Friendly,” we’ll take a close look at how your organization shows up online and how that feels from a young person’s perspective. This 2-hour workshop uses Apathy is Boring’s Youth Friendly framework and resources to unpack what makes content feel authentic, inclusive and relevant for youth. Together, we’ll explore social media strategies, content creation, tools & resources and more. Through real examples and activities and hands-on practice, participants will leave with practical next steps to align their social media to better connect with the young people they hope to engage.
Workshop #3: From “For Youth” to “With & By Youth”: Co‑Designing Projects That Land
Presenters: Irmak Taner and Erika De Torres
March 24, 1-3 PM ET
From “For Youth” to “By Youth”: Co‑Designing Projects That Land is a 2‑hour workshop that uses Apathy is Boring’s Youth Friendly framework and resources to help ENGOs meaningfully share power with young people. Together, we’ll explore how to move beyond consultation into true co‑design, where youth are actively shaping project ideas, decisions, and implementation. Through concrete tools, real‑world examples, and guided reflection, participants will identify where their current projects land (or fall flat) for youth, and practice strategies to embed youth voice, leadership, and lived experience at every stage of program design. Participants will also begin defining clear youth-centered outcomes and simple evaluation strategies like feedback loops, check-ins with youth partners, and success indicators co-created with young people, to track impact over time and continuously improve how they design with, not just for, youth.
Announcement: LEAF IT TO US Organizational Reviews
Conducted by: Erika De Torres and Sydney Penner
If you’ve participated in the workshop series, you’re then eligible for “Leaf it to Us!” an organizational review to help you improve areas you’d like to improve and make more Youth Friendly.
“Leaf it to Us” is Apathy is Boring’s youth‑friendly organizational review series designed to help environmental non‑governmental organizations (ENGOs) understand how well they are engaging young people today—and where they can grow. Through a structured review grounded in AisB’s Youth-Friendly framework, the series examines a specific area that an ENGO is interested in improving (ex: outreach and communications, participation, decision‑making, and governance). Youth perspectives are centred throughout the process, offering organizations a transparent, honest snapshot of how their work feels and functions from a young person’s perspective.
Following the assessment, participating ENGOs receive concrete feedback, tailored recommendations, and access to practical tools and resources they can start using right away. This includes examples of youth‑friendly practices, reflection questions, and templates to help embed youth voice across programs, policies, and structures. By the end of the “Leaf it to Us” series, organizations leave with a roadmap of tangible next steps to move from “for youth” to truly “by youth” in their climate and environmental work.
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