Why Youth Experience Sponsorship

OUR MISSION

YES – Youth Experience Sponsorship is dedicated to sponsoring enriching experiences for motivated, yet under-resourced youth in athletics, arts, education, and other aspirational endeavors. We empower young individuals by providing previously unavailable opportunities they might not otherwise have been able to experience due to financial limitations.  We believe life is about experiences, and relationships – YES directly impacts our future generations through sponsoring experiences, where relationships are inclined to develop.   What do most of remember, learn and grow from?  Experiences & Relationships!  Let’s create these experiences for our youth in our communities!!

WHY YES?

Flexible Scholarship Approach to our Under-Resourced Youth: Some experiences don’t announce their importance upfront. We don’t always know which class, camp, team, lesson, trip, friend, teacher, or competitor will become a defining moment until years later, when we’re looking back. What if more kids simply had the chance to say YES?
YES exists to remove financial barriers to experiences that, in hindsight, often become defining moments in a young person’s life. We don’t try to predict outcomes. We don’t force kids into predefined paths. We fund access — and trust experiences to do the work. YES aims to support motivated youth and their families where they are, during pivotal moments, by covering the cost of meaningful experiences and allowing growth to unfold, then walk next to them during their journey and adjust/adapt/update/renew as needed, finally support them for years to come via our Championship Network.

501(c)(3) Status: We are a certified non-profit organization, ensuring donations are tax-deductible.

Expert Legal Foundation: Established in conjunction with Adler & Colvin, a renowned non-profit firm in San Francisco that specializes in non-profit work.

High Efficiency: Hi % of donations go directly to youth experiences. We aim to maintain at least 90% of donations.

No Paid Employees: Our team consists entirely of contracted volunteers with expertise in specific areas and locations.

Transparent Operations: All board members are invested and unpaid, and we conduct annual audits to ensure accountability.

Privacy and Compliance: Our privacy policy, terms of use, and parental consent policies and procedures were crafted by top legal experts to protect all participants’ information and interests.

Immediate Impact: Donations are utilized within 12 months generally much quicker, ensuring timely support for youth.

OTHER DISTINGUISHING FACTORS

Rigorous Application Process: Youth must submit detailed applications explaining their choice of organization and potential impact on their lives.  This is not a handout.  Our youth must apply and apply themselves during the application process!

Thorough Due Diligence: We verify the eligibility via financial and residential documentation of all awardees.  We audit the credibility of organizations selected by children via web, social outreach, and direct interviews, ensuring funds are used effectively and responsibly.

Tailored Allocation: Ability to direct how donations are applied – by location (city, county, local jurisdiction), by category (sports, dance, arts, education, etc.), or specific activities (soccer, ballet, horseback riding, education, etc.).

OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

Zero Paid Employees: All efforts are volunteer driven, ensuring maximum resource allocation to youth programs.

Our Championship Network: Local experts who share our vision of creating equal opportunity for our local youth by removing financial barriers, aiming to meet the family where they are at with flexible giving parameters and organization enrollments, walking with the family during the experience, and supporting the family for years to come.  Our Champions bring specialized knowledge in education, sports, arts, or other activities based on their relationships within a geographical area or field of expertise.  Our Champions are key players in their respective regions and/or fields of expertise.

Audits: Regular audits guarantee financial transparency and accountability.

Focused Giving: You have the flexibility to direct your donation based on your preferences and priorities.

If you have any questions, PLEASE reach out to me directly so we can chat, otherwise please enjoy our website and we are looking forward to having you as a member of our community.  

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Thank you for your consideration, generosity, and interest in YES – Youth Experience Sponsorship.

-Michael Glasser, Executive Director, CEO & Founder

mike@youthexperiencesponsorship.org

 

IDENTIFYING KEY YES SUPPORTERS – FOUR CATEGORIES – DO YOU FIT INTO ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES?  KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?

1. **Champions**: Individuals with strong local or specialized networks who promote YES, raise awareness, and engage in fundraising and want to be a part of something GREAT, all while supporting our YES youth as they evolve and grow.

2.  **Benefactors**: High-value, recurring donors who contribute annually or through long-term commitments and seek high efficiency impact.

3.  **One-Time Donors**: Individuals or organizations who make single donations, often tied to specific events or causes.

4.  **Advocates**: Individuals who understand YES, do not want to be officially tied to YES, are not ready and/or able to donate monies, but simply want to spread the good word about YES to their circles of influence.

Each category offers a unique way for individuals to engage with YES, and understanding these distinctions will help in identifying and referring the right people based on their capacity, interest, and level of involvement.

How Will YES Cultivate These Relationships?

At YES, we understand that building lasting relationships with our supporters is key to sustaining our mission. Whether someone is an Champion, Benefactor, One-Time Donor, or Advocate, we are committed to ensuring all our supporters feel valued and engaged. Here is how we will cultivate and strengthen these relationships:

1.  YES will provide regular updates on the impact of their contribution(s)

2.  YES will provide supporters opportunities to be involved in future activities

3.  YES will provide a personal “thank-you” to our supporters via notes, recognition on our website, on social media, and/or at events.

4.  Most importantly, YES will continue to expand it’s network and these individuals will be part of an amazing organization that makes massive impact with our local youth.

Final Message from Our Founder

Remember when you were a kid? What do you remember most about those years? I am guessing the first things that POPPED into your mind were **experiences**- moments that have had a lifetime impact on you. Now, let us focus on the good memories… do they simply bring a smile to your face and create a good feeling in your tummy, or are they the kind of **experiences** that positively shaped who you are today?

At YES, we aim to create both types of transformative **experiences** for under-resourced youth who may otherwise never have the opportunity. Through YES, we will not only positively impact our youth, but these **experiences** will have a broader community and social benefit, further reinforcing our far-reaching effects.

Now is the time to make a difference! Join us in making this vision a reality by creating these unforgettable, life-shaping experiences that enable our youth to broaden their horizons, meet positive adult role models; all while developing confidence, passion, agency and a sense of community. Whether you contribute as a Donor, Champion, or Advocate, your support will help transform and impact young lives and build a brighter future for us all!!!  SPREAD THE GOOD WORD!!!  And don’t forget to ask me about the Technology YES is creating to bring the Donor dollar even closer and to the sponsored youth hyper efficiently.

With Gratitude,

Michael Glasser