Costs & Resources

Cost is a BIG factor when thinking about joining us for this year’s Summit, we completely understand. We’ve worked hard to subsidize the registration fee. In fact, we’ve brought it down to $300. If you’re interested in fundraising for the Summit check out the resources below. We’ve also put together a top-notch fundraising guide and we have our staff ready to help you think through the process! Check out the resources listed here and let us know how we can help.

• Reach out to your Parents:
  As you and your parents think about whether to attend the Youth Venture Summit, we suggest that you read through the following letter. We know that this can be a difficult decision. However, we believe that the Summit is an important step in your journey towards growing at a changemakers. This letter talks about its value.
• Reach out to your Community:
  Your community can be an important source of support both for you and your Venture. To find how you can better leverage your community to enable you to attend the Summit and grow as a changemaker check out our new Fundraising guide!
• 20 Creative Fundraising Ideas:
  Fundraising is not all about asking people for money, there is much more it! Read through this document to discover 20 creative ways to fundraise the money you need for you and your team to attend the Youth Venture Summit 2011!
• Fundraise on Facebook
  Post your pitch to your network and see the dollars roll in. There are a few apps on the market, but we really like FundRazr for its simplicity – you just need a Paypal account to start it up. Any approach is going to have some fees, so do some research before jumping in!
• Crowdfund it!
  Crowdfunding is getting a lot of attention these days, and there a dozens of crowdfunding sites that allow you to create a goal and ask people to contribute.
  We’re big fans of StartSomeGood and ThePoint.com. SSG allows you to upload a short video pitch, while ThePoint is notable for its all-or-nothing approach – your supporters won’t get charged until you hit your fundraising goal.

Still have questions and concerns? Please feel free to reach out to Melissa at mmiller@youthventure.org or at 703-600-8335. We understand that each of you must have many concerns and we are here to talk you through all of them! We hope that you will join us at the Youth Venture Summit 2011.