Today, Stand Together Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance (APA) announced a new partnership to redefine success for youth-serving nonprofits – by placing young people’s voices at the center of social impact. The initiative kicks off with an inaugural cohort of 13 local nonprofits that will receive training, funding, and support to implement youth-centered feedback tools. This investment builds on a broader set of commitments from Stand Together in Atlanta, including separate collaborations with State Farm Arena, the Atlanta Hawks, and Café Momentum to advance bottom-up, community-driven solutions.
Through this initiative, APA – the nation’s largest coalition of youth-focused nonprofits – will launch its first place-based cohort of nonprofit partners in Atlanta, bringing together local organizations to collaborate and deepen their impact in the city. As part of the program, APA will introduce Stand Together Foundation’s Customer First Measurement (CFM) approach, a method that helps nonprofits gather and act on feedback directly from the young people and families they serve. Participating organizations will receive hands-on support to use this feedback to improve their programs and drive better results.