1. YNPN
National
Leaders
Conference
2013 State of the Network

2. Network by the Numbers
 Current Active Chapters – 31
 New chapters since 8/2012 – 3
 Chapters Actively in Startup Mode - 20
 Chapters with c3 – 8 (+1 c6, 5 fiscally
sponsored, 4 in c3 process)
 Chapters with paid membership – 9
 Chapters using the national Wordpress - 19
 States with a YNPN Presence - 25
 Number of Members - ???

3. #YNPNVRT13 Themes: Chapters
 Activity: “Peaks & Valleys” + “Bursting out the
Gate”
 Establishing Pipelines for chapter leadership
 Diversity
 Membership
 Community-wide convener
 What’s next in terms of growth?

4. #YNPNVRT13 Themes: Leaders
 Found YNPN looking for connection
(“friends”)
 Wide range of organizational roles
 Driven to grow yourselves AND the field

5. #YNPNVRT13 Takeaways
 Local & National brand is getting stronger
 Our chapters are growing up
 Still a deep connection to our people-power
roots
 Still finding our people through YNPN
 Strong desire to be better connected
nationally

6. Interests and
preferences
Considerations
- Wide spectrum of data collection going on across
chapters
WHAT
Demographics
Contact
information

7. Interests and
preferences
Considerations
- Wide spectrum of data collection going on across
chapters
WHAT HOW
Demographics
Contact
information
Personal
interactions
Surveys
Intake forms

8. Interests and
preferences
Considerations
- Wide spectrum of data collection going on across
chapters
WHAT HOW
WHY
Demographics
Contact
information
Personal
interactions
Surveys
Intake forms
Fundraising
Programming
Communications

9. "Meeting chapters where they're at..."
Communication | Engagement
+ Feedback on slide deck
+ Virtual Road Trip
+ Data Coordinator role as a chapter strategist
Flexibility
+ Prioritize data interests
+ Provide tool(s) and advice with 'most' appeal
+ Incorporate existing data whenever possible
Our Approach

10. Today...
Age
Gender identity
Education
Race/ethnicity
Employment
Soon...
LBGTQ
Family structure

11. In our wildest dreams...

12. 28
The average age of
YNPN members.
27%
Of our members are
men.
30%
Three in ten are
members of color.
9 out of 10
attained a Bachelors
degree or higher.

13. Employment status:
Nebulous
73% full time work
28% part time work

14. Employment status:
Nebulous
73% full time work
28% part time work
One in seven are students
who work and/or
volunteer.

15. Employment status:
Nebulous
73% full time work
28% part time work
One in seven are students
who work and/or
volunteer.
12% mentioned multiple
positions or situations
within the same year.

16. One in five
YNPN
members have
connected with
multiple
chapters.

17. How do you hear
about YNPN?
Word of mouth
Most valuable
resource of YNPN:
Networking

18. Big A-Ha’s this Year
 Clarity on the reach of our vision:
Stronger communities
propelled by a network of
inspired and engaged
leaders

19. Big A-Ha’s this Year
 Clarity on how membership fits into this
vision is THE step that will take YNPN to
the next level

20. National: Big Accomplishments
 Board Restructure
 Mission and Vision
 Kept YNPN 3.0 Moving
 Expanded our visibility
 Expanded our funding relationships

21. National: Expanding our Capacity
 Sweet Caroline
 LaunchPad Fellows!
 Future Staffing

22. National Membership

23. Questions from Chapters
 Why this model?
 What are we getting from National that we
can actually use and are actually asking for?
 What does this mean for us as chapters - in
terms of sharing members, in terms of
sharing revenue?
 How is this NOT competition for members?
 CAN'T we work towards a centralized
model?

24. Big Takeaways
 Our chapter structure and the leaders that run them are
YNPN's most valuable community asset.
 This is complex and will need to happen in phases over
years
 Chapters are willing to work on this with National - be
flexible, adjust their structure - if they feel National has
their mutual benefit and the benefit of their members in
mind
 Managing this is process is not a side project.
 Membership dollars will likely be the key way that the
network sustains itself but it’s no excuse to rush.