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Investment Framework Explorer

Explore real-world examples of community investment frameworks and funding strategies.

Estimated time: ~20 minutes

Investment Framework Examples

Explore how different communities have structured their investments in lived experience partnerships. Use the filters to find examples relevant to your context.

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Los Angeles

Hilton Foundation

HIGH

$4.2 million over 2.5 years

Internal Activities

  • Direct compensation for members with lived experience
  • Emergency funds
  • Professional development
  • Retreats
  • Contracted crisis case management
  • Wraparound support to build staff capacity

External Activities

  • Re-granting to youth initiatives
  • Creating & implementing a public policy agenda

Outcomes

  • Objective 1: Increase collaboration between young people and system partners to co-create policy that increases opportunities for young people across LA County
  • Objective 2: Grow hyper-local partnerships, policy and practice toward ending youth homelessness
  • Objective 3: Sustain and grow LE infrastructure and partnerships to address youth homelessness interventions

Metrics

System improvementsBehavioral changesPolicy changesCollaboration metrics

Investment in staffing and consultants split 50% between investment in staff capacity and skills vs compensation for people with lived experience. Additional $5M investment combined funds used for re-granting to youth initiatives.

Twin Cities

The Foundation

MEDIUM

$3 million over 2.5 years

Internal Activities

  • Direct compensation for members with lived experience
  • Coordinator position

External Activities

  • Technical assistance to 8 teams of young people across LA
  • Supporting statewide policy trainings
  • Co-leading federal YHSI grant
  • Partnering with County on implementation of Measure A funds for youth and new dept

Outcomes

  • Their work is focused on the systems that support individuals in their community

Metrics

Grant-outlined objectivesBroader behavioral changes

The Foundation has invested in the LEEP collaborative.

New York City

Multiple foundations

MEDIUM

$2.5 million over 3 years

Internal Activities

  • Stipends for youth advisors
  • Professional development workshops
  • Mental health support services
  • Leadership training

External Activities

  • Youth-led research projects
  • Policy advocacy campaigns
  • Community organizing initiatives
  • Public education programs

Outcomes

  • Increased youth voice in city policy decisions
  • Development of youth leadership pipeline
  • Improved service delivery based on youth feedback
  • Strengthened youth-adult partnerships

Metrics

Youth participation ratesPolicy changes influencedService improvements documentedLeadership development outcomes

Focus on building sustainable youth leadership infrastructure across multiple city agencies.