YouthBiz Places 8th in National JobRaising Competition to Address Nation’s Jobs Crisis

Congratulations to YouthBiz on its 8^th place national ranking and top Colorado finish in the Huffington Post, Skoll Foundation and CrowdRaising sponsored JobRaising Challenge.

While boasting the smallest annual budget of the top 15 finalists, YouthBiz raised $30,023 from 276 separate donations representing 34 states and Great Britain.  YouthBiz had the 3^rd most donations nationally, with an average donation of $109.57.  View a more detailed look at - http://youthbiz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/infographic-draft-with-website.pdf

“I am thrilled that YouthBiz was able to so proudly represent youth entrepreneurship as a viable economic and workforce development strategy for our country. Though we were one of the smallest organizations competing in the Challenge, our staff, Board and donor community worked tirelessly to position us as a leader, demonstrating their enthusiasm and support for our model and the young entrepreneurs we serve.”  – Brandy Bertram Executive Director of YouthBiz

"The Huffington Post was thrilled to have YouthBiz participate as a finalist in The JobRaising Challenge.  Their innovative approach to educating youth is a fantastic example for others to follow and deserves the national spotlight." Daniel Arrigg Koh, Chief of Staff to Arianna Huffington

1. JVS LOS ANGELES
2. VENTURE FOR AMERICA
3. BAKER INDUSTRIES 
4. BOAZ AND RUTH, INC.'S
5. COUNCIL FOR ADULT AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING
6. ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
7. EASTER SEALS TRISTATE
8. YOUTHBIZ
9. CAREER GEAR
10. OUTSIDE THE BOX INC
11. INTERISE INC'S
12. YOUTHBUILD USA
13. UPWARDLY GLOBAL
14.TALLER SAN JOSE
15. CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES