Join the National Youth Employment Coalition: Membership Sign-Up Form(opens in new tab)

Join a national network of organizations working to expand economic opportunity for young people. NYEC membership connects you with peers, resources, learning opportunities, and a collective voice to strengthen practice and advance policy.

If you are interested in joining the coalition, but want to learn more, email julia.frohlich@nyec.org

Membership Benefits: (opens in new tab)

Member-Only Access(opens in new tab)

  • Member Portal: Members get unlimited access to hundreds of evidence-based toolkits, videos, reports, podcasts, on best practices for opportunities for youth in topics such as mental health, justice involvement, leadership and more!
  • Participation in NYEC Grant-based Work: Members get priority to be included in NYEC’s grant-based projects!
  • Members-only Emails: Get exclusive opportunities, grants, advocacy meetings and more sent directly to you and your team.
  • Expand your reach and raise awareness: Members’ accomplishments, program highlights, and youth are distributed amongst our social media, newsletters, Forums and to funders.
  • Ability to join NYEC Board of Directors: Only individuals affiliated with NYEC member organizations can serve on NYEC’s Board of Directors

Advocacy and Influence(opens in new tab)

  • Policy Updates: Receive weekly member-only federal & state policy updates 
  • federal grant opportunities
  • Advocate: Amplify Opportunity Youth through NYEC's Capitol Hill network
  • Committee Opportunities: Help shape NYEC's federal policy agenda and national advocacy priorities
  • Take action: Engage with legislators on workforce policy through NYEC Action Alerts 
  • Access to Knowledge & Resources: Coverage of WIOA, YouthBuild, Job Corps, apprenticeships & more

Capacity Building(opens in new tab)

  • Discounts on Workshops and Convenings: Members get significant discounts to NYEC’s conferences and can attend all NYEC Learning Workshops offered throughout the year for free!
  • Join a Community of over 200+ NYEC Partners: Become a part of a 40 year+ network of hundreds of youth-serving and advocacy organizations throughout the country.
  • Showcase your Talent and Expertise: Members get priority for showcasing their best practices and innovative ideas at our Forums and workshops. View our “Events Calendar” here.
  • Dedicated Team: NYEC’s staff is eager to assist, advise and connect you with the best resources to help improve outcomes for the youth that you serve.
  • Peer Learning Communities: NYEC’s Peer Learning Communities bring together members working with different populations and in different communities from across the country to share expertise, learn from one another, and strengthen approaches to serving opportunity youth.  Participants engage in facilitated discussions, exchange practical tools and best practices, explore emerging trends, and work through common challenges with peers from across the country. Learn more HERE.

Youth Leadership(opens in new tab)

  • Ability to Join NYEC’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC): YAC helps shape and implement NYEC’s federal policy to ensure it’s responsive to youth needs.
  • Participation in NYEC’s Youth Thought Leaders Workshop Series: Youth affiliated with member organizations will have the opportunity to present during our monthly youth-designed workshop series.
  • Connect with other Youth Participants: Members have ample opportunity to elevate youth voices through connecting with one another through working groups, NYEC’s projects and more!
  • National Exposure: Youth will gain leadership skills by presenting at NYEC Forums, workshops, panels and more by getting priority access through member organizations.

Who Is NYEC Membership For?(opens in new tab)

NYEC brings together organizations across the youth employment field, including:

  • Workforce development organizations
  • Youth-serving organizations
  • Community-based organizations
  • Government agencies
  • Employers and employer intermediaries
  • Educational institutions
  • Philanthropic organizations & foundations
  • Policy and research organizations
  • Local & national intermediaries
  • Organizations serving specific populations of young people
  • Consultants & technology nonprofits

Whether you are a large national organization or a small community-based organization, there is a place for you in the NYEC community.

Membership Investment(opens in new tab)

NYEC membership is structured to accommodate organizations of different sizes and budgets, with annual membership levels beginning at $275. One membership includes all staff at your organization. We encourage you to include varying staff on your member portal so that they can get involved in the area of the coalition that best suits their work!

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What are the different ways to submit payment for annual membership?

Members can submit payment for membership or a membership renewal via Stripe, check, PayPal or ACH.

Credit Card: If you want to use a credit card please use the membership form and click pay via credit card and your payment will be processed by Stripe. 

ACH:  Email julia.frohlich@nyec.org

Is my information and payment information secure?

NYEC.ORG is hosted using a secure 256-bit encryption SSL platform. All credit card information is saved via Stripe's secure servers and no credit card information is saved by NYEC. All payment is brokered through Stripe, PayPal or external checks via our accountant. 

How does signing up for Membership work?

Once your organization decides to become a member, the main person-of-contact or person who is authorized to make payment on behalf of the organization (the "parent" account) will create an account via the membership form above. During the registration process the person-of-contact will have the ability to add additional contacts ("child" accounts) from the organization that will allow them to create their own accounts and access the membership portal.

Please note that if the person-of-contact or "parent" account does not renew membership, everyone under that person's account will lose access to the Member Portal and NYEC membership. 

 

 

 

 

 

How do I create my account after I've been added as an additional contact?

After your organization's person-of-contact/admin signs-up for membership and adds you as an additional contact, the additional contact can go to "Sign-In" under the "Member Portal" part of menu and click "Request Password." Create a new password after signing-in and you will be able to create your account and access the Member Portal. 

How do I renew if my membership expired?

If your membership has expired and you would like to renew, simply have your admin log-in, hover over "Member Portal" in the main menu and click on "Manage Account." You will see options to renew your membership. After renewing membership every additional contact attached to your account will regain their membership access. 

How do I change my password?

Admin/Point-of Contact:

  1. Hover over "Member Portal" in the main menu header and click "Sign-in" in the drop-down menu
  2. After the page loads click request password and the retrieve the system generated password from your email
  3. Enter the system generated password 
  4. Go to "Manage Account" in the Member Portal dropdown menu
  5. Go the "Profile" Tab and scroll down to password 
  6. Enter your new password

Additional Contact: 

  1. Log-in to your account or request a password by hovering over Member Portal" in the main menu header and click "Sign-in" in the drop-down menu
  2. Go to "Manage Account" in the Member Portal dropdown menu
  3. Go to the "About" Tab and scroll down to password 
  4. Enter your new password

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NYEC improves the lives of the more than 4 million young people who are out of school and out of work. We strive to achieve equity and transformation by improving the effectiveness of the organizations, and the systems, that serve opportunity youth.

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