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Paid New Bedford Youth Investment Council

  • Organization: Women's Fund SouthCoast and Atrius Health Equity Foundation
  • Type: Other
  • Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
  • Deadline: October 14, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Women's Fund SouthCoast and the Atrius Health Equity Foundation are bringing together about 12 young people aged 14 to 22 from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to allocate up to $355,000 to organisations working on youth leadership, civic engagement and health in the city. Members learn how philanthropy works, then set the review criteria, read grant applications and make real funding decisions together. It is paid, meets in person in downtown New Bedford, and needs no previous experience. **What you get:** - $100 for the four-hour orientation - $50 for each two-hour Council meeting - Additional pay for time spent reviewing applications; most members are expected to receive about $500 for the full process - Dinner at evening meetings and food at the orientation - Funding to remove barriers to taking part, including transportation, technology, accessibility, language support and materials - Real decision-making power over how funding is invested in New Bedford youth organisations **What you'll do:** - Learn how philanthropy and nonprofits operate in your community - Explore racial, gender and economic equity, and health equity - Help create the criteria used to review organisations - Review grant applications and possibly interview finalists - Make funding decisions with other young people **Key dates:** - Applications close 14 October 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern, and are reviewed on a rolling basis - Orientation: Saturday 24 October 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Council meetings: Tuesdays 10 November, 1 December and 15 December 2026, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Council meetings: Tuesdays 12 January and 19 January 2027, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. **More information:** - All meetings are in person at the Women's Fund SouthCoast office in downtown New Bedford - Members also spend time outside meetings reviewing applications - The application asks four short questions about you and your community, plus contact and background details - Programme announcement: https://womensfundsouthcoast.org/young-people-helping-shape-new-bedfords-future/

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Women's Fund SouthCoast and Atrius Health Equity FoundationOther

Paid New Bedford Youth Investment Council

Oct 14, 2026 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Other
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
United States
Deadline
Oct 14, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

Women's Fund SouthCoast and the Atrius Health Equity Foundation are bringing together about 12 young people aged 14 to 22 from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to allocate up to $355,000 to organisations working on youth leadership, civic engagement and health in the city. Members learn how philanthropy works, then set the review criteria, read grant applications and make real funding decisions together. It is paid, meets in person in downtown New Bedford, and needs no previous experience.

What you get:

  • $100 for the four-hour orientation
  • $50 for each two-hour Council meeting
  • Additional pay for time spent reviewing applications; most members are expected to receive about $500 for the full process
  • Dinner at evening meetings and food at the orientation
  • Funding to remove barriers to taking part, including transportation, technology, accessibility, language support and materials
  • Real decision-making power over how funding is invested in New Bedford youth organisations

What you'll do:

  • Learn how philanthropy and nonprofits operate in your community
  • Explore racial, gender and economic equity, and health equity
  • Help create the criteria used to review organisations
  • Review grant applications and possibly interview finalists
  • Make funding decisions with other young people

Key dates:

  • Applications close 14 October 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern, and are reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Orientation: Saturday 24 October 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Council meetings: Tuesdays 10 November, 1 December and 15 December 2026, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Council meetings: Tuesdays 12 January and 19 January 2027, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

More information:

  • All meetings are in person at the Women's Fund SouthCoast office in downtown New Bedford
  • Members also spend time outside meetings reviewing applications
  • The application asks four short questions about you and your community, plus contact and background details
  • Programme announcement: https://womensfundsouthcoast.org/young-people-helping-shape-new-bedfords-future/

Who can apply

  • Aged 14 to 22
  • Live in New Bedford, Massachusetts, or have a strong connection to the city
  • Able to attend the in-person orientation and five evening meetings in downtown New Bedford, and to review applications between meetings
  • No previous experience with grants, nonprofits or leadership programmes required

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Good to know

  • +Paid: about $500 per member, with meals and barrier funding for transport, technology, language and access
  • +Real grantmaking power over major funding, not a token advisory seat
  • +Open to first-time leaders with no experience required; supports explicitly do not affect selection
  • +Run by two established funders, Women's Fund SouthCoast and the Atrius Health Equity Foundation

Worth checking yourself

  • !Local to one city: you must live in or have a strong connection to New Bedford, Massachusetts, and attend every meeting in person there
  • !Closes 14 October 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply as early as possible
  • !The organisers' form says 'EST'; New Bedford is on Eastern Daylight Time in October, so treat the deadline as 11:59 PM local time
  • !Commitment runs October 2026 to January 2027: a four-hour Saturday orientation, five weekday evening meetings, and application reading between meetings
  • !Pay is mostly per session; about $500 is the organisers' expected total, not a guaranteed sum

Sources checked

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Paid New Bedford Youth Investment Council
Oct 14, 2026 23:59:00 ET