International Young Professionals Foundation

To inform, inspire and equip young professionals around the world to effectively take action in their communities and help make a better world for all.

We build and resource a global network of young professionals who are creating a better world for current and future generations through local and global action. We do this through 4 key activities:

1. Facilitating conversations and information sharing between young professionals that informs and inspires them to take action on important local and global issues through online communities, newsletters, blogs, publications, and presentations. See www.iypf.org/IYPF-campaigns.htm, www.iypf.org/news.htm

2. Running projects that facilitate youth and young professional led social change, e.g. the Blueprint Project (www.iyps.org/blueprint) to nurture youth entrepreneurship; the Youth & Sustainable Consumption project (www.iypf.org/IYPF-projects.htm#YouthSC) to develop young sustainability leaders

3. Assisting young professionals to start and run successful community projects (www.iypf.org/member-projects.htm) and local events

4. Convening regular international summits of young professionals. www.iyps.org.

1. Contributing as a volunteer staff member to the organisation www.iypf.org/employment.htm

2. Internships to assist on IYPF initiatives and IYPF member projects www.iypf.org/Internships.htm

3. Participating in working groups, e.g. the Australian working group for the Youth & Sustainable Consumption project
www.iypf.org/IYPF-projects.htm#YouthSC

4. Becoming an IYPF member
www.iypf.org/membership.htm

5. Joining and contributing to one of our online communities
www.iypf.org/IYPF-campaigns.htm

The IYPF just celebrated its 4th birthday in October 2005. It is an Australian organisation, founded by 5 Australian young professionals, with an international membership and an international vision and mission. It is run by volunteers with funding for activities coming from membership fees, grants for specific initiatives, investment from individuals, and profits on events.