Welcome to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Portland!
YNPN Portland is a volunteer-led and -run organization that supports current and future nonprofit and community leaders by connecting them to training, networking events, online communities, service opportunities, and other means of professional development.
We support the development of young professionals to strengthen their role in a viable, inclusive, and collaborative nonprofit sector.
We're Building a Network to:
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Activate the next generation of emerging leaders
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Create a pipeline for diverse talent into the nonprofit sector
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Elevate the voices, ideas, and experiences of young nonprofit professionals
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Provide support and training to empower young professionals
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Bring innovative ideas to the sector and inspires big-picture thinking
We are honored to be part of a national movement.
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN)
is a national organization aimed at helping young people to build successful, sustainable careers in the nonprofit sector and contribute meaningfully to the communities in which they live.
Originally founded in 1997, YNPN is a continuously growing organization with 39 chapters and over 50,000 members in the United States and Canada.
You can learn more about YNPN’s national work, and the work of other chapters at www.ynpn.org.