Chicago Youths Put Their Imprint On Meeting for Nonprofit Leaders

By Meg Sommerfeld

Chicago

Young people were very much seen and heard at a conference of nonprofit leaders here last week, the outgrowth of an effort to cultivate a new generation of leaders in the philanthropic and community-service fields.

More than a dozen local students spoke on panels and introduced speakers throughout the three-day annual meeting of Independent Sector, a coalition of about 800 nonprofits, foundations, and corporate-giving programs. The students, ages 13 to 19, were chosen to participate based on their service to the community. Among other projects, the students tutored, worked in AIDS awareness, and taught martial...