Young leaders can often bring visibility and cultural clout. Older leaders can often bring resources, networks, and institutional power. Put them together and the potential is huge. But let’s be honest, it’s not always that simple.

This session delivers a primer on YODA (Youngers and Olders Dismantling Ageism). You’ll learn practical strategies for partnering with younger advocates in purposeful, respectful, and genuinely inclusive ways. Whether you’re an advocate, ally, or funder, you’ll come away with strategies to support, engage, and co-create with younger changemakers — without tokenizing or sidelining their leadership.

Featuring:

• Ashton Applewhite, CoGen Impact Fellow, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a co-founder of the Old School Hub
• Christina Gray, Associate Director for the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative
• Maya Joshi, President of Lifting Hearts with the Arts

Young leaders can often bring visibility and cultural clout. Older leaders can often bring resources, networks, and institutional power. Put them together and the potential is huge. But let’s be honest, it’s not always that simple.

This session delivers a primer on YODA (Youngers and Olders Dismantling Ageism). You’ll learn practical strategies for partnering with younger advocates in purposeful, respectful, and genuinely inclusive ways. Whether you’re an advocate, ally, or funder, you’ll come away with strategies to support, engage, and co-create with younger changemakers — without tokenizing or sidelining their leadership.

Featuring:

• Ashton Applewhite, CoGen Impact Fellow, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a co-founder of the Old School Hub
• Christina Gray, Associate Director for the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative
• Maya Joshi, President of Lifting Hearts with the Arts