FAQs
• Can we be "allies" without approval from other organizations?
• Got More Questions?
• How can I delete my organization's profile from Future 5000?
• How do I change my password?
• How do I sign-up an organization on Future 5000?
• How do we report abuse from other organizations?
• How does an organization report functional glitches?
• How to Update Your Organization's Profile
• Is Future5000.com free?
• Is Future5000.com open source?
• What are the four sectors of youth organizing?
• What if I forget my login name or password?
• What if we forget our login name or password?
• What is a Campaign?
• What is a Coalition?
• What is our profile's URL address?
• What kinds of organizations are included in Future 5000?
• What or who is an Ally?
• What other websites are out there for youth organizers to share resources and connect?
• Who built and designed Future5000.com?
• Who can see our profile?
• Who runs the Future 5000 project? What is the Generational Alliance?
• Will profiles be censored or deleted?
Can we be "allies" without approval from other organizations?
No, all ally requests must be approved by the organization that’s being invited to be an ally.Got More Questions?
Got more questions? Please contact us at Info@Future5000.com and we’ll respond as quickly as possible! And thanks for asking questions – it helps us make the site stronger to better support your work and the evolution of a positive youth movement.How can I delete my organization's profile from Future 5000?
You can contact us at Info@Future5000.com and request that your organization’s profile be deleted. Then we’ll get in touch with the contact people for that organization to confirm the request. We will actually de-activate profiles instead of deleting them entirely, so if you later decide to bring it back we can simply re-activate for you.How do I change my password?
You can change your password from your User Profile. Or go directly to this page by following this link.How do I sign-up an organization on Future 5000?
Say what? You’re not already a part of Future 5000? Becoming a part of Future 5000 is easy, simply click here to get started! Once you receive your password via email, you can start:- creating your organization’s profile
- publicizing your work
- connecting with other organizations
- uploading photo, video, and audio galleries
and posting events, campaigns, and announcements to keep all our folks informed.How do we report abuse from other organizations?
Future5000.com will not tolerate abuse of the site, cyber-bullying, or media theft. If you are experiencing any sort of abuse of your profile, or the site in general by other organizations, please e-mail us at info@future5000.com with “abuse” in the subject line. You can also review the User Agreement to find out more details about how we handle abuses of the website.How does an organization report functional glitches?
A: This is so important and very appreciated! If you are experiencing glitches, bugs or other inconveniences anywhere on the site, please e-mail us through our feedback form or Info@Future5000.com and give specific details about the issue. We will respond promptly and work diligently to fix the problem!How to Update Your Organization's Profile
1) Log in. If you don’t know your password, click “Forgot My Password.” If you don’t know your username, follow the steps to have it emailed to you. If you don’t know which email address to use, shoot us an email at info@future5000.com and we’ll help you figure it out.
2) Once you’ve logged in, it will take you to your account homepage. From there, you should be able to see the organization you wish to edit under “My Organizations” in the middle column. Click on the organization you wish to edit.
a. If you don’t see the organization you wish to edit, that’s because you’re not an administrator of that org’s profile yet. To become a profile administrator (there can be more than one) click on “Search for Organizations” in the left hand column under “Get Connected”. Enter the organization’s name in the search bar. Once you find the org you’re looking for, click on it to view its profile. From the profile, click on “Become an Administrator”. The main user of the org’s profile will have to approve you to become an administrator.
i. If you don’t know who the main administrator is, shoot us an email to info@future5000.com and we’ll help you take care of it.
3) Once you have arrived at your organization’s profile, go to the Edit Your Organization section and have a ball.
4) If you have any more questions, email us at info@future5000.com.Is Future5000.com free?
Yes! All features and functions on Future5000.com are absolutely free for use by you and your amazing organization. We are primarily funded by the 10 organizations in the GA and are in the process of fundraising. If you would like to support the Future 5000 project by donating, click here. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!Is Future5000.com open source?
Yes! Open source means that the code for Future 5000 is available free of charge to the general public. The advantages of using open source technology are 1) it reflects our values of collaboration, transparency, community-owned resources, and sustainability 2) it creates a more useful and bug-free website for everybody 3) it often creates a more powerful result because it harnesses the brilliance of thousands of developers and users around the word – developing, improving, and evolving the technology.What are the four sectors of youth organizing?
The four sectors of youth organizing that Future 5000 focuses on are Campus, Cultural, Community, and Civic Engagement. Work in each of these four sectors is extremely vital to the youth movement as a whole, but unfortunately the sectors have been isolated from each other too frequently. One of the goals of Future5000.com is to help facilitate dialogue, collaboration, and movement building within and across sectors.
Examples of the Four Sectors of Youth Organizing:
Campus: United States Student Association
Cultural: Youth Speaks
Community: YO! The Movement
Civic Engagement: The League of Young VotersWhat if I forget my login name or password?
If you should forget your log-in name or password, simply click on the link below the login. You can also email info@future5000.com with “Forgot Password” in the subject line and we will email a new password and login to the email account we have on record for you.What if we forget our login name or password?
Below the login box on the home page there is a link to follow to retrieve your password. When entering the email ties to the account and submitting a email will be sent to help you login.What is a Campaign?
The dictionary defines a campaign as “a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end”. In other words…a play-by-play plan to make something change! Campaigns can vary from an electoral campaign (ie: JFK for President, or Yes on Prop A) to a years-long campaign to stop youth violence by creating more jobs. The key to campaigns is that they’re defined by being a series of actions designed to achieve a specific goal. Use this space to publicize, promote, and educate folks about the campaign work of your organization and/or coalition.What is a Coalition?
Wikipedia defines a coalition as “an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience.” Essentially, a coalition is a group of organizations working together towards a common goal. It’s different from a campaign because it must be more than one organization and a coalition doesn’t necessarily have to have a series of actions planned out.What is our profile's URL address?
Each organization will have a specific URL that can be used as your webpage and shared far and wide. As of right now, the website generates each URL (ie: www.Future5000.com/organization/view/name_of_organization). We’re hoping to have more customizable URLs in future releases of the websiteWhat kinds of organizations are included in Future 5000?
We generally say that Future 5000 is a directory of “progressive youth organizations,” understanding that this can mean a million different things to people. In our initial research of over 700 organizations, we were guided by the 16 criteria originally developed by the Future 5000 research team.
These 16 criteria aimed at finding groups that…
- Are recommended by other organizing peers
- Are led by young people (under 35, but the younger the better)
- Work with young people in a manner where young folks have a voice in defining, designing and leading the work being done
- Have a track record of effectiveness (no time minimum)
- Have a progressive political analysis
- Use innovative or original strategies
- Work with low-income/communities of color
- Are led by low-income/communities of color
- Are connectors with a movement-building vision
- Are democratic or run by consensus
- Are not well known and deserve more support
- Give Future 5000 geographic diversity (we aimed for at least two from each state)
- Give Future 5000 diversity in the spectrum of issues young people face and are organizing around
- Give Future 5000 diversity in a range of ideologies, strategies and organizing styles
- Are a good group to call if someone wanted to get involved, write an article, or build a campaign
- Are sustainable, provided the proper resources and technical assistance.
What or who is an Ally?
Allies are other organizations with whom you have chosen to align/affiliate your organization for a common purpose. They may be affiliates that your organization already has a relationship with or organizations that you hope to connect, grow and build with. Whether the work between allies is similar or simply complementary, allies are a great way to build relationships between organizations and to help get your organizations’ work to a broader contingent of people.What other websites are out there for youth organizers to share resources and connect?
Check out our partner websites for an idea:- MyBLOC.net
- YouthMediaCouncil.org
- All-Ages Movement Project
- New Orleans Network
- CampusActivism.org
Who built and designed Future5000.com?
This amazing, innovative, and community-based cooperative company called Tumis, based out of East Oakland. TUMIS develops effective communication strategies for the success of our communities. They are the only bilingual design studio dedicated to global social justice that is woman-owned and run by people of color. Their team consists of designers, techies, artists, activists and youth advocates. For more info about Tumis, check out their Future 5000 profile here.Who can see our profile?
Future5000.com is a public site. All media and information on your organization’s profile is open for public viewing. For more information on the legalities of the website, please review the User Agreement.Who runs the Future 5000 project? What is the Generational Alliance?
The Generational Alliance houses the Future 5000 project. The Generational Alliance is an alliance of national youth and leadership development organizations that aims to connect campus, community, and voter engagement work to build a long-term, strategic and integrated movement for positive social change.Who is the Future5000? See all our Bios here
Members of the Generational Alliance as of January 2007 include: Movement Strategy Center, League of Young Voters Education Fund, Young People For, United States Student Association, Center for Progressive Leadership, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, The Ruckus Society, Project South, Community Justice Network for Youth, Music for America. For more information, visit the Generational Alliance’s profile on Future 5000.