Go to Content Go to Navigation Go to Navigation Go to Site Search Homepage

What does it take to become a Young Friend of PPLM? According to Nora Mishanec, it’s easy: “Passion, commitment, and $10 a month.” Young Friends (YF) of PPLM is a group of people ages 21 to 35 who grow the PPLM family by engaging friends and colleagues, and work to secure vital funds that support PPLM’s work.

“Our generation is bombarded with messages from social media. YF is different: at events that are meaningful and fun, YF gives us the chance to share real conversations, brainstorm, and build community.”

As a new Wellesley College graduate, Nora joined YF after looking for volunteer opportunities that would address her interests in social justice and women’s rights. She also wanted to learn fundraising skills, so she could apply them to causes she believes in. Now a member of the YF Steering Committee, Nora reports that personal connections between PPLM supporters have been inspiring. Most recently, on December 7, YF hosted a sold-out “Big Bash” that welcomed 100 supporters. Nora says the event, in these uncertain times, was “very reassuring, because we all realized that PPLM’s doors will stay open, no matter what.”

Since the November presidential election, YF membership has doubled, and the group has big plans to grow and engage its membership. Nora’s own commitment will remain strong even as she departs soon for Madagascar to take up a position as a Peace Corps agriculture volunteer. “I’ll be thousands of miles away,” she says, “but I’ll still be standing with PPLM.”

For information about Young Friends of PPLM, contact Caitlin Quinn at [email protected] or visit pplm.org/youngfriends.

Tags:

We and our third partners use cookies and other tools to collect, store, monitor, and analyze information about your interaction with our site to improve performance, analyze your use of our sites and assist in our marketing efforts. You may opt out of the use of these cookies and other tools at any time by visiting Cookie Settings. By clicking “Allow All Cookies” you consent to our collection and use of such data, and our Terms of Use. For more information, see our Privacy Notice.

Cookie Settings

We, and our third-party partners, use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect, store, monitor, and process certain information about you when you access and use our services, read our emails, or otherwise engage with us. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device. We use that information to make the site work, analyze performance and traffic on our website, to provide a more personalized web experience, and assist in our marketing efforts. We also share information with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. You can change your default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of required cookies when utilizing our site; this includes necessary cookies that help our site to function (such as remembering your cookie preference settings). For more information, please see our Privacy Notice.

Marketing

On

We use online advertising to promote our mission and help constituents find our services. Marketing pixels help us measure the success of our campaigns.

User Feedback and Session Replay

On

We use qualitative data from LogRocket, UserZoom, Hotjar and AB Tasty to learn about your user experience and improve our products and services. LogRocket allows us to view session replays.