About the YNPN National Network
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) activates emerging leaders and helps them acquire the skills and awareness they need to be effective changemakers. With these leaders, we’re building a diverse and powerful social sector that can support and strengthen our communities.
YNPN traces its roots to San Francisco, where, in 1997, a group of young professionals began to meet informally to discuss issues within the nonprofit sector and offer tips on professional development. YNPN has grown to become one of the nation’s largest associations of nonprofit practitioners and supporters and was named “Top 10 Nonprofits to Watch in 2012″ by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The YNPN movement included a national organization and over 40 chapters in cities across the country.
In 2025, Community Impact Organization became the “home” of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network National organization.
While YNPN Boston is a 501(c)3 independent from the YNPN National Network, YNPN Boston proudly shares the broader mission of activating emerging leaders.