ThinkYoung

ThinkYoung is a Brussels-based think tank without political or national allegiance which was founded in 2007. It is a non-profit organization that lobbies for young people in Europe. Its stated aim is to make Brussels aware of what young people think; to make the voices of young Europeans heard in European level decision-making and to make Europe think young.
Activities

ThinkYoung pursues its aim through four main activities:
# Surveys
# Conferences
# Documentaries
# Publications
ThinkYoung started as a website that carried out surveys, and today has a database of 5000 young Europeans on which it conducts surveys about critical issues faced by politicians and European governments. Past survey topics include 'European Parliament elections: Are you going to Vote?' and 'Barack Obama: New President, New Era?'. ThinkYoung conducted a survey about what exceptional Europeans under 35 years of age ('European Future Leaders') think about the future of Europe for the 8th European Business Summit that took place on June 30th and July 1st 2010 in Brussels with the theme 'Putting Europe Back on Track'.
The think tank acts as knowledge partner for various conferences across Europe , arranging workshops and panel discussions. In early 2010 it organized a project in Kosovo advocating for young Kosovars and held a conference called 'The Youth as Promoter of the European Union Integration of Kosovo' on May 19th 2010 in Prishtina.
ThinkYoung shot its first documentary during the Kosovo Youth project with the direct aim to bridge the communication gap between young people in Kosovo and their peers in the European Union. Entitled "A po vjen n’Prishtinë? - Wanna come to Prishtina?", the documentary is a 20-minute tribute to the youngest country in Europe.
In order to promote the voice of European youth, ThinkYoung publishes research/articles/essays regarding European issues written by young Europeans. The think tank continuously encourages young writers to submit their work via e-mail in order to have it published on the ThinkYoung website.
Funding
ThinkYoung is funded by member fees, and its projects are financed through sponsors. For the Kosovo Youth project, ThinkYoung was sponsored by the Soros Foundation, Google, The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Kosovo and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

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