NICHES
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iyoco.org, takingITglobal.org, nation1.net, youthlink.org & idealist.org

IYOCO.org offers:

Analysis and policy documents
Youth Research
Resource maps

Youthlink.org offers:

Awards 
Youth action guide
Survey to build national youth platforms

TakingITglobal.org offers:

Gallery
Workshop/project development tools
Scholarships database
Youth Entrepreneurship support
Forums
Physical spaces

Nation1.net offers:

Multilingual chat
Media center/Stories
Forums
Physical spaces

Idealist.org offers:

Jobs database
Internships database
Resources database
Career Fairs

OVERLAP
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All sites offer:

E-Newsletter
Organizations database
Individuals/Citizens registry system and database


Solutions
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We resolved to create an OPEN STANDARD for sharing DATA of: 
1) Individuals 
2) Organizations

We dissected information on Individuals into 6 different categories, each
category may hold public and private information:

1. Contact information (name, email etc.) 
2. Experience 
	Groups/Community Affiliations, 
	Languages, Countries visited,
	Skills, Resume etc.
3. Opinions, Votes
	National Youth Platform survey ask top issues and solutions
4. Projects, Ideas
	IdeaFund, Award Application,
	For/By Youth Philanthropy
5. Biographical information (public/profile)
6. Interests (choice news, information etc.)