What Positive Youth Development Network does

Positive Youth Development Network (PYDN), incorporated in 2019 and headquartered in Mandaluyong City with a regional office in Iloilo City, is a youth-led, youth-centered non-profit operating a nationwide network for positive youth development in the Philippines. The organization serves youth-led organizations, youth-serving organizations, SK Councils, university and school-based groups, community-based youth organizations, and Local Government Units across 17 regions, using the Positive Youth Development Framework as its organizing methodology.

Its core product portfolio includes Ideas Positive (an annual youth innovation program awarding P200,000 in seed funding per cohort, with Run 11 expanded to Climate Action and DRRM in 2023), the Kaibigan Chat Line (a Facebook-based peer mental health support service launched in 2021), the Impact Circle Membership and Recognition System (a pioneering quality-based network of 100+ member organizations), the Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards (a national excellence search for SK Councils), and the Center for Youth Work and Community Solutions (a fee-for-service training and consultancy pillar). Supporting programs include Youth Hour, QUEST modules, Young Heroes Initiative, Young House Heroes, the LEAP internship, and the One Western Visayas Youth Coalition.

The business model combines grant funding and seed-capital distribution (Ideas Positive, Kaibigan Chat Line, COVID-response programs), recurring membership fees via the Impact Circle, and professional services revenue from consultancy, MEL training, organizational development, and fundraising/grant management offered through quote-based engagement. Distribution is community-led and event-driven, with self-serve digital enrollment via pydn.org for membership and program registration, and direct partnership engagement with LGUs and government agencies. Disclosed outcomes include 2.4 million Filipinos reached, 75,000 youth engaged, 438 young leaders empowered, 228 communities transformed, and 13,000+ mental health messages handled.

Name

Positive Youth Development Network

Legal name

Positive Youth Development Network, Inc.

Website

https://pydn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Positive Youth Development Network is a Philippines-based, youth-led non-profit operating the Impact Circle network of 100+ youth organizations across 17 regions, delivering innovation grants (Ideas Positive), peer mental health support (Kaibigan Chat Line), membership accreditation, SK Council awards, and paid consultancy services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL)

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• Youth organization membership
• Capacity building services
• Mental health support
• Community engagement initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Iloilo City

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees and Dues: Organizations pay membership fees to join the Impact Circle network, receiving access to exclusive events, best practices sharing, free trainings, capacity building programs, and funding opportunities for projects.
2. Professional Services: Fee-for-service offerings including: Consultancy for Community Solutions and Youth Programming, Organizational Training and Development, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Training, Program Management for Training and Events, and Fundraising and Grant Management for youth-led initiatives.
3. Grant Funding and Seed Capital: Ideas Positive program provides P200,000 seed money to top 5 teams per cohort. Organization also receives grants from funders for implementing children and youth programs and distributes funds to member organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Positive Youth Development Network (PYDN) is a youth-led, youth-centered non-profit that operates a nationwide membership network (Impact Circle) of 100+ youth organizations in the Philippines, delivering programs including Ideas Positive (seed-funded youth innovation labs), Kaibigan Chat Line (peer mental health support via Facebook), the Membership and Recognition System (quality-based accreditation), the Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards, and fee-based consultancy, training, MEL, and program management services for youth organizations and local government units.

Product overview

Positive Youth Development Network (PYDN) operates as a youth-led, youth-centered non-profit organization offering a portfolio of programs, services, and membership systems. The core offerings include: (1) Ideas Positive - a youth innovation program providing seed funding and mentorship for climate action and DRRM projects; (2) Kaibigan Chat Line - a peer-supported mental health service via Facebook; (3) Membership and Recognition System (Impact Circle) - a quality-based network of 100+ youth organizations across the Philippines; (4) Center for Youth Work and Community Solutions - providing training, consultancy, and research services; (5) Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards (PSKA) - a national awards program for outstanding youth councils; and (6) Various initiatives including Young House Heroes, Young Heroes, Youth Hour, QUEST, and the LEAP Internship. These offerings work together to advance positive youth development through capacity building, networking, advocacy, and direct service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Impact Circle: The Membership and Recognition System of PYDN - a quality-based network of youth and youth-serving organizations providing capacity-building and quality standards.
• Ideas Positive
• Kaibigan Chat Line
• Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards (PSKA)
• Center for Youth Work and Community Solutions
• Youth Hour

Products and services

• Ideas Positive A youth-oriented innovation program focused on addressing public health challenges and climate action in the Philippines. Provides a platform for young individuals (aged 18-30) to co-create solutions, offering seed money of P200,000 to top teams and capacity-building through boot camps and mentorship.
• Kaibigan Chat Line A social innovation providing free, familiar, and accessible mental health and psychosocial support to Filipino youth via Facebook. Trained peer youth responders provide essential psychosocial support and connect users to appropriate youth-friendly services.
• Membership and Recognition System (Impact Circle) A pioneering quality-based membership and recognition system for youth and youth-serving organizations in the Philippines. Integrates the Positive Youth Development Framework into assessment processes to build organizational capacities and create significant community impact.
• Center for Youth Work and Community Solutions A training, consulting, and research pillar that creates a platform for knowledge and best practices sharing among youth organizations. Offers services including consultancy for community solutions, organizational training, MEL training, program management, and fundraising support.
• Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards (PSKA) A premier national search and seal of excellence for SK Councils and Local Youth Development Officers (LYDOs) committed to building a better Philippines through local high-impact innovations. Provides comprehensive assessment for realization of local youth development plans.
• Youth Hour A youth engagement initiative focused on climate action and disaster risk reduction management (DRRM). Brings together young people to participate in conversations and craft narratives on their roles as future generation leaders.
• Quality Engagement and Skills Training (QUEST) Adolescent-focused modules and adolescent-facilitated workshops vetted by adolescent and health programming experts, adopted by CSOs and government agencies.
• LEAP (Leadership, Empowerment, Action, Purpose) Internship An experiential and collaborative internship program offering training and capacity-building to youth advocates through immersion to social innovations and local projects.
• One Western Visayas Youth Coalition A Region 6 youth organization-led coalition supporting the 7 Youth Development Agenda (Mental Health, Education, Agriculture, Environment, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Culture and Arts) in collaboration with 11 government agencies.
• Young House Heroes Initiative A peer-facilitated COVID-19 response program supporting youth and communities during the pandemic.
• Young Heroes Initiative An adolescent advocacy arm of the organization working to advance the rights and welfare of young people.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.4 million Filipinos positively impacted
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various Partner OrganizationscoreOthersPYDN partners with various organizations including government agencies, LGUs, CSOs, and other stakeholders. The organization has partnered with government agencies and Local Government Units to implement youth development programs. Logos of unnamed partner organizations are displayed in the Co-Creators section.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Restless Development: International youth-led development agency placing young people at the forefront of advocacy and program design. Comparable to PYDN's youth-led operating model, peer-responder mental health/community work, and integration of young people into development programming.
• Ashoka Philippines: Global network supporting leading social entrepreneurs, including young changemakers, in the Philippines. Comparable to PYDN in identifying and empowering youth-led social innovation, providing network affiliation, and connecting young leaders to funding and mentorship.
• Teach for the Philippines: Philippine non-profit placing young leaders in underserved schools to drive education equity. Comparable to PYDN in mobilizing youth as change agents, using a fellowship/innovation model, and building a movement of young leaders with government and partner engagement.
• AIESEC Philippines: Youth-led global organization present in the Philippines focused on leadership development, internships, and cross-cultural exchange for young people. Comparable in being youth-led, network-based, and providing capacity-building experiences to Filipino youth.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Philippines: International NGO with a large Philippines footprint focused on child welfare, education, and youth empowerment. Comparable to PYDN in serving Filipino youth populations, but operates at significantly greater scale with broader programmatic scope and institutional funding.
• World Vision Philippines: Major international child-and-youth development organization operating across the Philippines with sponsorship, education, health, and advocacy programs. Comparable in target beneficiary (Filipino children/youth) and advocacy-driven model, though it operates a much larger, donor-scaled infrastructure.
• UNICEF Philippines: United Nations agency delivering child and youth programs across the Philippines in health, education, child protection, and adolescent development. Comparable in youth-development mission and policy advocacy, with vastly greater resources and a national/regional mandate.

Others

• National Youth Commission (Philippines): Philippine government agency coordinating national youth policy and programs. Comparable to PYDN as the apex policy actor in the Philippine youth-development ecosystem, and an active partner/destination for PYDN's policy advocacy output.

Regional players

• MovEd (Movement for Equitable Education): Philippine non-profit working on education access and youth empowerment. Comparable in addressing Filipino youth access to opportunity, capacity building, and partnership with local actors in underserved communities.
• Philippine Children's Rights NGO Coalition: Coalition of Philippine NGOs working on child rights and welfare policy advocacy. Comparable to PYDN's policy influence arm and coalition-based model, particularly relevant to PYDN's work on child/youth protection and rights.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pydnetwork
• Facebookfacebook.com/pydnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pydn
• Instagraminstagram.com/pydn_official

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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