TYO-Communications Manager | My passion is connecting people to the outdoors. I do this professionally as a consultant specializing in marketing and communications for companies/organizations committed to getting people outdoors. I also teach people about the outdoors first hand as an REI Outdoor School Instructor and a Sierra Club Leader.
In addition to the comprehensive resource library of TYO, our subject matter experts have curated focused learning paths that offer step-by-step learning to give you the tools you need on a wide variety of topics. With a new school year around the corner, read our latest blog post about our learning path designed to help build after-school and adventure club programs. The After-School Programs /...
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TYO is built on a platform designed by our partner, Pathgather. This online-learning platform is being used by companies such as Qualcomm, Walmart, and Twitter. We have spent a lot of time customizing the platform to provide our members with an easy to use site that provides you with best in class resources and materials to help you develop and improve your youth development outdoor...
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Several national organizations and initiatives are now using the TYO platform to help strengthen and develop their programs. Our newest partner is the Natural Leaders Network. The Natural Leaders Network is an initiative of TYO founding partner The Children and Nature Network and is focused on empowering a worldwide youth movement to strengthen the bond between children and nature. The movement involves youth in all environments, from...
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Working with youth is nothing new for Mike Anderson. Mike has been coaching for 30 years, teaching for 23, and also volunteers as a Boy Scout leader. When a student saw the Backpacker Magazine on his desk just over a year ago and asked why they didn’t have a club that did outdoor stuff, Mike saw an opportunity. Being an outdoor enthusiast himself and knowing...
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