YPC - The Greater Des Moines Partnership's Young Professionals Connection - About Us
About the Young Professionals Connection (YPC)
YPC's mission is to promote an environment that attracts and retains young professionals in Greater Des Moines. Our efforts focus on connecting young professionals to each other and to the community through social, civic, charitable, and professional development endeavors.
We are a focused extension of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, started when visionaries of the Partnership recognized that the 20-to-30-something age demographic needed a voice in our community. The Partnership, along with some like-minded young professionals formed the Young Professionals Connection in 2000.
Today we are a dynamic network of leaders shaping Greater Des Moines into a place to thrive. We activate more than 500 members by engaging them in YPC committees and events, Greater Des Moines Partnership activites, and community organizations. We hope you’ll join us!
Connect with YPC on several social media sites:
Also, tune in on Tuesday nights at 9 pm to DesMoinesAmplified.com to listen to YPLive with host Mike "The Danger" Banasiak
About our Members
Each year, we conduct a survey of our members and newsletter subscribers to help us learn more about them and how we can shape our organization to meet their needs. 145 individuals participated in the 2008 online survey. Here are some of the results:
- 98% are between the ages of 21 and 35
- 80% have lived in the Greater Des Moines area for at least 2 years
- 98% are registered to vote
- 83% devote at least 1 hour per month to community service
- 42% consider themselves single
- 82% of respondents have encouraged friends to get involved in YPC
About the Greater Des Moines Partnership
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the community and economic development organization serving Central Iowa. The Partnership strives to create a unified region that provides not only a healthy business climate, but also a high quality of life.