The best ideas for nurturing young leaders are right here. Champions of youth development regularly participate in our global competitions, and from three different contests, come these favorites that meet the high expectations and irrepressible optimism of the Changemakers community.
Free Speech in Pursuit of Peace
Young journalists and activists in the Middle East and Northern Africa are using the internet to unite cultures and sound off against conflict. Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur competition finalist, MideastYouth, founded by a 22 year-old activist, provides a multi-media platform where 180 young bloggers can raise their voices to escape silence and oppression.
Soccer for Bigger Goals
Playing on the soccer field is just like navigating the workforce—players must be sharp and able to work together. The creators of A Ganar, a Sport for a Better World competition finalist, understood the practical skills that can be learned through soccer, and created a program to help at-risk youth in Latin America find employment. Through soccer gammes, A Ganar teaches math, vocational skills, and language training to secure brighter futures for 16 to 24 year-olds.
Showing Young Men a Better Way
Since 1988, Massachusetts-based outreach program, Roca, has transformed the lives of young men heading down a road of self-destruction. Roca has allowed more than 15,000 young people involved in criminal activity to start fresh through support, peer mentoring, and employment opportunities. This innovation was selected as a finalist in the 2008 Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation competition.
ADD-on-GYAN Educational Services Pvt. Ltd is a venture established in order to reduce the many problems present in the Indian Education Sector and bridge the widening gap between theoretical and practical education in India. We began operations as a Start-up Company at Manipal University - Technology Business Incubator on 20th January and registered as a Private Limited company in July, 2011.
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Created on 06/19/2013 by erichenderson
Bikes For The Hinterland will provide a distinctly different shared bike program. Its core is the provision of high utility as a means of creating economic activity (by connecting people to assets) and creating new opportunity for emotional community engagement via a shared experience.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءBorough(s) where you are creating or plan on creating impact
Brooklyn.
Country where your solution is creating social impact
United States, NY, Kings County
References - Please provide two references with a two-sentence biography, email address, and phone number for each. These can be personal references (teachers, coaches, mentors, etc.). If you are entering a solution on behalf of an established organization please list references that can speak to your organization's work.
Ian Hardman - ihardman05@gmail.com - 203-550-3771
Ian Hardman is a former managing director at GE Capital for whom I have worked. He is the founder of multiple successful companies.
Chanda Gibson - chandag@verizon.net - 201-306-2116. Chanda is a nonprofit founder and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs leading community outreach initiatives in New Jersey.
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
فكرة (أنت متأهب للإطلاق)
كم مضى على عملك؟
لا تزال في مرحلة الفكرة، لكنك تتطلع لإطلاقها قريبًا
The Need for your solution: What problem or challenge are you trying to solve?
The new, cool urbanism is making exciting cities. This new, cool city is leaving behind a core of lower and middle income residents not able to afford the innovations in housing, transportation, and services. Brooklyn is a sharp case. We lack large-scale projects that can visibly connect the dwindling middle and the 1.7 million "officially poor" people to services that have proven to revitalize communities, particularly through shared and highly visible experiences with high personal utility. New York City's new bike sharing program is emblematic, mapping directly to affluent areas and trend.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
I propose a bike sharing program led by a flagship corps of youth. The bike routes and stations will be specifically designed for utility in both the bike form and the destinations to key public assets, e.g. routes from housing directly to libraries, community services centers, common areas, markets. The market: residents in the economic hinterlands of Brooklyn, not so far from "the city" but very far from the fire of progress except by gentrification characterized in large part by displacement. In comparison, the bike service will regenerate communities via shared experience and maximum utility by (1) providing bikes designed for utility (2) routes designed to enhance economic activity and community interaction.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities that are involved in your solution. Consider telling us a story about the solution in action and how it creates impact. For idea-stage pitches, consider providing a hypothetical example
The model begins with access. Registration is required and a fee of $100 per any 3 people, encouraging group signup, payable over one year, to avoid the one-time out-of-pocket cost. The bikes are donated in the first phase, purchased after critical mass is reached over a two-year period. The bikes are strategically placed at stations that meet specific needs: bike to laundry, bike to public transit, bike to school, bike to community service organizations, bike to library, etc. The bikes are heavily identified and specially outfitted for urban utility, e.g. cart attached, bike identified by prominent flag extended high for easy visibility. The bikes are maintained by the corps of youth. Scenarios: (1) Where I have a long walk to a bus stop, I may ride a bike. (2) Bike stations at libraries + library programming = opportunity for revitalization of installed assets. (3) Bikes to common areas, e.g. parks, provide random socialization opportunities. (4) "I'll Ride With You" - corps member rides with new users or others who request for the basic security of another body present.
The Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem that you are addressing with your solution. And how does your proposed solution differ from or build on these approaches?
Public transit is available but less useful for intermediate neighborhood trips. The current city bike program has launched. There is no indication that it will reach hinterland areas. Further, the program design appeals mainly to leisure, not utility as the areas served count on heavy availability of multiple transportation options, including shorter walks to a wider variety of services. Utility is the distinguishing factor, an alternative bike program serving neglected areas. Finally, this utility is the underlying driver for economic and community activity over the new routes.
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مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءFounding Story: Share a story about the “Aha!” moment that led you or the person who came up with your proposed solution to get started and/or to see the potential for it to succeed.
I looked at the sharp new city bikes in the program and noted the emotional buzz it gave to even affluent residents. I suspected that the roll-out would take a classic form, but didn't want to dwell on the same old narratives that show up around exclusion. That's when utility hit me. We shouldn't just have bike service in underserved or iconic (for blight) Brooklyn neighborhoods, e.g. Brownsville and East New York, but we should show a new respect for all involved and first focus on utility. Then I imagined a sharply outfitted corps of young men as the flagship communication. This is an opportunity that would cover multiple fronts: youth opportunity, community revitalization ...and the underestimated feature of real UTILITY.
Impact: What is the impact of your solution to date? Also describe the projected future impact. (If your solution is an idea you can just describe projected future impact.)
The future impact is three-fold by category. (1) Economic and cultural development activity via connecting key assets to new traffic. (2) Leadership and employment for the young men is a community-changing event, providing employment and training where less and less is available in the current employment environment. (3) Community revitalization on a personal and emotional level via shared experience. This is perhaps the biggest impact as the buy-in from the community will fuel the sustainability of the program.
Full Impact Potential: How do you plan on spreading your solution moving forward? (Please consider spread within New York City or beyond, policy reform, how you might get others to replicate/adopt your solution or other mechanisms)
Spreading the solution is planned in two ways. (1) Successful launch in iconic neighborhoods will result in heavy earned media. "Bikes??? In Brownsville????!!!" But note that this expected response normally doesn't fit the possible reality. People want utility. People want the youth in their communities working. The youth want to work. (2) Partner opportunities for in-kind contributions and training in program maintenance. We will lever their networks not for advertising, but management collaboration.
The successful small operation will then be audited by an external third party and improvements will be made after that. Then we will be able to assist other locations in assessment, community engagement, program operation, etc.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءCurrent annual budget, in US dollars (if your solution is an idea please estimate what your budget will need to be in order to carry out your solution)
100001 دولار أمريكي إلى 250000 دولار أمريكي
Tell us about your partnerships. If your solution is an idea tell us about who you would partner or plan on partnering with in order to make your solution a success.
The Community Board is the first partner to ensure the ongoing and consistent backing of the neighborhoods in which we operate. Subsequent partnerships will focus on in-kind opportunities, but not primarily. The partnerships will aim to enable training to identify management methods for sustainable operation. It will be understood by the program, its ambassadors, the community and the riders that the youth are at the core of building a business.
Created on 06/18/2013 by PaaK
The project seeks to improve nutrition level of meals in the school feeding program through the establishment of small poultry units in schools. These units’ layer birds will supply eggs which contain protein. These eggs will be used in the preparation of school meals for children
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName your entry
Improving nutrition in the school feeding program for children in Ashomang School-Ghana
Stage
Idea (poised to launch)
This Entry is about (Issues)
Elevator Pitch
The project seeks to improve nutrition level of meals in the school feeding program through the establishment of small poultry units in schools. These units’ layer birds will supply eggs which contain protein. These eggs will be used in the preparation of school meals for children
Problem
Poor nutrition in the school feeding program in the Ashomang Primary School is of interest. The school foods have high levels of carbohydrates especially with rice, banku, maize meals that are served. The protein components are normally flaked fishes, very tiny pieces of chicken or meat which is woefully inadequate. Other forms of proteins are beans meals served. In addition, these protein meals are eaten on very less frequent basis.
Solution
Small poultry units will be built and managed by schools. Layers will be raised to produce eggs daily for the schools. These eggs will be made available to school cooks to use in the preparation of school meals. This will enhance amount and frequency with which protein will be available to the school children.
Some broilers will also be kept in addition to the layers. When the broilers are matured and also the layers are no longer productive, they will be served as meats for the school children.
This situation will enhance nutrition among the school children and teachers.
A portion of the eggs will be sold to purchase fruits, that will supplement lunch meals by providing the children with vitamins
Example
This solution is expected to supply eggs for the school on a daily basis. The eggs will be collected by the school children after they feed these birds. The eggs will be sent to the school kitchen. A portion will be used for cooking and the other portion saved for sale. The revenue from the sale will be used to purchase fruits for the children.
The difference is that, as the project addresses protein deficiency in the schools’ meals, it creates a system where schools can access fruit supply which is essential for vitamins. In the long run, the savings made on purchases coupled with revenue from sales creates income for the school.
Impact
There will be a balanced physical and cognitive development of the children. Protein is crucial for human cognitive development especially that of children. This project by its nature will enhance the amount of protein in the foods of the school children on a much regular basis. This protein will create a balance in the nutritional components of meals served which is mostly carbohydrate filled.
Some amount of eggs will be set aside for sale; the revenue obtained will used to purchase fruits for the consumption of the school children. Fruits are essential due to its vitamins and roughages. On the average, an egg can fund three oranges. Three oranges can be sliced into pieces to serve 12 children for a lunch meal.
Furthermore, the poultry units will enhance practical agricultural studies for the school, since the school will play an active role in its establishment and management.
Marketplace
Organizations like Rural Reconstruction Nepal, focuses more on policy makers and how they can help improve nutrition,
This solution differs because the schools are assisted to create and manage a sustainable system that will enhance their nutrition problem. Secondly, this project addresses issues related to both proteins, vitamins, iron. This is lacking in other solutions that addresses a single nutrition deficiency. The activities of the project will also enhance the academic and entrepreneurial abilities of the beneficiary children. These make the project’s impact multi phased.
Sustainability Plan
This will be ensured through the sale of extra eggs for money. Part of the revenue will be set aside for the management of the poultry units. Furthermore, due to the supply from the school poultry units, the cooks will make savings on their purchase on protein related cooking ingredients. The savings will be channeled to cater for the expenses of the project. Furthermore, portions of internally generated funds will be spent on the project.
Founding Story
Conservation Alliance was formed out of the growing need for communities to be empowered to conserve biodiversity. These natural resources are the main source of livelihoods for most poor communities. In an era where climate change impact is becoming more pressing, coupled with the threats it poses to communities, Conservation Alliance was formed i.e. 2008 to help bring on board all stakeholders to empower people to take active roles, in conserving biodiversity, at the same time having a sustainable income mechanism.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءWhere do you ensure the availability of nutrients?
Full nourishment foods, Human wellness and vitality.
If you had greater capacity, which additional sectors would you like your solution to target - either through expansion, partnership, or thought exchange?
Healthy environments, Nutrient-rich farming.
How specifically would this added capacity help you improve the quality, efficiency, or sustainability of your existing product or service?
The additional capacity will enhance our abilities to produce most of the food crops that are used for the school feeding program. Additionally, we will then be in the position to produce crops using the right crop varieties
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءHow is your product or service connected to vitality for the people and planet?
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People need appropriate nutrients to grow, learn, and fight off disease. How do you measure, track, or make use of information about nutrient levels in your own work?
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Considering the flow of nutrients from ecosystems to soil to farms to food to communities, what are the barriers to achieving vitality for people and the planet?
Other barriers you have identified
In your view, what developments need to happen in order to help overcome those barriers and produce a more nutrient rich and vital public and planet?
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What do you consider the most promising trends or evidence that indicates that the developments you described are emerging? Please elaborate.
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Created on 06/14/2013 by Mohammed Ahmed
We Create Leaders
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
Institute for Social Advancement
Borough(s) where you are creating or plan on creating impact
Manhattan, Queens.
بلد المؤسسة
United States, NY, New York, New York County
Country where your solution is creating social impact
United States, NY, New York County
References - Please provide two references with a two-sentence biography, email address, and phone number for each. These can be personal references (teachers, coaches, mentors, etc.). If you are entering a solution on behalf of an established organization please list references that can speak to your organization's work.
Waziri Garuba - Evolution Markets (emerging markets energy analyst).
Waziri is my mentor and has been working with social entrepreneurs for the last 5-6 years. Furthermore, he has given me advice regarding a few of my projects.
waziri@gmail.com, (917) 902- 1542
Pablo Gonzlez (co-worker, Apple (Accessibility Specialist)
Pablo has become a dear friend and is very involved in community outreach and giving back to low-income neighborhoods in New York. We became friends because of the passion to literally change the world.
darwinstoy@gmail.com, (646) 508-5150
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
كم مضى على عملك؟
تعمل منذ أقل من سنة
The Need for your solution: What problem or challenge are you trying to solve?
Youth in New York City Public High Schools are still at-risk of dropping out of high school or forgoing college. As public school students ourselves, we understand the pressures and the psychological thought processes these students undergo. Unfortunately, the only thing the education system throws upon these students are more after school programs or extended school days. That is not the solution. These students may pass the exams but are not ready for college and are not ready to socially interact in the adult world. What is needed is focus on leadership and community building.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Our solution is a youth-run education program which focuses on struggling students. Our program will meet three school days each week and on Saturdays. The program will consist of essay writing, leadership and habit development, tutoring, and lastly community outreach. We will have undergraduate students working and volunteering for the programs in order for us to bridge the age gap between the students and ourselves. We have already tested a similar program in NYC and the school can vouch for the wonders it has done for the pilot group we tested the model on. These subjects will not only prepare students to excel in high schools, but to also become leaders, give back to our communities, and also become future ISA volunteers.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities that are involved in your solution. Consider telling us a story about the solution in action and how it creates impact. For idea-stage pitches, consider providing a hypothetical example
Amanda Alers was a student who never showed up to her classes. Her overall average was a 50. Teachers, who were decades older than her, bored her and she had no expectations for her future. Our program included 5 undergraduate students from different universities in NY, who wanted nothing but to help change her plans and start conversing about college. We started with a three-day routine. Tuesdays we would focus on academics because we wanted her to improve in her studies and get an average which will interest top colleges to consider her. On Wednesdays we focused on leadership and social habits, because a person who is confident in his/her abilities to lead and can also interact with people in a professional manner. Lastly, Thursdays were spent for essay writing. Prior to the program, we sent a survey out to students who attended colleges in NYC and asked them how confident they were about their essay writing skills and the grades they received on their most recent papers. The majority stated unconfident and the average grade was a C+. After two and a half years, Amanda graduated with an 80 avg. and acceptance to Hunter College. There are many stories similar to hers through ISA.
The Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem that you are addressing with your solution. And how does your proposed solution differ from or build on these approaches?
There are many other groups in NY trying to solve these issues, however many of these programs are not all-encompassing as ours is and many do not bridge the age gap. Furthermore, our program would be on site at the school location for the majority of the time. Programs such as Harlem Children's Zone, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, University Settlement, etc are either off-site or focus on a certain group of students, most commonly the upper echelon. Our solution is different because we are young, we understand these students better, and we are also passionate about teaching and reform.
This Entry is about (Issues)
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءFounding Story: Share a story about the “Aha!” moment that led you or the person who came up with your proposed solution to get started and/or to see the potential for it to succeed.
The 'Aha' moment was high school for the two of us. Many of our peers dropped out or became involved in gang violence. We wanted to change that. As i was walking through NYU one day, I saw a poster for 'Ashoka's Be a Changemaker Challenge' and decide to take the opportunity to start something. We had only a week left and knew that $10,000 was on the line. Unfortunately we didn't win, but received $1,000, however we decided to move forward. We ran the program for three years before starting another project in Lesotho, in which we work with the government and juvenile detention facilities. This competition was out second 'Aha' moment because we want to prove that we have matured and that students can help improve our kids' futures.
Impact: What is the impact of your solution to date? Also describe the projected future impact. (If your solution is an idea you can just describe projected future impact.)
Our first project impacted almost 50 students, of which 47 stayed in our program for the full three year term. 45 out of 47 are now in four year colleges and 2 have enlisted in the Marines. Our average increase to student GPA is 15 points (no other program can boast that). Furthermore, our students now volunteer and hold leaderships positions in organizations such as BuildOn, iSay, ASPIRA, Student Government, and more. Our second project in Lesotho has helped and continues to help dozens of students and youth offenders to start taking school seriously. Furthermore, we have shown our students that life is more than just becoming a soldier or police officer. Our projected future impact is students who are global citizens interested in change.
Full Impact Potential: How do you plan on spreading your solution moving forward? (Please consider spread within New York City or beyond, policy reform, how you might get others to replicate/adopt your solution or other mechanisms)
Our goal is to have three such programs in each borough. We really are not interested in becoming an off site organization and prefer to work with the schools to help students. Furthermore, we want to keep this as a youth-run initiative. In terms of expansion outside of NYC, we would love to expand to counties outside of New York and upstate. Replication is really not that tough, especially since we have our own manuals for our instructors and will also provide training for those interested in adopting our method. The main goal in policy reform is to allow undergraduate studies who are interested in teaching to become apprentices to actual teachers. Unfortunately, we have lost the system of apprenticeships and should revive it for education
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءCurrent annual budget, in US dollars (if your solution is an idea please estimate what your budget will need to be in order to carry out your solution)
1000 دولار أمريكي إلى 10000 دولار أمريكي
Tell us about your partnerships. If your solution is an idea tell us about who you would partner or plan on partnering with in order to make your solution a success.
At the moment, we partner with RandomKid, iSay, FEBA, Children's Aid Society, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and a host of other organizations to find interested volunteers. Furthermore, we plan on collaborating with NFTE and the NYC Youth and Community Development office to further our progress and perhaps gain insights or views we may have not considered. We know our idea is not perfect so opinions from others is very helpful.
The project seeks to improve nutrition level of meals in the school feeding program through the establishment of small poultry units in schools. These units’ layer birds will supply eggs which contain protein. These eggs will be used in the preparation of school meals for children
Nacvoice is a platform where citizens connect with each other and express their opinion on social issues, public policies and government decisions. They can raise local issues or discuss general social issues. Our aim is to promote active citizenship among peoples.
Inspired is a free monthly magazine that is 100% written by Kids. We are showcasing Kids writing, art, music, video photography, science, technology and other amazing things that Kids are doing.
It is an opportunity to get a Kid published and at the very least boost their confidence.
Through Somos Familia, families are leaders in protecting the health and wellbeing of our Latino LGBTQ youth. We counteract negative messages by amplifying the voices of supportive families and promoting dialogue to end family rejection and bullying and to foster a culture of acceptance and love.
With a dilapidated educational system in a world that will soon move toward human capital as the basis of the global economy, Liberia faces an uncertain future unless tougher reforms are created and funding is increased in the education sector to empower young people fill its human resource needs.
Created on 05/3/2013 by LEADER
Offering initiative of combining language & media course for teens which establish community radio in schools promoting Godly characters, communicate in 2 languages while also promote environmental dan disaster awareness. And with INTERNET we can global. Kindly watch us: www.youtube.com/carlystiana.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
LEADER (Learn English And Develop Empowered Region)
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName your entry
LEADER ABC -Adolescent Broadcasting Community
Stage
Start-Up (a pilot that has just started operating)
This Entry is about (Issues)
Elevator Pitch
Offering initiative of combining language & media course for teens which establish community radio in schools promoting Godly characters, communicate in 2 languages while also promote environmental dan disaster awareness. And with INTERNET we can global. Kindly watch us: www.youtube.com/carlystiana.
Problem
Leader arises from facing two hot issues of our country: DISASTERS i.e. Corruption that embedded for years and natural disasters. On government levels, there are agencies both governmental and NGO that are focusing on corrective actions.
I would like to focus on children and youths as they are the future indonesian leaders. As for natural disasters, we focus on creating awareness and preparedness.
Solution
We believe in the process and using communication in education as the process, media as a tool in transforming communities. We created LEADER ABC as a module which can be adopted and duplicated by schools anywhere in the world (because we use English as the means of communication). LEADER ABC is combining media & language course which eventually establish community radios run by teens.
Its innovation lies on how media contribute richly into our education system and the teens themselves are the agent of change. With regards to RADIO innovation, INTERNET comes in and enables us to not only listen to radio but also watching radio.
Example
The video attached in this changeshop gives visual example on how different schools do social-learning dialogue on one particular issue: corruption.
We teach media and language in schools as their afterschool activities and after a year, students can run radio community within their schools but also extended on social media networks.
Impact
Students at school but with social media & internet we can actually do global social change movement.
Marketplace
Secondary schools all over Indonesia.
Sustainability Plan
Creating LEADER website which allow sponsorships to be featured on that web. Sponsors will not only benefit being branded on the web but also sponsors with the same vision in education will benefit more.
Founding Story
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مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءWhere do you ensure the availability of nutrients?
Human wellness and vitality.
If you had greater capacity, which additional sectors would you like your solution to target - either through expansion, partnership, or thought exchange?
Healthy environments.
How specifically would this added capacity help you improve the quality, efficiency, or sustainability of your existing product or service?
Indonesia is facing both natural and social disasters, I believe media could help prevent or even respond to disaster and sometimes those disasters are created by us human due to the lack of knowledge. I believe in the process and media can contributes richly in our education system as the process to hinder us from disasters.Healthy environment with a broad definition could not only hinder us from disaster but actually improve our quality of life.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءHow is your product or service connected to vitality for the people and planet?
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People need appropriate nutrients to grow, learn, and fight off disease. How do you measure, track, or make use of information about nutrient levels in your own work?
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Considering the flow of nutrients from ecosystems to soil to farms to food to communities, what are the barriers to achieving vitality for people and the planet?
Other barriers you have identified
In your view, what developments need to happen in order to help overcome those barriers and produce a more nutrient rich and vital public and planet?
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What do you consider the most promising trends or evidence that indicates that the developments you described are emerging? Please elaborate.
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We're creating an ecosystem to connect extraordinary young leaders from the Base of Pyramid to get access to education & opportunity as well as building friendships with young change-makers from middle/top of pyramid. We do this through an annual 10 day event taking place in breath-taking locations.
Youth Advocates for Mental Health wants to provide an opportunity for youth to connect with other around common issues and concerns through stories of resiliency, blog discussions for youth, polls on important topics, youth discussion live chats, youth stories, and youth art.
Girls with Heart will be group of dedicated girls who are struggling emotionally, phscially, and mentally. We will work together to maintain healthy hearts!
Created on 03/29/2013 by davidalevine
We are at a crisis point in education today. Many teachers and children are feeling disconnected, stressed out and unmotivated. The pressures brought on by the new mandated instructional practices from both Federal and State Departments of Education are felt by all members of the school community. There is a decrease in pro-social skills and an increase in anti-social behaviors. Most answers to this problem focus on programming. My approach focuses on building a new consciousness within the school community.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United States, NY, Accord, Ulster County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, NY, New York, New York County
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
The School of Belonging Learning Institute
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
تطوير (ستكون الخطوة التالية تأثيرًا متزايدًا على النطاق الإقليمي أو حتى العالمي)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
We are at a crisis point in education today. Many teachers and children are feeling disconnected, stressed out and unmotivated. The pressures brought on by the new mandated instructional practices from both Federal and State Departments of Education are felt by all members of the school community. There is a decrease in pro-social skills and an increase in anti-social behaviors. Most answers to this problem focus on programming. My approach focuses on building a new consciousness within the school community. This consciousness is based on creating an authentic learning environment through open and often vulnerable communication that emphasizes compassion, empathy, collaboration and problem solving. My work focuses on facilitating emotional safety for all members of the school community.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1. Complete, publish and market The School of Belonging Learning Institute's newest resource: The School of Belonging: Empathy in Practice (in process).
2. Implement The School of Belonging Learning Institute with three unique learning communities: New Directions Alternative Secondary School in the Bronx, NY, Hunter College Magnet School (grades k-12), in Manhattan, NY, and with Beacon Secondary School (grades 6-12), in Beacon, NY.
3. Run four School of Belonging Learning Institute training sessions at the Fellowship for Reconciliation training site in Nyack, NY. Schools from New York City and the New York metropolitan area will be invited to take part. This will be followed up with a 5 day School of Belonging Certification Program in the summer, 2014 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.
Need #1
Message & Brand Strategy
Need #2
Peer Benchmarking Analysis
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
The School of Belonging Learning Institute (SBLI), has evolved over the past 30 years into a unique and innovative culture building process. Institute creator David A. Levine has created authentic learning experiences which facilitate self-reflection and behavior change through his music, cutting edge books, meaningful dialogue, applied skills, and classroom demonstrations. The SBLI process has consistently created systemic transformational learning which has proven to be life changing for many teachers, leaders, children and parents. David wants SBLI to be a robust process that will make significant social change in our schools and communities. In the past year, he has established relationships with several foundations who are devoted to social and emotional learning and he is currently negotiating with school districts from a variety of socio-economic realms. As creator of SBLI, David needs help in branding his vision and marketing his work in such a way that schools from all over the world, who are in need of creating caring and empathic learning communities, will want to implement The School of Belonging Learning Institute for their teachers and students .
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Open commuication through dialogue and non-judgment.
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A belief in the creative potential of synergizing ideas.
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Regular check-ins, celebration and authentic feedback.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
I would like support in my organization overall. I have been working on my own since 1992. After meeting several colleagues through Ashoka, I realized that I needed to scale up my work to make a greater difference in the world. Creativity, passion and belief do not always equal a sound business plan and that is what I need assistance with. In the past few weeks, I have been approached by three different school districts looking to establish a long-range working relationship with The SBLI process, and I now see the need to refine my focus on marketing, capacity building. and service delivery.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
I have always worked on my own, often thriving with minimal marketing or a strategic plan. Whenever I thought of scaling up, I wasn't sure how to do it as my work was so uniquely connected to my personality and expression. Last October while speaking with the Novo Foundation about social and emotional learning, I was told me how much in alignment they were with me but that I needed to move my work from being "boutiquey" to being "robust". This wasn't exactly a business consultation but it did help change my thinking in terms of what was needed to scale up The School of Belonging process.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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To create an educational framework devoted to enhancing the uniqueness of student expression to the world.
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To equip young people to be socially conscious as they make their professional mark on the world.
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To establish on-going community of practice teams for educators around the globe focused on authentic SEL initiatives.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Since 1992, David A. Levine has developed and implemented School of Belonging concepts in app. 400 schools, impacting 10,000 teachers and 52,000 youth. He has worked with students, teachers, principals, parents and central administrators, running workshops and teaching classes on building classroom communities, creating emotionally safe schools, ,and working effectively in teams. The greatest successes have been demonstrated by teachers taking David's ideas, modifying them to match their own teaching styles and the unique needs of their students, and integrating School of Belonging practices into their classrooms. David's work has influenced teachers, leaders and policy makers across the United States, in Guam, New Zealand, India, and Canada. Many pre-service programs use David's books.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
The School of Belonging Learning Institute will become a known entity in the United States and beyond, establishing a further reaching voice, influence and impact in creating schools that truly meet the social and emotional learning needs of their students. The changes that will come about from infusing School of Belonging principles into a school's cultural practices, will have a profound effect on the future well-being and life success of our most critical sustainable resource: our children. Over the next three years, in addition to the US, SBLI will have a presence in New Zealand, England, Canada and Australia, helping to make schools places where children learn the life skills of empathy, compassion, problem solving, collaboration, self-reflection, and leadership.
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Created on 03/28/2013 by GlobalGrassroots
Young people have great potential to become life-long change agents after a single successful experience. Yet many lack the training and tools to get their first idea off the ground. Further, university students, often inspired from travel abroad, long to create meaningful impact in the world around the issues they are most passionate about. So called "Do-It-Yourself" philanthropy is often impulsive, conducted without alignment with a local community's needs or participation, and thus unsustainable.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United States, NH, Hanover, Grafton County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
uAcademy for Conscious Change
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
نمو (إصدارك التجريبي في حالة جيدة ويعمل ويبدأ في التوسع)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Young people have great potential to become life-long change agents after a single successful experience. Yet many lack the training and tools to get their first idea off the ground. Further, university students, often inspired from travel abroad, long to create meaningful impact in the world around the issues they are most passionate about. So called "Do-It-Yourself" philanthropy is often impulsive, conducted without alignment with a local community's needs or participation, and thus unsustainable. Global Grassroots' uAcademy for Conscious Change integrates mindfulness and conscious leadership practices with social entrepreneurship skills in a 40-hr social venture incubator. The uAcademy catalyzes compassionate and sustainable ventures designed and led by students here or abroad.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
We have piloted our first uAcademy program for 22 students at Dartmouth College in 2012 and will begin a second program at the University of Virginia in May. Our top priority is to scale our uAcademy program as an earned-income strategy for our organization by: (1) building a client-base of 3-5 new schools across the US university market, (2) better packaging, pricing and positioning the uAcademy for greater economies of scale as we establish the infrastructure to support the program long-term, and (3) building visibility and branding around the program and its impact on youth's capacities as empathetic and conscious change agents.
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Need #2
Message & Brand Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
We need assistance building a client base of university or institutional clients that are willing to partner with us to bring the uAcademy to their campuses. The ideal partnership would (a) deliver revenue for our general operations on a fee-for-service basis, (b) enable us to offer a permanent program annually, such as a 1-2 week social venture incubator over each January term or spring break, (c) collaborate in conducting monitoring and evaluation or academic research on the individual and societal impact of the student ventures and test our metrics for social-emotional learning + conscious change leadership, and (d) raise visibility for and validate our efforts to advance a more conscious approach to international development and social entrepreneurship.
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Alignment of or shared missions to guide the collaboration.
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Willingness to experiment with and then thoroughly evaluate and learn from innovative approaches.
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Authentic communication and desire to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support from American Express would be focused on the uAcademy, one of several Global Grassroots programs that support grassroots change agents globally. The uAcademy is our primary US-based program, which adapts our proven curriculum that we have been using in Africa for 7 years with undereducated women survivors of war. The uAcdemy was designed to support young people in developing themselves as conscious agents of change, while earning income for our developing country work and bringing greater academic research, visibility and validation of all our programs.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
We have worked in a limited capacity with consultants to help us develop a general fundraising strategy and to identify strategic partnerships. We have also worked with graduate students from MBA programs and PR programs who have offered pro-bono consulting over an academic term. However, due to budgetary limitations, we have never had the opportunity to work with a professional consulting team or firm to help us fully develop these interest areas. Given the uAcademy is a brand new endeavor, we have not yet had the opportunity to pursue a client acquisition, branding or scale strategy.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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3-5 new university or institutional partners for the uAcademy
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program packaging and positioning that will allow us to replicate sustainably
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branding strategy that will generate traditional and new media visibility
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Our Academy for Conscious Change in Africa (Rwanda, Uganda and Liberia) has trained over 400 change agents, who are operating or in the process of developing 47 social ventures. Those 25 that are operational serve over 25,000 women and girls every year. Our first uAcademy program at Dartmouth College supported 22 students in designing 12 organizations, including an educational program for the children of migrant workers in Beijing, a venture using theater to fight teen suicide among Inuit youth in Alaska, and a campaign to ensure pregnant students can continue their education. We then took 6 students to Liberia to design a future exchange program in collaboration with our Liberian change agents. We will repeat our program at Dartmouth this fall and pilot a new program at UVA in May.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
If we are able to establish 3-5 new university partnerships, each offering the program to 25 students annually, we would serve a potential 175 students each year. Among these student participants, we would target the launch of 25-50 new social ventures each year that would be designed through our uAcademy incubator. Most of our African ventures go on to benefit 500 - 2500 people annually, so when students follow through on their implementation, their work could potentially reach 12,500 - 125,000 others.
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This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: CatalystsX.
Created on 03/26/2013 by Hamoon
Our purpose at Cx is to bridge the gap between potential and impact - at individual, project, group, organization, and system levels.
Cx is a learning community of catalysts driving innovation and better impact at individual, project, group, organization, and system levels. Through the Cx Community, our catalysts support and empower one another’s journeys of personal and project development towards Better Impact.
Our work is supported and enabled by the key elements of the Cx Model: Cx Academy, Cx Hives, Cx Fund, Cx Connector, and Cx Measurement.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءالبلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
بدء (إصدار تجريبي قد بدأ تشغيله للتو)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Our purpose at Cx is to bridge the gap between potential and impact - at individual, project, group, organization, and system levels.
Cx is a learning community of catalysts driving innovation and better impact at individual, project, group, organization, and system levels. Through the Cx Community, our catalysts support and empower one another’s journeys of personal and project development towards Better Impact.
Our work is supported and enabled by the key elements of the Cx Model: Cx Academy, Cx Hives, Cx Fund, Cx Connector, and Cx Measurement.
Cx, ultimately, is about developing a generation of new leaders who look at themselves, each other, and the problems in the world in fundamentally new ways given the systemic, interdependent, and complex nature of today's world.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
Secure commitments of about $1M in initial funding
Establish presence in key regions across Canada
Develop key international relationships
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Need #2
Message & Brand Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
The Cx Model is simple: a learning community of awesomesauce people working on awesomesauce projects to create the future we need / desire.
Building a brand that attracts the right type of people (Catalysts) to Cx is critical to our ultimate success.
Some of the key elements we need to build out / strategize around include: Outreach, Selection, Onboarding before getting into Intensive Development and Continuous Support definition.
Our focus is on identifying HiPo (high potential) individuals from an incredibly diverse range of backgrounds and providing them with transformative experiences which fundamentally shift their perspectives, thinking, and approaches.
So the big question becomes: Where do you go to find them? How do you assess potential (traditional models are horrifically broken)? How do select the optimal mix (i.e. selection not only on individual basis but accounting for group / team dynamics)?
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Better Impact Bias (i.e. a recognition that most of our current systems and approaches do not create optimal impact)
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Continuous Learning Approach
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support will be focused on the organization overall, an ambitious vision that has been thoroughly validated and refined through over 100 ecosystem stakeholder conversations over the last 8 months.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
The Cx Model draws on over a decade of on-the-ground experiments with various organizations / groups.
In its latest manifestation, we have not explored this specific area in depth or leveraged outside consultants.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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Key channels / networks identified for developing Catalyst pipeline
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Key branding and messaging materials developed
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Conversation with American Express Foundation to explore potential given mutual focus on young leadership development
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Participants in the previous stage of our work, Millennium Network, have consistently shared their experiences as fundamentally changing their lives and their views on the world and inspired them to pursue a life of impact.
The program touched over 3,000 young Canadians over its 10-year mandate.
More recently, we have been deeply involved in shaping the social innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem across Ontario and hope to soon announce a number of significant initiatives in that space with a focus on youth.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Support from American Express, at this incredibly critical juncture, will help build a strong foundation and pipeline as we launch the new model and provide the needed basis for our planned national expansion in the following year.
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Go to Project: Women LEAD.
Created on 03/25/2013 by ccharamnac
Women hold only 10% of national decision-making positions in Nepal. An increase in allocated leadership positions, such as a 33% quota for women in state structures, represents new opportunities for women but schools & civil society are failing to equip them with the tools to access these positions.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United States, DC, Washington, Washington
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Women hold only 10% of national decision-making positions in Nepal. An increase in allocated leadership positions, such as a 33% quota for women in state structures, represents new opportunities for women but schools & civil society are failing to equip them with the tools to access these positions.
As the only leadership development organization for young women, led by young women, in Nepal, Women LEAD believes that the solution is long-term leadership development for girls. Since 2011, we’ve empowered over 400 young women to become leaders in their schools & communities. We’re locally owned & youth-led: all of our team are young women under 25. We include boys when appropriate (40% of participants in our Leadership track), as boys need to learn to work with & support female leaders.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1) Train 200 students through the LEAD Program.
2) Establish our Resource Center which will hold events for up to 1000 young women leaders across Kathmandu.
3) Raise our operating budget of $60,000 for 2013-2014.
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Need #2
Peer Benchmarking Analysis
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
We are a young organization with a very small donor base (less than 100 donors), a small email list (around 200) and a growing audience on social media channels (more than 1,500 followers on Facebook and 800 on Twitter). We also have only one staff member dedicated to fundraising (though we are expanding our capacities with our Board and Fundraising Committee in the US). We have opportunities to expand our fundraising within and beyond the US but have not identified and developed the strategies to do so. It would be very helpful for American Express to help us identify the gaps in our current strategy and form new tactics to reach new audiences. We need help in:
1. Effectively managing our social media community to increase conversion rates from “follower” to “donor”;
2. Developing a strategy for international engagement targeting: family foundations, business partners in the Nepali tourism industry, and high-capacity donors;
3. Identifying and cultivating a portfolio of 50 mid-to-high capacity donors (1,000-5,000 annual cash gifts) with the goal of ten major gift solicitations by the end of FY ’13-14.
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Honesty - being open about expectations and disagreements.
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Clarity - being clear about expectations and deliverables from the beginning
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Appreciation - recognizing and being grateful for each other's contribution to the partnership
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support will be focused on our fundraising strategy. Ideally American Express would study our existing strategy, evaluate its effectiveness, and propose new tactics for the strategy to increase and diversify our donors.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Half my time as the US Executive Director is focused on fundraising. I created a fundraising strategy for Fiscal Year 2013 (which for us ends in June). Our revenue stream was divided into institutional gifts, individual gifts and events. We worked with a consultant from Accenture for one session who reviewed our existing strategy and proposed new options. Although we did raise the amount needed until the end of the fiscal year, we did not hit some of our other targets, such as recruiting 10 major donors and growing our individual donor base.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
No
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Create a fundraising strategy that reaches new audiences such as the tourism industry and high net worth individuals.
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Identify 50 mid to high capacity donors (1,000-5,000 USD)
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Grow our individual donor base by 100% to 200 donors
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
400 leaders have graduated from our organization. While only 18% of women over 25 have a secondary education or higher in Nepal, 87% of our 2010 graduates are attending university, studying subjects such as dental surgery, biotechnology, architecture & civil engineering. Our participants gain confidence in their abilities & skills, self-identify as leaders, raise their voices to advocate for change, form & work towards their career goals & become more politically aware & active. They’re challenging their community’s treatment of women, writing op-eds on the misrepresentation of women & becoming role models/mentors to younger students. Participants join a peer support network & develop supportive relationships that will help them face the challenges of advocating for a gender equal society.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
With American Express' support, we will be able to create a diverse fundraising strategy, which is a critical part of our sustainability as an organization. It will help us take our fundraising to the next level to ensure that we can invest in operational costs and retain and recruit full-time staff. Investing in our staff will enable us to expand our operations in Nepal (going from impacting 200 young women a year to more than 1,000) and look into replicating our model in other countries. With our current fundraising level, we cannot scale up our model.
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Go to Project: Global Issues Clubs.
Created on 03/25/2013 by uwasena
Global Issues Leadership Development (GILD) teaches high school l students about global issues and human rights. We do this through an after school program called Global Issues Club. Each semester, students pick a topic to learn about. We invite speakers, watch films, read articles, etc. to learn about the issue. At the end of each semester, students plan a series of events to raise money to further the work of a nonprofit raising awareness about the issue they learned about.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
Global Issues Leadership Development
بلد المؤسسة
United States, MO, Columbia, Boone County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, MO, Columbia, Boone County
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
A New Kind of Citizen: teaching high school students about global issues
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
نمو (إصدارك التجريبي في حالة جيدة ويعمل ويبدأ في التوسع)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Global Issues Leadership Development (GILD) teaches high school l students about global issues and human rights. We do this through an after school program called Global Issues Club. Each semester, students pick a topic to learn about. We invite speakers, watch films, read articles, etc. to learn about the issue. At the end of each semester, students plan a series of events to raise money to further the work of a nonprofit raising awareness about the issue they learned about.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1. After a focus group review of our endowment brochure, case statement, and gift policies, assemble a team of individuals with interest and the capacity to develop relationship and recruit donors
2. Increase our social media presence on Youtube by developing G3 Series, a webcast series of Global Issues Club alumni and their stories about traveling abroad and/or their service projects
3. Maintain and continue to build positive relationships with teachers and students that work with Global Issues Club at Rock Bridge, Hickman and Clayton High Schools.
Need #1
Opportunity Analysis
Need #2
Performance Management
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
This fall we will start our fifth year in operation. Although we will have survived the hump most start up experience, we still want to forge ahead. That means that we need to increase our donations and work in more schools (scale.) Developing a SWOT will help us figure out how to do both. We will be able to show donors our strength and opportunities as well as convincing them to continue to invest in us. We will also be able to do the same with high school administrators when we convince them to allow us to work in their schools.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support from American Express will be focused on the overall organization, We want to scale and start new after school programs in other schools and abroad. Before we do that we need help figuring out our SWOT.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
No, GILD has not focused on SWOT analysis before.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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Identify our strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats
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Create a plan/ strategy for how to use our strengths to improve our impact
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Create a plan/ strategy for how to mitigate our threats and change/decrease our weaknesses
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
To date, students who participated in our program went on to college. A few of our members went on to Ivy League schools. Our alumni have stayed involved at their respective colleges. Quite a few of those students have traveled and/or studied abroad. Over the last four years, our students have been able to raise money for eight nonprofits.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
We want to increase knowledge and scale our project. In other words, we want to be able to have alumni who understand the complexity of the issues they learned about. We also want to increase the number of students in our program by working in more schools. If we can do both, we will have the opportunity to create a new kind of citizen. This new citizen is a socially conscious one.
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Created on 03/24/2013 by megkidsbridge
Kidsbridge created the Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum located on the campus of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing, NJ. It is the only 'evidence-based' youth tolerance museum in the U.S., and we would like to replicate our successful 'learning lab' model on other college campuses.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United States, NJ, Trenton, Mercer County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, NJ, Trenton, Mercer County
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
Replicating Evidence-Based Programs that Promote Empathy/Empowerment for Youth and College Students
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
تطوير (ستكون الخطوة التالية تأثيرًا متزايدًا على النطاق الإقليمي أو حتى العالمي)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Kidsbridge created the Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum located on the campus of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing, NJ. It is the only 'evidence-based' youth tolerance museum in the U.S., and we would like to replicate our successful 'learning lab' model on other college campuses. Not only do we have statistically significant attitude improvements for visiting youth and college student docents, but this program improves teaching and motivation in the areas of character education, diversity appreciation, victim empowerment and UPstander behavior for teachers, counselors, anti-bullying specialists and principals as well. Most innovative about our approach is the committed partnership among Kidsbridge, TCNJ's Education & Psychology departments, and the college students themselves.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1) Pilot our youth tolerance museum model on other college/university campuses.
2) Create a mobile youth tolerance museum -- a.k.a., an outreach program on wheels that travels to schools and organizations unable to visit our tolerance museum.
3) Expand our reach to educate more kids, youth, college students, parents and educators (teachers, counselors and principals).
Need #1
Opportunity Analysis
Need #2
Message & Brand Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
Kidsbridge needs assistance in creating a business and communications plan that will strategically assess our resources, capabilities and challenges to export our successful museum model to other college campuses, tolerance centers or children's museums. Our 'evidence-based' model does not exist anywhere else, and we believe the time is right to replicate this program that teaches strategies and promotes discussion about: anti-bullying; diversity appreciation; respect for all persons; empathy & victim empowerment; UPstander behavior; peaceful conflict resolution; youth activism and aspiration to college. A successful collaboration includes: involved Education and Psychology departments of the college/university, college students trained to be volunteer docents and retired educators who also volunteer their time. It is the foundation on which this successful 'learning lab" format is based, as such can be easily replicated given a commitment to youth education, empathy and tolerance. Expert consulting will strengthen our analysis and guide us in the next strategic steps. More than 160,000 kids avoid school each year in the US because they fear being bullied. We can't wait any longer.
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Honesty and no hidden agendas.
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Working with empathetic persons who want to make the world a better place.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
In addition to business acumen, a business plan and strategic thinking, financial support would be used to work with a museum design company to: 1) Accurately assess the cost to replicate the museum to other venues, 2) Brand the Kidsbridge name and tolerance museum for other venues and 3) Create a marketing/communications plan to pilot a replication of the tolerance museum – including the critical steps of recruiting committed partners and choosing the right setting. The museum program is the jewel in the Kidsbridge crown. Other Kidsbridge programs could be reviewed for replication as well.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Kidsbridge has not had the resources to replicate our 'evidence-based' museum program. We believe the time is right to clone this model. Our museum program is strong; since opening in 2006 we've educated more than 15,000 youth and 300 educators (2500/year). With the focus on bullying and cyberbulling’s daily threats to kids, educators are looking for more effective answers. Our museum program provides them.
Kidsbridge has worked with many consultants before including; special event planning companies and those focusing on strategic planning, branding, social media and database management.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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Business plan to replicate tolerance museum pilot program complete with costs and schedule.
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Marketing/communications plan for tolerance museum pilot program to include social media.
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Promotional/marketing kit to send to prospective colleges/universities.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Assessing since 2007, our 'evidence-based' program has created statistically significant improvements in youth outcomes for: 1) empathy, 2) stereotype knowledge, 3) aspiration to college, 4) religious diversity, 5) moral reasoning and 6) empowerment. Each year 300 college students are trained and volunteer as museum docents to lead small group discussions with visiting youth.
This is significant for two major reasons: Empathy is precipitously dropping for our youth and bullying/cyberbullying are on the rise. Educators indicate they have noticed recent changes in the core values and ethics of young students. This new generation is driven by materialism and an increasing addiction to technology – leading to declines in interpersonal skills and lack of empathy for their fellow classmates.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Our ‘evidence-based’ program will be effective in creating empathy, empowerment and other positive attitude characteristics – yielding more youth, college students and adults who are practiced and empowered to stop bullies, intervene safely in potentially dangerous situations and stand up to make their schools and communities safer, better places to thrive.
Creating a learning lab on a college campus will allow that university to nurture a culture of empathy and empowerment for students, professors and administrators. For example, Penn State would be perfect for a tolerance museum. Sources state that this University has not moved forward in an impactful way to change its “football first” culture. A new safe place on campus could serve as a culture changer for those who need it most.
This Entry is about (Issues)
Created on 03/22/2013 by Calcetin
Potenciar la comunicación y socializacion del tratamiento del VIH/SIDA
Inspirar iniciativas que comiencen y terminen en la ciudadanía.
Organization: MUMS, Movimiento por la Diversidad Sexual
more ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءالبلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
Do you work with any social organizations?
How did you hear about the competition?
A partir de un mail que llego al presidente de la organizacion a la que represento. Me contaron del proyecto informalmente.
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءSelect the stage that best applies to your venture
Idea (you're ready to start)
This Entry is about (Issues)
Summary: What specific issue or problem does your Venture address?
El Estado Chileno, siguiendo las directrices de OMS, a través de la ONU, ha señalado que la mejor forma de prevenir el contagio del VIH/SIDA es hacerse el examen que lo comprueba. Nosotros sentimos que si bien esta postura es valida, encontramos potencial en hacer participe a la ciudadanía de un proceso formativo y educativo, que de forma ludica y directa sea capaz de hacer plataformas publicas donde haya reflexiones relativas a esta materia.
Misson Statement: What will your venture do?
Nuestro proyecto busca generar voluntarios jóvenes,con vocación de liderazgo, que vengan desde la comunidad, en sus diversos espacios (juntas de vecinos, colegios, liceos, universidades, clubes deportivos) y cuyo interés sera potenciar sus habilidades comunicativas y su conciencia de un tema de relevancia social cotidiana, como el VIH/SIDA; que ello sirva para profundizar en otras temáticas derivadas de este problema, y que puedan educar y conversar con otros agentes sociales para sensibilizar en estos temas, pero para tambien incentivar una cultura propositiva y abierta a la socializacion de problemas.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Suponiendo que un joven universitario heterosexual, que estudia medicina, quiere entrar a ser parte de este proyecto, entra a la capacitacion, aprueba, y se convierte en un monitor para otros jóvenes, sentimos que puede difundir su forma de entender el problema (seguramente abundante en conocimientos medicos), y puede recibir retroalimentacion de otras esferas (sociales, de genero) en la interaccion con otros lideres. Esto necesariamente implica que cuando eventualmente deba tratar este tema a lo largo de su vida profesional, tenga herramientas diferentes para acercarse al problema. Y asi, este ejemplo es transversal a realidades y disciplinas varias, como el derecho, el trabajo social, y las personas que trabajan en consultorios, hospitales, u organismos de voluntariado y asistencia.
The Community: Define the community that you work on behalf of. What population is affected? Are there other organizations working in this space?
Nos centramos en la comunidad local porque el alcance del proyecto seria muy complejo de otra forma. Nuestro publico objetivo son los jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 anos, los cuales sentimos son un sector etareo mas receptivo a este tipo de actividades. Entendemos que la población joven, sin embargo, esta sujeta a variados estímulos diferentes según el área urbanística en la cual habitan, y por eso queremos que este proyecto opere a nivel territorial, es decir, que cada comuna de la ciudad tenga un espacio determinado para trabajar. Somos una comunidad pionera en este tipo de trabajos, los cuales implican solamente a la ciudadanía, y que pongan el tema del VIH/SIDA como el tema fundamental.
Founding Story: What inspired your venture? Why?
Me parece que muchas veces ignoramos o preferimos caer en la soberbia de pensar que los lideres y factores de cambio son unos pocos virtuosos y escogidos; siento que un buen factor de cambio debe no solo cambiar su realidad existente, sino influenciar a otros a que lo hagan. Me inspira ver a otros jóvenes teniendo herramientas directas de cumplir sus aspiraciones, y de tener un lugar en una sociedad profundamente individualista.
Define your Venture in 1-2 short sentences
Potenciar la comunicación y socializacion del tratamiento del VIH/SIDA
Inspirar iniciativas que comiencen y terminen en la ciudadanía.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءWhat do you want to accomplish in your first year?
Quiero hacer este conversatorio dos veces al ano. La primera vez que lo ponga en practica, espero conseguir 2 voluntarios-tutores minimo por comuna, que formen a 4 voluntarios-alumnos minimo. Para ambos semestres la idea es hacer un feed-back con los voluntarios-tutores y que esto permita una mejoria para los anos siguientes, asi como la proposicion de nuevas dinamicas y juegos. Alcanzar tambien un posicionamiento en las redes sociales, con una mediana cantidad de seguidores.
Set your first goal or milestone for your Venture Team in the next 6 months that will bring you to your vision
Conseguir gente dispuesta a ser voluntaria y a comprometerse con este proyecto
المهمة الأولى
Hacer un conversatorio entre los jovenes voluntarios-tutores y poder formarlos en un taller de 3 sesiones.
المهمة الثانية
Acudir a espacios a los que suelen acudir los jovenes, pegando flyers y afiches, de forma sistematica
المهمة الثالثة
Generar el twitter, el facebook y la pagina web de este proyecto.
Set a second goal or milestone for your Venture Team in the next 6 months that will bring you to your vision
Hacer los tramites que sean necesarios para conseguir el lugar y los implementos necesarios para efectuar las sesiones.
المهمة الأولى
Hablar con las municipalidades (Autoridades locales de cada comuna) para conseguir un lugar en el cual efectuar los talleres
المهمة الثانية
Confección de un juego de mesa que tenga preguntas y respuestas relacionadas al VIH/SIDA
المهمة الثالثة
En caso de no tener lugar, hablar con juntas de vecinos y costear los arriendos.
Set a third goal or milestone for your Venture Team in the next 6 months that will bring you to your vision
Posicionar esta iniciativa en la sociedad y en la comunidad.
المهمة الأولى
Generar una red de organismos de voluntariado con al menos 3 asociaciones del país.
المهمة الثانية
Tener una reunion con las autoridades locales para contarles acerca de los dividendos que resulten del proyecto.
المهمة الثالثة
Terminar generando una red de voluntarios que trabajen solo para este proyecto, en la formación de nuevos tutores.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءHow will your Venture define success in the short term (1-12 months)?
Estableceré dos criterios para medirlo.
El primero, tiene relación con la cantidad de gente.
El segundo, dice relación con una evaluación de impacto, que resultara de la sesión de feed-back que se tenga con los voluntarios-tutores, en los cuales se tengan en cuenta interrogantes como la cantidad de información aprendida en el taller, la calidad de las herramientas utilizadas y la cantidad de gente que parece mostrar interés comprometido.
In the long-term (1-3 years)?
Me parece que el indicar principal es, lógicamente, la continuidad de este proyecto. Seguir reclutando gente y generando espacios de discusión; ahora bien, en alcance que espero llegar a obtener, es tener la posibilidad de implementar este proyecto en alguna otra región del país.Como indicador, no solo denota, en mi opinión, la sostenibilidad de la idea, sino que cuento con elementos básicos que permitirán una ampliación eventual mayor.
How will you measure success?
El indicador principal es la cantidad de gente asistente a este proyecto y la cantidad de comunas donde logro ser emplazada con el numero mínimo de participantes que establecí anteriormente. De la misma manera, otro indicador relevante serán las sesiones de critica y evaluación que se tendrán con los voluntarios-tutores a fin de cada taller; quienes poseerán una pauta evaluativa con ciertos aspectos los cuales deberán calificar de 1 a 5. Con estos "ciertos aspectos" me refiero a: Calidad Organizacional, Efecto de las dinámicas, Tiempo de duración, etcétera.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءHow will you recruit new members for your venture?
La primera forma de reclutar será a través de mi propia red social y de amistades cercanas, luego avanzaremos a través de redes sociales virtuales donde sabemos que podemos llegar a un gran número de personas que quiera participar en este gran emprendimiento para y por la sociedad en la que estamos compartiendo.
How will you appoint new leaders and transfer leadership when the founding members want to leave the team?
Estaremos en constantes capacitaciones y reuniones, donde estaremos atentos a los talentos latentes de los participantes, con el fin de potenciarlos para y animarlos a ser agentes de cambio para cuando se les requiera.
How will you continue your project in 6-months time or once you have spent all of its initial capital?
Luego de insertarnos como un grupo consolidado en sociedad, apuntamos a seguir optando constantemente en concursos y proyectos municipales o comunales,. Pero principalmente, cuando existen personas con ganas y disposición, todo lo demás es secundario...
Created on 03/21/2013 by SDCN
Too many people have lost the capacity or will to listen thoughtfully, talk respectfully, and relate constructively. Nowhere is this clearer than in the K-12 system: students often experience exclusion, poor achievement and depression that follows them into adulthood. 85% of LGBTQ youth reporting harassment at school. Too often, teachers are poorly equipped to battle these issues. The good news: Over 1,000 alumni of the International Institute of Sustained Dialogue (IISD) alumni graduate each year with unique abilities to solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict, and listen actively.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
International Institute for Sustained Dialogue
بلد المؤسسة
United States, DC, NW, Washington
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
بدء (إصدار تجريبي قد بدأ تشغيله للتو)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Too many people have lost the capacity or will to listen thoughtfully, talk respectfully, and relate constructively. Nowhere is this clearer than in the K-12 system: students often experience exclusion, poor achievement and depression that follows them into adulthood. 85% of LGBTQ youth reporting harassment at school. Too often, teachers are poorly equipped to battle these issues. The good news: Over 1,000 alumni of the International Institute of Sustained Dialogue (IISD) alumni graduate each year with unique abilities to solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict, and listen actively. We want support our alumni who teach in K-12 classrooms as they use Sustained Dialogue and inclusive leadership to transform relationships and create change in their classrooms and communities.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
Our Strategic Plan outlines our top three priorities for the coming year:
1. Increase impact through our current work on campuses by deepening, enhancing, and evaluating program offerings and services.
2. Mobilize a network of alumni to broaden impact. Our alumni are critical to our mission. To catalyze alumni impact, IISD will focus on strengthening its alumni database, providing training for alumni to bring SD skills to communities and workplaces (especially those in education settings), and developing workplace recruiting pipelines to position alumni with inclusion and dialogue skills in every sector. SD will begin a pilot program of training and supporting alumni teachers in their efforts to bring SD to their K-12 classrooms.
3. Build organizational infrastructure to enhance effectiveness and financial sustainability.
Need #1
Opportunity Analysis
Need #2
Message & Brand Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue. As we celebrate this milestone, we find ourselves at a critical juncture. Over the past ten years, our program has grown in ways that cause us to reconsider several questions: How do we best position and leverage the work that we do to deepen and maximize impact? How do we reach K-12 students so that they become inclusive, empathetic leaders before stepping foot on a college campus? How do we create a cadre of alumni who use SD to harness empathy in their classrooms? Given the endless need and opportunity for SD, how do we choose where to focus our time and resources? While we have hypotheses, the support of American Express in developing a SWOT analysis will ground and direct our strategy so that the next ten year are as even more successful than the last.
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Committed and passionate about working towards our mission
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Committed to joint learning
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Organized and invested in progress and improvement
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support from American Express will be specifically focused on the services we provide to alumni who are in the education sector. We hope to use the support to achieve the following goals: (1) develop an in-depth understanding of the context of K-12 and how to best enter this arena, and (2) develop specific strategies for reaching our target alumni and enabling them to create change through Sustained Dialogue. We will pilot the determined strategies for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Three years ago, IISD completed at strategic plan in which we conducted our first SWOT analysis. We led this analysis internally and focused on the Campus Network arm of the International Institute. Since then, we’ve gathered new data from our constituents, supporters, and other broad audiences that suggest we reassess the way we create change in campuses, workplaces, and communities. We have recently begun working with Spark to create a new website that better reflects our work (people often confuse us for an environmental organization). IISD is primed and ready for American Express support!
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
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Teachers who are able to create inclusive classrooms through Sustained Dialogue
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K-12 students who practice inclusive leadership and dialogue
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Schools where dialogue becomes a norm for communication
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
From pilot programs, we know this service will have high impact for our alumni, their students, and communities. We know that participation in SD increases empathy and has long-lasting effects. While, nationally, students’ empathy scores are decreasing, 91% of SD students report thinking critically to improve experiences of others and working to change group norms. An SD alumna and teacher writes: “I truly believe that my success thus far is a direct consequence of learning how to really listen, foster communication, and build relationships through SD.” Another integrated SD methods as a catalyst for dialogue in her lessons with great success. Given the power of SD in versatile contexts, and the impact we already see with alumni, we expect high impact through our solution.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
We will directly train and support 150 SD alumni teachers in the next 3 years, reaching an estimated 15,000 youth, and youth-advocates. Each year, we will work with 50 teachers to infuse a unique culture and skill-set of empathy: Given that inclusion leads to better performance and speaking up and talking to someone are the best ways to end bullying, creating a norm for building trust, finding voice, and taking action will positively impact academic and civic lives. SD provides the much-needed outlet and skills needed to walk a mile in someone else’s skin.
This Entry is about (Issues)
AHA! is committed to eliminating bullying and violence between teens and to improving teens' achievement in school and in life outside of school. We set the stage for adolescents to grow into successful, healthy adults and cultivate character and conscience. We accomplish this through our original curriculum, which teaches listening and communication skills, emotional intelligence and empathy through active games, short teaching segments, circle discussion, creative expression and mentorship with skilled facilitators.
Created on 03/19/2013 by prevenzione
Cancer can be dramatically reduced through education. We challenge children aged 10-11 yrs with a peer to peer project to gain critical awareness and overcome pitfalls of tobacco later in their teens. To do so we use new and innovative approaches of drama techiniques, theatre and movement.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
Lega Italiana Lotta Tumori sezione di Milano
Organization's Country of Operation
Type of Organization
Non‐profit/NGO
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
تعمل منذ ما يزيد عن 5 سنوات
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori is as a Not for Profit Organisation recognised by Lombardia Region. It is part of a Local Authority on an associative basis and it operates under the High Patonate of the President of the Republic.
We want to hear about your “Aha!” moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution’s potential to change the world.
Getting the word out.
In 1948 our Charity realized that cancer could be substantially reduced through education, behaviour modification and early detection.
LILT started a revolutionary fight against tobacco that changed they way people approached cigarettes.
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
"Think on your feet. Say no to tobacco".
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
William McGuire a social psychologist published in 1968 studies showing it is surprisingly easy to train people to resist attacks (on their beliefs) by giving practice at resisting arguments to defend themselves with. Our model originates from the idea teens become smokers because of the power of peer pressure but if we teach children to resist pressure from their peers who believe that smoking is "cool" we are be able to reduce chances that these children become smokers in a later stage.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
By comparison with old-fashioned tobacco interventions such as the traditional approach on health issues (i.e don't smoke because it's bad for your health), our arguments build children confidence and help them make decisions on their own. The overall objective is to empower pupils with skills to speak out on cigarette issues and empower them to overcome pitfalls of tobacco. To do so we use new and innovative approaches of drama techiniques, theatre and movement and also an "exclusive" membership to our "Tobacco Young Fighters Club".
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Italian state schools are going through a rough time. They lack of basic items (soap, toilet paper, tissues are provided by families). Our project is totally free of charge. As compared to other charity projects asking for economic support, we already have a succesful entry key.
We have a team of teachers and psycologists that pay visit to more than 600 schools every year in the area of Milan.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
Through our team of teachers, psycologists, doctors and counsellors we receive constant first hand feedback, that is:
-written assessment from school teachers for purposes of grading and reporting
-letters and emails from pupils
-phonecalls from parents (infopoint)
-assessment from our drama and theatre partner on actual performance in class (for the improvement of our teaching method)
This Entry is about (Issues)
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Realign the incentives in the public healthcare system in mature markets, or
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Other specialty care
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
We are committed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality through information, education, and prevention.
Our based interventions in the primary care setting reduce the risk for children and adolescents taking up smoking and living an unhealthy lifestyle.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Approaches to behavioral change at the individual level.
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
New skills, Education/training.
Please describe your solution in more detail
We train our tutors to educate and inform through drama-based interventions that are both amusing and interesting for children.
Tutors are not only trained but also periodically supervised during their work. We ask children and teachers to give us ideas and feedback on all our interventions.
Children are invited to take part in the Young Tobacco Fighters Club to prevent tobacco use among peers, take a stand against the exploitation by the tobacco industry and encourage positive behavior in all aspects of life including the environment (the ecological destructive impacts of tobacco on the environment and ecosystem are serious cause for concern. A smoke free generation means an eco friendly generation! )
What are your vision and overall objectives?
We believe that to engage young children in their personal health and well-being is to prevent illness and prolong life in terms of quality of life years.
What is your value proposition?
Be smart. Think head first.
We challenge school children to develop skills and gain critical awareness so that they are empowered themselves with a solution.
As anyone can reduce the possibility of dying for cancer by adopting simple behaviours and rules such as not smoking.
Who is your customer(s)?
Mainly state primary schools and children aged 10-11 yrs.
Also teachers and parents (family)
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
We write to schools, teachers, headteachers and propose our free of charge classes.
Our written communication is followed by a phone call.
We also use a Sponsor get Sponsor plan to work through a network of valuable teachers and increase our opportunities.
Also we have a strong brand awareness in schools being in the market for over 20 yrs with free of charge activities.
What are your primary activities?
Our trained tutors deliver drama and theatre based activity right in primary schools. Our workshop lasts about an hour and engages children and teachers.
A welcome kit (stickers, brochcures, leaflets, a leaflet & letter to parents) is handout out to children. Children fill in a card indicating whether they would like to enter the Young Tobacco Fighter Club.
Young Tobacco Fighters can enter a competition. Around 500 winners from the Club are invited to the Award ceremony in May 31st to show their work (video, drawings, poems).
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
The local authority and a few other charities do similar activities but not all of them are free of charge like ours. The lack of funds is drastically reducing this kind of work.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
1.The rise in popularity of the newly developed electronic cigarette is a clear concern for us (cigarette industry markets on teens, also studies being done on electronic cigarettes are few and far between).
2.We don't have a dedicated website on this project.
3.We distribute welcome kits to all children. 1kit=1child
As each welcome kit weights about 200 gr, we need like to change this material in favour of new media/web material both for environmental and practical reasons (welcome kits are heavy tocarried around).
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Thanks to our 20 yrs experience we manage to cover around 65% of all schools in the Milan area. In the next 18 months we wish to hit between 85% and 90% of all schools.
To do this we need to increase our counselling network (we currently have 10 leaders), and work on our telemarketing activities and create ad hoc website
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
The shift from sickness and cure to wellness and prevention is compulsory in a world where the management of long term medical conditions and other issues relating old age are of increasing concern.
What are your key growth objectives?
We want to increase by 25% our presence in schools.
Also we want to cut costs on printing materials by going on the internet. This should save us around 40% of costs which could be reinvested in further educations interventions at secondary school.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
The increase in number of schools from 500 to 700, is to be reached in 1-3 years.
this should anable us to cover between 85- 90% of all Milanese schools.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
Our charity has been working on tobacco school programmes for over 20 years. We have reached around 1.5 million people: teachers, kids and families.
The number of adults dropping smoke is now going down in Italy (in 1957 smokers rate was35,4% in 2010 it dropped to 21,7%).
The average ten-year survival rate for the disease has doubled over the past 30 years. Half the people diagnosed with cancer today will still be alive in five years’ time.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
We can't apply a method because children are on their last year at primary school and can not be contacted the following year. Also we have privacy restrictions (being under age). Yet, we would like to work on this and find a way to evaluate the social impact over the years.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
Yes, other cities could benefit from our programme.
Our charity has over 100 sections throughout Italy. At the momen, though, we can't extend our method because of the lack of budget.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
In three years time we will have nearly covered 85-90% of all primary schools in the Milan area and province (we now have 65-70%) reaching over 3.000 people (children and their families).
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءElaborate on your current financing strategy
Since 1948 we have been raising sufficient levels of income to enable us to deliver our mission.
We occasionally have restrictions imposed by supporters on how to apply the funds received. We have a sufficiently diverse source of income to avoid the high level of risk associated with depending on one source (that is why we have regular donation, single donation, special occasion donation, events, race, sport challenges etc).
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Friends and family, Patients, Private businesses, Other beneficiaries.
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
Our charity is gradually focusing on revenue-generating activities, both as a means of carrying out our mission and as a means of generating revenue to support it. Thanks to the growth of web-based strategies and global communications we work with commercial "partners" (corporate) to develop innovative income-generating strategies. One example are our Detection and Early Prevention Centres to deliver check-ups for the most common forms of cancer. Highly qualified cancer specialists and the most up-to-date cancer detection equipment are used. Our voluntary sector and particularly the member fee is a good source of income, as well as local authorities and foundations, investments and rents.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Diversified strategy.
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
We periodically reevaluate and realign our philanthropic approach to meet public needs and provide a meaningful way to express private beliefs and commitments.
We make our philanthropy to involve next generations and constantly explore new philanthropic opportunities such as asking vehicle donation programs, donation of goods, payroll giving, staff fundrasising etc)
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
We receive no government funding. Every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every euro donated.
With the inspiring generosity and commitment of our supporters we shall keep on funding through legacies, direct giving, shop income, events and volunteer fundraising .
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: My Name My Story.
Created on 03/16/2013 by amit@mynamemystory.org
Empathy!
My Name My Story (MNMS) is a Youth Run Social Leadership Organization that involves students, faculty and the community in the spirit of “inspiring the next generation of leaders” and all actions of the organization are aligned with the philosophy of “Hope – Believe – Succeed –Inspire”
Our Mission: To increase Unity, Tolerance and Empathy, in the community, while developing leaders.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United States, CA, West Hills, Los Angeles County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, CA, West Hills, Los Angeles County
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
نمو (إصدارك التجريبي في حالة جيدة ويعمل ويبدأ في التوسع)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Empathy!
My Name My Story (MNMS) is a Youth Run Social Leadership Organization that involves students, faculty and the community in the spirit of “inspiring the next generation of leaders” and all actions of the organization are aligned with the philosophy of “Hope – Believe – Succeed –Inspire”
Our Mission: To increase Unity, Tolerance and Empathy, in the community, while developing leaders.
I started the organization simply to inspire the youth, but after seeing the tremendous positive impact of the organization, and in wake of the recent tragic events in schools across the country, our mission has morphed into inspiring Empathy in schools.
What makes us unique is that we were created and lead by youth, and we believe that “when youth talk to youth, they listen.”
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
- Scale the organization to 30+ MNMS School Clubs, including the first few International Clubs.
- Collect and Donate over 25,000+ books through MNMS to underprivelidged schools and childrens hospitals.
- Organize 20+ Live "Inspire Empathy" Events in School across America.
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Need #2
Message & Brand Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
For MNMS the first year has been about change and learning and we are very pleased with the direction we are headed in.
In order to scale and attract more schools to set up MNMS School Clubs and MNMS Leaders, we would like to :
- Refine & develop our 'elevator pitch.'
- Establish what 'words' should we use in our messaging to reach the youth.
- Analyze our digital presence, website, facebook, twitter etc, to make sure it appeals to our target market.
- What are the best practices that other organization like ours employ to impact the student community?
- We have already started to establish strategic partnerships with other organizations in the education sector. But how to properly leverage that relationship.
- Review our message during our live talks.
There a host of other things that we would love to have a third party perspective on.
2.
Continuous Communication.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
MNMS can benefit in all areas from the support of AMEX: from branding, scaling, legal, organizational structure and finance.
We are blessed with various individuals that have advised us and that has got us to where we are, but the opportunity for and organization like ours to learn from experts will be invaluable.
I believe that this exposure will expand our thinking and help us clearly define our growth plan.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Yes, as MNMS has developed, each of these areas of our organization has been worked on.
I have used the help of my mentors & advisors - they consist of family, teachers and my parents.
We have not worked with 'outside consultants' before.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
1.
Increase Empathy in Communities.
2.
Do our part to bridge the literacy gap with Book Drives that impact the underpriveledged.
3.
Build Leadership, Connect & Inspire the youth of the world.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Here is a summary of the impact:
-14,500 Books collected & donated. (2012: 10,500 )
-An additional 8,000 sorted and packed.
-Books have been donated to 4 children’s hospitals and to low income schools in California and New Jersey.
-The stories and the website have been viewed in 50 States and 80+ countries.
-400+ students have heard Amit speak at their schools about Empathy, Unity and Tolerance.
The organization has made tremendous intangible impact. A storyteller:
“I've decided to post my story here on MNMS because this is the only time I can release my feelings. Thank you to whoever made this website, I feel like a new person. I don't feel worthless anymore.”
For more testimonies, please read the 2012 Impact Report: www.mynamemystory.org/impact-report---2012.html
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Here are our goals for 2013, that we are looking to reach with the help of receiving the professional support from American Express:
MNMS School Clubs: 30 +
MNMS Leaders: 200 +
Books Donated: 30,000 +
Individuals Directly Benefited (including attendance at MNMS Events & Books): 20,000
MNMS Inspire Empathy Events: 20 +
Goals for Content and Reach for our MNMS website:
Stories: 100+
Videos: 25 +
MNMS Songs: 1st Album Release.
Visitors: 100,000 visitors.
Reach: 100 + Countries, all of the US.
Average Visit Duration: 6:00 Minutes.
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Created on 03/16/2013 by seattlekaranja
Popit4aprofit is a resource website that high school students or even any students could go to learn about programs and organizations they should be in. We try to help organizations be resourceful for students, and we link them to internships, college fairs, parties, and programs they should be in.
Patiseria Pa-tí-sera (Bakery for you in Spanish) is a micro-enterprise bakery set up in the El Milagro slum in the city of Trujillo, Peru. Ex-FairMail teenagers and ex-garbage belt dwellers Patricia Quesquen and Betty Wayder (both 19 years old) started a bakery business in this empovered part of town where most inhabitants work on the local garbage belt. With their bakery they hope to create a source of income for themselves and future local employees.
Created on 03/16/2013 by tysonbaker
Reach Clothing has the dedication to stop bullyiing through the power of t-shirts!
The “Konbit pou Konbat échèk” Program facilitates the character development of Haitian youth. Through this program, youth experience personal paradigm shifts through introspective workshops and artwork collaborations. We facilitate workshops that challenge the youth to acknowledge their habits to bring to light the self-restraining behaviors. Through post-workshop discussions we reaffirm to them that they too can be agents of change in their communities, and we use the game of chess to build confidence in their ability to overcome obstacles.
Created on 03/15/2013 by Paige Nelson
Growing up should be healthy, safe, & fun!
MYO ("mee-yo"): Mine. Yours. Ours. focuses on achieving a thriving adolescence for area teens. MYO is about personal development, understanding others, and making the world a better place.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
RYASAP : The Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Project
بلد المؤسسة
United States, CT, Bridgeport
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءحدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Growing up should be healthy, safe, & fun!
MYO ("mee-yo"): Mine. Yours. Ours. focuses on achieving a thriving adolescence for area teens. MYO is about personal development, understanding others, and making the world a better place.
MYO recognizes the power of youth to make positive change in their lives, the lives of their peers, and in the world. MYO is a network of youth programs, a process of leadership, an online community, and a calendar of engaging events and activities. All MYO programs are facilitated by MYO AmeriCorps Members, who are trained to be excellent youth workers and grow the field of youth dev.
MYO works because it has become a brand that is cool and youth feel brand loyalty. In buying into the brand, teens buy into positive outcomes and healthy norms of behavior.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1. Grow MYO AmeriCorps into the nation's leading youth worker training program and most popular service program for 17-23 year-olds.
2. Develop MYO products for the marketplace.
3. Edit and publish MYO curricula and training materials
Need #1
Message & Brand Strategy
Need #2
Digital Marketing Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
MYO, as a brand, needs help in maintaining a cohesive message that captures different voices: one that elicits youth involvement and also parent support--specifically, one that positions MYO AmeriCorps as a great opportunity for young adults. An articulated recruitment campaign is necessary to grow and sell the AmeriCorps component.
Support is needed in optimizing different channels and sustaining momentum. Coming from a nonprofit perspective, MYO needs lessons from the for-profit marketplace in how to "sell", maintain customer loyalty, and release products. A blog, www.myospace has been a successful channel and social media (all under "myospace"--fb, twitter, etc) is active; yet, assistance is needed in linking the message across all platforms and creating a customer base that is trackable and reachable. Many points of entry are necessary and training staff to manage is a hurdle that time does not provide for; due to lack of resources, things get neglected and tools to help support the small business aspect of product development would be helpful. Advice on copyrighting, trademarking, accepting funds, etc is wanted. Legal help in protecting the voice of minors would be helpful.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support would be focused on RYASAP's MYO work, arising from the YouthINC division of the overall organization.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
MYO was developed from a 4 year grant award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, during which support was offered from outside consultants in policy and in communications (Spitfire). Other support from management consultants (KJR) has been used to orient new staff and from marketing consultants (Ruder Finn and Red Poppy) to attract press. The logo itself was developed in partnership with a social media firm, Carrot Creative.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
1.
To create an aligned marketing strategy that launches the brand into the teen market
2.
To articulate a cohesive and cool recruitment campaign for MYO AmeriCorps
3.
To gain knowledge and perspective on how to grow a brand that does good for the world
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Through the MYO programs, which recognize the power of youth to make positive change in their lives, the lives of their peers and in the world, RYASAP's YouthINC division is making significant impact. YouthINC has expanded MYO AmeriCorps, which fosters the development of high quality youth directors, to 75 Members per year, teaching 860 students the Safe Dates Curriculum in the 2011-2012 school year, working with 7 schools and reaching 954 total youth weekly with additional MYO programming. Small youth groups, “MYO groups”, were implemented after school for older teens and during school for younger teens. In addition to the social media and marketing components, including the websites myospace.org, over 25 activities and events such as the MYOscars and MYOthello (search either on fb)
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
MYO will become a recognized brand in the marketplace that stands for positive outcomes and benefits the teens themselves, through profits and through the intrinsic buy-in of a "cool brand": MYO Pop-Up shops to play games, do homework, and hang out with friends, MYO shirts sold in the mall next to cool brands, MYO shirts being worn by teens doing service projects, MYO arts nights with positive message, MYO games where teens can have fun, be healthy, and play. The logo is secured and the tools to sustain growth are in hand.
Critical to this vision is the growth and prominence of MYO AmeriCorps as a premier service program, widely accepted as a great experience for the college-aged set. With a clear and attractive recruitment campaign, MYO AmeriCorps can expand its reach and impact.
This Entry is about (Issues)
Created on 03/15/2013 by ideokinesis.mlb@gmail.com
AHA! is committed to eliminating bullying and violence between teens and to improving teens' achievement in school and in life outside of school. We set the stage for adolescents to grow into successful, healthy adults and cultivate character and conscience. We accomplish this through our original curriculum, which teaches listening and communication skills, emotional intelligence and empathy through active games, short teaching segments, circle discussion, creative expression and mentorship with skilled facilitators.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
AHA! - the Academy of Healing Arts for Teens
بلد المؤسسة
United States, CA, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, CA, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Goleta, Santa Barbara County
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
AHA! - Jennifer Freed, PhD
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
تطوير (ستكون الخطوة التالية تأثيرًا متزايدًا على النطاق الإقليمي أو حتى العالمي)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
AHA! is committed to eliminating bullying and violence between teens and to improving teens' achievement in school and in life outside of school. We set the stage for adolescents to grow into successful, healthy adults and cultivate character and conscience. We accomplish this through our original curriculum, which teaches listening and communication skills, emotional intelligence and empathy through active games, short teaching segments, circle discussion, creative expression and mentorship with skilled facilitators. We serve primarily teens 14-19 years of age but have also begun to serve a small number at-risk young adults at our local community college.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1. To secure funding to continue to serve the 2000+ youth we serve this year, and to be able to expand our services
2. To secure funding to contract an educational/marketing consultant to make our AHA! facilitator trainings (for which we wrote 3 books in 2012) available beyond Santa Barbara - to market these trainings and spread our good work into schools across the U.S.
3. To locate and secure a dedicated space for our programs (we currently share space with other organizations and have vastly outgrown those spaces).
Need #1
Message & Brand Strategy
Need #2
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
AHA! is at a point where its services are in wide demand and strongly appreciated within its home community. We are poised to leap into the next level of service - to move toward serving all Santa Barbara area teens (about 20,000 per year) and to offer trainings in other parts of the state and nation. To successfully garner the funding needed for this next step, we need to re-brand our organization as a whole. Our organization name is not an instant revelation of what we do, and sometimes people find it confusing. Our work tends to be mischaracterized by those who have not had intimate contact with it. We wish to re-brand in a way that will make AHA!'s role and importance instantly and easily recognizable and its value more apparent without extensive explanation. This shift will be instrumental in the marketing and PR push needed to fundraise for our next steps as an organization.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support would be focused on our organization overall.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
We have not enlisted outside consultants to help us with branding or marketing. Several members of our Board of Directors have branding/marketing expertise that they've shared. All concur that outside consulting help would be of great value at this time.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
1.
Successful and accurate re-branding of our beloved AHA!
2.
...which would lead us into more successful PR, marketing and fundraising, and...
3.
...adequate funding to compensate staff to serve more teens and to hire a marketing specialist to help us train others
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
86% of 125 participants in AHA! after-school programs report improvement in at least one problematic area of their lives; all of these participants reported improvement in 2+ problematic areas and 70% reported improvement in 10+ of these areas. In our in-school programs, over 80% of program participants report that they were more accepting and respectful of others as a result of participation in AHA!. Period truancies fell by half in classes served by AHA! at Santa Barbara High. Reductions are reported in disciplinary problems and student-on-student altercations in schools we serve. At Carpinteria High, suspensions/disciplinary referrals have fallen 70% since we started serving freshmen in 2007. Standardized test scores rose 14 points at Carp High and 41 points (!) at La Cuesta High.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
We hope to bring the reductions in disciplinary actions, violence, bullying and prejudice we've seen already into more schools. By creating safe school environments with our curriculum, we intend to support more improvements in standardized test scores and academic achievement, and to help level the playing field for at-risk kids who might not make it through high school or start college without the competencies and supports we deliver through AHA!. Social-emotional learning programs like AHA! are one promising avenue for prevention of substance abuse and mental illness in teens; ths is part of the impact we wish to have as well. By training more teachers and other youth professionals to work with teens through the AHA! curriculum, we hope to spread its impact rapidly and deeply.
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This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Benevolence Inn.
Created on 03/15/2013 by rv4life
The mission of Benevolence Inn is to provide exceptional, family-oriented lodging accommodations that supports operating funds for youth development programs while providing meaningful employment for youth.
Created on 03/15/2013 by Jonah11
Developing supplementary educational curriculum and securing local partnerships with companies working in the financial trades. The curriculum will be a graduating, age appropriate curriculum regarding money, banking, financial industry and economics for elementary school students from kindergarten through grade 5.
A key component attracting guests to Benevolence Inn will be our giving to youth development programs. Imagine being able to benefit charity by staying at a hotel that is very comparable to already existing national brands.
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: My Name My Story.
Created on 03/15/2013 by amit@mynamemystory.org
My Name My Story (MNMS) is a Youth Run Social Leadership Organization that involves students, faculty and the community in the spirit of “inspiring the next generation of leaders” and all actions of the organization are aligned with the philosophy of “Hope – Believe – Succeed –Inspire”Our Goal: One Million Stories that Inspire.Our Mission: To increase Unity, Tolerance and Empathy, in the community, while developing leaders.
Created on 03/14/2013 by McKenzy Haber
Wounded Warriors Happiness Course will help soldiers replace their triggers with happiness on the golf course by skillful teen golfers teaching Wounded Warriors golf and Wounded Warriors mentoring teen golfers. This service will be no sacrifice because everyone shares what they can: wounded warriors-guidance, teens-golf skills, marine officers-administration and players-golf lessons, tee times, and everybody has foursomes of fun.
Created on 03/13/2013 by AlyssaWozniak
PHIL-Athens connects businesses with nonprofits and enables people to click on our website (www.PHIL-Athens.com) to earn coupons and donate to causes they care about instantly and without spending their own money. Visitors to our website select the nonprofit they wish to donate to, the sponsor that they want to have provide a donation on their behalf, and click the 'donate' button, at which point an advertisement is shown for the selected sponsor.
Created on 03/13/2013 by arysenational
ARYSE assists resettled refugee youth in becoming confident, engaged, and productive members of American society. We fulfill our mission by growing university and college-based tutoring and mentoring programs with resources, trainings, and best practices.
Created on 03/13/2013 by Star143
Muoody! LLC sells its premier product Taste Buddies; a colorfully, tastefully, and emotionally customizable fortune cookie. This business supplies unique inerior design and architectural materials.
Created on 03/13/2013 by Three Birds
In partnership with public schools in low-income communities, Three Birds develops renewable energy initiatives that engage and inspire students, thus creating a culture of curiosity and environmental stewardship. Our society's best source of creative capital is our children. To solve our toughest problems, we need our children to be engaged and involved in finding solutions. So, how do we engage and inspire our students? We view solar panels, wind turbines, energy monitoring systems, and the like as seeds of innovation that can grab the attention of students.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءاسم المؤسسة
The Three Birds Foundation
بلد المؤسسة
United States, VA, Herndon, Fairfax County
البلد الذي تعمل به هذه المؤسسة على إنشاء تأثير اجتماعي
United States, DC, WASHINGTON, Washington
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
Renewable Energy Education in Low-Income communities
حدد الهدف الذي ينطبق بشكل مثالي على الحل الذي تقدمه:
نمو (إصدارك التجريبي في حالة جيدة ويعمل ويبدأ في التوسع)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
In partnership with public schools in low-income communities, Three Birds develops renewable energy initiatives that engage and inspire students, thus creating a culture of curiosity and environmental stewardship. Our society's best source of creative capital is our children. To solve our toughest problems, we need our children to be engaged and involved in finding solutions. So, how do we engage and inspire our students? We view solar panels, wind turbines, energy monitoring systems, and the like as seeds of innovation that can grab the attention of students. These technologies can engage students while teaching them what they need to know to invent their own solution.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
Work with more schools on renewable energy initiatives.
Elevate the conversation around renewable energy education in low-income communities.
Raise money.
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Need #2
Digital Marketing Strategy
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
We need to reach more people and spread our vision. We want every student in America to have meaningful learning experiences with renewable energy before graduating high school. To make that vision a reality, we need a lot of people to adopt the vision and take action to make it happen.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
Support will be focused specifically on developing strategies to develop and implement renewable energy initiatives in low-income communities in the National Capital Region. Support will also be focused on spreading our vision across the country and across the globe.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
We are a pretty young organization and have not had the opportunity to work with outside consultants before. We are very excited for the opportunity to engage professionals in the development of various strategies.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
1.
More people who know about what our organization is trying to do
2.
More renewable energy iniatives started
3.
Clearly defined strategy for spreading our vision
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
We have worked with low-income schools in Virginia and Washington, D.C. on a number of sustainability initiatives. We've done solar and wind demonstrations, helped schools win small grants, and coordinated speakers in an effort to build momentum towards actual installations at schools. We intend to drastically expand our network and impact in the 2013-2014 school year now that we have a series of pilot projects under our belt.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Our vision for Washington, D.C. is to create a model for renewable energy education. We believe renewable energy and sustainability initiatives can create student and community identity. In the immediate future, we believe we can develop the National Capital Region as the undisputed leader in sustainability education. And, by doing this we believe we can influence the development of sustainability efforts across the country.
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Created on 03/13/2013 by paloma.pineda
The Akili Initiative is a youth movement that seeks to build the next generation of leaders in global health while providing under-resourced organizations with cutting-edge tools and resources. Akili connects the ingenuity, expertise, and energy of youth to grassroots global health organizations in need of support to improve organizational efficiency, web/social media presence, and fundraising effectiveness.
Created on 03/13/2013 by Jezaegis
Social Enterprises developed to create self sustaining business models which both fund from profits care professionals salaries and provide training opportunities for young Rwandans in the hospitality industries.
مزيد من المعلومات ↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءبلد المؤسسة
United Kingdom, NTT, Newark
Organization's Country of Operation
Type of Organization
Non‐profit/NGO
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
تعمل منذ ما يزيد عن 5 سنوات
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
We want to hear about your “Aha!” moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution’s potential to change the world.
المعلومات التي تقدمها هنا ستُستخدم لملء أي جزء من أجزاء ملفك الشخصي التي تم تركها فارغة، مثل الاهتمامات ومعلومات المؤسسة وموقع الويب. لن تتاح أية معلومات اتصال بشكل عام. الرجاء إلغاء تحديد المربع هنا إذا كنت لا تريد حدوث هذا..
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءName Your Entry
Aegis Rwanda Trauma Counselling Project
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
Given both the high demand in Rwanda from the post 1994 Genocide surviving community for trauma services and also the low economic output that could be accessed to fund services, the Aegis Trust embarked on a progamme of self-sustaining health and social care interventions which were built on a social enterprise (SE) model. The SE would both generate income to fund trauma counselling and at the same time provide training and development opportunities for survivors and their families. Work was available in four activity areas: a cafe, a gift shop and the sale of audio-guides (all of these linked directly to the Kigali Genocide Memorial (KGM) in Gisozi, Kigali, Rwanda, which Aegis built and operated on behalf of the Kigali City Council and subsequently the National Commission against Genocide (CNLG). There was no funding available from any sources within Rwanda for either the Memorial building itself or the counselling and other social care programmes and funds had to be raised by Aegis from outside the country or from visitors, none of whomm could eb charged entry as the KGM is a national memorial and burial ground fro 280,000 victims of the genocide.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
It is self sustaining as we both generate income to fund psychologists in post who provide the trauma services AND we offer training and development opportunities in the hospitality industries that we operate. From no activity three years ago we now generate over $150,000 net income for the services and the running of the KGM national memorial.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
We operate businesses that are supported by thousands of visitors each year and provide hospitality services and hostel accommodation for young international visitors (Discover Rwanda Hostel is ranked number 2 in Trip Advisor for stays in Kigali). We have provided jobs and training opportunities for 10 young Rwandans (survivors of the genocide or orphans of victims) to learn new skills and achieve gainful employment. We maintain high standards and offer value for money and are able to tap into a network of professional advisors from across the world who give us pro-bono advice and development services.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
By constantly scanning the market environment for price and quality indicators and by using our consumers as sounding board for approaches and techniques e.g. when young international visitors come and stay at the hostel. We also harness the enthusiasm and ambition of our staff who are all in various stages of training and development. We operate a highly devolved business model where young people can pursue imaginative solutions.
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مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Bring accessible healthcare to communities in emerging markets
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Other specialty care
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Intervention, Follow-up, Long-term care, Social integration.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
Sustainably funded provision of trauma care to those with PTSD many years after the Rwandan Genocide but who also have a range of otter debilitating conditions such as HIV, physical disabilities and also social care needs such as housing.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
New financing strategies for health.
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
Education/training, Community financing.
Please describe your solution in more detail
We are a model of sustainability. We take the income that comes from international tourists and students coming to the Kigali Genocide Memorial and who might stay at our hostel and use our cafe and gift shop and we use the proceeds of the enterprises to fund health and social care programmes for our 140 beneficiaries and yet we also use our businesses to train young Rwandans to develop skills and trades and become entrepreneurs themselves.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Our vision is to grow businesses as social enterprises which not only produce profits which fund our care programmes and educational activities but also train and develop young Rwandans to create their own businesses also. We see the staff that we develop going on to create their own profitable businesses and help them to start their businesses with loans and investment,in which we could retain a stake and thus help the continuous and sustainable cycle of investment and growth.
What is your value proposition?
Provide investment in healthcare from profits from sustainable enterprise which seeks to employ, train and develop people from that heath and social care programme to achieve greater health and independence. This creates a virtuous cycle of enterprise, investment, social and economic return. In the process young Rwandans get chance to develop their own business ideas through our "business incubator" and that then gives them a greater sense of having a stake in their own society
Who is your customer(s)?
The 70000 visitors to the Kigali Genocide Memorial (40,000 of whom are international visitors) plus the 140+ survivors and their families who we support in the health and social care programmes. Potentially anyone who visits Rwanda is a customer and this is a growing market.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
Web based marketing, CRM database management (sort of!), on-site promotions, word of mouth, reputation developed from networking of international youth visitors
What are your primary activities?
In healthcare: trauma counselling for a static population of 140 and then the thousands of Rwandan visitors who come each year who suffer trauma related distress when visiting the Memorial. But in in our social enterprises we run a hostel, a cafe, a gift shop and we hir out audio guides. We also have an interest in a coffee roasting business which we sell through our cafe.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
Our competitors are related entirely to the hostel so low cost hotel competition which is growing but we are Number 2 on Trip Advisor for RWanda and offer a unique travel and stay experience for young people in a relaxed central location in Kigali
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
Raising money to invest capital in the business. We do not own any of the premises we operate from and find it hard to raise enough money for one off investment e.g. for coffee machines for our baristas or for our own coffee roaster. We could also expand the business by opening a second hostel.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Double turnover in three years by expanding rooms at the hostel, developing our more profitable lines of gifts, changing our procurement processes, better merchandising and customer relationship management, couples with a development of "safari tents" in our grounds at the hostel.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
Strong track record over three years i.e. from zero to $450,000 turnover in that time; opportunity for physical expansion; growth of African and Eco tourism
What are your key growth objectives?
Double turnover in three years, increase margins from 50 - 65%
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
Expand camping facilities at hostel in 2013, and increase number of double rooms by investing RWFr 30,000,000; relocating kitchens in 2014 along with increased and improved washing facilities; increase the number of languages in our range of audio guides from 6 to 10 along with an increase in price from $10 - $15.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
Training of staff, treatment of beneficiaries receiving trauma care in both the static population of 140 and the thousands of Rwandan visitors and schoolchildren on our education programmed each year who come to the KGM and experience some degree of trauma related mental health issues.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
We have adopted Outcome Mapping as part of our M&E methodology and we link our business planning methodology with M&E at departmental level.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
Yes - wherever there was active populations of consumers associated with programmes for the treatment of victims of conflict.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Increased profitability to feed in to the care programmes and more staff trained and assisted in developing their own businesses.
مزيد من المعلومات↓↑ إخفاء↑ إخفاءElaborate on your current financing strategy
We need $600,000 to run the memorial and associated education and care programmes of which $225,000 is contributed from the net income of SE. The remainder si made up of grants and donations.
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
الأفراد, Private businesses, Other beneficiaries.
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
Sale of goods and services to visitors to the KGM and provision of accommodation to international youth visitors.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Diversified strategy.
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
We seek grants from philanthropic institutions and / or government aid programmes as well as individual visitors (30% + 30%). We use institutions with a particular interest in Africa, education and social welfare and have developed a reliable body of interested Foundations and government grant makers e.g. Annenberg Foundation and the Swedish International Development Aid Agency.
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
invest in businesses, increase margins, develop membership support scheme. We have and will increasingly work with leaders of business and industry to secure advice and development support on a pro bono basis through their personal commitment to our good causes.
Created on 03/12/2013 by JustinaSharp
Things that go on the internet stay on the internet, like footsteps on the moon. I give a workshop/assembly at various schools, events ,or other youth groups where we discuss social media, your personal image, and how it's going to affect your future.
Created on 03/12/2013 by sumitmitra
SchoolSpice aims to assist 9th-12th grade students in developing 21st century skills for post- secondary education regardless of socio-economic status.
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Women LEAD.
Created on 03/11/2013 by ccharamnac
Women LEAD is the first and only leadership development organization for young women, led by young women, in Nepal. We've empowered more than 400 high school students with the skills, support and opportunities to become leaders in their schools and communities.
Created on 03/10/2013 by Khadijahde
Foster Teen Exression(FTE) is a youth lead organization that advocates for youth rights between the ages 14-19 in the Child and Family Services Agency(CFSA) through art such as mixed miedia, poetry, and photography. FTE gives youth in the foster care system the opportunity to walk away with a new definition of who they are as individuals and not defing themselves by their troubled circumstances.
Technovation Challenge inspires girls to become creators and innovators. Through Technovation Challenge, middle and high school girls learn to program mobile phone applications "apps" that solve problems in their lives and communities.
