I am an AIESECer 2.0

by Lucy Symons | Jan 13, 2009
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Project Street Address

126 Teilingerstraat

Project City

Rotterdam

Project Province/State

Project Postal/Zip Code

3032-AW

Project Country

Netherlands

Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?

Non-Profit

Web site (url)

Name Your Project

I am an AIESECer 2.0

Describe Your Idea

What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?

We believe that the stories we tell determine the stories we live. We propose to equip a growing network of 30,000 young people in over 100 countries to share their stories on how to be changemakers.

This initiative will educate this pool of people from diverse diverse backgrounds to tell, share and build their stories across high traffic social media. We take the approach of using existing technology in a disruptive fashion using the innovative approach of Appreciative Inquiry, a process which allows a young person to unlock their potential future based on their present.

AIESEC has the scale and scope to generate and organise a critical mass of stories that will mark a powerful milestone in the history of social media, working through through agile, ambitious and high potential young people creating locally driven impact. In times of uncertainty, this idea will bring young people the tools to better define their career and the impact they want to make in the world.

This initiative will create a hub of stories of changemakers profiling practical ways to make a difference. We believe this is a pattern changing idea, an idea whose time has come!

What will be the impact of your idea?

Using the power of storytelling through social media, we will connect high potential youth leaders around the world and offer the development experiences they need to make their ideas happen.

This storytelling initiative will generate 8,000 exchange experiences, 9,600 leadership experiences to over 40,000 members in 110 countries by 2010. This initiative will do more than just broadcast stories, it will measurably engage young people to act to turn their ideas into action. In the current economic crunch, this initiative will foster the development of young people with the skills and awareness needed to drive our global future.

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People: We are looking for ideas from people who can make them happen.

I am an AIESECer 2.0 will be managed by AIESEC International, a team of 22 people from 16 countries managing around 15 global teams to support our youth network.

In 2008 we have succeeded to provide over 5,000 internships for young people to gain relevant experience in corporate, educational, development and IT sector. In 2007 we implemented the "I am an AIESECer" campaign to connect more people on University campuses with opportunities for internships and leadership development. The campaign has made a powerful connection, as we have exceeded our membership target and achieved the highest internship number in a decade. We conducted the "Digital Generation Survey" to find out technology choices of our members, providing the foundation to launch the campaign across Social Media. As part of an Online Presence project, we will renovate our Website and with the support of Changemakers, create a global drive-team to gather more powerful stories to multiply this effect.

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How much will it cost to launch your idea?

The main cost centers will be:
1. Global Website renovation – design and development: 7,468 USD
2. Design and maintenance cost to publish storytelling content hosted on MyAIESEC.net (intranet) with 140,000 registered users to online channels (specifically Youtube, Linked In, Orkut, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr): 4,400 USD per joint space
3. Campaign to spread powerful case practices and empower the AIESEC network to tell creative stories through these channels: 17,000USD
3.1 HR costs for Global Coordination
3.2. Stipend costs for Regional Storytelling Drivers to manage Regionally specific initiatives.
3.3. Global Storytelling Meeting to define the issue focus of regionally specific initiatives. Issues already selected include HIV/AIDS, Entrepreneurship and Energy.
3.4. Incentives and support for countries to launch their own locally specific storytelling initiatives

We have secured funds for point 1, 2 and 3.1 from AIESEC International partnerships.

To sustain this idea long term, we will look to our Global Partnership base- the critical mass of stories we will create will be a powerful product for ongoing funding and development.

Sarah Abdulkarim said: Peter, This is really amazing! you have achieved the aim of storey-telling, inspiring others! Sarah about this idea. - 404 days ago read more >
Sarah Abdulkarim said: Cooking an Arabic meal in a Colombian kitchen was an experience that I will never forget in my life! While I was cooking rice, ... about this idea. - 404 days ago read more >
Peter McDermott said: I tell this story pretty often. So I'm in a hole, waist deep in mud. I use a bucket to scoop the mud out of the hole and pass it up ... about this idea. - 405 days ago read more >
Phil Oduor said: Whenever I went to my grandmothers house, and she would sit at the center of the house, my siblings, cousins and the entire extended ... about this idea. - 406 days ago read more >
Annika Rudback said: Some of the most remarkable moments I've had in AIESEC have been during my time working with AIESEC in the Middle East & North Africa. ... about this idea. - 406 days ago read more >
Petra Vondrackova said: Over past 60 years, AIESEC has been creating many powerful stories and this is mine: I joined AIESEC when I started studying the ... about this idea. - 407 days ago read more >
Ewelina Szopinska said: Hi! I’m from Poland, I’m 24 and I’m an AIESECer too :) AIESEC is all about experiences and thousands of powerful stories! I ... about this idea. - 407 days ago read more >
Denitsa Marinova said: The concept of such kind of a network space is really amazing - a space where thousands stories of young people eager to create change ... about this idea. - 407 days ago read more >
Stephanie Raymond said: Hello everyone, my name is Stephanie and I am from Canada and I am an AIESECer. Throughout my time in AIESEC I have had the opportunity ... about this idea. - 408 days ago read more >
Juan Cajiao said: I moved to Beijing in June 2006 to work on different social and environmentals projects. One that generated a lot of conflicting ... about this idea. - 409 days ago read more >

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