The meeting agenda included introducing new members, sharing news and stories, discussing the goal of the meeting to gain a strong sense of the organization, and identifying potential funding sources for start-up costs such as Fulbright grants. The discussion also provided an overview of Teach For America as a nonprofit that recruits and trains top college graduates for a two-year commitment to teach in low-income communities across the US with the goal of building an excellent education for all students.
2. AGENDA
• NEW MEMBER INTRO
• NEWS AND STORIES SHARING
• GOAL OF THE MEETING
• POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR START-UP
3. GOAL OF TODAY
ABLE TO GAIN A STRONG SENSE OF WHO
WE ARE AS AN ORGANIZATION
4. TFA
• WHAT IS IT IS?
• WHAT DOES IT DO?
• HOW DOES IT DO IT?
• REASONS FOR DOING IT?
5. WHAT IS TFA?
• NONPROFIT NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION
• WENDY KOPP
• 1989
6. WHAT DOES TFA DO?
- RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT NATION’S HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, RECENT
COLLEGE GRAD
- INVEST IN FUTURE LEADERS
- BUILD A TASK FORCE FOR MEETING EXCELLENT EDUCATION
- TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT
