Geneva 2020 Meeting Agenda for Feb Event planning. Collective Impact Initiative for community support of youth.

1. Geneva 2020
February Event Meeting
December 12,2016
12p.m.-1p.m.
William SmithInn,600 CastleSt.Geneva NY
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We will build a stronger Geneva by harnessing the resources of the entire community
in support of our children so that they may graduate prepared for lives of consequence.

2. Today’s Agenda
12 p.m. Welcome and lunch!
12:10 p.m. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
• Where it’s been and where it’s going
• Overview of Geneva 2020 Community Report
12:20 p.m. February Event
• Goals and budget
12:30 p.m. Details
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• How?
• Who?
12:55 p.m. Next Steps
• Second Meeting?
• Who does what before the next meeting?
1 p.m. Adjourn
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3. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
What Geneva 2020 is:
The commitment of a group of members from different parts of the Geneva community to a
common agenda for solving specific issues affecting our youth using a structured form of
collaboration. The underlying premise of Collective Impact is that no single organization can
create large-scale lasing social change on its own.
The Geneva 2020 initiative is like an engine working behind the scenes to help bring
organizations together, to eliminate silos, to use data to influence all actions, to discuss need
and help everyone in the community work stronger and more efficiently. Geneva 2020 shines
the flashlight on the challenges facing Geneva’s youth, and then works with our partners to
fix those problems. Together. As one. Collectively working to create true impact in Geneva.
What Geneva 2020 is not:
A program. A fundraising initiative. A great idea that will fizzle out. One person’s vision.
Criticism. Competition.
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4. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
Geneva 2020 Highlight Reel
2011—Geneva 2020 was first conceived around HWS President Mark Gearan’s
dining room table with key community members discussing John Kania and Mark
Kramer’s 2011 article, “Collective Impact” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
This meeting solidified the idea that Collective Impact could happen in Geneva and
that it would be successful for our youth and our community.
2012—Hobart and William Smith Colleges became the anchor entity of Geneva
2020, providing backbone support and creating a new program for college
readiness by committing to bring all Geneva 9th and 6th graders to the HWS campus
each year for a college campus visit.
2013—The Geneva Education Foundation first convened, seeking to provide a
funding source for the Geneva City School District. Since becoming chartered in
2015, the Education Foundation has helped provide financial support for local
school programming, such as offsetting AP test costs for economically
disadvantaged students.
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5. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
Geneva 2020 Highlight Reel, cont.
2014—Geneva 2020 became an official partner of the SUNY Cradle to Career Network,
led by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, one of the original architects of the
StriveTogether Collective Impact model. This partnership connects nine different
collective impact initiatives across New York State.
2015—Geneva 2020 is awarded a grant from the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund,
which, along with matching funds from HWS, allows for the hiring of the Geneva 2020
Program Coordinator, the first dedicated staff member of Geneva 2020. In April, there is
a community-wide convening for Geneva 2020, at which SUNY Chancellor Nancy
Zimpher is the keynote speaker. The Geneva 2020 Roadmap and Governing Structure
are created by Geneva 2020 community workshops.
2016—Geneva 2020 becomes an official StriveTogether member, after completing all
the elements on the Theory of Action rubric and filling out an extensive Assessment
form. This membership provides significant resources for Geneva 2020, as well as the
clout of being a member of a successful national leader in the Cradle-to-Career field.
2017—The first Geneva 2020 Community Report is published, and the first
Collaborative Action Network (or CAN) is created for literacy support.
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6. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
Geneva 2020 Community Report: 2016 Snapshot
This report will share background information about Geneva 2020, as well as
future goals.
The report includes:
• Geneva Demographics
• The Geneva 2020 Roadmap
• Goals, outcomes and indicators
• Highlights key partners this year
• Value added information, such as reading promo tools, FAFSA guides
and College Apps support sheet.
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8. Geneva 2020 Background and Update
February 2017 Event Goals and Budget
There are two Geneva 2020 events in February:
• Entire Community: The first is Geneva Community Center’s Discovery Days, which will
focus on Geneva youth and Geneva 2020, with a keynote TED talk by HWS President
Mark Gearan.
• Potential Funders: The second event will be Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 and is what we are
tasked with planning.
Goals:
Significant PR/awareness campaign, to 1) ensure community understands what Geneva 2020
is 2)lay the groundwork for future funding for partners’ programs and for anchor support for
Geneva 2020 and 3) help community know how to help our children.
Current Budget:
$3,000
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9. Geneva 2020 Event Details
What?
Where?
When?
How?
Who?
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10. Next Steps
1. Second
Meeting?
2. Who does what
before the next
meeting?
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11. African American
Men’s Association
William G. McGowan
Charitable Fund

12. Thank You
Feel free to contact Amy Jackson Sellers,
Geneva2020 Program Coordinator,
at (315) 781-3825 or sellers@HWS.edu
with any follow up questions or comments.
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