Epilife Consulting Inc. provides educational training and program development services to help organizations achieve their community engagement objectives. Their vision is to advance the global community's purpose and their mission is to help organizations through quality services. They offer organizational development, project development, training and publicity benefits to build stakeholder relationships, brand recognition, and social impact.

2. Vision & Mission
Vision - to advance the vision of the
global community to be purpose driven.
Mission - to help an assortment of
organizations achieve their community
engagement objectives, by providing quality
educational training and program
development services.
Epignosis - experiential knowledge;
going from “knowing it” to “living it”

3. We sell a measurable
social impact.
We’ll provide the proper assistance to your
organization by meeting the need for new and
continued community initiatives in both the
development and implementation phases, that will
effectively engage your stakeholders.
There are several BENEFITS that we can offer to
you and your organization:
• Opportunity to develop meaningful
stakeholder relationships through your
organization.
• The ability to build brand recognition and
loyalty.
• The ability to develop human & social capital.
• Tap into Niche Markets.
• Gain local support, allowing your organization
to reach and adapt to the changing needs of
your customers.
• A measurable social impact within the
communities that are being served.

4. Our Services
Project / Program
Training Development
Epilife Consulting Inc., provides support services
Our training module includes the for your organization (whether you are currently
professional development necessary to successful in your community engagement goals
enhance human capital so that your and objectives, or looking to become stronger
organization can achieve its social contributors of your communities) that are looking
responsibility objectives. to ensure quality through community projects &
programs.

5. Our Services (continued)
Organizational Development
Whether starting a Foundation, Non Profit, or taking thinking about taking
them to the next level, our team of qualified consultants can help! Weʼll
work along side of you / your organization, to assist with building the
infrastructure that you will need to engage the community successfully.

6. Our Team becomes
apart of your team!
Debbie Turner Rachael Ibrahim
Kene Turner Juan Diego Serrano
Vice-President / Educational Training /
President / Founder Graphic Designer
Communications Development
Stephen Lehtonen Cody Chang Michael James
David Hopkins
Educational Training / Communications / Program Program Development
Business Development
Development Development

7. Why this work is so important.
83% of people will trust a company more if it is
socially responsible.
(USA Today)
Some consumers are willing to pay more for
products with added social benefits and remains
a differentiator for products and brands.
(Penn Schoen Berland)
77% of consumers say it is important for
companies to be socially responsible.
(Landor Associates)
Consumers are nearly twice as likely to buy or
recommend a product if itʼs affiliated with a
cause they care about.
(Inc.com)

8. Internal & External
Impacts
• Human/Social Capital – stakeholder engagement at the core
• Local Support – Local support allows you to easily reach your
market and adapt to the changing needs of your customers
• Stable Customer Base and Brand Reputation – Socially
responsible businesses gain trust and loyalty from their
consumers
• Niche Markets – Environmental/Social businesses often tap
into niche markets where unique opportunities to profit exist
• Savings from Efficiency Measures – Costs saving from
efficient design, production, and distribution

9. What Is Community
Engagement?
“...the process of working collaboratively with groups
of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special
interest, or similar situations...bringing about
environmental and behavioral changes...that help
mobilize resources and influence systems, change
relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts
for changing policies, programs, and practices.”
– CDC Community Engagement Project

10. The Triple-Bottom Line:
People, Planet, and Profits
With such clear traditional
forms of measuring success
through profit, how do we
measure the impact of
business on people and
planet?

11. “For any organization whose external
environment is changing faster than it is
changing internally, the end is in sight. It
is only a matter of time.”
-Jack Welch, Letter to GE Shareholders,
2001

12. Individuals Foundations
300
225
150
75
0
2008
Of total foundation giving:
In 2008...
72% came from independent foundations
•Individuals gave $230 billion 10% came from community foundations
•Foundations gave $45 billion 10% came from corporate foundations
8% came from operating foundations.

13. Program-Based Investing
• A planned series of future events, items, or performances
• Producing the outcomes of change SEs seek
• Creates capacity to develop social, human, and financial
capital over an extended period of time

14. Some of our Clients

15. Our Target Market
Who they are! How they think!
High Net-Worth Individuals • Desire to have a measurable
social impact.
Community Based
Organizations • Willing to make use of their
human and financial resources
for the betterment of a
Educational community.
Institutions
• See Community Engagement &
Social Ventures Education as a priority.
Foundations

16. Training Case Study
About NFTE:
www.nfte.com
The Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurshipʼs mission is to provide
programs that inspire young people from
low-income communities to stay in school, to
recognize business opportunities and to plan
for successful futures.
How weʼve helped:
As a Certified Entrepreneurship
Teacher Instructor, Kene Turner
conducts various training around
Entrepreneurship Education, to
teachers on behalf of NFTE. Epilife
Consulting Inc. also assists in
developing additional content for
professional development training
purposes as well.

17. Project & Campaign Development
Case Study
About Unlimited Justice:
www.unlimitedjustice.com
A national campaign created to advocate for educational reform by
taking action against corporal punishment policies in public school
settings.
About Marc Ecko:
http://www.marcecko.com/#/About-Marc/?
query=7ce5bad0b9da56f160c011aea18409b7
About Ecko Inc:
www.shopecko.com
Marc Ecko Enterprises was founded in 1993 by Marc Ecko, Seth
Gerszberg, and Marci Tapper. Evolving from just six t-shirts and a
can of spray paint, Marc Ecko Enterprises has become a full-scale
global fashion and lifestyle company. Current Marc Ecko Enterprise
brands include: *ecko unltd., Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, eckored,
Complex Media Network, Marc Ecko Entertainment, *eckoTV, and
ShopEcko.com.
How weʼve helped:
Lead the nationwide initiative to connect key organizations to the Unlimited
Justice Campaign; organized and managed a volunteer team to assist with
various responsibilities in regards to the campaign.

18. Program Development
Case Study
About Defy Ventures:
www.defyventures.org
Defy Ventures is funded and managed by a
group of entrepreneurs and venture
capitalists who recognize that many former
drug dealers and gang leaders share similar
skill sets and talents with top business
leaders. Through an intensive internship
program that includes MBA-like training,
executive mentoring, leadership
development, and career placement.
How weʼve helped:
Assisted in the development of the
program such as lesson development,
evaluation strategies, assisted with the
development of program structure, and
provided Entrepreneurship Education
Training to Defy participants.

19. Organizational Development
Case Study
About the Off the Ice Foundation:
www.offtheice.org
Off the Ice Foundation (OTI) is a nonprofit
organization founded in 2010 by Olympic
Medalist and National Champion Short Track
Speed Skater, Allison Baver. Off the Ice
Foundation partnered with The Giving Back
Fund for the 2010 Olympics and in 2012
became its own official 501C3!
How weʼve helped:
Assisted in the process of developing /
editing organizational documents (ie, one
pager), contributed to the final vision &
mission statements, assisted with
website strategies, ongoing client
consultations, edited organizational story,
assisted with Advisory Board
development, liaison between OTI and
key stakeholders, etc.

20. Publicity

21. USA TODAY
“…quality of work has always exceeded my exepectations…” — Kim Svoboda, National Accounts Director
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
“As CEO of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), I have had the opportunity to see Keneʼs work
first hand. He is a superb teacher of entrepreneurship-inspirational to both our students and his colleague-
both which he teaches and trains!” — Amy Rosen, CEO/President
Allan Houston Legacy Foundation
“Kene provides excellent value to any organization he works with. He has the perfect balance of intelligence,
patience, compassion, engagement and above all else, is a master in what he does. What I appreciate most
about Kene is that he is a wonderful human being and that is vital when servicing others. We at the Allan
Houston Legacy Foundation highly recommend Kene when it comes to Business Education & Development!”
—Trevor Jaha, National Program Director
Sweat Equity Education
“Epilife Consulting assisted us in developing an efficient program strategy, connected us to key stakeholders,
and helped us to utilize our financial/human resources more effectively.” – Leonardo Bullaro Director, Sweat
Equity Education
Solar One
“Kene is a clear, inspiring teacher and speaker, and a wonderful advocate for thinking, living and working
sustainably. His work with young adults is extraordinary – he gets them to think creatively, to organize
information well and to grapple head on with the challenge of monetizing their ideas.” —Michael Johnson
Chase, Green Jobs Program Director

22. What Will You Do?
Just Starting?
What community engagement ideas do you have?
Already started?
How has this presentation changed your thinking about
your community engagement activity?

23. CONTACT US TODAY FOR YOUR
FREE
CONSULTATION!
www.epilifeconsulting.com
info@epilifeconsulting.com
866-584-7329 (toll free)
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