This document outlines the mission and approach of an organization that aims to end poverty through business. The organization takes a holistic, community-based approach by partnering local institutions with experienced businesspeople to create jobs and economic opportunities. Through mentorship, access to capital, advocacy and training, the organization has helped create over 90,000 jobs across 25 countries. Their vision is to continue expanding this model to new regions and communities with the goal of fulfilling scripture by ending poverty for all people.
Group 4 Presentation Lets shoot out poverty!!!kazamraza
The document proposes a plan to eliminate poverty in Murree, Pakistan through social entrepreneurship. It aims to engage beggars and disadvantaged individuals in small business ventures like making paper bags, operating newspaper stands, and boutique stands. Individuals will be assessed and engaged according to their skills. An association of 20 individuals will be formed to coordinate the efforts. The plan projects earning profits within 6 months to sustain the social enterprises and empower participants financially.
Corporate Social Responsibility to Socially Good BusinessShiraz Latiff
This document discusses the emergence of socially good business and bottom of the pyramid (BoP) opportunities. It argues that there is a gradual shift from corporate social responsibility to corporate citizenship as pressure grows on companies. Examples are provided of social businesses like Grameen Bank, BRAC, and Unilever's partnerships that empower the poor by engaging them as partners or consumers. Social programs can benefit the poor, corporations, society, and economy when developed as social businesses. The document encourages showing people how to fish rather than just giving them fish.
The Abraham Fund Initiatives launched the Sharikat Haya (Life Partners) initiative to address the low rate of Arab women participating in the workforce in Israel, which is only 21% compared to 57% of Jewish women. The initiative trains and places unemployed Arab women in jobs to empower them, reduce poverty, and promote the economy. Over 200 women have gone through the program, with 75% gaining work experience and 57% currently employed in jobs like retail, childcare, and security. Employers like Tikshuv have agreed to employ women from the program after providing training.
Florida Community Loan Fund maximizes opportunities for people and places outside the economic mainstream. Learn more about our flexible financing and impact in Florida's low-income communities. Updated through December 31, 2020.
Founder, Blue Fish with branches in Tunis and Abu Dhabi
Leila Ben-Gacem is the founder of Blue Fish, with branches in Tunis and Abu Dhabi. Blue Fish designs sustainable social impact initiatives in the field of women empowerment, artisan business development, socio-economic inclusion and youth self-employment opportunity creation
Some of the designed social solutions include:
Dar Ben Gacem a boutique hotel and a social business which generates business opportunities for micro-businesses in the old town of Tunis through tourism sector innovation; Sougha, a social enterprise owned by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development. Sougha creates market opportunities for artisan-entrepreneurs all over the UAE, and considerably improved the socio-economic inclusion of women artisans and local heritage revival.
In addition, Blue Fish designs and manages projects which improve artisan business sustainability through, artisan clustering, better heritage branding, communication and international trade opportunity creation in Tunisia.
Leila also designed, fundraised and implemented an initiative aimed at creating self-employment opportunities for youth in opportunity deprived locations in the UAE.
The document discusses growing gaps in Canadian society between the richest and poorest, in opportunities available, and in neighbourhoods' well-being. It states that United Way Centraide supports over 1,000 programs annually to help people move from poverty to possibility, invests $26 million in community mental health programs, and $32 million in helping youth. The document argues that donations to United Way Centraide can help close gaps and create opportunities by building strong communities, helping kids succeed, and moving people out of poverty.
53 African leaders asked President Obama to change outdated policies focusing on investments in green technologies and empowering the poor. An ambassador has led a 10 year campaign to create a new Foreign Empowerment Policy and mobilize stakeholders to invest in over 2,000 community groups across Africa, empowering 13 million orphans and widows. African leaders now recognize that empowering the poorest with knowledge and technologies is key to their participation in local, regional and global economies and the prosperity of the continent.
MIZAB Group is committed to creating meaningful change through philanthropic efforts, community progress activities, supporting academia and entrepreneurial initiatives since 1990. They invest in innovative programs to serve economic needs and build strong, healthy neighborhoods. Working with business leaders, MIZAB Group directs most earnings through consultancy to address pressing educational, social, economic and financial needs across communities. They partner with organizations to direct resources locally and enhance nonprofits' ability to serve more individuals through their signature program. MIZAB Group is proud to support associates who give back through business support programs and encourage economic activity.
Group 4 Presentation Lets shoot out poverty!!!kazamraza
The document proposes a plan to eliminate poverty in Murree, Pakistan through social entrepreneurship. It aims to engage beggars and disadvantaged individuals in small business ventures like making paper bags, operating newspaper stands, and boutique stands. Individuals will be assessed and engaged according to their skills. An association of 20 individuals will be formed to coordinate the efforts. The plan projects earning profits within 6 months to sustain the social enterprises and empower participants financially.
Corporate Social Responsibility to Socially Good BusinessShiraz Latiff
This document discusses the emergence of socially good business and bottom of the pyramid (BoP) opportunities. It argues that there is a gradual shift from corporate social responsibility to corporate citizenship as pressure grows on companies. Examples are provided of social businesses like Grameen Bank, BRAC, and Unilever's partnerships that empower the poor by engaging them as partners or consumers. Social programs can benefit the poor, corporations, society, and economy when developed as social businesses. The document encourages showing people how to fish rather than just giving them fish.
The Abraham Fund Initiatives launched the Sharikat Haya (Life Partners) initiative to address the low rate of Arab women participating in the workforce in Israel, which is only 21% compared to 57% of Jewish women. The initiative trains and places unemployed Arab women in jobs to empower them, reduce poverty, and promote the economy. Over 200 women have gone through the program, with 75% gaining work experience and 57% currently employed in jobs like retail, childcare, and security. Employers like Tikshuv have agreed to employ women from the program after providing training.
Florida Community Loan Fund maximizes opportunities for people and places outside the economic mainstream. Learn more about our flexible financing and impact in Florida's low-income communities. Updated through December 31, 2020.
Founder, Blue Fish with branches in Tunis and Abu Dhabi
Leila Ben-Gacem is the founder of Blue Fish, with branches in Tunis and Abu Dhabi. Blue Fish designs sustainable social impact initiatives in the field of women empowerment, artisan business development, socio-economic inclusion and youth self-employment opportunity creation
Some of the designed social solutions include:
Dar Ben Gacem a boutique hotel and a social business which generates business opportunities for micro-businesses in the old town of Tunis through tourism sector innovation; Sougha, a social enterprise owned by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development. Sougha creates market opportunities for artisan-entrepreneurs all over the UAE, and considerably improved the socio-economic inclusion of women artisans and local heritage revival.
In addition, Blue Fish designs and manages projects which improve artisan business sustainability through, artisan clustering, better heritage branding, communication and international trade opportunity creation in Tunisia.
Leila also designed, fundraised and implemented an initiative aimed at creating self-employment opportunities for youth in opportunity deprived locations in the UAE.
The document discusses growing gaps in Canadian society between the richest and poorest, in opportunities available, and in neighbourhoods' well-being. It states that United Way Centraide supports over 1,000 programs annually to help people move from poverty to possibility, invests $26 million in community mental health programs, and $32 million in helping youth. The document argues that donations to United Way Centraide can help close gaps and create opportunities by building strong communities, helping kids succeed, and moving people out of poverty.
53 African leaders asked President Obama to change outdated policies focusing on investments in green technologies and empowering the poor. An ambassador has led a 10 year campaign to create a new Foreign Empowerment Policy and mobilize stakeholders to invest in over 2,000 community groups across Africa, empowering 13 million orphans and widows. African leaders now recognize that empowering the poorest with knowledge and technologies is key to their participation in local, regional and global economies and the prosperity of the continent.
MIZAB Group is committed to creating meaningful change through philanthropic efforts, community progress activities, supporting academia and entrepreneurial initiatives since 1990. They invest in innovative programs to serve economic needs and build strong, healthy neighborhoods. Working with business leaders, MIZAB Group directs most earnings through consultancy to address pressing educational, social, economic and financial needs across communities. They partner with organizations to direct resources locally and enhance nonprofits' ability to serve more individuals through their signature program. MIZAB Group is proud to support associates who give back through business support programs and encourage economic activity.
Community based risk reduction and livelihoods protection and promotionPradeep Mohapatra
This document provides a summary of the "Risk Reduction and Livelihood Promotion Programme in Western Orissa" implemented by a consortium of organizations. The 3-year programme aimed to generate sustainable livelihoods through natural resource-based activities to reduce distress migration from drought-prone areas. Key aspects included forming women's self-help groups for thrift and livelihood activities, developing water harvesting structures, providing livelihood assets like duck rearing, and strengthening community institutions. The consortium approach brought together local NGOs and communities for integrated intervention across 200 villages affected by recurrent droughts and poverty in Bolangir district, Odisha.
To be or not to be a local corporate foundation in brazil v1.0Mohammed
Arcor, a candy manufacturer from Argentina, is considering expanding its social initiatives into Brazil by creating a local corporate foundation. While Arcor has a successful social track record in Argentina through partnerships with local communities, it faces regulatory and cultural challenges establishing operations in Brazil. Vitae, a Brazilian nonprofit, has offered to transfer its education and care programs along with funding to Arcor's proposed foundation. This would help Arcor expand into Brazil but it must establish as a nonprofit rather than a business entity to receive the funds. The presentation analyzes whether Arcor should accept Vitae's offer by considering the benefits of increased funding and experience versus the challenges of giving up its business position and reestablishing partnerships in Brazil as a nonprofit organization.
Vikasa Center aim to empower rural poor, illiterate and marginalized women on a variety of levels: social, economic, intellectual, psychological, moral and ethical, in order to bring lasting and sustainable change to local communities and the society as a whole.
2,15,000 women are part of a network of 18 000 Self-Help Groups across 1 500 villages in 23 districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and one district in Karnataka.
15,000 entrepreneurs are economically empowered each year through support for their micro-enterprises.
For more details visit http://vikasacenter.org
Email Id: anusha@balavikasa.org
Community development programs in hyderabad, community development centers in...David M
Vikasa Center aim to empower rural poor, illiterate and marginalized women on a variety of levels: social, economic, intellectual, psychological, moral and ethical, in order to bring lasting and sustainable change to local communities and the society as a whole.
2,15,000 women are part of a network of 18 000 Self-Help Groups across 1 500 villages in 23 districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and one district in Karnataka.
15,000 entrepreneurs are economically empowered each year through support for their micro-enterprises.
For more details visit http://vikasacenter.org
Email Id: anusha@balavikasa.org
Rotary is an international organization with over 1.2 million members worldwide working to improve local communities and support international projects. The Dryden Rotary club has over 30 local projects in Dryden and Northwestern Ontario focused on areas like community beautification, hazardous waste collection, and supporting youth programs. Internationally, Dryden Rotary partners with organizations in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and elsewhere to promote literacy, health, and humanitarian aid. Those interested can join Dryden Rotary, one of over 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, to get involved in these important local and global initiatives.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Economic Development Conference 2016Dylan James
Formalising Indigenous Knowledge into drivers of our Economy. Upliftment of Khoi & San People: Using the Community Investment Companies to enable Indigenous Knowledge System in Economic Development.
Rotary is an international organization with over 1.2 million members worldwide working to improve local communities and support international projects. The Dryden Rotary club has over 30 local projects in Dryden and Northwestern Ontario focused on areas like community beautification, hazardous waste collection, and supporting youth programs. Internationally, Dryden Rotary partners with organizations in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and elsewhere to promote literacy, health, and humanitarian aid. Those interested in joining Dryden Rotary can fill out an online form to learn more about membership and opportunities to get involved through local and global projects.
The document outlines the agenda for a meeting between Madame President and representatives from various organizations working on women's leadership and global development issues. The organizations include Redwood Advisors, the United Nations Development Program, the Council of Women World Leaders, and World Pulse. The agenda includes introductions of the organizations, a vision statement from Madame President, contributions from each organization, and time for questions.
Rotary's Second Object calls for high ethical standards in business and professions. Learn how corruption and unethical business practices create extreme poverty. Be inspired to use the 2nd Object and the Four-Way Test to combat poverty. Help to develop practical tools to promote better ethics worldwide.
Join us to better understand and define your club, whether it’s traditional or challenging the status quo. During this interactive session, you will identify and celebrate your club’s strengths, and determine how and why it may want to evolve in today’s changing social environment
This presentation was in conjunction with Chris Miller of The Mission Center and Julie Lawson of the Crime Victim's Advocacy Center. The presentation covers the ins and outs of social enterprise and presents several case studies.
Lara Baldauf is an international program management intern working with Partners Worldwide in Haiti. Her role involves assessing training needs, assisting with organizational development of local business affiliates, gathering business profiles, facilitating communication, and project managing a website for a 100,000 jobs initiative in Haiti. The initiative aims to connect businesses, NGOs, churches and partnerships to grow enterprises and create sustainable jobs by 2020. As an intern, Lara is seeking global business affiliates to partner with local businesses and provide mentoring, as well as financial supporters and those interested in following the work.
Here's a 1-2 minute overview of our current change strategy and our impact at Inspired Legacies. Have you completed your legacy planning? Give us a call if you are a dreammaker or committed to co-creating the future.
Agora Enterprises presents the problem of the good jobs shortage and global poverty, the insufficiency of aid as a solution to poverty, and enterprise as a sustainable solution to poverty. Agora Enterprises has a vision to change the world through business and a mission and strategy to bring that vision to life through training, funding, supporting, and equipping entrepreneurs to start socially conscious businesses in underprivileged and developing communities across the globe.
Presentation on Social Enterprises and how they can make a significant contribution as agents of public service delivery, regeneration and economic development. Found at http://www.enterpriseuk.org/ .
Social enterprises are businesses that pursue both social and financial goals. They use business techniques to achieve social aims like providing local services or employment opportunities. Social enterprises have explicit social purposes, reinvest most or all of their profits back into their social missions, and are owned by non-shareholders like employees or community members. Successful social enterprises can deliver important services, train disadvantaged groups, keep money circulating locally, and make significant economic and social contributions to their communities.
The document is an introduction to the 2016 Global Philanthropy Guide, which profiles organizations based in Washington state that work to improve lives in developing countries. It discusses a partnership between Global Washington, Seattle International Foundation, and Seattle Foundation to promote international philanthropy. The guide features non-profits that received funding through a collective giving program and a full directory of Global Washington member organizations. It encourages readers to use the guide to learn about opportunities to support this important work.
Micro Economic Business Model To Employ The HomelessAlan Graham
Recognizing that many of our homeless population desire to have fulfilling employment but whose circumstances might not warrant gainful employment we want to implement a business model to create work for those who are physically and mentally capable. Many in the industry of service to the homeless have noticed that most struggle with the typical structure of employment and may even be learning disabled; struggling to keep a commitment and to stay focused. When asked what they best like about being homeless one of the common answers is freedom. We will reach out to those entrepreneurs in the community who desire to mentor the formerly homeless in starting small flexible businesses. Skills taught will be startup, management, marketing, customer service and operations. All of the profit will go towards the newly minted entrepreneur. The goal is to create a modest living income source that is sufficient to live with dignity within the Habitat on Wheels community. That income is approximately $850 per month net.
Micro economic business model to employ the homelessMartin Montero
I developed this concept and helped create it along with the rest of the Net Impact Austin leadership team and 30 community volunteers. Some which where homeless themselves. It's a dynamic solution to empower the homeless to earn a living wage doing dignified work while taking into consideration the many complexities they face both in their personal life and in terms of seeking and maintaining gainful employment.
The document discusses plans to establish an Oikos Christian Network Cooperative in Valenzuela City. It will be primarily made up of pastors from the local Christian community. The goals are to help members become financially stable through business investments, loans, and annual dividends in order to support pastors' families and ministries. A "Kaagapay Program" will provide benefits like medical insurance and subsidies to pastors and their families. The cooperative aims to be approved in January 2012 and will establish businesses like mini grocery stores and coffee vending machines to generate income for members.
Community based risk reduction and livelihoods protection and promotionPradeep Mohapatra
This document provides a summary of the "Risk Reduction and Livelihood Promotion Programme in Western Orissa" implemented by a consortium of organizations. The 3-year programme aimed to generate sustainable livelihoods through natural resource-based activities to reduce distress migration from drought-prone areas. Key aspects included forming women's self-help groups for thrift and livelihood activities, developing water harvesting structures, providing livelihood assets like duck rearing, and strengthening community institutions. The consortium approach brought together local NGOs and communities for integrated intervention across 200 villages affected by recurrent droughts and poverty in Bolangir district, Odisha.
To be or not to be a local corporate foundation in brazil v1.0Mohammed
Arcor, a candy manufacturer from Argentina, is considering expanding its social initiatives into Brazil by creating a local corporate foundation. While Arcor has a successful social track record in Argentina through partnerships with local communities, it faces regulatory and cultural challenges establishing operations in Brazil. Vitae, a Brazilian nonprofit, has offered to transfer its education and care programs along with funding to Arcor's proposed foundation. This would help Arcor expand into Brazil but it must establish as a nonprofit rather than a business entity to receive the funds. The presentation analyzes whether Arcor should accept Vitae's offer by considering the benefits of increased funding and experience versus the challenges of giving up its business position and reestablishing partnerships in Brazil as a nonprofit organization.
Vikasa Center aim to empower rural poor, illiterate and marginalized women on a variety of levels: social, economic, intellectual, psychological, moral and ethical, in order to bring lasting and sustainable change to local communities and the society as a whole.
2,15,000 women are part of a network of 18 000 Self-Help Groups across 1 500 villages in 23 districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and one district in Karnataka.
15,000 entrepreneurs are economically empowered each year through support for their micro-enterprises.
For more details visit http://vikasacenter.org
Email Id: anusha@balavikasa.org
Community development programs in hyderabad, community development centers in...David M
Vikasa Center aim to empower rural poor, illiterate and marginalized women on a variety of levels: social, economic, intellectual, psychological, moral and ethical, in order to bring lasting and sustainable change to local communities and the society as a whole.
2,15,000 women are part of a network of 18 000 Self-Help Groups across 1 500 villages in 23 districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and one district in Karnataka.
15,000 entrepreneurs are economically empowered each year through support for their micro-enterprises.
For more details visit http://vikasacenter.org
Email Id: anusha@balavikasa.org
Rotary is an international organization with over 1.2 million members worldwide working to improve local communities and support international projects. The Dryden Rotary club has over 30 local projects in Dryden and Northwestern Ontario focused on areas like community beautification, hazardous waste collection, and supporting youth programs. Internationally, Dryden Rotary partners with organizations in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and elsewhere to promote literacy, health, and humanitarian aid. Those interested can join Dryden Rotary, one of over 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, to get involved in these important local and global initiatives.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Economic Development Conference 2016Dylan James
Formalising Indigenous Knowledge into drivers of our Economy. Upliftment of Khoi & San People: Using the Community Investment Companies to enable Indigenous Knowledge System in Economic Development.
Rotary is an international organization with over 1.2 million members worldwide working to improve local communities and support international projects. The Dryden Rotary club has over 30 local projects in Dryden and Northwestern Ontario focused on areas like community beautification, hazardous waste collection, and supporting youth programs. Internationally, Dryden Rotary partners with organizations in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and elsewhere to promote literacy, health, and humanitarian aid. Those interested in joining Dryden Rotary can fill out an online form to learn more about membership and opportunities to get involved through local and global projects.
The document outlines the agenda for a meeting between Madame President and representatives from various organizations working on women's leadership and global development issues. The organizations include Redwood Advisors, the United Nations Development Program, the Council of Women World Leaders, and World Pulse. The agenda includes introductions of the organizations, a vision statement from Madame President, contributions from each organization, and time for questions.
Rotary's Second Object calls for high ethical standards in business and professions. Learn how corruption and unethical business practices create extreme poverty. Be inspired to use the 2nd Object and the Four-Way Test to combat poverty. Help to develop practical tools to promote better ethics worldwide.
Join us to better understand and define your club, whether it’s traditional or challenging the status quo. During this interactive session, you will identify and celebrate your club’s strengths, and determine how and why it may want to evolve in today’s changing social environment
This presentation was in conjunction with Chris Miller of The Mission Center and Julie Lawson of the Crime Victim's Advocacy Center. The presentation covers the ins and outs of social enterprise and presents several case studies.
Lara Baldauf is an international program management intern working with Partners Worldwide in Haiti. Her role involves assessing training needs, assisting with organizational development of local business affiliates, gathering business profiles, facilitating communication, and project managing a website for a 100,000 jobs initiative in Haiti. The initiative aims to connect businesses, NGOs, churches and partnerships to grow enterprises and create sustainable jobs by 2020. As an intern, Lara is seeking global business affiliates to partner with local businesses and provide mentoring, as well as financial supporters and those interested in following the work.
Here's a 1-2 minute overview of our current change strategy and our impact at Inspired Legacies. Have you completed your legacy planning? Give us a call if you are a dreammaker or committed to co-creating the future.
Agora Enterprises presents the problem of the good jobs shortage and global poverty, the insufficiency of aid as a solution to poverty, and enterprise as a sustainable solution to poverty. Agora Enterprises has a vision to change the world through business and a mission and strategy to bring that vision to life through training, funding, supporting, and equipping entrepreneurs to start socially conscious businesses in underprivileged and developing communities across the globe.
Presentation on Social Enterprises and how they can make a significant contribution as agents of public service delivery, regeneration and economic development. Found at http://www.enterpriseuk.org/ .
Social enterprises are businesses that pursue both social and financial goals. They use business techniques to achieve social aims like providing local services or employment opportunities. Social enterprises have explicit social purposes, reinvest most or all of their profits back into their social missions, and are owned by non-shareholders like employees or community members. Successful social enterprises can deliver important services, train disadvantaged groups, keep money circulating locally, and make significant economic and social contributions to their communities.
The document is an introduction to the 2016 Global Philanthropy Guide, which profiles organizations based in Washington state that work to improve lives in developing countries. It discusses a partnership between Global Washington, Seattle International Foundation, and Seattle Foundation to promote international philanthropy. The guide features non-profits that received funding through a collective giving program and a full directory of Global Washington member organizations. It encourages readers to use the guide to learn about opportunities to support this important work.
Micro Economic Business Model To Employ The HomelessAlan Graham
Recognizing that many of our homeless population desire to have fulfilling employment but whose circumstances might not warrant gainful employment we want to implement a business model to create work for those who are physically and mentally capable. Many in the industry of service to the homeless have noticed that most struggle with the typical structure of employment and may even be learning disabled; struggling to keep a commitment and to stay focused. When asked what they best like about being homeless one of the common answers is freedom. We will reach out to those entrepreneurs in the community who desire to mentor the formerly homeless in starting small flexible businesses. Skills taught will be startup, management, marketing, customer service and operations. All of the profit will go towards the newly minted entrepreneur. The goal is to create a modest living income source that is sufficient to live with dignity within the Habitat on Wheels community. That income is approximately $850 per month net.
Micro economic business model to employ the homelessMartin Montero
I developed this concept and helped create it along with the rest of the Net Impact Austin leadership team and 30 community volunteers. Some which where homeless themselves. It's a dynamic solution to empower the homeless to earn a living wage doing dignified work while taking into consideration the many complexities they face both in their personal life and in terms of seeking and maintaining gainful employment.
The document discusses plans to establish an Oikos Christian Network Cooperative in Valenzuela City. It will be primarily made up of pastors from the local Christian community. The goals are to help members become financially stable through business investments, loans, and annual dividends in order to support pastors' families and ministries. A "Kaagapay Program" will provide benefits like medical insurance and subsidies to pastors and their families. The cooperative aims to be approved in January 2012 and will establish businesses like mini grocery stores and coffee vending machines to generate income for members.
As a retired councillor, I have witnessed firsthand the critical role small businesses and entrepreneurship play within our community. These establishments are the backbone of our local economy, providing a significant number of employment opportunities and adding to the unique character and vibrancy of our area.
Rocket Hatch is a community accelerator with the mission to unleash the untapped entrepreneurial potential of North Alabama through an open, inclusive and collaborative startup community.
Communications Engagement and Outreach Campaign TristinSapp
This campaign pitch was for a hypothetical Urban Roots location in Atlanta, Georgia. This is part 1 of the project which goes into more detail about the history of the company and the targeted consumers. This project was for my advertising and media planning class.
The document is a membership kit for the Northern Minnesota Chamber promoting the benefits of joining. It summarizes that membership provides benefits to invest in businesses, people, and communities through programs supporting economic growth, peer groups, and development projects. It highlights reduced membership rates during COVID-19 and includes benefits like online learning courses, enhanced business listings, weekly peer groups, a media library, and complimentary membership to the U.S. Chamber.
The document is a membership kit for the Northern Minnesota Chamber promoting the benefits of joining. It summarizes that membership provides benefits to invest in businesses, people, and communities through programs supporting economic growth, peer groups, and development projects. It highlights reduced membership rates during COVID-19 and includes benefits like online learning courses, enhanced business listings, weekly peer groups, a media library, and complimentary membership to the U.S. Chamber. Sponsorship options are also described to further support the Chamber's initiatives.
The document is a membership kit for the Northern Minnesota Chamber promoting the benefits of joining. It summarizes that membership provides benefits to invest in businesses, people, and communities through programs supporting economic growth, peer groups, and development projects. It highlights reduced membership rates during COVID-19 and includes additional free benefits like online learning courses, enhanced business listings, and a weekly peer group. Various sponsorship and program options are described that support initiatives to elevate the regional economy through partnerships.
The document summarizes an agenda for an XL Nation Green Room meeting focused on connecting change makers committed to creating "World Wide Wealth". The agenda includes introductions, presentations on various social change organizations, and time for attendees to connect and set up future meetings to collaborate on projects. The Green Room is described as a place for high-performing change makers to network and exchange ideas and resources to further their work contributing to global wealth in a sustainable way.
The document discusses strategies for engaging outsiders and turning them into insiders, focusing on participation, financial resources, and branding. It provides examples of how organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Share Our Strength, and Family Service Association have successfully implemented strategies like creating meaningful participation opportunities, storytelling to cultivate individual donors, and developing an impactful brand that increases support and program reach. The key is providing various ways for people to engage at different levels and telling compelling stories to connect with supporters.
This is our services overview for 2018, inclusive of Corporate Social Responsibility strategies, non-profit workshops, next generation counselling and more.
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A breakfast meeting was held by the Bengaluru Chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ on February 17, 2015 from 8:30-10:30 AM at their Lingarajapuram campus venue. The target audience was Christian business men and women. The objectives were to recap and review learnings from their 2015 Market Place Revolution conference, explore business ideas and partnerships, and discuss the way forward for their Bengaluru chapter. Breakfast was provided for a nominal Rs. 60 fee payable at the venue. RSVPs could be sent via SMS to the provided number.
The document discusses the opportunity process for entrepreneurs. It begins by defining an entrepreneur and discussing Thomas Edison's view of hard work and training. It then provides a test to determine if someone has entrepreneurial characteristics. The core of the opportunity process is outlined as: 1) Identifying the opportunity, 2) Determining capabilities, 3) Evaluating the opportunity, 4) Deciding to act or look elsewhere, 5) Writing a summary, and 6) Testing with customers and investors. Key aspects of evaluating an opportunity are determining if one has the capabilities and resources to pursue it. The document emphasizes finding opportunities by solving problems and emphasizes repeatedly identifying opportunities.
Dana Boals discusses sustainable leadership characteristics based on Jesus' leadership in Mark Chapter 1. Some key characteristics Jesus demonstrated included not promoting himself, clearly casting a vision, strategically building a team, building relationships, expressing authority when needed, engaging crises head-on, and empowering others. Boals applies these lessons from studying Jesus' leadership to over 20 years of leading global teams.
Social media refers to virtual communities and networks where people create, share, and exchange information and ideas. To leverage social media effectively, companies should:
1) Understand their target audience's demographics, interests, and where they engage online;
2) Choose the social media platforms most used by their audience; and
3) Create appealing content tailored to their audience and post it at optimal times while also listening to customer feedback.
The document provides an overview of CMC Group, its vision, mission and core values. It summarizes the company's history from 1984 when it launched its promotions business to recent global expansions. The vision is to double revenue every 5 years while delivering value and operating businesses to model and extend the Kingdom of God. Core values include giving generously through a non-profit foundation. Key locations and divisions are also outlined.
Businessmen Faithfully Pursuing a World without PovertyRobin Paul
This document discusses Partners Worldwide's work in Africa and Asia to reduce poverty by supporting entrepreneurs and job creation. In Africa, they have 22 local community institutions serving over 40,000 clients through training, mentoring and loans, creating over 40,000 jobs. In Asia, their first local community institution Manna Organic in China serves organic farmers and businesses through training and market access. The document calls for partnerships to further their work facilitating business connections, skills training, and technology/knowledge transfers to reduce poverty worldwide.
This document discusses the role of Christian business people in the marketplace. It argues that Christians should operate businesses according to kingdom principles, creating wealth through excellence while spreading the gospel message. The purpose is to leave a positive impact through good works, high quality products and services, deep commitment to customers and employees, and sharing resources to help the poor. Christians are called to create wealth so that more can be supported and the gospel can be spread.
This document outlines plans for a Section 8 company in India that will focus on providing 100% local funding for social development activities of Christian NGOs. The company aims to address regulatory challenges for foreign funding, lack of options for charitable contributions, and growing social sector needs. It will create a local funding channel, partner with NGOs in areas like medical, education and charity, and implement accountability measures like social impact metrics. The company will target funding from Indian companies' CSR programs, NRIs, and the Christian community in India. It will provide services like impact assessments and advocacy to empower partner NGOs and increase funding.
This document provides an overview of a guide to virtuous practice in marketing and business. It is presented in three parts that discuss God and one's calling, marketing through a godly lens, and godly business practices. The document defines key virtues like justice, honesty, generosity and forgiveness. It provides examples of applying these virtues to stakeholders through group exercises. The goal is to encourage practices that treat all people and groups with dignity, truthfulness, compassion and forgiveness.
This document discusses different types of businesses from a Christian perspective, including those run by believers with high-paying jobs or their own businesses. It also discusses church-oriented businesses and kingdom-oriented businesses. Kingdom-oriented businesses are described as having different standards focused on kingdom building rather than personal profit. The document emphasizes that kingdom business people are motivated to establish a new economy and set a precedent for a new way of life by seeing God's kingdom established in the business realm. It discusses the importance of faith, revelation, spiritual discipline, and aligning with God's word and spirit.
This document discusses engaging employees through high performance teams. It begins by introducing LEAD International, which serves companies and leaders globally. It then discusses the five practices of great leadership according to LEAD, including engaging and developing others. The rest of the document focuses on employee engagement, defining it and looking at engagement levels worldwide. It discusses measuring engagement and the relationship between manager behaviors and employee disengagement. The remainder covers qualities of high performance teams, including starting with clear goals and results, ensuring the right talent through selection and development, and building community.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on how business as mission has transformed communities. The presentation is divided into three parts: God and my mission, the God of business, and godly business practice. In part one, it discusses God's role as creator and redeemer. It also covers sin, salvation through Jesus, and the holy life. Part two discusses the purpose of business as developing the world and glorifying God. It covers biblical passages about business and the role of stakeholders. Part three discusses virtues like justice, honesty, temperance, forgiveness, and generosity and how to practice them in business.
This document discusses the shift from a traditional threefold value scheme that balanced individual self-fulfillment, community, and ideals/virtues, to an Enlightenment model focused on individual rights and freedom. It argues that neoliberalism took the Enlightenment model further by promoting self-interest and the market above all other social relationships and values. As a result, communities and moral ideals have declined, leaving individuals focused primarily on their own advancement within a system dominated by economic considerations.
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3. WE ASPIRE TO END POVERTY,
SO THAT ALL MAY HAVE LIFE
AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY.
4. ALMOST HALF THE WORLD —
MORE THAN THREE BILLION
PEOPLE — LIVE ON LESS THAN
$2.50 A DAY.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO
HELP.
HARSH REALITIES
5. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST
INTERVENTIONS ARE NOT SYSTEMIC,
PERPETUATE DEPENDENCY AND LACK
RESPECT FOR THE INNATE CAPABILITY
OF ALL HUMANITY.
HARSH REALITIES
6. WE TAKE A DIFFERENT
APPROACH.
We mobilize long-term, hands on
global relationships to form a
powerful Christian network
that uses business as the way to
create flourishing economic
environments in all parts of the
world.
8. OUR MODEL
LOCAL COMMUNITY
INSTITUTION
Is a locally owned and led,
independent organization that is
working to end poverty through
business by catalyzing
entrepreneurs and job creators in
their community.
9. OUR MODEL
BUSINESS AFFILIATE
Experienced businesspeople
deeply commit to assist a
Local Community Institution.
These individuals and groups
help develop concrete plans,
share expertise, provide
financial support.
10. OUR MODEL
PARTNERS WORLDWIDE
Our staff is at the heart of
our network of partners.
We identify new Local
Community Institutions,
orient new Business
Affiliates, facilitate existing
—or stabilize emerging—
partnerships and grow our
global Christian network.
24. 71 LOCAL COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
33 BUSINESS AFFILIATE GROUPS
4,751 BUSINESS TRAINING GRADUATES
$11.2 MILLION in LOANS
304 PRAYER PARTNERS
90,603 JOBS CREATED and SUSTAINED
GLOBAL RESULTS
26. FOUR STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS GUIDE OUR
PLANS AND ACTIONS:
GLOBAL BY
DESIGN
LEAD POSITIVE COMMUNITY
IMPACT
EXPAND PARTERSHIP
MODELS AND
GEOGRAPHIES
ADVOCATE
INTENTIONALLY
32. WE WORK AND WAIT IN
JOYFUL HOPE FOR THE
COMING OF OUR SAVIOUR
CHRIST JESUS.
WE DREAM OF THE DAY
WHEN THE SCRIPTURE IS
FULFILLED.
33. VISION 2020
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
This day is the scripture fulfilled in your hearing.
Luke 4:18-21
It is so good to see you. It seems like an eternity since I’ve been here.
Yet across all this time and the many miles that separate us, we are united in a holy calling:
We are Businesspeople Faithfully Pursuing a World Without Poverty
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You and I have traveled different roads, but we have much in common.
I’d like to start by tell you a bit about my journey.
As a young man I was reborn in the spirit of Christ. This is a picture of me in Bangladesh …. Tell your story.
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It starts here, with our vision:
We aspire to end poverty, so that all may have life and have it abundantly.
This echoes the words of Jesus in John 10:10. Of course he was talking about an abundant life filled with His Spirit. But as we just heard in the public announcement of his mission on earth from the prophet Isaiah, Jesus also came to address the physical needs of the poor, as well as the systems, practices and even laws that oppressed them. He was here to usher in the will of God, and the kingdom of God, an alternative to the Roman kingdom, a place of shalom and peace, for all nations, all ethnicities, and even every person.
In all four Gospels, just before His death, Jesus rebuked the critics for the outpouring of expensive perfume over him—a year’s wages—when they said the money could have been used for the poor. Jesus said, you won’t have me much longer, but the poor will always be with you after I am gone, and you should help them at all times. With compassion he told the rich young ruler to sell all his goods and serve the poor… that is how he would find the abundant life…Jesus had compassion, because He knew what it was like—He too was the rich young ruler, and He was going to die for us!
And so we serve the poor.
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And indeed we know that the poor ARE always with us.
Almost half the world --- over three billion people – still live on less than $2.50 a day
And of course so many want to help. And we as Christians feel a mandate to help. It is at the heart of Jesus’ commissioning: to preach the good news to the poor.
Fact source: https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-global-poverty
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There is so much “AID” flowing, and so many programs … but it’s not working.
So many of you have told me how aid dollars undermine your businesses and the local economy.
Because unfortunately, most interventions are not systemic, perpetuate dependency and lack respect for the innate capability of all humanity.
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“That’s why we take a different approach.”
“We mobilize long-term, hands on global relationships to form a powerful Christian network that uses business as the way to create flourishing economic environments in all parts of the world.”
What do we mean by flourishing economic environments for all?
It’s a place where families have the freedom to thrive, start a business or find employment, build a safe home, educate and feed their own children.
Our network of partners embodies marketplace ministry. We embody a belief that Christian businesspeople foster these flourishing environments where all may express their God-given gifts and all may live abundantly in spirit as well as body and mind.
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And we mobilize relationships in a truly unique model.
Our model is a Partnership. We meet in the Cross.
We join together Local Community Institutions, Business Affiliates and the Partners Worldwide staff.
Our model is a Partnership – a partnership with three parts:
Local Community Institutions, Business Affiliates and Partners Worldwide staff.
We’ve learned over the years, through trial and error, that it takes a combination of these three groups coming together and working together over time to make a sustainable impact.
There’s an African Proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. “ This is the foundation of our work.
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The first element of the model is the Local Community institution.
Read the slide:
“A Local Community Institution is a locally owned and led, independent organization that is working to end poverty through business by catalyzing entrepreneurs and job creators in their community”.
This can be a community development organization, an association, a business consortium or co-op, a credit union, a church. (give examples and use terminology relevant to your audience/location.
Stable institutions are needed in communities. It’s the infrastructure that developed economies take for granted.
Without this local ownership and building of institutions, even the most well meaning interventions fail.
Pictured here is part of the team at Talanta Finance in the city of Gulu, in northern Uganda. Ten years ago, its founder, Timothy Jokenne came to his first Partners Worldwide conference here in Grand Rapids. He returned to Uganda inspired and invigorated to address poverty in his once beautiful country. After more than 20 years of brutal civil war, much of northern Uganda was ravaged with killing, leaving communities terrorized and uprooted, forced to live in camps of refuge, resigned to eating donated food, and trusting the Uganda army to protect them from the rebels.
Timothy boldly stepped in and launched Talanta, developing your talents for business, as the solution. Today the future has never been brighter in northern Uganda! Over 3500 entrepreneurs are growing their businesses and rebuilding their communities. Medical facilities have been built, a community health outreach established. Schools are rebuilt with 100% of the children attending, families are growing their own food, and agriculture value networks are being established for exporting surplus, and a dairy industry is emerging. And people sing praises to God for hearing their cries!
Here in India, the Local Community Institution we work with is Business Seva.
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The second part of the model are our Business Affiliates
Read the slide:
“A business affiliate is a group of experienced businesspeople who deeply commit to assist a Local Community Institution. These individuals and groups help develop concrete plans, share expertise and provide financial support”.
These committed business volunteers are a key part of why our LCIs are becoming outstanding, permanent institutions in their countries.
Here’s Larry Haak, from Washington State, who shared his farming expertise with the Farmer to Farmer partnership in Nicaragua.
This partnership has been recognized as a national Pillar of Reconciliation by the government.
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The third part of our model is our staff.
“Our staff is at the heart of our network of partners. We identify new Local Community Institutions, orient new Business Affiliates, facilitate existing—or stabilize emerging—partnerships and grow our global Christian network.
Partners Worldwide staff is located all around the world and provide continuity in partnerships, connecting partnerships together and plugging them into our global network. They allow individual partners to focus on their specific business and community, and align resources to insure stability.
Pictured here is Bob Vryhof, Regional Facilitator for Latin America.
Here in India, Michael Brian leads our efforts.
Our job is: Motivating, encouraging and showing what CAN happen.
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These three way partnerships work on four continents and in 25 countries
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The partnership comes together for four strategic activities – forming our comprehensive approach.
We create partnerships with local community institutions to provide Training, Mentoring, Access to Capital , removing obstacles, building up permanent local capacity designed to catalyze entrepreneurs and job creators and celebrate business as a calling to do God’s work.
This is Ralph Edmund, one of our founding partners in Haiti.
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TRAINING
Read the slide:
“We’ve developed a business curriculum to train new entrepreneurs and to strengthen small and medium business owners”
This training was completed with 4700 individuals last year.
This world class curriculum is now being translated in 7 other languages.
Here is Marisol who works at a leading bank in Ecuador, conducting an accounting class in Spanish at Quenca Partners.
Besides offering essential business training, we take this opportunity to proclaim our belief system about Christian marketplace ministry and to celebrate business as a calling to do God’s work.
Feel free to give examples of what training looks like in your country/region.
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MENTORING
Read the slide:
“Those who have gone through the school of hard knocks mentor others with a listening ear, encouragement and the voice of experience.
Almost 700 volunteer mentors are working with LCIs and small businesses in all parts of the world. And the great news is that while mentors used to be primarily from the US, now the majority are coming from within the countries or regions they’re serving. This is Cesar, also from Cuenca Partners, working with clients hands-on.
Feel free to give a specific example of a mentor (international or local) from your country/region.
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Read the slide:
“We help communities advocate for themselves, removing barriers to fair and flourishing business environments”.
For example, 80% of the extreme poor in Central America are landless. Here’s a woman in Honduras proudly displaying the title to her home.
Because she now has legal title to her land – probably for the first time in generations –she has a peaceful, joyful smile.
Another example of advocacy was our lobbying the US government to lift tariffs on Kenyan textiles entering into the US, resulting in 100s of 1000’s of job in Kenya.
You could give other relevant advocacy stories from your region or related to your audience.
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Our 4th strategic activity is ACCESS TO CAPITAL.
Read the slide:
“We raise capital so Local Community Institutions can fund the dreams of individual entrepreneurs, and small and medium sized businesses. “
The loans are made and repaid locally, not from afar, which is a key to successful accountability and high repayment rates.
We’ve loaned over $11 Million dollars through our local partners this past year.
Here is Michael Kingara from Nairobi Kenya. He’s always happy, but here’s he’s smiling because he now has 32 employees, after using the capital he received to expand his packaging business.
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When it all comes together …
In places where we have brought all three parts of the partnership together and provided training, mentoring, access to capital and advocacy we see ethical Christian businesspeople leading their entire community to flourish.
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Let me tell you just one story of a place where it’s all coming together ….
Hondurans suffer from the world’s highest murder rate. The reason is gangs -- and the terror and violence that comes with gangs.
Parents so fear for their children’s lives that many send them on a perilous journey to the US border seeking asylum.
An exception to this gruesome reality is the town of Nueva Suyapa, in the hills outside the capital city of Tegucigalpa.
In 2005 Nueva Suyapa had three-times the national average murder rate. Since then, that rate has decreased by one-third, but the national rate has doubled.
What has happened in Nueva Suyapa since 2005?
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In the midst of hardship, (MCM) Stewardship of Christian Ministries, our partner in Nueva Suyapa, models the way to a safe, flourishing community.
For over 20 years, MCM provided community services such as a school and a health clinic.
But in 1999, after Hurricane Mitch, the economy was devastated, People struggled to re-build or start up businesses.
MCM knew they needed to help.
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So they reached out to Partners Worldwide --- and fully embraced our comprehensive model of training, mentoring, access to capital and advocacy.
MCM has since helped thousands of businesspeople start up and grow business.
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A Partners Worldwide Business Affiliate has been faithfully working with them for 9 years.
On the left of this photo are: 2 members of this business affiliate members – Ken Van Zee and Don DeWaard – the middle two men are a business owner they mentor – Jose Acosta (in blue shirt) and one of his employees.
One the far right are two MCM staff - Yonatan Venegas and Yoni Arias
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Our local staff person – Debbie – is integral to supporting the partnership and helping it grow. Here she is on the far right, working with the BA and LCI leaders in a strategic planning session.
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Mama Alba is one of the business members of MCM.
Since she was six years old, Mama Alba sold tortillas by the roadside. After she married, her husband worked as a security guard.
But they had a big dream to start their own tortilla business. They now employ four others in addition to their own four children.
They make 10,000 tortillas a day. It’s the traditional maize tortilla- You see a stack of those tortillas in this picture.
Their next dream is to package the tortillas and sell them under their own brand. They have the name and the label designed.
They have a plot of land next door to expand.
Currently, MCM serves hundreds of other business members like Mama Alba.
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Here are some key metrics of our whole global network for the fiscal year just ended
Read each line
These numbers represent thousands of stories of businesses starting, surviving and eventually flourishing -- Stories of hundreds of thousands of people now working and earning a living wage and supporting their families -- Stories of communities building their own schools, their own churches, their own health clinics. Stories of people in community caring for one another.
THIS IS WHAT THE ABUNDANT LIFE IS. Jesus wasn’t just talking about spiritual and physical condition of individuals, his vision was a much greater one, about seeing communities and nations flourish, until that day when all will be ushered before the King Jesus.
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So where do we go from here:
We’re pleased that we’ve been able to achieve some results.
But we don’t want to stand still.
The need is too great.
WE asked ourselves: is our vision big enough to respond to the voices of the poor all over the world.
Setting our sights on the year 2020, we convened our global network for a time of prayerful reflection about how to increase our efforts.
We dream of a Christian Jubilee: a day when all humanity is reconciled in the Spirit of Christ Jesus.
And it is a whopper of a vision.
Vision 2020: the vision is a dream. It’s a dream of Jubilee.
Just as in Old Testament times,
the Jubilee year was the year in which all differences, all injustices were reconciled to the Lord.
So how will we get there … how will we work toward the Jubilee Year.
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We’ve identified four Strategic Directions to guide our plans and actions.
Global by Design: We strive for unity to be reflected in all aspects of our global network of partners. In thought, word, and deed move further away from the “us to them” mentality through our structure, brand--, board--, staff-- and funding model. We are linked, not ranked, celebrating and spreading innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the system.This means building up our resources in regional hubs, empowering each one to be a catalyst for growth, raising capital both human and financial in each country, in each region. It means tapping into the resources present in each region. And It means a global Board and management team. Global by Design means being global INTENTIONALLY, NOT ACCIDENTALLY.
Expand Partnership Models and Geographies
We will continue to broaden the types and locations of our network of partners,
join with corporations and like-minded organizational allies for greater impact, expand geographically to all parts of the world,
pursue in-country and cross region growth,
be the catalyst for local expansion with the support and encouragement of the WHOLE global network
We’ve already started engaging new types of partners.
For example, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras where I was several weeks ago, we’ve partnered with the University’s School of Business. As new graduates enter the workforce, they can start out as young mentors rather than wait until the end of their careers.
Another example is a new partnership we are forming with Land of Lakes: the huge dairy company here in the U.S.
We’re aligning with them in our global agriculture value network.
And our global partnership team has identified strategically the next countries we should enter. I think they’ve identified 24 countries. We’re implementing: We just signed our first partnership agreement in Taiwan. We just hired our first country manager in Guatemala
Lead Positive Community Impact Successful entrepreneurs, small businesses and community institutions are a stabilizing force in their communities. Our partners lead and work toward transforming their ENTIRE community into flourishing economic environment for all: Employing others, encouraging new start-ups, joining together to develop institutions for stable, fair and joyful societies. Of course our focus is on helping entrepreneurs and small businesspeople start and grow businesses to create jobs. Once that happens these business leaders, these servant leaders, employees and stable families can then stabilize their entire communities: building churches, schools, medical clinics, outreaches to orphans and widows and the aged. The point is, the businesspeople in our network lead their communities to insure a flourishing environment for ALL.
Advocate Intentionally. Some community problems can only be alleviated when people join their will and influence together. Our network of partners works to remove obstacles to fair and flourishing communities for all. We are intentional catalysts, forging alliances to build strong economic and social infrastructure, advance fair trade policies, calm local unrest, restore property rights, address poor governance. We’ve actually BEEN doing this since our beginning. Kenya is a great example. 15 years ago, some of our North American business affiliates lobbied to lift US tariffs on good coming from Kenya. They succeeded and the goods began to flow, rectifying a huge trade imbalance. The impact of this one act on the economy of Kenya cannot be overemphasized. This is what leads us to raise advocacy to a strategic choice. We need to do more of it.
Another example is the work we’re doing with a partner in Honduras AJS, Association for a Just Society. We’ve joined AJS’s work on reliable land titling. We’ve organized a new kind of Business Affiliate: a group of attorney’s from Michigan and Wisconsin who are working with the property department of the President’s office. The first three attorneys are reaching out to other attorneys and the American Bar Association to build a secure system of land titling.
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Read the slide.
This is an opportunity to talk about a specific geography, if appropriate.
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All of this takes funds.
Not funds alone.
But funds are crucial.
(If this is a fund raising presentation, the presenter can stop and outline specific financial needs and opportunities)
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We are grateful for those who simply pray for those who are out in the hot sun doing this work.
We cannot overemphasize how critical this support is, and we ask each and every one of you to join in this prayer ministry.
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We all have been given different gifts within the body of Christ.
Our business affiliates fill a critical role with their time and business skills. Can you consider investing YOUR time and skills in the role of long term committed partner?
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Qualified Local Community Institutions are needed to expand the network, to form the community infrastructure to support budding entrepreneurs and small businesses.
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Doug, this is where you’ll pose the question about heaven and hell: what if Jesus can’t return until we build the kingdom on earth.
Go to the next slide and read the scripture.
Ask each person to think and then write what part of building the kingdom is their job:
What does the kingdom look like.
Give 2-3 minutes.
Then we’ll facilitate people sharing from the floor.
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He commissioned US to do the same thing.
This is the task he left us: the end of poverty on earth, replaced with His will, reign and shalom.
This is our work ----
To do as He did -- love and serve the poor.
And it is a whopper of a vision.
Vision 2020: the vision is a dream. It’s a dream of Jubilee.
Just as in Old Testament times,
the Jubilee year was the year in which all differences, all injustices were reconciled to the Lord.
So how will we get there … how will we work toward the Jubilee Year.
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This vision of heaven on earth, of Jubilee in which all are reconciled to God through Christ.
In our lives it begins as we express our God-given calling and talent in business.
We are Businesspeople Faithfully Pursuing a World Without Poverty
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