GES is more than a conference. It offers opportunities for personal and project development before, during, and after the Summit.
The GES Experience
Comprehensive Post-Summit Support
GES 2009 Outcomes
GES 2009 offered delegates the most diverse set of outcomes opportunities yet, designed to provide resources aligned with the project’s stage (idea, planning, implementation).
GlobalGiving Project Challenge
GlobalGiving enables individuals and companies to find and support high-impact, grassroots social and economic development projects around the world. GES and GlobalGiving held the Third Annual Project Challenge competition for implementation-stage projects. For 3 weeks projects competed to raise the most money on the website, and the highest fundraisers and those with the furthest reach earned a permanent spot on GlobalGiving.com. Sixteen GES 2009 delegates and alumni raised over $59,000, and the top three fundraisers were awarded a total of $5000 in bonus money.
Fast Forward Fund
Fast Forward Fund is a youth driven, social venture fund, directing philanthropic capital to youth-led initiatives for global change. Through peer-to-peer investments, FFF offers an innovative vehicle and catalyst for youth giving and a targeted source of capital for young social entrepreneurs. GES nominated three projects to be considered by FFF. Caitlin Cohen’s (GES 2006) Mali Health Organizing Project (LINK) was recently selected to be included in the FFF investment portfolio.
BeExtraordinary.org
BeExtraordinary.org enables individuals and groups to raise money for their projects. BeExtraordinary will host idea and planning stage projects on their website for easy online fundraising. Lucy Richards’ (GES 2009) Trek to Reorganize America raised over $1300 through the site.
Pivot Non-Profit Consulting
Pivot NonProfit Consulting is a volunteer-run organization that provides pro-bono consulting services to non-profits. Pivot offered in-depth project consultation for Christina Tang’s (GES 2009) sustainable water project in India.
Mission Measurement Webinar
Mission Measurement, based in Chicago, provides expertise in outcomes measurement, strategy consulting and data analysis to help their clients measure and report their performance. Mission Measurement offered a follow-up session after the summit for additional guidance on planning and implementation of metrics for three GES 2009 delegates.
All Day Buffet: The Feast
All Day Buffet is an incubator for social innovation, by connecting, developing, and launching purpose-driven ventures. They will be hosting “The Feast,” a social innovation conference in October 2009, gathering the world’s leading creative mavericks, entrepreneurs, revolutionaries, radicals, and innovators together to inspire action to change the world. Eight GES 2009 staff and delegates were awarded tickets to this exclusive event.
