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 2010 offered delegates the most diverse set of outcomes opportunities yet, designed to provide resources aligned with the project’s stage (idea, planning, implementation).
GES 2011 Outcomes
Consultants for the Greater Good
Based in Chicago, CGG works primarily with small and midsize nonprofit organizations that are seeking to retain, establish, or expand new services that serve the greater good. CGG provides management, strategy, funding, and market research consulting services of the highest quality. CGG prides itself on developing unique methods to meet the needs of their nonprofit clients. They understand that no two organizations are alike, and so can cater their services to each specific problem. CGG will provide a pro bono consultation to one selected GES delegate that will occur within 10 weeks of the Summit’s end.
Fast Forward Fund (FFF) aims to rewrite the rules of the giving game, helping young people invest in each other to change the world. FFF transforms young adults into philanthropic social investors through Next Gen and Inter-Generational programs that mobilize and leverage private resources, leadership, and passion for global social impact. A youth-focused, not-for-profit social venture, Fast Forward is a pioneer in philanthropic innovation and a catalyst shaping the ecosystem for Next Gen philanthropy. The GES Outcomes team will be a leading pipeline for projects to be considered by FFF. This year, the Outcomes team will nominate a few social entrepreneurial implementation stage projects in hopes that they can benefit from this peer-to-peer philanthropic investment venture
GlobalGiving is an online fundraising platform that enables individuals and companies to find and support high-impact, grassroots social and economic development projects around the world. GES and GlobalGiving will be teaming up again this year to provide delegates the opportunity to compete in the Fifth Annual Project Challenge. For 3 weeks, from May 10-31, participants compete to raise the most money from the largest amount of donors to win monetary incentives. The top three fund raisers, with at least $4000 from 50 unique donors, will receive a permanent spot on the GlobalGiving website. Additional prizes will be awarded to the two participants with the most Facebook shares, advertising the Project Challenge, and to the participant with the most unique donors during the Challenge. The GES staff will also vote for one delegate to receive a permanent spot on the GlobalGiving website, along with $500 prize money.
Innovideo (http://innovideo.tv) is a curated gallery of videos about innovative ideas for social change. Innovideo believes in the power of videos to accelerate innovation within crowds. Every weekday Innovideo delivers the best social change content the interwebs have to offer to a growing audience that includes Chris Anderson of TED Talks and people from over 55 countries across the world. Apply to this outcome for the chance to have your video featured in the gallery and pushed to this audience. Innovideo will feature 1 to 3 submitted videos in their gallery. Visit http://innovideo.tv/GESoutcome for best practices, examples, and more information.
Mission Measurement, a social impact-consulting firm based in Chicago, works with corporations, nonprofit, and government organizations to assess and improve social initiatives, providing expertise in outcomes measurement, strategy consulting and data analysis. They will offer selected delegates a session via webinar for additional guidance on planning and implementation of metrics. The Outcomes team will select 5-6 projects to participate in this outcome, and the winners will need to have started implementing their project metrics by July 2011.
The OpenShutter Project works to represent the mission of the Global Engagement Summit through art. It strives to move beyond simplistic narratives of people, problems, and places by creating immersive media environments based on the principles of responsible media creation. By increasing awareness of the world around us and transcending barriers of language, Open Shutter hopes to inspire positive social change. This year, OpenShutter will donate proceeds from the sale of its images to sponsor one delegate’s project. In addition, updates and photos of the selected project will be featured on the OpenShutter Blog on the GES website throughout the coming year. Both International and American delegates are encouraged to apply, especially those whose projects engage the arts or socially conscious media. The OpenShutter committee will select one outstanding winner for this outcome.
Pivot is a volunteer organization of business professionals who offer pro-bono consulting to non-profits. Pivot will offer one year of in-depth consulting services for two implementation-stage projects. Pivot consultants will select four to five delegates for interviews during the Summit itself. The winning projects will be announced two weeks after the Summit, and Pivot will then work with the project owners to establish respective timelines for the year.
Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations
SCNO is a student group at Northwestern University that provides consultation to non-profit groups and organizations. SCNO is dedicated to providing clients with meaningful strategic consulting services to achieve significant results in the community. As an outcome for delegates, SCNO will provide individualized consultation for 2-4 projects in two web-based seminars.
