sama group q1 impact call
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May 27, 2014Sama Group Quarterly Impact Call
Leila Toplic, Vice President of Marketing Communications & Partnerships (Moderator)
Leila Janah, Founder & CEO, Sama Group
Tony MacDonald, Chief Financial Officer, Sama Group
Tess Posner, Managing Director, Samaschool
Shivani Garg Patel, Co-founder, Samahope
To ask a question: Twitter @SamaGroup #SamaQ1ImpactEmail [email protected]
Introduction
Leila Janah - Founder and CEO, Sama Group
Sama Group
Mission: Samasource is a non-profit business that connects marginalized women and youth to dignified work via the Internet. We move people out of poverty by providing work that pays a sustainable, living wage in places with high rates of unemployment.
Cumulative Q1: 6,527 workers
Established: 2008
Mission: Samaschool provides low-income people with the skills required to obtain online work. Through the Samaschool model, people achieve access to a new source of income and pathway out of poverty.
Cumulative Q1: 424 students
Established: 2013
Mission: Samahope funds the work of local doctors providing critical medical care for women and children in need by creating a transparent, trusted technology platform for direct giving in global health.
Cumulative Q1: 1,975 patients
Established: 2012
Tony MacDonald - Chief Financial Officer, Sama GroupSamasource
Highlights:● Long term outcomes continue to
improve: data shows 3.7x earnings improvement 3 years after Samasource.
● Average tenure has increased dramatically from 4 months in Q1 2014 to over 12 months in Q1
Challenges: ● Consequence of slight sequential
decline in revenue and volumes over last 5 months combined with increased tenure has resulted in fewer new workers hired to plan
Next steps:● Return to volume growth to bring
up active workforce but stability in the workflow will continue to drive up tenure; we expect this will result in greater long-term impact
Q1 Goals:● 397 New Workers● 917 Active Workers● 85+% Positive Post Outcomes● $1.65m in Revenue
Q1 Results:● 130 New Workers● 635 Active Workers● 86% Positive Post Outcomes* ● $1.1m in Revenue
*Measured annually, last measured in 2013
Impact definition:We believe that by providing formal work and fair pay, we empower individuals to lift themselves out of poverty. Our primary indicators of impact are changes in income, skills attainment, household spend, and outlook. We also track post-Samasource outcomes into continued formal work or investments in education.
Impact methodology:Our system of impact measurement is designed to help us understand our multidimensional impact and it includes mixed methods of evaluation - combining longitudinal surveys, assessments, interviews, and in-field measurements.
Tess Posner - Managing Director, Samaschool
Samaschool
Highlights:● Expansion to new sites in US and
Kenya, new online courses● Wage increases: USA graduates
see 27% increase in starting wages
Challenges:● Lower post-employment
numbers for USA than plan; testing curriculum improvements
● Online learning platform pivot delayed growth
Next steps:● Scale: Samabus campaign launch
to grow student enrollment● Strategy: Building growth plan
and refining theory of change before plan implementation
● Sustainability: Testing earned revenue models
Q1 Goals:USA:
● 400 Students trained online + in person
● 65% Employment post-program● 80% Program retention
Kenya:● 200 Students trained ● 50% Employment post-program● 65% Program retention
Q1 Results:USA
● 129 Students enrolled● 32% Employment post-program● 71% Program retention
Kenya:● 73 Students trained● 56% Employment post-program● 75% Program retention
Impact definition:We believe that by providing training in digital skills and online work competencies, we enable the under-and unemployed to use the Internet to advance professionally and support themselves and their families. Our primary indicators of impact are training completion, digital and professional skills attainment, employment outcomes, and income earned.
Impact methodology:Our system of impact measurement is designed to help us understand our multidimensional impact and it includes mixed methods of evaluation - combining longitudinal surveys, assessments, and interviews.
Shivani Garg Patel - Co-founder, Samahope
Samahope
Highlights:● 8x+ growth y/y in funded patients● Expansion in India● Growing investments in critical
training, infrastructure ● Global Surgery advocacy● Launch of Samabus and 10K lives
campaign ● Rapid response fundraising for
Nepal Earthquake
Challenges:● Focus on crowdfunding alone
limits speed of growth
Next steps:● Training and infrastructure
investments multiply impact ● Pursue key areas for growth ● Develop next-level impact plan
Q1 Goals:● Treatments funded for 1,500
patients ● 2-3 medical partners
onboarded● 1-2 funding and academic
partners recruited● Expand focus on training and
infrastructure
Q1 Results:● Treatments funded for 1,975
patients (4,500+ YTD)● 2 medical partners onboarded,
30+ vetted● 2 partnerships: Columbia
Earth Institute and Virgin● 5+ major training and
infrastructure projects in-progress
Impact definition:We believe that by expanding the capacity of local medical partners with resources, training and infrastructure support, we increase access to critical care for the poorest of the poor. We focus on maternal and child health and gaps in safe surgery.
Our primary indicators of impact are number of patients treated, healthcare workers trained, infrastructure built. Evolving indicators include presence of an attendant at birth, postnatal care and ultimately a reduction in maternal and child mortality.
Impact methodology:Our system of impact measurement is designed to help us understand our multidimensional impact and it includes mixed methods of evaluation - combining patient records, doctor reports, doctor and medical partner interviews, and site visits.
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