startingbloc overview deck
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Fellows dancing to save the world at the 2008 London Institute
Mitchell Wade educating at the 2010 New York Institute
Fellows Ryan Richards (LON ʼ08), Tammy Wang (LON ʻ07) & Jeraul Mackey (NY ʻ06)
The 2010 New York class of Fellows
The StartingBloc Fellowship
Vinay Nagaraju (LON ʻ08) with Mohammed Yunus
Howard Buffet educating at the 2010 New York Institute
Jonathan Greenblatt educating at the 2010 New York Institute Presentation from the 2008 London Institute
WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC?
Since 2005, StartingBloc has helped social innovators by giving them the skills and the tools they need to address the most
pressing global challenges of our time.
Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving social impact. Our community currently consists of 1800 Fellows representing over 55 countries and more than 221 universities.
The 2010 Boston class of StartingBloc Fellows
WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC?
Multi-sector Experience: Top Firms / 60% Entrepreneurs
Global Trailblazers aged 18 - 30
Proven leaders with strong academic credentials
Diverse: 65% minorities / 55% women / Speak 53 languages / From over 50 countries
Focused on action, change and market-driven
approaches to solving social issues
THE STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
o Education :: Fellows learn from leading industry practitioners and professors about the latest in corporate responsibility, social entrepreneurship, cross-sector partnerships and sustainability.
o Training :: Fellows build hard skills through workshops and a case competition.
o Networks :: Fellows create lasting relationships with leading social innovators through team projects and networking opportunities.
THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
The Fellowship begins with the Institute for Social Innovation, a transformative five-day experience that
educates, inspires, and connects social innovators.
The 2010 New York Fellows taking part in a Transformative Action exercise
Institute for Social
Innovation
Survey of Social
Innovation
Corporate Partners
Graduate Schools
StartingBloc Community
110 Social Innovators
Social Innovation
Competition
Training on Harder Skills
15 Inspiring Experts
Andrew Zolli educating at the 2010 New York Institute Fellows working on the SIC case challenge at the 2010 Boston Institute
Jonathan Evans (NY ʻ10) presenting at the SIC Jeff Chapin educating at the 2010 Boston Institute
THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Cynthia Koenig (LON ʼ08), Founder, Wello Water Wheel © Josh Dick Photography www.joshdickphoto.com
Mike Del Ponte (NY ʻ08), Founder, Sparkseed © Sharlene Yang / Catalyst - www.sharleneyang.com
Jesse Gossett (NY ʼ08) & Jayson Uppal (BOS ʻ09), Co-Founders, Emergent Energy Group © Bloomberg Businessweek
Tammy Wang (LON ʼ07) © Robert Wu
Shabnam Aggarwal (NY ʼ09), Founder, t | e a | c h © ThinkChange India www.thinkchangeindia.org
Maria Springer (BOS ʼ10), Founder, Kito International © Maria Springer / www.trueslant.com
POST-INSTITUTE
Fellows return to their communities with the tools they need to affect systemic change. Our Fellows start ventures, initiate
projects within their companies and establish new ways to build cross sector partnerships and create massive systems change.
StartingBloc NFP 349 Fifth Avenue, Suite 402 New York, NY 10016 [email protected] tw :: @startingbloc
The 2010 New York Fellows taking part in a Transformative Action exercise
For more information on the StartingBloc Fellowship and the Institutes for Social
Innovation, please visit:
www.startingbloc.org
Thank you!