IMPACT 365
Fostering whole system self-reliance
The Global Summit impact doesn't stop when participants go home. In delivering two universal action frameworks to enable collaboration amongst its diverse participants, and a sustainable funding system promoting best practices in Asset-Based Community-Driven Development, The Global Summit is a catalyst for collaborative impact 365 days a year.
The first framework is a project development road-map called "7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS)" - empowering communities to use their local assets to meet local needs.
Second, is a multi-sector participatory framework & network called "Partners in Empowerment (PIE)".
By linking diverse PIE Sectors in the 7SS projects, local organizers can more fully access the vast array of skills, services and other resources that their grass-roots communities need.
Synergy Fund: Leveraged Philanthropy
By advancing a common language for collaboration--which enables diverse social and economic sectors to participate more fully in locally-led initiatives--thus leveraging donor resources AND local assets--the "Synergy Fund" promotes best practices in sustainable development, reduces duplication and increases collective impact.
How it works:
To support the development of a global community of practice in 7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS), registrants of The Global Summit along with trainees in related on and offline courses will be eligible for Synergy Grants.
Forming a synergistic philanthropic partnership, in the same way standards are being adopted for evaluation tools or that common grant applications are used, donors who share the principals of transparency, measurable results and proven best practices in Asset-Based Community Development are invited to co-create and support "Synergy" criteria.
The Global Summit 2012 will host discussions around this & other leveraged philanthropy strategies.
To learn more about how you can work with TGS and EW to create positive, sustainable change in your community or on a global scale, contact The Global Summit™ today. Co-create the change you want to see in the world.
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