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Rippleffect: Promoting Youth Development through learning adventures in living classrooms

Rippleffect: Promoting Youth Development through learning adventures in living classrooms. Common Good Ventures Springboard / /. The Question:. How does Rippleffect broaden adult and business services without diluting its branding focus on youth?. Mission.

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Rippleffect: Promoting Youth Development through learning adventures in living classrooms

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  1. Rippleffect:Promoting Youth Development through learning adventures in living classrooms Common Good Ventures Springboard / /

  2. The Question: How does Rippleffect broaden adult and business services without diluting its branding focus on youth?

  3. Mission Rippleffect seeks to support the healthy development of youth and communities through active learning in living classrooms. Map of Casco Bay

  4. Programs: Clients Served • Youth Open Enrollment • Youth Leadership Programs • School Partnerships • Organizational Partnerships • Adult Leadership Programs • Adult social Events • Customized Events

  5. History: Commitment to our Community • Incorporation 1998 – sustained by key funding from few donors and one large event • Purchase of Cow Island in 2004 – major capital campaign • Addition of Semi-Self Sufficient Infrastructure – major donor supported capital investment 2005 • Addition of adult programs (incongruous and not particularly successful • Departure of Founder 2009 • New Executive Director 2009(Awareness that all programming need to reflect the mission of the organization

  6. Financials A new approach is necessary: diversified program income stream In the past, a reliance on “the jackpot” – a couple of devoted funders and a couple of big events

  7. Our Opportunities: Serving Adults Makes Sense Underutilized Assets: • Staff • Island • Infrastructure • Relationships • Proximity to Portland • Limitations of youth and social services: • School Calendar • Funding

  8. Expansion and marketing of Programs – not breaking new ground • Current services: • Facilitation • Team building • Recreation • Special events

  9. What we need … • greater brand awareness • diversified funding stream • expanded board of directors • review of staff to reflect the changing needs of the organization

  10. What efforts of sustainability have not worked in the past? • Fundraising inconsistent with mission • Unreasonable expectations for special event fundraising • Lack of follow-through with donors and program development • Lack of discipline in exploring new program ideas

  11. Success A sustainable organization that fulfills its mission and ensures that primarily youth , secondarily adults can benefit from its robust program offerings.

  12. The Question: How does Rippleffect broaden adult and business services without diluting its branding focus on youth?

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