Rookie Camp 2011

1. Rookie Camp 2011

2. Agenda 10 – Introduction 10.15 – Projects 12.15 – Money 12.45 – People 13.45 – Support, advice, training 16.00 – Close

3. What is SIFE? • Global not for profit organisation • Founded in 1975 • Create economic opportunity for others while discovering their own potential “Give me a fish & I will eat for a day Teach me to fish & I will eat for a lifetime”

4. What is SIFE? Largest on-campus student organisation in the world Over 40 countries Over 1,500universities Over 42,000 students

5. Aston University BPP Cardiff University City university Durham University Imperial College London Kings College London Lancaster University Loughborough University London School of Economics Newcastle University Nottingham Trent University Queens University, Belfast Queen Mary, UOL Regents College, London Royal Holloway, UOL What is SIFE? SOAS Swansea University University of Bath University of Bedford shire University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University College London University of Essex University of Glasgow University of Leeds University of Leicester University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Nottingham University of Oxford University of Plymouth University of Reading University of Salford University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of Strathclyde University of Surrey University of Sussex University of Warwick Rookie teams: Oxford Brookes University Solent University, Southampton University of Bristol University of Exeter University of the West of England

6. How does SIFE work? 1. Students form a SIFE team 2. Team builds a support network 3. Implement Projects! 4. Compete at the National competition 5. Global competition

7. 1. Students form a team

8. 2. Business and University Advisory board

9. 3. Implement a SIFE Project • Five basic elements of a SIFE project: • Identifying a need • Teaching/Knowledge Transfer of business skills • Empowerment • Measurable & sustainable impact • Triple bottom line – social, environmental, economic factors

10. Bath – Market Masters • Need: lack of enterprise skills • Set up a chutney making business with kids • Kids learnt how an enterprise works

11. Cambridge – Winter Willow • Finding a niche • Taught them how to secure funding: £125,000 • 2 jobs created • Business is entirely self sufficient

12. Nottingham - Social Enterprise Consultancy

13. Born in Manilla, Kings College London

14. 4. National Competition

15. 5. World Cup

16. SIFE UK Jim Ineson – Executive Director Emma Millard – National Programme Director Tom Saunders – (Outgoing) Southern Programme Director Nadia Weigh – (Incoming) Southern Programme Manager Ishita Ranjan – (Incoming) Midlands Programme Manager Jo Blundy – Operations Director Mark Corbett – Corporate Relations Director Kate Beresford – University Advisor Co-ordinator

17. SIFE UK • Support • Training • Network • Competition

18. Why have students get involved in the past?

19. Rookie Camp

20. Aim of your SIFE team To become a sustainable organisation

21. Survival team vs. Legacy team

22. SIFE Project

23. SIFE Project Money People Support

24. SIFE committee/support team Money People Support SIFE Project SIFE Project SIFE Project

25. Creating successful SIFE projects

27. Project plan 1. What need are you trying to address? 2. How are you going to address this need?

28. 1. What need are you trying to address? What need are you trying to address? (people in need) Council University contacts Partners Networking!

29. 1. What need are you trying to address? Most importantly… Are you passionate about doing this?

30. 1. What need are you trying to address? The root cause of the problem?

31. 2. How will you address this need? Your team Your strengths Where can you add value

32. 2. How will you address this need? How are you going to address this need? Your solution

33. 2. How will you address this need? Can you link your strengths to the route cause?

34. 2. How will you address this need? Your solution - Empowerment

35. Empowerment Knowledge: what to do and why. E.g. supply and demand + Skills: how to do. E.g. Set prices + Motivation: wanting to. E.g. Realising that there is a need to reduce costs and wanting to in order to increase profits =

37. Planning your project: 3 I’s Empowerment

38. 2. How will you address this need? Your solution Business and economic concept Entrepreneurial approach Triple bottom line

39. 2. How will you address this need? Your solution Measuring your success Quality of life Standard of living Key Performance Indicators

40. Your solution • Your Strengths – where you can add value • Empowering people in need • Business& economic concepts • Entrepreneurial approach • Considering relevant economic, social and environmental factors • Quality of life and standard of living

41. 2. How will you address this need? Further research Do some desk research And then some primary research: What are organisations already doing? What can you learn? Are there any potential partners?

42. 2. How will you address this need? GO AND TALK TO RELEVANT PEOPLE AND RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS

43. 2. How will you address this need? Building resources Money People Support

44. 2. How will you address this need? Presentation

45. Lunch