2013-2014END7 AT UT:

STUDENT REPORT

Hey End7 Students!

At End7 at UT, we’ve had the awesome privi lege of founding the fi rst organizat ion on our campus dedicated to rais ing awareness and funds to fi ght the spread of 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases. Our events have included general student meetings, hol iday-themed fundraisers, tabl ing, bake sales, and the l ike which are detai led below. What we’d real ly l ike to do now is improve on our outreach and communication to other End7 student- lead organizations around the nation! We bel ieve that brainstorming together can help al l of us achieve our individual goals in our communit ies as wel l as our unifying goal of el iminating these 7 NTDs by the year 2020! Below I ’ve provided a descript ion of each event we’ve hosted thus far, as wel l as l inks to our website which describe each fundraiser in greater detai l! We’d love for you to share with us your thoughts on what we’ve done, as wel l ideas that you have to engage students in your respective campuses! You can contact me personal ly through my email , jacobjordanxc@utexas.edu, or can email our organization at utexasend7@gmail .com. Feel free to Facebook message myself or End7 at UT!

Jacob JordanSocial Marketing and Communications Director | End7 at UT

www.end7ut.com

END7 STUDENTS

END7 AT UT DEVELOPMENTS

www.end7ut .com Our webs i te was created us ing a Highland Theme Wordpress account . Website informat ion inc ludes:

Home Page with a “news feed” of posts we create Link to Donation page Informational pages such as:

“What are NTDs?”, a general description of Neglected Tropical Diseases with cl ickable pictures of each NTD, taking you to a more detailed page on that specifi c NTD

“Take Action”, a description of how students and others can get involved in the fi ght on NTDs “End7 Making a Diff erence”, a reference page to catalog al l of our accomplishments and events

our org has had, as well as accomplishments of End7 global An Exec Board Page with our pictures to give a face to the names of those leading our group Mission Statement page

With access to Sabin Vaccine Institute 2012 Financial Report Social Media Links:

Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest YouTube

Other Media Links: www.end7.org Sabin Vaccine Institute Global Health Network End the Neglect Blog World Health Organization

Contact Info

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

http://end7ut.com/2013/10/05/austin-science-forum-refl ections-end7-at-ut/

On October 1, 2013, Dr.Peter Hotez, one of the founding members of End7, came to Austin to speak on “The Rise of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty in Developing Countries and the Southern United States”. We were incredibly excited to attend this! We raised awareness for it via social media and invited as many people as we could to come join us! Afterwards we had the opportunity to eat dinner with Dr.Hotez and discuss his future plans for the organization!

AUSTIN SCIENCE FORUM

On Giving Tuesday, the week after Black Friday, we hosted a wishing well event in which we invited students to write something they wished for on our l ife-size chalkboard End7 letters (homemade). While they were writing, we talked to them about our cause, and how for only $0.50 they could save a child’s l ives! We encouraged (but didn’t require) them to throw spare change and $1s in our wishing well, which was just a blow-up kitty pool. The event was largely successful as we raised $157 from spare change of students and raised awareness in countless others!

http://end7ut.com/2013/12/21/end7-at-ut-wishing-well-givingtuesday/

END7 AT UT WISHING WELL: #GIVINGTUESDAY

Every couple of weeks or so, we host tabling events where we stand outside near a heavily traffi cked part of campus with our End7 tri-fold, buttons, and fl yers set out. As students pass by we off er free buttons and fl yers and talk to them about our cause. We keep a sign-up sheet nearby for them to write their emails on if they are interested. This event doesn’t raise money but is a great way to spread awareness!

http://end7ut.com/2014/02/23/end7-at-ut-tabling/

END7 TABLING

On Wednesday, March 5 th 2014, we had our “Dirt for Dessert” Fundraiser. In this event we sold “dirt” cups, made of chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and gummy worms, by donation. We also had our End7 Chalkboard letters out, asking students to write down their tropical (or not so tropical) Spring Break plans. While they are writing/ eating we talk to them about our cause, where NTDs are most prevalent, how NTDs are contracted, and how students can get help! We raised $143 from this event

http://end7ut.com/2014/03/06/end7-at-ut-dirt-for-dessert-fundraiser/

DIRT FOR DESSERT FUNDRAISER

Shortly after Valentine’s Day this year, we hosted a “Love for NTDs” Event in which we again brought out our big END7 Chalkboard letters. This time we asked students to write something that they loved on our chalkboard. While they did this we spoke to them about what NTDs are, who they eff ect, and how they can help. We sold baked goods (cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc.) for $0.50 each as well as accepted donations. The big chalkboard letters really grabbed a lot of attention and was popular among students! We raised $133 in the few hours that we did this event.

http://end7ut.com/2014/02/19/end7-at-ut-love-for-ntds-event/

VALENTINE’S DAY: LOVE FOR NTDS FUNDRAISER:

Social Media is a major part of our awareness campaign. We try to have at least 1 post per day spreading awareness on global issues or our own upcoming fundraisers. Facebook is our most seen social media account; however, we also have an Instagram, Pinterest, and twitter. We use Facebook to spread awareness on events such as the Sevenly Campaign currently going on (www.sevenly.org/ut) , as well as other events.

https://www.facebook.com/END7atUT

SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS

Grant-writingBenefit ConcertsSell tickets to a Formal BallProfi t-shares with local businessesGiving away free, cheap “goodie” bags with small

informative flyers in themMore tabling, and social media awarenessBake sales

FUTURE IDEAS