Annual report Draft Global Potential

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“It makes you really think about the kind of person you want to become”

“I felt very happy because they learned from our culture and we learned from them”

“Youth are the agents of change“

“This experience has finally opened my eyes and I recognize that nothing is impossible if you really work for it”

“Hard work is always rewarding”

Global Potential empowers youth across borders to turn challenges into opportunities.

We inspire action. We build change.

Our mission is to engage youth and communities around the world to energize each other through

education, international service learning, social entrepreneurship and cultural exchange.

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2014 GP Summer Exchange program to Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Senegal

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VISION & METHOD

IMPACT & OUTPUT

NOTES FROM ALUMNI

MEASURING SUCCESS

PROGRAM EXPANSION

PHASE 1: PREPARATION

PHASE 2: IMMERSION

PHASE 3: INTEGRATION

FINANCIALSLEADERSHIP

DONORS, PARTNERS & VOLUNTEERS

FINAL LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT

YES OUI CAN

IN MEMORY OF HIAWATHA RUTLAND

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V I S I O N

Global Potential’s vision is one where youth lead each other in a movement taking responsibility for the development of themselvesand their own communities.

With increased access to opportunities, resources, and mentoring, these youth become changemakers, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

Signature Program M E T H O DHow? Three steps. 18 months.

1.5 months immersed in a rural village in the DR, Haiti, Nicaragua, or Senegal and work with local youth to:

· learn from local youth and cultures· carry out internships· support community projects in health, environment, education, and media

Youth build lasting relationships and discover their own power as global leaders.

10.5 months of coaching to lead change in their own communities through:

· starting new social enterprises· mobilizing local community service · launching arts and media projects

Youth plan for their future and acquire college and career readiness.

6 months of weekly, interactive workshops developed together with the Teacher’s College of Columbia University with other youthabout:

· Global Awareness· Social Entrepreneurship· Leadership Development· Cultural exchange

Youth build curiosity, confidence and communication skills.

Preparation Phase 1

ImmersionPhase 2

IntegrationPhase 3

Annual report2013-2014

I M P A C T & O U T P U T

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1000+ GP youth

with 1850 hours of

individual follow-up

work from GP team

700 hours of

community

cleanups in 2014:

6200 hours of

community

cleanups since 2008

1781

participants

at 5 annual

conferences

in 2014; 21

conferences

since 2008.

2600 Trees Planted in 2014:

3576 hours spent on

working with farmers in the

field and planting trees.

2000 hours of

internships in 2014:

9500 since 2008.

1165 hours running

daycamps in 2014

creating increased

leadership and career

building skills.

105 Houses Protected

in 2014 from floods

and erosion thanks to

the youth constructing

containment walls.

1500 hours of

constructions

projects

in 2014.4350 hours of teaching in

2014:

17500 hours since 2008;

the youth focus on

teaching english and arts

classes & human rights/

HIV/cholera awareness

workshops.

Hours of Youth Volunteer Work

2008 6,146

2009 9,743

2010 14,663

2011 17,913

2012 20,063

2013 30,137

2014 32,785

M E A S U R I N G S U C C E S S

Our evaluation process incorporates questions, both quantitative and qualitative, that measure the success of the program, as well as each individual’s performance, growth, and satisfaction with the experience.

100% of youth felt the cultural exchange increased their chances to succeed in their education and careers.

80% of participants agreed that GP inspired them to get more involved in their communites.

96% of participants agreed that the cultural exhcange helped them realise that youth are part of the solution, not the problem.95%

of youth agreed that the conference increased their interest in and commitment to pursuing their educations.

86%of GP youth go into higher education.

Compared with an average 65%in New York, Boston, and Paris.100% GRADUATION RATE

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P R O G R A M E X P A N S I O N

Direct Participants & International Travelers

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

200

400

600

800

Total Direct Participants

Year International Travelers

Number of partner countries

2008/09 11 12009/10 42 22010/11 54 32011/12 74 32012/13 46 32013/14 46 4

Numbers of direct participants and internationaltravelers have increased over the years from only28 participants in 2008 to 745 this last year,dropping slightly in 2012/13 to allow for hiringpaid staff for the first time.

L E A D E R S H I PManagement Team

Frank Cohn

Executive Director and Founder of Global Potential, Frank holds his MSW from Columbia University, and has done leadership work with youth and commu-nity groups in over 100 rural villages and urban neighborhoods in 20 countries in Latin America and Asia. His previous work includes Field Director for an NGO in Central America and with the UN in Social Policy and Development. He is a graduate lecturer at Fordham, Rutgers and Columbia Univer-sities, and an undergraduate lecturer at City College of NY. Frank has 14 years of experience in manage-ment and program development /evaluation, and serves as a consultant for several non-profit organi-zations. He speaks and conducts trainings in French, Spanish, English, Chinese, and Haitian Creole.

Executive Director, FounderSarah Gogel

Sarah, international human rights lawyer and social worker, is founding Managing Director of Global Potential. Originally from Paris, France, Sarah has spent 14 years working in the fields of international development, human rights advocacy and cultural exchange, mainly in France, the U.S.A., Nicaragua, Israel, and India. Sarah earned her J.D. from Northeastern Uni-versity of Boston, and a Masters of Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Sarah has worked for human rights organizations such as the UNHCR and the International Fed-eration for Human Rights.

Managing Director, Founder, GP France Executive Director

Peter Maugeri

Peter holds his MSW from Fordham University and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Fordham, Rutgers, and New York Universities. He has 13 years of non-profit experience in environmental sustainability, home-lessness, substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, health & wellness and 5 years of managerial experience with designing, running, and evaluating community service, media, and youth development programs.

GP U.S. Interim Executive Director and CofounderAdela George

Adela George holds a BA in Italian language and Civilization from Hunter College. She is currently working as a Computer Language Technician at Borough of Manhattan Commu-nity College (BMCC).

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Sarah GogelManaging Director, Founder

Laïla NassimVice President 2After several years working in national education, Laila is currently creating her own youth organization to prevent disengagement from school and to build professional channels.

Patricia CespedesVice President 3A licensed lawyer in Bolivia with a specialty in Human Rights, Patricia is currently working on a Doctoral thesis in the domain ofinternational and European law with an an analysis between Europe and Latin America at the Sorbonne.

Joseph MachiahTreasurerGeneral Entrepreneur, management trainer, and consultant in human capital development, organization, and finance, Joseph holds 25 years of operational experience in addition to an MBA from INSEAD obtained in 1990.

Samuel ReslingerAssociate TreasurerGeneral engineer and MBA grad-uate, Samuel has assisted major companies in the restructuring their procedures and their information systems, as well as in the resolution of internal conflicts.

Naina BajekalSecretaryCurrently a student in English and French Literature at Oxford University, Naina spent one year in Paris as Program Coordinator of GP.

Hakima MouflihAdministratorSee above

Cécile DambricourtAdministratorEconomist by training, head of business for the investment fund FinanCité, Cécile supports companies in their development through financial and technical assistance.

Margot ClavierAdministratorBased in Nepal working at Solidarity International since December 2012, with a diploma from Sciences-Po, Margot has traveled with various organizations across Africa, Oceania, and South America.

France: USA

Adam MichaelsBoard PresidentSr. Director, Mondelez International15 years in international business,living in Europe and the Americas.7 years with Global Potential

Anastasia ThatcherIncoming ChairAccenture Development Partner-ships Senior Management, 12 years in non-profit and for-profit growthstrategy in Latin America, Sub-Saraharan Africa, and South Asia.2 years with Global Potential.

Shirley Barkai4 years of arts administration experience in Boston and pursuing MA in Arts Adiminstration from Goucher College. Involved with Global Potential since 2011.

David MarsVice PresidentWhite Owl Capital, Partner15 years entrepreneurial and investing experience.4 years with Global Potential.

Arash YomtobianDeeply connected in his Iranian roots with degrees in Middle East Studies and Comparative Literature in Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic, Arash is currently working in Global Trading at Barclays Capital.

John MoloneySenior Vice President at Moodys Investors Service, development of analytic tools and surveillance platforms to assess risk within the capital markets.

Marquis BrownChief of Staff to the Chief Administrative Officer at Teach For America, Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and later, Assistant Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Baltimore.

Siddhartha JhaDirector, Trading at Castleton Commodities International4 years trading commodities and 5 years in interest rates/macro trading.3 years with Global Potential.

Hakima MouflihGP France RepresentativeA trained legal professional, Hakima has been involved in the world of non-profits since a young age. Hakima assists with all things judicial as well as special projects.

Loren MillerLoren Miller has more than 20 years experience spearheading inter-national and US-based nonprofit initiatives in the fields of commu-nity development, education, and social justice. She currently serves as Associate Vice President Policy & Capacity Building at United Way of New York City.

Stephen BurnsWorldwide Director, Global Fragrance Development. Col-gate-Palmolive Ltd. 30+ year career in Marketing and Strategy roles with significant, global, regional and local reach. 10 months with Global Potential.

Dharman NilesOf Counsel at White, Fleischner & Fino, LLP. 18+years in legal practice in mutliple jurisdictions. 1 year with Global Potential and loving it.

Frank CohnExecutive Director, Founder

Sarah GogelManaging Director, Founder

Board of DirectorsAmy LeeTreasurerGoldman Sachs, Vice President9 years in finance with experience in New York, Houston and Hong Kong.3 years with Global Potential.

Corinne ThouveninIncoming PresidentCorinne Thouvenin was a litigation lawyer for Ernst & Young from 2001-2012 in the non-for-profit sector and since has been volunteering for many Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives such as PlaNet Finance. She has been a supporter of GP for many years and will be president this coming year.

Cyril TchanonCyril TCHANONMember of local youth advisory council in La Courneuve, Cyril has been involved with GP since the 2012 youth forum as a volunteer. He now acts as a board member of GP France.

Fatima TabibouOutgoing PresidentComing to us from the Mayor’s office of La Courneuve, Fatima is a driven woman committed to fighting injustice in her professional life, in her volunteer commitments and her role as a mother.

Niki BorofskyVice PresidentA licensed lawyer, Niki is a defender of universal human rights within France. She works at the firm Proskauer Rose in Paris where she is part of the social rights and mediation team.

T I T L E

Phases


T I T L E

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P H A S E 1 : P R E P A R A T I O N

GP youth took part in a City Council funded Alcohol Awareness workshop facilitated by Agata Roman of ‘The Partnership for a Healthier New York City’. Students presented their thoughts about how alcohol impacted their families and communities in which they live. The group then went into depth about the health and social impact of excessive drinking.

Workshop with GP Youth in New York Alcohol Prevention Awareness

The 6 months consist of weekly 2.5-hour workshops to build self and social awareness, on a wide range of critical social issues, including human rights; national and global issues of race, religion, gender, culture, international development, and poverty; team building; effective communication; conflict resolution; sustainable change making. The workshops are guided by trained volunteers with backgrounds and expertise in social work, education, public health. GP youth are encouraged to think deeply about the issues being presented. Small group discussions and team building activities cement their knowledge and forge bonds. Workshops continue throughout the three phases of GP. Third phasers met in September 2014 to discuss the importance of goal setting and implementing these goals to accomplish Phase 3 projects. Recurring themes were to stop procrastinating, be proactive with college applications, and to practice self-care.

GP youth participated in a very original workshop where they met “One Two Three... Rap!”, a cultural organization which motivates young people to learn English through American Hip Hop music and culture. The youth learnt to compose rap in English and had the opportunity to demonstrate their talents as composers in a fun and engaging way.

Workshop with GP France in La Courneuve“One, Two, Three, Rap!”

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GP youth participate in a variety of enriching programs throughout the year as well as monthly outings which include museum visits, film showings, cultural or sports events, or meetings with professionals from different walks of life.

Highlights from 2013 · 2014

GP received a $15,000 grant from The Partnership for a Healthier New York City to run a city-wide Youth Advisory Council. The youth served as ambassadors to help identify key health issues for youth, develop ac-tion strategies for positive change and partner with the community to promote a healthier NYC.

GP Boston offered workshops for civic engagement students from UMass Boston’s College of Public and Community Service in “Youth Opinion Matters.” The workshops empowered participants to tackle youth violence issues and to pro-vide a pathway to higher educa-tion for young people.

GP ran the first edition of the Yes Oui Can program sponsored by the US Embassy in France ($70,000). Sixteen youths aged 18-30 took part in this initiative where they spent 1 week on a farm and 1 week meeting entrepreneurs to start up their own ventures.

HAITI

P H A S E 2 : I M M E R S I O N

Photo in Senegal 2014Nianiar village.

BOSTON PARIS

NICARAGUADOMINICAN REPUBLICSENEGAL

NEW YORK

6 Weeks in a rural villageGP participants experience 1.5 months of immersion in a rural village in a developing country. Often this is the youth’s first international travel experience. Having built increasingly close relations with our international villages since 2008, GP has focused this cultural exchange on villages in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua and Senegal. This experience in shared living is fully immersive – GP youth are there, with their host families, 24/7, sharing work, meals, laughter and ideas.

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YES OUI CAN - PRESS START

In June 2014, GP France launched its first edition of an intensive entrepreneurial pro-gram funded by the US Embassy in France: ‘Yes Oui Can’ for young entrepreneurs all over France. The concept of this training is simple and effective: to inspire young entre-preneurs in France and to bring them to the next stages of their personal and profes-sional projects. The second edition will be in 2015 and renamed ‘Press Start’. It will fo-cus even more on the social, cultural and environmental impacts of the youth start-ups.

16 youth aged from 18 to 30 from all over

France

14 days in Albi, Paris, Toulouse, Marseille, Lyon

$70,0002014 program funded by theUS Embassy in

France

WEEK 1 WEEK 2The second week takes place in a big met-ropolitan city (in 2014 in Paris) when partic-ipants meet experts and professionals who are entrepreneurs in different sectors (in 2014, youth met with the foundation KPMG, lawyers at Proskauer and techies at école 42.

This second stage consists of a marathon of workshops, master classes, and meetings, during which the participants benifit greatly from different role-playing activities as well as practical advice offered by different speakers.

The first week takes place on an organic farm in the south of France. This is within the framework of WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), a system to increase the value of the biological agricultural sector and putting in contact people who are concerned with ecological and environmental issues.

This first step allows participants to: - exchange with each other - create a fun group dynamic - initiate themselves to the basics of entrepreneurship and agriculture

Thanks to this shorter and more intensive program, the youth fellows areable to better define their ventures to have a social impact in the long-run. In 2014, the graduation took place at the famous Talleyrand Hotel, where the youth metinspiring people, and finished the program with precious tools and information

to take their own entrepreneurial projects to the next step.

“During these 6 weeks, my life changed a lot. I started to understand that I should do what I believe is true and that I have to be happy with what I have. I thought it would be impossible to live without my family, but this experience finally opened my eyes and I recognize that nothing is impossible if you really work for it.”

El Almirante, NicaraguaBlog from Week 6 Silas, GP Boston

“I am thrilled to immerse myself in a place where this welcoming and warm atmosphere prevails. I have noticed that Christians and Muslims cohabit here without any worries. Understanding, respect and joy are all feelings which touch me every day here and I can’t wait to throw myself into life with my host family.”

Nianiar, Senegal Blog from week 1Mounia, GP France

Head of Human Resources and Mentorship Program (2013-2014) GP FranceField Staff in Nicaragua (EABJM Trip 2014)Graduate of McGill University

“As the Head of Human Resources and Mentorship Program of GP France from 2013 through 2014, I had the opportunity to participate in a number of different aspects of the GP program, as well as build a number of enriching relationships with the GP family in France and around the world. Working from our office space generously provided by PlaNet Finance between 15-35 hours per week, I was able to grow our mentorship program, doing what I could to find motivated mentors that would click with the

fantastic youth of our new 2014 cohort. In charge of HR, I had the chance to meet, interview, and work with our highly dedicated group of volunteers and Board members—a mix of people coming from all different parts of the world (France, the UK, Senegal, Guyana, the Comoros Islands, Algeria), brought together by a common cause: the dream of empowering a group of youth that have an undeniable potential to create change in their local environments and in communities worldwide.”

Dominican RepublicBlog from Week 6 Kristal, GP New York

“It’s hard to comprehend that my experience is coming to an end. I had no idea that I would accomplish so many of my goals in just 45 days. I have stepped outside of my comfort zone, developed life changing relationships and created everlasting memories. My reality was completely changed as soon as I stepped in the Batey. “

From the field...

GPer Profile Ariana Collas

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I N M E M O R Y O F G P S T A F F H I A W A T H A R U T L A N D

“It was with a sense of great loss to our world and our community that we learned ofthe tragic passing of Hiawatha Rutland while swimming from a boat to the shore in Lake Erie. Hiawatha was a source of great inspiration and strength forall of the GP youth who knew him, and for his students at Lower Manhattan ArtsAcademy. When we met, we immediately alignedon views related to youth development, education,and power imbalances in our society. It becamequickly clear that a journey with Global Potentialto Nicaragua this summer would be a greatthing, and indeed, while there for 6.5 weeks withhis students and with the community membersof El Almirante, he forged strong bonds of love,knowledge, critical thinking, and activism for socialchange. We are so sorry for everyone’s loss, Hiawatha was an incredible and unique person, and those who met him and spent aclosely connected summer together, were deeply lucky. We are working with our partners at LOMA High School, where Hiawatha taught, to develop a scholarship fund to help realize his dream to send African-American youth on a ‘Birthright’ trip to Africa.”

Thoughts from GP youth and staff

“It’s not true, he’s not gone, he lives within us all. In our hearts and our minds. He knew we’d all be great in this world so let’s not prove him wrong. So even if he’s not here in the physical sense, he will live in all of us in the spiritual sense.”

“Just when you thought you actually met someone who can change the world they’re gone! You inspired me in so many ways. This summer I grew so much mentally and it was all thanks to you. We didn’t even have a proper goodbye but your words and your ways will always stay with me. Thank you for pushing me to be a stronger person. Rest in peace Jumbo!”

Emani McDowell and Marie Yamela Cando at Hiawatha Rutland’s memorial service sharing beautiful words.

“ Hiawatha Rutland, you were inspirational, hilarious, and taught us to never apologize for being ourselves. In your last six weeks you made a profound impact on our GP youth and Nicaraguan community. I will never forget how you got the whole village to sing in Swahili! Thank you, Hiawatha, for sharing your light with us.”

Hiawatha with Global Potential in Nicaragua, 2014

P H A S E 3 : I N T E G R A T I O N

GP youth Olayinka and Buhadri propose the project “Join Hands” in the framework of the Jevolution Movement (Young Evolution). This project uses the means of sporting activities to facilitate the integration of migrant youth first arriving in France

Youth-led projects back home10.5 months of individualized and group support and coaching based on the passions and abilities of each youth. GP youth carry out their projects in their high schools and surrounding community. Each participant selects a Major and a Minor on which to focus her or his energy.

The Six Major and Minor Tracks1. Social Entrepreneurship - social business ventures 2. Media Advocacy - photography, mural-painting, theatre, documentary3. Community Service & Activism- service-learning, social justice campaigns4. School Leadership - school clubs, GP recruitment5. Internship - in GP partner sites, or directly with GP for professional development6. Health and Fitness - sports for healthier living

Health and Fitness / Community Service & Activism

“We came up with this idea one day whilst reflecting on the youth in the streets of Paris. We saw the problem of the poor living conditions of isolated young migrants, especially when they first arrive in France. Many can’t speak French, have no money to buy food and nowhere to sleep. We saw a need for an outlet for these young migrants to clear their heads, have fun and integrate with one another. We considered the lack of associations providing

sporting and cultural activities for isolated young migrants, and so we thought up our project. The idea is that playing in a team will aid the ability to work together, sport will encourage integration with other youths and provide a common ground with French youths, and most importantly, they will be having fun! JOIN HANDS works for and with youth migrants under the values of respect, tolerance and collaboration.”

GPer Profile Buhadri Suso & Olayinka


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Louise Huang · GP FranceAfter her exchange to Senegal in 2014, Lou-ise’s project is to build a library in the village of Niarniar. She aims to collect over 500 books of different categories and raise awareness about the project by creating a leaflet and using so-cial media. The budget is estimated at €1,000 and will go towards tables and chairs, making shelves and buying new books for the library.

Building a library in Nianiar, Senegal

Community Service and Activism

Simone Jones, Emani McDowell & Jennifer Wang, GP New York3 youth leaders Emani McDowll, Simone Jones, and Jennifer Wang are forming a music band to record their first song inspired by GP. This song will be used in GP’s official promotional video, and a CD will be sold to raise money for the construction of a library in Terre Froide, Haiti.

GP song compositionSchool Leadership

Media AdvocacyDocumentary filmSummer in Terre Froide, Haiti

Highlights from 2013 - 2014

Laetitia Dorsinville · GP BostonAfter her trip to Haiti this summer, Laetitia made the documentary film “Keeping Us To-gether”. The film discusses the problems faced by the community of Terre Froide and the use of leisure activites in Haiti to keep the commu-nity together and remain interactive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvAEoikwsEw

N O T E S F R O MMy name is Daniel Alfaro and I am 22 years old. I am currently the Program Director of Global Potential in Boston, while under a full masters scholarship at Boston University. In 2012, I was promoted to become the first paid program manager of GP, alongside my counterpart, Christelle Abraham in New York.

In 2010, I was a young 17 year old who had never been outside of the City of Boston despite my parents being from El Salvador. I had limited knowledge about my lo-cal and global community and not much confidence in my future. Global Potential has completely transformed my views on my life, society, and the world in which we live. The youth that Global Potential serves all over the world have a similar experience of be-ing transformed and impacted by the cultural dialogues and exchanges that are fostered throughout our program.

Global Potential for me has meant the world. Everything about the program from the first phase workshops on youth leadership, the second phase intercultural exchange and the third phase social entrepreneurship pro-gram, has been critical for my identity as a catalyst for change. This is why I

am currently pursuing my masters and plan one day to be a Peace Corps member. Last year I was nominated as one of the hundred most influential Latinos in Massachusetts. The day that I received the prize at the Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most memora-

ble moments in my life. I am the first person in my family to pursue a higher degree and to have such recognition.

On behalf of the 3000+ people who have been impact-ed by this program since 2007, I want to thank you for your support Global Potential is one of the only youth serv-ing programs, which takes a holistic global approach and promotes hu-man dialogue among youth, across borders, languages andcultures. Now that I am a Program Director, I can give back to my community and continue the spiral of positive economy.

Thank you so much,

Daniel AlfaroProgram Director,GP Boston

Dear Potential Global family,

Daniel’s call-out at graduation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcHs74OHgzY

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My name is Célia Bouarif, I am 20 years of age and after having finished a pre-paratory class, I have just joined Greno-ble School of Management where I hope to obtain a Masters in Humanitar-ian Management.

I had the opportunity in 2012 to meet the Managing Director and Founder of Global Potential (GP), Sarah Gogel, when she was looking to recruit the first GP France class. I can truly say that I am GP France from the very beginning. When she told me about the project, I was immediately excited by the idea and I brought along many of my friends to join the adventure!

I was able to participate in the first ever GP France trip to Nicaragua in the sum-mer of 2012 and it’s one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I take away incredible memories, and I hope soon to be able to travel again with GP as a member of staff in order to mentor the youth and see them grow and ma-ture throughout this experience, just like I did some years before.

Now, GP France has already started to recruit for its fourth class. GP France is getting older, but the enthusiasm and the motivation I saw at the beginning remains. More and more volunteers are getting involved in the association.

Some American, others British, French, Russian, German… However, whatever their nationalities and backgrounds, they are all motivated to help the youth and are the backbone of GP. So, I would like to thank all the volunteers of GP.

I would like to also thank GP for giving me the opportunity to meet people who have become my friend, for hav-ing helped me to open myself up to the world, for having enriched my life, for giving me the motivation to pursue humanitarian work, and for giving me a taste of leadership.

I hope you all can join me in support-ing this organization because it gives so much not only to youth Fellows, but also to the local and global community.

GP Family forever

O U R A L U M N IDear all,

Financials


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Financials

2013/14 F INANCIAL RESULTS


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D O N O R S & P A R T N E R S

John & Mary MoloneyDharman NilesCraig Thatcher and Ken SchutzChristopher SheafferJeff ShellMark E. StephanzAnastasia ThatcherReggie Van LeeFrench DonorsPeggy FrankstonM et Mme. RignellM et Mme. PineauSamuel Reslinger

$500-$999Rajat & Sharmila SilRobert S. MichaelsFrench DonorsM et Mme. BokaWadia ChaftarM et Mme. Gros Stéphanie MartinierM. et Mme. NadineM. et Mme. Altman Noc-quetM. et Mme. SicuraniDélia Spitzer

Frédéric de Villèle

$1,000-$4999

Global Potential Top Individual Donors

Global Potential Partners

Partners in the US Partners in France

US DonorsAnika PatelAvern CohnDan BrownDavid LaShellJonathan LoLori RobinsonMarquis BrownMatthew & Kedelyn Urba-niakMindy & Allen RothNanske, Bill, & Laura WoodOsho Jha

US DonorsGib BullochStephen BurnsDaniel A. CohnShirley & Theodore CohnFrank CohnBruce ComptonTracy HarkerSiddhartha JhaPhillip L BrownAmy LeeDavid MarsAdam Michaels


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V O L U N T E E R S A N D S U P P O R T E R S

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Congratulations on another banner year for Global Potential! By all mea-sures, this has been a year to celebrate: record-setting volunteerism, 100 new volunteers donating over 60,000 hours of their time led to 13,000 new hours of program-ming (52,000 hours in to-tal). We organized our first trip to Senegal which is exciting to work now with our African counterparts. Because of all of your ef-forts, 75 new donors joined our family. Our volunteer efforts have also helped to diversify our funding sources. In addition to our lo-cal and state grants, this year we suc-cessfully identified, submitted and won our first federal grant! And with your continued support, we’re just getting started!In the field, one of our unique pro-gramming attributes, we continue to empower youth and inspire change. Our impact in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua and Senegal continues to grow. Our cross-cultural conferences this past summer saw over 650 youth tackle topics as diverse as the environ-ment, education, and immigration. It is sometimes hard to quantify the to-tal impact we have on our communi-ties, but to see first-hand our returning youth participate as leaders at these events is priceless!

Sustainability continues to be a prima-ry focus of our board. We continue to codify our programming, our relation-ships at home and abroad, as well as our Board. We are proud to have invited

three new members to our Board this year, who each bring unique perspectives and capabilities. Most im-portant, they bring an energy that drives us to evolve and prosper.Finally, after five years as your Chair, I have informed the Board of my belief that

it is the right time to step down as Chair and pass on the Board leadership. I am proud and excited to report that at the last Board meeting, the Board unani-mously elected Anastasia Thatcher to lead us forward.

If I may, I would like to take a moment to thank you all for the great privilege of leading GP alongside this amazing team. When Frank invited me to meet the Board seven years ago, I did not fully appreciate the impact Global Po-tential has on youth here and abroad. My first year on the Board, we worked alongside 163 youth; today, that cumu-lative total is 3,000! I could not be more grateful for the opportunity. As successful as this year has been, I continue to believe the best is yet to come!

Adam MichaelsBoard President,Global Potential

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GP provides youth and communities the leadership and entrepreneurial skills to create renewed life perspectives to affect positive change locally and globally. Using a holistic

year and a half methodology, GP trains youth from immigrant families and low-income neighborhoods to become leaders

through international exchange, social entrepreneurship, global awareness, community development, and

service-learning.

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