2013-2014END7 AT UT: STUDENT REPORT

Hey End7 Students!

At End7 at UT, we’ve had the awesome pr iv i lege of founding the first organizat ion on our campus dedicated to ra is ing awareness and funds to fight the spread of 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases. Our events have included general student meet ings, 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 communicat ion to other End7 student- lead organizat ions around the nat ion! We bel ieve that brainstorming together can help al l of us achieve our indiv idual goals in our communit ies as wel l as our uni fy ing goal of e l iminat ing these 7 NTDs by the year 2020! Below I ’ve provided a descr ipt ion of each event we’ve hosted thus far , as wel l as l inks to our website which descr ibe 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 respect ive campuses! You can contact me personal ly through my emai l , jacobjordanxc@utexas.edu, or can emai l our organizat ion at utexasend7@gmai l .com. Feel f ree to Facebook message mysel f or End7 at UT!

Jacob JordanSocia l Market ing and Communicat ions 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 . Websi te 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 descript ion of Neglected Tropical Diseases with cl ickable pictures of each NTD, taking you to a more detai led page on that specific NTD

“Take Action”, a description of how students and others can get involved in the fight on NTDs “End7 Making a Difference”, a reference page to catalog all 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 Inst itute Global Health Network End the Neglect Blog World Health Organization

Contact Info

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

http://end7ut.com/2013/10/05/austin-science-forum-reflections-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 life-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 lives! 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 trafficked part of campus with our End7 tri-fold, buttons, and flyers set out. As students pass by we offer free buttons and flyers 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 effect, 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 BallProfit-shares with local businessesGiving away free, cheap “goodie” bags with small

informative flyers in themMore tabling, and social media awarenessBake sales

FUTURE IDEAS