The document discusses social investing and philanthropy. It provides examples of organizations doing good work, like Women for Women International which provides loans to women in developing countries. It also describes a project by Third Millennium Awakening to provide clean water filters to villagers in India, reducing waterborne diseases. The presentation emphasizes the importance of meeting needs, strong leadership, financial soundness, and measuring impact when considering social investments.

1. Social Investing & Business:
Can you afford NOT to do it?
Casey Rogers, Janis Minton Consulting
Lee Schwing, CIO, CTO, & Senior IT Executive
IMPACT Roundtable Presentation
July 10, 2009
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2. The Third Sector
_ 501c3 – Tax Exempt Organizations
! Grantseeking and Grantmaking entities
_ Charity vs. Strategic Philanthropy
! Fill gaps
! Fund innovation
_ Corporate Social Investing
! Invest in community with benefit to corporation
! E.g., Aerospace & math and science curriculum
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3. What Social Investors
Should Look For:
_ Meeting a Need
_ Strong Leadership
_ Financially Sound
_ Board Strength and Commitment
_ Measure Impact
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4. Women for Women International
_ NEED: 1993 – rape used as tool of war in Bosnia;
women needed to rebuild their lives
_ LEADERSHIP: Zainab Salbi
_ FINANCES: FY05 $12 M budget; 70% individuals,
20% grants, 10% program revenue
_ BOARD: Governing and Advisory (100% give)
_ IMPACT: $24 M loaned to 55,000 women in 10
countries = 300,000 beneficiaries
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5. IMPACT
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6. Here’s What Matters:
How You Give, Not How Much
_ With every investment, there should be:
! Passion for the cause
! Involvement with the organization
! Desire to be educated about the issues
! Willingness to be an advocate
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7. A Closer Look: India
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8. Third Millennium
Awakening
Clean Water Project 2009
Nimboli, India

9. Mission Statement
_Third Millennium Awakening (TMA) is a
501(c)3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to
uplifting the quality of life in impoverished
areas of the Thane District, Maharashtra State,
India.
_Our goal: offer human and material
resources to help alleviate the oppressive
burdens of hunger, poverty, and disease, and,
in doing so, bring hope and inspiration to
individuals and communities.
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10. TMA HQ in India
Nimboli Village
Thane District
Maharashtra State
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11. Best Practices
_ Needs assessment
_ Project plan
! Use of local resources
! Education of villagers
! Evaluation of project
_ Sustainability
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12. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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13. Needs Assessment
_ 21% of communicable diseases in India are
related to unsafe drinking water.
_ In India, diarrhea alone causes more than 1600
deaths each day and approximately 400,000
deaths in children under 5 each year.
_ Doctors (both private and governmental) in the
Nimboli area confirmed that diarrhea and other
waterborne disease run rampant throughout the
countryside.
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14. Providing Pure Water Helps…
_ Decrease infant mortality—giving babies a
chance to grow up.
_ Increase school attendance—helping children
escape from poverty.
_ Enable adults to maintain jobs—providing
adequate income for families.
_ Reduce incidence of diarrhea in
elders—preventing untimely deaths
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15. Nimboli Sources of Drinking Water
_ Tap water available
for 1 hour daily
_ The river
_ Contaminated wells
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16. PROJECT PLAN
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17. Project Plan
Three-pronged project plan:
_ Educate villagers on importance of clean
drinking water and good hygiene
_ Provide biosand water filters to families and
institutions
_ Conduct pre and post surveys to determine
effectiveness of program
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18. Education
TMA provides education on clean water and
hygiene at the individual and group levels.
_Flyers are distributed discussing the importance of
drinking clean water.
_Meetings are held with groups of villagers to
provide information on the importance of pure water
and good hygiene.
_At least one member of a family receiving a filter is
instructed on filter use and maintenance as well as
proper water storage.
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19. Biosand Water Filter
_ Appropriate for home use
_ Locally produced using
materials that are readily
available
_ Inexpensive to make and cost
nothing to operate
_ Require very little maintenance
_ Highly effective at eliminating
water impurities
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20. Biosand Water Filter
The filter is simply a
concrete container,
enclosing layers of sand
and gravel which trap
and eliminate sediments,
pathogens and other
impurities from the
water.
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21. Production of Filters
_ Manufactured
locally with
materials that are
readily available.
_ All employees are
residents of the
Nimboli area.
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22. Production of Filters
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23. Distribution of Filters
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24. Water Filter Families
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25. Measuring Impact of Project
_ Pre and post surveys are conducted asking
questions about health (pre & post) and
filter use (post only).
_ Analysis of data on first 70 filters indicated
a significant decrease in the incidence of
diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.
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26. Responses to Clean Drinking
Water
_ River water is always muddy and dirty but
after filterization, water convert into safe,
crystal clear like mirror…
_ We get clean, clear, sweet, chilled, pure
and safe water as compared to public
outdoor tap and river water.
_ Filter is like round o’clock doctor who save
us from waterborne disease.
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27. SUSTAINABILITY
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28. Fire Mountain Retreat Center
In 2007-2008, TMA built the Fire Mountain Retreat
Center in Nimboli India. The Center has space for
30 people in its main building while a small house
can be used for the group leader.
The jewel of the Retreat Center is a geodesic
dome that’s useful for meetings, Hatha Yoga
practice, and meditations. Proceeds from center
rentals will be used to fund TMA projects.
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29. Two-Story Main Building
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30. Geodesic Dome for
Meetings
Small House for
Group Leader
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31. You can help them…
Reach us at….
Website: tmaseva.org
e-Mail: info@tmaseva.com
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32. A Closer Look: Los Angeles
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33. Homeboy Industries
_ NEED: 1992; “Jobs Not Jail”
_ LEADERSHIP: Fr. Greg Boyle
_ FINANCES: FY08 budget $9 M; 65%
individuals and grants, 25% earned income,
10% other
_ BOARD: Business and community
_ IMPACT: 12,000 served annually, 2/3 gang
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34. The Third Sector: 2009
_ Downsizing staff/services; needs increase
_ Loss of foundation assets; giving decreases
_ Mergers and some non-profits closing their doors
_ Time for innovation
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35. Responding to Social Needs
in the Current Climate
_ Communicate
_ Be Creative
_ Power of the Individual
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36. Thank You
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37. Contact Information:
_ Casey Rogers:
crogers@janisminton.com, 310-829-4771
_ Lee Schwing:
lee.schwing@gmail.com, 310-569-7108