Agenda
GOALS for TONIGHT:
• Summarize NewGen Peacebuilders; how it
works
• Explain how Districts introduce and sustain
“NGP”
• Present mapping, timeline, next steps for
District 7610 introduction in Fall 2017
• Answer Questions
NewGen Peacebuilder (NGP) Presenters:
Patricia Shafer, Elizabeth Peacock, Phill Gittins (from Bolivia)
Background:
NGP Growing through Rotary Clubs, District, Global Grants
Launched in 2013. Expanding in multiple countries. Designing
technology platform and learning management system to
introduce at Rotary Peace Symposium & RI Convention, Atlanta
2017.
Peacebuilder Club Status
To achieve Peacebuilder Club Status, a Club must meet 3 of the 6
criteria listed below. NewGen Peacebuilders is a turnkey project that
can meet 4 of the 6:
• Integrate peace into a service project or partner with groups outside of Rotary
• Submit a candidate for a Rotary Peace Fellowship or work on recruitment efforts
for the District
• Commit $500 toward District support for Rotary Peace Centers
• Participate in peace projects with other Clubs
• Engage in a conflict resolution program in your community by sponsoring,
facilitating or actively participating in a program
• Work with your government officials on a joint peace project for your community
NGP Program Overview
Program in a Nutshell: 5-minute video
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NGP Program Overview
Negative and Positive Peace
PEACE
NEGATIVE
Absence of direct/
physical and verbal
violence (both macro
and micro)
POSITIVE
Presence of conditions of
well-being and just
relationships: social,
economic, political,
ecological
Background:
Youth/Young People are the Overlooked Opportunity
• 3B people age 25 & under
• US sets a tone
• VA/DC/MD an epicenter
• District 7610 can lead
NGP Program Overview:
Award-Winning and Scholarship-worthy Projects
• Youth Service America
National Awards
• TEDxTeen Invitations
• Social Venture Partners
SEED20 Class of 2016
• NC State Institute of
Emerging Issues Regional
Finalist
• Pollination Project Winner
• Levine Scholars Finalist
• Youth Empowerment
Council Selections
NGP Program Overview
Core Program for Students
Immersion Workshops
Mentors
• Five interactive workshop
days
• 2-2-1 format
• Students participate in
multi-school cohorts
• Rotarian
volunteers
• Receive
training
• Attend select
workshop
days
Readings & Resources
Peace Projects
• Designed in
workshops
• Completed in teams
Guest Speakers
• Virtual conversations
• Interim, WS I and WS II
• Online articles, videos,
virtual tools
• Accessed through
Schoology
TLC +PVA
NGP Program Overview
The Core Program
IMMERSION WORKSHOP I: Two Days
Foundations, Frameworks of Peace
Processes, Principles of Peace
CONFERENCE CALLS: Four
Track 1 - Local Issues
Track 2 - Global Extremism
IMMERSION WORKSHOP II: Two Days
Compassionate Presence
Peace Project Planning/Management
ACTION PEACE PROJECT & Mentoring
IMMERSION WORKSHOP III: Results Reports,
Publlic Celebration
Examples from Clubs: From Santa Rosa, CA, to Tandil, Argentina
A Three-Year Commitment
Budget
General Guidelines:
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$500 per student participant and or mentor, including:
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Training mentors/supporters
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Facilitating 5 days of in-person workshops
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Facilitating 4 to 6 virtual conference calls
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Production and printing of workshop materials including in-room and
individual binders
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Access to online Learning Management System with all readings,
reflections
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Two leadership assessment tools
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Food and Beverage
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Travel and Accommodations
Note: efficiencies achieved through multi-workshop group planning
District 7610 Survey/Mapping/Opportunities
There is an early concentration of interest and
energy in three geographic areas of District
7610:
• DC Suburbs/Northern Virginia
• Charlottesville
• Middle Peninsula/ Northern Neck
= Interest in program expressed by an
individual Rotarian (or Rotarians)
= Survey completed by member of a Rotary
Club
56 total Rotary Clubs in District 7610
• 24 complete surveys received
District 7610 Boundary
Fairfax County
Arlington
Alexandria
Phase I: January 25—March 18
Milestone Date
Project Category
Task
Responsible
January 25, 2017
Planning/ Meetings
Virtual Orientation
• NGP background
• Program Budget
• Roles/Responsibilities
• Program timeline
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NewGen Peacebuilders
District 7610 Foundation Committee
February 10, 2017
Planning/ Meetings
Confirmation of District and Club
interest/involvement/funding commitments
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Individual Club Presidents
District 7610 Foundation Committee
NGP Implementation Committee
Initial Implementation Committee call
(date TBD) covering:
• School contacts?
• Mentor involvement?
• Workshop logistics
• Number of scholarships?
Email Juanita Cawley
([email protected])
February 21, 2017
School Marketing Outreach
begins
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March 1, 2017
Planning/ Meetings
Second virtual meeting
• Confirm school interest/participation
• Confirm attendance for March 18
training
• Funding commitments confirmed
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NewGen Peacebuilders
District 7610 Foundation Committee
NGP Implementation Committee
March 18, 2017
Planning/ Meetings
Day-Long Training Workshop
Mentors, Student Recruitment, Expansion
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NewGen Peacebuilders
District 7610 Foundation Committee
NGP Implementation Committee
Fall 2017 Workshop Dates selected
Constant Contact distributed
Follow-up phone calls
Set meetings with key staff
NewGen Peacebuilders
Liza Melms, Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
Phase II: March 19—May 31, 2017
Milestone Date
Project Category
Task
Responsible
April 1, 2017
Student Recruitment
Presentations scheduled at all invited
schools
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NGP Implementation
Committee
Initial presentations completed at all
schools
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NGP Implementation
Committee
Follow-up emails and calls to potential
applicants
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NewGen Peacebuilders
Liza Melms, Outreach
Coordinator
[email protected]
Application live on newgenpeace.org
April 15, 2017
Student Recruitment
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April 30, 2017
Student Recruitment
Second round of visits/ presentations
complete at all schools
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NGP Implementation
Committee
May 15, 2017
Student Recruitment
Application Deadline
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NewGen Peacebuilders
District 7610 Foundation
Committee
NGP Implementation
Committee
Review complete; participants notified by
May 20, 2017
June 1, 2017
Student Onboarding
Virtual Orientation for fall 2017
participants complete
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NewGen Peacebuilders
Phase III: May 31, 2017—December 31, 2017
Milestone Date
Project Category
Task
Responsible
July 31, 2017
Planning/Meetings
Venue for fall 2017 workshops selected
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Initial payment (50%) due for fall 2017
programs
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Aug 15, 2017
School Outreach
Spring 2018 Workshop Dates selected
Constant Contact distributed
Follow-up phone calls
Set meetings with key staff
NGP Implementation
Committee
District 7610 Foundation
Committee
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NewGen Peacebuilders
Liza Melms, Outreach
Coordinator
[email protected]
August 30, 2017
Student Onboarding
All contracts returned, student roster
confirmed for Fall 2017
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NewGen Peacebuilders
Mid-Sept (date TBD)
Planning/Meetings
Fall 2017
Immersion Workshop I (2 Days)
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
Mid- Oct (date TBD)
Planning/ Meetings
Fall 2017 Immersion Workshop II (2 Days)
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
November (date TBD)
School Outreach
Spring 2018 application deadline
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
Early- Dec (date TBD)
Planning/Meetings
Fall 2017, Immersion Workshop III (1 Day)
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NGP Implementation
Committee
Phase IV: January 1, 2018—April 30, 2018
Milestone Date
Project Category
Task
Responsible
January 1, 2018
Planning/Meetings
Venue(s) for spring 2018 workshops
selected
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Final payment (50%) due for 2017 -2018
programs
NGP Implementation
Committee
District 7610 Foundation
Committee
January 20, 2018
Student Onboarding
All contracts returned, student roster
confirmed for Spring 2018
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NewGen Peacebuilders
Mid-Feb, 2018 (Date TBD)
Planning/Meetings
Spring 2018
Immersion Workshop I (2 Days)
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
Mid-March, 2018 (Date TBD)
Planning/ Meetings
Spring 2018 Immersion Workshop II (2
Days)
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
March 31, 2018
Planning/ Meetings
Club Commitments for 2018-19 school
year renewed/ made for first time
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
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NewGen Peacebuilders
NGP Implementation
Committee
School Outreach
School outreach for 2018-19 begins
Late April, 2018 (Date TBD)
Planning/ Meetings
Spring 2018 Immersion Workshop III (1
Day)
Questions?