The document provides information about the StartingBloc fellowship program, which educates and trains young social innovators. It describes the fellowship process, which includes a transformative 5-day institute that connects fellows and teaches them skills for social entrepreneurship. It also shares profiles of past fellows who have gone on to launch social ventures and make impacts in their communities and organizations.

1. Mitchell Wade educating at the 2010 New York Institute The 2010 New York class of Fellows Fellows dancing to save the world at the 2008 London Institute Fellows Ryan Richards (LON ’08), Tammy Wang (LON ‘07) & Jeraul Mackey (NY ‘06) Prasun Bhowmik NYC’11 / Mumbai, MH, India/ prasunbhowmik@gmail.com +919820477672

2. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? Vinay Nagaraju (LON ‘08) with Mohammed Yunus Howard Buffet educating at the 2010 New York Institute Since 2005, StartingBloc has helped social innovators by giving them the skills and the tools they need to address the most pressing global challenges of our time. Presentation from the 2008 London Institute Jonathan Greenblatt educating at the 2010 New York Institute

3. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving social impact. Our community currently consists of 1350 Fellows representing 221 colleges and over 53 countries. The 2010 Boston class of StartingBloc Fellows

4. THE STARTINGBLOC FELLOWSHIP Step 2 Step 1 Step 3

5. THE STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE :: Step 1 Global Trailblazers aged 20 - 29 Proven leaders with strong academic credentials Diverse: 65% minorities / 55% women / Speak 53 languages / From over 50 countries Multi-sector experience from top firms and 60% entrepreneurs Focused on action, change and market-driven approaches to solving social issues

7. Training :: Fellows build hard skills through workshops and a case competition.

9. POST-INSTITUTE :: Step 3 Jesse Gossett (NY ’08) & Jayson Uppal (BOS ‘09), Co-Founders, Emergent Energy Group © Bloomberg Businessweek Mike Del Ponte (NY ‘08), Founder, Sparkseed © Sharlene Yang / Catalyst - www.sharleneyang.com Cynthia Koenig (LON ’08), Founder, Wello Water Wheel © Josh Dick Photography www.joshdickphoto.com Fellows return to their communities with the tools they need to affect systemic change. Our Fellows start ventures, initiate projects within their companies and establish new ways to build cross sector partnerships and create massive systems change. Tammy Wang (LON ’07) © Robert Wu Shabnam Aggarwal (NY ’09), Founder, t | e a | c h © ThinkChange India www.thinkchangeindia.org Maria Springer (BOS ’10), Founder, Kito International © Maria Springer / www.trueslant.com

10. COST OF ATTENDANCE It is not cheap to attend the Institute. This budget is a typical breakdown of a Fellow traveling domestically, although we have many Fellows who are coming from even further away.

12. Friends & Family

13. Organizations or Schools

15. Thank you! The 2010 New York Fellows taking part in a Transformative Action exercise StartingBloc NFP 38 East 32nd Street, Floor 11 New York, NY 10016 212.457.6184 tw :: @startingbloc For more information on the StartingBloc Fellowship and the Institutes for Social Innovation, please visit: www.startingbloc.org

16. APPENDIX Testimonials from Institution Leaders Testimonials from Business Leaders Testimonials from Media Sources Testimonials from StartingBloc Fellows StartingBloc Admissions Process Academic Profile on StartingBloc Fellows Demographic Profile of StartingBloc Fellows Professional Profile on StartingBloc Fellows

18. TESTIMONIALS FROM BUSINESS LEADERS “StartingBloc is filling a critical need to call on the next generation to be multi-sector leaders, to collaborate with one another, and to use social enterprise as a way of thinking about using public sector, private private sector and governmental techniques to change the world.” - Michael Brown, Co-Founder, City Year “Companies talk about corporate social responsibility, and by supporting StartingBloc we are supporting young people who are actually out there doing it.” - Kelly Hoey, White & Case LLP “StartingBloc needs to exist because it provides the right young leaders with the right resources they need to get their own message out.” - Majora Carter, Founder, Majora Carter LLC and Sustainable South Bronx

19. TESTIMONIALS FROM MEDIA SOURCES “StartingBloc’s Institutes produce a fun and natural synergy that compels you to ‘act now’ with your decision to change the world.” “StartingBloc has been instrumental in organizing passionate innovative young leaders in capital market sustainability.” “They're the best-kept secret in the world of social entrepreneurship.”

20. TESTIMONIALS FROM STARTINGBLOC FELLOWS “I was inspired by my peers to turn my ideas into action” StartingBloc Fellow creates internal sustainability consulting group within Vangaurd corporate headquarters to drive change from within.” Ronjon Bose, 25, NY ‘09 Associate, Vanguard “I was able to connect with individuals who were passionate about everything from renewable energy to microfinance to music to human trafficking. I find myself constantly drawing on their best practices to be more effective in my work.” StartingBloc Fellow leads StartingBloc strategic plan development during organizational transition. Zarines Negron, 27, NY ‘08 Director of Strategy, NY Small Business Services “I had the opportunity to share my talents with a diverse international group while broadening my own perspective and getting feedback on my new venture.” StartingBloc Fellow founds Let Me Know, a unique student-driven social enterprise to share opportunities for youth in India. Nitin Rao, 26, LON ‘07 TED India 2009 Fellow MIT MBA 2011 Candidate “I left with the toolkit and network to make a greater impact in my work. StartingBloc is one of the best investments I have ever made.” StartingBloc Fellow drives change from within, working with Goldman Sachs colleagues to create a finance and business practices seminar for social entrepreneurs. Liqian Ma, 25, NY ‘05 Harvard Busines Schol MBA 2011 Candidate

22. Strong academic foundation

23. Ability to a work in a team

24. Interest in CSR, SE, and/or sustainability

25. Passion and commitment to drive social innovation throughout career and life

26. Identified as a social innovator:

27. social entrepreneur

28. social intrapreneur

29. changemakerJon McLaughlin Assistant Director of Admissions MIT Sloan School of Management Laurie Hurley Director of Admissions Tufts Fletcher School Brian Kreiter Founder and Chair National Student Partnerships Rob Greenly Former Director of Leadership MIT Sloan School of Management

30. ACADEMIC PROFILE OF STARTINGBLOC FELLOWS Academics at a glance: Total Universities represented: 221 / Universities outside of the US: 23 Majors represented: 100+ / Average GPA: 3.51 Majority of StartingBloc Fellows are represented by the following institutions:

31. ACADEMIC PROFILE OF STARTINGBLOC FELLOWS These top 10 majors represent nearly 45% of all StartingBloc Fellows.

32. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF STARTINGBLOC FELLOWS

33. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF STARTINGBLOC FELLOWS