Annual Report 2013
Fellow Bonnie Chiu with LENSational participants in Pakistan. LENSational is empowering women and children by giving them an opportunity to share their stories through photography.
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LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR & PRESIDENT Dear Friends, As we reflect back on a year of tremendous growth, we want to take a moment to share how grateful we are to each of you for your support and generosity. From the growth in size of our Fellow community, to the performance and dedication of our extraordinary volunteers, to the innovations we are bringing to the social sector, we are creating an important place for Resolution as a leader in the space of social entrepreneurship and youth leadership development — none of which would be possible without friends like you. We are truly honored to share with you some highlights from 2013. We want to celebrate these successes, and call special attention to our generous donors and tireless volunteers, who inspire our Fellows and each other. Our various volunteer boards provide tens of thousands of hours of services and support, and our partners, sponsors, and supporters, ensure Resolution can continue to reach budding innovators through their financial and in-kind contributions. On behalf of our global community, thank you for all that you have done, and for all that we hope you will continue to do with Resolution. Your support impacts the lives of thousands, and we are sincerely honored by your dedication to our mission. Sincerely, George Tsiatis Oliver Libby President Chair
HIGHLIGHTS • We grew our community of Fellows by more than 200%, to more than 80 Resolution Fellows working in over 30 countries, on all six inhabited continents. • We launched inaugural Social Venture Challenges with three new conferences including the Clinton Global Initiative University, Mobilize.org’s ReGenerate Summit, and The Earth Summit at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. • We developed successful corporate partnerships with Axiom, DuPont, General Electric, and the Gerson Lehrman Group to provide a wide range of services and support to our global network of entrepreneurs. • We expanded our staff by 200% to professionalize our operations ‘‘‘‘‘and support sustainable growth. • We formalized a new ‘Pathway Partnership’ program with strate- gic allies in the field of social entrepreneurship, including Echoing -----Green, Net Impact, and The Unreasonable Institute. • We experienced post-Venture Fellows renewing their commitment to Resolution by becoming Guides to new classes of Fellows and joining our Leadership Council. • We launched our newly-designed website at www.resolutionproject.org
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WHAT WE DO Founded in 2007, The Resolution Project, Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to fostering youth leadership development around the world through collaborative social entrepreneurship.
OUR VISION
A generation of leaders with a lifelong commitment to social responsibility
OUR MISSION
To develop socially-responsible young leaders and empower them to make a positive impact today
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ISHANI: “Having a network and community of support outside of…(our school)… has been incredibly helpful overall and a great experience for young social entrepreneurs like ourselves who hope to continue this work after graduation.”
Fellows Casi and Ishani signed up more than 300 students for GrowLanka, their mobile job alert system, giving employers a direct line to job-seekers.
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OUR MODEL We inspire young leaders through our proven model of Social Venture Challenges (SVCs) and Fellowships:
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We build close relationships with existing youth conferences that serve broad communities of universityaged young leaders.
We invite the young leaders attending our host conferences to propose impactful ventures in a multi-stage competition – the SVC.
At the end of each SVC, we award Resolution Fellowships to those individuals with the most compelling proposals and promising personal leadership characteristics.
These youth summits include the Clinton
The SVC functions as a program at
We provide our Fellows with dynamic,
Global Initiative University, the Youth
each of our partner conferences and
hands-on
Assembly at the United Nations, Harvard
provides a pathway to action for their
implement their ventures, seed funding,
World Model United Nations, Harvard
attendees. The SVC combines web-
and membership in a global community of
University’s Igniting Innovation Summit,
based submissions, live rounds of
inspiring peers – a complete ecosystem
and The Earth Summit at Columbia
presentations, and due diligence to
for a young social entrepreneur.
University.
provide an effective selection model.
support
to
help
them
Women in Bhojpur, Nepal working in the agricultural plot established by Fellow Sahadev Yangmali Rai.
YANGMALI: “So blessed and honored to be part of the wonderful family @resolutionproj. Thank you everyone for all your support in turning dreams into reality.� - @yangmalirai
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FACTS AND FIGURES 89,711
direct beneficiaries of Fellow-implemented social Ventures
= 1,000 people
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48,806 volunteer hours donated to social Ventures
= 1,000 Hours
*Please note that these statistics only reflect Fellows and Venture teams fully onboarded by 12/31/13.
$35,000
More than in follow-on funding raised by Fellows for their social Ven-
= 1,000 Dollars
Fellows that report having improved or significantly improved skills during the Fellowship: Organizational Skills/ Team Building and Management: 86%
92% of Fellows are pleased with their Guides’ commitment to them and their social Ventures Resolution has helped 86% of Fellows better respond to challenges with their social Venture 14% of Fellows are currently working on their Ventures as their professional job.
Leadership Skills: 82%
Project Design and Management: 82%
BONNIE: Without Resolution, LENSational would not have been possible. The biggest impact Resolution has on my venture and on me personally is making me believe in myself and in Lensational. Social entrepreneurship may sometimes be a lonely road, but having the support of the Resolution community, LENSational has the strength to
Professional Skills: 71%
move forward and has the courage to do the impossible.
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IN 2013
Ventures launched by 82 Resolution Fellows tackled dozens of vital issues on every inhabited continent.
= Fellows = Ventures
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Overall Community Growth:
44 Ventures: 23%
27% 15%
10%
2009 2010 2011 2012 = New Fellows
2013
8% 10%
= New Ventures
7%
Issue Area Icon Key:
EDUCATION
BASIC NEEDS
HUMANITARIAN AID
DEVELOPMENT
EQUALITY & EMPOWERMENT
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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OUR FELLOWS FELLOW
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LOCATION
VENTURE NAME
ISSUE AREA
FELLOW
LOCATION
VENTURE NAME
ISSUE AREA
SAHADEV YANGMALI RAI
* Each fellow Class includes all Fellows selected at Social Venture Challenges that academic year
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FELLOW SPOTLIGHTS Yangmali - Yang-Ward Foundation
The Issue and His Resolution:
How We Help:
The decade-long Nepalese civil war resulted in cata-
Sahadev Yangmali Rai works closely with his two Reso-
strophic loss of life, the destruction of local infrastruc-
lution Guides, G. Owen Cadwalader and Alyssa Fred-
ture, and the disruption of many rural development
erick, on the planning and execution of his Venture.
activities. Even after the ceasefire, there were few op-
Owen is a geochemist for Geosyntec Consultants and
portunities for those living in rural villages, such as
has expertise in controlling and optimizing environ-
Bhojpur, to earn a decent wage.
mental infrastructure in water supply wells, dams, and remediation systems. Alyssa is an attorney with Wilson
Hearing these stories from classmates, Yangmali be-
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Owen and Alyssa provide
came determined to make a difference. His Venture,
vital insight, resources, feedback and guidance to
The Yang-Ward Foundation, was conceived to provide
Yangmali, assisting him through the challenges of ir-
economic opportunities to women living in Bhojpur by
rigating the land, budgeting, and managing the reve-
engaging them in the revenue-generating cash crop
nue-sharing element of the Venture. They have also
production of chilies, onions, greens, and other na-
worked with Yangmali on various fellowship and gradu-
tive vegetables. The women are provided with seeds,
ate school applications, including an application to
technical support, and access to affordable, fertile
The Unreasonable Institute Fellowship, where Resolu-
land, while the profits generated from the crops go di-
tion was able to fast-track his application through our
rectly to the women and their families, and the profits
Pathway Partnership program.
About the Fellow:
from the land is used to improve local schools. Em-
Sahadev Yangmali Rai is a student at Westmin-
powered through the Yang-Ward Foundation, these
ster College in Missouri and is the founder of the
women are currently earning more than twice the av-
Venture, the Yang-Ward Foundation. Yangmali
erage wage in Bhojpur, and are planning to re-invest
grew up in Nepal, where he was greatly moved by
additional profit into the construction of a new library.
his fellow students’ experiences with the Nepalese civil war.
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Bonnie and Michael - LENSational The Issue and Their Resolution:
How We Help:
During various trips abroad, Bonnie witnessed the
In their work on LENSational, as well as their per-
oppression of women, and the muffling of women’s
sonal and professional journeys, Bonnie and Mi-
voices by various cultural, economic, or religious
chael have the support of their Resolution Guides,
forces. Women were often marginalized or stigma-
Kelsey Overby and Gabe Nadel. Kelsey is the Direc-
tized, and rarely given the opportunity to express
tor of Events for Resolution, and an Account Execu-
themselves. She also noticed how photography
tive at MRY. Gabe is an associate at 3i Group plc.
can overcome this barrier and empower women
Within the first few months, Kelsey and Gabe provid-
emotionally and economically.
Michael shares
ed invaluable support to Bonnie and Michael while
Bonnie’s passion for photography and international
guiding them through the challenges of setting up
development, and her belief that photography can
crowdfunding platforms, maintaining their website,
affect positive change in the lives of underprivi-
and organizing their first gallery exhibit. Moreover,
leged women. Together, they created LENSational,
they successfully connected Bonnie and Michael
which is founded on the principle that giving a cam-
with relevant subject matter experts on profit shar-
era and some minimal training to underprivileged
ing, revenue generation, and legal structures in
women all around the world, starting in Hong Kong,
Hong Kong, to help the Fellows navigate the waters
provides an arena for self-expression and the op-
of organizational incorporation.
portunity to share their perspectives, literally. By
About the Fellows:
capturing these photos and (1) running exhibitions
Bonnie Chiu and Michael Ng are Global Busi-
in public spaces and (2) selling postcards and other
ness majors at the Chinese University of Hong
merchandise, LENSational is giving these women a
Kong, and are the founders of the Venture
voice and an artistic outlet.
LENSational.
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FELLOW SPOTLIGHTS Derrius - Million Dollar Scholar
About the Fellow: Raised in the Illinois foster care system and the south side of Chicago, Derrius Quarles became adept at overcoming obstacles at an early age. Motivated to become the first in his family to attend college he diligently pursued grants, scholarships, and financial aid. He was ultimately awarded over $1.1 million, including receiving the Gates Millennium, Horatio Alger, CocaCola, Dell, Chicago Scholars, Nordstrom, Elks, and Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships. With this aid, he was able to attend Morehouse College, and recently graduated with a degree in Sociology with minors in Biology and Public Health.
The Issue and His Resolution: Frustrated by the economic burden associated with attending college, and determined to help level the playing field for underprivileged students like himself, Derrius decided to create Million Dollar Scholar, a social Venture that assists other high school and college students navigate the challenges of paying for higher education. Million Dollar Scholar provides parents/ guardians, high school and college students, and educational/NGO administrators with branded scholarship education products and services. Thus far, Million Dollar Scholar has helped students gain over $1.3 million dollars in scholarships and grants for their education and to reduce debt.
How We Help: Derrius works closely with his two Guides, Oliver Libby and Tom Pryor, and Resolution Advisory Board Member, Michael Blaustein, on the strategic planning and implementation of Million Dollar Scholar. Oliver is a co-founder of Resolution, currently our Chair of the Board of Directors, and a Managing Director at Hatzimemos Partners LLC. Tom is an MBA Candidate at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. Michael is the Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Education of New Jersey. Together, Oliver, Tom, and Michael have helped Derrius navigate the murky waters of business modelling, networking, fundraising strategy, and goal setting. They have supported Derrius on a number of Pathway Partnership opportunities, including Echoing Green and Unreasonable Institute Fellowships - providing in-depth feedback on his proposals and helping him practice his pitches. Additionally, they have provided Derrius with personal support, including writing graduate school recommendations and helping him figure out his next steps, academically and professionally.
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Wang, Liu, and Sun - Care for Empty Nesters About the Fellows:
How We Help:
Wang Junsong, Liu Kaini, and Sun Hejing are the co-
In their Venture and on their personal and profession-
founders of the social Venture Care for Empty Nesters. All
al journeys, Wang Junsong, Liu Kaini, and Sun Hejing
three young women are undergraduate students in China
have the support of their Guides, Holly Orsburn and
and were deeply affected by the struggles of their elderly
Athena Katsampes. Holly is a Sales Associate at J.P.
relatives and neighbors.
Morgan Securities and Athena is a Business Development Associate at MeeGenuis; she holds a BA in Eco-
The Issue and their Resolution:
nomics from Harvard University and spent a summer
As Chinese culture has changed, more and more fami-
studying Mandarin in Beijing. Holly and Athena use
lies are moving into single-family homes, leaving behind
their knowledge of Mandarin and Chinese culture to
the custom of multiple generations living under one roof.
provide support and advice on volunteer management
This has been incredibly hard on older generations in Chi-
and retention and program expansion. They also help
na, with many elderly individuals now living alone for the
Wang, Liu, and Sun balance the demands of their aca-
first time in their lives. Wang, Liu, and Sun decided to ad-
demics while still moving the Venture forward.
dress this isolation and loneliness by creating a volunteer program at their schools through which students spend time with elders in their community. Thus far, students involved in Care for Empty Nesters have visited over 100 elderly in their communities, providing companionship, joy, and much-needed support.
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FELLOW SPOTLIGHTS Hussein - Community Led Total Sanitation About the Fellow:
How We Help:
Hussein Hassan is a public health professional in
Hussein works closely with his Guides, Danielle
Northern Somalia (Somaliland and Puntland). Hus-
Gram and Victoria Lakers. Danielle is an Associate
sein has worked with different international organiza-
in Practice Management at Axiom Law. Victoria is
tions and United Nations (UN) agencies in Somalia,
Director of Marketing at Water Asset Management,
giving him a unique experience and skills in mobilizing
LLC. Danielle and Victoria have provided Hussein
resources for sustainable and community-led activities.
with guidance on diverse topics from fundraising to communications. This winter, Hussein also worked
The Issue and His Resolution:
with Resolution’s Development and Design teams to
Combining his knowledge of public health and com-
create a video and crowdfunding campaign to raise
munity-led programs, Hussein decided to bring exist-
funding for those affected by the tropical cyclone in
ing Water Sanitation and Health (WASH) kits to inter-
Somalia and Puntland in November.
nally displaced persons camps in Northern Somalia, where dysentery and other water-carried diseases are rampant. Since females are often responsible for the cooking and washing in the camps, Hussein is working with female team members to train local women leaders on the use of the kits. In addition to public health benefits associated with these kits, this is also empowering local women in the camps to combat disease and spread education awareness.
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Sarah, Katie, and Molly - One Sun Health About the Fellows:
How We Help:
Sarah Cox, Katie Guidera, and Molly Simon are the co-
Sarah, Katie, and Molly are supported by Guides Temitayo
founders of the social Venture One Sun Health. These
Ifafore and Alyssa Boggs. Temitayo is the Health Workforce
three young women met while studying abroad in South
Technical Advisor at USAID operating out of the Office of
Africa, and decided to work together to help end malaria once they returned home to their U.S. universities.
Population and Reproductive Health; she has an MPH in Health Management from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a BA in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from Yale University; she has done public health work in
The Issue and their Resolution: Prior to winning Resolution Fellowships, Sarah, Katie, and Molly ran a successful malaria awareness education program for villagers in Hamakuya, South Africa. As
Panama and Ethiopia. Alyssa is a Senior Coordinator in Channel Development at Starbucks Corporate in Seattle; she is an MSc candidate at the London School of Economics in Conflict Studies, and earned a BA from University of Washington in Politics and International Studies. Temitayo
they wrapped up that project, the Fellows realized that
and Alyssa use their extensive public health and interna-
though the participants were excited to have learned so
tional development experience to help Sarah, Katie, and
much, they had limited access to the mosquito nets that
Molly navigate the work in South Africa without frequently
could keep them and their families safe. With Resolu-
being on the ground. They have spent a lot of energy help-
tion’s support, Sarah returned to South Africa in the fall to provide pathways toward economic empowerment for local women by starting bed net businesses. Sarah and her team held a week-long intensive sewing training for
ing Sarah and Molly, recent college graduates, navigate the next step of their careers, and helping Katie manage her last year of undergraduate studies while maintaining their high quality work on One Sun Health. All three Fellows have attended Resolution events, enabling them to find exciting
women, who produced 30 mosquito bed nets within a few
job opportunities and connections through Resolution’s
weeks of completing the course. 10 nets have been sold
wide network. Resolution has also secured pro-bono brand-
to clients in the surrounding area, helping to decrease in-
ing support for the Fellows from Group 113, who helped
cidences of malaria in rural South African communities.
them rebrand the Malaria Awareness Program as One Sun Health, complete with a new logo and website.
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SVC HOST SPOTLIGHT
WORLDMUN 2013
WINTER 2013 YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
EARTH SUMMIT
Melbourne, Australia: March, 2013 Partnering Organization: Harvard WorldMUN
New York City, United States: January, 2013 Partnering Organization: Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
New York City, United States: March, 2013 Partnering Organization: The Earth Institute
Resolution was thrilled to partner with the Harvard World Model UN Conference held this year in Melbourne, Australia. We were excited to have several Resolution volunteers and four current Resolution Fellows join us for our fifth WorldMUN Social Venture Challenge.
Our second Social Venture Challenge at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations was hugely successful. The SVC was attended by many Resolution volunteers eager to welcome a global group of SVC Winners to the Resolution community.
Resolution partnered with The Earth Institute for our first Social Venture Challenge at The Earth Summit at Columbia University. We are excited to add another conference drawing students from the New York area whose social ventures have international reach.
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SUMMER 2013 YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS New York City, United States: August, 2013 Partnering Organization: Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Resolution welcomed an impressive group of SVC Winners to our community at our third Social Venture Challenge at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations. This conference draws a wide range of international students, extending our global impact well beyond its New York City location.
MOBILIZE.ORG SOCIAL VENTURE CHALLENGE Philadelphia, United States: September, 2013 Partnering Organization: Mobilize.org In 2013, Resolution established an exciting partnership with Mobilize.org, a domestically-focused organization drawing conference participants from across the U.S. Resolution ran our first Social Venture Challenge with Mobilize.org in Philadelphia with participants from both the ReGenerate Philly Summit and Mobilizer Academy convening.
IGNITING INNOVATION SUMMIT SOCIAL VENTURE CHALLENGE Cambridge, United States: November, 2013 Partnering Organization: Igniting Innovation Summit Our second Social Venture Challenge at the Igniting Innovation Summit at Harvard University was hugely successful. Resolution was joined by many of our Boston area volunteers and Resolution Fellows, who welcomed the final Social Venture Challenge Winners of 2013 to the Resolution family.
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SVC HOST SPOTLIGHT
CGI U SOCIAL VENTURE CHALLENGE St. Louis, United States: March, 2013 Host Conference: Clinton Global Initiative University Resolution was thrilled to host our first Social Venture Challenge with the Clinton Global Initiative University at CGI U 2013 in St. Louis, MO. CGI U held our biggest Social Venture Challenge yet, with 300 students competing with 230 social ventures. Chelsea Clinton announced the SVC winners, and President Clinton mentioned Resolution’s participation in his opening remarks. Highlights include: • $100,000 in seed funding to the 35 students who won Resolution Fellowships, launching 17 inspiring Ventures around the world • 50 semifinalist teams shared their ideas at our SVC ---Forum with 29 teams presenting at the SVC Finals • 21 Resolution team members staffed the SVC
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NEW SVC HOST CONFERENCES We are thrilled to announce that in addition to continuing relationships with current host conferences, in 2014 Resolution will host SVCs at the Harvard National Model United Nations conference in Boston, and with Semester at Sea, a study-abroad experience aboard a cruise ship, where Resolution will run a Social Venture Challenge for students as the ship travels between Casablanca, Morocco and Southampton, United Kingdom on their 50th Anniversary voyage.
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PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS The Resolution Project relies on a global network of sponsors and allies to support our work fostering the next generation of socially-responsible entrepreneurs. These corporations and organizations share our commitment to youth leadership development and innovative entrepreneurship. In 2013, we launched new multifaceted partnerships with the following companies that have made a philanthropic investment – of money, time, and talent – in support of our efforts to provide up-and-coming undergraduate entrepreneurs with the tools and resources they need to succeed. Their commitment and investments enable Resolution to provide professional mentorship, in-depth training, and unique opportunities to our community of young leaders.
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A team from Corporate Program Partner, Axiom, joined Resolution for the Resolve gala in October
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PATHWAY PARTNERSHIP In 2013, Resolution officially launched our Pathway Partnership program to build collaboration and foster interaction between like-minded organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship and youth leadership. These organizations help Resolution spread the word about our Social Venture Challenges in order to reach more young leaders, and provide an extraordinary portfolio of opportunities to current Resolution Fellows as they advance on the pathway to action. In partnership with these organizations, Resolution is engaging more undergraduate students in our Social Venture Challenge opportunities, while directing other Fellows to additional opportunities for success. We are grateful to these organizations for their commitment to social change and the idea that young people can make a difference.
PATHWAY PARTNERS
In 2013, Resolution officially launched our Pathway Partnership program to build collaboration and foster interaction between like-minded organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship and youth leadership. These organizations help Resolution spread the word about our Social Venture Challenges in order to reach more young leaders, and provide an extraordinary portfolio of opportunities to current Resolution Fellows as they advance on the pathway to action. In partnership with these organizations, Resolution is engaging more undergraduate students in our Social Venture Challenge opportunities, while directing other Fellows to additional opportunities for success. We are grateful to these organizations for their commitment to social
FELLOW INSPIRATION IDEA SOURCES
change and the idea that young people can make a difference.
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FELLOW OPPORTUNITIES
FELLOW OPPORTUNITIES
CPIC FUNDING
TRAINING
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at harvard college
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CORPORATE PROGRAM PARTNERS
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In 2013, Resolution was honored to be selected as the inaugural Global Partner for the Axiom Engage initiative. Axiom is a globally-recognized leader in the legal field, serving more than half of the Fortune 100 roster, with a dedication to innovation, collaboration and excellence. Through this partnership, Resolution is able to leverage the talented and highly-skilled network of Axiom employees to provide critical legal support, resources, and services to our global network of Fellows.
In 2013, Resolution launched a global partnership with DuPont, representing our largest corporate partnership to date. DuPont will provide funding to support Resolution’s Fellowship offerings and seed funding for Ventures, access to scientific and technical subject matter experts, and volunteer mentors from its expert professional ranks to assist in identifying, training, and supporting undergraduates addressing crucial challenges around the world.
Axiomites around the world are serving as mentors to our Fellows, spokespeople for our mission, and supporters of social entrepreneurship. Whether guiding a Fellow through contract negotiations or shepherding a team through the process of becoming a registered charitable organization, the team members at Axiom are rolling up their sleeves to support Resolution Fellows in their efforts to improve the world around them, and we are thrilled to have them as part of the Resolution community.
The partnership will focus on four areas of key importance: feeding the world, improving energy systems and supply, protecting people and the environment, and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.
In partnership with the team at General Electric, the joint SEED (Social Entrepreneurship Education and Development) initiative was launched to solve pressing global challenges by uniting General Electric’s know-how and talent development, with the socially responsible entrepreneurship of Resolution Fellows. This initiative is pairing GE professionals with Resolution Fellows to provide real world insight, in-country support, and technical expertise to our budding entrepreneurs, while simultaneously providing a rewarding and collaborative volunteering opportunity to interested GE team members. Beginning with pairing teams and personnel based in the Asia-Pacific region, we look forward to building on this partnership in the coming years to provide this unique opportunity to a growing number of Fellows and GE team members in other regions. GE team members will also be supporting the development of the Resolution Entrepreneurship Curriculum and contributing to content development and the development of the platform for deployment. As such, the SEED program is providing hands-on mentorship, advice about local issues, and overall organizational support that allow us to better serve our growing network of Fellows.
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In 2013, Resolution partnered with the world’s largest membership-based network for professional learning and expertise, the Gerson Lehrman Group, to facilitate targeted connections between Resolution Fellows and the GLG network of more than 400,000 experts. Through this relationship, Resolution Fellows are receiving targeted advice and guidance from GLG’s extensive network of academics, scientists, industry practitioners, and other professionals worldwide to help enhance and accelerate their impact. Complementing our own our own network of Guides, volunteers, and advisors, GLG is an invaluable source of centralized, high-level experts that are providing insight to Resolution Fellows around the world.
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PROGRAM EXPANSION
COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITY In addition to the mentorship and advisory resources the Fellows received from their Guides and our network of Subject Matter Experts, In 2013, we successfully hosted our first in-person collaboration session to encourage interaction and knowledge sharing between Resolution Fellows.
We piloted the activity with nine
Fellows in attendance at the Resolve gala. The theme of the exercise was community outreach and engagement, and Fellows in attendance discussed and practiced making pitches to various audiences, and brainstormed ways to keep volunteers engaged. In addition to gaining valuable skills and sharing experiences, the pilot activity provided a fantastic opportunity for Fellows to learn from each other and lend support in a collaborative environment.
Members of the ShareHealth! team with a group of students at a dental hygiene day in Ecuador
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Fellow and new Guide, Nick Fiore, with his Fellow, Kristina Saffran of Project HEAL Family Network.
POST-VENTURE FELLOWS As many of our Fellows graduate from college and move on to graduate school or professional careers, there are growing numbers who are now what we would classify as
Fellow Mike Pereira founded The Pathfinder Initiative in St. Louis to support veterans suffering with PTSD through equine-assisted therapy.
post-Venture Fellows. Post-Venture means that they are no longer actively involved in the day-to-day operations of their social Ventures. For some, their Ventures have completed their objectives and are concluded; for others, they have transitioned the leadership of their Venture to other students or local community members. While their involvement with their Ventures has ended, their journey with Resolution is far from over. A few of these post-Venture Fellows have decided to take their involvement with Resolution one step further, and have volunteered as Resolution Leadership Council members and as Guides to other Fellows. For example, Nick Fiore, a Fellow from Class 1, is now a Resolution Leadership Council Member working on the Fellow Resource and Entrepreneurship Curriculum Working Groups. Nick is also a Guide to Fellows Liana Rosenman, Kristina Saffran, and Ashley Tritt on their social Venture Project HEAL Family Network. Alex Merkovic-Orenstein, Nick’s co-founder on the social Venture IT Empowerment, is also a Guide. Alex is currently living and working in Kenya, and will be matched with an African-based Fellow who can benefit from his expertise in agriculture and technology. The third Resolution Fellow turned Guide is Dan Cahill. Dan is a Fellow from Class 2, and is a Guide to Mike Pereira, Founder of the social Venture Pathfinder Initiative. Nick, Alex, and Dan are true testaments to the value of the Resolution Fellowship and community, and to the core assumption that a successful social Venture, even if concluded, influences the growth of a young leader and resonates through their continued involvement in Resolution’s global community.
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RESOLUTION IN THE NEWS “The team at Resolution accomplish their impressive and lofty goals not only through grants provided to student fellows who earn financial support after demonstrating the importance and viability of their socially directed entrepreneurial pursuits, but also by connecting these young leaders to an impressive network of volunteer Guides who share their passion for change in the world.” by David Cleary (current Leadership Council Member)
In Newsday “So Resolution draws from a pool of able young people already committed to understanding and working with colleagues from other countries. It is the young people with their dreams and drive that power the projects...Lamia and Taylor are from different countries and have different backgrounds. But they share a vision, a generation, an impressive measure of confidence and determination, and a project...A little resolution may go a long way.” by Peter C. Goldmark, Jr. (current Resolution Ambassador)
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Resolution Fellows Aseya, Linda, and Daniel at work constructing a sustainable biogas digester at a refugee camp in Swaziland.
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OUR VOLUNTEERS Board of Directors (12)
Advisory Board (29)
Leadership Council Directors: (13)
Leadership Council (17)
Guides: (82)
Event Host & Planning Committee: (85)
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Resolution’s global network of volunteers support strategic growth of our programmatic activities, including serving as judges at Social Venture Challenges, like this one at CGI U 2013.
VOLUNTEER STATS: 1,700+
total monthly volunteer
hours contributed
20,500+
total annual volunteer
hours contributed
$540,000 +
value of annual
volunteer contributions
- More than 200 volunteers in 4 countries - Growth of overall team size in 2013: 45% - Growth in volunteer contributions in 2013: 41% = 1,000 Hours = 100 Hours = 10,000 Dollars
* This is based on the Independent Sector report that the hourly valuation of a volunteer’s time in New York State in 2013 was $26.45.
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS Board of Directors
GERALDINE ACUNA SUNSHINE: Since her very first involvement in Resolution, Geraldine has been a leader in the organization. As a longstanding Board Member, and one of Resolution’s most ardent supporters, Geraldine, along with her husband Gabe, have volunteered to judge several SVCs and provided critical support to Resolution’s growth. Geraldine also founded Harvard World Model United Nations while an undergraduate — her very own social venture and Resolution’s first and longest-running host conference!
DANIEL F. TERRY, JR.: Dan joined the Board in 2013 and immediately took a leadership role, guiding organizational thinking around personnel structures and how we use technology. Dan has been a generous supporter, attending SVCs and sponsoring events.
Board Member Geraldine Acuna Sunshine and Advisory Board Member Denielle Sachs
Advisory Board MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN: Michael joined Resolution as an Advisory Board member in 2013, bringing years of experience in consulting, venture capital, education, and social enterprise. From his sage advice to Resolution Board members to his enthusiasm about Resolution Fellows, his contributions were felt immediately. Michael became the first member of the Advisory Board to join the Resolution Guides, when his ad hoc mentorship of Resolution Fellow Derrius Quarles turned into a long-term partnership with Derrius’ current Guide team.
DENIELLE SACHS: Bringing her diverse skill set and broad network to bear for Resolution, Denielle is a vocal supporter of entrepreneurship and youth leadership development. Her targeted advice and mentorship has proven invaluable to Fellow teams and Resolution.
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Leadership Council Director Travis Batty and Guide Jasmine Mitchell
Leadership Council Directors/Leads/Team Members TRAVIS BATTY: Travis was one of the very first volunteers to dedicate time to Resolution, and was a founding member of the Leadership Council. As Director of the Legal Working Group, Travis gives of his time and expertise to help Resolution and its Fellows in navigating legal issues, and to identify resources who can assist the organization and its Fellows in navigating legal issues. He and his wife, Jasmine (who is a Guide), have been avid supporters of Resolution for a long time, attending our very first Resolve gala in 2010
HELEN GOLDBERG: New to the Resolution team in 2013, Helen’s stellar performance and outstanding leadership led to her becoming the Director of Resolution’s Impact Evaluation Working Group only a few months after her initial onboarding as a volunteer. She is deeply committed to streamlining and improving Resolution’s measurement and evaluation systems and contributes time and energy to ensuring our success as an organization.
Leadership Council Design Lead Sarah Evans
SARA NADEL: As Director of the Entrepreneurship Curriculum Working Group, Sara has led the charge on pulling together materials and module resources for the entrepreneurship curriculum to continue expanding the depth and breadth of resources we provide to our Fellows. Her tireless dedication as a Director and Guide is all the more impressive given she does all of this from her home in Peru!
SARAH EVANS: Providing much needed support to our extremely busy Design Working Group, Sarah brings a fresh perspective and remarkable talent to Resolution’s event collateral, materials, and overall visual vocabulary. Her unique style and energetic attitude work to captivate and inspire growing audiences of Resolution supporters, volunteers, and donors.
MOLLY MAHONEY: Molly’s impact has been felt throughout Resolution, from helping design the new Guide recruiting process, to recruiting several terrific members of the Resolve 2013 Gala Host Committee, to helping craft the concept for Resolution’s Young Leaders Now Award.
Leadership Council Member Molly Mahoney (left).
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JP JACQUET: One of the newer members of the Resolution Leadership Council, JP brings a wealth of education experience to the table, and contributes regularly to the Entrepreneurship Curriculum and Fellow Resources Working Groups. His incredible organization skills and unwavering engagement to both groups, in addition to his role as a Guide, are crucial to the sustainable scaling of Resolution’s programmatic activities.
DANIELLE GRAM: Danielle came to Resolution as a true example of a young social entrepreneur herself, having founded a successful non-profit, Kids for Peace, as a high school student. She joined Resolution as a Guide to Fellow Hussein Hassan and has spearheaded a wonderful global partnership with Axiom, the international legal services company, which continues to serve many of our Fellows and Resolution.
GARY LEUIS: As a Guide, Guide Leader, and Director of the Guide Program Working Group, Gary serves triple duty in promoting and growing Resolution. This year he worked incredibly hard to put together a structure to streamline the Guide application process, and worked to make the Guide program sustainable and scalable.
Leadership Council Member Danielle Gram
MELISSA MAYERS: As a Guide, member of the Leadership Council Directorate, and one of our most involved volunteers, Melissa sets an extremely high standard for engagement with Resolution. As one of our original Guide Leaders, Melissa pioneered the concept of veteran volunteers mentoring our Guides and helping provide a higher level of service and support to our Fellows. At every level, Melissa is an inspiration and example of the immense contribution and impact volunteers have on Resolution’s mission.
LAURA VICKERS: Laura serves as a Guide Leader to the largest cohort of Resolution Fellows in the history of the organization, and uses her incredible communication and organization skills to coordinate more than 15 Guide/Fellow teams — spanning countries and continents. Her attention to detail and commitment to the Fellows is truly inspiring, and we are lucky to have her!
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Leadership Council Members Sam Fink and JP Jacquet
GUIDE PROGRAM LAUNCH AND OVERALL TEAM GROWTH UPDATE
LAUNCH OF THE DIRECTORATE
2013 marked the official launch of the Resolution Guide Program, a systematic effort to identify, in-
As part of our organizational expansion, 2013 wit-
terview, train, match, and support the people working most closely with our Resolution Fellows. This
nessed the launch of the Resolution Leadership Coun-
year, Resolution brought on dozens of new Guides from around the world to support our Resolution
cil Directorate – a team of highly-engaged Leadership
Fellow community, growing our mentor pool to nearly 100 talented and engaged Guides.
Council Members who serve as Directors of various Working Groups and as Guide Leaders to our expand-
Between the Director of the Guide Program, Gary Leuis, and Guide Leaders Bianca Caban, Bob Ham-
ing cohort of Guides. The Directors lead and manage
lin, Melissa Mayers, and Laura Vickers, Resolution Guides have a support system to assist them in
the work assigned to our various Working Groups, in-
every step of their Resolution journey.
cluding Events, Design, Development, Impact Evaluation, and Fellow Resources, among others, while
An expanded Guide Training and resource-sharing effort have ensured that Guides are fully prepared
Guide Leaders mentor and manage teams of Guides
to help Fellows with their Ventures, and their personal and professional challenges. These new re-
associated with specific Resolution Social Venture
sources have also created dialogue about the role and challenges facing our Fellows. The addition of
Challenges. The Directorate meets once per month
Guide Leaders assigned to each Guide team has given Guides a valuable veteran volunteer to ask for
with Resolution Board Members and staff to provide
advice when dealing with tough issues and challenges facing the Fellows. Guide Leaders have helped
relevant updates on their individual workstreams and
Guides understand complicated team dynamics and how to support Fellows during difficult personal
issue any urgent calls to action. Allowing Resolution
situations, while also creating a community of mentors that shares best practices and tips for work-
to operate on a very lean organizational budget, the
ing with a high-achieving group of young leaders. Resolution is thrilled to have successfully launched
Directorate provides crucial leadership and manage-
the Guide program in 2013, and looks forward to adding even more resources in the years ahead, so
ment support to Resolution’s volunteers. We are in-
Guides can continue to effectively support our community of Fellows.
credibly thankful for and inspired by their leadership, expertise, professionalism, and enthusiasm!
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RESOLVE 2013 10.11.13 THE HARVARD CLUB OF NEW YORK CITY Honorary Co-Chairs: Jeffrey and Sonia Sachs Hilaria Thomas Baldwin
With support from our network of sponsors, Resolution hosted our largest annual gala to date, raising more than $300,000 in support of our global network of Fellows. We invited over 600 guests to explore our “World of Sustainability� exhibit featuring interactive installations to represent the diverse issue areas in which Fellows are making an impact. Resolve 2013 served as a testament to the positive change Fellows are having in their communities, their schools, and around the world.
Highlights
More than 600 attendees 7 interactive installations featuring the work of Resolution Fellows Notable attendees included Candice Kumai, Martha Plimpton, Mario Cantone and others More than 10 Resolution Fellows in attendance
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SUMMER SOCIAL
6.19.13 COPIA Our third annual New York Summer Social welcomed more than 300 young professionals from across New York City to celebrate youth leadership and raise awareness for Resolution. With generous support from our sponsors, the evening was a great success and a wonderful opportunity to bring the message of youth-led social change to a wider audience than ever before.
SPONSORS
Kroll Advisory Solutions Hatzimemos Partners Group 113 Rendezvous with Fashion
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FALL SOCIAL
11.6.13 SOCIETY ON HIGH Timed to coincide with our Social Venture Challenge at the Harvard Igniting Innovation Summit, our second annual Boston Fall Social brought together our Boston-based Fellows, Guides, and volunteers to celebrate the growth and expansion of Resolution’s New England community. The evening was a great opportunity to network and raise awareness for Resolution in the Boston area, and we are grateful to all those who attended! We hope to see you again this year!
SPONSORS Group 113
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RESOLUTION RUNS
9.7.13 Central Park, New York This fall, Resolution launched the Resolution Runs athletic team to provide a fun and interactive way for Resolution friends, supporters, and volunteers to raise funds and awareness for socially-responsible entrepreneurship. Putting together an enthusiastic and engaged team of runners to participate in our inaugural event, the NYRR 4-Miles of Hope, we were able to raise enough money to cover Fellowships for two new Resolution teams! We look forward to building on this momentum in 2014, and are eager to give more young leaders the running start they need to turn ideas into impact. Thank you to all of our runners for their exuberant participation, and to our friends at KIND snacks for donating some post-race treats. We’ll see you on the road! To join the Resolution Runs team and learn more about upcoming events, please email runs@resolutionproject.org.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY Fiscal Year 2013 $ 350,000 $ 300,000 $ 250,000 $ 200,000 $ 150,000 $ 100,000 $ 50,000 $0
2010 2011 2012
2013
Fundraising History
2013 Expenses
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2013 DONOR LIST
Sidley Austin LLP Carrie and Scott Silver Jet Theriac
$15,000 and Over
$1,000 to $2,499
Maria Livanos Cattaui Command Systems Delta Air Lines DuPont General Electric The Generation Foundation Eric Hatzimemos Hatzimemos/Libby Oliver Libby The Gabriel and Geraldine Sunshine Foundation Daniel F. Terry, Jr.
$10,000 to $14,999 Axiom Bank of America Foundation Group 113 L. Hennessey & Associates Voya Financial
$5,000 to $9,999
Beryl Benacerraf Eric Bertrand Brooks Brothers The Conti Group Robert E. Diamond, Jr. Ashley Fochtman Robert Hamlin The Harvard Center for Public Interest Careers Jim Mannino Public Relations (JMPR) McKinsey & Co. The Ohrstrom Foundation On Demand Books Open Society Foundations TD Securities
$2,500 to $4,999 Bianca M. Caban Andras Forgacs Robert Gage Sanket Khanna George King III Jessica Krant
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Michael Aglialoro Marc Alacqua Anonymous Travis Batty Christine and Turner Batty Steve Berger Sarah Berner Anne N. Brigis Charles Brock Cory Catelli Erin Dillard Teddy Downey Vanessa Fajans-Turner Tanya Ryk Friedman Nicole Parent Haughey James Kelly Kroll Advisory Solutions Daniel Krueger Latham & Watkins LLP Vanessa and Howard Levine Peter Libby William and Kelly Massey CT Mobley North Shore Farms Kelsey Overby Richard Portale Jason Pauley Wyatt Rockefeller Angelo Rufino Paul Scott Kimberly Scotti Stephen Shyn Eric Sporkin Jeffrey Stern Tetsundo Watanabe
$500 to $999 David Ager David Bomke Yvonne Buysman Andrew Codispoti Maurice Collada Michael Cornacchia Alison Cronin
Megan Cruse Gennaro D’Agostino Michael D’Alto Alexander Dayton Samantha Fink Julia Geltser Danielle Gram Andrew Harris Edward Koller Gary Leuis Christine Martino Melissa Mayers Sara Nadel Anna Obrapalska Holly Orsburn John Petras Robert Picard Douglas Polak William D. Provine Alexander Ryan Jyoti Singhvi Martin Smit Cara Smyth Ariel Dora Stern Ashley Sternbach Joseph Swiader Timothy Thairu Laura Vickers Lisa Williams Charles Winkler
Up to $499
Anna Abrams Anuj Aggarwal Bunny Aisin Gioro Ramona Albert Almudena Alcaide Menendez Alex Alvanos Meeta Anand Deborah Antoine Hallie Applebaum Tiffany Archer Kristen Arnett Adam Aronovitz Veronica Arzeno Ask Omar Inc. Bahar Atvur Laura Authier Diana Ayton-Shenker Shadan Azali
Raymond Azizi Alexandra Baginski Mark Bakacs Blair Bandeen Kritika Bansal Sachin Bansal Chad Barker Alec Barrett Oliver Barry John Bartram William Bassin Andreas Baum Nick Baum Willa Baynard Bridget Beckeman Paul Benacerraf Kate Berger Justin Bergeron Jayne Berglund Sabina Beri Yevgeny Berman Cecilia Besa Morgan Bickle Vanessa Cameron Bidetti Jennifer Bilotta Christopher Blas Michael Blaustein Adeline Boatin Alyssa Boggs Jackie Bondanza Stacey Bookman Laura Boston Jennifer Bozzelli Anna Bravchuk Jared Brecher Ruzanna Brodsky Sara Brody Robert Buckley Jeffrey Burek Lauren Burns Gwendoline Burns Maggie Burns Christine Buzan Carolyn Byczek Maria Cacucciolo Daniel Caddigan Owen Cadwalader Ioana Calcev Casey Calhoun Clayton Calvert Peter Canova
Peter Carey Stacy Carlson Steve Carroll Stacey Castor Pilar Castro Kiltz C. Scott Chabina John Michael Chadonic Shwetha Chandraprakash Chondita Chatterjee Naynika Chaubey Victor Chen Duri Chitayat Jared Chmielnik Jonathan Christodoro Nelson Chu Peter Cifichiello Chris Cirgenski Jason Clark James Coady Cotton Codinha Alexis Cohen Jourdan Cohen Andy Cole Meghan Connelly Erin Connors Jackie Corr Michael Corti Julie Corwin Michael Coscetta Eliot Cotton Allegra Crespi Elena Crete John Crocker James Cushing Gilonne d’Origny Soraya Darabi Sterling Darling Jess Dashner Andrew Davis LaTrice Davis Michael de Guzman Clotilde Dedecker Samantha Degennaro Giuliana DeGrazia Sergio Deligiannis Alicia Delisio Lizzie DeYoung Gautam Dhingra Adrien Diarra David Diaz John DiConza
Jonathan Dienstag Michael Dill Eliza Dinale Anthony DiNota Renee DiResta Brian Dixon Rui Dong John Donnelly, Jr. Katherine Donnelly Anjali Doshi Thomas Dow Kelly Dunloy Robert Dusel Amanda Earl Michelle Echeverria John Economou Steve Ekechuku Jennifer Ekins Effie Epstein Emily Ernsdorf Jeffrey Ernstoff Sarah Evans Wynne Evans Drew Fabrikant Katie Fahey Jane Fajans Natalie Falsgraf Richard Fang Diana Fantasia Sonia Farber Jonah Feld Ivette Fernandez Cristina Fernandez Betsy Feuerstein Durham Finney Nick Fiore Bailey Fitzgerald Guilford Forbes Alyssa Frederick Tatiana Friedman Adam Friedman Ann Fryer Lindsey Furnary Neeral Gandhi Tim Ganser Lee Gao Javier Garcia Jesse Garcia April Gariepy Grant Garrison Michael Gayed
Sasha Gentling Elizabeth Giardino Christopher Gillick Grant Ginsberg Trevor Gleason Gabrielle Glemann Jesse Glickenhaus Benjamin Golan Ryan Gold Helen Goldberg Andrew Golden Steven Goldstein Alesandra Gonzalez Laura Goodman Emily Gopstein Amber Gordon Melissa Gorham Michelle Graham Christina Grasso Howard Green Marco Greenberg Christie Griffin Joseph Griffin Scott Grinsell Amy Guan Andrew Gurman Peter Gylfe Jennifer Hadiaris Mohammed Hajee Elizabeth Hamersley Pierce Hance Kyle Hanpeter John Harrington Brittany Harrison Meghan Hasenauer Greg Hausler Kristina Helb Rebecca Heller Ric Hernandez Justin Hileman Steven Hill Matthew Himler Joseph Hines Zachary Hopkins Angela Houser Jay Hover Melissa Hoyos Robert Hsu Yaxin Huang Kristina Hultman Julie Hyman
SPECIAL THANKS Jyoti Singhvi
Couture jewelry designer, Jyoti Singhvi, believes that every person and every organization has a fascinating story which must be honored and celebrated. In 2013, Jyoti spent time with the Resolution team and designed a bespoke pendant to represent the global reach and impact of Resolution’s network of Fellows, volunteers, and ventures. The Catalyst artfully incorporates different design elements into this spherical pendant to demonstrate the equilibrium and sustainability of the entire Resolution ecosystem. The Catalyst was launched at Resolve 2013, and all net proceeds from sales of the pendant are donated directly to Resolution. We are extremely grateful to Jyoti for designing such a unique and beautiful piece to celebrate the work of Resolution. With her help, we are able to continue serving as the catalyst for undergraduate entrepreneurs around the world. To purchase The Catalyst pendant, please visit www.jyotinewyork.com.
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Ruth Krug Candice Kumai Jerry Kung Alina Kung Jason Kwik Thomas Kwon Victoria Lakers Nicholas Lamb Cristina Lambert Parker Lambourne Rachel Landy Kristin Lane Ryan Lane Susan Lane-Bosco Andrew Langer Kimberly Lapsley Ashley Larson Marlena Laszkowska John Launchi Lynne Launchi Ana Maria Lebada Estelle Lecreux Eli Lederman Nick Lembo Oliver Lennox Melissa Lentz Addie Lepore Meredith Lepore Roy Lerch Rhoda and Sherman Levine Olivia Levine Hillary Levine Ben Lewis Jonathan Li Richard Lieberman Ruby Lien Ann Lightfoot Sofia Liljeblad Jack Lin Mark Linnan Linon Home Decor Products Eugene Lipovetsky Joanna Litsas Deirdre Lizio John Lochner Conrad Van Loggerenberg Genevieve Loomis Michael Avanti Lopez Theresa Lund Molly Lunn Natalie Mackiel Stacy Magdaluyo
Gretchen Magura Alexandra Mahler-Haug Molly Mahoney Deshmeet Malik Ashley Mallinson Morgan Mandigo Jonathan Margulies Jennifer Markham Laurence Marner Samantha Marshall Abigail Martone James Mastronardi Michael Mastruzzo Liz Max Victoria Mayoral Campos Lisa Mazzanti Melissa McGowan Clayton McGratty Jennifer McKee Suzy McManmon Christopher McNamara Monica Meadows Kelsey Meagher Sage Mehta Daisy Melamed Jennifer Mele John Melia Aaron Messing Ashley Miller Jessica Minsky Laura Miranda-Browne Maury Mischel Jasmine Mitchell Giulia Modenese Negar Mohammadi Johanna Mollerstrom Kea Molnar Amy Monaco John Moon Molly Moorkamp Argentina Morales Michael Morand William Moreno Graham Morris Will Morrison Sarah Morton Nalina Moses Judith Moss Thomas Muhn Daniel Mullkoff Sarah Murdoch Sarah Murphy
Kevin Murray Brian Mwarania William Gabriel Nadel Omar Naeem Katie Naeve Gayathri Narayan Divya Narendra Melissa Navre Olga Nekrasova David Newman Jonathan Newmark Ching Man Cynthia Ng Janice Nigro Rahul Nirmal Caitlin Nolan Ryan Nussbaum Lauren O’Bryan Katherine O’Connell Christopher O’Connor Meg O’Connor Michele Oberholtzer Michelle Ocampo Remen Okoruwa Shana Orlando Nelly Ortiz Michael Ovadia Ellen Parker Mansukh Patel Bhumieka Patel Allison Patrick Peter Patterson Sheena Paul Geneva Paul Brad Pavelka Tyler Pennock Tanya Perkins George Perlov Jill Peters Patricia Phelan Patricia Philippeaux Joseph Pinto Christina Pitsinos Nicole Pitsinos Alexa Pomerico Eric Poretsky Melissa Powell Emilie Prattico Global Language Project Rebecca Pryor Tom Pryor Panu Purhonen Grace Qi
Stephen Quinlan Daniel Quon John Raffaeli Sameer Rafla-Demetrious Sanjay Ramji Sunder Ramkumar Juan Ramos Lujan Jonathan Rascol Kat Read Joshua Redstone Sean Reed Amber Rieg Michelle Riffelmacher Kerry Rigas Robert Rink Abigail Robinson Ryan Rockefeller Charles Rockefeller Allison Rogers Laura Rose Martha Rose Eli Rosenbaum Steven Rosenbloom Ned Rosenman Hillary Rothman Michael Rothman James Ryan Kristina Saffran Jesse Sage Dahlia Saibil Pedram Saif Daniela Saltzman Richard Samperisi Irene Sanchez Melissa Santaniello Brianna Scanlon Jaclyn Schillinger Aileen Schiro Joseph Schlesinger Kate Schmidt Karyn Schoenbart Ingrid Scholze Helen Schroeder Gallit Schuller Helen Schultheis Claire Schults Winifred Schulz Howie Schwartz Kenji Scott Christopher Scott Nick Scott Daniel Sego
Brad Seiler Lee Seligmann Nancy Seltzer Chris Serico Sherif Shafi Sarah Shaikh Ian Shainbrown Aaron Shapiro Lauren Sharabi Boaz “Buzz” Shattan, Jr. Kate Shearer Ali Sheikh Tisamarie Sherry Tripp Shriner Judy Simon Alexandra Simon Pattie Simon Helen Skinner Kimberly Smith Anthony Smith Jaclyn Smith Derek Smith Bjorn Snider Barbara Snider Oleg Sokolov Kate Speir Gloria Spivak Danielle Sporkin Matthew Spotnitz Elizabeth Springwater Eraklis Stamelos Danielle Starns Catherine Stevenson Crystal Stewart Jonathan Stewart Annie Stickney Becky Straw Mary Strother Nicole Stump Tim Sullivan Mary Caroline Szpak Jacquelyn Talpalar Samuel Taylor Natasha Taylor Max Tedaldi Joshua Tesoriero Abby Thurmond Anna Timone Chris Tofalli Public Relations Mark Torchiana Claire Totten Christos and Alexandra Tsiatis
George Tsougarakis David Tukey Seth Tulman Lyle Turner Daniel Valdez Franco Christian Van Kipp Sowmya Varadarajan Hugh Verrier Kimberly Vespo Tracy Vo Elisa Voltan Leela Vosko Randy Wachtel Tiffany Wade Emily Boyd Walker Nicholas Walters Andrea Wang Maeve Wang Fred Warburg Marisa Warren Merrie Webel Benjamin Wei Dale Noelle Weil Nicole Weisman Alexis Weiss Burt Weiss Charles Weymuller Carlos Whitaker Audra White Jayde Whiteman Nicole Williams James Williams Katharine Wolf Hsien Yean Wong Veronica Wong The RealReal Abbe Wright Seth Yablonovitz Zhang Yang Khalid Yasin Tiffany Yu Kasia Zabawa Kareem Zaki Asif Zaman Tashina Zamlowski Tatiana Zarikos Marianna Zaslavsky Julianne Zimmerman Nick Zimmerman Allie Zwirn
SPECIAL THANKS Delta Air Lines
For the second year in a row, Delta, one of the world’s largest airlines, partnered with The Resolution Project to support our Resolve gala. In addition to a generous financial sponsorship, the team at Delta donated a pair of first-class tickets to Italy, to incentivize gala attendees to make a financial pledge to Resolution. With support from friends like Delta, Resolution continues to award Fellowships to a growing number of aspiring undergraduate entrepreneurs. Together, we are working to ensure our Fellows will Keep Climbing!
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THE RESOLUTION TEAM Board of Directors
STEVEN HILL
GERALDINE ACUNA
TANYA PERKINS - Director of Fellow Resources
LIOR IPP
MARIA LIVANOS CATTAUI
ALEXANDRA SIMON - Development Lead
MELANIE KATZMAN
TANYA RYK FRIEDMAN
CHRISTIAN VAN KIPP - Director of Design
MPULE K. KWELAGOBE
ANDREW U. HARRIS
LAURA VICKERS - Guide Leader
MELISSA LENTZ
ERIC HATZIMEMOS
AARON MANIAM
Resolution Leadership Council Members
LORETTA M. HENNESSEY
LAURENCE MARNER
CASEY CALHOUN
HOWARD A. LEVINE
JAMES MWANGI
SAMANTHA FINK
OLIVER B. LIBBY
MICHAEL OVADIA
NICK FIORE
MEAGAN M. MARKS
AMIT PALEY
ELIZABETH D. KAESER
ARIEL DORA STERN
TYLER PENNOCK
KRISTIN KRAMER
DANIEL F. TERRY
WILLIAM S. REESE
DEIRDRE LIZIO
GEORGE M. TSIATIS
DENIELLE SACHS
MOLLY MAHONEY
PRABHJOT SINGH
WILLIAM MORRISON
TETSUNDO WATANABE
REMEN OKORUWA
Resolution Advisory Board DAVID L. AGER
BHUMIEKA PATEL
MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN
Resolution Leadership Council Directorate and Leads
YVONNE BUYSMAN
KRITIKA BANSAL - Director of Communications
TIA FUHRMANN CHAPMAN
TRAVIS BATTY - Director of Legal
ERIN DILLARD
BIANCA M. CABAN - Guide Leader
RENEE DIRESTA
TOM DOW - Director of Development
JOHN DONNELLY, JR.
SARAH EVANS - Design Lead
Staff
VANESSA FAJANS-TURNER
HELEN GOLDBERG - Director of Impact Evaluation
RACHEL BROPHY, Program Coordinator
ANDRAS FORGACS
ROBERT HAMLIN - Guide Leader
VICTORIA GORDON, Development Associate
JESSE GLICKENHAUS
GARY LEUIS - Director of the Guide Program
LAUREN HORN, Program Associate
SHAUN GORDON
MELISSA MAYERS - Guide Leader
ROHAN GULRAJANI
SARA NADEL - Director of Entrepreneurship Curriculum
NICOLE PARENT HAUGHEY
KELSEY OVERBY - Director of Events
JAMES BERYLSON
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SHEENA PAUL DANIELA SALTZMAN TRIPP SHRINER TIMOTHY THAIRU CLAIRE TOTTEN
Guides HALLIE APPLEBAUM
ROBERT HAMLIN
LAURA MIRANDA-BROWNE
BHUMI PUROHIT
KRITIKA BANSAL
KOUKI HARASAKI
JASMINE MITCHELL
MATTHEW SAUNDERS
CHAD BARKER
ANDREW HARRIS
SARA NADEL
PAUL SCOTT
NICK BERGER
BRITTANY HARRISON
GABE NADEL
TRIPP SHRINER
JAYNE BERGLUND
DAN HONIG
KATIE NAEVE
ARIEL DORA STERN
ALYSSA BOGGS
JULIE HYMAN
GAYATHRI NARAYAN
SANTIAGO SUAREZ
LAUREN BURNS
TEMI IFAFORE
RAHUL NIRMAL
SAMUEL TAYLOR
BIANCA M. CABAN
YOKO IWAKI
MICHELE OBERHOLTZER
TIMOTHY THAIRU
OWEN CADWALADER
JEAN-PIERRE JACQUET
REMEN OKORUWA
CLAIRE TOTTEN
DAN CAHILL
ELIZABETH KAESER
YI-CHING ONG
LAURA VICKERS
IOANA CALCEV
IRENE KAPUSTA
HOLLY ORSBURN
PRATIBHA VUPPULURI
CASEY CALHOUN
ATHENA KATSAMPES
KELSEY OVERBY
ANDREA WANG
NAYNIKA CHAUBEY
CHRISTOPHER KATSIMAGLES
TANYA PERKINS
ERIC WHITE
ZURIEL CHAVEZ
ESTHER KIM
BECK PRYOR
KATHARINE WOLF
DURI CHITAYAT
ROBERT KOENIG
TOM PRYOR
KHALID YASIN
MAURICE COLLADA
IRINA KOVALEVA
PANU PURHONEN
SUMORWUO ZAZA
MEGAN CRUSE
KRISTIN KRAMER
GIULIANA DEGRAZIA
VICTORIA LAKERS
VERDI DISESA
ASHLEY LARSON
ANJALI DOSHI
GARY LEUIS
BRIDGET BECKEMAN
CHARLES LACALLE
RALUCA DRAGUSANU
JONATHAN LI
ASHLEY FOCHTMAN
OLIVIA LEVINE
BETSY FEUERSTEIN
DEIRDRE LIZIO
PAIGE HOLTZMAN
NICK FIORE
MICHAEL AVANTI LOPEZ
MELISSA HOYOS
GRANT OHRSTROM
ALYSSA FREDERICK
MORGAN MANDIGO
CHRIS KATZIMAGLES
ANGELO RUFINO
NEERAL GANDHI
MICHAEL MASTRUZZO
ANDREW KOSZTYO
MARY CAROLINE SZPAK
LEE GAO
MELISSA MAYERS
ELANI GONZALEZ
JENNIFER MCKEE
DANIELLE GRAM
ALEX MERKOVIC-ORENSTEIN
Resolution Event Committees Summer Social Host Committee
SUNJAY MATHEWS
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Summer Social Planning Committee
SARAH FITTS
MARTIN SMIT
CASEY CALHOUN
HOLLY ORSBURN
ASHLEY FOCHTMAN
JOSEPH SWAIDER
KATRINA DUKE
KELSEY OVERBY
CAROLE GARDNER
KELLY THOMAS
CHRISTIE GRIFFIN
ALEXANDRA TSIATIS
MARA HATZIMEMOS
GEORGE TSOUGARAKIS
KRISTINA HELB
HUGH VERRIER
ELLEN HONIG
ALEXIS WEISS
ANDY HUNT
NICOLE WILLIAMS
JIM KELLY
TRACY YORKS
SARAH EVANS
Boston Fall Social Host Committee GILLIAN FARRELL
MORGAN MANDIGO
GOGI GUPTA
ELI ROSENBAUM
MEAGAN HILL
JESSE SAGE
ELI LEDERMAN
FRED WARBURG
Boston Fall Social Planning Committee LATRICE DAVIS
KELSEY OVERBY
KAITLIN HAGGERTY
STEPHEN QUINLAN
KRISTINA HULTMAN
Resolve Host Committee LISA BENSON
STEVEN C. KRAUSE
SARAH BERNER
CANDICE KUMAI
KATE BRIERELY
CHARLES BROCK
JAMES MASTRONARDI
NALINA MOSES
JOHN-MICHAEL CHADONIC
CHRIS NOBLE
CHONDITA CHATTERJEE
STEPHANIE OWENS
MICHAEL D’ALTO
CHAD RITCHIE
CHRIS D’AMATO
WYATT ROCKEFELLER
STERLING DARLING
ALLISON ROGERS
ELISABETH DE KERGOLAY
STEPHANIE RUBIN
SERGIO DELIGIANNIS
ANGELO RUFINO
KATHERINE C. DONNELLY
NANCY SELTZER
GILONNE D’ORIGNY
SHERIF SHAFI
ZECKI DOSSAL
BENITA SINGH
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EDWARD R. KOLLER III FRANCESCA ZAMPI
Resolve Planning Committee KRITIKA BANSAL
HOLLY ORSBURN
TOM DOW
KELSEY OVERBY
KATRINA DUKE
KIMBERLY SCOTTI
SARAH EVANS
CHRISTIAN VAN KIPP
Fellow Hussein Hassan delivering a water and sanitation training to internallydisplaced women in Somalia
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