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PhitanthroTeach is a nonprofit created to fill a gap that existing nonprofits have in providing employment training for locally disadvantaged individuals.
PhitanthroTeach specializes in providing career readiness and skill-based education for nonprofits that lack such programs in Middle Tennessee. Skills
training is provided in short and long-term workshops conducted by members of Belmont SIFE, the business community and professors from Belmont
and other local universities.
Need
. Nearly 10% of Nashville residents are unemployed
. I7"/o of Nashville residents live at or below poverty level
. Unemployed individuals need job skills training
. Businesses need job-ready candidates
. Few nonprofits offer skill-training and job readiness programs
Need
. Guatemalan student in need of business skills to run a
social enterprise
. Nonprofit lacking structure and support to become sustainable
. 370,000 orphans in Guatemala
. Mary and Martha Home for girls in need of financial support
Project
. Working to create sustainable business model
. Developing and continually monitoring nonprofit structure
. Developing strategy for sustainability and profitability
. Established Guatemala to U.S. peer-to-peer connection
. Partnering with U.S. schools to sell bracelets
. Taught U.S. school children social entrepreneurial skills
Proiect
. Developed 8-week job preparedness program
. Expanded instructional workshop program
. Recruited executive instructors
. Mentored nonorofit's Executive Director
. Filed paperwork for 501(CX3) status
. Created formal operating plan
. Recruited board of directors
. Created and implemented marketing plan
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. Provided 52 instructional workshops
. 519 Nashville residents trained
.. 7 unemployed refugees completed job readiness program
. 7 refugees earned National Career Readiness Certificate
. Participants are 88% confident new skills will lead to job placement
. Created structure for continued success of nonprofit
. Partnered with 3 other area nonprofits
. Developed active 16-member board of directors
lmpact-Profit
. Received $6,000 from community in financial contribution
. Secured $25,000 of in-kind services
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. Guatemalan entrepreneur confident to manage social enterprise
. Guatemalan gained entrepreneurial business skills
. U.S. students empowered with entrepreneurial skills
. Partnered with 4 U.S. Schools and their students
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. $4,338 in revenue generated
. Provided 3 months of operaiional expenses to the girl's home
In response to the increasing number of orphans in Guatemala, Guatemalan college student Boly Pesabene created Be a 8/essing. Boly's social
enterprise sells handmade bracelets with the profits going to support orphans who have been physically and sexually abused. The rosary-style
bracelets are made during a daily, one-hour craft time by the girls at the Mary and Martha Home in Jalapa, Guatemala. The bracelets are then sent
to the United States and sold by middle and high school students to support Be a Blessing.
ln October 2010, fashionABLE, a fashion accessory social enterprise, was created to help Ethiopian women escape lives of prostitution through a
partnership with Ellita-Women at Risk (EWAR), an Ethiopian organization that provides counseling and job skills training to former prostitutes. EWAR has
more than a 90% success rate of keeping women off the streets by trarning them for employment. fhe fashionABlE model entails women crafting
scarves that are then sent to the United States for resale. Profits from the sale of the scarves go directly to the EWAR program to support its mission.
Spring Back Recycling is an entrepreneurialventure started entirely by Belmont SIFE in 2011. Spring Eack collects mattresses for disassembly
and sells the component parts to be repurposed. Formerly homeless and incarcerated men disassemble the mattresses, receive business training
and build self-confidence as part of their rehabilitation to re-enter society.
Need
. 150,000 prostitutes in Ethiopia's capital city
. Insufficient employment opporiunities for women
. Women unable to provide for children or send them to school
. A nonprofit deslring to break the cycle of poverty in Ethiopia
. Social enterprise lacking long-term business or financial plan
. No funding to support pre-seasonal scarf purchases
. Social enterprise lacking office space
Need
. 467" of formerly incarcerated men unemployed nationwide
. 67"/" of formerly incarcerated men without employment return
to orisons
. Limited consistent employment for disenfranchised men
. Taxpayers spend $23,000 a year for each incarcerated individual
. Rehabilitation nonprofit in need of earned income stream
. 30 million mattresses dumped in U.S. landfills each year
. Mattresses take more than 10 years to decompose
Project
. Partnered with lsaiah 58 - serving formerly incarcerated men
. Sought capital for tools and equipmeni
. Searched for consistent supply of mattresses
. Bid on contract with U.S. Navy to process 13,000 units
. Searched for scrap buyers
. Researched data for ooerations manual
. Consulted with occupational therapists and entomologists
. Consulted with specialists in logistics and productions management
. Partnered with Metro Nashville Sheriff and Public Works Departments
. Researched olans for reolicable license model
. Created Spring Back 501(c)3 with a 6-member board of directors
. Developed marketing materials for branding and license packages
. Filed for federal trademark registration of Sprlng Back Recycling
. Refined disassembly process based on expert recommendations
. Wrote press releases, conducted interviews with local and
national media
lmpact-People
. Empowered 16 local disenfranchised men to fully operate business
. 95o/" of Sprlng Back employees remain out of prison
. Story told to 14 million listeners on National Public Radio
. Opened Spring Back Colorado, 4 men employed
Project
. Created business olan
. Developed detailed 3-year financial plan
. Sought funding for pre-seasonal purchases
. Provided short-term office soace
. Provided ooerational volunteers
. Produced holiday fashion show
. Attended apparel markets in 2 U.S. cities
lmpact-People
. 25 women taken out of lives of orostitution
. Enhanced social entrepreneur's business and financial modeling skills
lmpact-Profit
. Provided iniern and helped secure a full-time employee
.' Reduced organizational overhead
. 18,992 scarves sold between May 2011-September 2012
. Increased revenue from 975,000 to $333,215
. lncreased retail locations from 75 to 254
. Helped secure funding for winter season product launch
lmpact-Profit
. Disassembly time under 8 minutes/mattress and 6 minutes/box spring
. Secured capital equipment: 5 balers, 3 fork lifts, racking system
. Increased warehouse size from 1,500-8,000 sq ft
. Secured buyers for all mattress scrap materials
. Secured S-state regional contract with mattress retailer
. Increased mattress supply from 80 to 500 average per week
. Secured agreement with Waste Management in 4 states
. Generate $3,500 average net monthly profit
. Generated $39,000 in revenue from sales of scrap materials
. Generated $70,000 in revenue from mattress collection fees
. Saved taxpayers $138,000
. Licensed Spring Back Colorado; 1,100 mattresses processed
. Negotiating growth of Spring Backto 5 additional U.S. cities
. Partnered with International Sleeps Product Association (ISPA) to
promote mattress recycling legislation and awareness of solid
waste recycling
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. Diverted 550,000 lbs of solid waste from landfills
. Recycled over 15,072 mattresses from May 2011-September 2Ol2
. 100% of each mattress recycled
. Changed solid waste disposal habits of 142 mattress retailers,
waste management companies, institutions and consumers
Throughout the year, Belmont SIFE has successfully developed and
implemented a strategy for team sustainability.
lnstructional Support, Business Advisory Board, and Alumni
. Partner with 5 colleges across campus
. Maintain 5 Sam Walton Fellows
. Maintain 12-member Business Advisory Board
. Work with SIFE alumni to identify upcoming projects and
maintain community partner relationships
Funding
. Continued to build upon existing relationships with corporate
sponsors to fund current and future projects
. Created new partnership with Tractor Supply Company who
provided $22 355 toward competition expenses
Recruiting, Team Organization, and Succession planning
. Hosted recruitment drive, held open houses, attended student
activities fair and visited classes to recruit members
Increased membership by 60 percent
Created new application process for all members
Developed data collection methods for succession planning
Paired rising SIFE leaders with mentors for projects
Media
. Continue to use Belmont SIFE web page, Facebook and
Twitter to promote team and projects
. Generated press releases, articles and interviews with local
and national outlets
. Created websites for individual projects
Gontributions to SIFE | 2Olt-2OI2
Beginning Balance
Competition Winnings
GTANtS: SIFE & SGA
Competition Travel Gift
Tractor Supply Co.
University Support
Project Revenue
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My Omega is a social enterprise that was started in 2011 by Kenyan runner
and Belmont Alum Kipkosgei Magut. My omega is planning on launching its
handmade Chia Energy Bars in the fall of 2012. My Omega will donate a
percentage of its sales proceeds to Kitwek Village Movement (KVM). KVM's
mission is to empower the people of Mateket, Kenya by supporting access to
quality education, enabling the growth of organically built healthcare and
helping promote local entrepreneurship.
The Cookery is a culinary institute created to holistically serve homeless men
in Nashville by offering temporary housing, life skills training and job training.
The Cookery trains men in culinary skills to prepare them for employment ir
the food service industry. To support the enterprise financially, The Cookery will
open a caf6 and catering business with profits going back into the organization.
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