1. THE GLOBAL PROSPERITY FOUNDATION COLLABORATORY
November
27,
2012
Welcome
to
Sixtown!
The
community
is
diverse
–
people
speak
many
languages
and
pracCce
all
kinds
of
religious
and
other
tradiCons.
The
economy
is
also
diverse:
the
two
largest
industries
are
advanced
manufacturing
and
agriculture,
and
niche
sectors
like
music
producCon,
chocolate,
and
coffee
are
the
darlings
residents
like
to
celebrate.
The
quality
of
life
is
very
good,
as
reported
by
residents
and
visitors
alike.
But
there's
a
downside:
the
region's
overall
prosperity
masks
the
lack
of
opportunity
for
key
groups
of
people
whose
numbers
are
growing:
n Young
people
–
1
in
4
are
unemployed
n Mature
residents,
who
either
must
work
for
financial
reasons
or
would
like
to
work
for
personal
ones,
also
face
long
odds
–
1
in
3
are
unemployed
or
underemployed
n Immigrants
(largely
skilled,
but
with
language
barriers)
and
migrants
(primarily
from
rural
communiCes)
confront
even
greater
challenges
–
half
are
neither
in
work
or
school.
TradiConal
educaCon,
job
training,
job
search
assistance,
and
entrepreneurship
programs
exist
but
are
oversubscribed
and
yield
poor
outcomes
with
these
groups.
However
a
social
enterprise
called
WorkMatters launched
two
years
ago
that
has
shown
tremendous
promise,
especially
with
the
young,
the
experienced,
and
those
who’ve
recently
arrived
in
Sixtown.
WorkMatters, a
non-‐profit
organizaCon,
was
founded
with
a
small
foundaCon
grant,
and
then
launched
a
for-‐profit
venture
that
roasts
and
sells
sustainable
coffee
to
earn
revenue
to
support
its
work
–
and
employment
for
those
most
in
need.
WorkMatters has
created
many
opportuniCes
for
those
leX
behind
in
the
current
labor
market:
it
has
organized
groups
of
on-‐line
learners,
created
new
kind
of
internships
and
apprenCceships,
paired
skilled
older
residents
with
younger
ones
for
learning
and
mentoring,
helped
people
raise
capital
to
start
their
own
firms
through
share
economy
plaYorms,
and
more.
The
organizaCon
has
learned
a
great
deal
about
what
works
(and
what
doesn’t)
to
help
people
build
careers.
Although
its
numbers
are
small
–
it
has
helped
100
people
move
out
of
poverty
at
a
fracCon
of
the
cost
of
tradiConal
programs
–
many
clients
conCnue
to
advance,
some
spectacularly
so.
2. In
addiCon,
WorkMa[ers
clients
are
its
most
enthusiasCc
champions
–
they
have
capitalized
new
programs
on
Kickstarter
and
made
t-‐shirts
on
Zazzle.
Work Matters
is
growing
and
trying
new
things
now,
but
wants
to
share
lessons
in
ways
that
help
all
community
organizaCons
be[er
meet
employment
needs.
Funders
have
proposed
many
ideas
for
sharing
informaCon
to
government,
philanthropic,
and
business
leaders
–
partnerships,
shared
or
co-‐branded
iniCaCves,
joint
documentaCon
of
effecCve
pracCces,
mutual
mentoring,
and
many
others.
But
Sixtown
leaders
have
not
reciprocated.
They
admire
WorkMatters' accomplishments
–
but
from
afar.
n Agency
programs
are
guided
by
precedent
and
protocols
handed
down
over
the
years
that
are
resistant
to
change.
n Governments
have
limitaCons
on
how
they
might
"partner"
in
ways
that
do
not
show
favoriCsm.
n Some
longCme
community
leaders
aren't
sure
they
want
to
be
"advised"
by
an
upstart
enterprise
with
only
two
years
of
experience.
n And
business
leaders
liked
WorkMatters when
it
was
a
bouCque
operaCon,
but
now
the
enterprise
is
pressuring
CEOs
to
change
hiring
and
development
pracCces,
creaCng
anxiety
in
corporate
boardrooms
all
over
the
city.
SCll,
these
leaders
do
want
to
improve
prospects
for
educaCon,
training,
jobs,
and
careers
for
residents
in
their
communiCes
who
are
not
gedng
a
fair
shake.
You
are
a
community
leader
from
outside
the
region,
brought
in
by
the
Global
Prosperity
FoundaCon,
to
coach
your
peers
through
this
problem.
We
invite
you,
working
with
colleagues,
to
advise
Sixtown
leaders
on
how
they
might
lead
differently
to
realize
the
best
possible
outcomes
for
the
most
people,
firms,
and
organizaCons
in
Sixtown.
The
most
promising
approach,
as
determined
by
Sixtown
leaders,
will
be
awarded
a
generous
grant
(the
Collaboratory
Prize)
to
help
scale
a
social
innovaCon
in
your
home
community.
Thank
you
for
your
parCcipaCon!
RespecYully,
Global
Prosperity
FoundaCon
Trustees
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