Converge Reach

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faith, studies, and service opportunities Student Mobilization Introducing Converge: The Missions Platform A YWAM Initiative

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faith, studies, and service

opportunities

Student Mobilization

Introducing Converge: The Missions Platform

A YWAM Initiative

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How internships change the world

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3ca1kdgwbw8o3y/Xians_Story_Short.m4v?dl=0

Xian Wu was an engineering student from Singapore. He joined our water resource engineering project in East Timor in 2003.

What happened during that internship shaped his life and it is making an amazing impact today.

Follow the link below to a short video for his story:

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$1.5 BILLION saved in energy-related expenses

45 MILLION lives empowered

4 MILLION tons of CO2 offset

18 BILLION productive hours

created for working & studying

11 MILLION school-aged

children reached with solar lighting

66 GWH generated from

renewable energy source

SOCIAL IMPACT D.Light Design

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YWAMCONVERGE.ORG

THE MISSIONS PLATFORM

Introducing

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A UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND FUNDING INTERN

PROJECTS.

Converge is…

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DESIGNED BY A HOST THROUGH ONLINE

FORM

Converge opportunities are…

• Team Size • Date/Duration of Stay

• Field of Study/Skills • Languages

• Fees

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PRE-DEPARTURE TRAINING DELIVERED THROUGH AN ONLINE

COURSE

Converge is…

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They use the easy online form to invite participants.

They focus contributions for maximum impact.

They apply, learn, serve and make a unique contribution.

They disciple participants in their own community.

CONNECTIONS Personas in our marketing strategy

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BEACHHEAD Launching the Platform

OUR LAUNCH STRATEGY IS TO BUILD ON THE GRASS ROOTS NETWORK OF OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION.

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REACH Global Network of Parent Organization

• Our Parent Organization, Youth With A Mission, has 1,100 locations in over 180 countries. See www.ywam.org.

• YWAM has over 18,000 current staff from over 130 countries.

• YWAM’s University of the Nations operates in 550 locations in 160 countries, with programs in over 90 languages, and engages over 25,000 students.

• Over 3 million people have been involved as YWAM staff or students.

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Converge Participant Network

• Every Field Host Project is searchable on the site. • Every Student has a shareable profile page. • Every Mentor is connected with and chosen by the student. • Every Donor designation is honored. • Everyone rejoices together through the platform’s global reach.

REACH How Converge extends YWAM’s network

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YWAMCONVERGE.ORG

THE MISSIONS PLATFORM