Dyson Exchanges

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Access to the World through Travel and Exchanges South African Student Exchange Trips Walter Payton College Prep Sam Dyson July 11, 2008

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Access to the World through Travel and Exchanges

South African Student Exchange TripsWalter Payton College Prep

Sam Dyson

July 11, 2008

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

First ZuluSeminar

Scouting Trip

Spring TripChicago-to-Durban

Fall TripDurban-to-Chicago

Timeline

2000

Paytonopens

CasablancaExchange

Found Vukuzakhe HS

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Defining Success

• Ubuntu

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by means of other people.”

Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

Ubuntu

“A person is a person

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Defining Success

• Ubuntu--a focus on relationships

• Two-way exchange

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Achieving Success

Educationally

Logistically

• Students as ambassadors • Space to struggle and reflect

• Collaborative partnerships

• Planning Team: parents, chaperones, travel agent, treasurer

• Scouting Trip

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Fundraising Summary

Total Income = $121,652

Seminar Families

16%

Individual Donors

26%

Family Foundations

32%

Public Foundations

4%

School District

8%

Raffle10%

Events4%

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Trip Cost Comparison

$69,931.18

$48,789.27

Chicago to Durban Durban to Chicago

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Trip Cost ComparisonTypes of Costs

Chicago to Durban

Ground Transpo

15%

Housing26%

Meals2%

Other19%

Air Transpo38%

Durban to Chicago

Ground Transpo

9%

Housing14%

Meals16%

Other10%

Air Transpo51%

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Four Basic Fundraising Tips

• Target individual donors

• Create a compelling letter

• Use tax-exempt account

• Involve students in writing “thank you” notes

Five

• Use spreadsheets and “mail merge” to save time