Corporate Social Responsibility

and

HR Engagement

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership Mentoring

Driving Sustainable Economic Growth in Emerging Marketswww.collectivechanges.net

INTRODUCTION

Collective Changes is a 501 c3 organization that is

dedicated to increasing women’s economic empowerment

through just in time business skills training, building

networks, improving likelihood of accessing capital and

growing their leadership skills through virtual mentoring

programs.

Partnering with the World Bank/IFC SME Toolkit, Chronus

Mentoring Software, GLEAN ™ Leadership Skills, LinkedIn,

Google, Concero Connect and others help compile our 18+

partners. All bring considerable weight and opportunities

for women to access the world’s best products to grow their

businesses and jobs.

“Although progress is being made in some areas, there is a

major need for a targeted focus on increasing the role and

depth of women in leadership positions throughout the

economy. When you consider that women make up more

than half of the country’s population, there is a huge scope

for women to play a much more significant part in

leadership and decision-making,…this will require a

coordinated effort and a deliberate shift in attitude and

mindset to take place.”

~ Kunyalala Maphisa, President BWA

INCREASING WOMEN’S

LEADERSHIIP ROLES

There are currently over 140 million women from 70 global economies who are

projected to start businesses in 2014 – out of desire as an entrepreneur or out of

necessity to survive.

SURVIVAL

Collective Changes is helping these entrepreneurs scale as a means

to move their families into economic and social stability.

Collective Changes’ primary target audience

are women in emerging markets who own

small to medium sized enterprises (5-250

employees) and have the ambition and desire

to become successful entrepreneurs.

FORGOTTEN MIDDLE

The “forgotten middle” are those

women with resources but without the

skills, education, networks, technology

and guidance to make significant

changes in their businesses.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL THIS WOMAN

WILL NEED TO ACCESS MENTORS,

GROW HER BUSINESS SKILLS,

ENGAGE IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING

AND BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK

When women SUCCEED in business…• Gender based violence decreases

• GDP increases

• Social, political and economic stability

increases

• Families, communities and regions benefit

IMPACT

Building networks

with LinkedIn and

LinkedIn Groups

around the world

allows women in

emerging markets

to shape their

business growth.

#1 HR and CSR Programs

onboard as partners

#2 Participants

profiles completed

using LinkedIn

#3

Skills and interests

aligned and matched

#4 Mentees donate one

hour a month to

guide mentees

#5 Mentors can access leadership skills 365

days a year

#6 Mentees complete

SME Toolkit and become

Credit Certified

#7 Mentors volunteer for

one year and become Leadership

Certified

MENTORING

AND

LEADERSHIP

PROCESS

Mentees

•Learn business and leadership skills to grow their businesses and gain better access to credit

•Have access to low cost internet connectivity

•Build significant relationships with mentors and peer networks

•Become Mentors and leaders in their communities

Mentors

•Experience satisfaction in helping others

•Develop skills for upward movement in the leadership pipeline

•Broaden their global perspective

•Become Leadership Certified through GLEAN ™ Leadership Skills

Collaborations – Governments, Corporations, Universities

•Governments – Increased GDP and reduce gender-based violence

•Corporations – Increased employee engagement, retention, and talent development

•Universities – Increased alumni engagement through mentoring connected to universities

•NGO’s – Increases their effectiveness by building “community” around postal services and education

Partnerships

•IFC/ World Bank SME Business Tool Kit,

•Chronus Mentoring

•LinkedIn

•Google

Corporations CSR/HR/Marketing

•Greater Impact through many collaborations

•Substantial replication opportunities

•Real time metrics and analytics

•Marketing opportunities with Collective Changes magazine, television and website interviews

WHO BENEFITS?

•Learn business and leadership skills with SME Toolkit to grow their businesses, jobs for women and gain better access to credit

•Grow their business networks through LinkedIn and stay connected

•Build relationships and success through peer groups and forums

•Give back - become mentors and leaders in their communities

•Provide data for future successes

MENTEES

• 250,000 women from 56 nations have graduated through

this program offered by World Bank/IFC

• Designed by IBM, Visa, American Express and Google

• Available in 19 languages

• Culturally relevant

• Includes videos, webinars, templates, research papers

and auditory learning opportunities

• #1 mentoring software in the world

• Provides predictive analytics – the best way to engage in continued success

• Metrics – to improve efficacy, track results, improve success

• Goals, milestones and tasks are all outlined

• Variety of portal communications are available from email, instant messaging and skype calls

• Templates and materials are easy to find

• Forums are available for everyone to learn from

• Book reviews and research articles trending new ideas

• Peer to peer groups help both mentors and mentees through the process

• Opportunity to change mentors and connect with administrators through communication links

•Experience satisfaction in helping others through 15 minutes a week texting, skyping, email or instant messaging online

•Grow their own LinkedIn profile and connections

•Experience engagement with their corporate CSR programs

•Develop skills for momentum in the leadership pipeline through GLEAN ™ Leadership Skills

•Broaden their global perspective and interest

MENTORS

HUMAN RESOURCE AND TALENT

MANAGEMENT BENEFITS

•Increase attraction, retention and engagement of employees

•Increase employee leadership skills

•Reduce employee training budgets

•Increase stakeholder awareness of progressive HR practices

•Capture data - receive monthly reports on numbers and

successes of participants

•Receive “Global Ambassador” status as a corporate partner

•Receive annual recognition and Diversity Program Review

Framework (DPRF) recommendations

CSR BENEFITS

• Engage the right way - 87% of female employees believe that their company

should have a global women’s economic focus for CSR (Aspire 2011)

• Engage for results - Study of 230 workplaces with more than 100,000 employees

each found engagement higher with a CSR focus (Hewitt & Assoc. 2013)

• Increase performance and public image - High profile CSR programs show 55%

higher morale, 43% higher efficiency in business process , public image 43%

stronger and employee loyalty 38% better. (SHRM 2013)

• Increase margins - CSR programs and highly engaged employees have three

times the operating margin (Towers and Watson)

• Increase earnings - Four times the earnings per share (Gallup)

CROSS MARKETING BENEFITS

• Protect and highlight the brand

• Engage in gender consumer campaign risk management

• Women’s purchasing power – largest market in the world rising to $28

trillion in a few short years – more than China and India combined.

(Boston Consulting Group)

• Women’s income and increased business education will raise their 85%

purchasing decisions and predicted to drive new consumer trends

• 1 billion women in the workforce rising to 1.2 billion in the next five years.

(Harvard Business Review)

• New organizations, new blogs, political awareness, new social media all

are driving to engage women to “vote with their checkbooks” and only

purchase products and services that deliver results on gender equity

• New Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation supports Collective

Changes and promotes the DPRF diversity programme review framework

with Bronze to Platinum (Caterpillar was the first corporation to earn a

Gold) Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation – Sydney, Australia,

UK

ABOUT US KEY MILESTONES• March 2013 Launched Collective Changes

• March 2013 International Mentoring Association Membership confirmed

• April 2013 Chronus software formed first collaboration and $75,000 in pro-bono license fees

• April 2013 LinkedIn becomes the mandated networking provider for participants

• May 2013 Website launched

• May 2013 DB Consulting partners to train and recruit mentors

• June 2013 GLEAN ™ Leadership Skills formed first partnership and collaboration

• June 2013 IRS 501 3 c status conferred on Collective Changes

• July 2013 Guru Survey formed second partnership

• August 2013 Scoop It - Collective Changes Online Magazine launches two version – Leaders & Mentors

• Sept. 2013 Clinton Global Initiative attendance

• Oct. 2013 YouTube Collective Changes TV Channel launches

• Nov. 2013 World Bank/IFC SME Toolkit partners to offer robust business literacy

• Dec. 2013 Chief Marketing and Communications Officer on-boards

• Feb. 2014 Partnered with Concero Connect as the educational provider and philanthropic arm

• March 2014 HUB in a Box partners as the physical space designer for Collective Changes

• April 2014 Google partners to provide $10,000 in advertising

• May 2014 Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation becomes partner

• May 2014 Spring Policy Briefing in Australia

• July 2014 Summer Policy Briefing in Washington DC

• August 2014 Summer Policy Briefing in NY City and San Francisco

• Sept. 2014 Microsoft Giving Campaign partner

• Sept. 2014 Clinton Global Initiative attendee

• Oct. 2014 Nomination for African-Middle-East-Asian Women’s Leadership Award

• Nov. 2014 Induction into CLED Hall of Fame – Dubai

• Nov. 2014 Speaking at New York Times – Conversations with Men – Gender Equity

• Dec 2014 Nominated for Purpose Prize

• Jan 2015 World Affairs Council International US State Dept. Training

• Feb 2015 NY Policy Update

• March 2015 UN Presentation

• March 2015 Bryant University Presentation – Women’s Summit

• March 2015 Ambassador Bowler – Malawi Induction

• April 2015 World Affairs Council Houston

• April 2015 Women on Fire – Keynote Vancouver Canada

• April 2015 Deloitte – Women, Keynote Washington DC

• April 2015 American Mother Partnership Announced

• April 2015 World Academy Partnership Announced

• November 2015 – EU Conference – Leadership Keynote Address

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Gail M. Romero, CEO, board member and co-founder• Principal MacKenzie-Romero Consulting – nonprofit and startups

• Author, international speaker, gender economist,

• Adviser – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – TPN ; Center for Gender Economics,

USA, AU, UK, American Mothers

• Gender Editor – World Report News, SHE Source Media Expert, Gender Econ.

Dee Beaudette, Chief Learning Officer, board member and co-founder• Principal Dee Beaudette Consulting, LLC

• Certified fund raising executive (CFRE) and certified life coach

• Speaker, coach, trainer

• Member International Mentoring Association

Bruce Romero, Chief Operating Officer, board member and co-founder• Principal MacProp Development

• Finance and operations – project management teams

• Negotiations expert – Quadrant Approach

• Strategic plan design and implementation

Michelle Wicmandy, Chief MarCom Officer• Lecturer – University of Houston

• Professional marketing planning and strategy

• Communications - professional writer, corporate communications and collateral, social

media

• On-line marketing-web analytics, usability, SEO, email marketing, PPC campaigns:

Google AdWords, Facebook ads

PARTNERS

David Stephens, Co-Founder and Chairman - Concero Connect

• Social Business Entrepreneur and Visionary

• Speaker on Social Business, Social Impact, and International Relationships

• Advisor to many individuals and organizations including, Professor Muhammad Yunus,

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Founding Member of the Grameen Technology Advisory Board and United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (iCircle)

Dr. James Mayfield, Co-Founder and Board Member – Concero Connect

• Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and Middle East Studies at the University of

Utah

• Expert in Local Government Reform in Less Developed Countries

• Over 30 years experience ranges from analyzing decentralization efforts to providing direct

assistance to provincial projects. Fluent in French, Finnish and Arabic

• Founder of CHOICE Humanitarian in Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Kenya and Nepal

Vetri Vellore, CEO & Founder – Chronus

• 14 years at Microsoft holding several senior leadership roles, including oversight of

businesses running $200+ million annual budgets

• Led the Visual Studio for Devices and Visual Studio Platform team to win the Best IDE

award from InfoWorld For Visual Studio 2005

• Led the Systems Management Server (SMS) team to deliver the SMS 2003 release and

finalist for the eWeek Excellence award

GLEAN™LEADERSHIP SKILLS

BOARD OF ADVISORS

• Debbie Arnold – Retired Visa executive, association director, financial services and technology expert

• Sabine Balve – World Leaders Forum – Dubai

• Ambassador Brian Bowler, Permanent Mission to UN – Malawi, Africa

• Samara Donald – Executive Microsoft – Special Projects

• Maria Gamb – NY Times Best Selling Author, Fortune 500 Sr. exec, consultant, executive coach,

leadership expert

• Cate Goethals - Academic Director-Global Business Forum, UW Lecturer, global business consultant

• Melissa Johnson - Microsoft Alumni Foundation and strategic business development expert

• Julie Miller, PhD - Author, corporate consultant, keynote speaker, business writing expert, leadership

curricula

• Suzanne Moore - Australian Gender Economist and government and corporate gender consultant,

founder Center for Global Gender Economics and innovation

• Karen Porterfield - Organizational development expert, Professor Seattle University, Political activist,

women's empowerment professional

• Richard Swart, PhD – UC Berkley, Crowdsource Funding and Alternative Funding Researcher

• Thomas Thurston, PhD - Data scientist and strategic data analyst, former Harvard Fellow and noted

author on Big Data Analytics, venture capitalist

• Vetri Velore, PhD - co-Founder Chronus, Former Microsoft and Oracle employee, Computer Scientist,

Behaviorist

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES• EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGNS –

– MENTOR TRAINING AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

– CONSULTING

• CSR CAMPAIGNS– SCHOLARSHIPS

– PARTNERSHIPS

– CAP ADVISORY BOARD

• HR PRESENTATIONS– MENTORING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

– PRESENCE

– SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

– GLEAN ™ LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• HR/CSR EMPLOYEE PARTNERSHIPS

• CORPORATE ADVISORY PARTNERSHIPS POSITIONS

• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

• FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES– GRANTS

– SCHOLARSHIPS

– EVENT AND EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIPS

• GLOBAL AMBASSADORS

WHERE TO FIND US…

• WWW.COLLECTIVECHANGES.NET

• https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveChanges

• https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Collective-Changes-Economic-

Empowerment-Leadership-4886078

• https://twitter.com/gmr56

• http://www.scoop.it/t/global-mentoring-for-women-smes

• http://www.youtube.com/user/collectivechanges

• INFO@COLLECTIVECHANGES.NET