Nourish International 2015 Annual Report

2014-2015 Annual Report

Impact: By the Numbers

1,000

60699

student projectinterns since

2003

In 2014 alonewe impacted$568,483

Invested

140projects

2014-15: What Your Dollars Did

$425,547 program expenses

$23,149 admin

istra

tive

$57

,565 fu

ndraising

84%

11%5%

Nourish International embraces on a mixed-income model, with business activities - such as programs and Nourish ventures - generating nearly half its revenue. The remainder of the budget is supported by philanthropic funding.

The National Office operates on a lean budget, allowing our resources to be leveraged for a maximal impact on extreme poverty. In 2014-2015, over 60% of these resources directly supported partners and students.

revenue expenses

48%

$239

,220

fund

raise

d revenue $217,774 earned revenue

52%

Where Are We Now: Students In the 2014-15 program year, 900 students on 60 campuses across the

US and Canada participated in the Nourish program.

Apex High School

Arizona State University

Barry University

Boston University

Boston - BC/Chestnut Hill

Brandeis University

Brown University

Butler University

California State Polytechnic-

Pomona

Cherry Creek High School

Claremont Colleges

Columbia University

Cornell University

Davidson College

Duke University

Durham Academy

Emory University

George Washington

University

Grimsley High School

Hillsborough Community

College

Hope College

Indiana University

Juniata College

McGill University

Miami University

Middlebury College

New York University

NC State University

Ohio State University

Pennsylvania State University

Providence High School

Randolph-Macon College

Rice University

Syracuse University

Texas Christian University

University of California-

Berkeley


Davis


Los Angeles


Santa Cruz

University of Dayton

University of Florida

University of Florida -Tampa

University of Georgia

University of Idaho

University of Kansas

University of Minnesota

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina-

Chapel Hill


Charlotte


Greensboro

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas-Austin

University of Oregon

University of South Carolina

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-

Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech University

Wake Forest University

Whittier University

Wellesley College

Where Are We Now: Partnerships77 Student interns

Summer 20159 Countries

27 Partnerships $108,000 Invested

Seven years ago, a former board member worked with Evan at the Duke School campus, and introduced him to Nourish. “We had similar worldviews and focus. I saw Nourish as an organization that worked to change the world in ways meaningful and valuable, and became involved,” he recalls. “I am lucky that in my work I get to interact with medical students and family medicine residents. I get to see firsthand what it means to see idealistic, inspired young people. Students involved in Nourish are self identified and motivated to engage in social justice. I personally have been involved for 10 years in rural health in Mexico, doing health screenings in rural villages, connecting folks with disease to help in rural clinics. I have seen many mistakes made. Nourish does not come in as the Great White Savior but as an organization that is humble, understands that we can add value, but are cognizant of unintended consequences and issues of cultural sensitivity and complexity. It is that value – striving to get it right.” He explains, “These are undergraduate students who one day may be my medical students and I have the opportunity to mentor them.

This isn’t just a hobby for me. I feel very connected to Nourish and its mission.”

Evan Ashkin, M.D. is a Family Physician, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UNC – Chapel Hill, and a Nourish Board Member

Evan AshkinWhy I Serve on the Board

about Nourish International invests in student leaders on 60 campuses and community leaders in over 100 communities around the globe, in partnership and education, to be part of the solution to extreme poverty. Nourish is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, NC.

missionNourish International engages students and empowers communities to make a lasting impact on extreme poverty.

values1. We believe that all lives have equal value and that all people should have access to the basic necessities of human life.2. We believe that the end of extreme poverty is possible within our lifetime.3. We believe that development is best when done in partnership with people in their com-munities.4. We believe in empowering students and com-munities to take action for sustainably ending poverty with the tools of education, intercultural understanding, business, and social enterprise.5. We believe that investing in students will en-gage them in a lifestyle of positive impact.

board of directorsEvan AshkinBrian BillmanDee BlakeJud Bowman

Sindhura CitineniEmery ClaytonGary HayesLaura Hoemeke

Joyce LaLonde, Student Frank PhoenixLaHoma RomockiChristelle Siohan

Kristin SomersJared Staley Alexis Tavarez, StudentKelly Leonhardt Phoenix

Kelly Leonhardt PhoenixAnna Marie Carr Simon SpireEllen MooreGrace HerbenerJD Van AlstyneMaxie Wirtz

Special thanks to the 2014-15 staff: Kelly Phoenix, Chancey Rouse, Emily Fields, Juliette Brown, Ellen Moore, Allison Pulley, and Grace Herbener; as well as all of the many incredible interns!

Executive DirectorDevelopment DirectorProgram DirectorProgram and Parterships CoordinatorFinance and Operations AssociateProgram AssociateProgram Associate

Additional thanks to MaryBeth Carpenter for photography and writing for this report, Katie Wilson for photography, and Allie Treske Ahearn for design work in 2014-15.

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Hunger Luncheon 2015Nearly 100 local supporters and community partners attended Nourish’s annual Hunger Luncheon on March 27 at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill, raising $12,000 to support student leadership in the social justice movement and to celebrate the work of leading change-makers, both within our own

network and community and across the globe.

Guests dined on five different versions of rice, beans, and cornbread, Hunger Lunch’s traditional fare, ranging from gourmet Caribbean twists, to Cajun and Latin American versions of the dish. Nourish serves the rice and beans menu to highlight what residents in the poorest parts of the world - where people live on less than $1.25 a day - eat, which includes the 28 countries where 140

student Projects have taken place.

Jud BowmanFounder and former CEO, Appia, Inc. Award for Advancement in Entrepreneurship

Judith coneVice Chancellor of Commercialization and Economic Development, UNC – Chapel Hill Award for Advancement in Higher Education

Pape GayePresident and CEO, IntraHealth InternationalAward for Advancement in International Development

2015 Impact Award Honorees

summer institute banquet 2015

Keynote Speaker Pape Gaye, President and CEO of IntraHealth International, urged Nourish students and supporters to continue to bridge the gap between cultures and to fight for social justice at the Institute Banquet on Aug. 1. “The idea of being ob-sessed with cultural competency is right. I urge you to continue the fight. Thank you all for joining the movement,” he said.

“It is a universal wish for each of us to be able to care for our families, care for our children, and to live peaceably with each other. We on this planet are much more alike than different.”

The banquet, attended by 80 students, donors and leaders during Nourish’s five day Summer Institute, was held at the Chapel of the Cross social hall. In addition to Gaye, the program featured eight award winners for service and dedication to Nourish.

many, many thanksWe thank our devoted sponsors and donors who gave so generously to Nourish from

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Corporate PartnersBackHome ProductionsBagchi LawBiogen IDECBoosterCapstratCargillCarolina BreweryChipotle Mexican GrillGreg Goldstein Importer of Fine ShoesHorizon Video ProductionsHulu, LLCKDI Capital PartnersLenovoLeonhardt Pipe & SupplyLoneRider Brewing CompanyPricewaterhouseCoopersRotary Club of North RaleighScale FinanceSouthern Rail VenturesVivisum

FoundationsCary Oil FoundationFenwick FoundationHighland Vineyard FoundationMary Duke Biddle FoundationMead Family FoundationPark FoundationThe Burt’s Bees Greater Good FoundationThomas S. Kenan, III FoundationTriangle Community Foundation

Monthly DonorsAlex BorgenKassie BryanAnna Marie CarrSindhura Citineni and

Tommy ThekkekandamStephanie ColeJames DillardBecca HoltLarry HillJohn Paul IgoeDavid LanielRussell LeimanChaz Littlejohn

John Paul McCrearyNicol PerezKelly L. PhoenixLaHoma RomockiJared StaleyAlexis TavarezElaine TaylorJoel ThomasAnn WallerRenee Wolf

Becca Holt is a Nourish alumna of UCLA, former National office staff member,

Alumni committee co-chair, and monthly donor.

“Every month I donate $15 to the Nourish movement. I’m proud to do this as an alum of the program. My $15 per month

adds up to $180 a year, and becomes a more significant gift. Joining the Nourish movement has been one of the best

decisions I’ve ever made. Nourish is producing wonderfully thoughtful students who are going to become agents of change

and have similar values and then do great work. So I help provide the funds for them to do that in a deeper way and to

grow in the programs Nourish provides.”

many, many thanksWe thank our devoted sponsors and donors who gave so generously to Nourish from

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Lauren MonahanNourish is so great. Students do everything within the chapter from start to finish - from proposing a partnership, to fundraising, to creating and running business ventures, to student outreach, to training project interns. Yes, we have guidance and oversight throughout the entire process (we could not have been successful without comprehensive support from Nourish National Office), but what we do and how we do it is essentially up to us. This means that we are undertaking a crash course in starting a non-profit Chapter, running Ventures, etc. I personally learned more real life skills than I ever could have expected.

I love Nourish’s student-centric model. Not only do we get to do amazing work right now while in college, but Nourish is preparing us to be knowledgeable, experienced, and prepared agents of social change in the future.

I had absolutely zero business/entrepreneurial experience prior to Nourish. We thought cupcake deliveries would be a cute idea especially for parents to send their kids on campus rather than those generic, boring care packages. One of our e-board members was a great baker and had delicious homemade cupcake recipes that he had used for years. Customers ordered cupcakes online via Square, which were then delivered every Friday afternoon. Our pricing was 6 cupcakes for $15 (one flavor,) 12 cupcakes for $25. After the first year running our venture, our total profit from BC cupcakes was $894.

The biggest thing I learned about running a business is just how difficult it is in general, despite the fact that we are students first and foremost. I learned a lot from my fellow e-board members in starting the venture especially in preparing for the Venture Fund competition. We had to lay out our full business plan, gather sales and data, and plan for the future. It was absolutely vital that we had our Ventures, Finances, and Marketing Directiors to lead in this area. Through this process I learned how to create a business plan, how important it is to take detailed records of sales, and how to use this information to think about changing and scaling our venture in the future.

Lauren Monahan, pictured second from left, is co-founder and former Chapter Leader of the BC/Chestnut Hill Chapter of Nourish.

many, many thanks2014-15 Nourish Supporters

$10,000+Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin

$5,000+Evan Ashkin and Cheryl Baker

Lee and Libby Buck

James Dillard

Thomas A. Pfeil

$2,500+Philip Jonckheer

Linda and Mark Lang

Clay and Neva Whybark

Jud Bowman

Bob and Kelly Leonhardt Phoenix

Ron Stom and Cathy Pascal

Stuart and Tricia Phoenix

$500+Carol Angle

Judith Cone

Sheldon M. Fox

Peggy Dean Glenn

Gary Hayes

Laura Hoemeke

Gordon King

Janine Marcus

Madonna Milam

Thomas Pettus and Cecily Hines

Debu Purohit

Teri Smith

Bob and Jane Smith

Xan Spencer

Joel Thomas

Mark Tilly

Bud Valade

Jacqueline Walsh

Nancy Williams

Victoria True

$1,000+Vlad Agranovich

Joan Bertaut

Dee Blake

William Bondurant

Mary Laurie and Joe Cece

Sindhura Citineni and

Tommy Thekkekandam

Erik Daubert

Thomas Kenan, III

Donna Mitchell

Mary Mountcastle and Jim Overton

Christy and Joel Shafer

Alan Strause

Harold and Mary Thomas

Barbara DaSilva Tillmann

“Coming back to Summer Institute is so meaningful to me. I am thrilled to see the students and their passion and enthusiasm fills me with energy

and joy. I’m delighted to see the Nourish organization go forth and

continue in this new school year with their vigor and determination.”

Sindhura Citineni founded Nourish as a student led

initiative at UNC Chapel Hill. She is now an alumna leader,

donor, and dentist with her own practice in the Triangle.

clay + Neva whybarkWhy We Give“We can give. The students can’t. We can share in our success and let the ripple effect inspire others,” says Clay Whybark, a retired business professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Clay and his wife Neva, who has taught internationally, have spent their lives encouraging and enabling others to reach their poten-tial. “Our values involve passing onto others through enabling them, in the classroom and outside of it,” he says.

“There is nothing more exciting than seeing the changes that take place when students are doing a Nourish project. This starts on campus when they begin doing their Ventures. The change is phe-nomenal,” he observes. Nourish founder Sindhura Citineni was one of Whybark’s students, and the movement came into being while she was in one of his classes. “We feel like we’ve been in on the movement from very early on,” Neva adds.

“Then watching the Nourish participants move from Ventures to Projects abroad, and thinking about sustainability, it’s very ex-citing,” Clay observes. “This goes beyond the students who go to Institute. It has a ripple effect to encourage and enable those who are working it.”

Clay and Neva have given generously to Nourish since it became a non profit in 2006 and attend its Hunger Lunch, Institute Banquet and other events to provide their support.


$250+Ann and Lex Alexander Kayleen Asbo Doris Ashkin Kevin and Liz Carey David and Kathy Carr Anna Marie Carr Whittier College James Crawford Allyson Cross Pamela Cross Lynn Cummings Keith and Barbara DaSilva Martha Dolben Michael Dolohanty Pamela Dreyer Richard Fitzwilliam Susan Garrity Carol Goldberg James Harcourt Ellen Hart Larry Hill Richard Hoffman Rebecca Holt Sarah Hoque Tamsin Knox Thomas Lambeth Joy Lautenbach Patrick Lee Ken and Holly Ewell Lewis Ronald Lingley Timothy Maxwell Kathryn Miller

Anne Mounsey Edward Paradise Dilip Patel Ruth Petersen Sandra Redmond LaHoma S. Romocki Kathryn Shearer Mohamed Sirajudeen Margaret Smith Kristin and Gary Somers Beat Steiner and

Ruth Peterson Russell Leiman and

Elaine TaylorStephen Tilly Michael Troy Renee Welch Stephen Williams Timothy Wirtz Robert Zandt and

Diana Monroe

$100+Craig Abernathy Joseph Acevedo Peter Adams William Adams Richard Adelman Saheem Ahmed Mary Stuart Alderman Norman Alterman Liz Ambriz Amanda Amirie Pam Armbrister Magnus Asbo Ameen Atham Melanie Attwell Jenna Austell Tracy Bates Jackie Bell Thomas Bertrand Manoj Bhatia Milan Bikhchandani Surabhi Bikhchandani Dale Bish Linda Bodner Michelle Bolas Ryan Boone Alex Borgen Laura Bowman Carey Brandenburg Judith Brandlin Mickey and Ross

Brigman Toni Britt

Nanci Brown Duane A. Brown Silvia Cappello Dixie Caris Diane Carlson Linda Carman MaryBeth Carpenter Colleen Casti Cindy Cathey Michael J Cavadias Heather Cavadias Mabel Chan Anita Chan Ella Chan Joshua Chan S. Chandra Shilpan Chokshi Belinda Clark Nancy Clemens Tom Clements Stephanie Cole Ann Confer Kathryn Conner Annika Corbin Eliana Cordero Mary Catherine

Cortina Edward A. Cortina Vincent Courcol Virginia Cramer Larry Daughtridge Jocelyne De Groot

Liying Deng John Dillard Deborah Donohue Joshua Donohue Carson Dreyer Pierre Dupond Jacqueline Dupont Sharon Elkins Diane Fairley Diane Fan Lisa Ferree Annie Finley Stuart Finley Edward Fitzwilliam Kathy Fitzwilliam Frederick Fox Chris Frank and

Elizabeth ValsingRyan and Sarah Miller

Frazer Art Freeze Andrew Frost Audrey Fung Cynthia Funka-Lea Abdul Gaffoor Santina Gallimore Robert Garavaglia Pape and Irene Gaye Susan Ghaffoor Kristen Giarrusso Andrew Ginsburg Robyn Goldhar

Jennifer Goldhar

Susan Goldsmith Ginga Golson Irene Gomez Atrayus Goode Tamara Greeley Hunter Grove Kira Hamblin Edward Hamilton Monica Hantho Charles Hantho Jon Hantho Donna and Jim

Harrill Robert Henderson Patricia Henderson Suzanne Herbener Barbara Hines Sharon Holt Shelly Holt Ajmeri Hoque Siqi Huang John Paul Igoe Saneera Ilmudeen Simmi Jain Donna Jeansonne Bob and Cecelia

Jolls Annar Karim


Jennifer Goldhar

Susan Goldsmith Ginga Golson Irene Gomez Atrayus Goode Tamara Greeley Hunter Grove Kira Hamblin Edward Hamilton Monica Hantho Charles Hantho Jon Hantho Donna and Jim

Harrill Robert Henderson Patricia Henderson Suzanne Herbener Barbara Hines Sharon Holt Shelly Holt Ajmeri Hoque Siqi Huang John Paul Igoe Saneera Ilmudeen Simmi Jain Donna Jeansonne Bob and Cecelia

Jolls Annar Karim

$100+ Matt KeswickAndrew KimGeorge Koshy Jennifer Kovalskaya Thelma Kwan Amanda Laubscher David and Teresa Leonhardt Robert and Martha

Leonhardt Xiuying Li Linda Ling Catherine Little Jane Little Nancy Little Chaz Littlejohn Catherine Lopez Erin Lopez Michael Macuga Jean-Marie Maillard John Manuel Roberty Marchese Susan Matteucci Abby Maxwell Betty MaxwellSusan Maxwell Sally Maxwell Susanne Maxwell Steven McCollum Jennifer McGinnis

Debbie McLaughlin Diana McPheeters Diane Melchionne Vahidin Memic Dave Michelman Katy Miller Michael Miller Mu Miller Suzanne Mitchell Ellen MooreScott Moore and Sharon

Sitrin-MooreDanita Morgan and

Chris WhiteShawn Mowles Anas Muhammad Carolyn Naughton Geetu Navani Anil Navani Sara Neumann Andrew D. O’Quinn, Jr. Paige Olmo Jennifer Sexton Ornburg Joyce Sexton Ornburg Catherine PacosGreg PacosRobert Pacos Frank and Kaola Phoenix Dom Pineda

Sarah Prather Kevin RaumTaylor Readyhough Fred Reddel Emily Redmond Anne Reid Kirk Reinitz Michele Reinitz Marise Relfe Delia S. Ridley Janice Rivero Diane Rosebrock Patricia Rosen Nadine Rote David and Jenny Routh Deborah Sander Dick Schoech Milton Schueler Karin Schuerch Phyllis Scott Jamie Sells Condict Semans Gerard Senechal Lori Setton James Sexton Yasim Shameema Tom Shannon Shelley Shen Genie Shoffey

Blair Shwedo Sham Sihabdeen Ann Sitrin Tammara Slater Duane Smit Moira Smullen and Chris

MarshallDianna Soler Sarah Spalding-Kleiman Jared Staley Maureen Staszewski Jeffrey Steele Kurt Steinfeldt Craig Stone John Swansey Christine Tang Theresa Thekkekandam Cyril Thomas Michael Tilly James Tulsky and Ilana SarafRebecca Unkenholz Luis Valencia James Van Alstyne Fabiano Vivacqua Jr. Greg Vrabec John Wacker Susan Wadley Christopher Waggoner Don Walcott

Justin Waller Barbara Walsh Jay Walsh Mary Walton Huihui Wang Adrienne Wheeler Emily WheelerFredy WheelerMary Wheeler Jonathan Wiener Myrna Williams Stanford Williams, Jr. Lisa Winslow Louise Winstanly Jerome Wirtz Corey Wolfe Edward Zimmerman Fatima Zukic

If a gift is omitted or incorrectly noted, please accept our apology and notify Anna Marie Carr at [email protected] or call her at 919-338-2599.


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