how to craft your elevator pitch for a networking event
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How to craf
t your
elevator
pitch
Looking for a way to introduce yourself at a networking event like the Devex Summer Happy Hour? Just follow this simple 3-step formula of 2 Who’s and 1 What.
Who am I? I am a ______ • Water sanitation expert • Youth employment specialist • Monitoring and evaluation specialist • Proposal coordinator
Introduce yourself by your skills or area of expertise�
Who do I work with or help? …who works with______ • Humanitarian response agencies • Local civil society organizations • Global health organizations • International NGOs
Indicate who you�re targeting�
What problem do I help them solve? What solutions do I provide?
…to_____ • Implement safe water infrastructure projects in natural-disaster prone
areas • Create job training and skills programs aligned with local market
needs for at-risk youth • Measure the impact of reproductive health projects and harness data
and analysis for more e!ective program design • Put together successful bids to win new funding with bilateral aid
agencies Indicate what you provide that�s valuable to who you work with�
Let�s bring it all together I am a ___ who works with ___ to ______________. • …water and sanitation specialist…humanitarian response agencies…
implement safe water infrastructure projects in natural-disaster prone areas.
• …youth employment specialist…local civil society organizations…create job training and skills programs aligned with local market needs for at-risk youth.
• …monitoring and evaluation specialist…global health organizations…measure the impact of reproductive health projects and harness data and analysis for more e!ective program design.
• …proposal coordinator…international NGOs…put together successful bids to win new funding with bilateral aid agencies.
What�s your development story� I am a _____ who works with _______ to __________.
Test out this formula at the 13th Annual Devex DC Summer Happy Hour
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