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IGEN FOUNDATION LTD iGen: The Innovation Generation

2015 iGen Foundation Ltd – a not for profit company May 2016

INDEX

1. Overview of iGen Foundation Ltd

2. Our Programs

» Youth Entrepreneurship Program

» Interculturalism Program

3. How you can contribute to these causes with us

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THE IGEN FOUNDATION LTD

iGen Foundation Ltd objectives

Doing such things as will:

1. advance the capability (education) and mindset of young entrepreneurs &

innovators;

2. advance the building of sustainable, harmonious intercultural communities,

practices and processes and leveraging cross cultural innovation in Australia;

3. advance the good governance and impact of not for profit organisations in

Australia.

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A collaboration with Enterprising Partnership

EP was established in 1990

EP established a not for profit company limited by

guarantee called the “iGen Foundation Ltd” in 2015

EP re-invests 10-15% of net private earnings into the

iGen Foundation Ltd to support its social impact work.

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Youth entrepreneurship is a wave emerging globally recognised by the United Nations,

OECD and others.

Governments in Australia have generally yet to recognise the innovative power of young

people creating their own employment and that of others; yet the evidence shows that

micro businesses are the fastest employment growth sector in Australia.

Being an entrepreneur is a mindset related to validating business ideas.

Young people are solving their own employment through validating businesses and

making themselves more employable through building entrepreneurial mindsets.

We have responded by establishing the iGen Foundation and the iGen Program working

with young entrepreneurs in private and social enterprises.

A Global Trend

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YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIPThe iGen Foundation Youth Enterprise Benefits


ISSUE BENEFITS

Young people with no entrepreneurial

support

Delivering entrepreneurial supports

through professional coaching, webinars,

mentoring & networks

Young people with no entrepreneurial

pathway

Delivering capabilities, skills and mindset

as new pathways for young entrepreneurs

Business Networks focus on mature

businesses excluding young entrepreneurs

Creating access to business & industry

networks opening access to resources

Ethical & safe environments for young

people to connect to business networks

Ensuring safe & ethical environments for

young people engaging business networks

Youth with initiative unable to access

employment

Young people creating their own

employment and that of others

Traditional youth employment pathways no

longer reliable

Opening new pathways to employment

through entrepreneurial capabilities, skills

and mindset including self employment

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. Young Entrepreneurs Coaching Scheme – specialist coaching for young

entrepreneurs

2. Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Scheme – a customised volunteer mentoring

scheme that is web- enabled and linked to the coaching program.

3. Converge for Young Entrepreneurs – a web-based network of young entrepreneurs

sharing ideas and opportunities.

4. Meet ups – metropolitan and regional meet ups of young entrepreneurs.

5. Lightning Learning Webinars for young entrepreneurs – a series of 30 webinars.

6. Customised initiatives, workshops or packages – we working with Economic

Development, Youth Work and other teams supporting young entrepreneurs bringing

customised packages to meet local needs. This includes:

» Delivering Getting Down to Business (GD2B) – a 12 month initiative, a 4 years funded initiative of the

Victorian State Government, for 40 young persons per year 16-25 years supported by webinars, intensive

roundtables and coaching

» Local Government programs – we delivered two programs and are developing four more presently.

» Community Organisations e.g. YMCA – supporting their Youth for Causes school based pilot initiative

» Social Impact Hackathons e.g. Techfugees – we’re now incubating 5 of the team projects through

Cultov8.com

The iGen Foundation Youth Enterprise Initiatives


YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS SUCCESS STORIES

Patrick – National Apprentice of the Year (2013) – purchased the owners manufacturing business using vendor finance.

Now employs numerous staff.

Viktoriya – launched Blue Sky Windows after extensive R&D to produce uPVC windows and doors for high end

construction market, now employs several staff.

Rachel – Computerised managed herd of cattle, selling only to premium Restaurants. Business Woman of the Year in

Western Victoria, now engages multiple sub-contractors.

Allume – Three graduates of Melbourne University designed a business model and service for solar powering community

housing ventures. Now involved in the exclusive MAP program.

Hayden – Launched a nationally recognised pain relief range called Zea from natural plant extracts, now employs 4

people.

James – Launched GrowSmart manufacturer of solar lighting for hydronic and horticultural markets, now employs 3

people.

Laura – launched Lotus Fitness pain clinic now employing 3 people.

Lucy May – launched a highly successful tourism business in Gippsland, sold it and now building a new venture in north

east Victoria.

Simon – launched a laundry service for local wineries, tourism hospitality and accommodation services in Yarra Valley,

now employs a number of staff.

Ben – launched a development company for entrepreneurs called SirConrad with numerous staff.


Sample Stories

INTERCULTURALISM

Interculturalism - the practice

of building on a multicultural

society by specifically creating

opportunities for people from

diverse religious, cultural and

language backgrounds to

develop meaningful, long term

relationships to engender

harmony and respect for

diversity.

Intercultural Innovation – the

practice of leveraging the

problem solving approaches of

different cultures in an

intercultural framework that

engages people of diverse

backgrounds in the business

ecology of Australia.

Building Welcoming Communities

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INTERCULTURALISMThe iGen Foundation Interculturalism Benefits


ISSUE BENEFITS

An increasingly complex society due to growing cultural,

language and faith diversity in Australia

Harnessing the diversity of thought, experience, opinion and

practice to identify and create meaningful interactions for

Australian-born and overseas-born residents

Limited strategies and initiatives to engage multicultural

communities in intercultural understanding and rapport

Creating a community sense of identity based on the diversity

of its populations

Absence of intercultural community practice & intercultural

innovativeness

Capturing and creating examples of intercultural community

practice and leveraging intercultural innovativeness

Absence of shared understanding and standards of

interculturalism across Australia

Enabling a community of interest in shared standards and

good practice across multiple communities

Absence of intercultural competence for all building

empathy between cultures and engaging rapport

Strengthening the bonds of empathy and rapport between

cultures by enabling intercultural competence

Absence of good practice examples of the dimensions of

interculturalism at all levels of the community

Building case examples of intercultural trust thus ensuring

cohesion and solidarity between the walls of ethnic cultures

Limited research & training into benefits of interculturalism

to drive policy and practice

Building positive informed discourse of the economic and

social advantages of stronger intercultural public policy

INTERCULTURALISM

1. Australian Intercultural Standards – we’re working with partners to design a set of

intercultural principles and standards for the assessment of the interculturality of Australian

cities/communities.

2. Intercultural Good Practice – we work closely with the Council of Europe’s Intercultural

Cities Program to draw the best experiences and examples from across more than 100

European cities to inform the work of Australian local governments.

3. Cultov8 Incubator – this is our virtual incubator for projects arising from social impact

hackathons to promote relationships leading to intercultural innovation.

4. Intercultural Magazine – we work with a partner to publish a resource of case studies of

communities engaged actively in intercultural practices.

5. Intercultural Innovation - leveraging the problem solving approaches of different cultures.

6. Walk a Mile – a unique workshop for leadership teams to appreciate the role of empathy in

creating stronger workplace and community intercultural relationships

7. Customised initiatives, workshops or packages – we work with Local Government,

Economic & Youth Development teams and NFPs supporting young culturally diverse

entrepreneurs by bringing customised packages to meet local needs.

The iGen Foundation Interculturalism Initiatives


REQUIREMENTS

3. Advisory Board

We are assembling an Advisory Board to

advise us on next best practice in the

iGen initiatives and to

enable us to have access to networks

we cannot reach.

Allow us to grow…….four areas….

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2. Targeted Webinars

We are continuously assembling a

appropriate webinars and resources to

support our work through iGen.

4. Voluntary Mentors for Young

Entrepreneurs

Mentors with industry networks, specific

skills and willingness to support young

entrepreneurs.

Must have a Working with Children

assessment and undertake our training.

1. Additional Sponsors & Partners

We are assembling sponsors & partners to

Contribute to iGen - the cost of delivering

these support services (specifically we

need ongoing sponsorship)

Enable us to extend our involvement with

young entrepreneurs and intercultural

communities

Talk about our work with local Politicians

Support us by joining our Advisory board.

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

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We don’t presume to know what sponsors require in return as every sponsor is

different. However we prefer to build a strong reciprocal value-based relationship.

We negotiate a package with our sponsors based on what they indicate would best

serve their needs and aspirations.

Some variations include:

Involvement of sponsor teams in projects to learn from the young entrepreneurs

Inclusion of the logo on marketing collateral as a hyperlink;

Recognition throughout any events we hold (e.g. Meet Ups every two months);

Recognition in our website and FaceBook pages;

Opportunities to present their offerings at events etc.

We’d be happy to negotiate a sponsorship package with you ………..

IGEN TEAMWorking in collaboration…….our youth team

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iGen Foundation Ltd

Frank Wyatt – Director

Lynda Ford – Director

Pam O’Donnell - Director

COLLABORATORS

Shona Malberg – TMH Pastoral Consulting

Business Advisory Services

Ben Flavel – NeoCogs Innovation Consultant

Graham Robertson – Sounding Board Consultant

Peter Tregilgas – Social Enterprise Consultant

Andres Alvarez – Entrepreneurship Consultant

Anthony Murphy – Open For Business - podcaster

Strategic Alliances

Youth Business International

(Spain) http://www.youthbusiness.org/

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