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dimanche, août 26, 2007

[harvard-africa] Calling all International Business Leaders, especially Entrepreneurs


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Subject: [harvard-africa] Calling all International Business Leaders,
especially Entrepreneurs
From: "selenasenora" <ssaunders@mba2003.hbs.edu>
Date: Sun, August 26, 2007 12:08 am
To: harvard-africa@yahoogroups.com

Calling all who wish be the change they see in the world:

The following is an important call to action for all of us who strive
for true elevation of Africa.
Feel free to contact Kandace directly with any questions.
Thanks,
Selena Cuffe
HBS '03

Dear Family & friends,

Today really marks a special occasion for me as I'm excited to
introduce you to Global Elevation ( www.globalelevation.org
<http://www.globalelevation.org/> ), my life's greatest venture. The
potential impact is huge and has tremendous implications for the
African Diaspora, black communities/businesses around the world, and
the industry of International Business as a whole.

Global Elevation is a non-profit organization that embraces the
business potential of high-school and university students of
African-descent and supports the undeniable strength of the
communities of the African Diaspora. My business partner, Melissa
Howell, and I founded Global Elevation from a deep-rooted passion to
provide greater success opportunities through business development for
young minds throughout the world. We both have been blessed to travel,
work and study around the world and know these experiences have opened
our minds to endless possibilities. We are also motivated by the
negative portrayals of 'the black population' around the world and
feel its time that the success stories are told, shared and supported.
There are many bright and ambitious young people who aren't provided
the same opportunities to travel and dream beyond their immediate
surroundings. We hope that through Global Elevation these minds can
see the development of their businesses as local successes and strive
towards the expansion of international business development as a way
to harness the opportunities that are available globally.

Global Elevation provides on-going business leadership and
entrepreneurial skills training to students who are passionate about
running a business, leading a business and transforming a business
idea into a reality. The purpose of our program is to offer direct
access to current business leaders and professionals who serve as
instructors, mentors and role models through a customized business
leadership course. We target students of African-descent and members
of the African Diaspora by promoting this opportunity to students at
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) and high-schools
identified with low-economic resources who seldom offer similar
extra-curricular opportunities. Our course is offered through a local
and international component, to expose students to the varied
economic, political and social implications of business development
through the achievement of the mission and vision of a sustainable
global business. During the local component, students meet with local
business leaders to gain insight on how to successfully run or lead a
business that supports their own community. These workshops are
offered on a monthly/bi-monthly basis and pool resources from local
businesses, corporate offices and academic institutions. The
international component brings students from various countries
together for a two-to-six week immersion course focused on
international business development. Students gain direct cultural
exposure through the global participants in the program, cultural and
international business tours, as well as a first-hand understanding of
the cultural implications of 'taking a business global'. Global
Elevation offers this experience to the students at no cost to them in
an effort to promote more business leaders in African Diasporic
communities. In addition to our specialized program, we also offer
support to high schools and universities in the development of
traditional study abroad programs.

As a non-profit, funding comes from corporate sponsors who recognize
the benefit of hiring business leaders who have gained exposure to the
International Business industry early in their academic careers. We
also pool financial resources from individual sponsors and supporters,
local businesses, government grants and other funding institutions. In
an effort to maintain a continuous flow of financial resources, we
also organize Trips for the Social- & Service-Hearted Enthusiasts.
These trips are planned for groups of ten or more travelers who want
to combine opportunities to serve as well as tour the communities they
visit. These trips are targeted towards Community Service
organizations with an interest in global community and youth development.
I invite you to visit our website ( www.globalelevation.org
<http://www.globalelevation.org/> ) and see what we're all about. With
your support, we can offer this opportunity to so many deserving
students.

Here are eight easy ways that you can support our efforts:

First , visit our website so that you know more about our business and
what we are trying to accomplish.
Second, please forward this email to your friends and families and let
them know about this great opportunity.

Third, donate any amount of money to our non-profit. This opportunity
is available as long as we can fund the expenses for the students to
participate.

Fourth, put us in contact with your company's leadership team. If this
is a venture that you think your company should be involved in and
support, we'd love to hear from you.

Fifth, donate your time and expertise to supporting our business
development and leading one of our student-workshops.

Sixth, recommend our program to your high-school and university alma
mater. Although we offer business leadership training we don't solely
focus on business school students. We are partnered with Engineering
schools, Technology schools, Healthcare schools etc. because there are
tons of students in these career paths with great business ideas who
are looking to strengthen their business development skills.

Seventh, email us and let us know what you think.

Eighth, inquire about our Global Elevation Service Trips. We plan and
organize trips for service-minded groups and organizations who are
interested in incorporating community service activities with
international travel. Email us at info@globalelevation.org
<http://b10.mail.yahoo.com/ym/globalelevation.org/Compose?To=info@globalelevation.org>
for more information about our tours & to build a customized tour for
your group/organization. You have the option to choose between our 3
summer '08 tours â€" Tanzania , Ghana , or South Africa .

Since our incorporation, we have secured partnerships with Coppin
Academy High school (U.S. - Coppin State University's feeder
high-school), Florida A&M University's School of Business and Industry
( U.S. â€" our treasured alma mater), Tennessee State University (U.S.),
United African Alliance Community Center (Tanzania), and most
recently, the University of Cape Town (South Africa), University of
Witwatersrand (South Africa) and the University of Ghana â€" Legon
(Accra, Ghana). We are quickly forming partnerships with high schools
and community organizations throughout Ghana , South Africa , Tanzania
and the U.S. and plan to expand into Brazil , Kenya and the Caribbean
for 2008-2009.

I look forward to the future of this venture and thank you in advance
for your prayers of support and well wishes.

Peace & Blessings,

~Kandace

--
Kandace T. Jones, MBA

CEO & Co-founder | Global Elevation
909.573.4530 | kandace@globalelevation.org
www.globalelevation.org <http://www.globalelevation.org/>

"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World" ~ Gandhi

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