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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship National Headquarters Marcia L. Tyler, EdM National Volunteer Director Financial District, NYC NFTE Headquarters, NYC On the agenda: • Organization overview • Program strategy snapshot • Volunteer experience Our vision All young people can find their path to success. Founded in 1987 by Steve Mariotti, we’re still going strong nationally and globally. You’re one of our many volunteers who helped over 350,000 students. Student experience MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY HIGH SCHOOL Students learn through in-depth courses… how to develop a business. LATE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE, OWN A BUSINESS & BEYOND National competitions We give students guidance and tools. With hard work and dedication, they come out on top and we celebrate their achievements. Kalief Rollins,17; Zoe Damacela, 17; Scott Parva, 18 4th Annual National Competition winners Our volunteers Your life is busy, but you took the time to join our organization as a volunteer! Our volunteer opportunities: • Business plan coach (1-2 hours, 3-4 months) • Business plan competition judge (1 day, 2-3 hours) • Field trip host (1 day, 2-3 hours) • Guest speaker (1 day, 1 hour) What’s in it for you? Making your volunteer experience count is important to us. We offer training, support, and guidance to enrich your time with us. What’s in it for us? As a volunteer, you represent our organization. To ensure that you understand our expectations, we provide a code of conduct agreement from our Volunteer Handbook. If you have questions about volunteering at our organization, please contact me, Marcia Tyler, at [email protected] or 212-232-3333 x312. Please contact your program office if you have specific questions about your volunteer position. For becoming a volunteer at our organization… Enjoy your volunteer experience. Credits Slide 2: Karen To/Flickr/Getty Images; 120 Wall Street building/Silverstein Properties, Inc. Slide 5: Compass with globe image supplied by Philippe Pellerin/Photodisc/Getty Images, Slide 6: Momentimages/TetraImages/Getty Images. Slide 9: 4th Annual National Competition winners (L-R) Kalief Rollins, 17, $10,000, Phree Kountry Clothing, Compton, LA/ Zoe Damacela, 17, $5,000, Zoe Damacela Apparel, Chicago, IL/Scott Parva, 18, $2,500, Express Tax Service, New Bedford, MA Slide 11: Pedestrians footage supplied by Eyewire, Inc./Photodisc/Getty Images., Slide 14: (L-R) Moment/Cultura, Yuri Arcurs/Photographer's Choice RF, JGI/Tom Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images Music: Stevie Wonder’s “Ngiculela,” by Brian Ward/Wonderbread Editorial/creative services: Take That Out Productions, [email protected]; presentation created 2010