Introducing the Nudge Global Impact Challenge

Your opportunity to help change the world

Information for wild card sponsors

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Towards a Circular Economy. Gearing up young leaders for new perspectives on leadership, culture and technology.

IntroductionThis year Nudge is organising the 9th edition of the

Nudge Global Impact Challenge, the search for the best

young talents from all over the world who want to be

inspired and strengthened in their leadership skills in

sustainability and impact creation.

Over the years, we see more and more tangible impact

in what we have accomplished with the Challenge and

the ideas and projects it generates. That is why we

decided to focus even more on the impact on people’s

lives and livelihood.

Our 700 alumni form a global network of like-minded

young professionals leaving impact within their

organisations, networks and social environment.

“With our Nudge projects, we aim to

change the lives of a billion people

together with our partners, supporters, and

of course the participants of the Nudge

Global Impact Challenge: the young

women and men who are our future

leaders. The Impact Challenge will help

them make the

change for a better world.”

Jan van Betten

Founder, Nudge

Wild Card Sponsor, what is your investment? By becoming a Wild Card Sponsor you contribute to the personal development of a

talented young professional who is eager to become a leader of the future and a force

for good. In total, 90 young professionals will take part in the Challenge, of which 70 will be

company candidates (sponsored by their companies) and 20 candidates who are holders of

a wild card. For the latter, we are looking for wild card sponsors like you.

With your sponsorship, you will give a candidate the opportunity to build on his/her

knowledge and confidence to effectuate a positive and transformational change.

The Nudge Global Impact Challenge is all about young talents who will work towards

changing Business, Society, and Self.

By becoming a Wild Card Sponsor you allow talented professionals, (who do not have

the financial means), to be part of the Challenge by paying their participation fee of

€3,300.

The candidates will subsequently pay for their travel costs and accommodation during the

three-day stay in The Netherlands (€500) from 15-17 October 2018.

As a sponsor you will be our guest during the Nudge Summit on Tuesday 16 October at

the Peace Palace in The Hague. During this evening you will have the opportunity to meet

your sponsored candidate and other future leaders in sustainability.

Method of payment / via ANBI Nudge Foundation

By becoming a Wild Card Sponsor you donate money to an ANBI registered Nudge

Foundation. Therefore, your sponsorship money is fully tax deductible.

You can pay your sponsorship amount to the Foundation ‘Stichting Samen Meer Kracht’,

address: Baden Powellweg 281, 1069 LH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Please use the

following description 'Donation xxx wild card(s) Nudge Global Impact Challenge 2018'.

The bank account number of the Foundation is NL20 INGB 0004 3102 43, the BIC code is

INGBNL2A.

Challenge focusLeadership, Sustainability and ImpactFacing a multitude of challenges, our world is undergoing drastic changes. Natural

resources are becoming scarce, new technology are creating new dilemmas and

the call for responsible and courageous leadership is becoming louder than ever

before. Are we entering an era of transformation and can we leave the industrial

revolution behind? If the answer is yes, we need new leaders and new forms of

leadership. How are we going to find these new leaders? Where do we start

searching for them? How do we prepare them for the task ahead?

The Nudge Global Impact Challenge is the start of this search. We will be searching

for the future leaders on a global scale within diverse networks of individuals,

leading organisations (profit and non-profit) and NGOs.

Theme of the ChallengeTowards a Circular Economy. Gearing up young leaders for new perspectives on leadership, culture and technology.

In an ever-evolving world, Nudge feels the strong need to equip our future leaders

with the necessary skills and knowledge to bring about true, sustainable change.

This year we focus on the Circular Economy. By inspiring young professionals with

new perspectives on leadership, culture and technology, they are given the

confidence to embed sustainability at the root of their organisations.

What does this Challenge entail?The Nudge Global Impact Challenge is an 8-month development programme (August 2018

– April 2019) about Leadership, Sustainability and Impact including a three-day life

changing learning experience in The Netherlands for 90 young professionals (23 – 33 yrs)

from all over the world (15, 16 and 17 October 2018).

Selection criteria

Young professionals who want to make a difference. They have

leadership skills and ambition for sustainability. And they

● at least have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent;

● can be active in any department or field in your organisation;

● are aged 23 – 33 years on the date of registration;

● are fluent in English (verbal and written).

Three-day experience

During the three-day learning experience in October, the immense topics Leadership,

Sustainability and Impact will be presented, discussed, taught, debated about, and turned

upside down in a never before seen format. A true life-changing experience including a

challenge. We believe that the 90 young professionals taking part in this programme are real

changemakers eager to make our world a better place. We will provide them with the tools

and the network to give them a head start. At the end of day 3 (17 October), 10 finalists will

present their leadership statements. Three winners will then be chosen. They will be ‘Best

Global Young Leaders in Sustainability 2018’ and win an amazing trip organised by Nudge

together with our Reward Partner (see under The prize). For a first impression of the

Challenge, follow this link to the visual story of the Nudge Global Impact Challenge 2017.

Venue: Woudschoten Hotel and Conference Centre in Zeist, The Netherlands

Pre-Challenge assignments

Participants will start working on their pre-Challenge

assignments (a sustainability impact plan and a leadership

capacity assessment) two months before the Challenge (August -

October 2018). During this preparation phase influencers

(including top management) within their organisations, networks

and environment will be involved.

In the six months after the Challenge (November 2018 - April 2019)

the participants will work on the realisation of their impact plans.

Nudge and programme partner LeaderScope will support them in

this.

The prize

The three winners of the Nudge Global Impact Challenge 2018 will

win an ‘impact journey’. Nudge and the Reward Partner of the

Challenge will organise an exciting opportunity whereby their

leadership skills and personal development will be strengthened

even further. A week of self discovery and encouragement to

realise the impact they envision.

August - October 2018

Pre-Challenge

assignments:

Sustainability Impact Plan

and Leadership Capacity

Assessment

November 2018 - April 2019

Realisation of Sustainability

Impact Plan

15 - 17 October, 2018

Life-changing learning

experience in The

Netherlands including

Nudge Summit

Timeline

Alumni and their impactful initiatives

Emily Kennedy (Canada), Wild Card candidate of the 2016 Challenge.

She founded Youth in Agriculture Initiative, an organisation based in Uganda that focuses on providing youth with a complete skillset to run a farm.

Daniel Espeland (Denmark), Wild Card candidate of the 2015 Challenge.

He founded Double U Mobile Bike Parking, a company that creates eco-friendly and optimised bike parking spaces in Denmark.

Anacelle Bautista (the Philippines), Wild Card candidate of the 2017 Challenge.

Her mission is to improve the lives of thousands of low-income workers by providing dignified and affordable housing in areas of high demand such as industrial parks andmetropolitan cities.

James Thuch Madhier (Canada), Wild Card candidate and winner of the 2015 Challenge.

He founded RainMakerEnterprise, an organisation that promotes solar-power drip irrigation in South-Sudan.

In 2017 young professionals from the following organisations participated

Partners of the Challenge

Useful links to more information

Visit the website Get the picture

Watch the video Reward trip 2016

winners

About NudgeNudge is a social enterprise and a B Corp based in The Netherlands. We support the

transformation to a more sustainable society through leadership programs, consulting and

campaigning and by distributing our expertise to local communities. We work closely

together with business, NGOs, science and governments to firmly root sustainability in

their business models, governance and leadership development. We use the power of

business to solve social and environmental issues. We believe that knowledge and

expertise are worth more when shared and we facilitate this through our platform and the

Nudge community (61.000 individuals and 300 business partners).

By enabling bottom-up initiatives we aim to provide actionable opportunities that are

accessible to everyone. All our activities are based on ecological, economical and social

impact and can be both big and small. Nudge invites every individual to act and contribute

to society in a positive way.

For more information please contact:

Jan van Betten Ilse Lettinga

Founder Nudge Manager Nudge Global Impact

Challenge

E-mail: jan@nudge.nl E-mail: ilse@nudge.nl

Mobile: +31 (0)6 52 41 64 16 Mobile: +31 (0)6 8 32 32 666

Nudge B.V.

Website: www.nudge.nl Baden Powellweg 281

Telephone: +31 (0)20 233 71 72 1069 LH Amsterdam (NL)

Photos by Bibi Veth - Visual Storyteller

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