Introducing the Nudge Global Impact Challenge

Your opportunity to help change the world

Information for wild card sponsors

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GDP or SDG? Nudging young leaders towards sustainable economics

IntroductionThis year Nudge is organising the 8th edition of the

Nudge Global Impact Challenge (previously the Nudge

Global Leadership 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.

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 600 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 26-28 October 2017.

As a sponsor you will be our guest during the Nudge Summit on Friday 27 October at the

Peace Palace in The Hague. On 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 sponsor 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 2017'.

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 technologies 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 ChallengeGDP or SDG? Nudging young leaders towards sustainable economics

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and what should be done to reach them,

have inspired Nudge to choose this broad theme.

We want to take the participants on an intense journey and help them focus while

they implement their dream: creating impact and realising change.

And inspire them to find the answers to the questions: “How do I implement the

SDGs within my organisation, networks and environment?” “How can I help

transform our world?” And “How can I combine SDGs with economic growth (GDP)?”

What does this Challenge entail?The Nudge Global Impact Challenge is an 8-month development programme (August 2017 –

April 2018) 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 (26, 27 and 28 October 2017).

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

change makers 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 (28 October), 10 finalists will

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

Global Young Leaders in Sustainability 2017’ 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 2016.

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 2017). 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 2017 - April 2018)

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 2017 will

have the opportunity to work collaboratively on a global project in

the first half of 2018. 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.

In February this year, the 2016 winners travelled to Kenya with

MasterPeace to work together with the Maasai on a water supply

project. The winners of the 2015 Challenge made a journey along

the fair production chain of Tony's Chocolonely in Ghana and Ivory

Coast in May 2016. Their goal: help strengthen Tony’s Chocolonely’s

mission: start a movement to stimulate multinationals and

consumers to choose for honest, slave free products.

August - October 2017

Pre-Challenge assignments:

Sustainability Impact Plan

and Leadership Capacity

Assessment

November 2017 - April 2018

Realisation of Sustainability

Impact Plan

26 - 28 October, 2017

Life changing learning

experience in the

Netherlands including

Nudge Summit

Timeline

Alumni and their impactful initiatives

Emily Kennedy, 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, 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.

Sara Francesca, Wild Card candidate of the 2015 Challenge.

She founded The Art of Green, a global online platform that helps people to a more natural lifestyle.

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

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

This year’s company candidates are from the following organisations

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

(60.000 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 Project and Communications Manager

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

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

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