we can change the world - rotary district 7630 conference
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We’re Just Getting Started!
District 7630Devin D. ThorpeFebruary 26, 2015
@devindthorpe #letsdosomegood
Devin’s Rotary Spouse of 2015
Alem Mumuni
The End of Polio
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Polio Cases Worldwide
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Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
A littleabout me
Teton Dam
If we can end polio, we can do anything.
“We didn’t believe we could do it.
I didn’t believe we could do it.”
Sajjan Goenka
Three Phases of Polio Success
1. Start Throwing Stars
2. Build Momentum and Support
3. End Game Strategy
Other Global Problems
Poverty, Climate Change, Animal Rights, Blindness, Cancer, Child Slavery, etc.
1. Start Throwing Stars: Action First
2. Build Support and Momentum
3. End Game Strategy
1. Start Throwing Stars
Action matters more than attitude!
@devindthorpe #letsdosomegood
Proven or Prove It
Jake Harriman
• Nuru International
• Marine
• Stanford MBA
“We shouldn’t do good just to feel good.”
Design for Scale
Vivienne Harr
Emphasize Execution over Elegance
Francis Battista
2. Build Support and Momentum
Make and Measure Progress
Case Study: Make progress
Create Lasting Partnerships
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Share Credit Like You Share Work
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if
you do not care who gets the
credit.”― Harry S.
Truman
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End
Game
Strategy
Anticipate Opposition
Build Broader Support
World’s Great Meal
GPEI Focuses on Governments
Amass a War Chest
Polio EGS: $5.5 Billion
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative
$ Billions Per Year
We Are This Close
• From 400,000 cases per year to 356 cases per year, we’ve reduced polio cases by over 99.9%
• 10 million cases of polio have been prevented
• 2015 could be—no must be—the last year for polio
1.Donate what you can at endpolio.org
2.Sign the petition asking government leaders to fund the fight
3.Encourage your friends to do the same
We Need Visionaries
We need people who see problems as opportunities
• Everyone who doesn’t die from cancer is a customer
• A cleaning up the environment, preventing further global warming create possibilities
• Eliminating poverty grows the global economic pie
Personal and Organizational Problems
Apply the three-step program to problems within your organization or to personal problems
• Start Throwing Stars: Action First
• Build Support and Momentum
• Prepare an End Game Strategy
“It always seems impossible until
it’s done.”Nelson Mandela
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