Discussions

Your Name and Title: Skyler Badenoch, Director of Development

School or Organization Name: buildOn

Co-Presenter Name(s): Tom Silverman, Global Chapter Manager

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): High School and College Students, Teachers, Advisers, Non-Profit Executives, Development Professionals.

Short Session Description (one line): A discussion about best practices for inspiring high school and college students, corporate executives, and rural villagers living in economically poor communities in the developing world to become active participants in improving global education.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Skyler Badenoch and Tom Silverman have  more than 13 years of combined  experience working for buildOn, an organization that works to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education. Skyler spent his first five years with buildOn working in partnership with the Ministries of Education and rural villages in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Malawi in the construction of more than 120 schools. He now works as buildOn's Development Director.

Tom Silverman has been the architect behind buildOn's high school and chapter program that engages high school and colleges students every year in raising more than $1 million for global education. Tom also runs an annual leadership conference that equips more than 75 buildOn chapter leaders with the tools they need to engage their communities in raising the funds to build schools and then travel overseas to help build the schools they funded.

The purpose of Skyler and Tom's presentation is to share best practices in cultivating new stakeholders for global education by  inspiring  passion and commitment to international education through service, experience, and learning. Topics will include: Participatory Development, Service Learning, Fundraising, and Strategies to Inspire  Stakeholders in Global Education.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: www.buildOn.org