An advance preview of need, vision, goals and elements of the YMCA Global Digital Accelerator program - Venture Pitch and Workshop to be convened November 11th and 12th in Melbourne, Australia at the World Urban Network conference

1. +
“Connecting for Global Good”
Advance Preview and Teaser Deck
WUN Melbourne

2. +
Last year, on July 21st 2012 in Madrid
- We polled you about digital
- We educated you on the need for the
digitally-engaged CEO champion
- We had deep discussion on 10 lead
digital ideas TOGETHER
- We called for the need for collective
digital action
- We said we would come back with a
PLAN!

3. + This year in Melbourne, we are
coming to complete the deal…
- We have an exciting venture idea
- We have 12 pioneering YMCAs
involved
- We have a talented guiding team and
technical resources
- We have a business model with interest
- AND WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION,
MISSION, GOAL AND PITCH…

6. We have narrowed down to a
great idea for 2014 rollout …
April‟12 - 56 Interesting
Ideas Generated
July‟12 – 10 Potential
Ideas Harvested
Guiding Team
Industry Experts
CEOs
Youth Change
Agents
Feb‟13 – 4 Alpha Ideas
Developed
June‟13 – 2 Big Ideas
Tested

7. Our 2014 Lead Project…
“A YMCA Global Youth Leader Network”
 Connecting/empowering global youth
Y
LEADER
HUB
 Fueling local fundraising/cause advocacy
 Building tomorrow‟s leaders
 Crowdsourcing the best ideas and
leveraging YMCA scale
 Inspiring positivity and civic engagement

8. GLOBAL YOUTH LEADER NETWORK
Y Daily Discoveries section – a daily updated, curated and
interactive series of shared learning and leadership
experiences fueling youth curiosity, exploration, imagination
and development, authored by Y staff/guest experts
Global Good Days challenges – hosting one-day
ideastorms/collaboration challenges involving youth‟s creativity,
photography, video, ambition and passion
Y Thunderclaps – amplifying messages via YMCA scale and
creating waves of attention through social media, so our most
important headlines are not only spoken, but heard and seen

9. GLOBAL YOUTH LEADER NETWORK
The Movement Triangle - an advocacy area that puts
together the online tools of fundraising, a platform to show off
their stories and advice on the art and science of igniting
movements in the hands of our global youth, wherever they
exist
Y Crowdsourcing for Good – a platform that brings together
the world‟s top youth to collaboratively work on local YMCA‟s
and corporate partner‟s most important youth relevant
opportunities and issues
Y Digital Startup Accelerator – investing and mentoring
social innovation ventures put forward and led by youth in our
communities

10. GLOBAL YOUTH LEADER NETWORK
Y Heroes and Mavens Gallery – a global and local events
and video-based forum, sharing stories and awards that profile
the world‟s most inspiring youth/role models
The Youth General Assembly - a global engagement hub for
meaningful youth leader social interaction/networking,
connected through Facebook, Twitter and other social „nets
“What’s Good” Headlines – an interactive area where
thousands of youth come together and elevate the
conversation by sharing only the most exciting, positive and
substantial stories of the day amongst themselves, and for the
world to enjoy

12. + Extended Commercial/Partner
Interest

13. YGDA: The YMCA World‟s
+
Leading Global Digital Project
“The World Alliance of YMCAs is in full
support of YGDA. This brilliant project is a
ticket to the future and will help us to reach
more young people engaging them in
modern technologies.”
Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Secretary General – World Alliance of YMCAs

14. + Youth Agent Endorsement –
Adi Davies, Kosovo Youth
"Our YMCA movement is all about
giving individuals space, that space is
most often a physical space like a
youth center, meeting room, sports
facilities... but to make it relevant we
also need a collective digital space
where our combined voice can be seen
and heard and impact the world
more..."

15. + Our YGDA Digital Accelerator
Sessions in Melbourne
1.
We have a clear pitch inviting your involvement on
Monday afternoon, November 11th, 2013.
2.
We have an entertaining and stimulating
workshop planned for Tuesday afternoon,
November 12th ,2013.
3.
We will make ourselves available during the full
week of the conference for individual sessions.
4.
We have a clear path to our first global initiative
at World Council on June 29th, 2014.

16. +
Let‟s Imagine a Better World Online
in WUN Melbourne…
We want your engagement, your enrolment and your
commitment. We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne!
Dave Ball, Sean Moffitt and Cinzia Marrocco, on behalf of the
YGDA Guiding Team