World Savvy was founded in San Francisco in 2002 in response to a critical need for youth to acquire global knowledge and 21st century skills. In the last seven years, World Savvy has grown substantially, from serving 90 youth and 25 educators in San Francisco to serving more than 6,000 youth and 750 educators nationally from offices in San Francisco, New York, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. World Savvy also has a base of more than 300 volunteers who actively participate in our programs and operations and contribute to the global education movement. To achieve our mission and meet the need of cultivating an informed and engaged future generation of global citizens, World Savvy offers four core programs: •The World Savvy Monitor (www.worldsavvy.org/monitor) is a free online current events service designed to help teachers address complex world affairs in their classroom. Each edition addresses a region or issue of global importance, incorporates perspectives from over 100 sources and includes a Classroom Companion to facilitate teaching and discussion in class. •The World Affairs Challenge (WAC) is an academic program on world affairs that engages students in research, teamwork, and problem-solving as they explore complex global issues. Students then present their research and solutions to panels of volunteer judges from the community at a culminating competition. Students have addressed such themes as Contemporary Conflict and Peace Building, Global Health, Human Rights and the Child, The Global Marketplace and Human Migration. •The Global Youth Media and Arts Program (MAP) is an inter-disciplinary arts education program where youth participate in theme-related workshops and fieldtrips to explore critical global issues in their local communities, and create original artwork for public exhibition. Educators receive training, customized support, and curriculum resources to integrate global content in their teaching across disciplines. From 2008 to 2010 participating students and teachers explore the theme of Immigration and Identity. •The Global Educators Program (GEP) is a comprehensive professional development program that provides consulting support to teachers and schools in San Francisco. The GEP provides teacher training and curriculum development across disciplines, and builds the capacity of individual educators to integrate global issues into their subject areas for their tenure as teachers. Jennifer McClanahan While World Savvy serves students and educators nationally, we have a strong base in the Twin Cities and in 2009-10 we will work with over 400 students from 20 schools around Minnesota. When considering applying for this opportunity, we spoke with Mark Hurlburt who indicated that we were eligible to apply. Minneapolis 2010-01-07T19:19:47Z 2009-12-15T21:57:38Z Dana Curran Mortenson $614,682 (2008) Note: revenues were less than expenses due to a surplus from 2007 612-767-4439 An interactive website that is easy for both teachers and students to use will allow World Savvy to offer more resources online rather than in print. This will allow us to reach a broader audience while reducing costs and environmental impact. 18 $24,000 World Savvy’s website is not currently very engaging for the youth or educators we serve. We would like to work with the Nerdery to design a more interactive website that provides a forum for dialogue among our students and information-exchange among our teachers. We would also like to engage our donors and volunteers more actively through social media and an interactive forum for sharing stories and ideas on our website. Mission-aligned website goals 1. Create an interactive forum for educators to access and share resources, lesson plans, stories etc. 2. Provide space for students to share ideas, stories and access information about ways to get involved in community and world affairs 3. Connect website to social media to engage donors and volunteers In addition to these goals, we are interested in migrating our website to an easy-to-use platform that program staff can update and manage to ensure that web content is always up-to-date and reflects current program initiatives. Finally, we would like to achieve brand consistency by merging the website for the World Savvy Monitor (www.worldsavvy.org/monitor) with our main World Savvy website. /system/logos/18/normal/ws_logo_orgtag-compressed.jpg?1262891978 image/jpeg ws_logo_orgtag-compressed.jpg 4583 2010-01-07T19:19:38Z World Savvy’s mission is to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, to prepare them to learn, work and live as responsible global citizens in the 21st century. World Savvy works to provide students with opportunities to reach their full potential as informed and engaged global citizens through innovative global education programs. Through dynamic professional development for K-12 educators and academic and arts programs for youth, World Savvy helps students develop content knowledge about critical global issues, skills for global citizenship such as creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and values and attitudes conducive to responsible global citizenship, so students can apply the knowledge and skills to promote positive change in their local and global community. By giving young people of all socioeconomic, ethnic or racial backgrounds the opportunity to develop deep and meaningful awareness of relevant international issues, World Savvy helps students prepare for personal and professional success. Ultimately, World Savvy's vision for the future is one in which all members of society are well informed about contemporary international affairs and act as responsible global citizens. World Savvy 612-767-4438 $594,368 (2008) true true MN 619 S. 10th St. 45-0473508 2010-01-11T21:06:27Z http://www.worldsavvy.org 55408