ServeMinnesota & TEL.A.VISION
Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by Ringmaster in All Posts, Vision Videos
This week I had the privilege of speaking to 30 program directors of AmeriCorps programs in Minnesota. I explained to them why TEL.A.VISION is important, who else is supporting TEL.A.VISION and how easy it is to create a TEL.A.VISION.
What really made the talk meaningful for the program directors was when Marc Hosmer, the program officer, came up and talked about creating his own vision for ServeMinnesota (embedded below). He explained that it took him a couple of hours and that the next time he does one it would take half as much time. He encouraged them to create their own TEL.A.VISION videos and submit them to the national AmeriCorps video contest and to use the tool with the students they work with in the Americorps programs.
As an aside, when the TEL.A.VISION team viewed Marc’s ServeMinnesota vision video, we were not only struck by the quality of it but quickly realized how incredibly powerful it was to see, hear and sense the organization’s vision in a video like this vs. how most organizations deliver their mission and vision: in a few paragraphs of text. Imagine what would happen if every service, non-profit or educational organization in the world delivered their vision and mission in a TEL.A.VISION and posted it — instead of a few paragraphs — on their website Home or About Us page?
For now, I can’t wait to see the videos ServeMinnesota and their students create.
MN Alliance With Youth & Vision
Posted on 22. Dec, 2008 by Sue Hanson in All Posts, Power of Vision, Supporters
We met recently with The Minnesota Alliance With Youth whose mission statement is focused on making certain that, “All young people in Minnesota are connected to their communities, have hope for the future and are able to realize their dreams.”
The Minnesota Alliance With Youth is an organization striving to ensure access to the resources our youth need to be successful: caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to serve others.
At our meeting we were intrigued to discover that the Alliance has fifty AmeriCorp Promise Fellows who each work with 25 youth in schools across Minnesota by creating success plans for those youth. As we talked, it became clear that TEL.A.VISION is a stellar match with their goals for Minnesota youth, and we immediately agreed to teach their Promise Fellows how to make TEL.A.VISIONs at an upcoming training in January. In addition, our Ringmaster (George Johnson) is going to be meeting with their Director, Sarah Dixon, in Duluth to discuss how else we can work together going forward.
Everything starts with vision and what better way for Minnesota youth to express their work with Minnesota Alliance than by creating their own vision videos on TEL.A.VISION.
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