PeaceJam Foundation Annual Report 2017

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PeaceJam Foundation

Annual Report 2017

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The Peacejam story

The PeaceJam Foundation was launched in February 1996 by co-founders Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff.

Suvanjieff conceived the idea forPeaceJam in the summer of 1994 whentalking to some gang members fromhis neighborhood in north Denver.He discovered that the gun-carryingyouth not only knew who ArchbishopDesmond Tutu was, they appreciatedhis nonviolent efforts toward socialchange. As an artist, Suvanjieff merely connected the dots and realized the power of connecting these disaffected youths with Nobel Peace Laureates as role models for positive change. Engle had previously met the Dalai Lama through her years working for the U.S. Congress, where she lobbied on behalf of the Tibetan cause. Engle and Suvanjieff were granted an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who liked the idea.

Peace Laureates were interested in the idea of peace education for youth. PeaceJam soon provided the Nobel Peace Laureates with programmatic ways to work together and teach peace to the youth of the world. Engle and Suvanjieff were married by Archbishop Tutu in his church in Cape Town, South Africa in 2001.

Since then, the PeaceJam Foundation has become the global leader in developing young leaders committed to positive change in themselves and their communities through the inspiration of 14 Nobel Peace Prize winners who pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. PeaceJam accomplishes this mission through award-winning documentary films, service-learning curricula, and events around the world that have engaged more than a million youth world-wide and inspired millions of high-quality service projects.

In September 2006, 10 Nobel Peace Laureates from PeaceJam issued a Global Call to Action, calling on youth to tackle what they perceived as the most pressing issues facing our planet. PeaceJam youth responded and created over two million projects. In 2014, the PeaceJam Foundation partnered with Google and others to rebrand and relaunch this campaign as the Billion Acts of Peace Campaign. It is now a global citizens’ campaign designed to engage the world and inspire acts of peace in 10 key focus areas -- such as ending racism and hate, alleviating extreme poverty, rights for women and children, and environmental sustainability. Almost 40 million acts of peace have been logged on billionacts.org.

Leadership Team:

Kate CumboExecutive Director

Brandi BrownPresident

Rody ThompsonVice President

Elizabeth HollowaySecretary

Alan SchwartzTreasurer

headquarters STAFF:

Aaron SmithPrograms Assistant

Mark GrantSoftware Engineer

Brett PetersSoftware Engineer

Cedric ChambersSocial Media Coordinator

Julia Michel Accounting Controller

Jamie Daszuta PeaceJam Associate

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MISSION STATEMENT:The PeaceJam Foundation is an international organization whose mission is to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world through the inspiration

of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody.

VALUES:Inspire: The Nobel Peace Laureates are effective role models for people of all ages and their courage, wisdom, determination, and commitment to justice and peace can inspire leaders young and old to

create positive change in themselves and the world.

Educate: It is vitally important that we educate ourselves about issues that matter, including the historical and current contexts, and learn the essential skills needed to create a more inclusive and

compassionate world.

Act: Each one of us can contribute to positive change by taking steps to address the root cause of problems in our own communities. Through inspired and informed action, we can work together to

find solutions to our most pressing issues and transform our world

OUR FOCUS:Nobel Peace Laureates Mentoring Youth to Change the World: PeaceJam brings the wisdom, spirit and skills of the Nobel Peace Prize winners to people, young and old, in 40 countries around the globe. At the annual PeaceJam Youth Leadership Conferences, young people spend two days with one of these world leaders for peace, learning how to become change makers, engaging in service

projects, and presenting their work to the Laureate.

Award-winning educational curriculum: Based on the lives of each of our 14 Nobel Peace Laureates, the PeaceJam curriculum helps support students in applying their knowledge to real world issues, building leadership skills, and addressing the root causes of local & global problems through

participating in service learning projects.

The Nobel Legacy Film Series: PeaceJam has created a series of award-winning, feature length documentary films to capture the essence, spirit and cutting edge work of our 14 Nobel Laureate. By capturing their stories & sharing them with the world, the PeaceJam Foundation is able to guide future leaders in their quest for peace. A new film premieres each year at the Monte Carlo Television & Film Festival, hosted by Prince Albert II. The next film in the series is “Betty Williams: Contagious

Courage”, which will have its World Premiere on June 17, 2018.

Global Action: The Billion Acts of Peace Campaign is a global call to action for citizens of the world to engage in addressing the most pressing issues affecting our planet. This worldwide initiative unites local communities, national organizations, and international leaders to implement Acts of Peace through projects that address the root causes of the problems facing humanity. The 10 key issue areas are Protecting the Envionment, Ending Racism & Hate, Alleviating Extreme Poverty, Clean Water for Everyone, Education & Community Development, Advancing Women & Children, Non-proliferation & Disarmament, Human Rights For All, Global Health & Wellness, and Conflict

Resolution.


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2017 Highlights

ProgramsThe PeaceJam Foundation received a prestigious grant from the European Commission to strengthen and expand the PeaceJam programming in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Greece, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Romania. Over the next twelve months a PeaceJam Europe Foundation will be created to raise matching funds, and training will begin for the creation of a regional, European based team which will carry out all of the objectives of the European Commission grant, as well as bringing PeaceJam programming to additional countries on the European continent.

Billion Acts of PeaceSince April 2017, the One Billion Acts of Peace campaign has logged more than 18 Million Acts of Peace - the largest jump in the history of the campaign. The site has been visited by citizens from every country in the world except North Korea, with Acts of Peace originated in 151 countries - up from 110 the year before. Network Members rose from 108 to 149, and many new partners came on board to create new school and city-wide initiatives that brought entire communities together in service and volunteerism. Many improvements and new features were added to the website to engage even more participants, and social media channels for PeaceJam and Billion Acts surpassed 1.1 Million followers.

Over the past 20 years, PeaceJam has impacted 1.25 million youth in 40 countries through 6 award-winning curricula and almost 350 youth leadership conferences with Nobel Peace Laureates. Through PeaceJam, our youth have completed over 2.5 million high quality service projects. Other 2017 highlights include:


● Nominated for the Nobel Peace for the ninth time ● 13,300 Global Youth Participants ● 2,200 University Mentors ● 3,300 Educators ● 26 Youth Leadership Events Globally, 12 with our Nobel Peace Laureates ● 35 In-Person Teacher Trainings around the world and 500 online trainings/webinars ● More than 36 Million Acts of Peace in 151 Countries ● Over 1.1 Million Social Media followers ● 128 Partners in peace ● Over 300,000 visitors to billionacts.org each month

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Nobel Legacy FilmIn 2017, PeaceJam released the 4th film in the Nobel Legacy Film Series, “Without a Shot Fired,” featuring President Oscar Arias. This award-winning documentary shares the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done -- it decided to abolish its army and declare peace to the rest of the world. The film premiered in Monaco in June 2017 as part of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo. PeaceJam also created an educational package for the film which includes a Study Guide allowing schools, universities, and communities to host film screenings and dialogues.

Four Day International WorkshopOn August 17-20 PeaceJam hosted its annual four day Affiliate Retreat where Affiliate Coordinators, Emcees and other Specialists travelled from around the world to receive professional development. This year was our largest retreat ever with 35 people from 14 regions around the world. The agenda focused on strategic planning, business sustainability practices, reviewing guidelines, social media strategies, and much more. Though lead by PeaceJam HQ’s, Dr. Kate Cumbo, the retreat emphasized peer to peer dialogue and workshopping so that Affiliate Coordinators could work together to solve the respective issues within their own regions together.


Hero Awards2017 Hero Awards semifinalists were selected from over 10 million projects logged from 151 countries around the world. In April, twelve semifinalists were highlighted in six categories: Best Youth Act, Best Entrepreneurial Act, Best University Act, Best Community Act, Best Non-Profit Act, and Best Up and Coming Peacemaker. In May, seven award winners were chosen based on online voting results and the impact of each project. This was the first time both youth Acts won the award. Each winner was honored in Monte Carlo and received their award from Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias. Several of the winners and semifinalists attended the PeaceJam Monaco conference and presented workshops. We hope to continue this tradition as it was inspiring to all.

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In 2017, PeaceJam and its Affiliate Offices hosted 26 youth leadership events around the globe. Eleven of these events were two-day PeaceJam Conferences with a Nobel Peace Laureate, and one was a Kick Off event to launch PeaceJam Liberia. We also hosted ten PeaceJam Slams, which are one-day PeaceJam events

2017 Events


PeaceJam Youth Leadership Conferences

York, England February 4, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Danbury, Connecticut February 24-26, 2017 Leymah Gbowee

Winchester, England March 10-12, 2017 Leymah Gbowee

Eugene, Oregon March 10-12, 2017 Oscar Arias

Denver, Colorado March 17-19, 2017 (W/ Juniors) Jody Williams

Kalamazoo, Michigan March 24-26, 2017 Rigoberta Menchú

Aurora, Illinois March 27, 2017 (W/ Juniors) Rigoberta Menchú

Tallahassee, Florida March 24-26,2017 Shirin EbadiThomasville, Georgia April 21, 2017 Junior Slam

Guatemala City, Guatemala June 3-4, 2017 (W/ Juniors) Rigoberta Menchú

Monte Carlo, Monaco June 17-18, 2017 Oscar Arias

Accra, Ghana June 24-25, 2017 Betty Williams

Barranquilla, Colombia August 25, 2017 Tawakkol Karman

Eugene, Oregon September 23, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Cape Town, South Africa October 7-8, 2017 Dawn & Ivan

Kalamazoo, Michigan October 14, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Monrovia, Liberia October 14-15, 2017 Leymah Gbowee

Accra, Ghana October 21, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Denver, Colorado October 21, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Miami, Florida November 11, 2017 Rigoberta Menchú

Brussels, Belgium November 17-19, 2017 Shirin Ebadi

Tallahassee, Flordia November 18, 2017 PeaceJam Slam

Leeds, England November 24-26, 2017 Mairead Maguire

Dili, East Timor November 29-30, 2017 Jose Ramos Horta

Singapore December 1-3, 2017 Jose Ramos Horta

Denver, Colorado December 9, 2017 Junior Slam

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2018 PEACEJAM INITIATIVES


European Expansion. Implementation of the European Commission grant to strengthen and expand PeaceJam programming in six countries in Europe has begun, using the newly developed “Compassion in Action: Creating Inclusive Communities” curriculum as our main tool. Training and expansion is now underway in Belgium, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Greece, and Romania. The first training session for a new European based regional team will be held in Monaco in June, and a new PeaceJam Europe Foundation has been established and granted tax exempt status in The Netherlands. In addition, through the European Commission’s E-Twinning program, thousands of teachers in additional countries throughout Europe are being introduced to the PeaceJam programming and curriculum, for use in their own schools and communities.

BILLION ACTS CAMPAIGN. We are very excited to announce that our 2018 Hero Award Nominees include: Rotary International, Mercy Corps, IKEA Foundation, Rethaka, We Dine Together, Techo, Ba Futuru and many more! In 2018 the Billion Acts team will be focusing on mobilizing the Billion Acts global network, securing corporate sponsors for our focus areas, making improvements to the website’s home page and on-boarding process, improving student portfolios, beta testing for CSR and employee engagement opportunities, and working with high-profile partners to continue to scale our impact and reach.

Contagious Courage. This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. The film tells the tale of a quiet revolution, requiring tremendous courage, that began when three little children were killed. Hundreds of thousands of people - mainly women - rose up to demand that their country change, and then took the concrete action necessary to create that change, themselves. With never-before-seen footage and behind the scenes interviews, “Betty Williams: Contagious Courage” shows how average people can overcome their fear, and how one person can make a difference in a violent and unpredictable world.

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The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent efforts to resolve the Tibetan conflict and for his worldwide role as a man of peace and advocate for the environment.

Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for leading a global movement to end child slavery and exploitive child labor practices.

MEMBERS OF THE PEACEJAM FOUNDATION

Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for her efforts to create a grassroots movement to end the violence in Northern Ireland.

Rigoberta Menchu Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work as a peaceful advocate of indigenous rights in Central America and for her leadership among indigenous peoples worldwide.

Oscar Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the years of conflict and war in Central America.

Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his courageous leadership in efforts to find a nonviolent solution to the conflicts over the policy of apartheid in South Africa.

Máiread Corrigan Maguire was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for her efforts to create a grassroots movement to end the violence in Northern Ireland.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his leadership for human rights and true democracy for the people of Latin America.

Tawakkol Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for securing a role for women in the peacebuilding and democratic processes in Yemen.

Jose Ramos-Horta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his sustained efforts to end the oppression of the East Timorese people.

Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work in the banning and the clearing of anti-personnel landmines.

Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts to promote women’s and children’s rights as well as peace & democracy in the Middle East.

Emeritus- Sir Joseph Rotblat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for his efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to elminate such arms.

Leymah Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her nonviolent efforts to end the civil war in Liberia.


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Ngodup Tsering, representing the Dalai Lama of Tibet, is Representative of the Office of Tibet in Washington, D.C.

Monica Willard, representing Betty Williams, is a representative of the United Religions Initative.

Aury Cuxe, representing Rigoberta Menchú Tum, is the executive assistant of Rigoberta Menchú Tum.

Katherine Stanley Obando (Board Chair), representing Oscar Arias, is the Education Director of the Multilingüe Foundation in Costa Rica.

Naomi Tutu, representing her father Desmond Tutu, is a community leader and activist.

Máiread Corrigan Maguire represents herself on the PeaceJam board and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977.

Beverly Keene, representing Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, is the Coordinator for JUBILEO SUR, Américas.

Dr. Ali Moiin, representing Shirin Ebadi, is the President of the Shirin Ebadi Foundation.

Hinrich Kaiser, representing José Ramos-Horta, is a Professor of Biology at Victor Valley College. Liz Bernstein, representing Jody Williams, is the Executive Director of the Nobel Women’s Initiative.

Sally Milne, representing Sir Joseph Rotblat, served at the Pugwash Office in London, England.

Jay Kesselee Fatormah, representing Leymah Gbowee, is CEO of Kess Information Systems in Accra, Ghana.

Anjali Kochar, representing Kailash Satyarthi, is the Executive Director of the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation US.

Wadah Al Shugaa, representing Tawakkol Karman, is a Masters Student of Middle East: Law, Economics, and Business of Harvard University.

PeaceJam’s Board of Directors is comprised of individuals appointed directly by the Nobel Laureates who are members of the PeaceJam Foundation. Directors serve a two-year term on the board.

PEACEJAM FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF directors


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PeaceJam’s award-winning, year long curricula centers on the life and work of all of our 14 nobel peace laureates.

PEACEJAM PROGRAMS

compassion in action: CREATING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIESPeaceJam’s newest program for students ages 12-18 provides an antidote to the fear, discrimination and hate facing our communities by helping students value diversity and create inclusive communities within their schools and neighborhoods through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

compassion in action:Bullying PreventionA powerful program for youth ages 12-18 that explores bullying from a personal, social, and institutional perspective, builds acceptance of diversity, and provides lessons from global heroes of peace.

Peacejam JUNIORS: ADVENTURES IN LITERACY & LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE STUDY OF 14 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERSEasy-to-use curriculum that explores the lands, lives, and lessons of 14 heroes of peace while engaging youth ages 5-11 in service.

AmbassadorsCurriculum

PEACEJAM.ORG

Nobel Peace Laureates Mentoring Youth to Change the WorldEDUCATORS GUIDE FOR STUDENTS 14-19

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JuvenileCurriculum

Exploring Identity & Life Purpose through the Study of 13 Nobel Peace Laureates

Bullying Prevention

COMPASSIONIN ACTION

PEACEJAM.ORG

Nobel Peace Laureates Mentoring Youth to Change the WorldTEACHERS GUIDE FOR STUDENTS 12-18

PEACEJAM.ORG

LEADERSCurriculum

Fostering Leadership & Positive Identity through the Study of 13 Nobel Peace Laureates Ages 11-14

Creating Inclusive Communities

COMPASSIONIN ACTION

PEACEJAM.ORG

Nobel Peace Laureates Mentoring Youth to Change the WorldTEACHERS GUIDE FOR STUDENTS 12-18

PEACEJAM.ORG

JUNIORSCurriculum

Adventures in Literacy & Leadership through the Study of 13 Nobel Peace Laureates Ages 5-11

PEACEJAM LEADERS: FOSTERING LEADERSHIP & POSITIVE IDENTITY THROUGH THE STUDY OF 14 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS A program for youth ages 11-14 featuring the teenage stories of 14 heroes of peace, enabling youth to explore their own identities and develop problem-solving skills.

PEACEJAM AMBASSADORS:NOBEL PEACE WINNERS MENTORING YOUTH TO CHANGE THE WORLDCurriculum for youth ages 14-18 exploring peace, violence, identity, and difference - giving students the tools to become effective agents of change.

PEACEJAM JUVENILE JUSTICE:EXPLORING IDENTITY & LIFE PURPOSE THROUGH THE STUDY OF 14 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERSDesigned for at-risk youth or those in the justice system, helping them to learn civic responsibility, reconciliation, and leadership skills while challenging them to rewrite their own life stories.

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PEACEJAM AUDITED FINANCIALS

EXPENSES ●Program Services $1,490,837 92.98% ●General Administrative $57,178 3.57% ●Fundraising $55,327 3.45% TOTAL $1,603,342 100%

INCOME ●Donations & Sponsorships $1,241,308 78.68% ●Grants $66,804 4.23% ●Fees for Service $161,779 10.25% ●Sales $27,309 1.73% ● In-Kind Donations $80,549 5.11% TOTAL $1,577,749 100%

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