conprmetidos' 2012-2013 progress report

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aMillennialgeneration’sexperimentin#socialinnovationinPuertoRico

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“...oneofthemostinteresting[PuertoRican]organizationstocomefromtheislandandthe

diasporaforquitesometime...”-

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CONTENT

I.LetterfromtheCo-Founders..5

II.MeettheTeam...................6

III.BoardofAdvisors..................7

IV.WhoWeAre.....................8

V.AboutSocialInnovation........9

VI.WhatWeDo...................10

VII.OurValues.....................11

VIII.AreasofImpact.............12

IX.OurSolutions..................13

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THANKYOUforsupportingus.

Here’swhatwe’vedonesofar...

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APreferredFuture:TowardsOurIslandofOpportunities

IthasbeenalittlemorethanayearsincewefoundourselvesaroundadinnertablediscussingthemanysocialandeconomicchallengesourbelovedPuertoRicoisfacing... alittlemorethanayearsincewebegantofigureoutwhatwe,asyoung,educated,concernedcitizens,coulddotoalleviatesomeoftheburdensofourIsland’songoingsocialandeconomiccrisis... alittlemorethanayearsinceweembarkedonthischallengingbutequallyexciting endeavor of transforming what was then an idea into an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit Think-and-Do Tank acceleratinginnovativesolutionstosocialandeconomicchallengesinPuertoRico...

Yetourinspirationremainsthesame:

IfPuertoRicoistoseizethehistoricalsocialandeconomicchallengesbeforeus,anewscenariohastoemergethroughthecommondesireofapreferredfuture:PuertoRicoasanIslandofOpportunities.InthispreferredIsland,ourpublicofficialsareeffectivefacilitatorsofsocialprogressandinclusiveeconomicgrowth. Ourprivatefirmsaresustainable,globallycompetitive,andchampionsofinitiativesthatpropelthedevelopmentof thesurroundingsin whichtheyoperate. Ournon-profit organizations aretransformed into socialenterprisescapable ofdelivering measurablesocialchange. Ourcommunitiesenjoythebenefitsofprosperity.

Establishingacommonroadmapforthispreferredfutureseemslikeadauntingtask,buthereiswherewebelievethisnewscenariobeginstotakeshape:Ourgeneration-the“Millennialgeneration,”-isawarethatPuertoRico’spolitical,socialandeconomicagendasandtheirentrenchedinterestshavebeen historicallyguidedbyan oversimplified polarization onPuertoRico’sterritorialstatus. Ouryoungdemocracyhas beendriven bya singleissue that plays a significant role in the cultivation and persistence of a culture ofmistrust, division, and “every-four-years” blame-shifting that

overshadowsoursociety’scommondesireofaprosperousandinclusivePuertoRico.

Millennials care more about making sure that as students and young professionals, we are trained to succeed in the 21st century globaleconomy; that ascitizens,ourcommunitiesthrive;and that asentrepreneurs,we havethechancetocreatevalue. Whetherwewouldliketoadmit itor not,we caremoreabout thesepractical issues thanterritorialstatuspoliticalideologies. Itis nocoincidence thateveryyear, wearemassivelyleaving,orthinkingofleavingtheIsland,astheissuesthataffectusonadailybasisandhaveentrustedingovernmentstoresolveremain,unsolved.

WeareawarethatPuertoRicofacesanumberofsocial,economic,andculturalfactorsthatcouldensurethattherealizationofourpreferredIslandofOpportunitiesremainsjustanaspiration.However,weareevenmoreawarethatsocietalprogresshasneverbeenaccomplishedwhencitizensremainshackledtotheevilsofcomplacency.Webelievethatitisnotthesoleresponsibilityofgovernmenttosolvealloftheissuesasocietymay

face.We,asasociety,havetoplayamoreactiverole-andwestandbythat.RatherthanignoringordelegatingthechallengesourIslandfaces,weare working withothersto createopportunities, notonly forour generationand future generations, butalso fordifferent sectors across theIsland.WeremainconfidentthatthePuertoRicoourgenerationinheritswilldependofwhatwedoforit, today.

WeareexcitedtosharethisProgressReportwithyou,whichcaptivatestheongoing effortsofourteammembers,partnersandfundersindoingtheirpartto shapethispreferred futureby acceleratinginnovativesolutionsthatprovidebettersocialandeconomicopportunities. Wealsohopeitinspiresyoutofulfillapart,anypart,increatingyourpreferredfutureforourbelovedPuertoRico,ourIslandofOpportunities.

ComprometidosconPuertoRicoyconsufuturo,

MiguelColumna,CiaraNapoli,IsabelRullán,CristinaSumaza,NatalieTrigo

Co-Founders




Our

TEAMIsabelRullán

Co-Founder&OperationsDirector

Full-timeEmployee

NatalieTrigoCo-Founder&SolutionsAnalyst

USAID

CiaraNapoliCo-Founder

BostonUniversitySchoolofLaw

MiguelColumnaCo-Founder&ManagingDirector

Full-timeEmployee

CristinaSumazaCo-Founder&SolutionsAnalystFernandoL.Sumaza&Co.

AlejandroManzanaresSolutionsAnalyst

Gustazos

CristianPadillaSolutionsAnalyst

IBM

JorgeArroyoSolutionsAnalyst

UPRGraduateSchoolofPublicAdministration

IleanaCruz-MardenSolutionsAssociate

Full-timeEmployee

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MónicadelRioResearchAnalyst

DG3DiversifiedGlobalGraphicsGroup




BOARDofADVISORS

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MyraMagalettaWorkswithfoundations,

corporationsandnon-profitstoensureimpactofphilanthropic

investments.SheisformerExecutiveDirectorofUrbanZen,Donna

Karan’sFoundation.#consulting#philanthropy

#management

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AliciaEchevarrí aVPofHumanResourcesatPuerto

RicoSupplies;formerSHRMPresidentandmemberofthe

MIDACommittee

#HRexpert#business

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JavierNegrónFoundingPartnerofJNCPA&

Advisors,PSC.

#accounting#consulting

GinorisLopezLayFirstBank’sExecutiveVPandDirector

ofRetailFinancialServices;BoardMemberoftheCenterfortheNew

Economy,PuertoRico’sfirstandonly

thinktank.

#civilsociety#banking#strategicplanning

MyraMagalettaPresident&FounderofIndelibleImpact;

formerExecutiveDirectorofUrbanZen,DonnaKaran’sFoundation.

#consulting#philanthropy#management

DanaMontenegroCo-founderofSeriouslyCreative;

FormerDriverofCulture,Innovation&InspirationatRedBullLatin

America&Caribbean

#innovation#consulting

DoraNevares,Ph.D.TenuredProfessoratthe

InterAmericanUniversitySchoolofLaw;BoardMemberoftheMilton

EisenhowerFoundation

#lawandorder#civilsociety

DanielleVázquezVPofCorporateSocialResponsibility

andGovernmentAffairsatBellaGroup

#business#publicaffairs#law

JoséVázquezBarquet,Ph.D.FoundingPartnerandVPofOperations

andDevelopmentofSubwayIslandDevelopment,Corp.;Presidentof

CaribbeanFranchiseInc.

#management#finance#entrepreneurship




isa#Millennials-ledThink-and-Do Tank advancing innovative

solutions to social and economicchallenges in Puerto Rico. Weharnessthepowerof #socialinnovationtofindnewsolutionstooldproblems.

We are the combination of a socialventures incubator, a social impactconsult ing firm, and a knowledgebuildingentityon#socialchange.

Wearealsoindependent,non-partisan,andnon-profit.

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Social

Innovation

“...istheapplicationofnewsolutionstosocialproblemsthatismoreeffective,efficient,sustainable,orjustthanexistingsolutions,andforwhichthevalue

createdbenefitssocietyasawholeratherthanprivateindividuals.”-StanfordSocialInnovationReview

SCALABLE

EFFECTIVE

SUSTAINABLE

SOCIALNOVEL




Weseesocial&economicchallengesas#opportunitiesforinnovation,whichis

whywedevelopsolutionsandpartnerwithotherstakeholdersanddoerstodeliverthem.

Wecan’tdoitall.Wedon’twanttodoitall.That’swhyweadviseandguideindividuals,businesses,NGOs,andgovernmentsoninnovativeand

#impactfulwaystogoabouttheirsocialoreconomicsolutions.

Ourradarsareconstantlyscanninglocal,national,andinternationalopportunities,stakeholders,anddoers.Westrategicallyconnectwith#changeagentstoenhance

theirsolutions’potential.

Socialinnovationisnotaconceptweinvented,itisagrowingfieldandindustryworldwide.Weaimtoraiseawarenessonthechallengesandopportunitiesof#socialinnovationasapathoutofPuertoRico’ssocialandeconomiccrisis.

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Partnerships,Partnerships,Partnerships:Weoperatebasedonstrategic

partnershipsandweincorporatethestrategicengagementofstakeholders-individuals,businesses,NGOsandgovernments-inourproblemsolving.Weleveragecapital,infrastructure,andtalenttodevelopanddeliversolutions,

allowingustodomorewithless,faster.

ThepoweroftheMillennialsGeneration:

Weactivelyandconstantly

worktoengageandconnectPuertoRicanMillennialslivingintheislandandabroad.Thisnetworkgivesusaccessto

knowledgeandhumancapital,allowingustoworkmore

efficientlyandcreateagreater

impact.

CivicEngagement:Civicengagementmeansworking

tomakeadifferenceinthelifeofourcommunitiesanddevelopingthe

combinationofknowledge,skills,valuesandmotivationtomakethatdifference.Itmeanspromotingthequalityoflifeinacommunity,throughbothpoliticaland

non-politicalprocesses.

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AREASof

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ASAMPLEOFOUR

SOLUTIONS

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Puerto Rico’s Knowledge Economy is greatly suffering from a brain drain of top-notch,younghumancapital. Whilemanyoftheprofessionalsindiasporaareeagerto identify ways to engage with professionals back home and contribute to theIsland’s social and economic development, Puerto Rico lacks well-establishedinfrastructures with capacity to receive and disseminateknowledge and resources

transferred from its diaspora. Furthermore, Puerto Rico’s professional networksrarely offer spaces for engagement and collaboration between Puerto RicoprofessionalsontheIslandandabroad.

TheBrainTrustofPuertoRico

achallenge

+anidea

WhatifwecouldtransformthePuertoRico’scurrent

“BrainDrain”intoa“BrainCirculation”?=anaction

As part of the The Brain Trust of Puerto Rico initiative, conPRmetidos seeks tocreate and support proactive, action-oriented networks aimed at mitigating theeffectsofthePuertoRicanbraindrainbyconnectingPuertoRicanprofessionalsindiasporawith thelocalindustriesthataremissingout ontheirhumancapital. This

initiativewillhavetwocomponents:1) a Knowledge Marketplace,which will foster the exchange of industry-specificknowledge, insights, best practices, and global benchmarks, via interpersonalrelationsandcuratedeventsamongPuertoRicansontheIslandandabroad.2)anOpportunitiesMarketplace,whichwillcreatespacesthatprovideopportunitiesto mitigate brain drain by attracting human capital to Puerto Rico via ventures,partnerships,consultingservices,andrecruitment.

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Foryears,PuertoRicangovernmentofficialsandcivilsocietyhavediscussed the need to reform Puerto Rico’s public educationsystem.Yet,manyoftheseconversationshavesolelyfocusedonidentifying and examining problems, rather than developing and

implementing solutions that prepare our students for the 21st

centuryeconomy.

hePuertoRicoEducationSummit

achallenge

+anidea

HowcanweencouragepublicdialogueonEducationReforminPuertoRico,andensureitisresults-orientedandfocused

onstudentachievementandcompetitiveness?=

anaction

Aslocalsupport partnersto the U.S. Department ofEducation,conPRmetidos is assisting in the planning and execution ofSecretaryArneDuncan’ssecondPuertoRicoEducationSummit.

WeaimtospotlighttheroleofcivilsocietyinEducationReformand expose local stakeholders to successful innovative modelsandpracticesfromaroundtheglobethatarepreparingstudentsforthe21stCenturyeconomy. Whilewearestillworkingonthedetails on this event, we invite you to stay tuned for futureupdates.

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Despite Puerto Rico’s high unemployment rate, local employersstruggle to find talentedworkers with the skills needed tocompete and succeed intoday’s job market and 21stcentury economy. At thesame time, “Opportunity Youth” often have a difficult timefindingaccessandexposuretodeveloptheseneededskillsandtalents,duetothelackofmentoring,internship,andhiringprogramsthatprovidepipelinesto trainandmatch themwith the right opportunities. A meager 24.5% of Puerto Rico’s youth ages 16 – 24

participate in its labor force. This “Opportunity Divide” not only hinders private sectorgrowth potential and long-termeconomic competitiveness, it also presents a social andeconomicinjusticeagainstouryouth.

The

onOportunidadesInitiative

achallenge

+anidea

WhatifPuertoRican“OpportunityYouth”hadgreateraccesstotheresourcesandexperiencesneededtosucceedin

today’sjobmarketand21stcenturyeconomy?

=anaction

As part ofits “Commitment toAction” at the Clinton Foundation’s2013 CGI Americameeting, conPRmetidos is assisting in developing and disseminating a Public ServiceCampaign (PSA Campaign) and an Employer Digital Platform that will provide small,

medium, and large employers tools and resources to help them establish mentorship,internship,andhiringprogramsforOpportunityYouth. TheEmployerDigitalPlatformandPSACampaignaimtopromoteandsecureemploymentpathwaysforOpportunityYouthin Puerto Rico by providing these young adults with thetraining, supportandnetworksnecessaryto make a successful transition into meaningful career-focusedemployment. This initiative is being developed in partnership with Public Private Possibilities, the W.K.Kellogg Foundation’s “New Option Project,” the Gap Foundation, YearUp, ArnoldWorldwideandtheAdCouncil.

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Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have historically been at the forefront ofinnovation and enterprise. Yet, in recent years, they have received increasedpressure to innovate and think entrepreneurially about how to maximize theirimpactand providestudentsandsociety at-large with theskills and knowledgethat allow them to come up with innovate solutions to today’s social andeconomic challenges. In order to assume their historical role as engines ofchange, our HEIs must take advantage of the full spectrum of institutionalresourcesattheirdisposaltoleveragethetoolsandbenefitsofsocialinnovationandsocialentrepreneurshiptothebenefitofPuertoRicansociety.

TheconPRmetidos

SocialInnovationHub

achallenge

+anidea

Howcanwepromoteasustainablecultureandpracticeofsocialinnovationandsocial

entrepreneurshipinPuertoRico?=

anactionThroughthecreationofaSocialInnovationHub(SIH)withinaPuertoRicanHigherEducationInstitution, conPRmetidos aims to advance the fields of social innovation and socialentrepreneurship inPuertoRicothroughEducation,Research,and Action.The objectives oftheSocialInnovationHubareto:

1) Generate knowledge andpromote the exchange of ideas and values across sectorsand

disciplinestoexplorethetheoryandpracticeofsocialinnovationandsocialentrepreneurship;2) Build and strengthen the capacity of individuals and organizations to develop innovativesolutionstoPuertoRico’ssocialandeconomicchallenges;3) Create a space for interaction between scholars, students, alumni, and practitionersinterestedinexploringwaysinwhichbusinessskillsandmarket-driventacticscanbeharnessedtomosteffectivelyandefficientlyachievesocialobjectives;and4)Mobilizenetworksofstudents,educators,policymakers,andsocialandprivateleadersandsocia l entrepreneurs to support the success and growth of socia l innovat ion andentrepreneurshipinPuertoRico.

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Highly bureaucratic, outdated, and inefficient practices adopted by manygovernment agencies worldwide often stand in the way of social andeconomicinnovations.Asgovernmentsaimtoshifttheirrolesfromproviderstofacilitatorsofsocialandeconomicgrowth,innovativegovernmentpracticesareessentialtorespondtotheneedsofcitizensanddemandsoftheglobal

economy.

ThePuertoRicoPublicInnovationInitiative

achallenge

+anidea

WhatifPuertoRicangovernmentagenciesandofficialsweregiventheknowledge,training,andtoolsnecessarytodevelopandimplementinnovativestrategiesandsolutionsinpublic

administrationandgovernancethatpropelsustainableeconomicgrowthandsocialprogress?

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Inpartnershipwiththe FoundationforPuerto Rico,the Commonwealthof PuertoRico,theMITPuertoRicoEconomyProject,andtheWhiteHouseTaskForceon

Puerto Rico, conPRmetidos participates as “Innovation & Impact Partner” in thePuertoRicoPublicInnovationInitiative,aseriesofinnovationstrategicencountersand deliveryphasesforasmallgroupoftop-tiergovernmentexecutivesfromthePuerto Rico’s Fiscal and Economic Development Cabinet. The Initiative aims torefocusoureconomicdevelopmenteffortsbyhelpingofficialsadoptinnovatepublicadministration,policy,andgovernancestrategiesthatencourageandsupportfiscalstability,entrepreneurialactivity,andexpandthepotentialthatmaybederivedfromtheglobalizationofPuertoRico’seconomy.

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