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17 DECEMBER - 2007/2008 IYPF Reflections and Report
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The IYPF consolidated its developments in the 2006/2007 financial year and continued to implement its new strategic plan over the course of 2007/2008.

Overall, we continue to build and resource a global network of young professionals who are creating a better world for current and future generations through local and global action:
• Facilitating conversations and information sharing between young professionals that informs and inspires them to take action on important local and global issues through online communities, newsletters, blogs, publications, and presentations.
• Running projects that facilitate youth and young professional led social change, e.g. the Blueprint Project, to nurture youth entrepreneurship; the Youth & Sustainable Communities project to develop young sustainability leaders
• Assisting young professionals to start and run successful community projects and local events
• Convening regular international summits of young professionals, i.e. 3rd IYPS in Manchester, UK in August 2008

In the 2007 / 2008 Financial Year the IYPF had 4 major sources of income:
1. Membership payments from young professionals
2. Interest on accounts
3. The otherWISE project
4. The Foundation for Young Australians Youth Change Maker grant

The Youth Change Maker grant was receipted and expended over the course of the financial year. The otherWISE project income and expenditure delivered a slight loss on our operations. Overall, the Foundation recorded a slight loss ($695), which was a significant improvement on the previous year (loss of $2213). Significantly, membership income increased ($803 compared to $54) and overall revenue increased from $1804 in 2007 to $15008 in 2008. The end of financial year loss reduced our equity to $6927 moving in to the new financial year.

The principal activities of the year remained focused around the Company’s objectives:
• To promote and encourage the work done by young professionals in effecting positive global change.
• To facilitate the implementation of projects developed by members to address the issues of concern in the global community, which are consistent with the objects of the company, including the raising of funds where necessary.
• To further the networks formed during the International Young Professionals Summit 2001 and provide an ongoing platform for organisation and convening of future events and Summits and projects.
• To promote recognition of, mobilise and enhance the capacity of Young Professionals internationally to provide leadership and take action on global issues
• To undertake research and advocacy in regards to issues identified by members as vital to the
creation of a preferred global future.

The IYPF continued to pursue its vision and mission:
• VISION - A global community of young professionals creating a better world for current and future generations through local and global action
• MISSION - Informing, inspiring and equipping young professionals to change their world for good.

Much of the second half of the financial year focused on organising the 3rd International Young Professionals Summit, the IYPF’s flagship international conference. This event was held in Manchester, UK, in August 2008.

Convening the International Young Professionals Summit 2008 drained all of the IYPF’s human and financial resources, as well as leading to a complete rethinking of the IYPF’s operational goals and activities.

Over the course of the 2008/2009 financial year, the IYPF will need to:
• develop a new strategy
• engage a new leadership team
• focus on significant fundraising activities to secure operational revenue

A number of developments will likely impact on operations in future years:

(a) The IYPS 2008 in the UK may have important tax and income implications for the IYPF, i.e. overseas income. The Board and executive will need to research – and possibly engage some expert opinion – in regards to the impact of these activities on income tax exemption assessments.
(b) A new focus on engaging young professionals in the Millennium Development Goals between now and 2015 will require a rethinking of strategy and a different operational emphasis

December 17, 2008 | 6:41 AM Comments  0 comments



Gifts for you on IYPF's 7th Birthday
About this event: International Young Professionals Summit 2008

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4th October 2008 is the IYPF’s 7th Birthday.

To celebrate our 7th Birthday, we’ve put together 7 ‘gifts’ for you.

1. IYPS 2008 portal - http://scenta.interwise.com/etechb/Portal/IYPS

2. IYPS 2008 Declaration & Communique - http://www.iypf.org/files/iyps2008/IYPS2008_Public_Communique.pdf

3. Monthly virtual meetings on the MDGs for young professionals - http://scenta.interwise.com/etechb/Portal/IYPS

4. Stand Up Against Poverty - http://www.iypf.org/?q=content/events

5. Mdgpledge.org - http://www.mdgpledge.org

6. Onedoes.org - http://www.onedoes.org

7. New IYPF.ORG - http://www.iypf.org

Click through to enjoy each gift and share these gifts with your friends and colleagues.

Cameron, Greg and the IYPF team

October 4, 2008 | 5:45 PM Comments  0 comments

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IYPS 2008 Day One Report - 19 August 2008
About this event: International Young Professionals Summit 2008

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[ Don't forget to join the Virtual Summit in the morning for Jeffrey Sachs and our panel on environmental sustainability in the afternoon. See the posted items on the event page on Facebook to download a guide on how to join. ]

Opening Session - Tuesday 19th August

Sarah-Jo Dawson - IYPF and IYPS organisaing committee

• Delegates from over 25 countries, including Engineers, IT professionals, Journalists, Educationalists etc.
• Idea of conference is to be really interactive - use all the keys skills and experience of delegates, develop peer-to-peer culture
• Having a more specific topic for the conference was considered but was decided to keep it more open to include all the varies skill of professionals in the network
• The teams feels that the geographical and skill breadth of young professionals involved means we can offer much to help

Professor Tony Ridley - Commonwealth Engineers Council, Patron of IYPF

• The Commonwealth Engineers Council has held meetings at the same time as CHOGM since 1997, when 25 young commonwealth engineers met hosted by CEC so that young engineers had an outlet to decision makers of the world - send a declaration to the heads of government
• Important to find potential political outlets in order to achieve what you wish to achieve
• CEC continued the tradtion of hosting young enginners every years in the same city as the CHOGM, and in 2001 young commonwealth professionals met. In 2001 IYPF was created from this Brisbane meeting
• 25 engineers has morphed into a network of young professional from over 100 countries and diverse backgrounds, but retains a focus on poverty, sustainability and advocacy
• 'Never be afraid to demand to be heard'

Cameron Neil - IYPF CEO

• IYPF was launched in 2001 to carry forward the dreams, ambitions and goals of the young professionals involved in the Summits
• Aims to keep people involved in making the world a better place after they leave university and join the real world of employment and families. Realise as you get older you colleagues and peers are doing increasingly amazing things - aims to tap into these skills and resources
• Together have impact to make significant impact on the world
• Theories of change, need Awareness, Action and Association - more powerful when working in a group
• The IYPS Dream. Signed by 120 delegates in 2001 to represent the world we want to live in
• The Summit outcomes - some documents - primarily about delegates getting what they want from the summit
• The Summit is kept intimate to give everyone a chance to interact and connect - get involved

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Compiled by Susan Long, IYPS 08 Volunteer

Edited and published by Cameron Neil

August 19, 2008 | 5:55 PM Comments  0 comments

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Indian entrepreneur named 2008 Energy Champion in "Green Oscars"
Related to country: India

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Here's further proof that the simplest tools often make the greenest sense. For making woodstoves that save 43,000 tons of wood each year, the CEO of a green business in India won the top honors at the Ashden Awards held in London recently. Svati Bhogle helms TIDE, which makes efficient woodstoves and kilns especially for small industries, stoves renowned for conserving 30 percent of fuel. TIDE and its 10,000 products are also directly credited for having improved working conditions for 110,000 workers.

The Ashden Awards iis known as the "Green Energy Oscars" and recognizes and rewards local communities for utilizing sustainable energy. For her win, Bhogle received £40,000.

For more details of the story check out:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080619/world/britain_india_energy_climate_environment_1

July 1, 2008 | 11:05 AM Comments  1 comments

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Say NO to Violence against Women
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"Say NO to Violence against Women" is a global Internet-driven advocacy effort, organized by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). It invites people to sign their names to a virtual book as an expression of public support and a call to decision-makers worldwide to make ending violence against women a top priority. As a partner in the campaign, the International Young Professionals Foundation is urging more people everywhere to click and be counted. Over 225,000 people from around the world have signed on. We ask that you please help UNIFEM reach its goal of at least 1,000,000 signatures by November 2008.

How to help:

1) Visit www.saynotoviolence.org and sign the campaign’s ‘virtual’ book.


2) Add your group as a ‘Supporting Organization’ and be included on the global campaign website, receive updates and stay informed.

3) Utilize the Campaign Toolkit, which provides press releases, videos and more—most are provided in English, French and Spanish.

4) Add the campaign’s application to your Facebook profile: Log in to Facebook, click on applications, search for UNIFEM, and add “campaign” to your profile … and invite friends and colleagues to sign and pass on.

5) Send the campaign link and message to colleagues and friends.

Sign your name, spread the word, Say NO to Violence against Women.

Suggestions? Questions? Go to saynotoviolence@unifem.org.

June 10, 2008 | 3:01 PM Comments  0 comments

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