We envision a future where every North American graduate is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to thrive as a leader in life and career, paired with the passion and vision for amplifying real social impact.
At Nourish, we provide students with the opportunity to embark on their own journeys of running a business, engaging with community partners, making philanthropy decisions, organizing and creating social ventures, team building and professional development, and reckoning with failure and learning how to overcome it. |
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These experiences provide a bridge in the education gap that equip students with understanding and skill sets in teamwork, innovation, learning to cope with failure, and much more.
Chapters are independently run by the college students to provide them with the autonomy to truly gain these important experiences.
Chapters are independently run by the college students to provide them with the autonomy to truly gain these important experiences.
Nourish International provides an opportunity for students to embark on their own social impact, entrepreneurial and leadership journey by running their chapter that acts as a non-profit itself. Key components of the Nourish student journey include:
EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVESChapters engages in educational initiatives around sustainability and sustainable practices, with a focus on food insecurity through events that share information on sustainable practices and community needs. These events have recently included virtual and in person programming such as trivia nights, hosting and co hosting events on campus, concerts, and open mike nights. COMMUNITY PARTNERSChapters must seek out community partners with the lens of sustainability and impact. The students engage with local community partners that impact the community in areas of food insecurity and sustainable practices such as community gardens, soup kitchens, and food pantries. The act of identifying and supporting community partners is crucial to the Nourish experience. COACHING AND CURRICULUMThe one on one coaching and curriculum is a main compenet of our program. Our Nourish headquarters team and Board of Directors provides mentorship and coaching to each individual chapter to ensure that they are being provided with the tools they need to lead and carry our Nourish’s mission on the ground at their individual colleges and universities. |
SOCIAL VENTURESChapters conduct social venture operations that students find ways to make money, building their entrepreneurial minds to create revenue to continue on their operations as a chapter and also to donate to local community partners and charities, where the primary focus of ventures is to donate this money. Social ventures should be sustainable and seek to aid the community. Leadership developmentThrough the Nourish experience, students' leadership development skills are formed in a variety of ways. Running their chapter which includes decisions and best practices to keep their enterprise afloat, such as retention of students, running an efficient team, important financial decisions, and planning events. In this core activity, students learn many soft skills that are desperately needed in any career. BUILDING A NETWORKNourish is based on and led by community. The students are building a community inside the chapter with a group with like minded students and community partners, where they must build relationships and work together. These connections last a lifetime along and along with the connections with the Nourish staff and Board of Directors, students are building a strong network to serve them in the years to come. |