Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Spring Break - Friend or Foe
Well, Armando and I are sitting in the cafeteria before Entrepreneurship class and we started talking about what we did over the week of spring break. It turns out that neither of us did much other than work. Although it was nice to not have class, we feel like it's too much time to forget about the agenda and what tasks lie ahead. It has taken almost this whole week to get the "productivity ball" rolling again. Getting a wake up call from Dr. Leffel on Monday night was definetely what we needed. I really enjoyed the 2 videos that she played for the class. They really define the class. It's Entrepreneurship!! That means staying ahead of the curve! Try things that have never been done before! Who knows, maybe we stumble across something that could change who we are, how we live, how San Antonio lives, or maybe even how the WORLD lives. It took a couple of days for everything on Monday night to sink in, but the ball is rolling again and we WILL accomplish what our group set out to do. We've never seen such freedom to create WHAT we will be graded on. Sounds like a great challenge to really open some eyes and impress some folks. For Goodness S.A.K.E. out!
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Blue Sweater
Good afternoon,
Well we were all finally able to read are assigned book for the semester, The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz. As a group we enjoyed this book very well. It was a heart-felt story to say the least. Ms. Novogratz speaks of her experiences in Africa and how they shaped her into the person she is today. Her main goal was to find a way to fight through global poverty and encourage those to better themselves in order to better the communities they lived in. In this book, she tells the stories of two single women who attempt to start a bakery, survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and as entrepreneurs try to build some services for the needy against insurmountable odds.
What we loved about this story is that it is a true testament for those who chose to put up all faith, hope, and energy to a very significant part of their lives where others may have thought or said they would fail. Fact was, she did fail at times, but that did not hinder the preserverence and heart needed to achieve this challenging goal which stood before her. Basically, this is a book every entrepreneur or better yet, every person should read. This is a book that will and should hit close to home with any reader. This book is for those people who were told that it was too difficult to reach or put off that dream because they did not have the time to go after it.
Jacqueline Novogratz is truly an inspiration solely based on her trials and tribulations which resulted in the success she is today. She is now the CEO of Acumen fund which is a nonprofit organization which helps fund entrepreneurs in South Asia and East Africa who develop ways to provide affordable healthcare, energy, and even housing to those people in need. We all recommend this book to everyone who enjoys a great motivating and captivating story.
This story really puts things into perspective to all future endeavors from this point on. We hope that we will be able to keep things rolling in regard to Davin and the Grafitti Foundation. Our goal is to have things kicked into overdrive by the third week of March and get Davin that much closer to achieving his ultimate goal.
Till next week, we are 4 G S.A.K.E......
Well we were all finally able to read are assigned book for the semester, The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz. As a group we enjoyed this book very well. It was a heart-felt story to say the least. Ms. Novogratz speaks of her experiences in Africa and how they shaped her into the person she is today. Her main goal was to find a way to fight through global poverty and encourage those to better themselves in order to better the communities they lived in. In this book, she tells the stories of two single women who attempt to start a bakery, survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and as entrepreneurs try to build some services for the needy against insurmountable odds.
What we loved about this story is that it is a true testament for those who chose to put up all faith, hope, and energy to a very significant part of their lives where others may have thought or said they would fail. Fact was, she did fail at times, but that did not hinder the preserverence and heart needed to achieve this challenging goal which stood before her. Basically, this is a book every entrepreneur or better yet, every person should read. This is a book that will and should hit close to home with any reader. This book is for those people who were told that it was too difficult to reach or put off that dream because they did not have the time to go after it.
Jacqueline Novogratz is truly an inspiration solely based on her trials and tribulations which resulted in the success she is today. She is now the CEO of Acumen fund which is a nonprofit organization which helps fund entrepreneurs in South Asia and East Africa who develop ways to provide affordable healthcare, energy, and even housing to those people in need. We all recommend this book to everyone who enjoys a great motivating and captivating story.
This story really puts things into perspective to all future endeavors from this point on. We hope that we will be able to keep things rolling in regard to Davin and the Grafitti Foundation. Our goal is to have things kicked into overdrive by the third week of March and get Davin that much closer to achieving his ultimate goal.
Till next week, we are 4 G S.A.K.E......
Monday, March 1, 2010
Meeting #3
Our team met with Davin this past Wednesday to solidify our game plan and approach on a group level. It was a great brain storming session of possible ideas for raising funds for the calendar instead reaching into our own pocket.
We want this calendar to be MORE than a calendar. We want to put dates of all the events that happen on a yearly basis in San Antonio to keep our community aware of what's going on. It will have up to 15 different artwork images submitted by students of the Alameda School. We are also looking into gaining funds by having advertising space on each page or a page of coupons and advertisement. We are trying to narrow down which way we want to go to get all the necessary funds.
We want this calendar to be MORE than a calendar. We want to put dates of all the events that happen on a yearly basis in San Antonio to keep our community aware of what's going on. It will have up to 15 different artwork images submitted by students of the Alameda School. We are also looking into gaining funds by having advertising space on each page or a page of coupons and advertisement. We are trying to narrow down which way we want to go to get all the necessary funds.
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