Share your public service projects in a format that is relevant and meaningful to emerging student learners (Grades 9-12 through undergraduates).
Volunteer 30 minutes for an onsite interview related to the mission of your non-profit organization. Provide all learners access to a sample of your knowledge, experience, and skills. All interviews are recorded using only digital audio media and remain the sole property of the participant. Recorded interviews will be edited into a catalog of searchable mp3 files (1 - 3 minutes in duration) based on key words related to the interview theme.
We welcome your review of our collaborations with the following non-profit executives:
Our Interview Protocol for Non-Profit & Foundation Executives
Could you begin by stating the name of your non-profit, when it was founded, and provide a general overview of its scale of outreach (local, regional, national, international)?
What are the major policy areas which your non-profit hopes to influence and at what scale does your organization aim to influence change?
Which non-profits do you consider in your peer group, in regards to focusing on the same type of public policy issues at the same relative scale (local, regional, national, international)?
What is your organization's philosophy in regards to facilitating major social change? What are some strategies used to ensure this philosophy is maximized via project selection and implementation?
What criteria does your organization use to determine if a particular project or partner is a good fit in support of your mission? Is there a place for newly considered ideas and/or innovation within considered projects?
What does the organization envision as it's biggest challenge in it's effort to create systemic change, using a single project as an example?
What are the different ways in which your organization collaborates with other communities and/or stakeholders? Could you share a couple different examples of such collaborations? What are some positive lessons learned?
What advice does your organization have for emerging social entrepreneurs focused on similar areas of public policy and social change?
Are there specific lessons which your organization feels could benefit emerging student leaders or social entrepreneurs interested in similar issues of public policy?
What are your organization's goals in regards to continuing to improve it's implementation, results, and outreach?
Is there a particular success or “organization win” which may have not received as much press, but of which you are particularly proud? How has your organization continued to build upon this success?
What are a few internet search words that students might find helpful in researching specific projects related to your organization's work?
Our Interview Design
To provide additional information regarding our interview design, the following interview standards are presented for your review. We are committed to strict adherence of the standards identified below:
Our sole focus is to provide organizations with a greater opportunity to share the implications of their work and organizational philosophy in support of training of future leaders and social entrepreneurs of tomorrow's world, today.
The only effort required of the organization representative is to describe and provide insight regarding the existing and future implications of their organization's outreach.
All interviews will remain the property of the organization and will not be posted on any website affiliated with Sage Leadership Partners, Inc., www.sageleadership.org, without the express written consent of the organization.
All interviews will be recorded strictly through the use of audio, no video will be recorded.
All interviews will be recorded in on-site settings of the organization's choosing.
All interviews will follow the same interview protocol and all organizations will be provided with the exact questions at least two weeks before each scheduled interview.
