AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | Drop the Debt Invest in People Jubilee USA Network Tour 2006 |
| Project type(s) | Speaker |
| Date completed | 11/10/2006 |
| Chapter | University of Illinois COM @ Chicago |
| Project Coordinator | Michael Richards |
| Summary of project | Local and national affiliates of the Jubilee USA Network brought two speakers, one from Peru and one from Zambia, to discuss the call for debt cancellation in much of the developing world and the impact it could have on global health. |
| Content area | Global Opportunities |
| Number of participants | 45 |
| Participant hours involved | 90 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | $50 |
| Project funding | Donation |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | Emails and fliers. They worked far better than I expected. Emails to people that are involved in "networks" worked the best-it's kind of tapping into a group of folks rather than just individuals. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
5 |
| Lessons/suggestions | Unfortunately, the talk had to be on a Friday night, which is never a good time to ask people to stick around campus. The more advertising the better. In essentially only four days of advertising, nearly 50 folks showed up. I believe that's a credit to the importance of the topic. So the early the advertising, the better the turnout (especially from neighboring institutions). To get involved in such an event really only entails contact the organization and then going from there. I do recommend having some snacks for the audience (it's a draw and holds them over for the lenght of the talk). |
