1. Innovating Our Impact Goal: Why?:
Transform the innovation competition into a key part of the NAYGN IMPACT for 2018
Improve the sharing of best practices
Enhance innovation across our organization
Why?:
We want to provide an easy avenue and support for local projects to be shared with the greater organization.
We want our members to work on projects they are passionate about.
We already have chapters doing wonderful projects at the local level.
Exelon- Teachers Workshop
Palo Verde- Boy Scout Badge
VC Summer- PI Blitz
Grassroots organization. We want to grow with our membership.
More horizontal organization with less requests going from Core to members.
Evolution of Children’s Book

2. Innovating Our Impact
Chapters can propose thought-out chapter run projects to the Core by October 24th of the year for implementation in the following year.
The Core will vote on the proposal(s) at the October face-to-face meeting and if approved (and needed) these projects will be included as a line item in the 2018 budget.
The number of projects chosen will depend on the funding needs of the proposals received and the fundraising capabilities of our amazing sponsorship committee.
You’ll want to make sure that the funding request covers the cost of the project, including any taxes, fees and costs to distribute if needed.  If you have any questions or concerns about the viability of the size of your funding request, please reach out to

3. Innovating Our Impact Scope of projects:
Small enough that they can be completed by 12/31/18
Project ownership lies with the chapter(s) that submit the idea (you’ll run your own committee)
Project must align with one of the organization’s pillars, vision, or mission
The proposal must prove that the project will have an impact beyond the individual chapter’s community and/or company (i.e. must benefit the greater continental NAYGN organization and/or the greater public)
There is a FAQ section included with the LCL brief
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4. Innovating Our Impact
What should we include in our chapter’s proposal?
Project Summary
Budget
Timeline
Scope of work
Benefit to NAYGN
NAYGN Core responsibilities (if requesting any assistance from NAYGN)
Summary of Research
Project Lead Contact Information
All of this is in the LCL Brief
Chapters can work together- just make sure the responsibilities of the chapters are clearly defined in your proposal
The proposal should be long enough to include the necssary elements of a proposal and provide the confidence that the project will be successful (but no need to write a thesis!)

5. Innovating Our Impact
Submit your project proposal by October 24th to
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This isn’t a requirement or an ask- its an opportunity for those chapters who want an avenue to share their best practices or an amazing new idea
There is no template for submittal but please provide in word doc/pdf/etc form
If anyone asks says the comment- “When we submitted our last impact form to it went missing!”
“We are sorry about that! Sometimes our company firewalls block incoming s to the naygn.org handle. For the impact this year, you'll receive an back within 48 hours to confirm that The Core has received your submittal. If you don’t receive this , please reach out to “