October 25th, 2012
From Our Partners: Hope is Alive and Well in Tulsa
Hope, as it turns out, is alive and well in Tulsa, Oklahoma!
On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, almost 300 professionals working with more than 90 Tulsa-area nonprofits gathered on the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Schusterman Center campus for a common purpose: to learn about Hope Theory and its application to the mission of their respective organizations.
The theme of this event was “A Common Language for Collective Impact” and the grounding premise was simple—individually, nonprofit organizations provide a safety net for at-risk clients experiencing poverty, abuse, neglect and other hardships. We wanted to explore ways in which these individual agencies can come together to collectively enhance social change.
Hope Theory provides a common language that becomes the glue for our communities. There are main components of hope:
- Goals: Our behavior is determined by goals we desire;
- Pathways to achieving goals; and
- Agency: Commitment, Determination, Motivation to follow pathways. Read More »
June 24th, 2012
‘Bully’ Director Lee Hirsch to Visit Tulsa
By MICHAEL SMITH
Tulsa World Scene Writer
Published: 6/24/2012
Lee Hirsch, director of the acclaimed documentary “Bully,” which is playing at Circle Cinema, will speak at the theater on Monday night (June 25th).
Hirsch will introduce his film about bullying in America’s schools at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the theater at 12 S. Lewis Ave. Following the film, about 8:15 p.m., he will lead a discussion of the picture and answer questions.
The theater has been showing the documentary for several weeks, with free tickets available to educators and students. The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation is sponsoring Hirsch’s visit to Tulsa.
Read more from this Tulsa World article
May 30th, 2012
Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Tulsa Seeking New Student Applicants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adam Seaman, (918) 748-5908
adam@YPITulsa.org
Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Tulsa Seeking New Student Applicants
Tulsa, Okla. – Youth Philanthropy Initiative, a program to inspire and train the next generation of Tulsa’s community leaders and philanthropists, is taking applications for its next group of student participants. Youth Philanthropy Initiative, (YPI), is sponsored by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation and OU-Tulsa. Twenty Tulsa teenagers will be chosen for the sixth class of participants, called “cohorts.” Students will identify and research an important teen issue in Tulsa, then work with community leaders to take positive action. Previous YPI cohorts have partnered with Tulsa schools to address adolescent depression, teen dating violence, the effects of media on teenagers, and volunteerism. The three-year program provides students with skills in leadership, problem solving, self-awareness, project planning, conflict resolution and team dynamics.
Applications are now being accepted from incoming high school freshmen and sophomores in Tulsa County. There is no cost for the program, which will launch this summer. An overnight team building retreat in August is mandatory; cohorts will meet monthly after that.
Applications are due no later than Monday, June 11, 2012 with final selection of students to be made by July 2, 2012.
The on-line application and further details on YPI are available at www.ypitulsa.org or by calling (918) 748.5908.
