After researching schools where Charles Best spoke previously and contacting the responsible departments, we compiled the following information we learned about funding, marketing, and attendance of these events. This page serves to highlight the best practices demonstrated in past successful projects.
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Name of School: NYUSponsoring Department: Reynold’s Program in Social Entrepreneurship
Event Date: March 11, 2015 Funding: Money came from a pre-approved event budget Attendees: ~120 What Went Well: Firstly, the department advertised by having Charles Best tweet about the event and e-mailing NYU students/staff via campus listservs. Secondly, they did not collaborate with local school systems, but all guests were given a Donor’sChoose.org gift card and could donate to whichever teachers they wished. Thirdly, the event was said to have received a very positive response from attendees. |
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Other university speaking engagements:
Auburn University
Fairfield University
Purdue University
University of West Virginia