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Chancellor Thorp Receives Nourish Impact Award

By on February 15, 2013 in Nourish in the News, Nourish Office

Chancellor Thorp honored with first Nourish International Impact Award

Over the group’s signature Hunger Lunch of beans, rice and cornbread on Tuesday (Feb. 12), Nourish International presented its first Impact Award to Chancellor Holden Thorp of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The group honored Thorp and co-founder Sindhura Citineni as part of the celebration of its 10th anniversary. Thorp was recognized for his work with innovation and student entrepreneurs.

“Buck Goldstein and I were so impressed with Nourish that we used it in our book, ‘Engines of Innovation,’” Thorp said. “It’s why universities are the ideal institution for tackling big problems: bringing talented people together and creating the environment for them to excel. I knew that Carolina’s faculty and students had the talent and the dedication to take on these challenges, and I knew that because of projects like Sindhura’s Hunger Lunch and Nourish International.”

Nourish International began at UNC as Hunger Lunch, founded by students Citenini and Joel Thomas in 2003. The students sold an inexpensive meal of rice, beans and cornbread and used the profits to fund a nutrition initiative in Hyderabad, India.  Since then, the nonprofit organization has spread to 25 countries and 28 universities to launch social businesses, called ventures, and invest the profits in community based, sustainable development projects. Nourish has deployed over $300,000 in venture profits on 65 projects in 25 countries, with plans to expand to 45 chapters this year.

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Nourish in the News: Razoo, UCSB, and Penn

By on February 29, 2012 in Nourish in the News, Nourish Office

In the last few weeks, Nourish Chapters have been recognized several times for their hard work and dedication in several different news outlets.  We are excited to share these features with you and continue to spread the word about the amazing work our Chapters are doing!

The Daily Pensylvanian recently published an article on the project the University of Pennsylvania and Wake Forest University will be implementing in Nicaragua this summer.  Click on the link below to read about how these chapters are establishing computer access for health clinic staff.

The Daily Pennsylvanian – Penn Nourish International Raises Money for Nicaragua Trip

The Daily Nexus published an article regarding the work that the UCSB and the UCD chapters will be doing in Nepal.  Read on to see how these chapters are expanding a school in a small Nepalese Village.

The Daily Nexus – USCB Group to Aid Nepalese Village

With the excellent fundraising in The Giving Challenge this month, the challenge’s host website Razoo has featured Nourish on their homepage with a guest post written by our very own Chapter Coordinator, Sarah Miller!

Razoo News – Nourish International’s February Fundraiser

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Save the date for the Lonerider Showdown 2012

By on January 17, 2012 in Nourish in the News

Clear your calendars for March 24th and plan on attending the Lonerider Showdown benefiting Nourish International! Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh, NC is hosting a Western-themed party in Moore Square featuring great bands, craft beers, rare beers, a cornhole tournament, and a photo-booth. The best part is profits will support Nourish International in our mission to eradicate poverty by engaging students and empowering communities. Get ready to sport those cowboy boots!

Tickets go on sale January 20th. Don’t wait until the last minute to purchase! Click here for more event details.

 

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News About Nourish!

By on January 12, 2012 in Alumni Spotlight, Chapter Updates, Nourish in the News

The University of Georgia’s Alumni Association recently printed an article about the successes of the UGA Nourish Chapter.  ”We were so excited to hear the recent news concerning the Nourish International Chapter here at the University of Georgia.  We have shared this exciting story through our blog on the UGA Alumni Association website”, says UGA Alumni Association worker Kaelin Caldwell.  Keep up the good work UGA!

The article can be viewed here: http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/site/blog/12664

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Nourish Staff at the Nexus: Global Youth Summit

By on July 14, 2011 in Nourish in the News, Office Updates

Nourish International is excited to be sending three staff members and a board member this July to the Nexus: Global Youth Summit, which is hosted in part by the United Nations. Executive Director Ryan Richards and Board Chairman Ryan Allis will speak at the conference. Chief Operating Officer Allie Treske and Chapter Coordinator Sarah Miller will be serving as volunteers.

Richards and Allis were also involved in the planning of this conference. Both spoke at a panel at the UN headquarters this past February.

The Global Youth Summit, which will take place in New York City, is hosted by the Young Donor Network as a follow-up to the first UN Meeting on Young Philanthropy. The conference will host hundreds of participants from around the world to discuss innovative philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. Goals for the event include exploring and advancing the potential of next generation leadership across nations and sectors, catalyzing young global philanthropy and social investment, and bridging communities of wealth and social entrepreneurship through dialogue, problem solving, and education.

“The Summit seeks to foster collaboration between young wealth holders who are seeking to change the world and the leaders of youth movements who are seeking to address global poverty,” says Richards. “I want to help shape the conversation and I want to learn from it. It’s going to be a great opportunity to connect with other leading peer organizations and potential funders.”

The Summit comes at the end of the UN’s International Year of Youth, which runs from August 2010-2011. The IYY aims to promote the ideals of peace, freedom, progress, and solidarity towards the promotion of youth development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Nourish staff are committed to staying engaged in the larger global entrepreneurship and international development movements. Check out Nourish’s involvement at similar conferences this year: the Ashoka U Exchange and the StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation.

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Park Foundation Gives $10,000 to Nourish

By on July 7, 2011 in Nourish in the News, Office Updates

Nourish International is excited to be the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Park Foundation. This grant will fund the Nourish Fellowship, a program that provides Nourish chapters around the country with an increased level of support from the National Office.  We are honored to receive continued support from the Park Foundation, having received an additional 15,000 grant in December 2010.

The Park Foundation’s mission is to support scholarships in higher education, quality media that heightens public awareness of critical issues, and protection of the environment. “Nourish International is today’s intercollegiate response to today’s and tomorrow’s global needs,” says Park Foundation Trustee Bill Bondurant. “It is youthful, positive, entrepreneurial, world-conscious, educational and energizing. These are among the reasons that the Park Foundation has been happy to encourage Nourish International’s impressive growth.”

Tom Meehan was selected as the first Nourish fellow and started his position on June 20th. With his help, the National Office is increasing the number of hours every week spent providing direct training, mentorship, and support to each chapter. This is part of the National Office’s larger strategy of investing in building the capacity of the Nourish movement.

Tom Meehan

Many thanks to the Park Foundation—we are excited and honored that they continue to join us in eradicating poverty.

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