People's Pitch Event

Come celebrate the next generation of leadership in Oakland! 9 teams of youth social entrepreneurs from the Youth Hub Fellowship Program (a year-long social entrepreneurship training and co-working program) will present their proposals for social enterprises to create equity in low-income communities. Each team will be pitching to a panel of local community leaders for at least $1000 each in seed funding! Be sure to RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-impact-hub-oakland-peoples-pitch-event-tickets-16228564072 If you are interested in volunteering to support this event, please contact Gino Pastori-Ng: gpastoring@bayareayouthseed.org Overview of the People's Pitch Event: Throughout the event, there will be live cultural performances and a marketplace of local entrepreneurs (including food vendors). o Each youth team will deliver a 10 minute pitch presentation followed by a brief Q+A o A panel of local community leaders will evaluate each team based on their pitch presentation as well as a complete business strategy, which will be received prior to the event. o At the conclusion of the event, panelists will reveal if each team will receive $1,000 or if there are improvements that need to be made before funding can be received. Program Outline: During breaks, there will be a variety of live music & performances, food vendors, and networking. 12:30-1:00 Lunch available for purchase by Tamales La Oaxaqueña & FREE cookies from The Town Kitchen 1:00 - 1:15 - Event Introduction 1:15 - 2:15 - Round 1 of pitches (3 teams present + Q&A) 2:40 - 3:40 - Round 2 of pitches (3 teams present + Q&A) 4:05 - 5:05 - Round 3 of pitches (3 teams present + Q&A) 5:30 - 6:00 - Funding decisions revealed Youth Impact HUB Oakland is a multi-sector collaboration between Impact Hub Oakland, United Roots and Youth SEED, designed to scale internationally at more than 60 global Impact Hub sites. The Fellowship stems from over 30 years of collective youth development experience, which informs our belief that youth, especially those most impacted by social inequity, are best positioned to develop meaningful and lasting solutions to the challenges facing their communities, if given the proper support. The year-long Youth HUB Fellowship includes: o 4 months of social enterprise training to develop a business model & strategy o Professional mentorship and access to co-working space and office amenities o A professional pitch event o 7 months of follow up coaching, training and networking events The People's Pitch event is being supported by the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee: http://www.sfbaysuperbowl.com/2015/03/50-fund-playmaker-gino-pastori-ng-and-youth-impact-hub-2/#J4EtKLMTviZfEqPA.97