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Young Leaders Forum
Young Leaders Forum is part of the 21st Century Renaissance Youth Leaders Invitation Program. This 4-day and 3-night program included several Japanese participating youth for each course. They had active discussions, workshops, and institutional visits while staying at theNational Youth Center in Tokyo. The two courses were Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Management and Social Contribution Activities. Each course had advisors, facilitators, planning comittee members, and CENTERYE staff to prepare and navigate course activities.
-NPO Management
-Social Contribution Activities
<NPO Management>
Course Aim:
The NPO Management Course shall aim for the participants to strengthen respective Alumni Associations of the Japanese Government’s international youth exchange program from its managerial aspect to conduct and develop social contribution activities further.
Report and impression from participants (coming soon)
Participants with Mr. Kazuhisa Kawakami Small group discussion Participant's presentation Lecture at Setagaya Community Design Centre Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation-
The NPO Management Course presented common problems faced by NPOs of which we are all members: Alumni Associations. Through the presentation, possible solutions and strategies were shared and addressed the five elements of NPO Management: organizational philosophy, human resources, funding, public relations, strategic planning. The group used role play combined with PowerPoint slides to make the presentation active and informative. The role play showed an AA taking the first steps of the NPO management cycle: assessing their challenges and starting the strategic planning process. In the background, the PowerPoint presentation provided a visual aid, with key words and diagrams of NPO management.
<Social Contribution Activities Course>
Course Aim:
The Social Contribution Activities Course aims to recognize the significance of ongoing Alumni Association activities in contributing to the society, share the ideas and/or problems of the activities that the participants are engaged in, and further, propose practical ideas for activities that will revitalize the social contribution activities to be carried out by the Alumni Associations.
Report and impression from participant (coming soon)
SCA cource members at the opening of the Young Leaders Forum Presentations by Ex-REN participants to share the experience... Course members engaged in serious discussions... Participants presentation Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation-
After all the lessons learned and the lively discussions and friendly arguments that go with them, the wrap-up presentation took place. The participants, using a digital presentation of visual images, depicted what they had acquired during the Young Leaders' Forum. The highlight of the presentation was the commitment demonstrated towards the post-program activities agreed upon by all the participants.
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