Lend for Philly Boot Camp training

Posted by on March 17, 2014

For 6 more weeks, students in Philly have the chance to win up to $20,000 to help local small businesses. Come to the Lend for Philly Boot Camp training to participate and learn more.

What: Lend for Philly challenges Philly college students to go into local neighborhoods and talk to as many business owners as possible. They use the http://lendforphilly.org custom mobile site on any smartphone to pin the business location, take a photo, and submit answers to two questions. Students can sign up using just an .edu email address at http://www.lendforphilly.org. The team with the most business pins wins $5,000 to use to help local small businesses.

How: Attend the Lend for Philly boot camp to learn more about the contest, meet nonprofit practitioners working with local business owners and other students in the contest. The agenda for the boot camp training is below:

1:00 pm – Welcome and Icebreaker: meet local professionals working with small business owners and other students participating in the contest

1:30 pm – Lend for Philly contest: Learn how the mobile site works and hear from student groups who have already launched new microfinance initiatives

2:15 pm – Break out groups: In groups of 2-6 students will role play local nonprofit professionals how to map a business.

3-4 pm – Student teams will have time to go into the local west Philly neighborhood to map businesses

4-5 pm – Closing Networking Reception

Who: Current students enrolled in colleges and universities in the Delaware Valley Region

Where/When: The Enterprise Center at 46th St and Market from 1-4:30pm

RSVP: Students should email philly@lendforamerica.org to save their place.

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about it – check it out: http://articles.philly.com/2014-03-06/news/47938382_1_knight-foundation-philly-region-contest#1v3zyQmc7qGsZXri.99