1. GLOBAL BRIGADES @ MARSHALL
1st TRIP MEETING – Panama 2016
October 7, 2015

2. GLOBAL BRIGADES @ MARSHALL: GM #1 – MEETING AGENDA
1.Introductions–WHO ARE WE?
1.Business Brigade–WHAT IS IT?
1.Business Brigade–WHAT BENEFIT?
1.Welcome Packet– OVERVIEW
Important Dates (Timeline)
Fundraising
Travel
Lodging
Health
5. Next Steps
Member Retreat
Next Meeting
Next Payment Deadline
Internal Case Competition

3. WHO ARE WE?– MEET YOUR TRIP LEADERS
DAVID MCCLAIN RACHELLE KRETCHMER

4. BUT, WHO ARE YOU?

5. WHO ARE WE?– MEET YOUR FELLOW BRIGADERS
ICE BREAKER
Two Truths & A Lie

6. WHAT IS A BUSINESS
BRIGADE?

7. WHAT IS A BUSINESS BRIGADE?
AS DEFINED BY GLOBAL BRIGADES :
Business Brigades volunteers empower rural communities in Panama, without access to financial
services and business guidance, by providing micro-enterprise counseling, financial planning
assistance and strategic investment
BRIGADE COMPONENTS
● Small-Business Consulting
● Financial Literacy Workshops
● Community Bank/Caja Rural
● Seed Investment
● Evening Reflections

8. WHAT IS A BUSINESS BRIGADE?
BUSINESS MODEL: BRIGADER’S ROLE
Business brigades provide volunteers with the
opportunity to work first-hand with community banks,
family businesses, and Business Program directors,
coordinators, technicians and translators to:
● Provide financial literacy education
● Micro-enterprise counselling and consulting
● Promote community-based credit and savings to
community members
● Empower communities via mutually beneficial
cultural exchanges
● Establish and foster global relationships
IMPROVING
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL
EDUCATION
MICRO-ENTERPRISE
TRAINING
&
CONSULTING

9. HOW DOES OUR 7-DAY TRIP BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY?
Global Brigades offers
10 programs
Holistic Model Ensures Sustainability
Continual Brigades
Brigade Deliverables
In-Country Staff
Community Buy-In
https://prezi.com/skdnuvpy7_ee/business-welcome-presentation-panama/#

10. WELCOME PACKET
OVERVIEW

11. WELCOME PACKET OVERVIEW–Your Funding Information
HOW IS YOUR BUSINESS BRIGADE FUNDED?
• Volunteers’ Program Contribution: $1,548
- $890 (Panama)
- Airfare: ~$700, Variable
- Membership Dues $50
● Fees Include:
- 7 day program
- Accommodation & Meals
- Airport pick-up and drop off
- In-country transportation
- Spanish translations, coordinators, security
- Program sustainability & follow up between
brigades
PAYMENT HARD DEADLINES –
• ($250) OCTOBER 2, 2015
• ($800 TOTAL) OCTOBER 28, 2015
• (REMAINING BALANCE) DECEMBER 13, 2015
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must have these total
balances in your account by the stated dates.
Feel free to add money into your account as you
please/are able to up until the date.

12. What your $890 does for Global Brigades International:
• Brigade logistics (53%)
Includes lodging, food, GB staff, transportation, pharmacy utilities, compound
expenses, compounds staff, warehouse assitants, extra medicine and medical/dental
equipment, etc.
• Project continuation and sustainable transitions (18%)
Includes Community Development/R&E staff, community follow-up, data informatics
system patient referral system, community health workers (CHW) program, etc.
• In-country administration (16%)
Includes office fees, staff salaries, etc.
• GB Association (13%)
Includes international programming, student leadership conferences, etc.
WHERE DO YOUR PROGRAM FEES GO- Your money supports your GB
Program

13. Potential ideas to jumpstart your fundraising:
• Personalize Your Fundraising Page/ Start a GoFundMe
Add a picture to your fundraising page, add a story about yourself, explain your intentions and qualifications. Use this page as
a link to send to family, friends, coworkers etc. Share it on your Facebook!
• Bake Sales During Midterms/Finals (Coffee Sales?)
Large potential margin on sales in which you make your own product and sell it
• Shirts/USC Gear
Brainstorm potential shirts for USC games or other pride shirts.
HOW CAN I PAY FOR GLOBAL BRIGADES- Fundraising Strategies & Tools
Fundraising Disclaimers:
• Fundraising is as much of a group effort as it is an individual, do not underestimate the power of individual fundraising!
WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS? • • • • • • LET’S BRAINSTORM!

14. Trip Travel:
Airplane Flight
● Will be booked as a group departing from LAX.
● Information regarding transportation to LAX will be provided closer
to departure.
Brigade Travel:
● Global Brigades on-site transportation services provided
Required for Travel:
VALID Passport
● Your passport must be valid for 6 months AFTER departure date of
January 9, 2015.
● If it is going to expire prior to 6 MONTHS AFTER, you must begin the
passport renewal process IMMEDIATELY and ask for expedited
shipping.
• No Visa necessary if from: (not an exhaustive list)
USA, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Canada
TRAVEL INFORMATION- What do you need to ensure an easy travel process?
Currently:
In the process of confirming if any visas are
necessary for other countries of origin. Please
contact us if you do not posses a US Passport.
MORE INFORMATION:
Citizens of [China, India] holding a valid visa or permanent
residency from any of the following countries: United States, United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or any of the member countries of the
European Union, which has been used at least once to enter those
countries, do not require a visa for a stay of up to 30 days

15. LODGING:
Global Brigades Partner Facilties
● Food provided, including vegetarian options
● Emergency Medical facilities within 30 mins of all compounds
● Beds (most likely bunk beds)
● Running water
● Secure, safe, guarded facilities with Global Brigades staff on-site
Brigade Travel:
● Global Brigades on-site transportation services provided
LODGING INFORMATION- Where will you sleep?
SAFE & CLEAN COMPOUNDS
Lodging
Communities
Safety

16. USC HEALTH TRAVEL CLINIC:
Your Trip Leaders will coordinate a mandatory health travel clinic at the USC Engemann’s Health Center
● The Travel Clinic at the Engemann Student Health Center offers personalized health and travel information
to the students of USC. Students will receive consultations based upon their personal health, immunization
history and areas of intended travel.
● Students will be provided with the most current travel information available from the Centers for Disease
Control and from a computerized Travel Health Information Service.
HEALTH INFORMATION- Pre-Trip Precautions
● 6 Weeks prior to departure
● Panama-specific recommendations
● Information on International SOS
health insurance
● Immunization suggestions
● Anti-Malaria prescription
● Detailed health-packing list with
brand suggestions

17. UPCOMING EVENTS– Mark your calendars!
● Global Brigades CEO Speaker Lunch: Thursday, Oct. 8 @ 12:30-
2pm, Parkside Multipurpose Room
● Member Retreat: Saturday, Oct. 10th, Check E-mail & FB
● BSEL Lunch & Learn: Wednesday, Oct. 21 @ 12:30 – 2pm, TCC
450
● TRIP MEETING #2, OCT 21, 8P, HOH 302
● TRIP MEETING #3, NOV 4, 8P, HOH 302
● Social Impact Careers Panel: Monday, Nov. 9 @ 7-9pm, TBA
● Organization Volunteering: TBD
● General Meeting #2 : Nov. 17, HOH2 @ 8-10pm – CASE
COMPETITION!
● TRIP MEETING #4, NOV 18, 8P, HOH 302
UPCOMING MANDATORY EVENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• All events are mandatory and part of the GBM
year long curriculum. Please email Gordon at
uscgbm.membership@gmail.com if you have
any questions or concerns
• Excuses must be sent in 24 hours prior
• Attendance will be taken at every event to
allocate fundraising funds

18. GLOBAL BRIGADES @ MARSHALL: –Internal Case Competition
1. High-level thinking and team-building skills
2. Improve public speaking presentation skills
3. Invaluable business development experience
4. Prepare for situations during brigade trips
5. Scholarship prize for the winning team!!
GOALS OF THE CASE COMPETITION: KEY MILESTONE DATES
1. Form Teams
Teams will be assigned by October 8th
Register your team by October 10th
1. Business Impact Case Prompt is emailed to teams
October 13th
1. Mock Presentations during Trip Meeting
The week of November 9th-13th
1. Final 3 teams will be notified if they will be presenting at GM#2
November 12th, 11:59pm
Final decks emailed to uscgbm.membership@gmail.com
1. Final 3 teams will present decks to Judging panel at GM #2
November 17th, 8-10pm at HOH1

19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND COMMITMENT!
We are looking forward to a great semester and even better trip!
– David M. & Rachelle K.