Desmos for Youth

DESMOS FOR YOUTH Creating jobs in charitable organizations for unemployed youths W W W . D E S M O S . O R G

DESMOS WHO WE ARE The only one-stop shop for meaningful giving in Greece.

Our mission is to support charitable organizations in Greece by engaging and assisting donors to give wisely, easily & efficiently where it is mostly needed.

Our vision is to make giving a way of life for everyone.

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DESMOS IN NUMBERS Monetized value of donated goods

250 companies

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700 charities

> â‚Ź3.5M

300,000 beneficiaries W W W . D E S M O S . O R G

"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" 2016-2017

The program was designed for the utilization of the funds raised via the Greek Crowdfund (summer 2015) which was set up by Thom Feeney.

It is the 4th nation wide tailored program of Desmos and supports previously unemployed young professionals to fill high impact positions at an NGO of their choice for one year.

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WHY "DESMOS FOR YOUTH" Youth unemployment 52,4% * 1 out of 3 Greeks lives at risk of poverty and social exclusion ** Staggering humanitarian needs while the charitable organizations that address them face continuously decreasing resources Lack of funding (HR/ operational expenses): the most challenging but pressing need for charitable organizations * EUROSTAT, March 2016, http://bit.ly/eurostatYouthUnemployment (last visit at website: July 3, 2016) **Hellenic Statistical Authority, 2014, http://bit.ly/elstatPovertySocialExclusion (last visit at website: July 3, 2016) 0 5

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" 2016-2017 QUANTITATIVE IMPACT 1 YEAR 15 YOUTHS 15 CHARITIES 50,000 BENEFICIAIES ACROSS GREECE

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" 2016-2017 QUALITATIVE IMPACT For 7/ 15 organizations: the youths employed via the program, were either their first employees, or the only employee covering the particular position, empowering importantly the organizations.

“Without the support of Desmos the educational programs of the organization would have collapsed.

With her enthusiasm, she brought fresh ideas that transformed our organizational culture and helped us continue our social work.�

Dimitris Antoniadis, CIVISplus Director, about the participant of the "Desmos for Youth" program for the organization, Ioanna Tsetika 0 7

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" 2016-2017 QUALITATIVE IMPACT For 10 /15 youths: this was their first opportunity to work and gain experience in their area of studies and interest.

"It was an amazing experience, which has literally changed my life! I work at an organization that inspires me and I love what I do. I feel very lucky and the contribution of Desmos to this has been critical! Thank you."

Marilena Kakkou, "Desmos for Youth" participant Educational Programs Manager, Organization Earth

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY 14/15 youths are still working today, after the completion of the program out of which 12/15 are still working at the same positions first supported by the program, since the organizations managed to secure the needed funding.

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY Thanks to the grants of The Hellenic Inititative ($100,000) and VISA (€50,000), Desmos is able to continue the program for a second consecutive year and create 8 job openings for skilled young people in Greece!

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY In addition to the grants of The Hellenic Initiative and VISA, Desmos launched a second crowdfunding campaign with the motto #GreeceWorks! Watch a short video here.

Thanks to the donations of hundreds of individuals, we were able to raise â‚Ź52,000 and create 3 more job openings!

Thom Feeney, the initiator of the Greek Crowdfund was by our side for the "Greece Works!" campaign, helping us find the "heroes from all over the world who would help us change lives, once again"!

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"DESMOS FOR YOUTH" 2017-2018 The situation in Greece has not changed*, the problems remain.

Young people can really make a difference!

For one more year, 11 charitable organizations will be supported by the "Desmos for Youth" program to hire 11 unemployed youths up to 30 years old.

We are looking forward to one more year of creativity & impact!

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* Greece remains at the 4th position of the Bloomberg's Misery Index for 2017, which combines inflation and unemployment outlooks. Source: Bloomberg surveys 1 2

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DESMOS FOR YOUTH Thank you!

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