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COLLABORATION | COMMUNITY PLATFORM

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WeChangers is a community and messaging platform designed to foster collaboration between global changemakers. This year, we received a full non-profit package and onboarded 194 members to the platform. 

 

Since implementation in May, there have been 1,192 messages exchanged and two working groups activated and led by SGM Members.

 

Working groups

 

The SGM Education Network, co-convened by Dr. Johanna Mendelson-Forman from American University and Michelangelo Cestari from Basque Culinary Institute was formed in early May. The goal of this collaboration is to bring social gastronomy to universities and educational institutions in a formal and structured manner. 

As a result of this working group one survey was conducted to gauge interest from the community, a class was given to a global base of students through the Future Food Institute, and a primer course on Social Gastronomy at the Basque Culinary Center, delivered by members David Hertz and Rafael Rincon.

 

Fostering collaboration not competition

The second active working group consisted of previous recipients and jury members  of the SGM Fund, as well as other members of the community to ensure this financial mechanism was guided by the following principles: 

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  1. Co-ownership 

  2. Shared vision 

  3. Trust-based

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