Senior Advocates for Generational Equity Inc.

Accomplishments

• Visiting sage: our visiting sage speakers elevate major challenges facing the future and offer meaningful pathways to engage. during this year, we hosted two visiting sage speakers. in may 2019, we partnered with the oregon coast aquarium to host dr. sylvia earle who spoke about the future of the world's oceans and how we can save them. the event included a student science fair and a volunteer expo to feature civic engagement opportunities to restore our oceans. 900 guests joined us for this special event. in september 2018, we partnered with the coalition of communities of color to host van jones. speaking to nearly 600 guests, van jones discussed his new bestseller, beyond the messy truth, that points a way out of divisions in america, and the importance of building more inclusive social movements. Expenses $0.
• Leadership and education: sage led discussions, workshops and teams to raise awareness about the challenges facing younger and future generations, and ways to make a difference. we led 12 events and participated in several other community-wide events. we engaged over 300 participants in our events including workshops on civic engagement, charitable giving, ethical wills, and on connecting across generations. we offered our citizen project to foster dialogue across political divides. we organized a team to begin to develop a lesson and service-learning opportunities to introduce students to our region's climate action plan. Expenses $0.
• Legacy fellowship: sage launched its fifth legacy fellowship, our leadership development program to inspire, train and support individuals and teams to carry out community benefit projects of their own design. with the support of our coach, each fellow defined a community challenge or area of need and leveraged their strengths to implement a solution. for example, one fellow raised funds for underprivileged students to attend college. another fellow worked with local schools to add plant-based entres to school menus. a third fellow is leading a project to replace fossil fuels supplying vessels and ports in the inside passage with renewable fuels and power. sage honored the 14 graduates of the program in june of 2019. together, fellows demonstrate how citizen initiatives strengthen communities and improve our world. Expenses $0.
• Other programs: sage engaged in a range of other efforts to inspire older adults to give forward. for instance, we supported our young leaders advisory board to help strengthen intergenerational connections. we helped to participate in an event to raise awareness about the importance of building age-friendly communities. we also served on the host committee for a major conference on building bridges across generations. sage continued to offer personalized advice and coaching to help older adults find meaningful service and advocacy roles. Expenses $0.