Project Name: Boston Jain Youth Group
Your Name: Naman Jain
Tel: 617-331-3145
Email: naman.jain@gmail.com
Team Members:
1. What Vision2020 Gap are you filling?
Keeping youth that fall out of the Jain loop to stay in touch with Jainism.
2. What problem are you solving?
Jain youths from other areas of the countries that go to school in boston and want to stay in touch with Jain activities. Also, the Jain youth in boston that are interested in Jain activities.
3. Why are you solving it?
I think its necessary for youths to follow along the Jain way of life to help them become enlightened
4. What is your solution?
Create college groups at individual universities, then combine their resources to form a bigger groups for better activities.
5. Who is your target audience? Where is it applicable?
College Students and young professionals up to age 35. It is applicable mainly in downtown boston.
6. Has a related problem been solved? Where? By Who? Can you partner with someone?
Yes, I know that Mayur Shah started young professional group few years back in California. I have used his help for ideas. I can partner with YJA and regional coordinators.
7. Resources Needed
English Speaking Philosphical Scholars
nPeople / Volunteers:
1-2 each college/university
nConsultants / Suppliers / Services: (Example: Web, publishing, brochure, etc.)
IT person for website preparation, and for email management
nFinancial: How much $ you will require
$200 for each event for sponsoring food
8. What type of talent do you need? Do you have the right team? Are you the right leader?
Website builder (IT person). No, need few more motivate people. Yes, I have the motivation and time.
9. How will you create awareness and promote the project?
Get more people involved.
10. How will get the funding?
Jain center of greater boston is very encouraged to provide funding to promote Jainism to the youth
11. What are the first 100 day, 200 day, 300 day milestones? How will the product be sustained?
100 day: 30 members attending regularly
200 day: 60-90 members attending regularly
300 day: 150-250 members attending regularly
Kellogg Conference Peer Comments
| Important to involve youth |
| Deliver "value" to youth and they will be motivated to come together |
| Good activity, local impact |
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| Youth involved, too local |
| Good way to get youths together; 12 month planning and feedback |
| Youth group has to exist for knowledge/leadership transfer; create more engaging activities and entice with food/social atmosphere |
| It is good to network; Use Facebook and/or other internet portals to stay in touch, and try to take turns scheduling get togethers. I believe it is the group's responsibility if they cannot retain people. |
| Great local project; Send it to other communities |
| Timely, need increasing involvement by youth; Limited in scope |
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| Any project that adds awareness to our youth is critical; each center should gather their efforts and work, share resources |
| Brings youth to Jainism |
| Good idea to unite Jain community of Boston; Define goal, mission and activities |
| Possibly have an event that the religious component as well as a social one |
| Template for Jain college programs; Keeping momentum with transience of students |
| Any youth activity towards JWOL will help; Make it part of YJA once the pilot is successful so that the brand of YJA gets sharing and there is continuity |
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