intuit we care and give back by kara defrias
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10 Intuit employees journeyed to Ghaziabad, India as part of the company's first cross-border volunteer project as part of our We Care and Give Back initiative. April 19-30, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
GHAZIABAD, INDIA
KARA DEFRIAS | @CALIFORNIAKARA
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WE CARE & GIVE BACK: BOLDAPRIL 21-30, 2014
CONFIDENTIAL 2
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BY THE NUMBERS
Intuit instructor
s
10out of 250 applicants
Countries represent
ed
4India, Canada, US, Singapore
# of Days
9
Pre-trip prep hours
59lesson plan
prep, briefings
WHERE WE WEREWCGB BOLD
GHAZIABADUTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
ONE HOURNORTH OF NEW DELHI
ONE HOURCOMMUTE IN THE MORNING TO RUDSET INSTITUTE
ALL SENSES ENGAGEDSMELL, SIGHT, TASTE, SOUND
GETTING ACCLIMATEDTO NEW SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
WHAT WE TAUGHTWCGB BOLD
3 CLASSESBIZ DEV/FINANCIAL LITERACY, MARKETING, PRODUCT INNOVATION
OBJECTIVESBUSINESS TRAINING TO ~100 MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS
OBJECTIVESHELP THEM LAUNCH AND GROW SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES
PIVOTWE ADJUSTED ON THE FLY
30 HOURS TEACHINGSTUDENTS ROTATED TO A DIFFERENT CLASS EACH DAY
LALPUR VILLAGEDROVE 2 HOURS NORTH TO TEACH 30 WOMEN IN PICKLE MAKING CO-
OP
LALPUR VILLAGETWO HOURS NORTH OF DELHI
WHAT WE LEARNEDWCGB BOLD
FOLLOW ME HOMESMET WITH MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS
FOLLOW ME HOMESDAILY POWER OUTAGES MEAN MANY FOLKS STILL USE LEDGERS
FOLLOW ME HOMESMET WITH BEAUTY SHOP OWNERS, TAILORS, CELL STORE OWNERS
FOLLOW ME HOMESSMALL BIZ OWNERS HAPPY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES
FOLLOW ME HOMESMET WITH 30 WOMEN WHO OWN A PICKLE MAKING CO-OP
WHAT THEY LEARNED
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D4DGO BROAD TO GO NARROW, DEEP CUSTOMER EMPATHY, RAPID EXPERIMENTS WITH CUSTOMERS
MARKETING & BIZ DEVTAUGHT SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY
STUDENT FEEDBACKFEEDBACK MATCHED PRE-COURSE OBJECTIVES
PEOPLE WE METWCGB BOLD
WHAT’S NEXTWCGB BOLD
IT’S ABOUT DOING THINGSSTUDENTS CREATED ACTION PLANS TO DO AT WORK
CONTINUED SUPPORTTO ENTREPRENEURS + SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE
ETCETERAWCGB BOLD
TAJ MAJALDAY TRIP POST-TEACHING
THE TEAM10 INTUIT EMPLOYEES + 3 INTUIT STAFF + 2 TEAM4TECH STAFF
OUT AND ABOUTLOTS OF STREET VENDORS NEAR OUR HOTEL
OUT AND ABOUTTHE CHILD’S ALL, “DUDE…”
OUT AND ABOUTSEEN ON OUR HOUR-LONG COMMUTE
NIGHT MARKETINTERESTING FOLKS AROUND EVERY CORNER
NIGHT MARKETSHOPPING FOR DEALS, SCARVES, AND TREATS
THANKS!WCGB BOLD
Kara DeFrias | @CaliforniaKara