World We Dare to Imagine #3: InReach

 

My goal is to create an organization that effectuates the change I want to see in the world. When thinking about how, the first step in my approach was to identify a big problem that we as a global society face related to helping those in need. I reasoned that one of the main reasons people don’t feel inclined to devote energy or resources toward those in need is due to the lack of a sense of personal connection. Surely someone with a sense of connection to another person, no matter the physical or cultural distance, is more inclined to sympathize and help. 


To address the lack of global sympathy, I am proposing an organization to develop and run a social media platform called “InReach” that would document, congregate and propagate originally created personal stories of those in need. In the same way that social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram took viewership from traditional film and television companies, the platform could reduce the need for middlemen in philanthropic organizations by providing funding and aid directly to those in need.


I’ve realized that my generation has become increasingly dependent on social media as its predominant source of information and communication. Most of the media that we consume is designed to quickly grab attention and get the user to interact with the content. The companies that have mastered this like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok have unprecedented influence on those that use their platforms daily. If there were an app for originally-created and quickly absorbable content made by people in underrepresented groups, we could bring attention to people who need help the most. 


Anima Mundi should support the organization primarily because of the idea’s potential global reach and positive social impact. With the help of an investor like AMDP, the organization would have the resources needed to create the necessary software and scale to the point where the platform gains global traction. With experienced leadership, the organization can have a long-lasting impact on the way that social media is used by younger generations.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book 1 Post #2

Image
  Gloria Steinem’s book, My Life on the Road , is a deeply insightful book full of impactful stories and advice. The book is an autobiography of Steinem’s nomadic life in which she tells of traveling around the U.S. and the globe and learning lessons about feminism, acceptance, and activism. She recounts a plethora of her unique experiences with people from different cultures and occupations, all of whom taught her valuable lessons. She starts the book with stories from her childhood, telling how her father’s “go with the flow” attitude inspired her to embrace the unknown and live life freely. One central theme that she reiterates throughout the book is how beneficial meeting new people and experiencing new cultural practices is. Her second chapter, “Talking Circles,” highlights the power of women-led groups and movements and inspires activism and involvement. Probably my favorite chapter of the book, though, is the third, titled Why I Don’t Drive. It was incredible hearing about h...
Read more

Book 2 Post 2

The book I am reading is The Wayfinders by Wade Davis . I am currently about ⅔ of the way through the book. So far, I have learned a lot from reading it and have enjoyed it so far. Although I haven’t finished it, I intend to finish the book by the end of next week. Recently, most of the books I’ve picked up have gotten a little boring, and I usually end up only getting about halfway through. I’m determined to finish this book for two reasons; I am reading it for class and was assigned to read it, and I think it has some valuable lessons consistently provided cover-to-cover.  I’m currently reading about the ancient cultures that lived and still live in and along the Andes Mountains in Peru and Colombia. Similar to the other cultures in the book, these Colombian groups have unique cultures and traditions with very unique and complex views of the world. Reading about their customs and their relationship with their natural surroundings, I think of how different our modern American cult...
Read more

My Internship Over the Summer: Final Draft

My Commercial Real Estate Internship Real Estate Debt Originations Intern The Company Over the summer, I had an internship at a real estate debt financing company in Los Angeles. In essence,  the company makes loans to real estate investors, and I worked on the team that helped find and execute the deals. That group is called the originations team, and a few of the team’s responsibilities are as follows: Bring in deals by establishing connections with brokers and other industry decision-makers.  Perform due diligence on a prospective investment (analyzing or assessing the risk).  Present the analysis of the deal to an investment committee before closing. Debt originations The debt side of the real estate business is all about assessing the risk of an asset and determining if it fits the company’s desired risk level before investing. It’s like assessing how likely it is that you’ll get your money back when you lend it to a friend. If the friend has a job, has paid you bac...
Read more