Summer of Peace - Key Benefits
 
The mission of the Summer of Peace is to promote a culture of peace
by addressing the roots of violence through best practices and cross-sector collaboration.
 
This initiative will provide direct, tangible benefits for a wide variety of stakeholders.  To learn more, download our Executive Overview document [located on the right side of this page].

Stakeholder Benefits
 
The Community:

  • Overall reduction of crime and violence
  • Improved access to educational and transformational programs
  • Strengthened neighborhood networks of relationship
  • Enhanced collaboration between neighborhood, community, non-profit and government services
  • Expanded ability to learn about and apply best practices
 
Non-profits:
  • Broader exposure for core programmatic work
  • Infrastructure to allow effective collaboration with other non-profits
  • Greater marketing reach for conferences, fundraising exposure
  • Revenue generation from SoP events and media
 
 
Government:
  • Reduction in violent crime with ensuing social and economic benefits
  • Enhanced ability to work in a cross-sector fashion
  • Multiple-city collaboration strengthens regional approach
  • Bay Area showcased as an incubator of social innovation
  • Enhanced ability to turn local innovation into global changes
  • Improved Bay Area public relations
 
 
Science:
  • A more rigorous study of community-based efforts to effect crime and violence and enhance community health
 
 
Business:
  • Expanded tourism to join Summer of Peace activities
  • Expanded regional tourism as outlying California areas come to the Bay Area to join in the events
  • Revenue potential from broadcast rights, media products, and the web
 
 
Donors:
  • A highly leveraged way to impact major societal problems
  • Benefits many like-minded non-profits simultaneously
  • Opportunities to do hands-on work in the community

 

 
Download our one-page Executive Summary (Printable):
 

[Adobe Acrobat PDF - 176 KB]
 
 
 Download our Executive Overview:
 
SoP Executive Overview
[Adobe Acrobat PDF - 614 KB]