JCI RISE: Rebuild, Invest, Sustain, Evolve

JCI’s new initiative to boost economies and workforce morale in the wake of COVID-19

We have all seen and felt the impact COVID-19 has had on small businesses and independent entrepreneurs. These businesses are essential to communities and economies worldwide, and many are struggling to adjust to the current reality. With lives and livelihoods at stake, now is the time to take an active role in our communities. JCI members can help businesses adapt and lead them towards a better future, whilst boosting our global organization’s economic relevance and credibility.

The JCI RISE (Rebuild, Invest, Sustain, Evolve) initiative is a platform for JCI members to share ideas, best practices and their unique efforts to sustain and rebuild economies around the world. JCI members have always prioritized understanding their communities to create sustainable solutions. When we partner with other organizations and sectors of society, we can reimagine what the future could look like.

RISE will focus on three specific points:

Investing time and resources to sustain and rebuild local economies
Engaging and empowering the workforce through effective leadership and communication
Acknowledging, understanding and creating solutions to the mental health impact COVID-19 has had on the global population.

Many members have already completed projects related to these points, like JCI Switzerland and their Think Global, Buy Local campaign or the Your Mental Health Matters Too project, a collaborative effort between several Local JCI Organizations in Tunisia. By launching more projects on these topics, you will contribute to building a more impactful JCI, one anchored in providing economic solutions. You can find resources for the RISE initiative on the JCI Library , as well as our Trello board . Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RISEwithJCI to be a part of the conversation!

It’s time to rise to our full potential as leaders. Time to rise to meet challenges with innovation. Time to lift each other up so we can rise above this crisis together. Time for JCI to rise again as the foremost global network of enterprising young leaders.

Learn more about RISE and why it’s important in this Q&A with JCI President Itai Manyere.

Meet the 2020 JCI TOYP honorees!

The votes are in! After careful review from the final judging panel, as well as social media voting, 10 leaders from around the globe were selected as this year’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World. These honorees were selected with help from our esteemed judging panel of 2020 JCI President Itai Manyere; Global Youth Empowerment Fund, Board Chair Anthony Parkes; JCI Ambassador and Executive Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum Board of Directors, Baybars Altuntas; and Monika Froehler, CEO, Ban Ki-Moon Centre. The ten honorees will be recognized at the 2020 JCI Awards Ceremony at the 2020 JCI World Congress in November.

Read more about the winners and their accomplishments on the JCI TOYP website.

Relive the first-ever Online European Conference

The first-ever Online JCI European Conference took place from 12-21 June. This virtual event included over a week of interactive skills development sessions, insightful keynote speakers, lively entertainment and plenty of Irish flair. Watch the European National Presidents and JCI officers say their virtual “hellos” in this creative Opening Ceremony Procession.

The JCI Europe team and Dublin Conference Organizing Committee put on a fantastic show to honor award winners at the local, national and international level. Read about the outstanding members, organizations and projects highlighted at the Online JCI European Conference Awards Ceremony.