Soup4World Institute

The Institute is a leader in custom designing workforce development initiatives in partnership with companies, Chambers of Commerce, schools, colleges and organizations. We are aligned with the Green New Deal, committed to helping build a blue-green workforce for a resilient, sustainable economy. We've used theHealthy Communitiesprocess and Design Thinking tools to collaborate with businesses, economic development departments and Chambers of Commerce in these communities. These collaborations have resulted multi-faceted programs that address environmental challenges of the 21st century. We've worked with leaders from business, education, government, and communities to envision sustainable career pathways. The Institute's Career Mentor & Job Shadow Day Programs and College Prep Programs train them to blue-green workforce. We've seen green-blue companies thrive when they invest in mentoring local youth. The Institute's TouchStone Leaders Platform connects people around the world who are building a sustainable world. The Platform scales up The Institute's 20 years of real-world experience, using rich content and methodologies to train facilitators. The TouchStone Leader's offerings are bottom-up lessons learned, working directly with community-based programs. They are action oriented making it possible for learning and social change to happen simultaneously and effectively. The Platform's Life Planning Tools: Dream Map™ is an online framework for individualized learning, self-directed careers for 21st century workforce development, especially blue/green jobs. Designed in partnership with young people, The Platform features smart tools, educational apps, online curriculum, and Action Learning Community Cafes with youth around the world who are developing Sustainability Projects in their communities. It is an effective, grassroots, train-the-trainer Certification Program for emerging leaders to receive hands-on training using our tools with youth in their communities. Dedicated to our chairperson, Walter Cronkite, the Platform features 100's of inspiring videos featured on our YouTube Education Channel.