Blueprint for Social Change: Shaping an Impact-Based Strategy - Case Study 2002 – 2020

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discourse based on human rights, inclusion and diversity. Activism and digital leadership are initiatives just beginning to strengthen. Creating a cadre of young leaders with and without disabilities who can take action to promote shared goals and use knowledge and tools suitable for leadership in the new age will be integral in making a difference. Main activities: Our central guiding principle is, “Nothing about us without us . ” Movements and social networks generally grow from the bottom up. The Foundation therefore chose to elicit the need for networking and social change among young people, independent of organizations and the establishment, in the hope that they will break new ground and design solutions that are right for them. > Coalescing many leaders and activists on the countrywide and global levels, integrating them in the leadership cadre of the movement and the ranks of organizers. > Establishing and fostering a network of alumni who can join the leadership cadre of the movement and the ranks of organizers. > Training the movement’s leaders and equipping them with tools for leadership and activism in the digital age. Bottom-up Setting it in motion and providing tools for organic activity by organized local groups. Leadership training programs for the digital age: LINK20 members take part in workshops, lectures and discussions with a variety of professionals in the fields of leadership and activism, entrepreneurship, digital communication, public relations and inclusion of people with disabilities. They engage in networking activity and hackathons and, together, lead advanced digital campaigns. 1. Movements of activists and leadership spearheading change: graphic model Top-down

Networking: The alumni network forms the heart of LINK20’s activity and is

its engine of change. We have succeeded in bringing together a large group of young people, with and without disabilities, who are prominent in an activist network, online and offline, taking part in events, both virtual and face-to-face activities. They have an intensive presence on various online platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and a monthly newsletter. Each year, members of the movement launch campaigns on the local and global levels. Thus, the center