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Niigata Tokyo Nonprofit Action Tour

• Report to
• Niigata Association for Nonprofit (NAN)
• The Center for Global Partnership
• The Japan Foundation
• Tour Partners

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Goals for the Action Tour

• The Planning Committee for the Action Tour
• determined these goals
• 3 persons from PANO could safely and comfortably
  visit Niigata,
• Know about the reality of nonprofit sector in
  Niigata Prefecture
• Provide an exchange experience for development of
  nonprofit sector in Niigata and
• Further the grass-root sister-relationship
  between Niigata and Pennsylvania

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Specific Sanjo Goals

• To exhibit the nonprofit situation in Sanjo area
  and get consultation on planning for establishing
  an intermediary organization
• To witness the uniqueness of nonprofit activities
  in the Sanjo area, by visiting sites and meeting
  leaders
• To network with leaders about nonprofit activity

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Joetsu Goals

• Motivate participants of nonprofits, volunteering
  and social issues
• Get fundraising knowledge and ideas

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Yamakoshi Goals

• To discuss the collaboration of public and
  nonprofit sectors and roles of intermediary
  organization
• To learn from case studies of nonprofit
  activities in Pennsylvania toward social issues
• To get advice on fundraising for intermediary
  organizations
• To develop business and personal relationships
  among participants with different social positions

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Murakami Goals

• Participating in a Community Event in Murakami
• The 7th Bamboo Lantern Festival. Lighting 5000
  lanterns made of bamboo in the castle town with
  traditional Japanese instrumental music
• Recruit 50 more volunteers, especially involve
  non-Japanese residents in Niigata
• Get new perspectives on running the event

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Niigata Goals

• Tohoku Electric Power CSR meeting
• Address the Memorial Forum of Workers' Foundation
  in Niigata
• Lecture and Workshop in Niigata
• Lecture Corporations loved by the community
• Learning about CSR in the U.S. and reviewing
  corporate approaches
• Workshop Fundraising for Nonprofits
• Compare and contrast fundraising for nonprofits
  in the US. and in Japan

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Tokyo Goals

• To meet with key nonprofit organizations and
  leaders
• Exchange practices and initiatives between Japan
  and the United States
• Observe the sophistication of Japans nationally
  recognized organizations and leadership

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Promotion of a busy 10 days!
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Tohoku Electric Power Company
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Building towards Corporate Social Responsibility
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Sanjo
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The youngest elected mayor in Japan - Isato
Kunisada
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Sanjo Oyako Gekijo
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Reviewing the presentation for a gathering
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Marui Imai House Preservation
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Formal Tea Ceremony
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Caretaker for the historical home
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Ancestry for the historical home
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Yamakoshi

• Site of the Earthquake in 2005

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Recovery and Revitalization Leadership Team
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Among the victims of the earthquake
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One of the many reunions from the Pennsylvania
bound delegation 2005 Lee san
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Philadelphia Eagles!!!!
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Reminder of a terrible 3 minutes!
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Japanese hospitality home made meal!
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Landscaping became a valuable skill set in the
recovery and revitalization
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NPO transportation became a benefit after the
quake
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The soothing sound of revitalization
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Round-table in Yamakoshi

• Collaboration of public and nonprofit sectors
  and rolls of intermediary organization

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Reception at Fukubikiya
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More hospitality we felt so appreciated
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Unwinding after a long day
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Sharing notes about fundraising and storytelling
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One of many special moments before leaving
Yamakoshi
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Joetsu

• Tour of Kensei Museum

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Enough leadership to go around!
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Umiterasu Nadachi

• Lunch at NPO started by
• Mother with Special Needs Child

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The supervisor!
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Making sure we know the rules of the house!
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One of Joetsus finest!
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Meeting Joetsu City Deputy Mayor
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Proudly wearing the feather of contribution
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Animal Network Ponies

• Horse Therapy

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One of our favorite stories storytelling/fundrai
sing
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How do you know when you are making a difference?
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Town meeting in Joetsu
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NAN

• Niigata City
• Nonprofit Support Center

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Furumachi

• Forum

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Murakami

• Volunteering for
• Screen Bamboo Lantern Festival

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A chance meeting

• Travis Lundy

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Lecture in Niigata

• Learning CSR in the U.S. and reviewing corporate
  approaches
• How to fundraise for nonprofits in the US. and in
  Japan

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Thanks Party

• Niigata City
• Nonprofit Support Center

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Tokyo
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Visit to Dojo

• Pete Berol visit to home Dojo

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Japan CGP

• The Japan Foundation

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People We Met
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Johns sad arm!
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People we met

• Kasahara Michiyoshi
• Niigata
• Tamaki Nara
• Souzou
• Hideki Nishimatsu
• Japan Foundation - Intellectual Exchange Division
• Eriko Nitta
• NPO - Hiroba
• Kiyomi Okada
• Japan NPO Center
• Makoto Oshima
• Joetsu Times President President Kubikono NPO

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People we met

• Rayna Rusanko
• Translator
• Kazuya Sakaue
• Sanjo Regional Management
• Yamaski Shigeki
• Nagaoka City Dr.
• Fumihiro Hara
• Hokkaido Development Engineering
• Ria Honma
• NAN
• Kazuro Ebana
• Niigata Japanese Trade Union Confederation

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People we met

• Inagaki Fumihiko
• Fukkou-design
• Akane Hiraiwa
• The Japan Foundation CGP
• Lee In- Chul
• Niigata Disaster Relief Volunteer Network
• Mihoko Ishiguro
• Sanjo City Government
• Hirochika Itakura
• NPO- Hiroba
• Emi Iwanaga
• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space

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People we met

• Dr. Seiji Kamimura
• Nagaoka University of Technology
• Yoji Kaneko
• NAN
• Michlyoshi Kasahara
• Niigata Government
• Kayoko Kawai
• NPO Koshino-satoyama-club
• Hirokazu Kimura
• Hokuriku Construction Association
• Jun Kobayashi
• Lattecomi
• Yuto Kunisada
• Mayor of Sanjo

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People we met

• Yoshiaki Maruyama
• Niigata Government
• Hirobu Matsuzawz
• Niigata Government
• Yasuke Meguro
• NAN
• Dr. Jun Wada, President
• Hokuriku Construction Association
• Toshimichi Yamagucci
• Hokuriki Construction Association

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People we met

• Noriko Yamamoto
• The Japan Foundation
• Yamaoki Yoshinori
• Japan NPO Center
• Toshio Yoshizaki
• Facilitation igo
• Sachiko Kishimoto, Executive Director
• Center for Public Resources Development
• Asuka Tajima, Program Director
• Center for Public Resources Development

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People we met

• Charlie Stratton
• I Can
• Kelly Suen
• Coordinator International Relations
• Kazuo Takamura
• NPO-Hiroba
• Yukiko Tamaki
• Civic Affairs Div. Niigata
• Naoki Tanaka
• The Network Center for Human Service Association

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People we met

• Chikako Terao
• Junko Terasawa
• Creative Eyes
• Yoshie Tomisawa
• NAN
• Rumi Ueno
• Landscape Architect
• Yoshiaki Yamamoto
• NPO Support

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Collaborating Organizations

• Sanjo
• Niigata Saigai Volunteer Network
• Chiiki Tasukeai Network
• Joetsu
• Kubikino NPO Support Center
• Local enterprises

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Collaborating Organizations

• Yamakoshi
• Chuetsu Fukkou Network
• Hokuriku Construction Association
• Local government (Niigata Prefecture, Nagaoka
  city, Kashiwazaki city)
• Nonprofits in Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki
• Universities and Research Centers

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Collaborating Organizations

• Murakami
• Tsukisara Partners Center
• Bamboo Lantern Festival Committee members
• Niigata
• Niigata City Nonprofits Support Center
• Niigata Employers Association
• Workers' foundation Niigata

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Collaborating Organizations

• Kubikino NPO Support Center
• Chuetsu Revival Civil Conference
• Tsukisara Partners Center
• Niigata Workers Welfare Foundation
• New York City, USA
• Center for Global Partnerships
• The Japan Foundation

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Ramen!!!!
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Lincoln Institute

• Radio Interview
• Helping strengthen the
• non profit sector in Japan

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