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Engineering Impact: Engineers Without Borders UBC Chapter

Enhancing human development through community engagement. Programs include High School Outreach, Coffee to End Poverty initiative, and Bridging the Gap Conference. Financial transparency and triple redundancy in bookkeeping. Fundraising for African partners' poverty alleviation efforts.

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Engineering Impact: Engineers Without Borders UBC Chapter

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  1. EWB UBC 2006 – 2007 Funds Leading to Results Engineers Without Borders: UBC Chapter

  2. EWB: Applying Engineering to Human Development • EWB adds value to the community • High School Outreach – reached 1700 students last year • Coffee to End Poverty – dozens of coffee shops participated • Education Meetings – every two weeks, usually 30 to 40 people • Bridging the Gap Conference – reached 150 people last year • Curriculum Enhancement – ran SDS last year, APSC 150 module • EWB helps African partners do what they do better, supporting them in their poverty alleviation goals. • Sent 2 volunteers to Africa for $13,000 • Supported a long term volunteer for $7,500

  3. Financial Responsibilities of a Registered Charity • Motivation: EWB must remain a registered charity • Audited by Deloitte and Touche • Overseen by Mac Macarthur, Chief Accountant for all $2 million of EWB Canada • Triple redundancy in bookkeeping practice – monthly reporting, monthly statements, internal spreadsheet • All transactions by cheque and require 2 signatures • 93% of EWB’s funding goes directly to programs (as opposed to overhead, admin)

  4. Funds Raised

  5. Funds Raised ctd.

  6. Funds Raised ctd. The Bottom Line

  7. Chapter Expenses Total Expenses: $29,658.93

  8. Chapter Expenses

  9. Junior Fellows / Working Partner

  10. National Conference Subsidy

  11. UBC Chapter The Bottom Line

  12. How Tuition Referendum Money was Used, Engineering Impacts • The $6,748 were divided between three items: • Bridging the Gap Conference • Contributed to logistical costs for the EWB’s BTG Conference ~ $2100 • National Conference Subsidy • Partially covered registration fees, which totaled ~ $5200 • Junior Fellowship • Partially covered the $6,500 that one Junior Fellow costs

  13. EWB – UBC Doin’ It For Dorothy

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