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Hello friends - I am completely in awe to announce our 10th (!!!) Deaf Dreamer! For almost four years after starting The Deaf Dream, I thought that Khiem might be our only scholarship recipient because we simply could not get the funds to support anyone else. Truly this is a MIRACLE! Thank you to each of you for taking part in each step of this journey! Here is a segment of his application video: Our 10th Deaf Dreamer is Alfred from Tanzania who seeks to study metal fabrication and welding at Tabora Institute in Central Tanzania. He will be studying alongside our 9th Deaf Dreamer, Rachael. Here is his initial application from March: And the institute sent me this photo from when he was doing the admission interview. And, yep, this is our THIRD scholarship recipient just this year! This is due to your generosity and support. Again, I am just shaking my head writing this. I never would have imagined that we would reach this milestone. Aaaaaand, here come the tears... With gratitude and love in my heart for each of our incredible Deaf Dreamers and you, our donors, Destiny

Rachael will be our 9th Deaf Dreamer and our first scholarship recipient in Tanzania! She came highly recommended by our Deaf Dreamer, Patricia, in Kenya who was in Tanzania last year for her studies. Rachael will be studying along side Alfred (see our next post about our 10th Deaf Dreamer!) at Tabora Institute in Central Tanzania. Her goal is to start a knitting business with proceeds going towards sponsoring wheelchairs for others in the disability and Deaf community. Watch a bit of her application video: Here is her initial application: Thank you for your support (emotional, financial, or otherwise). I cannot tell you what it means to have the means to be able to bring on students! Destiny

Dear friends - I hope you are well and safe. Thank you for your continued prayers for these incredibly resilient Deaf Dreamers. About 4 weeks ago, Phina’s situation became serious very quickly. As I wrote in my last update, Phina was living in a home with no electricity so we were able to get her (with your donations!) a tablet for her schoolwork, a little solar panel to charge it, and lightbulbs that connected to the solar panel so she could have light at night. I learned, however, that a bag of beans that she was so carefully meting out for her meals was nearly empty and she had no work options to buy more (due to COVID shutting down all the places she would haul water for). Others affirmed that once she was out of beans, she would no longer have food. Miracle 1: One of our donors was willing to dedicate part of his donation to getting Phina food for one month. Oryem, our amazing contact in the country, brainstormed with Madame Akello, a wonderful staff member at Phina’s technical school, to purchase the most practical food possible with the funding. (Our goal is simply to help her until the school opened or she was able to haul water for businesses again - this is an exception as we focus on education.) They sent me a shopping list for approval and then made the purchases. Phina wrote me: “Hi Oryem and Destiny, I just can't explain how excited I'm. I was so surprised to receive a package of food supplies and a prepaid Water Bill receipt for UGX10,000 later in the evening. Thank for the Beans, Bars of Soap, Million's Fish, Match boxes, Salt, Cooking Oil that you sent me. Madam Akello said it was a donation from you, Destiny through Oryem. I was left with nothing to cook in the house but you saved me. This will take me through one month+ Thank you again.“ Miracle #2: Due to inflation in food prices during COVID, Oryem, knowing how KEY maize flour was for Phina’s survival decided to contact everyone he could to collect enough money to pay for the flour. (See the white bag in bottom left hand corner.) Such a beautiful example of his (and the community’s) care! Miracle #3: A week later I received a message from Kelai excitedly telling me that Phina had been selected for a sewing internship at a local business. To do what?! Sew face masks!!! They provide room and board as well as a couple of days of sewing training each week for the students joining them and Phina’s school offered her one of the spots. Isn’t that simply incredible timing?! So, as of this week, her school transported her to her internship where she will start her week long quarantine. I’m just so grateful she will be in a good work and living situation til the school re-opens! Miracle #4: When the school closed for the virus, Phina immediately planted sweet potato seeds but they were not growing fast enough for her to eat after her beans ran out. Some of the potatoes are now ripe and she was able to pick her first “crop” before she left (and an awesome neighbor has agreed to watch her plants while she’s away). You can see her loading her sweet potatoes on her head by her home in the photos above. I love her hope-filled smile! :) More miracles are in the making as I write, but I’ll save those for the next update! Thank you, friends, for all you do. Destiny

I cannot express how THRILLED I am to make this announcement. After nearly five years of working with Oryem and his unending support of each Deaf Dreamer’s education, we are finally (!!) able to sponsor Oryem’s education! If you’ve read past updates then you KNOW how above and beyond Oryem has gone to help our Ugandan (and South Sudanese) Deaf Dreamers and I am simply ecstatic to tell him that it’s finally his turn!!! He is such a kind man, full of integrity, and a strong member of the disability community in Uganda. He will be attending university for two years in information systems. Congrats, Oryem!!!

I received this letter from Jerry last week. Thank you to each of you for your help, support, donations, and prayers in his behalf! Take a moment to watch his graduation video if you have not already: https://youtu.be/hB_0FhD6_kA Dear Destiny, Oryem and The Deaf Dream team, Dear Destiny, I don't have words to thank you enough towards your efforts supporting my Education. It's only God who can appreciate you enough. I always pray for that time when we shall meet physically. The Deaf dream has totally broken the barrier in my Community. They can't imagine a Deaf Completing a Course at my level. I felt very touched during my Graduation function at home when a speech from one guest was interpreted asking "People to stop calling me mad from then" All these time i didn't know i was also referred to as a Mad Person, from that moment i couldn't believe myself, I pretended to be happy during the graduation but deep down my heart i was hurting. thinking to myself that sometimes i could be truly mad but not knowing it. Until i asked the interpreter if really i'm mad. He assured me that mad people do not study to graduate, A mad person never asks people if they're mad, and such a number of people can't gather to attend a graduation function for a mad person. The only challenge is, the deaf are referred to as "Mad" by the local community. I got relieved with those responses. But i was left with a very big assignment to finish. i.e To break the barrier! I will do my best support the Deaf Community both within and outside my Country. The Deaf Dream has inspired me a lot! Oryem, without you, i couldn't make it to the Deaf Dream. You were the foundation and Destiny was my pillar to my Studies. All your struggles won't be in vain. i will chase and make sure my dreams come true. Thank you George for interpreting my sign language to written English. Thank you Destiny and Oryem for everything. Pamungu Jerry

​ Dear Friends - I am grateful to have the option to get regular reports from the amazing students on the other side of the world. It truly is the miracle of this age; especially during Covid-19. There is much I would like to update you on but I will do my best to keep this succinct. Our Deaf Dreamers are going through challenges above and beyond what they deserve, but they are survivors in EVERY sense of the word. Dreamer #7: Kelai from South Sudan Kelai Moses is our newest Deaf Dreamer and the first from South Sudan! You can read his incredible / brave story here >> It was Patricia, Deaf Dreamer #4, who met him and recommended him for our scholarship. He is studying carpentry in Uganda at the same technical school as Phina, Deaf Dreamer #6. They were both offered free housing at the school. COVID UPDATE: As Kelai was studying in Uganda when the virus hit and the school closed, he has been unable to cross the border back to South Sudan where his mother lives. Considering their past, I cannot imagine what emotional triggers he and his mother are having. Thankfully, he is staying with a friend and is using a laptop for school that the organization Jerry started (Deaf Dreamer #3) is loaning to him. Dreamer #6: Phina from Uganda ​You can read Phina's story here >> COVID UPDATE: Phina's situation has been very difficult since her school closed down. She had been living at school for free; truly a blessing for her as she has no living family. Thankfully, Kelai had remained in contact with her and doing his best to help her by relaying her needs to me. She found a place to live but it is without electricity so she was unable to communicate with me or do her schooling. Through Oryem's ever-constant help (Jerry's mentor who is a member of the disability community), we were able to get her a tablet for her schooling with a solar panel charger that allows her to use her tablet for up to 8 hours. And (Oryem's BRILLIANT idea!) a light bulb that attaches to a solar panel charger that allows her to have light all night long. I pray this helps her feel more safe! She is now doing her schooling and in regular contact with me. This tablet will be passed on to the next Deaf Dreamer when she has graduated. Dreamer #5: Patricia from Kenya Patricia has been an active front line for The Deaf Dream. As part of her program, she has traveled to Uganda and Tanzania to meet with the Deaf Community. She has been actively seeking for strong, potential Deaf Dreamers during her travels and connected me with Kelai and two more possible scholarship recipients from Rwanda! You can read Patricia's story here >> COVID UPDATE: Patricia was in Tanzania when the coronavirus hit. I did not hear from her in several weeks and was no less comforted when she finally wrote to say she had been in quarantine without access to anyone until that moment. She said that the nurses were terrified of getting sick so besides taking her temperature, they avoided the patients (even though no one in her school group was sick). When she was finally able to cross the border, she was then put in quarantine in Kenya in deplorable conditions. (Read a BBC article about it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52326316.) Her brother, who was working in Uganda when the virus hit, is still stuck in quarantine so she asked for prayers in his behalf. Patricia is finally home in Kenya and continuing her schooling online. Dreamer #4: Amuge from Uganda ​I have not yet heard from Amuge, though a few weeks ago Oryem reported that she was doing okay. I ask for your prayers in her behalf. You can read Amuge's story here >> Dreamer #3: Jerry from Uganda ​ WATCH HIS GRADUATION HERE!! >> Merely weeks before Covid-19 hit, Jerry was able to graduate with his class! I am SO proud of him and will be posting a video of his graduation soon on our website. (Oryem was incredible to take a bus all night long to live stream the ceremony for me!) You can read Jerry's story here >> COVID UPDATE: Jerry is at home and safe. His organization was closed along with all other businesses in Uganda. I am so grateful that he would share his organization's laptop with Kelai to allow him to continue his schooling! Jerry's mentor and friend, Oryem, has been working miracles over there in behalf of all of the students and was the one to pick up and drop off the laptop to Kelai and purchase all of the equipment Phina needed with The Deaf Dream funds. I cannot express how much he has blessed The Deaf Dream! Dreamer #2: Victoria from Ghana Victoria was set to graduate in June of this year. My prayer is that it can happen this year after after she has waited 4 YEARS to graduate! The blessing is that before the virus hit, she was hired on to teach at the Cape Coast Deaf School. She will be such an inspiration to each of her students and you can bet she is EAGER for the schools to open again! You can read Victoria's story here >> COVID UPDATE: Her mentor, Emmanuel, wrote to let me know that they are safe so far and are home as the schools are closed. He said that since Ghana coronavirus cases are still increasing, they have no idea when the schools will re-open. Dreamer #1: Khiem from Vietnam WATCH HIS VIDEO HERE >> Khiem created a video explaining Deaf rights to marry in Vietnam. If you have read my previous updates, you know how long he has been working towards this and what a miracle it is that Deaf can now marry each other. You can see his explanation video here >> and you can read Khiem's story here >> -------- As you can tell from this email, the Deaf Dreamers are helping each other in every way. From Kelai being actively aware of Phina to Jerry loaning their organization's laptop to Kelai to Patricia finding more Deaf Dreamers. I don't think there is anything more beautiful for me than seeing Deaf Dreamers help each other so readily. My heart is so so grateful. With love and prayers that each of you are safe - Destiny Destiny Yarbro Founder & CEO www.thedeafdream.org $10 pays for a week of school. Donate >>

Hello dear friends - I am thrilled to introduce you to our 7th (!!) Deaf Dreamer, Kelai Moses. I will share a bit of his story below. (Trigger Warning: Abuse.) Kelai Moses Duop is from South Sudan. Many of you may know that South Sudan has been in a constant state of conflict and war for decades. His mother was abducted in 1999 by SPLA Rebels and forced to carry their stolen goods. It was only when the UPDF Soldiers attacked that Kelai's mother was able to escape. Shortly afterwards she realized she has become pregnant from the abuse during those two months as a captive. (Kelai is the survivor of failed abortions as his mother did not know how she would raise him.) In 2007, he and his mother came to Uganda. (Kelai means "unknown" and Duop means "war.") They lived in the Kiryandongo Refugee Camp in Uganda and then the Bidi Bidi Camp (the largest refugee camp in the world). He started attending the same school as Phina in January, studying carpentry and joinery. His dream is to start a carpentry business where he can train and hire other members of his Deaf South Sudanese community. Thank you for your support! With two students graduated, two graduating this year, and two next year, we are hope to bring on another student (or two!) this year. I / we could not do it without your help. Destiny You can watch his video thanking those who have donated here: And read of his original application:

I redesigned www.TheDeafDream.org.Check it out! > Dear friends - I wanted to reach out in this Christmas season and share with you the miracles that I am seeing with our Deaf Dreamers. I know you don't have a lot of time so I tried to structure this year's update to be easy-to-read. (With TONS of photos! :) ) PHINA - Uganda Dream: Open a Deaf tailoring training centre to teach skills and provide work for others in her Deaf community. Her Story: She was accepted into a college with her parents' support. Shortly after starting her parents were murdered in a robbery. She has been loading and selling water to survive. She began studying at a tailoring technical school in 2019. MORE > Quote: "I'm already enjoying. It's nice connecting with my fellow deaf and also hearing students. This is a new life. Thank you. God bless you." Update: Phina is finishing her 1st semester! You can already see in the photos above (from left to right) her confidence growing as she learns practical tailoring skills and has consistent (and free!) food and housing from the college. Years: 2019 - Present Education Cost: $215 per semester PATRICIA - Kenya Dream: Start a bilingual / bicultural Deaf school. (Kenyan Sign Language + English) Her Story: Patricia reached out to me multiple times asking for a scholarship. She has been very involved in her church and Deaf communities. Her brother agreed to pay for her housing and her church congregation fundraised money for transportation, provided her with a mattress and blanket for the dormitory, as well as sugar and soap each semester. MORE > Update: Patricia just got back from spending a couple of months in Uganda as part of her education. (See central photo above.) She met with another Deaf Dreamer, Phina, and is learning shoemaking at Phina's school for a couple of weeks. Shoes are very expensive in Kenya, so she is excited to start a small business and train a few Deaf shoemakers. They can produce and sell to market vendors from home (keeping down production costs). Quote: "I have been able to meet Phina in their Institute and also...another Deaf Institute about 70Km away from Kenya-Uganda border... It was an amazing experience sharing with fellow Deaf from a different country. We shared a lot of issues pertaining our Education and career. I learned a lot of new things from Uganda. I can't forget my experience with 'Odii' (peanut butter) which is in abundant in the country." Years: 2018 - Present (Graduates January 2021) Education Cost: $400 per semester AMUGE - Uganda Dream: Start an international Deaf organization in Africa to address common issues such as misdiagnosing deafness as a mental illness or intellectual disability. Her Story: Amuge's family has very limited income with many children. Even though she was admitted into college, they used their money to pay for the education of her other siblings rather than hers. "Their education have been taken a priority. I do not know why but sometimes I think its because of my disability." MORE > Update: Amuge is coming up on her last year of school! She has been studying Industrial Arts which includes business administration and project management courses. She recently completed an internship for Pearl of Africa Arts. Years: 2018 - Present (Graduates June 2020) Education Cost: $300 per semester JERRY - Uganda Dream: Establish an Arts and Graphics Center to empower people with disabilities by training and employing them. His Story: Jerry is an incredible artist. His (unofficially) adopted brother and mentor, Oryem, helped him apply for a scholarship. MORE > Mentor's Quote: "I'm also happy [Jerry] is trying to follow up on his dream of improving the lives of the Deaf and proving it to his community that the Deaf also have value despite the local beliefs. ...My biggest regards to you [donors] for having considered him for the scholarship. Without you, he wouldn't have moved this long journey. You are the reason for this big dream. May the Good Lord bless you and The Deaf Dream for this wonderful program." Update: Jerry has completed his course work and will graduate next month! This last year (while still in school!) he started an organization called "Deaf In Action" which trains and will one day employ members of his Deaf community. Amuge's mentor wrote me saying, "It's amazing how people are surprised about Jerry's initiative. He has become the 'talk of the community'." (Most recent photo, second from the left.) Years: 2017 - 2020 Education Cost: $300 per semester GRADUATES IN JANUARY! VICTORIA - Ghana Dream: Become a teacher at a Deaf school. Her Story: Victoria lost both of her parents when she was young. She would have been unable to finish primary school if it weren't for Emmanuel, a teacher at her Deaf school, who noticed that she was "smart, curious, hardworking, brilliant" and decided to pay for her to be able to attend high school. He and his family adopted her as their own but were unable to pay for her college education. A friend of mine, Elise, was volunteering in Ghana at the time and connected me to Victoria and Emmanuel. MORE > Quotes: "I am doing great by the grace." "I would like to say BIG thank you for supporting me. I am really appreciated of you." Update: Victoria has completed her student teaching (far right photo), competed in France as the only female contender in the Ghanaian Deaf Volleyball Team (top photo, second from left), taken her National Teaching Exam, and completed all her course work! AND I FOUND OUT A FEW DAYS AGO THAT SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO TEACH IN THE CAPE COAST DEAF SCHOOL. SHE HAS A JOB!!! (And each of her students and fellow hearing teachers will see her example every single day. What a glorious thing!) Years: 2016 - 2020 Education Cost: $350 per semester GRADUATES IN JUNE! KHIEM - Vietnam Dream: Get a degree to expand his influence as a leader in the Vietnamese Deaf community. His Story: I have shared his story multiple times. So rather than re-tell it all here, please click "more." Khiem and I met the first time while I was visiting Vietnam with Semester at Sea. He had tried to go to university for many, many years. I founded The Deaf Dream so we could sponsor Khiem (and hopefully others, eventually). Everything Khiem learned in school, he would teach to the 350+ members of the Deaf organization he and his mother founded. MORE > Update: Khiem continues to amaze me! Since graduating, he continues to be interviewed by the Vietnamese media regularly, puts on activities (see far right collage photos) and teaches (far left bottom photo) in his Deaf organization, led out on a MASSIVE disability conference; coordinating efforts between many different disability groups to petition for basic rights. (The right for two people with disabilities to marry, the right to drive, etc.) And in a sweet way, he has come full circle by now teaching Southern Vietnamese Sign Language at the SAME university that took him so much hard work to attend! (Top photo, Khiem in the center surrounded by his hearing students.) Years: 2013 - 2015 Education Cost: $200 per semester GRADUATED! You'll be happy to learn: - We have received sufficient (and more!) donations to cover our students so far. There are two, possibly three, students who we may sponsor next year. One of these Deaf Dreamers would be from South Sudan (incredible yes?) as he left his country in civil war (with no Deaf schools) and came to Uganda to study. - We have also received specific (and generous!) donations from three people, Tim, Rene, and Dewey, who know how much work goes on behind the scenes and offered to cover our low overhead costs as well as students. Such a blessing! - The emails I send you, my dear friends, are simply for your enjoyment. Please know they are not to make you feel pressured to donate if you are not in a position to. God has been truly in the details and is taking care of this little nonprofit, don't you worry! :) And I always love to hear from you if you have a moment! I just hope you enjoy reading about the impact your support (financial or otherwise) has had on each of these students and on me! Merry CHRIST-mas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and a reeeeeeeally late Ramadan Mubarak to my Muslim friends. :) Thank you for being part of each miracle! Destiny P.S. And...for those of you wondering, yes this is the email I sent out a couple of weeks ago. But several people mentioned to me that it got lost in the #GivingTuesday mayhem so I decided to resend. :) --------------------- Destiny Yarbro Founder & CEO www.thedeafdream.org EASY FREE WAY TO HELP Go to Smile.Amazon.com and select The Deaf Dream to be your nonprofit. Amazon will donate a bit each time you make a purchase! (No cost / hastle to you.)

Hello everyone - I have the best news to announce! Phina from Uganda has become our 6th Deaf Dreamer! Her background story is unique and proves her inner strength. So many miracles have fallen into place for this amazing woman. With the help of her supportive parents, she was able to start college last year (a rarity in Uganda!). However, during her first semester, her parents were murdered by armed robbers and her she had to pull out of school to fetch and sell water to meet her basic needs. Her parents' family adopted all of her siblings except Phina, because she is deaf. (Traditionally, I have been told, Deaf are considered "mad" and "hopeless" by hearing people.) Thankfully, Oryem Sunday, a mentor to Jerry and Amuge (other Deaf Dreamers in Uganda), felt he should tell me about Phina even though we have a strict 2 students per country policy. (Phina did not know that he reached out to me about her situation.) As I read her story and received her application and application video within 24 hours of me asking for more information, I knew in my heart that she would be a beautiful exception to the rule. It's amazing how CLEARLY the confirmation comes when it is the right person for the scholarship! Phina is going to tech school to be a tailor and seamstress. The three year program will not only teach her the necessary skills but also help her set up a business. She will apply for a sewing machine through Tools with a Mission (check them out, such a COOL focused non profit idea!) The program is only $200 per semester ($1200 total for the degree) and the school has offered to provide her housing and food at no cost because of her disability. Her dream is build a business wherein she can hire other Deaf members of her community to sew school uniforms and sweaters, as well as other clothing. A beautiful element to this miracle is that Jerry's new organization, Deaf In Action, has been helping with this process (this is the organization he started this semester). His organization wrote to Ogony Catholic Church in Gulu and Phina excitedly told me this week that they will cover the costs for workshop wear, student ID, first aid service, development fund, and her personal requirements of sugar, soap, and sanitary pads. As Phina said in her recent email, "I can't explain how excited I am, for your great decision to sponsor my Education. I had no hope for further Education, I went to Minakulu Technical Institute and was admitted. I have been offered free Accommodation and meals at this Institute. This just the beginning of my new life. I'm thankful to God for connecting me to you through Oryem." Thank you, each of you, for the generous donations that allow students like Phina to go to college! Each person is changing their communities and their countries. My prayer is that you will feel joy each time you read my updates. Thank you for every word of encouragement and support! With more gratitude than I know what to do with - Destiny #Deafnonprofitorganization #DestinyYarbro #internationaldeafscholarships #DeafCollegeScholarships #DeafCollegeEducation #UgandaDeaf #UgandaDeafCommunity #nonprofitorganizationfordeafcollegeeducation #Phina

Khiem (pictured in the center with grey business shirt) was our very first Deaf Dreamer! We sponsored his two year degree in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 2012-2014. Those of you who sponsored his scholarship would be pleased to know that he is doing well. He has been teaching sign language to hearing university students and had a record 56 students this semester! We are so proud of you, Khiem!!! Destiny #Khiem #VietnameseDeafLeader #VietnamDeafCommunity #VietnamDisabilityAssociation #Vietnam #internationaldeafscholarships #Deafnonprofitorganization #Deafscholarships #Deafcollegescholarships

I originally posted this on www.DestinyYarbro.com but I thought any of you curious about how and why I built The Deaf Dream in this way would appreciate the read. This morning a friend asked me for advice on starting a nonprofit. This question has come multiple times each year and I have finally decided it is time to stop writing individual emails and create a single post with what I've learned. That said, I will not pretend to be an expert on nonprofit organizations...in any way. I had the wonderful blessing to launch The Deaf Dream nonprofit (having no idea what I was doing and receiving a lot of divine help along the way). But in the last decade, I have also been able to work with over 30 nonprofits in various capacities; each with their unique goals, niches, locations, and needs. My hope is that my recommendations below will simply help your idea blossom into an effective, manageable and (most importantly) ethical nonprofit organization. 1. Build a Simple Organization If you want to create an effective and manageable nonprofit, I recommend you keep it simple: A. Start small...no, start TINY. Ask yourself: "What is the ONE thing we can do right now that will have the biggest impact?" When I started The Deaf Dream, our motto was Educate. Employ. Empower. (I.E. Fix alllllll the problems facing the international Deaf community.) Eventually I burnt out and we had made very little progress. I identified the ONE thing we could do (and do well) that would have the biggest impact: Sponsor 1-2 Deaf college students per developing nation. Recommended Reading: Essentialism (and Simple Church was actually really helpful too!) B. Don't bring on partners or a big team or a large board unless you ABSOLUTELY need to. More people = slower organization = most of your time goes into babysitting your team rather than on what really matters. I say this gently, but I have learned that there are a lot of people who want to help...and very few who have the time or drive to make positive change themselves. Recommended Reading: REWORK C. Keep your overhead costs low. There are a myriad of free resources, platforms, and programs available online. Do some research before slapping down money for a service. Keep your fixed costs low. If possible, my recommendation is to stick to just a website if at all possible. It is your solemn responsibility to make sure your donors' money goes directly to the recipients. Plus, it's unethical, in my book, to use 30-90% of your donations on paying salaries and increasing fundraising like many large organizations. (See the #3 section below.) D. Decide early on how much time you'll invest per week. I started out investing 40+ hours into The Deaf Dream, doing a million different things and getting nowhere. When I simplified the organization, I realized I really didn't need more than 1 hour of FULLY focused and committed time each week. Now I've even got it down to about 15 minutes per week with 2-3 hours every few months when the semesters are starting and ending for our students. Sure, I could do a lot more, there is always more we can do, but by doing this, I ensure that I'll never burn out, live happier, and keep focused on what matters most. Recommended Reading: Again, Essentialism 2. Thoughtfully create a 30 second pitch. Six years ago, I pitched my idea for The Deaf Dream to a BYU professor who said, "You can always tell a founder because they cannot give a pitch without sharing EVERYTHING." Best advice ever! Even the nicest person in the world doesn't want to hear everything about an organization right off the bat. I recommend your basic pitch contain < READ MORE > #TheDeafDream #nonprofitorganizationfordeafcollegeeducation #nonprofit #nonprofit #howtostartanonprofit #nonprofitorganization #ethicalnonprofit #manageablenonprofit #voluntarycharity #ToxicCharity #Essentialism #Rework #EffectiveNonprofitOrganization

We received photos from Jerry in Uganda this week. He is our 3rd Deaf Dreamer and our male scholarship recipient in Uganda. (Our goal is to sponsor one male and one female student in each developing nation who are leaders and encourage further higher education in their Deaf communities.) He is studying art at university. I knew you would love seeing his work! Thank you for your constant support! - Destiny #internationaldeafscholarships #UgandaDeafCommunity #UgandaDeaf #Uganda #Deafnonprofitorganization #Deafscholarships #Deafcollegescholarships #DeafCollegeEducation