Contact:

Marianne Larned, Director

P.O. Box 4551

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

T: 617-304-7821
E: soup4world@gmail.com
URL/Website: www.soup4world.com

Founded:1997

Mission:

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute develops educational tools, trainings, initiatives to prepare young and emerging leaders to build a more sustainable world.  The Institute brings the Stone Soup fable to life, inspiring people to give their gifts so together we can feed the hunger in our souls and the hunger in the world.  Our book and educational curriculum, Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes which were written on the Vineyard features the story of two Vineyard farmers Andrew Woodruff and Rick Anderson who rallied the community to rebuild the island’s beloved old Ag Hall in 1995.

"Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes is a blueprint for building a better world. Its heroes are legendary people and ordinary folks who, by conviction, imagination, innovation, persistence, frequently hard work, and not infrequently moral or physical courage, have lifted their neighbors and their communities. They challenge each of us to respond in kind." -- Walter Cronkite

Major Programs:

The Institute’s 2009-2011 major projects on Martha’s Vineyard:
1.      Global Technology Initiative
In partnership with Martha’s Vineyard Community Television, the Institute is training MVRHS students in new media skills to develop videos on Vineyard youth and on people featured in Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes. This is the first phase of the Institute’s Online Education Resource Center which is dedicated to Walter Cronkite, the Institute’s honorary chair.  

2 .      Youth Summit for Sustainable Development: June 26-July 2, 2010
Last year Oak Bluffs student Jesse (Taylor) Boswell attended the Institute’s Youth Summit in Virgin Gorda, BVI.

3.    This summer the Institute is convening its 6th Annual Youth Summit for Sustainable Development on Martha’s Vineyard.  During this week-long intensive leadership training program, fifty high school youth delegates (35 Vineyard youth) will envision their personal, professional, community and planetary goals; and develop action plans to implement service and sustainable development projects.  

You can learn more about the Institute’s Youth Summits by visiting these links on our websites.
•       Youth Summit for Sustainable Development: http://vgyli.org/YouthSummit.html
•       VYLI’s 2020 Report on Sustainable Development: http://www.vyli.com/2020report.html

501(c)(3)? Yes

Form 990 Filed? Yes

Financial Information: as of 2008

Total Income: $63,522                 Total Expenses: $60,002

Net Assets: $7,933

Board of Directors:

Marsha Reeves Jews, President
Hulas King, Vice President
Nane Alejandrez, Treasurer
Marianne Larned, Secretary