The Forgotten Ones

According to UNICEF

There are currently

143 Million OrphansWorldwide

If Orphans Were a Country – 8th LargestChina 1,321,851,888India 1,129,866,154USA 301,139,947Indonesia 234,693,997Brazil 190,010,647Pakistan 169,270,617Bangladesh 150,448,339

ORPHANS 143,000,000Russia 141,377,752

Somewhere in the worlda child dies…

Every 5.2 seconds

9/11/2001 2,972 people died in NYC, DC attacks

Today

Over 16,600 children will die …

yet you won’t hear it on the news

12/26/2004 98,000 people died in the Asian Tsunami

Over 300,000 children will die …

in the next 21 days

From 1939-1945 Hitler executed

6 Million Jews

Over 6 Million children will die …This Year Alone

• A child dies every 5.2 seconds

22 since this presentation started

• Every 2.2 seconds an orphan ages out of the system worldwide• Each day 38,493 age out and are sent

awayOver 14 Million this year

• In Russia, of those who age out• 10-15% commit suicide by age 18• 60% of girls become prostitutes• 70% of boys become hardened criminals

• In the US, 520,000+ kids are in foster care120,000 are immediately adoptable

• In the NY Foster System60% of kids who age out end up homeless

• 2007 Vanderbilt University Study (by age 20)84% of foster kids become parents42% never graduate high school25% experience homelessness

There are over 27 Million victims of human trafficking worldwide

13 Million are children

Over 1 Million children are added to this number each year

“Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy

for the worst of them all…the apathy of human beings.”

- Helen Keller

What about Retail?

Can Retail be part of the solution?

What can Retail do about143 Million Orphans?

What about you?

Will you get involved?

The Retail Orphan Initiative (www.RetailROI.org)

has been organized to raise awareness and bring real solutions to help the more than

400 Million vulnerable children worldwide.

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world,

and that is an idea whose time has come.”

– Victor Hugo

Pre-RetailROI

RetailROI Groundwork• Birthed out of the passion and work of

Paul Singer, CIO, SuperValu• Meeting between Paul and Greg Buzek

at Oracle OpenWorld 9/08• Calls and Discussions 10/08• RetailROI Formed 11/15/2008• Press Release 12/9/2008• First face to face meeting 1/11/2009

RetailROI - Purpose• Awareness of the need• Share the facts in a way that people do not turn the

channel

• Encouragement for Retailers and Vendors to create internal programs• Mentoring, adoption assistance, leave for adoptive

parents, foster care training/skills

• Funding “feet on the street” charities that are making a big difference

RetailROI - Who’s involved so far

• Donor Trustees• Paul Singer – CIO Supervalu• Marc Millstein – President RetailConnections• Greg Buzek – President IHL Group

• Board of Advisors - Retailers• Timothy Kasbe – CIO Sears Holdings• Ed Collupy – CIO The Pantry• Stephen Bozzo – CIO 1-800-Flowers• Robert Fort – CIO Virgin Media

RetailROI - Who’s involved so far• Board of Advisors – Vendors/Analysts• Verlin Youd – SVP Trading SAP• Paula Paravecchio – EMEA Managing Dir. Microsoft• Jeff Roster – Research VP Gartner• Jeff Ketner – President Ketner Barnes• Barry Wise – Founder Wise Retail• Cathy Hotka – Cathy Hotka Associates• Rose Spicer – Sr Director Retail Marketing Oracle• Virginia Dickens – President Visions Advertising• Cathy Marder – Assoc. Publisher Edgell Communications• Ryan Sorley – VP Retail Strategies AMR Research

RetailROI - Structure

• Sub-Fund under The Giving Back Fund• Provides 501 (c) status• Low administration costs• Dormant until funds are raised• Provides for foundations for athletes and

entertainers (Ben Roethlisberger, Jalen Rose, Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, John Thompson, Nancy Kerrigan, Yao Ming)

Why Retail is the perfect vehicle• US Consumer – 20% of world economy• Extraordinary influence around the world through

supply chain relationships.• Retail touches consumers every week.• Just a small portion of transactions can add up

fast.

Raise Awareness• Get the stats out to people in the industry• PowerPoint Templates• Mass video email campaign using popular retail

technology people • Trade events/Trade Publications• “the Good News in Retail”• Social Media (Blogs, Facebook, Twitter)

• Enlist famous adoptive parents or adoptees…

Help Companies Create Internal Programs• Mentors for Foster Kids

• Be the one adult who doesn’t change in a child’s life. (Takes 4-7 hours a month)

• No-interest loans/grants to employees who adopt• US gov’t provides $12,150 tax CREDIT, but only after the adoption is

made, Pay it forward.• Maternity benefits to adoptive/foster parents

• Adoptive parents often need more time than birth parents to adjust to new child because of existing issues

• Life-skills training for foster kids/orphans• Financial training, how to be good employee, cooking, integrity, micro-

businesses

Help Companies Create Internal Programs• Back-to-school drives for orphans/foster kids

• When a child is removed from home, they get one garbage bag to bring items with them. Supplies, clothing, and even diapers are huge needs retail can meet for the foster system.

• Leveraging supply chain and overstocks to help provide needs for orphanages/foster kids• Seek out children’s homes in the US, your home country, where you

operate – donate your overstocks to help with their needs.• Leverage your supply chain in North America, Europe, Asia,

Latin/South America to distribute goods to kids in need.

Help Companies Create Internal Programs• Work with suppliers in China/India to support orphan

related causes locally• Over half the world’s orphans live in the countries that supply retail

the vast majority of our outsourced manufacturing and IT services.• Get involved locally – ask what the needs are

• There are tremendous needs right here in the US in orphan care, children’s homes and foster homes. Simply search for the terms “children’s home”, “foster care”, “Childrens Services”.

• Leverage your organization’s core competencies• Building materials – construction for children’s homes. Clothing,

school/office supplies, books, children’s toys, logistics, computers, S/W.

• Brainstorm how your company can get involved.

Support “feet on street” charities• Our goal is to provide grants to charities where the

real work is being done• Focus on small, entrepreneurial charities• Life skills training, micro-businesses • Hand ups, not just hand outs – provide hope via resources/training. • Where grants of $10,000-$40,000 can double or triple the work, not

just cover admin or advertising costs• Give 90% + away every year – get the money working

• Bring the “World is Flat” mentality to Orphan Care• Lowering the cost, broadening the global reach

Current Funding Ideas• Donations

• Individual and Corporate donations• Corporate matching donation programs• Other private foundations

• Specially marked packages of products sold to support Retail ROI.• Mother’s Day Bouquet, diapers, children’s clothes and

furniture, sporting goods.• Logo program for goodwill with your customers, but

benefits RetailROI or other children’s charities.• In kind donations for items to orphanages

charities (building supplies, school, clothes)

Current Funding Ideas

• RetailROI Branded gift card• Work through Visa, Mastercard or BlackHawk to create multi-use,

branded gift cards where a portion supports RetailROI• Round-Up for Orphans at the POS

• Allow consumers to round their transactions to the nearest $, Euro• Work with POS S/W groups to underwrite any software changes • A penny or two a transaction really adds up fast

• We are open to any others as well

Retail can make a HUGE Difference

"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men

to do nothing.“ -- Edmund Burke

Will you get involved?

My Contact Information

Greg Buzekgreg@ihlservices.com

+1.615.591.2955

www.RetailROI.org