Program areas at Avedis Foundation
Providing contributions to various medical, educational, and charitable organizations to measurably improve the health, wellness, and quality of life for the people of pottawatomie county and surrounding communities.
Blue zones project: sharecare was engaged to implement the blue zones project transformation model in shawnee, Oklahoma and pottawatomie county. Blue zones project is a community-wide well-being improvement initiative to help make healthy choices easier for everyone in our community. Blue zones project encourages changes in our community that lead to healthier options. When our entire community participates, from our worksites and schools to our restaurants and grocery stores, the small changes contribute to huge benefits for all of us: lower healthcare costs, improved productivity and, ultimately, a higher quality of life.
Sustain initiative: the sustain initiative is designed to help nonprofit organizations shift their revenue model from dependency on grants to 100% sustainable earned income. Earned income is generated over time from for-profit business opportunities created by the nonprofit and its community team. The sustain initiative is a program of impact city, founded to create a thriving ecosystem for social innovators.
Avedis nonprofit leadership institute/program development: this initiative has the goal of improving, strengthening and positioning the nonprofit sector to achieve quality service, delivery and full capacity to ensure a bright future for the communities we serve. The institute serves as a driver for positive social change, economic development and quality of life for children and families.