2. WHO WE ARE Spark Ventures exists to form partnerships with high-impact organizations around the world that help vulnerable children achieve their potential. Achieved when basic needs are met and opportunities for personal growth and economic sustainability are provided Those living in poverty, lacking nutrition, medicine, proper education and basic opportunities for growth and encouragement in life. Refers to those non-profit and non-governmental organizations on the front lines of local child advocacy and assistance, showing measurable outcomes from their work

3. WHAT WE DO Spark Ventures achieves its mission by focusing on a three-fold strategy: 1.Establish Long-term Partnerships 2.Raise Awareness and Support 3.Invest Resources

4. WHAT WE DO 1.Establish Long-term Partnerships Focus on high-impact organizations already addressing the needs of children in their communities Build relationships built on mutual respect Agree on key and measurable outcomes Help vulnerable children achieve their potential Establish Long-Term Partnerships Invest Resources Raise Awareness & Support

5. WHAT WE DO 2.Raise Awareness and Support Transformation Trips Hosting events Identify possible investors and build relationships Connect partner organizations with local resources for sustainability Help vulnerable children achieve their potential Establish Long-Term Partnerships Invest Resources Raise Awareness & Support

6. WHAT WE DO 3.Invest Resources Funding for needed capital projects and local income generators Leadership and management training Financing planning and budgeting Help vulnerable children achieve their potential Establish Long-Term Partnerships Invest Resources Raise Awareness & Support

7. HOW WE DO IT Partner Development Spark comes alongside of local organizations and strengthens and expands their impact through: – training and development – financial and volunteer resources – implementing sustainable models of growth Sponsorship Children being served through Spark Ventures can be sponsored for less than $1 a day which provides: – food – education – basic medical care Transformation Trips Gives the opportunity to visit our partners and experience their harsh realities and heroic humanitarian efforts first hand.

8. PARTNERSHIP MODEL Phase I - Identification and Development Assess needs & opportunities Allocate resources Facilitate strategic planning

9. PARTNERSHIP MODEL Phase II - Awareness and Investment Communicate needs & opportunities Identify investors & secure resources Begin Sponsorship & Transformation Trips

10. PARTNERSHIP MODEL Phase III - Sustainability Expand programs Identify/Invest in capital projects Support local income generation

11. PARTNERSHIP MODEL We take an approach of deep humility and build strong relationships by coming alongside organizations already addressing the needs of children in their community We then bring significant resources and value to our partner organizations, by fostering effective leadership and management skills that empower partner organizations’ local and indigenous leaders We care about the communities that the children we serve live in as we believe strong and healthy communities translate to strong and healthy children – the goal of Spark Ventures.

12. CURRENT PARTNERSHIP Hope Fellowship Ministries officially began operations in 2005 in Ndola, Zambia as a small non-governmental organization Hope helps vulnerable children through two main avenues: – Hope House Orphanage 24-hour care facility House parents and a social worker to monitor the health and development of each child 15 children in the program – Hope Community School (1 st – 7 th Grade) Children who cannot afford the cost of government or private schooling come to Hope to receive a quality education that they can afford. Currently, Roughly 200 children in the program

13. CURRENT PARTNERSHIP Results of Spark/Hope Partnership: Over $100,000 for operations and expansion of Hope Ministries Attendance at Hope Community School doubling from 100 to 200 Year-round meal program feeding all 200+ students at school Sponsorship program with 100 orphanage & school children sponsored 5 visits from Spark Board members for training and leadership development 4 Transformation Trips focused on medical aid, the reading program and sponsorship research

14. OUR VISION Spark Ventures is committed to establishing strong partnerships that serve as models for effectively addressing the needs of vulnerable children and creating healthy, sustainable and supportive communities in priority global markets. It is our vision to be helping vulnerable children in four continents within 10 years.

15. OUR VALUES Collaborative Relationships: working with others who have common goals in order to make the greatest difference in the world Social Responsibility: advancing a society where people accept their responsibility to seek the good of others and to participate in the world as global citizens Mutual Accountability: pursuing integrity with all partners, associates and in all resource investments Deep Humility: understanding there is something to learn from every person and practicing mutual respect and inclusion Human Dignity: believing every person and every child deserves to be free from oppression have their basic needs met

16. INVESTING We view those contributing to Spark as investors: – Investors in the mission and vision – Investors in our partner organizations – Investors in the lives of the children we serve – Investors in a brighter future for our world – Investors who care about how their resources are used and want to see results

17. CONTACT SPARK Brady Josephson Director of Resource Development and Investor Relations Email: bjosephson@sparkventures.orgbjosephson@sparkventures.org Cell: 312.330.7820 Office: 773.293.6710 www.sparkventures.org