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>> So my name is Rory O'Sullivan, and I'm
the Deputy Director at Young Invincibles.

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It's a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated

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to expanding economic opportunity
for young adults.

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A big part of my role is making sure
that the organization is on the same page

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on major strategic initiatives,
whether it's public policy campaigns

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or internal organizational development.

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A good example of this is we're working this
year to be very clear about our core values

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and the story of our organization.

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And that means that you could tap anyone
on the shoulder by December of 2016

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and they tell you broadly the same things --

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you know, who we are, what we
stand for, and where we're going.

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What that looks like day to day is I'm just
having a lot of conversations to get feedback

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from all members of the organization.

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With 45 full-time staff all over the country,
everybody sort of brings their little bit

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of knowledge, their little bit
of perspective on what we do,

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what we bring to the table
to our partners, to the work.

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And it's important for me to hear that and
really spend some time listening to everyone,

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and then going back and checking,
"Okay, is this what I'm hearing?"

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And then finally coming out,
"Okay, here are the general themes.

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These are really our core values.

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This is our vision for the
world and this is who we are."

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Some of the big things that
have come out of the --

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and this is just very specific to
my organization about who we are.

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I mean, there is a strong entrepreneurial
spirit that has started with some

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of the founding generation putting this
thing together and that a lot of the team

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that has come on after I think really
appreciates, and that we're very flexible,

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very comfortable environment of
change, always seeking opportunities.

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And we place a huge value on
young adult leadership and believe

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that young people can take a major role in
taking on the challenges of our generation.

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And that could be big picture, big
policy challenges, or even, you know,

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much more smaller challenges that -- you
know, taking on a campaign at your school.