Navigating The Compassionate Way

-Kimberly C. Rhyan
kimberly.c.rhyan@gmail.com
Navigating The Compassionate Way
Travel to new
places leads to transformation
HS Yearbook Editor
Freshman Yr.
Mandate
Senior Year
RA
Youth In Mission-
Student Coordinator
NYC ASB Coordinator
Fundraised for CSM
San Francisco
Dean's List
AmeriCorps
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
Applying too Graduate School
Took Classes@CSCC
Accepted to
grad school
Columbus Recreation and Parks
Moved to NY with $100
Hofstra/Graduate Assistantship
Yearbook
Higher Education Career
write my own job description
Presidential Debate
Develop a
Leadership
Timeline
Tools for Developing Your
Leadership Identity
Develop a Philosophy
for Life
Find a mentor!
(Who are your top 5?
1996
2012
2003
2001
2000
2008
Move back
to Ohio
Foster Youth
Advocacy
Youth In Mission
SGA
YIM-DC & Brooklyn
College Yearbook Editor
1998
2006
Graduation
Job Offer
Tools for
serving your community

Expand
your
knowledge
Find
a cause
Identify what is important to you/manage your resources
Listen
Develop your world-view
and become an engaged
global citizen
(Tools for surviving the
twists and turns)
Nat'L & Int'L Orgs
PeaceCorps
AmeriCorps
Center for Student Missions
Youth In Mission
Expand your knowledge
Find a mentor
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.
(cc) photo by theaucitron on Flickr
Be a
mentor.
(cc) photo by medhead on Flickr
Enjoy the ride
Express Yourself (Pause, reflect, share)
Open your heart, receive (benefits)
Social/
Networking
Career
Advantage
Healthy

Your Feedback
is appreciated!
My Leadership Timeline
Suffering & Hunger
Suffering & Cancer
Suffering & Homelessness
Suffering & Human Trafficking
Suffering & Natural Disasters
Suffering & Sweatshops
Suffering & Foreclosure/Debt
Suffering & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Suffering &
Domestic Violence
Our world suffers. We are called to give of ourselves to help others by living compassionately…
What will you do?
Compassion n.
1 sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it
2 sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help
Compassion
Fund-raising
Friend-raising
Letter Campaign &
Sponsorship card
Jenzabar Foundation
Ohio Campus Compact
Corp for National & Community Service
AmeriCorps
Serve Ohio
Assessment
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
- Mohammad Ali
Service-Learning in Action
Pre/Post Assessment
(Application and Post-trip)
Daily Reflection-Debrief
Reflective Questions-Journal
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Volunteers do not necessarily have
the time; they just have the heart."
- Elizabeth Andrew
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill
Create an
action plan
and do
something!
Grants
Exploring Leadership and Developing a Heart for Service
Sometimes
on the way
to the dream
you get lost
and find
a better one
Possess
positivity
and passion
Live an inspired life; surround yourself with positive energy
Thank You for Caring!
You are so sweet!
Sense of Humor & expressing gratitude
'Success is not about how much money you have. It's about the difference you make in People's lives!' #LoveUMichelle!
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
-Paulo Coelho
No man is
an island; we really do need each other
Define: Philanthropy
Service-learning
Service
Civic Engagement
Social Justice
Activism