We Ask the Wrong Questions When Fighting Poverty | Justin Miller | TEDxMemphis

Memphis has the opportunity to change the way the world approaches poverty fighting. But the state of the need in Memphis and around the world mandates we change the questions we ask and the processes we use. What if we applied investment principles to poverty fighting? We could create a solution the leverages meaningful data to point toward poverty-fighting practices that work. Then we can direct our scarce resources toward those solutions. This is exactly what Slingshot is doing in Memphis, and their model has been shared with nonprofit leaders on a global stage at the recent Paris Peace Forum. Justin joined Slingshot Memphis in September 2016 and currently serves as its CEO. Prior to launching Slingshot Memphis, Justin worked as a Giving Strategist, where he helped individuals, families, and businesses develop, target and maximize charitable investments. Preceding this work, Justin was a member of the Fixed Income Division at Morgan Keegan/Raymond James. Servicing financial institutions and municipalities, Justin specialized in developing portfolio strategies and executing trades in fixed income securities.

Earlier in his career, Justin was an educator at St. George's Independent School, where he served as Dean of Students, Associate Director of Counseling, Teacher, Coach and Chaplain. Justin holds a Master of Divinity from Emory University and a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Memphis. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx