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Donnie Silalahi

Impact and Innovation Enthusiast
Indonesia
I add values to a system by creating innovation to sustain and scale the positive impact that created. I'm the right person if you are interested in: Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Social Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Innovation, and Impact Management. Every day I'm practicing a way of life that showing an excitement of learning, a joy of contributing, extra miles mindset, and servant leadership.
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Work Experience

Instellar Indonesia

Business Analyst
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Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

Responsible to provide clients in objectively defining, creating, and enhancing their value by giving strategic advice over a range of business issues.

  • Instellar is a purpose-driven company supporting social enterprises to grow their businesses and boost their impact. We are accelerating social innovation in organizations, and working together towards scalable and sustainable social impact through incubation, consultancy, and investment in other mission-driven companies. Legally established in 2017, Instellar has been working in different projects and programs since 2014 and playing the role of a catalyst, connector, and community platform to develop an ecosystem for mission-driven business and social enterprise in Indonesia.
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS UP UNTIL NOW:
  • ● Assessed +260 early-stage startups (business plans, financial statements, and impact reports) who were applying to our incubator and accelerator.
  • ● Developed a new canvas to be used as a framework for cross-sector collaboration toward a sustainable and scalable impact (it is built based on experience in running several design thinking workshops).
  • ● Co-facilitated a design sprint on accelerating access of ICT Skills of MSME Women Entrepreneur.
  • ● Won the first contract of social impact measurement within the company, we developed the client 'Theory of Change' in achieving their desired ultimate impact and collecting data to prove the model.

YSI SEA - Young Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia

Fellow
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Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

Accepted into regional innovation program on sustainable development as one of 24 fellows out of 800 applicants (3% acceptance rate). Completed 4-months Innovation Programme with an international team culminating in Singapore for a Sustainability Conference and Showcase.

  • YSI SEA is an organization that recognizes the drive for sustainable change among young Southeast Asians. The programme will gather passionate youths across the region and equip them with the skills and guidance of professionals to tackle the 17 UN SDGs.
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENT:
  • ● Conceptualized a startup that aims to bridge gaps in the financial literacy and optimization of remittance by intra-ASEAN foreign domestic workers through promoting a new solution of sending money back home, and presented to 60 investors and over 400 members of the public in Singapore.
  • ● Developed wireframe and UX concept for 20+ screens
  • ● Gathered feedback through consultation with experts from several organizations that concern on migrant workers issues, with a total of 5000 migrant workers under them.
  • ● Interviewed 25+ migrant domestic workers to validate the concept.
  • ● Working in a team of 5 people from four different countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Philippine)
  • KEY PROGRESS:
  • ● In-active conversation with 4 enablers and impact investors.

AIESEC

Local Director (President)
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Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

Responsible for leading the organizational's transformation strategy, growth in exchange operations and external representation of AIESEC in Diponegoro University. I led 200++ young people from 14 departments.

  • AIESEC is an international not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development, cross-cultural global internships, and volunteer exchange experiences across the globe.
  • http://aiesec.org
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • ● Palapa Award, The Best Entity in AIESEC Indonesia out of 26 other local offices.
  • ● 30,3% growth in all four products.
  • ● ± Rp 550.000.000 revenue generated within 6 months
  • ● Won Best Product Management, Marketing, and Talent Management category.
  • ● 2nd place in External Engagement, and Finance category.
  • KEY LEARNING:
  • Not for the number, nor the recognition but by knowing that "one brother more" can make the difference this country needs. That's the sum up of it, hard work and continuous learning. There is no secret sauce.

AIESEC

Local Vice President of Marketing
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Jul 2016 - May 2017

Responsible for managing brand of AIESEC Exchange Program (Global Volunteer). I led a team of 13 people from 4 sub-divisions: User Experience, Audience Engagement, and two Regional Field Marketing.

  • AIESEC is an international not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development, cross-cultural global internships, and volunteer exchange experiences across the globe.
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • ● 2x Won Best Marketing Department in AIESEC Indonesia out of 26 other local offices.
  • ● 77,95% Growth in the Attraction phase
  • ● 40% Growth in the Acquisition phase

PT. XL Axiata Tbk

Fellow
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Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

Accepted as one of 150 awardees out of 16500 applicants (0,9% acceptance rate).

  • XL Future Leaders is an Indonesian corporate social responsibility (CSR) program designed to develop leaders that are socially informed, creative and confident by providing high-quality learning resources for young people across Indonesia.
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • ● Top 3 PechaKucha Talk about Innovation Trend, delivered topic on Co-Working Space Landscape.
  • ● Top 5 TED Talk about Personal Inspiration, delivered topic on Storytelling through Film.
  • ● Top 3 Social Innovation Project in Natural Environment Category, ran a prototype of waste management initiative that targeting college student. Successfully generated revenue (one of a few to do so) and collected 100++ Kg waste within 2-weeks.
  • KEY LEARNINGS:
  • ● Managing Change
  • ● Effective Communication
  • ● Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Young on Top Semarang

Director of Personal and General Affair
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Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

Responsible for day to day management of organizational task. I also responsible for talent management that consists of learning, development, and acquisition of current and potential members.

  • Young On Top is a community that focuses on developing of young people in Indonesia who have potential in skills, knowledge, and attitude.
  • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • ● Best PGA Department in YOT Indonesia for the 1st Month
  • ● Built the right culture foundation and bringing back YOT Semarang which has been disbanded 3-years before to remain and continue to grow until now.

Tenaris

Scholarship Awardee
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

Accepted into Roberto Rocca Education Program as one of 6 fellows out of 300 applicants (2% acceptance rate).

Education

Diponegoro University

Bachelor's degree Engineering/Industrial Management
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2013 - 2018