Preventive Poverty® Workshop

A New Model for Breaking the Cycle—Before Crisis Begins

Most nonprofits focus on helping people after they’ve fallen into crisis. What if we could do more to prevent poverty before it starts?

The Preventive Poverty® workshop is a high-impact, one-to-many presentation designed for large groups—perfect for conferences, summits, or organization-wide gatherings. Michael Garrett, founder of Trusted World, brings his unique root cause thinking from the Six Sigma corporate world to reframe how we address poverty. Instead of reacting to crisis, this approach goes upstream, identifying and eliminating the underlying causes that push people into poverty in the first place.

Key Benefits:

  • Experience a fresh, prevention-focused mindset that challenges the status quo

  • Discover how Six Sigma root cause analysis applies to social impact and community work

  • Learn the core principles of the Preventive Poverty® model

  • See how data and cross-sector partnerships transform response time and outcomes

  • Leave with actionable steps to embed prevention into your own organization’s mission

Workshop Outline

1. Rethinking Poverty: The Case for Prevention

  • Why traditional models are reactive, not preventive

  • The real cost—human and financial—of waiting for crisis

  • The vision: creating a safety net that works before the fall

2. Root Cause Thinking Meets Social Impact

  • Michael’s Six Sigma lens: finding the real reasons poverty persists

  • The difference between “fixing symptoms” and solving the root problem

  • Real-world stories of shifting from band-aid solutions to lasting change

3. The Preventive Poverty™ Model in Action

  • Trusted World’s blueprint: what works, what doesn’t

  • Building the “village”—connecting organizations for faster, smarter help

  • Using data to identify risk and direct resources with precision

 

4. Breaking Down Silos

  • Moving from isolated efforts to true collaboration

  • Case studies: schools, police, and nonprofits working together

  • How to start your own network

5. Tools, Technology & Data

  • The Trusted Directory as a living, real-time community resource

  • Simple tech solutions for rapid, coordinated response

  • How to measure success (beyond surface-level metrics)

6. Application & Audience Q&A

  • Practical, real-world steps for shifting to a preventive model

  • Interactive Q&A: Michael brings examples and insight to your unique challenges

  • Resources for next steps and ongoing support

Who Should Attend?

  • Nonprofit and community leaders

  • School, police, and frontline professionals

  • Corporate social responsibility teams

  • Anyone ready to move from crisis management to prevention

Format & Hosting Info
The Preventive Poverty® workshop is a dynamic, one-to-many presentation designed for large audiences. It’s perfect as a keynote, breakout, or organizational training for groups seeking new strategies and big-picture thinking.

Interested in bringing the Preventive Poverty® workshop to your conference, business, or community?