Community Involvement


1420 Foundation

The RMP Group is closely involved in the key initiatives of the 1420 Foundation. 1420's Education for a Sustainable World program is designed to bridge the learning from their classroom learning and the real life application and furthermore to take that knowledge and put it towards the creation of a sustainable world. The RMP Group and 1420 believe that the new sustainable world is one in which our planet's physical and human resources are productively utilized in a manner which ensures their availability for future generations.

Andover Alumni Council

The founder of The RMP Group, Richard M Powell is actively engaged in the Alumni Council of Phillips Academy. As a member, he provide advice and counsel to the school on matters related to education, administration, admission and financial aid policies, and assist the Trustees and administration in raising funds for the school. For more information please visit: www.andover.edu/alumni/

Association for Corporate Growth

The RMP Group's Chairman Richard M. Powell is an active member of the National and Local Orlando chapter of ACG.  Richard has on numerous occassions partaken in ACG events as a guest speaker or panelist. For more information please visit: http://www.acg.org/

Ballaz International

Ballaz International Group is a Caribbean-based organization focused first and foremost on youth development. The group organizes camps that provide “Ballaz” of Jamaica a venue to expand their knowledge of football, and learn life skills, while connecting with the Ballaz team, the Ballaz philosophy and, at the same time, have fun. Through focusing on youth, they help steer future generations towards a brighter future. The RMP Foundation shares these dreams and values, and is closely involved with making them come true. To learn more about Ballaz International Group and its activities, please visit: www.goballaz.com//

Crayons Count!

Early Childhood Education is best investment that could be made in the life of a child. Crayons Count! is a Do Good Jamaica campaign created to support Early Childhood Education. This project is endorsed by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) and has two objectives: (1) To put a learning kit of materials in all early childhood institutions (i.e. basic and infant schools as recognized by the ECC) across Jamaica at back to school in September 2012, (2) To raise awareness of the importance of Early Childhood Education. To invest in early childhood education of Jamaica, please visit http://www.dogoodjamaica.org/crayonscount. “Together we can change a generation,” -  Deika Morrison, Founder of Do Good Jamaica and Crayons Count!

Determined To Educate

Determined to Educate, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established to re-invent communities worldwide. Their focus is to show the importance of bettering ourselves, bettering our communities and most importantly bettering our young. The organization also focuses on promoting positivity within domestic areas and eventually spreading to various parts of the world. The Chairman, Richard M. Powell, is honored to be a guest professor for DTE’s online universities offering an insightful lecture titled “Setting High Standards for Yourself”. Class is always in session at Better Man and Better Woman Universities. To learn more please visit www.determinedtoeducate.com

Do Good Jamaica

Empower Each Other, Make JAMAICA Better! dogoodjamaica.org is an online information portal for and about civil society organizations in Jamaica. The objective of Do Good Jamaica is to celebrate and encourage activity by civil society organizations. As a vehicle for sharing information among organizations and between the organizations and their stakeholders, Do Good Jamaica is designed to be a central hub for comprehensive information for and about the organizations, and especially highlighting the good work that they do. Please visit www.dogoodjamaica.org to learn more.

Harvard Alumni Association

The RMP Group supports some of the finest academic institutions. Our support towards the Harvard endowment and involvement in the Harvard community is a part of our ongoing commitment to advancing education and changing the economic and environmental landscape for the future.  For more information please visit: www.alumni.harvard.edu/

The Powell-Bull Scholarship

Since its establishment in 2007, the RMPG Chairman sits on the selection committee of the Powell-Bull Scholarship, which was named in memory of members of the Powell family (and a close friend) who believed in education as the key to the future for youth in Jamaica. Administered jointly with the MapEx Foundation, four scholarhips per year are awarded to well-rounded children of strong character and integrity exhibiting academic excellence and financial need. To find out more please visit: www.mapexusa.com/foundation/

Victoria Mutual Building Society

Established in 1878, The Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the Caribbean. Today the VMBS group of companies offers products and services to clients in the US, Canada and the UK in addition to Jamaica.The RMP Group Chairman serves on the Board Of VMBS, and provides guidance in regards to its credit and mortgage offerings as well as their investment products. RMPGE has enhanced VMBS' ability to provide families with mortgages and savings options at attractive rates.  To find out more please visit www.vmbs.com.

Young Global Leaders

The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multi stake holder community of exceptional young leaders who share a commitment to shaping the global future. RMP’s founder Richard M Powell is amongst those young leaders selected by the World Economic Forum to partake in this organization. Annually the WEF identifies 100-200 extraordinary individuals, drawn from every region of the world to be a part of this organization. Together the selected members form a powerful international community that can dramatically impact the global future. For more information please visit: www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders

Young Presidents Organization

The Young Presidents Organization believes in creating better leaders through education and idea exchange. RMP’s founder Richard M Powell is an active member of the  Orlando chapter. He also effectively networks globaly within this group to extend his reach to business leaders in every continent around the world. The YPO is a forum that offers new approaches, fresh thinking, mentors and an avenue to connect with driven leaders doing amazing things to shape the future. For more information please visit: www.ypo.org