2014 Annual Report
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2014 ANNUAL REPORT community with action Dear Friends and Supporters, This was an exciting and challenging internship program for transitioning service year for us as we continue to expand the members and military veterans at the MVLE community through employment and Embassy Suites, in Springfield, Virginia. other opportunities for individuals with disabilities and military veterans. Belonging This year, I challenged MVLE stakeholders to a community contributes to determining to join us in our quest to “take action” to social identity and acceptance. But to join help achieve our mission of “creating futures April Pinch-Keeler, a community and establish a personal one person at a time.” Taking Action is the President/CEO network, there must first be opportunities for first step toward growing our community integration into that community. and helping MVLE individuals become more independent and successful by focusing on In 2014, we redoubled our efforts to their unique abilities, not their disabilities. create a robust, integrated community This 2014 annual report shares many of the that encourages businesses to focus on successes individuals with disabilities and socially responsible actions that provide veterans are achieving with support from employment and opportunities for veterans MVLE, our community networks, and and individuals with disabilities. We reached our partnerships. out to businesses, government officials, and partners to share skills and resources I invite you to support and contribute to Brittney Wismer, vital for building an integrated community our efforts in expanding key community Chairperson of in which individuals with disabilities and partnerships and relationships. Please join the Board veterans can live, work, and thrive. One of MVLE in celebrating and helping to grow our MVLE’s most successful partnerships—our partnerships and community involvement— longstanding relationship with Northrop the foundation upon which meaningful, Grumman—was recognized with the 2013 productive lives are built. We continue “Don’t judge each Department of Defense Nunn-Perry Award, our pledge to create futures one person day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds making MVLE the first AbilityOne provider at a time, not only for military vets and you plant.” to enter into a Mentor-Protégé Program individuals with disabilities, but also for their agreement and receive this prestigious families, business customers, MVLE staff, award. MVLE also saw the growth of new and our community at large. —Robert Louis Stevenson partnerships, such as the creation of our April Pinch-Keeler, Brittney Wismer, President/CEO Chairperson of the Board 2014 MVLE Annual Report is sponsored by 3 • Developed a new process to write Digital Stream • Implemented a new HRIS system proposals against opportunities. and time and attendance system. • Scanned over 3,500,000 images for • Revamped the contracts folders an array of new and recurring clients • Conducted a stakeholder Highlights & to make them more accessible to over the past year. perception survey to develop stakeholders without compromising recommendations for strategic security of data. • Scanned over 1,250,000 images for communication planning. MVLE administrative departments. • Senior Director of Contracts Bill • MVLE, Linden Resources, and Accomplishments Ahlberg spoke on a panel at a DC Corporate Events of Note: Metro Business Leadership Network Capital Office Solutions (COS)/ event: “Cultivating Your Competitive Xerox celebrated their first year • April Pinch-Keeler, MVLE President as strategic partners, offering & CEO, presented at 2014 • Increased community activities for all Edge: Leveraging Community Rehabilitation Programs our 360-degree total document SourceAmerica National Training programs by 46%. Resource Partners.” • Four hundred and eight individuals management solution to businesses, and Achievement Conference. • Began sensory integration living with disabilities were employed governments, nonprofits, and other • Finalist for 2014 Nonprofit of the assessments for clients. This AbilityOne/ at MVLE. organizations. Year through Fairfax Chamber of information will be used to update “Eighty-one employees Federal Contracts • Thirteen new graduates started with • Gave presentation to Fairfax County Commerce Outstanding Corporate sensory rooms according to MVLE from July to August of 2014. are working at MVLE • Eighty-one employees are working at Small Business Commission on Citizenship Awards. individualized preferences. MVLE AbilityOne sites. Of those, 63 services provided by Digital Stream • Partnered with over 36 AbilityOne sites. Of those, • 2014 winner of WTOP’s Click for are people living with disabilities. and MVLE. employment locations. Contract Administration 63 are people living a Cause campaign. Received • Received Department of Defense $10,000 grant. • Strategic initiative meetings began • Developed a reporting mechanism for with disabilities.” 2013 Nunn-Perry Award in Ability Nation to ensure programs are meeting • Meals on Wheels nominated MVLE MVLE divisions to report on business recognition of our Mentor-Protégé the needs of Employment First and • Hosted our first Holiday Mixer to for a 2014 Fairfax County Volunteer progress. These new reports are agreement with Northrop Grumman. Integrated Day activities. promote Ability Nation products. Service Award. called quad charts, since they convey • Added PAX River janitorial contract • Developed a partnership with A Place four key elements of each division’s • Attended various community events, • April Pinch-Keeler was installed for FY ‘15. to Be, in Middleburg, Virginia, for music performance in a single chart. including Linden Resource’s Miracle as President of Board of Directors and expressive therapy. on 23rd Street and the Community for vaACCSES. Working Warrior Nation Business Partnership’s Holiday • MVLE’s Earlene Gray was Working Warrior Nation has placed approximately Marketplace Mixer, to promote Ability • Implemented an internship program recognized with a Staff Award at Nation products. 30 veterans in meaningful employment. at Embassy Suites, in Springfield, the 2013 vaACCSES Collaborations Virginia, for military veterans. It is • Expanded Boot Fresh product Conference. expected to provide internships for offerings through partnership • Kamakshi Murti, an MVLE as many as 12 veterans over the next with UNIFORMED. volunteer, was recognized with three years. a Community Partner of the Year • Expanded our employment of highly Administration/ Award at the 2013 vaACCSES skilled veterans from one to four Human Resources Collaborations Conference. this year. • Developed and implemented new • April Pinch-Keeler spoke on an • Since the program inception, job descriptions for each MVLE AbilityOne partner panel at a WWN has placed approximately 30 staff position. TRIAD Small Business Advisory Panel event. veterans in meaningful employment. • Developed and implemented a new • Hired a dedicated WWN Program performance appraisal process for • Participated as a beneficiary of Manager, Shad Lorenz. each MVLE staff position (tied each funds raised at the 2013 Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce • Hosted our first WWN hiring event, position to competency-based golf outing. in partnership with Embassy measures of performance). Suites Springfield. 4 5 organizations share the vision of offering valuable business solutions while serving a larger mission of providing individuals with disabilities Employment with meaningful employment opportunities. The partnership connected Linden Resources’ secure document destruction with Digital DIGITAL STREAM opportunities for military veterans and Stream’s secure document scanning individuals with disabilities. and conversion services. Including Created by MVLE in 2006 as a simple COS in the partnership was the next mail-scanning business, Digital Stream “Collaborations are critical to the logical step. COS offers document- ABILITY NATION scent and the tactile aspects of her has grown to offer a 360° document- sustainability of our programs,” said “This partnership helps management software and helps Ability Nation™ products are gifts with job. “It was great to see her enjoy management solution for businesses. MVLE President/CEO April Pinch- complete the 360° service offering a purpose, bringing together MVLE’s working, because she hadn’t known Digital Stream Director of Operations Keeler. “This partnership highlights the Digital Stream and MVLE for clients by allowing businesses to mission of providing meaningful how much fun it could actually be,” - Scanning & Development Peter importance of strategic partnerships achieve our common goal manage their documents with this employment for our individuals and said Adams. Ability Nation provided Kennedy has brought two partners— that will ensure future success of software after the documents have our commitment to expanding social Melinda with a sense of belonging to a Linden Resources and Capital Office achieving our mission.” Linden of enhancing employment been scanned by Digital Stream. entrepreneurship. The Ability Nation community and a steady paycheck to Solutions (COS)—on board to create Resources CEO Linda Chandler opportunities for military product line contributes to this mission make her more independent and bring the 360° Total Solution Partnership. echoed these sentiments, stating, “We As a division of MVLE, Digital Stream by creating jobs for MVLE individuals a smile to her face. Leveraging the power of three industry recognize