2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT Leading is challenging even in the best of times. In a time of urgent, interconnected crises — racial injustice, a pandemic, the economy — the work of leading can feel nothing short of overwhelming. At Coro, we’re lucky to support our program participants — leaders from every background, age, and sector — as they develop the skills they need to rise to the challenges of our time.

Coro’s through line, from our founding in 1942 to 2020, is a recognition that in order to strengthen and safeguard democracy we must prepare leaders to tackle our most pressing challenges with integrity and a dedication to the common good.

This moment presents an opportunity for leaders to increase their skills and renew their commitment to inquiry, inclusivity, compassion, perseverance, and adaptability. And that’s why we’re here.

This year, Coro served a record 1,807 people through leadership development programs and workshops; 85% reported tangible increases in their leadership skills. We pivoted and adapted our programs to a virtual model, delivering meaningful leadership development education at a time when so many are seeking support, connection, and a path forward.

Thank you for forging this path with us!

With gratitude,

Laney Whitcanack Marianna Pisano Chief Executive Officer & Coro Alumna Board Chair & Coro Alumna

A New Impact Statement for a New Era Coro trains, supports, and connects leaders to foster a thriving democracy and tackle society’s biggest challenges together. Responding to COVID-19

In early March, to comply with public virtual space, offering a suite of online health protocols and ensure the safety of Leadership Labs and a six-session Adaptive our participants, staff, and community, Leadership Circle to help people boost Coro adapted our ongoing programs to a capacity and skills in this new era. virtual model. Our Virtual Spring Gathering, and other We pivoted our program structure to cohort gatherings and celebrations, deliver high-quality online leadership moved online to create opportunities development sessions, and created new for socializing, resource-sharing, and opportunities to come together in the community.

“I drew on so many of my Coro tools to rapidly respond to the pandemic and continually pivot and adapt to an ever- changing situation .... Thank you, Coro, for giving me the tools to go from ideas to action and allowing me to help my community emerge from this crisis more connected and resilient.” — Sydney Saubestre, Fellows Program Alumna Reaffirming our Commitment to Equity and Racial Justice

Creating programs that support a thriving democracy is at the core of our mission. And to create a truly thriving democracy, we must acknowledge and address systemic racism. Coro is committed to deepening our anti-racism work through:

Evolving our lifelong Elevating DEIB and Consciously creating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion anti-racism practices meaningful opportunities and Belonging (DEIB) as crucial leadership for the Coro community work, for our team, board, competencies. to connect and share anti- and program participants. racism resources, support, advocacy, and ideas.

Join the Conversation Coro’s approach to leadership is all about diverse perspectives and lived experiences — and that Visit the Leadership and makes for an impressive cross-sector network Racial Justice Group on of professionals with a depth and breadth of Coro Connect to share experience. We launched Coro Connect, a anti-racism resources networking platform that helps Coro alums from and conversations with every program share information and open doors other alums. for one another in the real world. Helping Democracy Thrive

Our esteemed Fellows Program in Public Affairs trains the next generation of civic leaders over the course of an intensive nine-month, full-time leadership program.

THE FELLOWS CLASS OF 2020:

Conducted 115 55 internship Gained 50+ Engaged in 15 Led and completed 4 interviews with placements around leadership tools workshops on topics Focus Weeks dedicated sector leaders. the Bay Area. for self-awareness, such as negotiations, to public finance, critical thinking, understanding the communications, communication, and basics of organizational state government, and managing group finance, and healthcare. process. professional narrative.

100% expanded their 91% better understand 91% feel more 91% more actively professional networks how to initiate and comfortable giving and seek and consider of people interested in organize bringing people receiving feedback as a diverse perspectives improving organizations, together, and inspire high- tool for growth. and information. communities and society. performing teams and coalitions.

“[In Coro’s Fellows Program] ... your personal “I have learned the value of relationship- determination, resilience, and curiosity are brought to oriented leadership as a means to the forefront ... It is an intense, eye-opening bolster action. ... The opportunity to exist in a experience that empowers you to cohort of thoughtful, passionate, and curious people figure out which values you align with that treasured constructive feedback helped me and how to navigate this world with understand the moments when my leadership style those values intact.” was effective and the moments when it was not.”

— Katherine Stubbs, Fellows Program in Public Affairs Class of 2020 — Jacqueline Schaeffer, Fellows Program in Public Affairs, Class of 2020 Elevating Youth Voices

Exploring Leadership and District Youth Leadership Academies (serving Districts 1, 7, and 11, in partnership with the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families), delivered transformational leadership education to teens, challenging them to engage with their communities and with each other.

More than 80% of participants, In partnership with the City and County of San Francisco, the in three distinct cohorts, Human Rights Commission, Collective Impact, and JCYC, increased in confidence and Coro trained 70 college-aged Opportunities for All (OFA) empowered professionalism, Fellows. OFA is Mayor Breed’s initiative to connect young and feel better equipped to people of all backgrounds to employment, job training, and initiate positive change in their mentorship opportunities. Our Fellows worked across the schools and communities. city this summer to support 1,200 high school youth.

“Coro has quite literally changed my life and changed me “The Coro Exploring Leadership as a person. Every second of the 7 weeks was a learning experience. ... There were ups and downs, and often I was program has been an beyond exhausted when I got home late at night. Yet, I would experience beyond compare. recommend the program to every single person I know The level of love that goes into what these because if everyone got the opportunity people do can’t be matched. This program for this kind of learning the world opened my eyes to new job opportunities that I would be a much better place.” plan on pursuing in the near future.” — Hassan Johnson, 2020 Exploring Leadership Youth Fellow — Manasvi Lodha, 2019 Exploring Leadership Youth Fellow Women in Leadership

We brought together cross-sector professionals from across the Bay Area to create a pipeline of diverse, empowered women leaders.

100% of recent participants increased We developed a new, virtual program design, essential leadership skills, confidence, and launching this fall, focused on critical pillars capacity to collaborate across differences. of our community — education, healthcare, housing, and governance — that need to be strengthened as we work to restore a sense of equilibrium during and after COVID-19.

“Participating in Coro’s Women in Leadership “During the Coro Women in Leadership training I first program was an invaluable experience. Not only declared my intention to run for San Francisco City did it provide me with useful tools and broader College Board. Running for office is difficult — doing leadership skills … but it connected me with an so as a woman adds new dimensions of isolation and amazing group of women-identifying professionals self-doubt. As a young Muslim woman of color running working to make the Bay Area a for office, I don’t see many elected officials like me. …. better and more equitable place.” Coro helped build my confidence — Morgan Chow, Women in Leadership Alumna and provided me with an amazing support structure of like-minded women to help me achieve my goals.”

— Aliya Chisti, Women in Leadership Alumna EMPOWERING COMMUNITY LEADERS

Leadership Rohnert Park

In partnership with the City of Rohnert Park, we trained a cohort of engaged civic leaders to work together to elevate community voices across sectors, backgrounds, and neighborhoods.

95% increased their capacity to be a community leader and initiate positive change. “The values, tools, experiences, and friendships I gained here are invaluable. I walked in 95% increased 100% increased scared, voiceless and feeling understanding of key connections to their issues facing the city. fellow residents and alone. I walked out empowered. coworkers. Coro helped me find my voice.”

— Tiffany Cazares, Leadership Rohnert Park Alumna

Resilient San Francisco

In partnership with the Neighborhood Empowerment Network, the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, we launched a network of community leaders equipped to activate their neighborhoods and work together to create solutions for the common good.

We created an online toolkit specifically designed to help community volunteers safely organize and respond to COVID-19. TACKLING BIG CHALLENGES TOGETHER

Water Solutions Network

We’re working in partnership with the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation to build a network of rising water leaders equipped to move toward a sustainable water future.

“The Water Solutions Network opened my eyes to a larger and more complex set of water resources issues ... Even though I have been working in this field for more than 20 years, I had been blind to certain aspects of our history and management of the system, which exacerbated social inequities and injustices .... [Now] I can see my own work transforming in meaningful ways that will lay the foundation for a more civil and just society in .”

— Cindy Tejeda, Water Solutions Network Alumna

100% reported improved ability to understand water management in an integrated fashion and collaborate with those upstream and downstream. Human Trafficking Leadership Academy

Bringing cross-sector and survivor leaders to the table to combat human trafficking—sharing expertise and creating change nationally. In partnership with the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center

Our fourth class developed 100% agreed that the 86% say the program recommendations program empowers cultivated a thriving that will help state and emerging leaders with leadership network of local governments help leadership skills and training survivors and anti-trafficking survivors of trafficking to lead themselves and their professionals that works reach financial stability. communities forward. across organizational and geographic boundaries. Workforce Leadership Network

Thanks to seed funding from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and in partnership with our sister center, Coro Southern California, we launched a statewide network dedicated to preparing workforce professionals to support and serve vulnerable workers, act from a systems perspective, and promote sustainable job creation in California. STRENGTHENING VITAL INSTITUTIONS

Our partnerships with the University of California and the Federal Executive Board empowered leaders in higher education and the federal government to navigate tremendous challenges, strengthening the capacity of vital public institutions.

“This has been such an amazing experience of learning — and the best one yet in my 14 years of Federal Service.” — Georgette Cayabyab-Clark, Leadership Development Program Alumna Financials*

EXPENSES REVENUE FUNDING $2.6M $2.6M MODEL

Administration 12% Institutions 41% Earned** 79% Development 10% Individuals 21% Contributed 21% Programs 78% Foundations 38%

*Pre-audit numbers. **Earned revenue includes training contracts, project fees, Women in Leadership tuition, etc.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Your tax-deductible donations are Join the conversation Give the gift of time: share your an investment in future leaders. on Coro Connect. expertise, host a Fellow, and more.

“Since my first encounters with Coro’s leadership training and Fellows Program, I saw the work as critical to broadening the focus — of elected leaders, and those in business, nonprofits, and government service — when it comes to solving problems with consequences that clearly sweep across sectors. My later service on the Coro Board only strengthened that conviction. I give support to Coro as my way of assuring the development of people with the broad vision and sure skills to lead us out of practical, economic, and social problems we cannot even envision today.”

— Linda Gregory, donor and former Coro Board member Our Donors* We are deeply grateful to our supporters.

Public Funding Robyn and David Reiss Jan and Fred Hodder Edmund and Heike San San Francisco Roccam Recruiting Jeffrey Sosnaud and Diego Department of Sara Leslie Jean Curran, M.D. Erika Carlsen Children, Youth and Shartsis Friese Jenna and Satish Evan Westrup Their Families Sonja Perkins Narayanan Warburg Pincus John and Shelley Sage Goran Matijasevic $25,000+ John Iannuccillo Hank Dempsey Betty and Jack Schafer $2,500+ John Rogers Honorable Jackie Dodge & Cox Arthur & Toni Rembe Kearns & West Inc. Speier Ford Foundation Rock Larry Simi and Janet James Blume Inner Spark Foundation Celeste Cantu Rogers Jeff Gordon JPMorgan Chase & Co. Courtney Young-Law Leslie Hatamiya and John Barr Mary Obelnicki and and Chris Law Randy Schieber John McNulty and Craig Silverstein Dunstan and Jamie Mary Mountcastle and Christina Wheeler S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Allison-Hope James Overton Judson Clark Foundation Evonne Silva Nancy and Gavin Judy and Rich Walter & Elise Haas Leti Light Masuda Guggenhime Fund Linda Gregory NextGen America Kathleen Wesner Walton Family Sean Gibson and Pivotal Ventures Kathryn Poling Foundation Serena Ingre Raymond Roeder Kathy Blackburn Turlock Irrigation Rosemary Torres Kelly McCrann $10,000+ District Ross Stores Foundation Kenneth Thames Aimee Brown William Jackson and Russell Sunshine Lawland Long Anonymous (2) Jacqueline Holen Shauna Marie Rose and Leonard T. Mendonca Diane B. Wilsey Raymond R. Sullivan Lue Her First Republic $1,500+ The Precourt Maria and Dean Genentech Alexander Wong Foundation Nicolacakis Marianna Pisano and AT&T Zach Blume McCallum Group, Inc. Patrick Ford Beth Parker and Ken Zynga Michael Andemeskel Marilyn Snider Taymor Mira Ringler Pacific Gas and Electric Box $500+ Pamela Bonnie Company California Building Alan Unger Peggy Andrews-Brod Pam Jones and Steve Industry Association Allen & Jeanne Bates Peter Nichol Herskovitz California Business Andrea Eichhorn Robert William Fleri Roundtable Andrés Acevedo Rose-Ellen Fairgrieve $5,000+ Chip and Arlene Nielsen Anonymous (2) Stephanie Lovette Blue Shield of California CommonSpirit Health Barbara Meislin Susan Kern California Public Danielle Bentz Barry and Erica Goode Thomas Hoeber Securities Association David Sibbet and Gisela Community Health Vic Willits David Coulter and Wendling Charities Victor Fazio Susan Weeks Coulter Diana Tate Vermeire Constance Marvin Bank Hellman Foundation Dianne Gardiner Contra Costa Building William Hirsch and Laney Whitcanack and Facebook and Construction Elizabeth Crabtree Jon Deane Fahr LLC Trades Council Latham & Watkins Gerald Yanowitz David Jackson Lucia Choi-Dalton Herb Chan Debbie and Scott Mary Jo and Dick Honorable Ann Stauffer *This is a partial list of Garrett Veneman Derek Knudsen Coro’s generous donors. Minden and Kathleen Honorable James Don Reinke Please visit the Annual Beach Hormel Dropbox Report page on our website Prologis Honorable Libby Schaaf Ed Gerber for more information. Our Partners

2019-20 COMMUNITY PARTNERS Our community partners collectively spend thousands of hours each year supporting and mentoring Coro participants.

280 Cap Markets Clifford Moss 3.14 Communications Climate Resolve A-Plan Coaching Code for America ACLU Northern California Commonwealth Club Akonadi Foundation for San Francisco District 1 Supervisor Campaign Alameda County Homeless Action Center Cory Booker Campaign for President Alameda County Public Health Department COS and Company LLC Alliance for Community Development Curtis Development ALL IN Alameda County DIG IN Ann Ravel for CA State Senate Dignity Health Annie Eagan Consulting Divvy Homes Asian Health Services Duane Morris LLP Apple Education Dodge & Cox AT&T Echidna Giving Bay Area Council Edward Jones Investments Bay Area Rapid Transit Facebook Bay Conservation and Development Commission FACES SF BAY-Peace FairVote Beneficial State Foundation Fall Line Analytics Berkeley Student Food Collective Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Blaylock Van LLC First Republic Bank Blue Shield of California ForgePoint Capital Blue Shield of California Foundation Genentech Bountiful Agriculture Global Citizen Year Bridgespan Group Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Brightline Defense Fund Broadway Angels Google Brothers on the Rise Grassroots Lab Business for Social Responsibility GreatSchools California.com Grid Alternatives California Business Roundtable Harvard Kennedy School California Chamber of Commerce Health Access California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CAPH) Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association California City Finance Huy Tran for San Jose City Council Campaign California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Immigrant Legal Resource Center California Department of Finance Inner Spark Foundation California Department of Food and Agriculture Instagram California Department of Human Resources Institute for the Future California Health and Human Services Agency IT Bookman Center California Department of Water Resources JPMorgan Chase & Co. California Emerging Technology Fund Kaiser Permanente California Forward Kearns & West California Independent Petroleum Association Korean American Community Foundation California Legislative Analyst’s Office KQED California Public Employees’ Retirement System KNN Public Finance California Public Utilities Commission Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation California Republican Party LeaderSpring California State Auditor League of California Cities California State Coastal Conservancy Leapfrog Consulting California State Transportation Agency The Libra Foundation California Wellness Foundation Leif Dautch Campaign for San Francisco District Attorney Camfed Lighthouse Public Affairs Center for Care Innovations Lincoln Families for San Francisco District Attorney Local Agency Formation Commission Chinese Culture Center Los Angeles Times City and County of San Francisco Lyft City and County of San Francisco Office of Public Finance McNally Temple Associates, Inc. City of Oakland Melissa Hernadez Campaign for Alameda County Supervisor City of San José Department of Transportation Metta Fund Clif Bar Metropolitan Transportation Commission Mills College Room to Read Mission Economic Development Agency Ruckus Partners, Inc. MJE Strategies RYSE Center MotherCoders S&P Global Ratings No on Proposition C campaign Sacred Heart Community Service Nancy Tung Campaign for San Francisco District Attorney Salesforce National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Sally Lieber for CA State Senate Campaign Center San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission Native American Health Center San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families The Nehemiah Corporation San Francisco Interfaith Council The Neighborhood Empowerment Network San Francisco Bay Area Federal Executive Board NextGen America San Francisco County Transportation Authority Nielsen Merksamer San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Noe Valley Ministry San Francisco Department of Public Health Office of Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin San Francisco Department of Technology Office of CA Governor Gavin Newsom San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Office of CA Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross The San Francisco Foundation Office of CA State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund Office of CA State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Office of CA State Assemblymember Speaker Anthony Rendon San Francisco Office of Public Finance Office of CA State Assemblymember Blanca Rubio San Francisco Planning Department Office of CA State Assemblymember Christina Garcia San Francisco Police Department Office of CA State Assemblymember David Chiu San Francisco Rising Office of CA State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia San Francisco Unified School District Office of CA State Assemblymember Eloise Reyes Savvy, ink. Office of CA State Assemblymember Evan Low S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Office of CA State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel Secretary of State California Alex Padilla Office of CA State Assemblymember Jim Cooper SEIU 1000 Office of CA State Assemblymember Kansen Chu Sf.citi Office of CA State Assemblymember Laura Friedman Shartsis Friese LLP Office of CA State Assemblymember Mark Stone Sierra Orchards Office of CA State Assemblymember Randy Voepel Skoll Foundation Office of CA State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer Slack Office of CA State Assemblymember Rob Bonta Snap Inc. Office of CA State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Office of CA State Assemblymember Shirley Weber SPUR Office of CA State Controller Betty Yee Stanford Global Management Immersion Experience (GMIX) Office of CA State Senator Ben Allen State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Office of CA State Senator Connie Leyva Office of CA State Senator Cathleen Galgiani Storefront Political Media Office of CA State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson Stuzman Consulting Office of CA State Senator Holly Mitchell Sunlight Giving Office of CA State Senator Mike Morrell Swiftly Office of CA State Senator Nancy Skinner Swords to Plowshares Office of CA State Senator Anthony Portantino The Mission Continues Office of CA State Senator Scott Weiner Trellis Education Office of CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla TikTok Office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Twitter Office of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg UFCW Western States Council Office of San Francisco Mayor United Way Bay Area Office of San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu University of California, Office of the President Office of San Francisco District 1 Supervisor University of California, Davis Office of San Francisco District 7 Supervisor University of California, San Francisco Office of San Francisco District 8 Supervisor University of California, Santa Cruz Office of San Francisco District 10 Supervisor University of San Francisco Office of San Francisco District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of United State Senator Dianne Feinstein U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office Orrick LLC Walter and Elise Haas Fund Ohlone College Water Solutions Network Okta Wells Fargo One Medical Group Western States Petroleum Association The Pivot Group Wetherby Portal A The Whitman Institute Posse Foundation The Women’s Foundation The Presidio Trust The Workers Lab Public Policy Institute of California Tipping Point Community Foundation Public Rights Project YearUp Qatalyst Partners Yes on Proposition A Campaign R Street Institute Yes on Proposition E Campaign RSF Social Finance YouthSpeaks Remind Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center The Richmond Neighborhood Center Zynga BOARD 2019-20 Our Team Marianna Pisano* – Chair Erick C. Howard – Vice Chair William Jackson* – Vice Chair STAFF 2019-20 Evonne Silva – Vice Chair Erika O. Carlsen,* Senior Director of Training Mothusi Pahl* – Secretary Vic Hogg,* Director of Training Aimee Brown – Treasurer Shaya Kara,* Development Manager Minden Beach* Mathew Larson, Program Manager Zach Blume* Masharika Prejean Maddison, Senior Director of Training Derick Brown* Nancy Masuda,* Director of Strategic Partnerships Hank Dempsey* Nnenna Ozobia,* Senior Director of Training Sean Gibson* Angela Pang, Director of Program Management Leti Light* Fred Tse, Director of Finance and Operations Lawland Long* Genanne Walsh, Director of Communications and Strategic Projects Jenna Narayanan Laney Whitcanack,* Chief Executive Officer Chris Patterson Clifford Yee, Senior Director of Training Anna Van Degna* Courtney Young-Law, Vice-President of Programs and Leadership Training Diana Tate Vermeire

PROGRAM FACULTY HONORARY BOARD MEMBER Mariana Moore* Betty Schafer* Donald Proby Nancy Shemick* * Indicates Coro Alumni

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