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Annual Report 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 What’s Inside Greetings from Pam Costain, President and CEO ............................................4 What We Do ....................................................................................................5 Our Community Partners ...............................................................................11 Our Donors .....................................................................................................12 Financial Highlights.........................................................................................17 Our Board of Directors ...................................................................................18 Our Staff .........................................................................................................19 Join Us! ...........................................................................................................20 Dear friends: I have the best job in Minneapolis. I work closely with Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), a district I love and where my two grown daughters got a great education. I collaborate with one of our country’s strongest philanthropic, public sector and nonprofit communities. I work side-by-side with the most dedicated staff and board I’ve ever known. And I get to see our community’s bright future in the beautiful faces of the young people we serve each day. Thanks to your dedicated support, AchieveMpls has built one of the most highly successful career and college readiness systems in the entire country. This year: Our Career & College Centers in MPS high schools served 9,000 students, providing personalized career and college resources and support with a laser-focus on helping young people prepare to achieve their dreams. Our nationally-recognized STEP-UP Achieve youth employment program—part of the City of Minneapolis STEP-UP program—offered high-quality work readiness training, mentoring, focused career opportunities and 750 meaningful paid internships in partnership with 160 top Twin Cities employers. We connected 800 adult volunteers with students as Graduation Coaches, Career Fair presenters, STEP-UP mock interviewers and work readiness trainers, helping students stay on track, learn important professional skills and explore new career fields. As a local education fund, we helped raise millions of corporate and foundation dollars for MPS strategic priorities, including STEM and AVID programs, leadership development and much more. We are privileged to do the work we do every day, work which is made possible only because of your generous support for all Minneapolis students. Thank you for your partnership with us and your belief in the promise, potential and power of our young people, the future of our great city. My best wishes, Pam Costain President and CEO, AchieveMpls 3 Career & College Centers STEP-UP Achieve Our CCCs in MPS high schools provide one-on-one guidance in STEP-UP Achieve—part of the City of Minneapolis STEP-UP exploring career options, applying to college, prepping for the ACT, program—provides work-readiness training, paid internships, completing FAFSA and scholarship applications, college tours and mentoring and focused career opportunities for Minneapolis youth much more. We help career and college dreams come true. who face some of the greatest barriers to employment. 9 9,000 95% 160 750 $1.1m of graduating CCCs MPS students seniors employers internships in summer in MPS high schools served each year have a post-grad plan and 450 supervisors each year wages The Twin Cities has one of the largest racial employment and education achievement gaps in the country. And by 2018, 70% of all jobs in Minnesota will require some form of post-secondary education. The stakes couldn’t be higher for our young people and our city. As the strategic nonprofit partner of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), our shared goal is every student career Community Volunteers Support for Minneapolis Public Schools Our Graduation Coaches help students stay on track and plan for AchieveMpls helps raise millions of dollars from corporations, and college ready. We mobilize our life after high school. Career Fair presenters introduce students to foundations and major donors to support MPS strategic initiatives. community as volunteers, employers, brand new careers. STEP-UP Achieve volunteers help interns learn We also manage MPS school and project funds, and administer funders and partners to ensure that all important professional skills and explore career fields. scholarships and mini-grants for MPS students and staff. students graduate with the tools, support and confidence they need to achieve their dreams. 800 4,800 $120k $10m+ 118 185 MPS school mini-grants volunteers volunteer hours value* raised per year per year for MPS programs and and since 2010 project funds scholarships *Based on Independent Sector estimate of $24.83 per hour. 4 Career & College Centers in MPS High Schools “No one in my family had gone through the process of graduating from high school and applying for college, so I was clueless about how any of this worked. My CCC coordinator helped me complete my college and scholarship applications and also helped with other opportunities, too—like finding summer internships.” “STEP-UP Achieve gives you the foundation you need as you’re finding yourself. I made great connections at Management HQ, and this networking is helping me reach my goals. No matter who you are, STEP-UP Achieve provides new opportunities and pushes you out of your comfort zone. You’ll have experiences you never expected or imagined.” STEP-UP Achieve Youth Employment Program Graduation Coaches for MPS 9th and 12th Grade Students “The most meaningful part of the program for me is creating a sense of empowerment with a young person and demonstrating that there are engaged adults who really care about students.” “My Graduation Coach gave me the opportunity to talk to someone who could give me advice and help me better understand what’s next after high school.” Career Exploration Events in MPS High Schools “The Career Fair was a fabulous experience and the time flew by. Getting out into the real world and meeting the workforce of tomorrow is critical for our agency, and we don’t get many opportunities to do it. This experience was personally enriching for me and very valuable for our company.” Community Conversations “EDTalks was as relevant to me as a newcomer to Minnesota and education as it is now as a committed professional in education. Thank you!” During the 2014-15 fiscal year, these organizations demonstrated outstanding commitment to Minneapolis students through their generous financial and program support, as well as their strategic leadership and Community Partners collaboration in this work. Our tremendous thanks to these community partners, who understand that their 2014-2015 Fiscal Year success and the success of our young people go hand in hand. Champions Development Partners Program Partners Cargill Foundation Accenture Otto Bremer Foundation Boston Scientific General Mills, Inc. UCare Greater Twin Cities United Way University of Minnesota PricewaterhouseCoopers Wells Fargo Pohlad Family Foundation Xcel Energy Partners Workday Foundation Development Allies Program Allies Memorial Blood Centers Best Buy Arthur Chapman Migizi Communications Donaldson Foundation Cargill Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Martha and Donald Farley Family Fund Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis Retired Teachers Pat and Tom Grossman Family Fund Citizens League Minnesota School of Business of the MN Community Foundation Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder James B. Linsmayer Foundation Deloitte The Morning Foundation Allies Mahle Family Foundation Dorsey & Whitney LLP Northside Achievement Zone Piper Jaffray & Company Fairview Health Services Ovative Group SPEDCO Economic Development Foundation Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Piper Jaffray & Co State Farm General Mills Pohlad Family Foundation Walker Art Center Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Pricewaterhouse Coopers Wallin Foundation Greiner Construction State of Minnesota Wells Fargo HealthPartners Teach for America WEM Foundation Hennepin County TenKSolar Unisys Hennepin County Bar Association Walker Art Center Xcel Energy Foundation Hennepin County Medical Center Wheel Fun Rentals Impact Proven Solutions Young Education Professionals Junior League of Minneapolis, Inc. Young Professionals of Minneapolis KPMG LLP McKinsey & Co Medtronic 11 Thank You to Our Donors Thank you to our donors for helping all Minneapolis students gain the resources, support and opportunities they need to make their career and college dreams come true! Links To: AchieveMpls Programs | Corporate and Foundation Donors AchieveMpls Programs | Individual and Family Foundation Donors AchieveMpls Programs | Education Partners Luncheon Sponsors 2014 Minneapolis Public Schools Programs | Corporate and Foundation Donors Minneapolis Public Schools Programs | Individual and Family Foundation Donors AchieveMpls Programs CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS $300,000+ $2,500-$4,999 $5,000-$9,999 Nancy and Jerry Kolb Cargill Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund Anonymous Steve Kotvis and Camille Gibson Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Henry Kohring Joel and Laurie Kramer Family Foundation $100,000-$299,999 TCF Foundation and TCF Bank Minnesota Peter Lancaster Anne and Dan Krocak Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation Hilary Marden-Resnik and Barry Resnik Kumagai Family Fund of Greater Twin
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