Actua 2013 - 2014 Annual Report

Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence 3 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE many of Canada’s youth from accessing transformational STEM many of Canada’s youth from accessing in STEM studies and careers. education experiences and participating Our national inclusivity programs are customized to engage girls and young women, Aboriginal youth, new Canadians, as well as economically disadvantaged youth, and youth living in remote communities. Canada will not achieve its full innovation potential without the full participation of these groups. Working together, with our university network-based members, our corporate partners, government agencies and other like-minded groups, we are moving the dial on Canada’s future economic and social competitiveness and prosperity. 20 Years of Engagement 20 Years Do We What national science, Actua has two decades of success as a leading (STEM) education outreach technology, engineering and mathematics members located at universities organization. We represent 33 network engage 225,000 youth in and colleges across Canada that annually program 500 communities nationwide. Our for-youth-by-youth applications of STEM and delivery model demonstrates real-world and engineers who is contributing to a new generation of scientists process and drive Canada’s understand and can apply the innovation entrepreneurial engine. the barriers that prevent Actua is a national leader in breaking down

2 ACTUA ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 5 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE actua.ca/blog @ActuaCEO phase of impact and growth. Flanagan Jennifer Actua President and CEO Follow my blog Twitter grateful to our supporters of past and present and we grateful to our supporters of past and present allow us continue to seek unique partnerships that potential. to inspire youth – all youth – to reach their we Through all of our growth and accomplishments, first fuelled remain true to the same principles that youth early our passion twenty years ago - engaging in and often, breaking barriers to participation STEM, ensuring relevant content and facilitating We will connections to mentors and role models. our next build on these core values as we move into

universities and colleges across Canada. Today, we universities and colleges across Canada. members– work with 33 university and college based from Victoria to to Antigonish. Actua is on solid ground in our twentieth year. We boast a strong framework of staff, members, volunteers, community leaders, experts from industry and advisors in youth engagement. We are Growing from a from Growing of Strength Position the CEO from Message for us. This year marks an important anniversary the last We reached our 20-year milestone. Over two decades, Actua has grown – as an organization, and in in reach, in the breadth of programming experience. Back in 1993, we began as a national coordinating of a body with a mandate to advance the scope handful of science clubs led by undergraduate to inspire engineering students. Their enthusiasm to other young Canadians through science spread

camp, or a science club can be a life-changing camp, or a science club can be a life-changing education experience. It is no wonder why STEM for a is being touted as one of the best investments strong economy. new ground I’m proud to play a role as Actua breaks experiences in reaching youth with inspiring STEM in the years to come. Suzanne Corbeil Chair, Actua Board of Directors Providing access to one workshop, one week-long Providing access to one workshop, one sperity sperity l Pro youth through transformational experiences in STEM. contribute to that economy and reach their full potential in the workforce that awaits them. As a long-standing Board member and Chair of Actua, I have witnessed the impact of reaching all the driving force behind the innovation-focused the driving force behind the innovation-focused economy of tomorrow. what We need to ask some hard questions about can we’re doing to support our youth, so they the international stage, Canada will have to invest the international stage, Canada will have in the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators today. We – parents, teachers, and community leaders, industry champions as government – need to start seeing our youth Message from the Chair from Message continue Science, technology and innovation will and to be essential for Canada’s future economic on social prosperity. For the country to compete Investing in Economic in Investing and Socia

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We mobilize the dynamic enthusiasm and skills of young leaders across Canada who share their passion for science with Canada’s youth.

LEADERSHIP

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Board members from the public and private Actua’s national team provides on the ground training, sectors provide strategic leadership. resources and support to our network members.

NETWORK MEMBERS OUTREACH TEAM 33 network members, located at universities Delivering programming in rural and remote areas and colleges all across Canada. not currently served by our members, including communities in the Arctic.

Together, we are STUDENTS COMMUNITIES VOLUNTEERS Communities play a vital role in 500 volunteer engineers and 650 undergraduate student engaging and inspiring supporting local programs scientists, taking time away from instructors and 600 over 225,000 Canadian their daily jobs to act as mentors high school volunteers. youth across the country. 2013 Impacts Accessing New Communities In Numbers Through Outreach

8 In 2013, we delivered programming in 503 Actua’s Outreach Team reaches youth in communities not yet served by 9 communities, sustaining our presence across every our members. This gives us the capacity to be responsive and quickly ACTUA ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 REPORT ANNUAL ACTUA EXCELLENCE OF YEARS 20 CELEBRATING province and territory. reach youth – anywhere. Our Outreach Team also develops and pilots new curriculum aimed at exposing youth to specific career opportunities This year, 32,907 youth were engaged in week-long including health, mining and mineral exploration, and more. camp experiences, 4,743 youth participated in year- round club experiences, 178,083 youth experienced In 2013, Actua’s Outreach Team delivered 173 workshops and 27 camps school workshops and 20,232 youth participated reaching 3,843 youth in 32 communities throughout Nunavut and in other community-based STEM events. Overall, Northern Ontario. 235,965 youth experienced 1.14 million face-to-face hours of transformational STEM education outreach programming.

We continued to break barriers to youth engagement in STEM through programs designed to engage target underrepresented youth reaching:

Aboriginal 29,842 Youth We were very impressed with the level of professionalism of your instructors and their ease at interacting with the youth of our community while delivering valuable educational experiences. Girls Your willingness to work cooperatively in offering this program to the youth of our community 6,107 is greatly appreciated. Our local youth mentor, Elder mentor and camp cook were pleased and honoured to be part of this exciting program and look forward to its return to our community. New Canadians, at-risk-youth and youth facing Thank you for taking the time to make the youth of our community your priority.” challenging socio-economic condidtions 34,503 – Chris Dickson, SAO, Hamlet of Taloyoak, NU 11 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

entrepreneurship is making a significant difference entrepreneurship is making a significant says in the lives of youth in southern Ontario,” Actua. “As Jennifer Flanagan, President and CEO of especially one of Actua’s founding members, we are Quest’s pleased to recognize Engineering Science success during Actua’s 20th year.” Canada “As a Cornerstone partner of Actua, GE impact is proud to recognize the excellence and Vice achieved by ESQ,” says Kim Warburton, Affairs, GE President, Communications and Public Canada.

2013 Actua and GE Award Award and GE Actua 2013 and Innovation Leadership for network Engineering Science Quest (ESQ), Actua’s member located at the , for received the 2013 Actua & GE Canada Award recognized Leadership and Innovation. The award impact ESQ’s excellence in the delivery of high 20,000 STEM programming reaching more than leadership Ontario youth in 2013 and outstanding within the Actua network. “ESQ’s ongoing commitment to engage underrepresented youth audiences and such as continual expansion into new topic areas

professionals. The youth that we inspire not professionals. The youth that we inspire but only include our participants (age 6-16) our the older youth (age 18-25) who deliver programs and enter the workforce. self confidence, opening doors, and empowering self confidence, opening doors, and empowering It youth to believe in their own potential. develops leadership and inspires innovation the and entrepreneurship. It contributes to development of a new generation of inspired Impact in Stories Our impact starts with the individual - building with every kid in Saskatchewan. Curiosity, experimentation, impact, leadership, optimization, effectiveness: effectiveness: optimization, impact, leadership, experimentation, Curiosity, kid in Saskatchewan. with every Saskatchewan’s of one at engineer control process a as role my in day every me help that qualities are these potash mines. Member Program Network of Actua Director Former Neufeld, – Brahm I looked up to the instructors as role models. They influenced my decision to pursue engineering in my decision influenced models. They as role the instructors up to I looked the province. all over minds young to high-impact programming I delivered As an instructor, university. its expanding and optimizing the program, I had the privilege of growing as director later, years A few technology and wonders of science the to share staff fantastic and leading a and effectiveness, reach Actua programming had a huge impact on my career path. I was involved with Actua’s SCI-FI Science SCI-FI Science with Actua’s involved I was path. career had a huge impact on my programming Actua fostered instructors my a camper, I was When years. a dozen for of Saskatchewan the University Camps at As a high school volunteer, of the summer. a highlight camp was and inquisition; experimentation, curiosity,

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National Girls Program Girls National and unique roles in STEM. We inspire girls to explore their important Through our inquiry-based, girl-led content, we encourage girls to take risks, invent, and communicate their learning with others in the safety of a mentor infused, all-girl environment. Our National Girls Program plays an important role in building girls’ self-efficacy, resilience, and future economic independence. Each year, Actua reaches over 6,000 girls annually through our high impact, all-girl initiatives. Go Where the Go Where Program Kids Are a highly effective strategy for Actua’s Go Where Kids Are Program is come to our programs. We engaging youth that would otherwise never organizations that engage at-risk do this by partnering with youth-serving other socio-economic challenges. youth, new Canadians, and youth facing have built with local Boys and We are grateful for the partnerships we Centres and community centres. Girls Clubs, YM/YWCA’s, Family Service Actua programs each year, making These organizations open their doors to to access our transformational it possible for 30,000 under-served youth STEM education programming.

the way they do work, but it has also influenced how we approach our work. It is a true partnership when you can work. It is a true partnership when our we approach how has also influenced but it do work, they the way impact in Aboriginal communities.” incredible make and help to learn together Investment and Community Foundation Energy Suncor Director, Glover, – Cathy Suncor Energy Foundation is proud to support Actua and their work in establishing their Aboriginal Outreach their Aboriginal Outreach in establishing and their work support Actua to is proud Foundation Energy Suncor has not only changed an Aboriginal perspective from this work of approaching process intentional Model. Their that science is not something we bring to them - it is already within them and they have an important role to play as future decision makers, leaders and innovators. inherent knowledge and understanding of their communities. Drawing inherent knowledge and understanding Nations, Inuit and Métis people, from the traditional knowledge of First Elders and volunteers, as through direct engagement of Aboriginal we connect local aspects well as Aboriginal instructors and role models, of culture to modern science. In this way, Aboriginal youth understand organizations such as Indspire, the Aboriginal Human Resource Council, organizations such as Indspire, the Aboriginal our model is reflective of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), to ensure engagement. successful practices in Aboriginal youth model builds on youth’s Our National Aboriginal Outreach Program Outreach Program Outreach on local cultural knowledge and Actua’s customized programming builds Inuit and Métis youth. We work ways of knowing to engage First Nations, leaders and Aboriginal closely with Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal Youth Engagement in STEM Engagement Youth Aboriginal National Breaking Barriers to to Barriers Breaking

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Member representative) Member representative) Director, Student and Academic Services, Faculty of Science, University York Udloriak Hanson (Director) Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Issues & Arctic Opportunities, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Executive Coach, Libra OPUS Consulting Inc Susan Holt (Director) President Brunswick & CEO, New Business Council CuddyTrevor (Director and Paul Ledwell (Director) Executive Vice-President, Public Policy Forum Sharon Varette (Director)

Gallay & Kreisman Claude Laguë (Director) Dean, Department Engineering, of University of Kim Warburton (Director) Vice-President Communications & Public Affairs, GE Canada Governance Directors of Board Actua and Officers Suzanne (Chair) Corbeil Executive Director, of Group U15 Canadian Research Universities (Secretary) Flanagan Jennifer President & CEO, Actua HamiltonTodd (Treasurer) Senior Assurance Manager, & Advisory, Bessner,

associations, and local Hamlets and communities delivering culturally associations, and local Hamlets and communities of Inuit youth across and locally relevant programming to thousands Nunavut each year. For the Yukon and Northwest Territories and programming visit: information about our Northern outreach north.actua.ca Actua in Actua the North North, partnering with Inuit Actua has a strong presence in Canada’s to understand that they have an important role to play in their community’s future economic development.” economic future in their community’s play to an important role have they that understand to of Municipalities Association Nunavut Jeannie Ehaloloak, President, – Mayor Many of our mayors and senior administrative officers have seen first hand, the impact of your programming programming your of hand, the impact seen first have officers and senior administrative of our mayors Many our youth It is important for the youth. for provided the quality of experiences by been impressed and have

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Outreach Model & Technology Content& Technology

Computer Science will launchWe a significant new national initiative, with a new corporate partner, transform to the way youth think about computer science and technology. Aboriginal our Evaluating have partneredWe with a leading national Aboriginal organization facilitate several to case studies the structure on and impact Aboriginal our of engagement model. Next What’s Actua strives constant for innovation in programs and projects and we have many exciting new initiatives that will evolve in and 2014 beyond. Programming for New Canadians are working develop to a fullyWe customized programming model engage new to Canadians across Canada. STEM and Entrepreneurship are working new on contentWe that will deepen the entrepreneurship content across all our of programming models.

Revenues 40% Corporate 57% / Foundation Government 3% Other

Program Development Program Administration & Local Program Delivery Program Local 24% MemberNetwork Services 8% Expenses 68% supporting the critical services delivered by our network of 33 network member organizations located at supporting the critical services delivered In 2013, our budget was $2.94 million. This does not include the local universities and colleges across Canada. operating budgets of our 33 network members. Financial Summary Financial to program development and implementation. This includes The majority of our resources are directed

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Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) Canada Foundation for Innovation Maurice Price Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. Merck Canada Inc. Contributor

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