We believe all children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed in life. Education is the key that unlocks the door to success but far too many children, through no fault of their own, aren’t getting the education they need to make it in life. We at Stand are passionately committed to righting this wrong. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED FOR, AND WITH ACCESS TO, A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE

Educate and Advocate for Ensure the Elect empower effective policies and courageous parents, local, state funding we leaders who teachers and and national advocate for will stand up community education reach for our members to policies and classrooms priorities. demand investments. and help excellent students. schools.

* Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office. FOUR YEAR GOALS By the end of 2015, Stand for Children’s efforts will help prepare more than 1.5 million students, over 80% of whom are low-income, to be successful in college. We’ll do this by:

ADVOCACY Playing a key role in enacting, across our network, at least 75 education solutions at the state and district level that help prepare students to succeed.

ELECTIONS Helping elect more than 200 education champions to school boards and state legislatures in strategic races across our network.

EMPOWERMENT Helping over 15,000 low-income parents become more meaningfully involved in their children’s education.

TO ACHIEVE THESE KEY OBJECTIVES, STAND FOR CHILDREN WILL: • Expand from 10 to 16 states and grow from 18 to 40 targeted school districts. • Increase sustainability by building up a four month overall cash reserve and two months of working capital and ensuring Stand’s state affiliates average 11 months of positive cash flow. • Ensure that at least 80% of our employees are highly engaged as measured by our Employee Engagement Survey.

* Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office.

OUR NATION IS AT RISK +1 MILLION More than 1.2 million U.S. students drop out of school every year. 1 IN 10 Of the 13 million children growing up in poverty today, only 1 in 10 graduate from college. NEARLY 50% Close to 50 percent of students in low-income communities will not graduate from high school. OUR THEORY OF CHANGE: HOW TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES

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ELECT+LOBBY+ADVISE ENACT Decision makers

LEVER 1 LEVER 2 LEVER 5 Unacceptable IMPROVED Empower parents ORGANIZE Parents, educators & status quo defended by Strategic IMPLEMENT STUDENT to support their entrenched interests community members education policies OUTCOMES children's education and investments

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EDUCATE+PERSUADE APPROVE Voters

ENGAGE+ADVOCATE

“In order to attain the quality education opportunities that our kids deserve, we must build a movement that engages parents, community leaders and educators as strong advocates and support systems for our children.” – Kenya Bradshaw, Executive Director, Stand

* Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office. Stand for Children Staff Members from 11 states.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

STAND MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS AND STAFF KNOW THAT TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED FOR, AND WITH ACCESS TO, A COLLEGE EDUCATION EVERY CHILD NEEDS: • Access to quality pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten • Effective teachers and principals • High expectations and quality instruction tailored to their needs • A safe and supportive learning environment • Effective guidance and support to access college or career training

TO MAKE SURE ALL CHILDREN HAVE THOSE NEEDS MET, WE NEED A SYSTEM OF HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS THAT HELP STUDENTS STAY ON TRACK. STAND ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE: • Effective leadership and oversight • Transparent information about performance • Sufficient funding, spent wisely

READ MORE ABOUT ANY OF THESE TOPICS AT WWW.STAND.ORG

STAND HAS 11 STATE AFFILIATES AND OPERATES IN 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THOSE STATES.

Seattle

WASHINGTON

Portland

OREGON MASSACHUSETTS Boston

Chicago STAND DISTRICTS* Indianapolis Murphy, Phoenix Union, Denver AZ Roosevelt, Alhambra, Charter CO Denver

IL Chicago

Oklahoma Nashville IN Indianapolis City TENNESSEE East Baton Rouge, New Memphis LA Phoenix Orleans OKLAHOMA Springfield, Worcester, MA Boston

OK Tulsa Portland, Salem, Eugene, OR Austin Reynolds Houston TN Memphis, Nashville New Orleans Indicates Stand Office TX Houston, Dallas

WA Tacoma, Federal Way

* A Stand District is defined as a district where we have a dedicated organizing presence.

“We absolutely have to have groups like Stand for Children, to do the hard, hard work of advocating for reform and making sure it happens in states and districts across the country.”

– Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

“One of my favorite things about [Stand for Children] is being able to witness the moment when a parent realizes that they are a powerful voice for their child.”

– Liliana Hutcheson, Organizer, Stand Arizona

STAND IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF IMPROVING EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE MORE THAN 135 EMPLOYEES, OVER 500,000 SUPPORTERS AND A COMBINED 2013 501C3 AND 501C4 OPERATING BUDGET OF $24.3 MILLION.*

AFFILIATE, YEAR FOUNDED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STAFF FOLLOWERS 2013 BUDGET*

ARIZONA, 2009 JOHN FISHER 9 17,736 $1,177,452

SONJA SEMION COLORADO, 2009 (INTERIM) 7 18,930 $1,126,004

ILLINOIS, 2010 MIMI RODMAN 8 37,073 $1,641,022

KRISTINE SHIRAKI INDIANA, 2011 (INTERIM) 8 21,385 $1,131,514

LOUISIANA, 2012 RAYNE MARTIN 12 8,969 $2,107,353

MASSACHUSETTS, 2003 JASON WILLIAMS 12 79,184 $2,128,328

OKLAHOMA, 2013 BRIAN HUNT 2 1,027 $1,066,900

OREGON, 1999 SUE LEVIN 8 38,426 $1,061,936

TENNESSEE, 1999 KENYA BRADSHAW 12 31,683 $1,749,812

MITCH SAVAGE TEXAS, 2011 5 9,237 $1,095,634 (DALLAS ED)

WASHINGTON, 2007 SHANNON CAMPION 6 23,031 $1,406,693 *Dollar figures reflect combined C3 and C4 expense budgets. Does not include Political Action Committee revenue and expenses.

Financial Honors: Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator & Guide Star Exchange Seal Great Place To Work: Oregon Business 2011 & Opportunity Knocks 2010 SINCE 1999, STAND HAS ACHIEVED OVER 165 STATE AND LOCAL VICTORIES AND LEVERAGED OVER 6.7 BILLION IN EDUCATION INVESTMENTS. THESE POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS ARE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 5.6 MILLION CHILDREN.

JUNE 1, 1996 1997 1999 2000-2002 2003 Over 300,000 people at- Stand volunteers organize Focus shifts to grassroots Launch affiliates in Idaho and Move headquarters to tend “Stand for Children 133 “Stand for Healthy organizing to achieve systemic South Carolina. Portland, Oregon. Day” rally in Washington Children” rallies across the changes for children. DC organized by the country to support passage Play key role in passage of Launch affiliate in Children’s Defense Fund. of federal Children’s Health Launch affiliates in Oregon, Portland Children’s Initiatives Massachusetts. Insurance Program legislation. Tennessee, and Maryland. which has provided millions of dollars per year for proven 2003-2004 JUNE 3, 1996 Organize first Stand Chapter early childhood, after school Key rally organizers Close affiliates in Maryland, in Salem, Oregon. and child abuse prevention Idaho, and South Carolina Jonah Edelman and Eliza and foster care programs. Leighton found Stand for in order to target states Children as an ongoing with greatest potential organization. for statewide impact for children.

CONTINUED 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 Begin advocating for policy changes Launch affiliates in Launch Illinois affiliate. Launch affiliates in Indiana and Launch affiliate in in addition to investments in order Arizona and Colorado. Texas. Louisiana. to increase our positive impact for Help pass an Act Relative students. Work with State Senator to the Achievement Gap Help pass Senate Bill 7, in part- Pilot Stand University for Parents Mike Johnston and key to create conditions for nership with Advance Illinois and (Stand UP) in Memphis, Phoenix, and Develop bill to create New Educa- partners to pass Senate school success in Massa- Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which ties Chicago. tor Mentoring Program in Oregon in Bill 191, groundbreaking chusetts and enable the teacher tenure, layoffs, and place- partnership with New Teacher Center. teacher evaluation commonwealth to qualify ment to performance, streamlines Help pass seven pieces of education We lead the passage of the bill to legislation, in Colorado. for, and win, $250 million the teacher dismissal process, legislation in six states (AZ, CO, LA, MA, provide mentors to first and second in Race To The Top funds. enables Chicago Public Schools to OR, & WA). year teachers to improve new teacher lengthen its school day and year. performance and retention. Leverage $2.9 billion in funds for Ensure a pro-progress majority on education through ballot initiatives in Launch Washington affiliate. the Denver School Board by help- seven districts. ing elect two education champi- ons to the school board. Elect 72 of our 88 endorsed education champions to state legislature and 15 champions to school boards.

* Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office. STAND FOR CHILDREN, INC. 501(c)(4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emma Bloomberg (Chair), Chief of Staff, Robin Hood Katherine Bradley, President, CityBridge Foundation Phil Handy (Treasurer), President and CEO, Strategic Industries Eliza Leighton, Independent Consultant Michael Lomax President and CEO, United Negro College Fund Lisette Nieves, Belle Zeller Distinguished Visiting Professor in Public Policy, Brooklyn College Don Washburn (Secretary), Private Equity Investor

STAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER 501(c)(3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Julie Mikuta (Chair), Partner, New Schools Venture Fund Kristin Ehrgood President, Flamboyan Foundation Jonathan Lavine Managing Director, Bain Capital John Legend Entertainer and Education Activist Andy Moffit(Secretary), Senior Practice Expert, McKinsey & Co. Reuben Munger (Treasurer), Vision Ridge Partners, LLC Vince Roig, Founding Board Chairman Helios Education Foundation

“If you don’t fix education, nothing else will ever be fixed. Education is the most important thing. Stand is really appealing because together we can do a lot of good for a lot of people.”

– Raymond Allmon, Organizer, Stand Louisiana

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