Opening Doors to
OPPORTUNITY 2018 IMPACT REPORT GENESYS WORKS BAY AREA
THE GENESYS WORKS MISSION is t o pro vide pat hways t o ca re e r s u c c e ss f or h i gh sc h ool st udent s in under ser ved co mmunit ies t h rough sk i l l s t r a i n i ng, m e a n i ngf ul work exper iences, and impact ful relat io nship s .
Pictured on front cover: Jonathan Sarabia, former intern, Kirkland & Ellis, student at University of California-San Diego
Photography credit: L. Wong Photography
Dear Friends and Supporters,
In spite of last year’s organizational challenges, our students thrived. A 5-year longitudinal study conducted by Harder+Co validated our program outcomes, showing positive impact on high school graduation rates as well as college enrollment and persistence rates versus comparison groups. In 2018 we placed a record number of students into paid professional internships at 32 companies. We’ve been inspired by current young professionals like Joseph (featured on page 4), who is benefiting from a life-changing experience and supportive mentors while contributing to the business success of Kirkland & Ellis. And we’ve been delighted to reconnect with program alumni like Janessa (featured on page 5), who is taking what she learned at her Salesforce internship to help her as she navigates college. Watching students like Joseph and Janessa take full advantage of their work-based learning opportunities is not only gratifying, but inspires us to do more. As 2019 unfolds, we urge you to think about what doors of opportunity you might help open this year. Whether providing more internships at your company, supervising and mentoring an additional young professional at work, guiding a student from your school to our program, or providing the financial support necessary to grow our program, there is an important role for us all. We thank you in advance for your continued support of the students and mission of Genesys Works.
OPPORTUNITY
2018 was a challenging year for our Bay Area program. A confluence of factors, including leadership transitions, a lack of focus on fundraising, and an unsustainable cost structure, combined to produce a significant operating loss for the year, leading to a restructuring of our operations at year-end. This includes stepping back from serving the San Jose community in the near-term and focusing on high schools and companies in San Francisco and Oakland. We will soon announce the hiring of a new Executive Director to join our new Development Director, Nicole Terrizzi, as they lead Genesys Works Bay Area towards greater levels of growth and impact in the years ahead.
Opening Doors to
Opportunity. A simple word, yet so powerful. For the students we serve, urban teens brimming with motivation and untapped potential, access to life-changing professional opportunities is far too often limited or inaccessible. Yet, because of you, we are able to open doors of opportunity for hundreds of talented young women and men each year in the Bay Area. In the pages that follow, we are excited to share the impact your gift and partnership has had on our students, business partners, and the broader communities we serve. As you will read, great things happen at the intersection of motivation and opportunity, and we are proud to be your partners in this important work.
With gratitude,
SCOTT KUPOR
DAVID WILLIAMS
Board Chair Genesys Works Bay Area
President & Chief Executive Officer Genesys Works
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IMPACT
G e n e s y s Works e m p owe rs te e n s from u n d e rse rve d co m m u n i t i es to se e tha t a profe s s i o n al c a re e r i s wi th i n re a c h , b y p rovi d i ng th e m wi th th e s k i l l s t o a c h i e ve th e i r co l l e ge a n d c a re e r goa l s.
We achieve OUR MISSION t hro ug h: Skills Training
8 WEEKS OF SKILLS TRAINING THE SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL
Meaningful Internship
THE PROBLEM The disparity
between what students are taught in the classroom and what’s needed for success in today’s workplace continues to widen, leaving many jobs unfilled and millions of young adults unemployed. Closing these skills and opportunity gaps is an urgent economic and social imperative, particularly for students in under-resourced communities lacking access to most professional work opportunities.
OUR SOLUTION By offering
students the opportunity to succeed in a professional work environment while still in high school, we open up career possibilities and pathways previously thought unattainable. Students complete our 14-month program with in-demand job skills, relevant work experience, elevated career aspirations, and increased confidence that their dreams of college and career success can become a reality.
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1,000 HOURS IN A PAID, YEAR-LONG PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
College & Career Coaching
60 HOURS OF COUNSELING ON COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS
Alumni Support
ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS
2018 RESULTS
Opening Doors to
OPPORTUNITY in BAY AREA
BAY AREA
TWIN CITIES
NEW YORK
NATIONAL CAPITAL
CHICAGO
100% GR AD UAT ED F RO M HIGH SCHO O L
REGION
92% enrolled in college
HOUSTON
86% graduated or still enrolled in college
Median earnings of employed alumni
WHO WE SERVE
551
172
$45–50K
110
269
S T U D E N TS SE RV E D
students interns alumni trained employed served
55%
73%
qualify for free or reduced lunch
first-generation college students
23%
earn more than both parents combined
46%
earn the same or more than at least one parent
(AT MEDIAN AGE 24, BASED ON ALUMNI SURVEY)
Genesys Works is a
NATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
7% OTHER MULTIRACIAL 2%
4,404 students served
WHITE 5%
111,020 hours of
professional training 13% AFRICAN AMERICAN
95%
STU DE N TS OF C OL OR LATINO 31%
42% ASIAN
$7.04M earned by
young professionals
1,535 students placed in paid internships
3.5X earn a degree
compared to peer group
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Providing Opportunities in the Bay and Beyond
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CO R P OR ATE PA RT N ER S S U P PORT GE N E S Y S W ORK S
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The Genesys Works program was introduced to Kirkland & Ellis San Francisco in 2013. Back then, Pam Naraja volunteered to conduct mock interviews for students before she became a Genesys Works supervisor. Now, Pam has been an intern supervisor for 5 years. Pam’s intern, Joseph Huang, provides technology support with tasks such as re-imaging computers for incoming lawyers. “My favorite part of my job is working with lawyers and learning about their career paths,” said Joseph. After high school, he wants to study law. His colleagues at Kirkland are the perfect mentors to help him achieve this goal. Kirkland & Ellis has placed Genesys Works interns in five of its offices — Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Washington, D.C. Because of its commitment to youth in the community, Kirkland & Ellis allows employees like Pam to open doors of opportunity for our future workforce. “I genuinely want to help our interns, and I like seeing how they thrive within our department,” Pam said.
Genesys Works interns help us with our day-to-day processes and projects. They are valuable members of our team, and we depend on them daily. Pam Naraja (right), Technology Support Manager, Kirkland & Ellis
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PAM
Pictured with Pam on left: Joseph Huang, intern at Kirkland & Ellis, George Washington High School
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Alumni Equipped for the Future Janessa Phanh worked at Salesforce as part of her Genesys Works internship when she was just a senior at Leadership Public High School in Oakland. During that time, she learned how to test and debug web pages, and she also took part in a number of panels, where she spoke to employees at Salesforce and gave her student perspective. Because of Genesys Works, Janessa learned how to succeed in a professional environment. It was difficult for her to decide to leave home and attend the University of California, Merced. But she had gained the knowledge and experience she needed to move two hours away and start this important chapter in her life. Now, Janessa is studying anthropology and computer science, with the hope of graduating in four years and working in the Bay Area. To learn more about the impact Genesys Works is having on Bay Area youth, read about the findings of a five-year Harder+Co study on page 9.
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100% GENESYS WO RKS INT ER NS A CCE PTE D TO COLLEGE
I loved my Genesys Works internship. I met people from so many different backgrounds, and most importantly, I learned how to be a professional. Janessa Phanh, former intern at Salesforce, Leadership Public High School, Class of 2018
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2018
CORPORATE PARTNERS
The collaboration between Genesys Works and our corporate partners is at the heart of our success. We want to thank the following companies for providing life-changing work opportunities to our young professionals.
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GET INVOLVED
HOST A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
Access an untapped pipeline of motivated, diverse talent who bring immediate value to your organization
BECOME A SCHOOL PARTNER
Contact us to make the Genesys Works program possible for qualified students in your school
HIRE ALUMNI
Join the growing list of partners who engage college students to fill essential workplace needs
DONATE Make a contribution and change a student’s future
VOLUNTEER
Give the gift of your time at one of our many events throughout the year
JOIN OUR TEAM
Be a part of the Genesys Works movement and impact lives today
GWBA@BA.GENESYSWORKS.ORG
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THANK YOU
SUPPORTERS
Genesys Works is able to make a difference in the lives of our students because of the financial contributions made by our generous donors. Through your gifts, we are moving more students out of poverty and into the economic mainstream. For these gifts, we are most grateful.
$250,000+ Salesforce Tipping Point Community
$100,000+ AT&T Peery Foundation Price Waterhouse Coopers
$50,000+ American Honda Foundation Ron Conway Sobrato Family Foundation
$25,000+ Accenture Dell Corporate Foundation Pacific Gas and Electric Company
$10,000+ Anonymous Bank of America The Bengier Foundation The Bothin Foundation Cisco Credit Suisse Dome Construction GreenLight Fund Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Kaiser Permanente Koret Foundation
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Laura and Scott Kupor Maria N. Martinez Microsoft Quest Foundation Silicon Valley Bank
$5,000+ American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Ancestry.com Box Sally Carlson Cloud Nine Foundation Deluxe Corporation Foundation Ebay Kapor Center for Social Impact Okta
$500+ Aremco Products, Inc. Robert Katz
$200+ Rafael and Stephanie Alvarez Marc Blakeman Erin Glenn Kate Schwass Kyle Short Wynne Warner
$100+
Meg Marks and Peter Katz Lighthouse Public Affairs McKinley Family
Garret and Amy Bean Lawrence Neil Bailis Maria Bolin Thomas Ciccolella Kylie Gifford Sabeena Khan Liz Kokoska Patricia McDowell Sean McKenna
$1,000+
UP TO $99
$2,500+
East Side Union High School District Chris and Leslie Funk Google HotelTonight Casey Johnson Scott Merryman Amity Millhiser Omar Morales Jesus Soto, Jr.
Shamika Abraham Simleen Ahuja Bobby Alvarez Amazon Smile Jacquelyn Anderson Anonymous Anonymous David Anthony Madeline Azevedo Sarah Bales
HARDER + CO
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Gaetan Barthelemy Dina Barron Sujoy Basu Angela Bates Ren Bauer Jessi Beck Alan Bedingfield Benevity Community Impact Fund Matias Blanco Alexandre Blardone Asya Brown Kushal Byatnal Marianne Cameron Ana Cantu Alvaro Canudas Gilbert Carillo Ryan Carlson James Cerenio Karina Chan Lulu Chen Li-Ling Chen Ganesh Chilakapati Gary Cripps Roberto Cruz Stephanie Epps Linell Escuton Erin Baudo Baudo Felter Dylann Fezeu Sam Gamer Christian Garland Jeremy Grinsven Gilad Golan Ramya Gopalan Jane Guo Emma Gutierrez Lauren Hager
Harder+Company Community Research works with public- and social-sector organizations across the United States to learn about their impact and sharpen their strategies to advance social change. Since 1986, their data-driven, culturallyresponsive approach has helped hundreds of organizations contribute to positive social impact for vulnerable communities. In 2013, Genesys Works Bay Area partnered with Harder+Company Community Research to conduct an evaluation of the program. The evaluation included three components: an implementation study, an outcome study, and an impact study. Harder+Company has released the findings, and Genesys Works is excited to share a preview of the highlights: 1) Participants had increased confidence in the classroom; 2) Participants were more comfortable in professional settings and feel more optimistic about their career options; 3) Participants knew more about their postsecondary options; 4) GWBA had a positive impact on high school graduation rates; and 5) Both analyses show a positive impact on college enrollment and persistence. This report was produced with funding from GreenLight Fund and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Social Innovation Fund (SIF) program.*
*The contents of this product do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the funding agency. SIF was a program that received funding from 2010 to 2016 from CNCS, a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through its AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Volunteer Generation Fund programs, and leads the nation’s volunteer and service efforts. Using public and private resources to find and grow community-based nonprofits with evidence of results, SIF intermediaries received funding to award subgrants that focus on overcoming challenges in economic opportunity, healthy futures, and youth development. Although CNCS made its last SIF intermediary awards in fiscal year 2016, SIF intermediaries will continue to administer their subgrant programs until their federal funding is exhausted.
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THANK YOU
SUPPORTERS
Karianne Harris Chelsea Hartigan Cathy Hindersinn Taara Hoffman Austin Hope Chong Jiang Bill Jubb Courtney Karnes Jonathan Kim Kris Kooi Mina Kong Anne Kroger Eric Lah Allison Lai Ed Lam Yu Shan Lau Kelly Lee Nancy Lee Michelle Lewis Nicolas Lidzborski Jennifer Lin Livvie Lin Zi Lin Xingchen Liu Zhengqin Luo Purnima Mangal Ameya Marathe Noah Marks Eric McKinney Jordan McLaren Ryan Miller Rohit Muralidharan Reena Nadkarni Varshaa Naganathan Stephanie Noriega Michael Olson Fatai Oshi-Ojuri Norma Ortiz Tarjani Oza Michelle Park
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Garo Pashayan Ivan Passos Julianne Perez Shai Pittie Doug Platz Martin Pool Monika (Fedalen) Powell Alex Rayter Aamir Raza Jonathan Rewers Ronnie Rhoe Jeffrey Salowe Victoria Sanchez Erica Siedman Roma Silvester Brooke Simon Eishay Smith Diane Solinger Daryl Spreiter Suresh Srinivasan Mihai Stanesti Gail Su Howard Sueing Misasha Suzuki Peter Tan Beth Teague Ajay Thomas Nikki Tosiello Bella Tumaneng Aurielle Turner Chad Tyler Lalitha Vaidyanathan Kimberly Vaz Angie Volz Janet Vong Christine Walker Virginia Wood Liping Xiong Robin Yoon
SUPERVISORS PJ Hasleton James Cheung Adam Muench Lisa Gonzalez Edward Mitz Jan Joy Kate Jordan Norlito Soriano Pete Pamplieaga Cliff Eclarino Chris Ruiz Jay Hagedorn Bob Perry Randy Phelps Tommy Nguyen Joel Ranan Taz Cale Erik Lannon Beth Teague Ray Elias Wayne Riley Ashley Armijo Jesse Nues Rebecca Staunton Jennifer DeLaura Rene Campos Pamela Naraja Francisco Jacoby Pam Naraja Cindy Graffot Ayala Levine Marianne Cameron Kaci Piccillo Francois Rongere Jennifer Valenzuela Michael Meeker Danielle Adams Kevin Chow
Vanessa Soto John Oldham Suzette Love Tedman Eng Lavena Holmes May Wong Kate Longyear Bridget Devine Melody Yan Ramya Nagarajan Anuj Jain Brian Estebez Zhanara Amans Chris Woolsey David Dickerson Mary Wilder Vijay Karani Jason Schroeder Myan Molina Benjamin Callebaut Richard Guevara Jeannie Thorpe Aaron Nicholas Daryl Spreiter Austin Stout Ann Weeby Bryan Reese Lux Shrewsbury Courtney McKenzie Veronica White Tinna Ho Mike Torres Michael Shroff Blair Reed Goksun Ilhan Dean Atchison Ben Howell Ryan Lewis Melanie Lowe
Karina Chan Spandan Chakraborty Catherine Waago Silcani Cabrera Becky Boothe Giang Nguyen Sonali Gupta Muhammad Sheikh David Barker Martina Su James Cerenio Rashid Herd Barbara Otis Hope Jones Linda Papin-Zairi David Rosales Timothy Manglicmot Kate McCarthy Robert Mau Jonathan Rewers Kelly Zhou Susan Cook Jadie Wasilco David Malone David Situ Adam Zabarte Dave Pankenier Tim Akramy Karl Stroh Guru Prabhu Wendy Leu Alen Swartz William Dice Alyssa Kies Rebecca Sorenson Celeste Ackert Rachel Delphin Mary Doll
SCHOOL PARTNERS SAN FRANCISCO
Abraham Lincoln High School Balboa High School Galileo Academy of Science and Technology Gateway High School George Washington High School Lowell High School Mission High School Phillip & Sala Burton High School Raoul Wallenberg High School OAKLAND
Castlemont High School Coliseum College Prep Academy Fremont High School Leadership Public High School Life Academy Health and Bioscience Lighthouse Community Charter School Metwest High School Oakland High School Oakland International High School Oakland Technical High School Ralph Bunche Academy Rusdale Continuation School Skyline High School Sojourner Truth Independent Study Program SAN JOSE
Downtown College Preparatory School Evergreen Valley High School Independence High School James Lick High School Lincoln High School Mt. Pleasant High School Oak Grove High School Piedmont Hills High School William C. Overfelt High School Willow Glen High School
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FINANCIAL REPORT BAY AREA 2018
$4M $3M
INCOME AND EXPENSE GROWTH
$2M $1M
2016
2017
EARNED INCOME
2018
CONTRIBUTIONS
TOTAL EXPENSES
INCOME STATEMENT (UNRESTRICTED) 2016 2017 2018 INCOME Earned Income $ 1,317,468 $ 1,711,824 $ 2,065,958 Contributed Income 1,745,077 1,591,735 1,336,200 TOTAL INCOME $ 3,062,545 $ 3,303,559 $ 3,402,158 EXPENSES Student Wages Other Program Expenses General & Administrative Fundraising TOTAL EXPENSES
$ 717,386 1,524,227 293,085 251,084 $ 2,785,782
$ 944,676 1,962,322 324,872 264,729 $ 3,496,599
$ 1,148,338 2,271,989 381,536 332,215 $ 4,134,078
NET UNRESTRICTED INCOME
$
$ (193,040)
$ (731,920)
BALANCE SHEET
276,763
2016 2017 2018
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets Property & Equipment (Net) TOTAL ASSETS
$ 397,897 266,313 464,602 $ 1,128,812
LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Other Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ $
5,086 75,289 80,376
Unrestricted Net Assets Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TOTAL NET ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$ $
529,918 $ 307,308 108,464 - 945,690 $
55,407 291,710 149,874 496,991
$ $
16,329 188,545 204,875
$ $
90,205 407,891 498,096
$ 1,018,437 30,000 $ 1,048,437
$ $
690,815 50,000 740,815
$ $
(41,105) 40,000 (1,105)
$ 1,128,812
$
945,690
$
496,991
2018 EXPENSE BREAKDOWN 55.0% PROGRAM EXPENSES
27.8% STUDENT WAGES
9.2% GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
8.0% FUNDRAISING
50% of expenses funded by earned income
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$4.13M total expenses
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Kupor (Chair)
Managing Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Ray Elias
Chief Marketing Officer, Hotel Tonight
Erin Glenn
Chief Operating Officer, FinTech Collective
Casey Johnson
National Portfolio Director, GreenLight Fund
Dave Kanter
Managing Director, Accenture
Taylor McKinley
Operating Partner, Mainsail Partners
Amity Millhiser
Chief Clients Officer, PwC
Jesus Soto, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Omar Morales
Head of Strategic Workforce Planning, Human Capital Product Management at Microsoft
STAFF Matt Heath
Interim Executive Director
Nicole Terrazzi
Development Director
Stephanie Epps
Program Director
Yemi Belachew
Senior Program Coordinator
Sameea Butt
Manager of Corporate Partnerships
Jessie Choi
Program Coordinator
Shelly Gleason
Alumni Manager
Shelby Maurer
Alumni Coordinator
Alyssa Singh
Program Coordinator
Aurielle Turner
Program Manager
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