DMAB Annual Report 2018-2019

Annual Report ---- 2018 - 2019 ----

Table of Contents Letter to DMAB Stakeholders

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Making a Difference

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Benefits of the Arts

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Academy of the Arts

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Academic Journey 10 Artistic Journey 12 Parent Testimonial 14 Finances 15 Opportunities to Connect

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Staff/Board of Directors

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Dear DMAB Stakeholder, It is with great excitement that we present to you our 2018-2019 Annual Report! As a result of your support over the last year, much was accomplished. This report is a reflective summary of those accomplishments, our growth, new partnerships and the many rewarding journeys of our students. None of this would have been possible without your support and generosity.

Significant accomplishments: Since the start of the Don’t Miss A Beat Academy of the Arts, we have been able to offer choral and dance lessons, in addition to strings, woodwind & brass, and music theory, in partnership with UNF Music Mentors program.

Thanks to the support and funding from the City of Jacksonville we have opened The Movement House dance studio located behind the Community Art Center.

The City of Jacksonville and JaxParks & Recreation accepted Don’t Miss A Beat’s proposal in 2018 to open a dance studio in an old building behind their existing Community Art Center. Rather than demolish the small building, they agreed to complete the necessary construction to convert it into a dance studio, which expands the project’s useable space and provides room for more creative minds.

Beyond the funding provided by the City for the building’s shell, the interior space needed to be transformed. We were very fortunate to have a donor provide funding to pay for the purchase and installation of the Marley Flooring that’s needed for the dance studio.

In addition, ballet barres were donated from Customer Barres, LLC. DMAB is pleased to share our latest in-kind donation from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) on Friday, March 6th.

First, we would like to thank the JTA Board of Directors for approving the donation of a Champion Freightliner 20 passenger bus.

We are especially grateful to Michael West, Inventory and Materials Manager at the JTA, for facilitating the process.

The bus donation will save significant dollars during our summer camp for field trips. In the past, having only a thirteen-passenger bus meant we had to hire another bus company when the group exceeded the bus capacity. JTA’s donation to our organization was a much needed addition to support our after-school and summer camp programs.

We are so grateful to JTA for providing non-profits the opportunity to receive a bus once it is in their surplus inventory. Thank you once again to the JTA for donating the bus, together we are making a difference in the community.

Our programs have had a measurable impact in children’s lives, increasing their confidence, concentration, self-motivation, determination and leadership.

We have seen a significant increase in students enrolled in our after-school program, academy and summer camps programs.

Five of our students have successfully auditioned for Lavilla School of the Arts in theatre, vocal and instrumental music. In addition, one of our string students auditioned and was accepted into Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

We have continued to expand our program offerings. DMAB All Stars Performance Troupe, Junior All Stars, yoga and poetry are now offered as after-school programs.

We hope you will continue supporting our programs as we continue breaking down social barriers, serving the most underserved, and giving every child the opportunity they deserve.

Gwendolyn Owens Director of Development

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Making a Difference Our Mission

Our Values

The mission of Don’t Miss A Beat is to blend music, art, academic achievement, and civic engagement to inspire and enlighten children and teens in the Riverside, Woodstock and Brooklyn communities. DMAB is different because it is focused on the underserved community of Brooklyn. Through a focus on artistic discovery, DMAB educates, mentors, encourages and disciplines a generation that might otherwise lose their way.

Our Goal

inspire

engage

connect

Discovery

Leadership

We believe that exploration will build confidence and inspire dreams.

We are brave in our endeavor and will do whatever it takes to make a difference.

Wholeness

Heart

We believe that a holistic approach to life is critical in growth and accomplishment.

We believe that human potential is nurtured through love.

nurture

Our Promise Through artistic discovery, we inspire families to bridge the gap for a better life.

Transformation We believe that where there is heart, hope and wholeness, there is change.

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Benefits of the Arts Students highly involved in the arts succeed A student involved in the arts is 4X more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.

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lower dropout

Students with high arts participation and low socioeconomic status have a 4 percent dropout rate—five times lower than their low socioeconomic status peers.

Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate college as their peers with no arts education.

SAT scores

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2X

more likely

Students who take four years of arts and music classes average almost 100 points higher on their SAT scores than students who take only one-half year or less.

Creativity is vital

Not enough dance & theater

93%

Two-thirds of public-school teachers believe that the arts are getting crowded out of the school day.

of Americans believe that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education.

97% 72%

72% of business leaders say that creativity is the number one skill they are seeking when hiring.

of elementary schools nationwide don’t offer dance

96%

don’t offer theater.

48 states have adopted standards for learning in the arts. The arts are recognized as a core academic subject under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

In 2008, African American and Hispanic students had less than half of the access to arts education than their white peers.

Data sourced from: Americans for the Arts

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Students Enrolled

80 60 55

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3 Year Enrollment Growth Enrollment in all of our programs has continued to be strong and frequently exceeds the forecasted grant dollars.

Participation in our after school program has consistently increased over the last two years.

We saw an increase of 70+ new students during the 2018-2019 school year; up from the 25 students enrolled during 2017, which began in November 2017 and ran through May 2018.

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Academy of the Arts Program The Don’t Miss A Beat Academy of the Arts opened September 21, 2015 to offer FREE Performing Arts instruction in the areas of Dance, Visual Art, Band (Woodwind & Brass), and Strings. We recently expanded the academy to include our Music and Arts Summer Camp Intensive, Chorus, Music Theory, Theatrical Production, Yoga, and our “Creatively Young” Program.

The Academy, in partnership with UNF Music Mentors Program, engages junior and senior UNF music students to teach Woodwind & Brass, Strings and Music Theory. Our strings program is headed by Gary Murch with W.E. Cherry Elementary School. Also, through our Creatively Young Program, we target toddlers in key stages and chronicle their development with Artistic connectors and concepts that can bridge the gap and add excitement to the basic stages of growth they are rapidly experiencing. DMAB offers this program in partnership with the Don Brewer Head Start Early Learning Center and the Sulzbacher Village.

We believe that as many young people as possible should have the opportunity to experience the arts. The arts is a great equalizer, promoting academic success, cultural awareness, creativity and self-confidence. Our activities reflect our vision of the arts being a “bridge to a better life.”

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Visiting Artist Series

Music and Arts Summer Camp Intensive

Don’t Miss A Beat provides the community with a venue for local actors, directors, writers, designers and technicians to gain valuable experience, to showcase their talents, and to give aspiring artists a chance to cultivate their emerging talents. It is through this series that students at DMAB get full exposure to working professionals in the Performing Arts.

Through this program we have been fortunate to have guests such as dancers Jeroboam Bozeman and Hope Boykin, both with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. We also had Grammy winning artist Christian McBride stop by the center to share his story of success and to inspire the kids that anything is possible in life as long as they work hard and believe.

Don’t Miss A Beat is an arts-based non-profit organization that focuses on the “whole child” through mentorship. Our flagship program is the Music & Arts Summer camp. This is a six-week summer camp where we expose children to a curriculum that involves Dance, Drama, Spoken Word, Choir, Photography and the Visual Arts.

Once the school year begins, we focus on the after school programs, assisting the children with their studies at school, and helping them to excel academically. At DMAB, we have a dual focus on the arts and academic achievement, which is why we have two programs during the school year that target these areas.

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Academic Journey 02 Middle School Program Grade 6 - 8 GOALS: 1. Provide the students with skills for coping with everyday pressure.

2. Encourage students to respect differences among their peers.

3. Encourage open communication between the school and the home.

01 Elementary Program Grade 1 - 5 Education is most successful when individual learning styles, needs, and talents are respected and utilized. It is our responsibility to provide an environment that fosters creativity, develops critical thinking and promotes academic and personal growth. Attendance is essential to motivate students to learn.

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4. Stimulate a career awareness in students.

5. Develop the decisionmaking skills of students.

6. Provide the opportunity for students to learn and utilize independent study skills.

7. Provide the opportunity for students to develop good citizenship skills.

8. Recognize that reading, writing and computing are skills basic to success in our society and that the teaching them is not restricted to any one academic discipline, but is rather a shared responsibility of students and teachers.

9. Assist the development of academic, social, aesthetic, emotional, and physical skills.

10. Encourage students to become increasingly self-directing, moving from dependent childhood to selfactuating adolescence.

03 High School Program Grade 9 - 12 GOALS: 1. To ensure all students understand their current levels of performance in reading, writing and mathematics and how these levels relate to their personal goals.

2. To assist students in preparing for their desired place in the workforce.

3. To provide an awareness of the important life skills to all students.

4. To provide students with appropriate educational and vocational transition opportunities.

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College Program DMAB has existing partnerships with Florida State College and the University of North Florida, which is beneficial to our students.

Our College Preparation Action Plan includes: · · · · · ·

Prepare or Update Resume Review SAT or ACT Test Scores Provide Letters of Recommendation Take Trips to College Campuses, when possible Research scholarship opportunities Submission of Application

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Artistic Journey: Journey to “Finding their Rhythm� at DMAB

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Introduced to the rhythm through our Music and Arts Summer Camp Intensive.

They remain committed to DMAB.

We assist with college applications.

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They get a sample of multiple arts areas in classes.

We make sure they are enrolled in a school that is helpful for their potential growth, and our artistic pipeline.

They are accepted to a college of their choice, and able to excel towards a bright future.

They find their tribe and their love of the arts.

They join the DMAB Academy of Arts.

They successfully complete the summer camp and are part of the Finale Musical Production.

Their families become engaged during the school year and at the DMAB After School Homework Assistance Program.

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Parent Testimonial Ms. Pacheco, whose daughter Anjaly is one of our outstanding students and a member of the DMAB All Stars Performance Troupe, has auditioned and been accepted into Lavilla School of the Arts in Theatre for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Don’t Miss A Beat has been a door of opportunities and new experiences for my daughter Anjaly. When we were looking for a summer program for Anjaly, we never realized we were going to find the family and community support we have found at Don’t Miss A Beat. My daughter has had the privilege to receive training with skilled professionals in every branch of the Arts. Being exposed to the arts on a daily basis has given my daughter a boost in her self-esteem and an incredible sense of confidence which she never had before. She has made solid relationships with like-minded children and looks forward, with extreme excitement, to attending DMAB everyday.

– Ms. Pacheco, mother of Anjaly

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Finances 5 Year Growth

390K $371,722

Annual Revenue in Dollars

360K 330K 300K

$320,228

290K 260K

$248,829

230K 200K 170K

$205,139

$174,837

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Opportunities to Connect Volunteering Help strengthen your community.

As a volunteer you will help: • Support our after-school program • Improve schools (tutoring, literacy) • Support youth (mentoring and after-school programs)

Corporate Sponsors Challenges can be better addressed when businesses and non-profits align their interests and pool their varied resources, including know-how, networks and brand, and working together to achieve common goals.

Dr. Walter & Cynthia Graham

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How You Can Help Don’t Miss A Beat depends on the generosity of donors like you in order to continue to provide services to deserving children in our community.

Financial donations provide direct and immediate support via check, credit card, or electronic transfer. Donations generally qualify for tax deductions.

Online: dontmissabeat.org/donate Mail: P.O. Box 6697, Jacksonville, FL 32236 Telephone: 904-385-4001

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Employer Matching Gifts

Pledges & Recurring Gifts

Memorial Donation

Honorary & Alternative Gifts

Many employers match gifts made to qualified charitable organizations. Ask your personnel department or human resources office at your workplace for more information. If your company participates, complete your employer’s matching gift form and forward it along with your gift to DMAB. We will complete all necessary paperwork and finalize processing to have your gift matched.

Pledge your support or make a recurring gift. Pledges allow donors to make ongoing gifts over a period of months or years. Payment schedules are flexible. To arrange for a monthly, quarterly or annual donation or to be billed in regular intervals, please contact Don’t Miss A Beat.

A memorial donation offers a thoughtful, caring way to remember or recognize someone special, while supporting our cause.

All memorial gifts will be acknowledged with a personal note sent by DMAB to the person(s) of your choice.

Recognizing special milestones in the lives of those closest to you (anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, or even holidays) is a great way to pay tribute to someone special while supporting Don’t Miss A Beat. All honorary gifts will be acknowledged through a personal note sent by DMAB to the honored person(s).

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Board of Directors Nia Bradberry Board President Senior Project Manager, United Health Care Jennifer Ryan Secretary Vice President, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Nina Nelson-Garrett, MD Director Capital City Gastroenterology Andrea Mims Director Retired Bank Executive Nicole Dana Director Director of Sales, Beacon Riverside Condominiums Angela Vallencourt Director Vallencourt, Inc. Mrs. Suzanne Spencer Director Riverside Dental Dr. Michael Spencer, DDS Board Advisor Riverside Dental

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Executive Staff Esther L. Poitier Director of Programs Juanita Ings Director of Quality and Compliance Gwendolyn Owens Director of Development Ulysses Owens Jr. Artistic Director Iris Owens Director of Finance Felicia Bass Director of Operations Dorothy Sibley Educational Consultant

Thank you!

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