Union Capital Boston 2015 Impact Report

2015 Impact Report

Š All Photos Submitted by Members using the UCB App

WHY we do What we do Vision: Through ongoing community collaboration, we will create equity for all.

Mission: We transform Social Capital into Opportunity by Rewarding Community. “UCB recognizes that there is a value in the community and family activities that people do on a daily basis and actually rewards you for it. This is an organization that gives people a sense of empowerment as the more you do, the more points you make. You truly control your outcome. There is no other program that I know of that has this structure of giving back to the community on this level!�

-Union Capital member

HOW we do What we do

UCB App Members join via their Partner Institution. They use the UCB app and Earn Rewards.

Partners

Diamond Leaders build member relationships and encourage engagement.

(Schools, early childhood centers, education programs & community organizations)

Partner Institutions

Diamond Leaders support achieving Partner goals.

Members and Leaders

This collaborative relationship increases 1) individual & family opportunities, 2) Partner mission achievement, and 3) active engaged citizenship.

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W H AT i s o u r I m p a c t 2015

49,365

Winter

total hours of community engagement

• Evaluate Pilot • Design App 2.0 • Establish Points Guidelines

total members

15 partner institutions

UCB Hours Submitted:

Community Education 33% 44%

Spring

364

$40,000

Health 22%

• Build Partnerships • Create Diamond Leader Fellowship Program

Finance 2%

earned by members

UCB Member Engagement:

Summer • Relaunch Rewards Program • Publish first Data Dashboard

Member Outcomes in first 6 months...

Fall • Rewards Stores & Resource Fairs • Member Teams built in Jackson Square, Dudley, & East Boston

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that UCB has increased their involvment 87% Believe in their community

5% 5%

Decrease in unemployment Increase in educational attainment level

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Our Union Capitalists “UCB has invited me to create change, not just talk about it.”

89% female

82%

qualify for low-income support

85% 95% of Union Capitalists would recommend UCB to a friend – we have an active Waitlist!

Smart-Phone Users

O u r To o l s : Relationships, Resources, Rewards Relationships: Community Organizing UCB hires and trains Diamond Leaders- engaged and talented community residents- who sign up and support teams of Union Capitalists at mission-driven Partner Organizations.

Resources: Technology The UCB App (ucbapp.org) aggregates and advertises community resources and programs, and members earn points for their engagement and volunteerism.

Rewards: Financial and Social Capital Union Capitalists exchange earned points for financial rewards. Teams collectively address community concerns. Organizations maximize impact.

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Our Par tners and Leaders • Mission driven partner institutions pay organizational dues to join UCB. The fee covers signing up their members as Union Capitalists and hiring a Diamond Leader to serve as point-person with their organization.

• Like carbon atoms bonding together to form a diamond, our Diamond Leaders are the proactive parents and program participants that constantly commit themselves to the well-being of their community. They are natural connectors and resource aggregators for others around them.

• We hire, train, and manage our Diamond Leaders to sign-up new Union Capitalists. Diamond Leaders support their members accessing resources and achieving goals, while also organizing to address collective community concerns.

Sector

UCB Partners

Diamond Leaders DAISY VALERIE DIANA THOMAS SHATEARA

Education

SONIA AISHA CYNDA

Health

ELSA DONNA EILEEN

Finance

SORAYA TRAYCE’ BLANCA

Community

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“Our partnership with UCB has yielded immediate results and has positioned our school as a major contributor and resource for the communities in which our students reside.�

Nikki Barnes, Principal of KIPP Academy Boston

Top 5 Active Member Bases 1. Family Independence Initiative 2. KIPP Academy Boston 3. Project Hope 4. Nurtury Learning Lab 5. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative

Key Success Metric

Top 5 Events Attended 1. KIPP Academy Boston Family Night 2. FII Candidates Forum Dinner 3. Parents of Purpose meeting 4. PromiseFest 5. Love Your Block Community Meeting

Events Promoted in UCB App by Location

3,962

Hours spent Reading with Children

3,553 Hours Exercising

356

FII Meeting Hours + Finance Workshop Hours

2,634 Community Events Promoted

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Our 2016 Goals Refining our model of 21st Century Community Engagement & Organizing

Outputs

Outcomes

MEMBERS • Community engagement increase by 50% • Member unemployment decrease by 7% • Adult education level increase by 10%

• Grow from 400 to 850 • Award $85,000 • Promote 1,500 Events, Resources & Programs

PARTNERS • Increase membership at specified mission-driven institutions to 100-200 members per partner • Create feedback loop for partners about member engagement & satisfaction

COMMUNITY • Train, support, and organize 15 Diamond Leaders with teams of 50 Union Capitalists • Organize campaign to register and get out the vote in 2016 focused in neighborhoods of Jackson & Egleston Sq., Dudley Village Campus, and East Boston

“UCB gives you the opportunity to interact with other people that are living with the same every day struggles. It’s nice to be rewarded for being a part of the community.”

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• School Partners: Increased attendance & lower suspensions • Health Partners: Increased exercise & healthy living habits • Finance Partners: Increased saving & credit scores • Community Partners: Increased engagement & program leadership

• Diamond Leaders take successful action on issues in their neighborhoods • UCB registers, coordinates turnouts, and verifies over 2,500 Boston voters in the November 2016 election

“UCB’s resources are amazing. I see how much my community has grown in outreach since UCB was established.”

“As a survivor of domestic violence, I always look for ways to give back. So this gift card and the one before it went to survivors of domestic violence in hiding. The cards were used to pay cell phone bills and buy toiletries needed.”

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Thank You to Our 2015 Top Funders Becci Backman & Steve Cotton Bruce Auerbach & Robin Richman Catherine and Ryan McCarihan Clare Walker Leslie & David Leslie David Loehlin Debra-Ellen Glickstein Don Cook George & Prilla Brackett Jan & Leo Dressel Jan Scislowicz Jason Harburger & Amy Ricigliano Jay & Robin Varon Jeffrey Kushner Jim & Allie Loehlin Joe Harrow Jonathan Hu Jordana Price Josh & Devon Varon Matthew & Melissa Stein Morgan and Courtney Macdonald Peter & Marisa Alvarez Roy Chan Shawna Wells Susan Frey

Founda 67%

Foundations 51%

Partners 18%

Thank You to Our Volunteer Tech Team Duncan Renfrow-Symon Drew Proud George Atkinson Asad Siddiqui facebook.com/unioncapitalboston @UCBoston

Our Funding

@UCBoston

Individual 25%

Corporate 6%