Impact Report

August 2011 - January 2012

A Note from the Executive Director GLOW has expanded its presence statewide: partnered with University of California Office of the President, California Student Opportunity and Access Program (CalSOAP) sites, schools, corporations, nonprofits and scholarship providers. In addition, GLOW added two new board members and received two Stanford Board Fellows to help strategize on how to support more nonprofits and schools in order to increase college success rates for students in California. With your continued support and partnership, GLOW will help thousands of more students realize their dream of a college education. Best,

Table of Contents Mid-Year Snapshot Program Expansion Volunteer Program Corporate Engagement Resource Providers GLOW Model 2 3 4 5 6 7

Empowering Students to Succeed in College and Life

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Mid-Year Snapshot

1,577 Students participating in GLOWs financial literacy

program

16 sites delivering GLOWs financial literacy Affiliate

curriculum

122 trained to be mentors at GLOWs fiVolunteers

nancial literacy workshops

5 sponsors partnered with to engage Corporate

empoyees as mentors and to undewrite programmatic costs

Program Expansion
Statewide Impact
By the Numbers

15 affiliate partnerships at a total of 25 different sites 40 affiliate staff trained 16 affiliate sites delivering programs; 9 more this Spring 1,577 students reached 129 workshop sessions held 10 affiliate trainings held
potential affillate partner sites

14 new affiliate partner sites; 11+

Spotlight on Southern California

Since August 2011, GLOW has been on an exciting expansion campaign to launch program sites statewide. This January, GLOW programs were introduced to 50 University of California, Riverside Early Academic and Outreach Program (EAOP) students. UC Riverside EAOP is one of several new affiliate sites in Southern California, along with UCLA EAOP, Long Beach Cal-SOAP High Schools, and Green Dot Public Schools. GLOW is also exploring potential partnerships with KIPP Los Angeles, Californians for Justice, and Youth Opportunity Center. With these new affiliate partners, GLOW will be reaching an additional 700+ students and their families by summer 2012, as well as increasing its visibility and presence in Southern California.

GLOW helps [us] think strategically about [our] organization at large. It is exciting to be part of an organization that is growing at rapid speed and developing such strong programs and services. - Affiliate Staff

Volunteer Program
By the Numbers

122 volunteers trained 130 volunteer hours logged 16 volunteer trainings held

This past fall, GLOWs volunteer program was deployed at 14 of our affiliate sites, engaging volunteers with more than 1,300 students at GLOWs financial literacy workshops. In addition to our community volunteers, we engaged with corporate partners like KLA-Tencor, Silicon Valley Bank, and Tech CU by providing them with a high-impact volunteering experience through our Adopt-A-Site model. As GLOW moves forward, we are embarking on a volunteer recruitment strategy that aims to engage volunteer organizations, career centers, and local colleges and universities.

Recruiting 169 mentors for spring 2012

Volunteers pose for a group picture after completing a training session.

I keep volunteering and giving back to see the transformation in students to realize that they can go to colleges of their choice and there are resources to help them out. - GLOW Volunteer

Corporate Engagement
GLOW completed six months of its corporate engagement program where it partners with corporations and financial institutions to contribute human capital and social investments towards increasing college success of under-resourced students. Corporations choose to Adopt-a-Site and focus their time on a chosen nonprofit/school or employees utilize the Multi-Site model to go to sites that are convenient. By bringing together corporations community grants and employee engagement, GLOW seeks to maximize the social impact on its students.

By the Numbers

5 partner sponsors for $60,000

and potential sponsorship

2 corporations with volunteers 7 potential corporate sponsors

community banks identified for engagement for Jeans Month to support GLOW

34 corporations and 45 local

$595 raised by PwC employees

Spotlight on Technology Credit Union

Tech CU has partnered with GLOW to help transform the lives of under-resourced students not only in San Jose but statewide in California. Over the past six months, seven Tech CU employees have been trained as GLOW mentors and began mentoring students at Breakthrough Silicon Valley, a GLOW nonprofit partner site. Tech CU employees are helping over 40 students navigate the world of budgeting and college financing. As a valued community partner, GLOW looks forward to working with Tech CU to change the dynamics of college access and success for under-resourced communities in California.

Mentors help GLOW by providing support and experience that someone like them went through the college admissions process and graduated. - Corporate Employee

Resource Providers
1) GLOW partners with resource providers 2) GLOW reaches out to its affiliate nonprofits and schools informing them of resource opportunities for their students

4) Students obtain resources, thereby increasing their chances to attend and succeed in college

3) Affiliate nonprofits and schools reach out to their students and encourage them to apply for funding and/or resources.

Since the beginning of the school year, GLOW has forged multiple partnerships with scholarship providers to empower students statewide. Additionally, GLOW has been in communications with social policy research organizations, technology providers, and foundations in order to help further amplify our work. These new partnerships demonstrate how organizations across multiple sectors can work together towards achieving collective impact in the college access and success field. GLOWs resource partners (e.g. scholarships, IDA savings, education policy, technology,etc.) have been critical in helping GLOW achieve its mission. Each scholarship will give GLOW students the financial support and encouragement they need.

By the Numbers

3 new scholarship partners

secured for Masons of Californias Investment in Success Scholarship to create profiles at ScholarMatch

80 nominations slots

16 students selected 2 students successfully

funded on Students2Alumni

A special thanks to all of those who donated. I greatly appreciate your help. Textbooks have become so expensive that this means a lot to me because every little bit helps - GLOW Alum

GLOW Model
Partnering to Amplify College Success Rates
Scholarships Corporate Mentors Technology

Students Succeed in College

Schools Nonprofits Districts

Hub: Mobilizing Resources for Schools and Nonprofits

Corporate Mentors
Individual Development Accounts

Best Practices

Scholarships

Metrics

Financial Education
Education Policy

Student Support Groups

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