Enterprise for High School Students

“Line 11b explanation - the 990 will be reviewed by the finance committee of the board and a copy will be provided to all board members.”

“When any financial or other personal interest on the part of a director, officer, agent, key employee of the organization, or their immediate family members or close personal friends poses or appears to pose a conflict with that individual's responsibilities to the organization, the director, officer, agent, or key employee shall: promptly call the suspected conflict to the attention of the members of the board of director's who are participating in or voting on the matter which poses such conflict, and abstain from participating discussions on such matter (at the discretion of the nonconflicted directors) or voting on such matter. The official minutes of the meeting in which such a matter arises shall reflect the disclosure, and that the director abstained from voting in the matter.”

“The board governance committee reviews the performance and compensation of the executive director on an annual basis. The minutes of these meetings are recorded. Performance is assessed by the board president and governance committee chair relative to annual performance goals. Compensation is assessed relative to peers on the basis of the annual northern california nonprofit survey data.”

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“Enterprise for youth empowers under-resourced san francisco youths to reach their potential through transformative paid internship experiences supported by a community of employers, caring adults, and peers.”

“Enterprise for youth envisions that all san francisco bay area youths realize their potential, invest in their future and become successful and socially responsible members of society. Enterprise empowers under-resourced san francisco youths to reach their potential through transformative paid internship experiences supported by a community of employers, caring adults, and peers. Founded in 1969, enterprise serves 500 youths, ages 14 to 21, annually through a full range of employment resources, including job readiness training, paid internships with college credit from city college, and ongoing career development and networking support. Through our workforce development programs, we foster economic independence for young people and support them on a path to economic mobility and prosperity. According to census data released in 2019, california continues to have one of the highest functional poverty rates in the nation at 18.2%, adjusted for the state's high cost of living. News on income inequality in the san francisco bay area also continues a distressing trend. In it's official: bay area has highest income inequality in california, erica hellerstein reports the ppic finding that the bay area's top earners make 12.2 times more than those at the low end. In addition, she explains that this outcome results from a decades long trend of both "low and middle-income earners seeing fewer gains than those in the top bracket." at enterprise, we envision a more equitable society. We focus our outreach on young people with multiple barriers to success and those who are at risk of becoming disconnected. The majority of youths we serve (90%) are low to moderate-income, from an underrepresented minority, or would be first in their families to graduate from college; 93% attend sfusd high schools; 33% have family incomes of less than $30k; 57% qualify for free/reduced lunch; 11% live in public housing; they are ethnically/culturally diverse (58% asian, 21% latinx, 5% african american, 7% multiracial/multiethnic, 1% pacific islander, 1% middle eastern, and 7% caucasian); and 56% speak a language other than english at home. Enterprise for youth program model enterprise provides youths life-changing employment experiences. Our three phase program model includes job readiness training, paid internships with college credit, and ongoing career development and networking support. Our ability to not only train youths but to place them into paid internships and support them in their professional development through their high school careers and into college provides an important continuum of services and improved outcomes for the youths we serve. Enterprise's multi-year internship model allows youths to build strong resumes, develop a better understanding of their career interests, make strategic postsecondary education plans, and save money to help them achieve their goals. Enterprise job coaches and volunteer mentors provide a high level of attention and support. Phase 1: enterprise job readiness training: job readiness training includes 21 hours of training, in english and spanish language cohorts, covering professional communication skills, teamwork training, time management, financial literacy, california employment law, and interview skills. Youths create resumes, cover letters, and linkedin profiles; they learn to conduct a job search and use specific application techniques. Youths practice communication and presentation skills in a series of mock interviews with supportive volunteer interviewers from corporate partners, including salesforce, okta, and wells fargo bank, among others. Job readiness training provides youths with practical job preparedness skills, as well as the soft skills critical to workplace success. Youths earn $125 for completing the training and are guaranteed placement in paid internships through enterprise. In 2019, enterprise enrolled a total of 341 youths in job readiness. Phase 2: the enterprise internship program: am”

“Our workforce development programs provide youths job readiness skills leading directly to professional workplace experience linked to college coursework. Our long standing partnerships with employers, and strong relationships across many job sectors, provide youth access to an expansive network of opportunities. In addition, we provide ongoing support to youths including leadership training, access to our youth job bank, and membership in our alumni network. Enterprise staff work closely with intern site supervisors and corporate volunteers to create an engaging and supportive environment for young people to explore their individual interests and refine their career goals, building self-confidence and self-reliance. As research shows: "in studies of effective youth-serving nonprofits, paid work experience is associated with higher long-term earnings and improved employment networks for participants." enterprise provides the framework for youths to develop their own networks of peers, mentors and colleagues invaluable resources in life.”