Enterprise for High School Students

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“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 youth realize their potential, invest in their future and become successful and socially responsible members of society. Enterprise for youth empowers under-resourced san francisco youth to reach their potential through transformative paid internship experiences supported by a community of employers, caring adults, and peers. Founded in 1969, enterprise serves between 400 and 500 youth, ages 14 to 21, annually through a continuum of employment resources: job readiness training; paid work experience across a broad range of sectors (health, technology, art/architecture/design, financial and legal services, government and nonprofit, entrepreneurship, green careers, culinary arts and hospitality, and retail); college credit attainment with city college of san francisco; sector-based skills training opportunities in healthcare and technology; financial literacy; and ongoing career development and networking support. We know that even before covid, the bay area had the highest income inequality in california, with top earners making 12.2 times more than those at the low end (public policy institute of ca). In the past year, covid has exacerbated wealth and racial inequalities. The current economic environment is particularly challenging for youth. The enterprise program model is designed to counteract the persistent trend of economic inequality. Our ability not only to train youth but to place them in paid internships and support their professional development over time leads to strong outcomes. A positive youth development framework, small cohort model, and effective youth mentorship ensure that young people are supported both by a group of peers and by multiple adults. With data published by the national association of colleges and employers showing the positive impact of multiple internships, we actively promote a multi-year model, allowing youth to build strong rsums during high school and begin developing a broader network. We train youth in job skills, develop their professional skills, and, in collaboration with long-standing and new corporate, nonprofit and educational partners, provide multiple, extraordinary opportunities for direct work experience. Our consistent, caring, youth-centered approach leads to high completion rates (95% overall), and reflects our values of growth, integrity, community and youth empowerment. We focus our outreach on youth who are low income or qualify for free and reduced lunch, first-generation college bound students, recent immigrants, underrepresented youth of color, youth learning english as a new language, students at continuation or alternative schools, and pregnant or parenting youth. Over 70% of youth served in 2020 are economically disadvantaged; 56% qualify for free/reduced lunch; 27% report family incomes under $30k; 14% live in public housing; 50% speak a language at home other than english; they are ethnically/culturally diverse (40% asian, 7% black, 22% latinx, 9% multiracial/multiethnic, 12% southeast asian/pacific islander, and 10% white); and 61% would be first generation college graduates. Enterprise for youth program model: enterprise provides youth 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. Enterprise's multi-year internship model allows youth to build strong rsums, 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. All programming in 2020 was impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Beginning in march 2020, we shifted our programs to a virtual format, which continued throughout the years. Despite all the challenges, we were proud to offer job training to over 330 youth and paid wo”

“Our workforce development programs provide youth 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 youth 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 youth to develop their own networks of peers, mentors and colleagues-invaluable resources in life.”