Achieve Twin Cities

“The executive committee is composed of the board chair, vice chair and treasurer, along with the heads of all standing committees. The executive committee meets once between meetings of the board of directors. The executive committee sets the agenda for the board meetings, supervises the ceo and performs any other duties assigned by the board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and is first reviewed by the director of finance. The director of finance then provides a digital copy of the complete form 990 to the finance committee for their review and approval. Although the finance committee is empowered by the board of directors to approve the form 990, the finance committee reviews the 990 and then recommends the board approve the 990 at its meeting in advance of filing. A full copy of the form 990, including schedule b (the schedule of contributors), is provided to all board members in advance of the board meeting via secure cloud-based view-only file.”

“A "conflict" exists when a director, officer, committee member or key employee or a member of their immediate family has a material financial interest or other professional or personal relationship which may make it difficult to exercise independent judgment in the board's best interest. Immediate family includes a spouse, parent, child, spouse of a child, brother, sister or spouse of a brother or sister. Any director, officer, committee member or key employee shall immediately disclose a conflict to the board or relevant committee as soon as it becomes apparent to the involved individual that such a conflict exists on a matter under board or committee consideration. Each financial interest shall be fully disclosed or known to the board or committee prior to any action on the relevant contract or transaction. This disclosure shall be made orally and shall be followed up by a disclosure in writing within ten (10) business days. The board or committee shall exclude any person disclosing a financial interest from discussion on the issue involving that conflict and such interested parties shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum. To approve any transaction involving a conflict, the board or committee shall determine by majority vote (not counting any vote an interested party may otherwise have), that the contract, transaction or relationship involving the conflict is in the board's best interests and is fair and reasonable. The minutes of meetings shall indicate the individual disclosing any conflicts and the nature of such conflicts, the persons present, the discussion and basis for the decision made, and a record of the vote taken.”

“The process of determining the compensation of the president and ceo danielle grant includes a review and preliminary approval by the executive committee in an executive session, followed by approval of the full board in an executive session. Ceo compensation decisions are aligned with the board-approved executive compensation philosophy, and based on a review of the minnesota council of nonprofits' survey for compensation and 990 compensation data from select companies to assess whether the salaries are comparable. The president and ceo makes all compensation decisions for other officers and staff, based on compensation ranges updated every other year based on comparison data from the minnesota council on nonprofits' survey for compensation. An annual performance review system is used to determine raises.”

“The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“DBA: ACHIEVE MPLS”

“As one of the upper midwest's leading career and college readiness organizations, achieve twin cities rallies community support and delivers best-in-class programs to inspire and equip young people in minneapolis and saint paul, minnesota for careers, college and life. Our vision is that all students have full and equitable access to postsecondary education and career opportunities, creating a more just and vibrant community. Founded in 2002, achieve twin cities has provided guidance, support and resources for over 80,000 students in its first 20 years. While our high schools prepare students academically, achieve twin cities helps ensure that each student graduates with the resources, support and confidence they need to achieve their career and postsecondary dreams. Achieve recognizes the value in every path to personal and economic success and provides caring guidance and expertise to empower each student to pursue the best options for their career and college goals, including two or four-year college, apprenticeships, technical training, employment and many other opportunities. As a universal service provider, achieve twin cities accomplishes this work through proven, interconnected career and college readiness programs that are available to all students from their first day of ninth grade through high school graduation. These include career and college readiness services in 26 minneapolis public schools and saint paul public schools high schools; step up paid summer career experiences and work readiness training (in partnership with the city of minneapolis); and the new achieve college internships program for college students. Achieve twin cities also hosts public engagement events focusing on career and college readiness, workforce development, and a wide variety of issues that impact young people and schools. These events are designed to both inform and engage the local community in providing resource support and advocating for students and public schools. Achieve twin cities also serves as the minneapolis public schools nonprofit foundation, securing major grants for key district priorities and administering school and department funds, student scholarships and small grants for classrooms and staff.”