Elevate Birmingham

“The organization does not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Upon completion of the organization's form 990, the return is presented to the governing body. The governing body reviews the tax return and is free to ask any questions or engage in discussion regarding any topic covered in the return. Once the governing body has reviewed and approved the form 990, the return is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“In connection with any actual or possible conflicts of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence and nature of his or her financial interest or fiduciary responsibility and all material facts to the directors and members of committees with board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangements. Subsequent to disclosure by an interested person of his or her financial interest or fiduciary responsibility and all material facts, the board or committee members shall discuss and vote upon whether a conflict of interest exists. The interested person shall abstain from voting upon such matter. Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement regarding the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board created a compensation committee to review the organization's goals, the executive director's goals, and the executive director's job description. This committee also considered the current market range for executive directors in similar organizations, and what other elevate directors were being compensated across the nation.”

“The board created a compensation committee to review the organization's goals, the executive director's goals, and the executive director's job description. This committee also considered the current market range for executive directors in similar organizations, and what other elevate directors were being compensated across the nation.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and various other information available to the public upon request.”

“Teaching accredited classes: the elevate birmingham mentors are called teacher-mentors because they teach accredited classes in public high schools. The teacher-mentors teach each class in teams, meaning that there are typically three teacher- mentors in every class. These multiple mentors allow for role models with different genders, ethnicities, backgrounds, and personalities. Elevate classes are holistic in nature, providing instruction and practice in the following areas: character development, life skills, social-emotional skill development, leadership and community engagement, healthy relationship development, financial understanding and management, restorative justice practices, entrepreneurship, work readiness exploration and skill development and post-high school planning. Elevate has a developmentally appropriate curriculum for 4th through 12th grades. Every lesson is aligned with common core standards and social-emotional competencies. These classes incorporate thirteen vital character and life skills designed to develop the personal character, leadership abilities and capabilities needed for success. Through this intensive hands-on, experiential curriculum, teacher-mentors are with mentees every school day and build strong relationships with them. Each team of teacher-mentors teaches two to three classes per day, or approximately 50% of their day. The other 50% of their time is spent in the second elevate program area - mentoring outside of school.”

“College and career: through workshops, small group activities, college visits, and in-class curriculum activities, all elevate mentees go through a process of identifying their skills and desires for their future. The mentors, then, help each mentee develop a personal plan for their lives for when they graduate from high school. The mentors follow up with them through the summer and first year after high school, better ensuring they are not lost in the transition.”