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The highlights and stories from Twin Cities RISE! in 2007.
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2 0 0 7 A N N U A L R E P O RT
The Many Faces of Twin Cities RISE!
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CUSTOMER COMPANIES The following companies have hired our participants into
Final Placement jobs during the past ten years.
AAA MinneapolisAfrican American AIDS Task ForceAfrican American Family ServicesAirport Taxi, Inc.Alliance OneAlliant Techsystems Inc.Ameriprise Financial (formerly
American Express)*Ampco System ParkingApartment Services Plus Inc.Arc Greater Twin CitiesArmstrong Subway, Inc.As Soon As Possible, Inc.Asplundh Tree Expert Co.Associates ITSAT&TBanta CorporationBellcomb Technologies, Inc.B.F. NelsonBig Brothers Big Sisters of the
Greater Twin CitiesBon Appetit Management
CompanyBoston Scientific CorporationBreaking Free Inc.Bro-Tex Inc.Cable Imaging SolutionsCatholic Charities of St. Paul and
MinneapolisCelestica Inc.Cheme IndustriesComprehensive Services, Inc.Conseco Finance Securitizations
Corp.Crompton Seager & Tufte LLCCrystal DCummins Power GenerationData Recognition CorporationDeluxe CorporationThe Design GroupDungarvin Minnesota Inc.EcolabElectronic Communications
SystemsExperior Assessments, LLCExpress Scripts Inc.Faegre & Benson LLPFBG Service Corporation ServicesFederal Bank of MinnesotaFord Motor CompanyGavzy GroupGCI Systems, Inc.General MillsGoodin CompanyGoodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyGreen Tree Financial CorporationGreyhound Bus LinesHanson Spancrete Midwest Co.Hayes ResidenceH.B. Fuller CompanyHealth Partners Inc.HealthEast Rice Street ClinicHennepin County
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WHO WE SERVECORE PROGRAM, AWALI PLACE
AND AWALI INSIDE/OUT
Hennepin County Medical Center
Hilton HotelHIREDHMS Label Specialties Inc.The Hogan CompanyHoliday Inn Select & SuitesThe Home DepotHoneywell International Inc.I.C. System, Inc.Ikon Office Solutions
IncorporatedIndependent Packing Services, Inc.ING ReliaStarIntelliRisk Management
CorporationIron MountainJacobs Engineering Group Inc.Jacobs Trading CompanyJaps-Olson CompanyThe John Roberts CompanyKeller Fence Company - North, Inc.Keystone Computer Solutions, Inc.FedEx Kinko'sKurt ManufacturingLasonLiberty Carton CompanyLiberty Diversified IndustriesThe LinkLindquist & Vennum PLLPLofton Label, Inc.Loring Nicollet-Bethlehem
Community CentersLowe IndustriesLutheran Social Service of
MinnesotaMagnum Tire CorporationMinnesota Diversified IndustriesMeat ConceptsMEDTOX Scientific, Inc.MedtronicMental Health Resources, Inc.Merry MaidsMidwest Special Services, Inc.Minneapolis Public Housing
AuthorityMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinnesota Department of
TransportationMinnesota Grinding, Inc.Mission FoodsMinnesota Life Insurance Co.MN Wire & Cable Co.Modern Machine ShopMoney Gram International, Inc.Minneapolis-Saint Paul
International AirportMusicland Stores CorporationNash Finch CompanyNational Car RentalNCS PearsonNorth Memorial HospitalNorthwest Airlines
Now Micro Inc.On Time Delivery ServiceOperation de Novo, Inc.Opportunity PartnersPackaging Corporation of
AmericaPark Nicollet Health ServicesPartners in Pediatrics, Ltd.The Phoenix Residence, Inc.Presbyterian Homes & ServicesPrudential Insurance Co.Quality Machine Inc.RBC Dain RauscherRecycle TechnologiesRegions HospitalRegulus Group LLCReliant Energy, Inc.Ricoh Business SystemsRoom & Board, Inc.Sandcastle Child Care CenterSCC Cleaning Co.Schroeder CompanyScoville Press Inc.Seagate TechnologiesSecond Harvest HeartlandSecurian Financial Group, Inc.Shadin Company Inc.The Sheffield GroupSmith Foundry Co.Sprint/NextelStarTribuneStein Industries, Inc.SterilMed, Inc.Strom Engineering CorporationSuccess Computer ConsultingSunrise Community BankSUPERVALU Inc.*Target Corporation*TCF BankTime Warner CableTotal Solutions Consulting, Inc.Turning Point, Inc.Twin Cities RISE!Twin Cities Stores Inc.Twin City Glass Co. Inc.U.S. Bank*Union Pacific RailroadUnitedHealth GroupUnitedHealthcareUnited Resource NetworksUnited Stationary Co.University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
Medical Center - FairviewValspar CorporationVelocity Express Inc.Verizon WirelessVerSaTil Associates, Inc.Viacom OutdoorWal-MartWay to GrowWells Fargo*Western Bank* TCR!’s top five hiring partners based
on total number of participants hired.
AfricanAmerican60%
Latino/Hispanic 3%Asian 4%
Multiracial/Other 4%
African 9%
Caucasian17%
MISSION The mission of Twin Cities RISE!
is to provide employers
with skilled workers –
primarily men from
communities of color in the
Twin Cities area – by training
under- and unemployed adults
for skilled jobs that pay a
living wage of at least
$20,000 annually.
73% male 27% female
American Indian 3%
Dear Friends,
Twin Cities RISE!’s success is due to the hard work of hundreds of dedicated
coaches, teachers, volunteers, donors and employers who support our
participants’ development, and of course the work of our participants
themselves. On the following pages you will meet some of these individuals
and learn how the many faces of TCR! work together to help families break
the cycle of poverty. Graduate Earl Holmes tells you his extraordinary story
of persistence, and volunteer Robin Gotler explains why she devotes so
much time tutoring Awali Place participants like Karim Pierre. Liz Jordan
tells us why she left the corporate world to teach our participants, and
manager John Herbes of Wells Fargo reveals why he hires TCR! graduates
over other candidates. Finally, Jim Frey shares his family’s reasons for
supporting TCR! so generously over the years.
More than any other group in our community, African American men
face the most barriers to success and have few other options for their
development. We serve African American men through a continuum of
programming that meets participants where their needs are. Awali
Inside/Out provides Personal Empowerment to incarcerated men in
correctional facilities. Awali Place is a first stop for men leaving
incarceration or younger men trying to leave the street life, and this year
we opened Awali Place East in Saint Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. Between
these programs and our Core Program, which serves both men and women,
TCR! provided coaching, educational training, vocational classes and
Personal Empowerment training to more than 1,600 individuals in 2007.
Despite experiencing an operating deficit, we were able to maintain
programming without interruption by borrowing from our board-designated
reserves. This allowed us to continue to fulfill our mission of placing
participants into living-wage jobs. Our Core Program graduates in 2007
obtained jobs earning higher salaries than ever before: graduates earned an
average of $25,279, more than five times their earnings the year they
entered TCR!.
Also in 2007, Mike Bingham, our former CEO and President, returned to
the business world after six years with us. His tenure was marked by strong
growth across our organization. Mike will continue to serve on the board,
for which we are grateful.
2008 is shaping up to be a challenging year because of the economy.
However, TCR! is a strong organization ready to face those challenges.
With your assistance, we will continue to meet our commitment to those
members of our community who are most in need. Thank you for your
ongoing support of our work.
Steve Rothschild Peggy Yusten
Founder & Board Chair Chief Operating Officer
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Special thanks to
departing board members
Phil Davis, Mike Oesterreich,
Mary Rosenthal and
Sandy Vargas for their
many contributions
to our work.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
554 525 534
161
415
284
1233
686
554
n Core Programn Advancement Instituten Awali Inside/Outn Awali Place
584
456
641373
269
1,639 SERVED IN ALL PROGRAMS
655
413
1761639
395
Core Program graduates
obtained jobs earninghigher salaries than
ever before.
Because some participants wereserved by multiple TCR! programs,1,602 is the total unduplicatednumber served in 2007.
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CORE PROGRAM GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: EARL HOLMES
“It’s kind of like you’re on a suicide mission, on an installment plan.”
Earl knows that life only too well. “My life prior to TCR! was drugs and
alcohol,” he says. “I never stayed on a job any length of time.”
After 17 years in and out of prison, Earl Holmes came to TCR! to change
his life.
Personal Empowerment quickly began to make an impact on him.
“Empowerment was a big tool for me,” he says. “It helped me realize that I
personally am important, valuable and lovable, and that other people are
too. And once I started loving myself and other people, I didn’t want to live
that old lifestyle any more.”
Earl took courses in TCR!’s operations track and obtained his Final
Placement position as a Material Handler with Mission Foods in April 2006.
He credits Personal Empowerment with helping him navigate challenges at
work. “Prior to that, [any problem] was grounds for me to hit the road,” he
says. “But I hung in there. Empowerment gave me the confidence to believe
that I could be successful in whatever I endeavor to do.”
Personal Empowerment has also helped Earl reconnect with his family.
“They’ve begun to trust me again. I can be a father to my children, a friend
to my friends, and a husband to my wife — things I wasn’t able to do
before.”
Earl is now preparing to start college and become an addiction
counselor.
“My thinking is that if I can help one person who was like me, I will have
helped the world.”
TCR!CORE PROGRAMThe Core Program provides compre-
hensive training and personal coaching
leading to a living-wage job. We offer
more than 25 courses in basic educa-
tional skills, vocational skills and
Personal Empowerment. Two-thirds of
active participants achieve a measur-
able benefit from their training with us.
In 2007, participants obtaining their
Final Placement jobs earned an aver-
age of $25,279 annually plus benefits
and a career path. This is a 565 percent
increase over their pre-program
income.
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“You have to realizethat a person who
puts drugs and alcohol
in their body to excess,
they’re not
caring very much about
themselves.”
THE FACE OF THE CORE PROGRAM
AveragePre-ProgramIncome
AverageFinalPlacementSalary
$4,472
$25,279plus benefits
INCOME CHANGE
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ABOUT PERSONALEMPOWERMENTPersonal Empowerment training is the
backbone of TCR!. It is a cognitive
restructuring curriculum that helps parti-
cipants learn to control their states of
mind. Most of our participants come
from generational poverty, meaning
that they, their parents, grandparents
and even great-grandparents have lived
in poverty for their entire lives. As a
result, they have learned behaviors and
beliefs that enable them to survive on
the street but not become responsible
or economically secure.
Personal Empowerment helps parti-
cipants look within themselves to
control their emotions and seek out
solutions to life’s challenges. Many
participants for the first time in their
lives begin to have hope, because they
know that they can control their own
lives and futures. With hope, they seek
education, negotiate disputes, and
defer gratification. They begin believing
in their potential to be successful both
professionally and personally, which in
turn leads to self esteem, responsibili-
ty and accountability. It is these
qualities that employers tell us they
value even more than the academic and
occupational skills we also teach.
2007 Robert Morris Empowerment Award winneR:
Laurie Sanders
Laurie Sanders came to TCR! in June of 2006 in search of the skills to get
a job. “I was unemployed and unemployable,” she says. “I also had low
self-esteem and self-worth.”
Like many TCR! participants, Laurie got more than the computer and
interview skills that had drawn her to our program. Personal
Empowerment became the most valuable set of skills she received at TCR!.
“I use Empowerment every day,” she says. “I use it to hold my head up
during times of stress both on the job and at home. It is an important
and valuable part of who I am.”
Personal Empowerment helped Laurie obtain the self-confidence and
equilibrium she needed to launch a career. She has now been employed as
a Sales Assistant with a computer consulting company for more than a year.
“Working full time has enabled me to get off welfare and out of
subsidized housing,” Laurie says.
In the fall of 2007, Laurie was selected as the winner of the 2007
Robert Morris Empowerment Award. She used the award money to
purchase a computer for her son, who will be starting college in a few
years. She put the remaining funds into savings and plans to use it to
start a retirement account. And she sees herself continuing to grow her
career with Success Computer Consulting.
“It’s a perfect fit,” she says. “I couldn’t ask for more – I truly love my job!”
The Empowerment Award is a monetary award given each year to one Final Placementwho demonstrates Personal Empowerment in action and writing. It is named after former TCR! staff member Robert Morris, who played a major role in developing andpiloting our Personal Empowerment curriculum.
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“My son lives in agood neighbor-hood. I’ve been able
to actually save money
for the first time in
over 15 years.”
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AWALI PLACE PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT: KARIM PIERRE
When Karim Pierre got out of prison, all he had was $100 and some state-
issued clothing. He came to Awali Place in search of a job, but at first it
wasn’t easy for him to participate in the Personal Empowerment classes
that are the backbone of Awali. “In prison you feel so secluded, so at first I
couldn’t really open up. I would never talk,” he remembers. “But I started
to feel close to people in the program and it started to motivate me.”
Awali Place staff helped Karim get a subsistence-level job and his own
place to live. Living alone, he says, “keeps me grounded. Before, I never
really took time out for myself. And that’s maybe why my life went that
way. Now I can focus on me.”
Since Karim hadn’t finished high school, his coach encouraged him to
take advantage of Awali Place’s GED instruction. “At first I never thought
I could pass a test,” remembers Karim. “But I passed two of the five GED
tests. And I started to see that Awali Place wasn’t all about just having a
9 to 5 job. It’s about finishing school and having a career, and being
empowered at the same time, knowing that you can do it.”
The support Karim has received from the staff and his fellow Awali
Place participants has played a huge role in helping him start building a
new life. And he wants to share this new life with his daughter. Although
she’s only one year old, Karim is already thinking about how to help her
avoid the struggles he sees in teenage girls dealing with pregnancy, drugs
or abandonment. “I want to be with my girl all the time now,” he says. “I
don’t want her to go through that.”
Karim continues to study for his three remaining GED tests and hopes
to continue his education once this goal is met. “I really want to get a
degree. I want to have a voice in the community and say, ‘Don’t do what
I did.’ I want to show youth that there’s a better way in life.”
AWALI PLACEAwali Place offers men assistance as
they re-establish themselves in the
community after leaving prison or the
street life. Through Awali Place,
participants become part of a support-
ive community of men who foster each
other’s personal growth and encourage
positive life changes. Men engage in
weekly work skills coaching, Personal
Empowerment classes and GED
preparation, with the goal of entering
TCR!’s Core Program, obtaining steady
employment or studying with another
educational or training program. Awali
Place has two locations in the Twin
Cities: North Minneapolis and Saint
Paul’s Rondo neighborhood.
AWALI INSIDE/OUTAwali Inside/Out works in prisons to
bring Personal Empowerment and tran-
sition support directly to incarcerated
men. Participants begin to face the
choices and challenges that have led
them to prison, and they build self-
worth and obtain new hope for the
future so that they can give up their for-
mer lifestyles. Men are encouraged to
go to Awali Place or the Core Program
following their release so that they can
train for living-wage employment. Some
correctional facility partners allow
participants to engage in a job search
program conducted at Awali Place prior
to release. In 2007, Awali Inside/Out
worked in Ramsey County Correctional
Facility and the Minnesota Correctional
Facilities at Faribault, Moose Lake and
Stillwater.
“Sure enough
you can make
mistakes, but
you can
overcomethose
mistakes.”TR
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TCR! graduates featured in the 2006 Annual Report:
“My job has allowed me to
grow and become independenT.”
“Working at TCR! has
helped me
understandwhat service and
personal satisfaction really
mean.”
As an instructor – just one of her
many roles at TCR! – Liz Jordan
incorporates Personal
Empowerment into the classes she
teaches in order to help partici-
pants see their ability to succeed
in areas like writing or customer
service. “I help them turn failure
messages into ‘I can, I will,’” she
says.
Prior to joining TCR!, Liz had a
long career in corporate manage-
ment and training. “The bottom
line is people,” says Liz, explaining
why she made the career change.
“At TCR! I’ve realized that as a
person of color I had a responsibility
to share my gifts with others. I’ve
become a better person as a result.”
Kevin Stewart has been in his Final Placement job with U.S. Bank for two
years, and he is still using the skills he learned at Twin Cities RISE! on a daily
basis. “I use my communications skills the most,” he says. “I still use them
every day with co-workers.”
Kevin also uses the Financial Empowerment skills that have helped him
move out on his own and plan for future homeownership. He continues to
enjoy his job and plans on being there for a long time. “There are a lot of
things I can still learn from being in the corporate world,” he says. “U.S.
Bank is a company that impacts so many people’s lives. I feel good about
my role there.”
“Empowerment has given
me the confidence to perform in life.
To be able to accept life on life’s
terms and achieve my dreams.”
It has now been three and a half years since Kelli Schnobrich obtained her
Final Placement position in the banking field. Several raises and promotions
later, Kelli is doing better than ever in her position as a loan processor.
“I think my family’s greatest success over the past year has been keeping
this home and becoming even more of a family,” says Kelli, referring to the
house she purchased a year ago. “My kids and I absolutely love the house.”
This stability came hard-won for Kelli. She battled addiction for years
before finally achieving sobriety and coming to TCR!, where she gained
self-confidence and vital office skills.
“Obviously my customer service skills and computer skills are still used on
a daily basis,” she says. “But the most important piece I still take with me
everywhere I go is Empowerment.”
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82%72%
1 YEAR
2 YEARS
JOB RETENTION
THE FACE OF A CUSTOMER COMPANYCUSTOMER COMPANIESEmployers are the customers of Twin
Cities RISE!, and their hiring require-
ments help set our program standards.
Wells Fargo is a longstanding and
valuable partner for Twin Cities RISE!.
They hire our participants, support our
program financially, sponsor events and
provide us with employee volunteers.
Over the past eight years, Wells Fargo
has hired 37 TCR! participants into
living-wage jobs – more than any other
company with
which we work. Cash Vault Operations Manager, Wells Fargo: JOHN HERBES
John Herbes has hired three TCR! participants since learning about the
organization one year ago. What’s the difference between TCR! participants
and candidates coming from other hiring sources? “Compared to other
services, TCR! is exceeding expectations,” says John. “TCR! helps the
employee know they have value and worth. And that to me as an employer
is good, because if they have value and worth, they’re more productive,
more engaged, more willing to learn, and want to grow. This isn’t just a job
for them. It’s the start of a career.”
John has become so committed to TCR! that he even volunteers as a
guest speaker. “Personally, I like to have more involvement with TCR!
because it’s making a difference in the community,” he says. “TCR! isn’t
just talking about the problem of unemployment or having the ability to get
a job, they’re doing something about it. TCR! is an organization that really
believes in what they’re doing, and the outcome of their program speaks
for itself.”
“We give the job to
the most qualified
candidate. And the bestcandidates
are coming throughTwin Cities RISE!.”
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The advancementinstituteWhat is the Advancement Institute?
Four hundred people can tell you, after
having participated in our training
sessions in 2007. The Advancement
Institute is a branch of TCR! that brings
our life-changing Personal Empowerment
training to all parts of the community.
Participants walk away with a wide array
of positive results:
n Employees learn to strengthen their
communication and conflict
management skills.
n Managers discover how to effective-
ly train and support their staff.
n Students take responsibility for
their schoolwork and their school
attendance - and teachers notice a
decrease in behavioral problems.
n Social service providers learn how
to cultivate self-worth in their
clients.
n Parents learn skills to positively
support their children’s developing
minds.
The Advancement Institute generates
income to offset costs of our programs
and extends our reach to other organi-
zations that can utilize our signature
Personal Empowerment program. In
2007, groups that benefited from this
training include the Jeremiah Program,
The NetWork, the University of
Dubuque, Saint Paul Public Schools,
Minneapolis Public Schools, and many
companies in the Twin Cities.
To contact the Advancement Institute abouttraining opportunities for your business,school or organization, e-mail [email protected] or call (612) 338-0295.
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The 2007 Annual Report to Stakeholders Luncheon featured keynote
speaker U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, who highlighted his longstanding
support of TCR!’s work. Board member Derek Hayes and employer John
Herbes of Wells Fargo told the crowd of more than 225 guests why they
believe in TCR!’s outcomes. Finally, Founder and Board Chair Steve
Rothschild spoke about TCR!’s newest initiatives, and TCR! graduates
Tyanna Bryant and Andre Corbett told their stories of transformation.
The Stakeholders Luncheon was sponsored by Wells Fargo, preceded by
a reception sponsored by Faegre & Benson, with additional support from
SUPERVALU and The Hogan Group.
Annual Report to Stakeholders Luncheon
Senator Norm Coleman with TCR! graduate speakerTyanna Bryant.
“We’re not justchanging
individual lives here,
but the lives of
families, kids and genera-
tions to come – we realize
there just can’t be a better
bang for the charitable buck
in the Twin Cities.”
–Keynote Speaker,U.S. Senator Norm Coleman
The Hogan Group
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TCR! thanks the many volunteers who donated their skills in 2007!
GET INVOLVED WITH TCR!Volunteers play a critical role in
support ing the success of TCR!
participants. Volunteer opportunities
include:
n Conducting practice interviews
with participants
n Tutoring participants (computer,
math, writing, resume, GED)
n Assisting instructors in classes
n Speaking in a TCR! class about
business experience
n Helping with a TCR! event (logistics,
mailings, public relations)
n Providing general office support
For information on how to volunteer,
email [email protected] or
call (651) 603-8520.
David AbramsJesus AguirrePhil AllenRuth AllibandMichelle AlmToyin AlowonleJerry AndersonJen AntilaRebecca AuritTrisha BarnstenLois BellKim BennettCraig BentdahlSabrina BergLynn BeutelMary BildstenMike BinghamPaige BinghamSarah BjellandJohn BlackshawMichael BoyleDave BriscoeCarla BrownGayle BryantTyanna BryantEvan BuntrockAlvan BurmanScott BurnsAndrea BuzzellPerry CarterSteve ChappellYun-Mi ChoiBill ClarkAngie Conley
Andre CorbettPat CroalTed CushmoreLeslie DavisMeghan DavisPhil DavisLauretta DawoloAnthony DewJackie DoehlingMatt DrawzJudy EarlingPaul EnglesonKarl EriksenJoan EstensonShaun EvansDan FarrarRebekah FawcettElmira FayizulinaGrace ForcieaJack ForcieaMichelle FordVincent FrancoualSusanne FranklinJessica GalvanNate GansenChen GaoAlex GarskeMegan GermoBrenda GilmerNicolas GiraudDavid GoldsteinMorris GoodwinErica GordonRobin Gotler
Robyn GreenJames HaleEmily HansenMark HansenKeith HardyJill HarmonDerek HayesPeter HeegaardJohn HerbesByron HillDave HubersShirley HubersElisha HuseKristi HykesChelsea JacksonSarah JacksonNeera JainDoug JandroAmy JohnsonMargo JohnsonSandie JohnsonValeria Johnson-McCullarKen KendlePamela KiviKelli KitchenMaria KirschMegan KordusAmbar KumarWillianto KurniawanDan LaskeyDiane LawrenceHoua LeeBob LehmanTheresa Lenarz
Tony LeungHeather LittleRob LittleMaggie LocknerRachel LueneburgCamhong LyDavid LymanBob MacdonaldBoNita MaheAnita MessalErin MillerHassan MohamedKevin MoreauMeseret NegashCristina NenadovJenny NguyenLonnie NicholsAmanda NormanAndy NystromMichael OesterreichMeredith OlsonBiddy OluwoleRhonda O’NeillNancy O’SheaMelissa OszustowiczNate OttoChristine PageHenry PadelfordKaren PhillipsCharlie PowellTheresa PowellJessica ProchaskaDave PylipowMonique Randolph
Umesh RaoRandy RauwerdinkSue Ann RodriquezMary RosenthalMarilyn RothschildSteve RothschildDave RuceJoe RyanKelly RyanSandy RyanDon SamuelsLaurie SandersKim SapanJennifer SarteauAnn ScalzoDave SchaalJeff SchmidtMalana SchmidtBen SchnabelAngela SchnaubeltLyn SchnausTracie SchultzKaren ScofieldGlenn SeagerSarah SeufertCathy SeverHank SheaJudy SmithSamantha SmithChris SolbergPam SpiesLisa StarinRonette SteinKevin Stoltman
Lidin SuBrian SullivanRon SutliffBill SvrlugaTom SwainNate SwanstromBob SwisherCindy TauzellDr. Hassan TettehTeresa ThielenHeather ThompsonErik ThorsellRon TortelliSara TruesdalePaul TucciSarah TuelRuth UngerSandy VargasStephen VenableAndrea WatkinsJoan WatsonKaren WatsonDanielle WilliamsBrian WipfValerie WolffJennifer WroePau Fu YangEriny YoussefPhilip Zastrow
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Volunteer Robin Gotler teaches GED classes at both Awali
Place sites for four hours each week. “I focus a lot on
reading and writing, and a little bit on some of the other
areas like social studies,” she says. “I try to make it
practical.”
Of the many organizations where Robin could have lent her skills, she
picked TCR! for our mission and focus on Personal Empowerment. “I was
really impressed with what I read about Twin Cities RISE!,” she remem-
bers. “It’s exciting to feel like you are making a difference. When you find
volunteer work that is the right fit for you, it’s very personally satisfying.”
Robin is inspired by the participants at Awali Place. “I’m so impressed
with the work that the men are doing. I’m just showing up a couple of
times a week and talking about how to write an essay,” she says. “These
guys are doing the heavy lifting.”
“I like that this is about more than
just learning to read and write.
This is about changing lives.”
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2007 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Income statement – unrestricted*
Financial gifts/support $1,832,421Government grants 143,277Earned income 771,614Miscellaneous income 53,398
Total unrestricted revenue $2,800,710
Program service expenses $2,460,066Management and general 308,937Fundraising 275,360Non-recurring expenses 123,735
Total unrestricted expenses $3,168,098
Total unrestricted <deficit> <$367,388>
*does not include donated services of $273,513
Balance sheet
Temporarily restricted $1,112,028Working capital 673,924Designated for special purposes 482,046
Total net assets $2,267,998
REVENUES
EXPENSES
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Contributions & Grants59.9%
GovernmentGrants5.1%
Earned Income27.6%
Miscellaneous1.9% United Way
5.5%
Program Services77.7%
Non-recurring3.9%
Management & General9.7%
Fundraising8.7%
CONTRIBUTORSLeaders Circle—Visionaries($50,000+)Bush FoundationFrey Foundation*; Eugene U. and Mary F. Frey Family Fund
of The Saint Paul FounationGeneral Mills Foundation*Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation at The Minneapolis
Foundation*Marilyn and Steve Rothschild*The Saint Paul Foundation*The Richard M. and Sandra J. Schulze Family Fund of
The Saint Paul FoundationGreater Twin Cities United Way*
Leaders Circle—Ambassadors($25,000 - $49,999)Ameriprise Financial Community Relations Program*F.R. Bigelow Foundation*The Caridad Corporation by Mari and Tom Lowe*Pierson M. and Florence B. Grieve Family Fund of
The Saint Paul FoundationJennifer and Hervé SarteauSmikis Foundation*TargetDiana and Ron Tortelli*Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota*
Leaders Circle—Stewards ($10,000 - $24,999)3M Foundation*Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaThe Barry FoundationMary and Keith Bednarowski*Charles P. and Mary E. Belgarde FoundationStephanie Simon and Craig Bentdahl*Buuck Family Foundation*
Leaders Circle—Benefactors($5,000—$9,999)AnonymousPaige and Mike Bingham; Michael and Paige Bingham
Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Marlene and Ned BixbyDanis and Richard ByrdKristi and Henry CousineauJudy EarlingThe George Family Foundation*Greystone Foundation, by Walter McCarthy and Clara
Ueland*Anita and Rick Leggott; The Leggott FoundationSue and Bob Macdonald*Marbrook FoundationKay and Mike McCarthy*McKinsey & Company, Inc.Marilyn and Glen Nelson*Bill and Barbara Pearce Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation*Mary and Dave PylipowSchall Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Securian Foundation, supported by Securian Financial
Group and its affiliates, Minnesota Life, AdvantusCapital Management and Securian Trust
Chris and Hank Shea*Mary W. Vaughan Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Watson Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMary and Jeff WerbalowskyThe Whitney Foundation*Margaret and Angus Wurtele*
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Charlson FoundationRuth Stricker Dayton and Bruce Dayton*Julia W. Dayton*Claire and Jack Dempsey*Chuck Denny; Denny Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation*Jaye F. and Betty F. Dyer Foundation*Ecolab Foundation*Graco FoundationHays Companies by Jim Hays*Shirley and David Hubers; David and Shirley Hubers Family
Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Lyman Lumber Company Foundation*Dick and Joyce H. McFarland Family Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation*McNeely FoundationJohn M. and Susan Morrison FoundationSue and Ken MurrayCasey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation*Opus Corporation*The Pentair Foundation*The Jay and Rose Phillips Family FoundationPiper Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation*RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation*Soran Family Foundation Fund of
The Saint Paul Foundation*SUPERVALU Foundation on behalf of SUPERVALU INC. and
Cub Foods*Lucy Gerold and William Svrluga*Thrivent Financial for Lutherans FoundationTravelers Foundation*U.S. Bancorp Foundation*The VCJ Foundation, by Verne and Carol Johnson*Women of Courage
"We are very happy to be
partnering with TCR! both
because of the significantchange they are effecting and
TCR!’'s high level ofaccountability to us and
the community."
Jim Frey, President and CEO, Frey Foundation
THE FACE OF A DONOR
The Frey Foundation has been a key supporter of TCR! for the last six years. They have funded our work
through a mixture of pay-for-performance contracts, challenge grants and outright grants. Their consistent
support of our work has helped us grow from serving 400 individuals in 2002 to four times that number in 2007!
CONTRIBUTORSScotty and Peter Gillette*Mary and David Goldstein*Donna Lindsay-Goodwin and Morris GoodwinElizabeth and Michael GormanAnne and Peter Heegaard Family Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation*Twanya and Byron HillMichelle and Jeff HinckPat and Tom Holloran*Ann and James Howard*Hutter Family Foundation*Intercomp Co. by Connie OlsonMargaret and Ilo LeppikJohn G. and Jeanne L. Lindell Family Foundation of
the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundJennifer and Tres LundMarcus McCoy FoundationBarbara and Tom McBurney*Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Milroy Fund of
The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundKathy and Joe MuchaKim Jones and Stafford NelsonLinda and Jeff NoddleOak Grove Foundation by Chris and Jack Morrison*Jane and Bob Oberrender
Pam and Mike Oesterreich*Martha and Steve O'HaraEllen and Don O'NeillNancy and John O'SheaSusan and Carl PlatouPratt Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Elizabeth and Brad RadichelRachel and Mark RahnJoanne and Bill ReilingLeah and Scott RuedSharon and Bob Ryan*Sandra RyanKaren and Steve Sanger*Saunders Family FoundationEllen and Karl SchmidtRandall SchmidtLee SheehyAndrea SiegertHarriet and Edson Spencer; Harriet and Edson Spencer
Foundation St. Victoria Parish FamilyMarie and Dick StonesiferSuccess Computer Consulting by Erik ThorsellArlene and Tom H. Swain*Jan and Ken Thome*Lesa and John TieszenThe Jill and John Trautz Gift Fund of Kingdom Oil
Christian FoundationTwice the Gift by the Pohlad Family FoundationJody Strakosch and William Umscheid
Ruth UsemVantine Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Sandy Vargas*Joanne and Philip Von Blon; The Von Blon Family
Charitable FoundationWahlstedt Family Fund of The Saint Paul FoundationSheila and Pat Walsh*Ruth and David WaterburyMarjorie and Irving Weiser*Liz and Tim WelshPeggy and Cy Yusten*Kathleen and James Zavoral*Nicki and Lew Zeidner
Advocates Circle—Supporters($500 - $999)Anonymous (3)Eleanor and Scott BallKenneth CharlesCarolyn and Thom Chase*Jodi and Ralph ChuDouglas and Sands Coleman Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationThe CollaborativeBonnie and Jeremy Cram*D'Amico & PartnersDolphin Staffing by Kathy DolphinSuzanne and Fred GobelGoldstein Gift Fund of The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundLaurie and Ed GreenoHawn Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationRoger F. Heegaard Family Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationMary and Alan Hogg Family Fund of the Fidelity
Charitable Gift FundKristi and Kevin HykesPaul T. JohnsonDawn and Joe KellerSarah and Bill KlingCatherine LawrenceSherry Tsao and Tony N. Leung*Lynn Mattson Little and J.P. LittlePeggy and David LucasEllen and Andrew LugerElizabeth and David LymanLeland T. Lynch and Terry Saario Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationLaurie and Bill MacLeanKathleen and Dave MacLennanPolly and Robert McCreaBetsy Buckley and Dennis McGrathMcGrath Charitable Gift Fund of the Fidelity Charitable
Gift FundMartha and Bill McLaughlin Family Foundation of
the Minnesota Community FoundationLori and Dave MillardMindy and Fred MillerMarilyn and Gerald MitchellKingsley H. Murphy Family Foundation*Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Inc. by Russ NelsonLynne and Perry PelosTim Hansen and Kevin Reardon*Ruth RothschildSarah Lutman and Robert RudolphMarge and Brad SchreierAnn and Mark SchulzeVon SheppardDee and Gordon SprengerNancy and Bruce ThomsonTorley-Leistiko Charitable Fund of
the Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramUrban Adventure Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*
Leaders Circle—Sustainers ($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationThe Allen Family Fund of
the Vanguard Charitable Endowment*Julie M. and Douglas M. Baker, Jr. Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationShirley and Stanley Bingham*Will Bracken Family Foundation*Ellen and Jan Breyer*Elizabeth and Jay CameronChorzempa Family FoundationMichael V. and Ann C. Ciresi FoundationTara and Timothy Clark*Carol and Ted Cushmore*The Emmerich Foundation by Karol and Richard
EmmerichFaegre & Benson LLP*Joyce and Hal Field*Herbert and Janet Fisher and Family Philanthropic Fund
of The Canton Jewish Community FederationSharon and Bill HawkinsMegan and Derek HayesSara and Randall HoganThe Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation*Mary Gerry and Tom Lee; Lee Family Foundation*Heather and Rob Little*John T. MachuzickRhonda and Rory O'NeillSusan and Jeff PeaseKaren Reierson*Aly and Rob Sayre*Bruce and Patricia Schadow Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation*Malana and Jeff SchmidtThe Michael and Barbara Sill Family Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationMia and Brian Sullivan*Betsy and Mayer Tapper*Thomson West
Leaders Circle—Partners($1,000 - $2,499)Anonymous (5)Monica and David Abrams*Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation*Linda and Jerry AndersonJennifer and David AntilaGretchen and Mark BanksBell Family Charitable Gift Fund of
The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*Alicia and Marc BeltonSue and David Bennett Family Fund of
The Minneapolis FoundationBroadwaters Foundation by Val and Ed Spencer and family*Bromelkamp FoundationGretchen and Jeff BrownJohn Mark BrutonBurdick-Craddick Family FoundationCaliber Foundation by Nan Owen and John LavanderAlex and Joel CannonKathleen Glover and Daniel CarrChubb Group of Insurance CompaniesNathan ClarkKristen and Paul CommersMarilyn DahlBob and Joanie DaytonSherry Ann and Edward Dayton*Mary Lu and Richard DietzMaria and Kelly DoranJuli and Tom ErdmannCecy and Wally FasterJudith and James FetterlyMartha and John Gabbert*
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“I love my jobtoday- I was placed by
TCR! into an industry
that I can always
continue to grow in.”
—TCR! graduate
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CONTRIBUTORSKathleen and William WannerTerri and Rob WebbMarty and Scott WeichtDorene and Alan WernkeSharon and Clark Winslow
Advocates Circle—Friends (up to $499)Anonymous (14)21st Century Bank by Tom DolphinAnsaf and Wagih AlexanderDana and Steve AlpeterCathy Anastasion*Lynne ArnoldDebra and Bradley BehrJoan and Reid BilligBill BlanskiSusan BorenCorey BrackenAimee and Patrick BrantsegHeidi and Kirt BriggsMolly and Tom BroderBarb BrownNancy BrownCarolyn and Philip BrunelleJudy and Peter BudreauCalhoun Insurance Agency by G. L. DillonMissy CarbonneauJacob CarolanAmy CarrollGerald and Sarah Caruso Fund of
The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*Christina and Drew CatronAlex and Tom ClydeBert ColianniTiowa and Terry CollierKatie and Kevin ConneelyBev and Bob CooperAndre CorbettRoberta and James Craig*Ellie and Tom Crosby, Jr.*Laura K. DanielsPhillip Davis*Lawrence DeeneyElizabeth DehnHolly DenisDenise DodsonKathie DotyKathy and Steve DoughertyJane DuncanColleen and Jim DurdaSparky and Tom EisenstadtLaura and Paul EkholmBarbara and Jim EppelDaniel ErkloutsCynthia and David FarmerLugene FloresNancy FoxFranklin Bank by Dorothy BridgesKevin FranklinMary Strand and Thomas Fraser*Sally and Gerald FriedellLaura and Lonnie FriesenborgMarie and Fred Friswold*Nicholas GallusKara GarbeSara and Thomas GavinLois and Richard GehrmanJanet and John GendlerStanley M. and Luella G. Goldberg Family FoundationGoodSearch.comErica GordonRobyn and Fred GreenLiz and Dick Hanson
Ann and Greg HauserJessica L. HaysMichelle HeilandTonya and Paul HendricksonJohn HeydingerMegan HockenberryMark W. HoffmanThe Hogan GroupNancy and Spencer HolmesElaine and Jay HromatkaBeth HvassKathleen IversonAmy and Chip JohnsonKatherine and Barry JohnsonElisabeth and Walter JordanAdrienne Jordan
Lisa KaneAudrey and Norman KaplanTerry Kennedy-LaresThomas KirschtColleen and Michael KroeningMaureen and Donald KvamMark LangePeg and Dick LidstadCathy LiebmanMargaret Schwarz and Walter LowTiffany LumpkinsSherry LundMarina LyonTeri and Gregg MahalichRuth Mickelsen and William ManningNancy and Ron MarshallAndrea McCreadyPaula McEversShane McFaddenBert McKasyIxchel McKinnieJanice McKinnieMesna Plastic Surgery by Gregory Mesna
Anita and Todd Messal*Lynn and Mike MetzMinnesota Wire & Cable Charitable Giving Fund of
The Saint Paul Foundation*Christopher MorrisLisa Naaktgeboren*John NealonJulie A. NelsonMarian and Samuel NicholsElizabeth and Duane NordstromDebra NovakLynne and Jim O'ReillyAlexis OtterleiDenise and Michael OverlineJulie and Brian PalmerJulia and Dave PetersJeanne PietriniBabette PohtillaEdna PointerLori PomroyMary Ann and Scott PortnoyFrances and Richard PrienVal and Ralph PruittPublic Strategies Group, Inc. Fund of
The Saint Paul Foundation, by Laurie OhmannLawrence PylkaAnn and Kevin QuiringNancy and Gary RennekeJosh ResnikMary and J. Peter RittenAngel RodriguezEllen and Bruce RothschildColleen RuegemerKelly RyanLinda and Bob RyanSusan and Gregg SampsonDavid SchaalHeidi SchellhasLyn and Mike SchnausLinda and Scott SchwefelJoe SelvaggioBrenda and Michael SenkovichRikky S. ShawMariana and Craig ShulstadVidya SivanCharles SlocumGayle and Roger StechFred Steimann*Debra and Craig StephensMary Kay and Gary SternShanna SwensonJeannine and David TrousdaleEmily Anne Staples Tuttle Fund of
the Minnesota Community FoundationHans WanzenriedKatherine G. WhittingtonSandra WilkinsGerald WolfWill WrightChristy YakelGrant Zinkl
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“I realize now that
how I treatothers is a direct
reflection of how I
feel about myself. Iam empowered.I can be kind to you,
share with you,
support you and treat
you with dignity and
respect.”
—TCR! graduate
For information on investing in TCR! with a financialgift, email [email protected] or call (612) 338-0295.
CONTRIBUTORSSupporters of our Second Annual
Gourmet Dinner at Vincent - A Restaurant
Robert AlexanderMary and Keith BednarowskiStephanie Simon and Craig BentdahlPaige and Mike BinghamHeidi and Kirt BriggsElizabeth and Jay CameronCanoe BayJodi and Ralph ChuKristen and Paul CommersBill Coy Claire and Jack DempseyJudy EarlingCynthia and David FarmerVincent FrancoualKristi and Kevin HykesLand Rover MinneapolisAnita and Rick LeggottLindell Family FoundationJP and Lynn Mattson LittleHeather and Rob LittleJennifer and Tres LundLunds & Byerly'sElizabeth and David LymanElizabeth and Duane NordstromRhonda and Rory O'NeillOppidan Investment Co. by Joe RyanElizabeth and Brad RadichelRachel and Mark RahnMarilyn and Steve RothschildEllen and Karl Schmidt and Maserati of MinneapolisMalana and Jeff SchmidtCorbin SeitzAndrea SiegertSun Country AirlinesDiana and Ron TortelliFrank Vascellaro- WCCO TVVincent - A RestaurantLucia Watson and Lucia's RestaurantMary and Jeff Werbalowski
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UnitedHealth GroupU.S. Bancorp
Companies that Matched their Employees'Volunteer Hours
Honeywell
Donated Goods and ServicesADPBenesystCorporation for National and Community Service -
AmeriCorps*VISTA ProgramBob CozattCatherine and Jay CrothersBruce DumkeFaegre & Benson LLP*Charlie Gits, UBSAndre GuirardJostensKern DeWenter Viere, Ltd.Metropolitan Council Jobseekers Program*MicroGrantsSteve Rothschild*Bill Svrluga*Toastmasters International*Beth WagnerWells Fargo
Additional Sponsorship SupportFaegre & Benson LLPThe Hogan GroupShirley and David HubersMarilyn and Steve RothschildSUPERVALUWells Fargo
Twin Cities RISE! has taken every measure to ensurethe accuracy of the list printed in this Annual Report.We apologize if we may have overlooked any organi-zation or individual and ask that you please advise usof any errors so we may correct our records and recognize you appropriately.
TCR!’s Second Annual Gourmet Dinner was held at Vincent – A Restaurant
in downtown Minneapolis on a pleasantly warm September evening. Chef
Vincent Francoual paired fabulous French wines with each course.
Diners heard from TCR! graduates on how far they had come and how
Personal Empowerment has positively impacted their lives. An auction
closed out the night with auctioneer Corbin Seitz.
Many thanks to Vincent – A Restaurant, Lunds & Byerly’s, and Maserati
of Minneapolis for their generous support, and to Chair Heather Little
and Committee Co-Chairs Judy Earling, Kristi Hykes, Rhonda O’Neill and
Mike Bingham.
Second Annual Gourmet Dinner at Vincent—A Restaurant
Recognition GiftsIn Honor of the Marriage of Jennifer Woods and
David AntilaBrenda and Michael Senkovich
In Honor of Merle Kane's BirthdayLisa Kane
In Honor of the Marriage of Wendy Lehman and Jeremy PeichelAnsaf and Wagih AlexanderCathy AnastasionBev and Bob CooperLaura and Lonnie FriesenborgLiz and Dick HansonMegan HockenberryShane McFaddenLinda and Bob RyanVidya SivanPeggy and Cy Yusten
On Behalf of their Children and GrandchildrenFrances and Richard Prien
In Honor of Steve Rothschild's BirthdayEllen and Bruce RothschildRuth Rothschild
In Honor of Von SheppardAnonymous
In Honor of Bill Svrluga for the Awali ProjectJohn Heydinger
In Honor of Terry WadeJudith and James Fetterly
Companies that Matched their Employees' Gifts
Alliance CapitalAllianceBernstein; AllianceBernstein Foundation Fund of
The New York Community TrustAmeriprise FinancialBlueCross BlueShield of MinnesotaCarVal InvestorsPiper JaffrayThomson WestTrane*Has given continuously to TCR! for five or more years.
2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Abrams, SecretaryVice PresidentNorth Memorial Health Care
Michael C. BinghamPersistent Health
Phillip Davis*PresidentMinneapolis Community & Technical College
David J. Goldstein, TreasurerAttorney & PartnerFaegre & Benson LLP
Morris Goodwin, Jr.President & COOThe Hogan Company
Derek HayesSenior Vice PresidentWells Fargo, N.A.
Byron K. HillDirectorHoneywell International
Tony LeungHennepin County District JudgeHennepin County Court System
Michael Oesterreich*Vice PresidentAmeriprise Financial
Dave PylipowExecutive Vice PresidentSUPERVALU
Mary Rosenthal*Labor Consultant
Steven M. Rothschild, ChairFounder, Twin Cities RISE!
Malana A. SchmidtVice President (retired)Greater Twin Cities United Way
Brian F. Sullivan CEOSterilMed, Inc.
Tom SwainExecutive Vice President (retired)Travelers
Ron TortelliSenior Vice President (retired)SUPERVALU
Sandy Vargas,* Vice ChairPresident & CEO The Minneapolis Foundation
*retired from the board during 2007
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