Minnesota Computers for Schools 2012 Annual Report

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INSIDE

New

Certiications

p. 7

2012 Recyclingby the Numbers

p. 6

From the Executive Director

& Board Chair

p. 3

2012Impact

p. 4

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F u n d e r s

p. 5

WorkorceDevelopment

p. 8

Sta& Board

p. 13

2012

Financials

p. 14

MN SchoolsServed

p. 16

Advancing STEM

Education

p. 10

Incentive

Programs

p. 12

E q u i p m e n tD o n o r s

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From the

Executive Director

& Board Chair

In 2012, MCFS saw a lot o growth. New ideas, new technologies,

new partnerships, new certications, even a new brand. Early

in the year we began the process o obtaining our R2 and ISO14001:2004 certications. We worked hard all year to expand

our workorce development program into Washington

Technology Magnet School, which launched in January

2013. And in December we developed a new logo and

began working on a new website.

We continue to look or new ways to bridge the technology

divide in Minnesota. Over the years, weve seen how being

open to new approaches can pay o. We know this will be the

key to making progress each year.

Because o your dedication to our mission to provide technology

access or lielong learning, we were able to provide access to

289,798 students in 2012. We look orward to continuing to

work together in the years to come to help close the gap between

those who have access to technology and those who do not.

Tamara Gillard, Executive Director

Steve Bartholet, Board Chair

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2012

IMPACT

116 schools and 15 nonprofits

served; 11 new school customers and

7 new school districts.

4,024 computers placed in

schools; 289,728 students were

given increased access to computers.

20 children with special needs and 3

Special Needs Programs were provided

technology.

244,601 pounds of computer

waste was recycled and not put into

landfills.

Over 4,100 computer units

were refurbished instead of being

destroyed.

75 corporations and government

departments donated computers,

including 10 new business donors.

101 inmates at Stillwater Correctional

Facility learned transferable, on-the-job

technology skills.

57 students received computer recycling

and refurbishing skills through theMCFS workforce training project at

Guadalupe Alternative Programs.


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Terry Carlson

Lorrie Bates

Gary Jones

Jade Warren

Gary Urban

Lori Peterson

Mike Linnemann

Deb Johnson

Karen Black

Gregg DorazioDoug Swenson

Dave Scheler

Eric Vercauteren

Steve Willems

Steve Bartholet

Alison Link

Andrew Rotering

Mary Thirsten

Tamara Gillard

Cheryl Andersen

Rebecca Baumann

Kaitlin Olson

Mary Linnemann

Jennier Cantine

Keith Lynch

Julie Murphy

Liz Dwinnell

Gyles Fohl

Neal Lewis

Robert Hoke

Patsy Bartley

Anne TarantinoJason Johnson

Kari Johnson

INDIVIDUALS

2012

FUNDERS

The Charities Review Council empowers the public to make

inormed decisions about their charitable giving. In 2012, MCFS

was reviewed by the Charities Review Council and is proud to havemet its Accountability Standards.

Alliance Steel Service Co.

Best Buy Childrens Foundation

Boyum & BarenscheerBremer Bank

C.H. Robinson Foundation

Donaldson Foundation

Ecolab Foundation

Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen

Foundation

F.R. Bigelow Foundation

Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen

Foundation

J. Murphy & Associates

Jim Gleason

March Family Foundation

Mardag Foundation

Medtronic Foundation

MN High Tech Association

ACE Alumni

MN Pollution Control AgencyMTS Systems Corporation

Oppenheimer Wol and Donnelly

Pentair Foundation

Qwest Foundation

Saint Paul Public Schools

Scared Panda

Sierra Bravo Corporation

The Nerdery

The Saint Paul Foundation

Thomson Reuters

Travelers Foundation

Velocity Tech

Walmart Foundation

Woodbury Sams Club


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2012

RECYCLING bythe NUMBERS


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New

CERTIFICATIONS

MCFS has a no landill policy. Any equipment that cannot be reurbished is recycled.

Weve always been committed to environmentally riendly practices and now we have the

certiications to prove it.

Ater nearly a year o hard work MCFS obtained its R2 and ISO 14001:2004 certications, ensuring

equipment donors that we are a trusted partner or secure inormation destruction and recycling

end-o-lie electronics.

R2 requires recyclers to assure that toxic material streams are managed saely and responsibly

by downstream vendors, all the way to inal disposition and prohibits them rom exporting

these toxic materials to certain countries.

ISO 14001:2004 reassures donors, customers and supporters that we provide an environmentally

riendly service and we invest in the resources necessary to ensure a more sustainable uture.


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Workorce

DEVELOPMENT

Its nearly impossible to secure employment without basic computer skills. Unortunately,disadvantaged youth typically dont have access to reliable technology and the need is

greater than ever to help Minnesota youth develop the right skills to build capabilities

and condence that will open the doors to employment.

MCFS works with schools to advance employment and training opportunities. At

Guadalupe Alternative Programs, young adults who are working on earning their

GEDs are also taught computer literacy skills along with computer recycling and

reurbishing training. At the end o the program, which is led by MCFS trainer

Katie Medd, students earn their Internet and Computing Core Certication (IC3) and

graduate with skills that will lead to a career that provides them with a livable wage

and sel-sufciency.

At Washington Technology Magnet School, MCFS trainer Mike Kingbird works with

students in grades 7-11 as a part o their extended day program. Students have

excelled in the IC3 program and are provided hands-on skill building in recycling and

reurbishing. When students complete the IC3 certiication program, they are eligible

to earn a laptop.

MCFS addresses the need or students to develop skills rather than only academic

knowledge. A lot o our students dont go to college - they enter the workorce

right ater graduation. MCFS gives them a direction and employable skills and

experience that they can put on their resume.

Katie Medd, Guadalupe Alternative Programs

The program has been well received by students at Washington Technology

Magnet school theyve been very engaged and have shown a lot o interest in

learning about the inner workings o computers. 88 percent o students passed the

computer basics course and 94 percent went on to pass the recycling program.

Mike Kingbird, Washington Technology Magnet School


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Advancing

STEM EDUCATION

All students deserve the chance to

learn important and challenging

science, technology, engineering

and mathematics (STEM) in order to

be productive in their personal and

proessional lives.

The uture quality o employees in

Minnesota companies will be closely

linked to the level STEM education

provided to Minnesotas students.

Unortunately, the pipeline o students

entering STEM ields doesnt meet

the demand or new scientists and

engineers.

Each year MCFS helps equip Minnesota

schools with the technology needed

to raise the level o STEM education

and energize the uture workorce.

Computers or Classrooms

To advance STEM education in

Minnesota, MCFS partners with the

Minnesota High Tech Association

ACE Leadership Alumni each year to

award a Computers or Classrooms

grant to provide computers to a

STEM classroom in need. In 2012,

our classrooms were each awarded

six computers.

Atomsmith Chemistry Simulation

Labs

Each year MCFS provides two

schools with computers equipped

with Atomsmith sotware to bring

science concepts to lie. These

chemistry simulation labs enable

teachers to make their instruction

more clear, powerul and engaging,

helping students comprehension

and retention o the subject.

Economic orecasts project

a 20 33% increase in

science and technical

occupations in Minnesota

in the next 10 years.

99% o STEM school

graduates enroll in college

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2012 Equipment

DONORS

Anderson Heating

Augsburg College

Axis Medical Center

Blue Cross and Blue Shield o Minnesota

Brendel and Zinn, Ltd.

City Academy High School

City o Bloomington

City o Rosemount

Consolidated Lumber Corporation

District Labor Council

EdVisions High School

Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc.

Federal Bureau o Investigation

Federal Highway Administration - Dept. o TransportationFlower Shop

General Dynamics Inormation Systems

Girl Scouts

Great River Energy

Hennepin County

Mayo Technology Center

MediMedia

MedtronicMidwest Special Services

Milestone AV Technologies

Minnesota Department o Health

Minnesota National Guard

National Marrow Donor Program

Oppenheimer Wol and Donnelly

Pace Analytical Services, Inc.

Portable Sanitation ServicesPride Institute

RBA

Rice Memorial Hospital

Slo

Schwing Bioset, Inc.

STAR Services, Inc .

State o Minnesota SurplusThe Rottlund Company, Inc.

Thomson Reuters

Total Networx Inc .

Travelers

Trinity Lutheran Church

United States Secret Service

USDA/ITSVision-Ease

Willard Network Technologies, LLC

Donating equipment to Minnesota Computers or Schools its into everything we stand or as a company.

But also, at its heart, it is the ideal community project because it s very no-nonsense and straightorward.

MCFS allows us to maximize the value o our equipment and deciding to partner with them was a very

common sense, smart and easy business decision.

Michael Newman, Vice President, Travelers Foundation


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Incentive

PROGRAMS

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Today, access to reliablete ch no lo gy is crucial or success

in school. Teachers require students

to type papers, do research online

and turn in homework via email.

Unortunately, thousands o at-risk

students in Minnesota dont have

access to technology, presenting

yet another barrier to success. Thisleads them to disconnect and

disengage rom school.

Were grateul or the opportunity

to help some o these students get

reliable access in the classroom

and at home. We work with schools

throughout the state to develop

incentive-based programs that reward

students or positive behavior in the

classroom including regular

attendance, increased engagement

and participation. The reward: a

laptop rom MCFS.

Farnsworth Aerospace

40 percent o students at Farnsworth

Aerospace dont have access to

computers at home making it

difcult or them to hone their typing

skills and learn how to use basicprograms such as Microsot Word

and Excel. One teacher at Farnsworth

encouraged his students to learn

these important skills by providing

an opportunity to earn a ree laptop

rom MCFS.

Humboldt High School

At Humboldt High School, students

are given an assessment in the all

and spring to measure students

strengths and weakness to allow

teachers to tailor instruction to best

meet their needs. Students who

show exceptional growth and

improvement in their reading and

math skills receive a ree laptop,

donated by MCFS.

Laptops exponentially increase

students ability to complete

homework outside o school,

correspond with employers,

universities, riends and teachers

via modern communication

methods, and become literate

with 21st century technology.

Paul Creager, Gordon Parks High School

The key to success in keyboarding

is time on task. Students who invest

the time and eort in learning these

skills are rewarded with a lietime

skill. The ability to be hired and earn

a paycheck is much more important

than earning a ree laptop.

Gregg Adler, Farnsworth Aerospace

Ecolab has been a proud supporter

o MCFS since 2006. Through the

partnership, Ecolab is able to give

back to the community in a way that

aligns with the companys values.

From providing technology and

skills building to students in

Minnesota to helping MCFS advance

its recycling and reurbishing

processes.

- Kris Taylor, Vice President, Ecolab

Foundation

To learn more about these projects,

visit http://mncs.org/stories


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BOARD

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Board o Directors

Steve BartholetChair

Eric Vercauteren

Vice Chair

Doug SwensonTreasurer

Mary Mehsikomer

Secretary

Staf

Tamara GillardExecutive Director

Neal Lewis

Director of Operations

Brian BeaupreProduction and Tech

Support Manager

Chris DopkinsBusiness Manager

Karen Black

Steve Dess

Gregg Dorazio

Deborah Johnson

Mike Linnemann

Dave Schefer

Debra Sevelius

Steve Willems

Jim ChristiansenRegional Sales Manager

Jim Thirsten

Inventory Manager

Tom TiemanProduction Manager

Dave KanipesIntake Mananger

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2012

Financials

The above revenue and expense tables are a summary. The MCFS audited nancials and IRS Form 990

or 2012 are available on our website at www.mncs.org

I you would like to request the nancial records be sent to you, please contact MCFS at 651.779.2816.

Product Sales

Cash Contributions

Scrap

Interest

Uncategorized Income

Total:

$765,845

$204,473

$122,926

$967

$127,129

$1,221,340

R

EVENUE

Sta

Components

Inmate Wages

TransportationMarketing & Travel

Rent

Total:

$528,903

$180,377

$26,418

$13,648$29,861

$10,085

$789,292EXPEN

SES

Summary o

ExpensesFundraising & Grants19.93%

General & Administrative7.09%

Program Expenses72.98%


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