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2. Educate Our StateEducate Our State is a parent-led, statewide campaign tounite the voices of Californians in support of highquality K-12 public education. 3. Time for Change is NOW Economic crisis has driven urgency Public consensus that the current public educationsystem is failing our students and our society While complex, the problems are understood andwell-studied California is too large to allow failure Success in other states can be replicated!5 4. Our Theory of Change To make substantive change, need to shift the power dynamic across the state. Activated by the right message, parents can be the game changer. But Status quo is very strong. Took us 40 years to get here, its going to take some time to get out. 5. Videos:Hot for Teachers1,000,000 HITS 6. Our CampaignsLet Us Vote Wake up California Dont Blow It60,000 letters from 22 rallies, 4,00057 rallies statewide,across CA March, 2011 supporters March 15, 2012May 2011Every Cut You Make 7. Resonance: 40,000 Strong 8. Our PlatformIncreased Logical & Equitable Funding Funding High-Quality21st CenturyTeachers in theCurriculumClassroom 9. Inflection PointTransitionGrow DevelopBuild ChangeTo MembersNewChapter Staffed ToPSAs Development CaliforniaNon-Profit 100,000 10. Full Circle Fund ProjectsIncreaseBorrow and Write scripts Cultivate bestgrant learn from and practices &writing non-profit collaborate infrastructurecapacityexpertiseto produceTransition Grow Develop Build ChangeToMembersNew Chapter StaffedToPSAsDevelopment CaliforniaNon-Profit100,000 11. Educate Our State 12. Education for Change Public SchoolsJune 27, 2012FULL CIRCLEFUNDPRESENTATION 13. EFCsOUR GOAL 14. EFCsTEAM 15. API Growth 2006 - 2011Achieve WorldCoxEFCsRESULTS 16. K-5 K-5 K-5 1,200 children K-5 K-5 K-5 K-5 K-8 K-6 2,400 children pK-5 pK-5 K-5 K-5 K-8 K-7 662,700 children pK-5 pK-5 K-5 K-5 K-8 pK-8 6-76-7 K-5 K-5 3,300 children pK-5 pK-5 K-5 K-5 K-8 pK-8 6-86-8 K-5 K-5 3,600 childrenEFCsExpand out ofPORTFOLIO Oakland 17. Lack of NoResources FacilitiesOppositionInability toto Charters impact systemCharters in CAL:MULTIPLE CRISES 18. Facilities 800 Students to EFC from OUSD800K Revenue lost by OUSD775KPositiveResourcesPoliticsOUSD services/facilitiespurchased by EFCSystematic Change(25)K Net loss to OUSDCharters asPARTNER SCHOOLS 19. charters for manual Develop Promoting partnershipconceptAttract/retainexcellentAttract Present resources toteachers funders FullCircleFundEFCWORKING WITH FCF 20. embraceTeam Leads: Sarah Wigglesworth and AshleyRodwick24 21. The Need 20,000,000 premature and low birth weight babies born every year 4,000,000 neonatal deaths every year 1.2 million in India Anne GeddesHypothermiamajor cause of death and illnessThe Glaring Problem 22. How is it tackled now? Doctors / Hospitals Bulbs no control; dangerous Radiant warmers someplaces have them; reliability issues Incubators very few places have them; relatively costly Home Blankets no heat source Bulbs no control; dangerous Hot water bottle not right temperature; no control; dangerous Coal/wood fire crude; dangerous 23. The Solution: Embrace Advancing maternal and child health byproviding innovative solutions to the worldsmost vulnerable populations History & Impact India, China & Somalia28 24. 1.8 Pond Miracle All the radiant warmers in this hospital in India were overpopulated with multiple babies. Doctors didnt think that this infant had much of a chance of survival, so he was going to be left to die. Fortunately the baby was able to receive thermal support from the Embrace infant warmer and survived.Government Hospital, Bangalore 25. How Can Full Circle Help?Help Embrace develop a clear plan with its newexpanded mission Gather consensus among board and staff forpriorities and next steps Provide an outline for strategic planningsession Examine the industry to see where Embracebest fits 26. The Project Outcome: plan for Embraces next phase Outputs: Focus groups to gather consensus among staff, boardand partners Market research to assess needs in the field Case studies to define success Sustainability plan to next step in fundraising Work plan to outline the organizations next steps Timeframe: Several activities throughout the year,Final output in December. 27. Project Team Erin ODonohueExecutive Director Priya Mistry HaywoodAssociate Director Ana Manzur-Allan Business Development Director and Head of Programs 28. embrace 29. Applying the theories of disruptive innovation to develop and promote solutions to the most vexing problems confronting us todayBlended Learning Database ProjectJune 27, 2012 30. Transforming EducationWe are experiencing adramatic transformation inour education system aswe move away from theexisting factory-modelsystem that wasliterally designed tohave 30% of studentsfail to a student-centricsystem where everystudent can realize his orher dreams 31. Defining Blended LearningA formal education program in which a student learns at least inpart through online delivery of instruction and content with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace andAt least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar place away from home 32. Providing ExpertiseThrough our research onblended learning,Innosight Institute hasbecome the go-toresource foradministrators, policymakers, foundations,funders, entrepreneurs,vendors, and otherstakeholders working tounderstand the space 33. Enabling ChangeBlended learningmodels are beingimplemented everyday, in every stateThrough the BlendedLearning DatabaseProject , with the helpof the Full CircleFund, we are allowingleaders andadministrators to learnfrom eachother, implement bettersystems, and enablestudent success 34. Investing for the Future 55% of school districts arecurrently doing work with onlinelearning By 2019, 50% of all HS courseswill be delivered online, majorityin blended learningenvironmentsWe currently have an enormous opportunity to create a student- centric learning system. Building this database will help administrators, policymakers, and other key stakeholders make wise and informed decisions at every level 35. LPS prepares traditionally underserved students to succeed in college and become leaders in their communities.LPS acts as an entrepreneurial research and developmentorganization seeking EdTech solutions for the most difficult issues in public education. Dr. Louise Waters Dr. Scot Refsland Superintendent & CEOChief Innovation OfficerHigh Schools in Oakland/College Park, Hayward, Richmond & San Jose 36. With a 2011 FCF grant, we createdExitTicket, a rapid responseclassroom tool to check forunderstanding and foster immediateinterventions.RESULT: we increased MAP (Measures of Academic Progress)gains from 1.6 grade levels to 2.2 grade levels in one year.Now we want to offer this tool to other schools 37. Our 2012 FCF Project:Sustainable K-12 TechInnovation & Transfer Best Practices Handbook and DocumentLibrary on Responsible IP Management forK-12 Organizations 38. How FCF will help: Facilitate an engagedcommunity with actionable solutions $ Best Practices Handbookfor Responsible IP Management in K12 Includes a full documentFull Circle Fund library of legal formsThought Leaders Venture Firms $ K-12District/CMOs Tech FirmsPhilanthropic& Government Legal FirmsAgencies 39. Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture(MESA) 40. MESA facilitates hands-on training and cultural exchange programs forfarmers and sustainable food activists to build local, resilient food systemsaround the world.Ancestral tradition, ecological production and marketing innovationcombine to promote an environmentally responsible, economically viable, andsocially just food system. 41. Farmer-to-Farmer Exchange-Yesica Nina taught herHost farm in Willits, CAhow to save seeds andharvest quinoa. Shereturned to Peru teach bio-intensive farming-Trained over 250 peoplein bio-intensive farmingand organic compostingfor maize production andbackyard gardens.-Participants offset foodpurchasing costs by up to30% and increased maizeyields of 10-25% 42. The PROBLEM: a Food System Crisiscaused by a broken industrial-agricultural modelMESAs SOLUTION: MESA supports small-scale farmers and advances the next generation of agrarianleaders by linking innovations with ancestral knowledge in sustainable agriculture to promote land stewardship, localized economies, and cultural awareness.These farmers can exchange skills & strategies and build the internationalnetworks they need to overcome global obstacles and create local resilient food systems, globally.Obstacles:Ecological - Economic - Social - Political 43. Food System Crisis:Root Causes, Symptoms and SolutionsEcological: MESAs Solution: Impact of agro-chemical pollutants Support small-scale farms and projects that: Depletes topsoil are free of toxic agro-chemicals Destroys natural resources build soil fertility Reduces genetic biodiversity preserve natural resources High fossil fuel emissions impact climate increase agro-biodiversitychange use renewable energy, local markets 44. Food System Crisis: Root Causes, Symptoms and SolutionsEconomic:MESAs Solution: Uneven playing field; current infrastructure Support direct marketing techniques tois skewed toward large enterprise. improve profit margins and ensure living wages Vulnerable to global market fluctuations and Connect farmers to leverage buying power andlack access to resources and support market access Receive < 2% of retail prices. Educate consumers about the benefits of healthy, fresh, fair food and external costs Steward and Community Innovation in Lima 45. Food System Crisis: Root Causes, Symptoms and SolutionsSocial and political:MESAs Solution: Women grow 60-80% of the global food Outreach and support to womensupply, but excluded from land and training Inspiration and innovation for farmers, Reduced viability and dignity (rural exodus) personal and political empowerment Average age of US farmers Improve on-farm mentoring capacity Marginalized and isolated by globalization Alums become community leaders, buildLack access to policy makers and advocacy global grassroots network Public-private partnerships and farmer alliances to augment political voice US Agriculture Census, 2007 46. MESA Granting ProgramsSustainable Projects Recognizing Innovative Growers (SPRIG): Initiate collaborativeprojects between Hosts and Stewards, foster mentorship, add value to small scale farms,inspire replicable and scalable models abroadHome Country Projects (HCPs): Advisory support and seed grants for Steward alum tostart sustainable projects using new skills and sharing inspiration in their homecommunities 47. SPRIG and HCPSnapshots 48. Sample Home Country Project: Bio-intensive Mini-farmingand Local Low-cost Irrigation System 49. MESAs Full Circle ExchangeGlobal Partners Community Stewards AdaptationHome Country SPRIGProjectInspiration US Training 50. Full Circle Fund Support StrategyFund four SPRIGs and two HCPs: Formalize structure Soil fertility, native species and natural resource conservation, direct marketing, agro-biodiversity, & green energy and infrastructure Regional focus to encourageinnovation/knowledge-sharingIncrease SPRIG and HCP support tobuild capacity and quantify programimpact via: Business Development Improve metrics for better M & E Create tool kits to expand funding outreach Marketing and Communications Connect donors to projects on website Strategic branding for cause marketing 51. Thank you! Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I havegreat faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared toexpect wonders. - H. D. Thoreau 52. National Geographic Photo Camp: ChallengeRestore the DeltaEstuaryAmericans think that theres nothing70% of to Oceanwrong with the oceansThe SF Bay is the largest estuary on the WestCoast. 2/3 of all Californians depend on thewater 53. 50% of Californians do notknow where or what the Deltais.True or False 54. The Challenge 55. The Project 56. Outreach Platform 57. Full Circle Fund Involvement Cross-circle collaboration Expertise and networks Outreach/volunteer time Design/story telling assistance 58. TimelineFall 2012: Project PlanningSpring 2013: 4-day NG Photo Camp: Restore the DeltaJuly Sept 2013: Americas Cup Races &Finals Photo Camp ExhibitDisplayed 59. What does success look like? 60. Join us! 61. Full Circle FundJune 27, 2012 62. About ReachReach Improves Schools by Improving Instruction 63. The Challenge 64. Reachs Solutions 65. The New Pathways Project 66. Grant Partner Demo Day 2012Wednesday, June 27Roots of SuccessFull Circle Fund Environment/Energy Circle 2012 Roots of Success 67. Roots of Success Roots of Success is an empowering environmental literacy and job readiness curriculum that prepares youth and adults living in poverty for jobs and careers in the green economy, and to improve conditions in their communities. 2012 Roots of Success 68. Why our work matters. The populations we are serving have multiple barriers to employment Most have failed in traditional academic settings 2012 Roots of Success 69. PedagogyFocuses on successMakes learning relevantIncreases academic skillsConnects education to employmentInspires grassroots leadership 2012 Environmental Literacy Curriculum Project 70. Roots of Success Video 2012 Roots of Success 71. Success to-date Roots of Success has been tried and tested Weve trained and licensed over 500 instructors to teach Working with over 200 programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the UK, weve prepared 3,000 people for good green jobs 2012 Roots of Success 72. Supporting Veterans Green Job Training 2010 census: 1 in every 3 young veterans is unemployed 74% of veterans have less than a bachelors degree 51% participate in some form of job training each year Major energy More than $7.5 corporations are million in grantspiloting a national are speci ically program to employ funding green jobveterans training program Walmart Foundation for veterans donated $1.2 millionto fund trainingprograms Government Corporate SupportSponsorship 2012 Roots of Success 73. The Challenge Veterans organizations need Roots of Success so they can prepare, transition, and connect veterans to good green jobs. 2012 Roots of Success 74. What Success Looks Like Impact in the Veterans market:One-off Opportunities: Have at least 2 pilot programs Strategic planning with veterans organizations in Developing marketing materials 2012 for target markets: green job Train approximately 50 training programs, CTE high instructors per year schools, corrections, re-entry Help veterans organizations train programs, green businesses 4,000 veterans for green careers Communications and PR Fundraising Long-term goal: Serving as ambassadors Serve a portion of the 755,200 veterans receiving job training Assist Executive Director with annually non-profit management 2012 Roots of Success 75. We are standing on theverge of a new economy andwe need to think about whothis economy will include,and who it will exclude. Thegreen economy is strongenough to lift people out ofpoverty, but only if thepeople who need jobs themost receive training andsupport.-Van Jones 2012 Roots of Success 76. Thank You! Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes, Ph.D. raquel@rootsofsuccess.org 510-470-0803 www.rootsofsuccess.orgFull Circle Fund Project Team Co-leadersAnne Boyd Rabkin: boydrabkin@gmail.comSienna Rogers: siennarogers@gmail.com 2012 Roots of Success