2016 IMPACT REPORT HOUSTON

2016 IMPACT REPORT
HOUSTON

for Students
for Companies
for Houston
Dear Genesys Works friends,
As I reflect on 2016, I am grateful and proud to be part of the
Genesys Works movement. Together, we are doing work that
matters, affecting positive change and building strong families
and communities.
Genesys Works for students who commit to our program
and receive skills and paid work experience that make an
immediate and lasting difference for their families.
Genesys Works for companies which hire our interns,
benefiting from well-trained, cost-effective talent that helps
them meet their business goals.
Genesys Works for our community as participating high
schools graduate college and career ready students.
Genesys Works because it works for all of us. Through your commitment
to our shared purpose and vision we achieve true community
impact—from the young person who discovers the joy of meaningful
work and realizes their dream of pursuing college—to the company
developing their future talent pipeline—to the community benefiting
from more productive citizens. And the impact expands as Genesys
Works interns serve as role models for their peers, their families,
and for future generations.
2017 marks Genesys Works’ fifteenth year of providing life-changing
opportunities. We are already recruiting our next class and the
applicants are motivated, talented, and eager to achieve. With your
support, we will provide them with a new vision of their future in
the economic mainstream. They will give their all to their training,
meaningful work experience, and career and college coaching.
In the process, they, like more than 1,500 Houston-area students
before them, will transform from high school students to young
professionals, with their feet firmly planted on the path to success.
You are a critical part of that transformation. As you read our impact
report, please remember that, most of all, you make Genesys Works
work. Thank you.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to transform the
lives of disadvantaged high school
students through skills training,
meaningful internships, and
impactful relationships.
OUR VISION
We envision a future when all youth
finish high school equipped and
empowered with the knowledge
and skills required to achieve
career success and a lifetime
of economic self-sufficiency.
MARIAN DAVENPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GENESYS WORKS HOUSTON
Pictured on front cover: Clarissa Hernandez, Milby High School, Intern at LifeGift
Pictured on back cover: Rose Moreno, Energy Institute High School, and Christopher De La Riva, Sharpstown High School, Interns at Enterprise Products
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WHY THE WORK WE DO MATTERS
OUR IMPACT
Students growing up in disadvantaged environments
often don’t know what career opportunities exist, nor
do they realize that a professional career is attainable.
This can put them on a lifelong path of underemployment,
unable to reach their true potential.
At the same time, the disparity between what
students are taught in the classroom and what’s
needed for success in the workplace continues to
widen. Across America, millions of young people are
shut out of today’s workplace because they lack
relevant skills and work experience, while millions of
jobs go unfilled because companies struggle to find
qualified candidates.
Genesys Works is dedicated to building bridges
between economically-disadvantaged high school
students, businesses seeking skilled talent, and a
public education system struggling to produce
market-ready graduates. Through comprehensive
workplace training, meaningful internships, and
supportive college and career coaching, Genesys
Works helps students see that a professional career
is within reach, as we arm them with the skills and
opportunities that will enable them to achieve their
career goals.
First and foremost, we transform young people’s
lives. This transformation takes many forms, from
the confidence that comes from succeeding in one’s
first professional job, to the pride in being the first
in family to graduate from college.
But our impact goes well beyond the students
we serve. It’s felt by our business partners as we
create their skilled workforce of tomorrow and ripples
through our Houston community as we build wealth
and reduce disparities for those most in need. It’s
clear to see – Genesys Works.
STUDENTS
SERVED
1,063
273 STUDENTS IN TRAINING
227 INTERNS EMPLOYED BEGINNING OF YEAR
563 ALUMNI SERVED
94%
OF ALUMS ULTIMATELY
ENROLL IN COLLEGE
81%
OF ALUMS HAVE GRADUATED OR
ARE STILL ENROLLED IN COLLEGE
$40-45k
MEDIAN EARNINGS
OF EMPLOYED ALUMNI*
13x
SOCIAL RETURN
ON INVESTMENT **
67%
HISPANIC
1% CAUCASIAN
52%
FEMALE 48%
MALE
21%
AFRICAN AMERICAN
7% ASIAN
4% MULTIRACIAL/OTHER
95%
86%
84%
STUDENTS
OF COLOR
QUALIFY FOR FREE
OR REDUCED LUNCH
FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS
OUR MODEL: The Genesys Works program is intensive, both in terms of what it asks of its students and what it
offers in return. We achieve our mission through four interlocking program components:
SKILLS
TRAINING
8 weeks of skills
training the summer
before senior year of
high school.
DURING HIGH SCHOOL
MEANINGFUL
INTERNSHIP
1,000 hours in a paid
year-long corporate
internship.
COLLEGE &
CAREER COACHING
60 hours of counseling
on college and career
pathways.
POSTSECONDARY
ALUMNI
SUPPORT
Ongoing support to
help students achieve
college and career success.
* Based on 2016 Alumni Survey results for alumni not in college and working full-time 5+ years after Genesys Works.
** Social Return on Investment Analysis published March 2017 by Dr. Clive R. Belfield, Columbia University.
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SKILLS TRAINING
MEANINGFUL INTERNSHIPS
for Rebecca
“Genesys Works has taught me to believe
in myself and to be able to tap into the
potentials that lie within. With the summer
training, I realized that I was ready for
corporate America and what it had to offer.”
Rebecca Ndebee (pictured right)
Intern, Accenture
Senior, Sharpstown International
High School
Pictured with fellow student Emerence Umutoni (left)
for Companies
“We’ve committed to the youth participating
in the Genesys Works program and we’ve
seen the benefits. The interns we work with
bring energy and diversity to our workplace,
and our employee supervisors are doing
their part to mentor them and guide them
toward a professional career.”
Myra Davis
Sr. Vice President/CIO
Texas Children’s Hospital
Pictured with Intern, Samuel Palomo (right)
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Students begin the Genesys Works program with eight weeks
of rigorous training during the summer before their senior year of
high school. The training is designed to empower students to break
out of their comfort zone and transform into young professionals.
They gain tangible technical and professional skills – ranging
from Microsoft Office and troubleshooting to interpersonal
communication and time management – that are critical to success
at work, school, and beyond.
With the deep level of support provided by Genesys Works Program
Coordinators, students like Rebecca emerge from the training with
confidence and poise, ready to tackle real-world problems head on
and empowered to re-envision their future. The training is the first
step in transforming Houston’s youth into tomorrow’s workforce and
ultimately changing the trajectory of their lives.
Upon completing their training, students are hired by Genesys
Works and placed in a paid, year-long internship at a local
corporation. Our corporate partners receive a diverse and talented
pool of interns ready to fill skilled jobs, while students get the
opportunity to experience professional success.
Genesys Works is not your typical internship program. We offer an
160 $10,980
immersive year-long workplace experience for high school students.
HOURS STUDENTS SPEND IN
Students typically work 1,000 hours and become essential members
SKILLS TRAINING
AVERAGE STUDENT EARNINGS
of the team, taking on significant projects that have value and
DURING SENIOR YEAR
impact to the company.
185
SCHOOL PARTNERS
STUDENTS EARN YEAR-LONG
PAID INTERNSHIPS
The relationship with their supervisor is part employee development
and part mentorship. Together they embark on a transformational
journey where both feel the profound impact of the experience.
This “win-win” model enables students to positively contribute to
the company’s bottom line, and corporate partners to fundamentally
change the lives of our students and the community.
70 CORPORATE PARTNERS
$2,383,341
TOTAL EARNINGS OF 2016 INTERNS
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COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS
2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
AUGUST
Launch of the Alumni Internship Research Study
funded by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
DECEMBER
Planning begins for Genesys Works’
15th Anniversary campaign
NOVEMBER
Alumni and Staff give a record number of
personal gifts through Giving Tuesday
for Audrey
“Genesys Works has given me the tools
to develop confidence in my professional
career path. I was given a jump-start
into the workforce, and have taken that
opportunity further by working hard and
leading my own future!”
Audrey Warren (pictured right)
Alumni Intern, Ascend Performance
Materials
Student, University of Houston
Pictured with fellow alumni Obi Akujuobi (left)
and Ahmed Omran (middle).
FEBRUARY
Open house for our supporters, featuring
office remodel to open concept office
space to encourage collaboration and
team work among staff
KEY EVENTS
NOVEMBER
Board Chair Myrtle Jones hosts welcome
reception for new Houston ISD Superintendent,
Richard Carranza
SCHOOL PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
HISD SUPERINTENDENT
RICHARD CARRANZA
94%
STUDENTS ULTIMATELY ENROLL
IN COLLEGE
81%
STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED OR
ARE STILL ENROLLED IN COLLEGE
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Throughout the program, Genesys Works provides students with
one-on-one counseling for college readiness and career success.
Our program staff guide students in a variety of activities, including
financial aid and college applications, providing an unrivaled level of
personalized support. For many of our students, they will become
the first in their family to attend college, making our intensive
services even more essential for success in college and career.
Once students graduate from high school, our Alumni Program
supports them during the critical transition to college. Support staff
provide college support resources, host academic and professional
development events and place alumni into professional internships,
all in an effort to guide them toward college success and economic
self-sufficiency. For some, including Audrey, college internships
earned through Genesys Works pave the way for a full-time job and
open doors previously thought unimaginable.
BREAKING THROUGH
CEREMONY
Our October 18, 2016 Breaking
Through ceremony featured
Keynote Speaker Michelle
Riley-Brown of Texas Children’s
Hospital and Co-Presenting
Sponsors Deloitte, EY and PwC.
The 2017 Breaking Through
Ceremony will take place on
October 17 at the Hilton
Americas Hotel, and will mark
Genesys Works’ 15th year of
changing lives with a postceremony
celebration dinner.
More information at www.
genesysworks.org/15years.
HOUSTON CELLAR
CLASSIC
Thanks to the generosity of
board member Jerry Lasco,
Genesys Works was co-branded
with the 13th annual Houston
Cellar Classic, Houston’s largest
and longest-running food and
wine event, at The Tasting Room
Uptown Park. Nearly $50,000
was raised in sponsorships to
help support our mission.
We look forward to the 2017
Houston Cellar Classic, which
will be held this fall.
PHOTO CREDIT HISD
We’re off to a great start in our partnership with
Superintendent Carranza, who came to us in
2016 from San Francisco, where he first learned
of Genesys Works. He is already a fan of our
program! He is pictured here taking a selfie with
students (including Genesys Works intern Hiram
Jackson) during a groundbreaking ceremony for
the new Energy Institute High School facility.
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A NATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
HOUSTON CORPORATE PARTNERS
RAFAEL ALVAREZ
FOUNDER AND CEO GENESYS WORKS
2016 marked yet another year of student growth and community
impact, highlighted by the expansion into the National Capital
Region and San Jose, California.
The impact of our work is significant – not just on student lives,
but on the communities we serve. A recent Social Return on
Investment study by Columbia University calculated a $13.46
economic return to society for every $1 invested in our program.
Results from research studies like these confirm, more than ever,
that Genesys Works indeed changes the trajectory of life for youth
from disadvantaged backgrounds by engaging them on paths to
college and career success. Now we must further scale our
impact to serve many more students, both by going deeper in our
existing sites, and by accelerating our expansion efforts to new
cities across the nation.
It’s clear to see that Genesys Works…works. With your support,
we can transform the lives of thousands more low-income
students across our country, creating a more productive and
inclusive workforce in the process.
The collaboration between Genesys Works and our corporate partners is at the heart of our success.
We want to thank the following companies for providing the life-changing opportunities they provided to
our young professionals in 2016.
TWIN CITIES 2008
BAY AREA 2013
CHICAGO 2010
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 2016
HOUSTON 2002
2016 NATIONAL IMPACT
2,998 STUDENTS SERVED
135 SCHOOL PARTNERS
192 CORPORATE PARTNERS
$7,226,259 TOTAL DOLLARS EARNED BY INTERNS
13x SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT
15 YEARS OF STUDENT GROWTH AND IMPACT SINCE 2002
CORE PROGRAM
COLLEGE SUPPORT
10
2002
28
2003
35
2004
67
2005
100
2006
108
2007
173
2008
260
2009
462
2010
814
2011
1026
2012
1376
2013
1696
2014
2071
2015
2998
2016
ADDITIONALLY,
WE WOULD LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE
ARCHROCK AND
LYONDELLBASELL
FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP.
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OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS
Genesys Works is able to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth because of the financial
contributions made by our generous donors. Through your gifts, we are moving more students out of
poverty and into the economic mainstream. Thank you!
$100,000+
Michael & Susan Dell
Foundation**
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Rockwell Fund**
$50,000+
The Brown Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Wayne Duddlesten Foundation
The John Eckel Foundation
Enaxis Consulting, LP
The Harvey R. Houck, Jr. and
Patricia W. Houck Foundation,
Inc.
National College Access Network
SIM - Houston
$25,000+
Accenture
M D Anderson Foundation
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dynegy
Ernst & Young LLP
Halliburton
Houston Area Women’s Center
Lasco Enterprises
The Powell Foundation
PwC
Texas Children’s Hospital
$10,000+
AIG
Baker Botts, LLP
CFP Foundation
Roberto and Claudia Contreras*
Cox Media Group
First Tennessee Bank
The Frees Foundation
HEB Tournament of Champions
The Houston Foundation
John P. McGovern Foundation
Edward & Helen Oppenheimer
Foundation
Plains All American Pipeline
Michael and Lynn Preston*
TransCanada
Williams
$5,000+
Pauline Altman-Goldstein
Foundation
Best Buy Foundation
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
Boyar Miller Attorneys at Law
Centerpoint Energy
Pat Clynes/Fritz Kennel*
Community Health Choice Inc.
Culture Map
Marian Davenport*
Robert Flexon*
Janet and Matt Heath*
Myrtle Jones*
Marek Family Foundation*
Ray and Elaine Messer*
Miller Grossbard Advisors, LLP
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Bruce and Karen Northcutt*
Spectra Energy
Hilary Ware*
Youths Friends Association Inc.
$2,500+
AAMA
Bracewell, LLP
Brady, Chapman, Holland &
Associates, Inc.
Chapelwood United Methodist
Women
Crane Worldwide Logistics
Myra and DiCarlos Davis*
Albert and Ethel Herzstein
Charitable Foundation
Mike and Libby Jones*
Evan and Bess Kirchen*
Linbeck
Jeff McParland*
Scott Silvas*
United Way of Greater Houston
Walter P Moore
$1,000+
ALPFA
Evelyn and Frank Angelle*
Hector and Gabby Avellaneda*
Bristow Group
Cancelmo Family Charitable
Fund*
Twila and Bill Day*
Peter Dumoulin*
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems
Society-Houston
HMG Strategy, LLC
Richard and Elizabeth Husseini*
Tracy and Kenneth Janda*
Tara Khanna*
Paul Krueger*
Jerry and Laura Lasco*
Marc de Louw*
Martin Preferred Foods
John Del Mixon*
Meredith Moore*
Phil and Lynne Sprick*
Texas Beer Bus Tours
TPC Group
Scott and Sarah Van Beck*
$500+
Amod A. Bavare
Sarah Davies
Linda Field
Hewlett Packard Enterprises
Meghan Litten
Gary Moss
Joe Osborne
Roger Rolke
Mike Schaffner
Specs Wholesale
Karyl and Charles White
$250+
Robbie Bledsoe
Elizabeth Anthony
Gilbert Herrera
Shelby Mathew
Jim and Barbara Metcalf
Cathy Mincberg and Scott
Rooper
Scott Pharr
Texas Moon
Bret Tisdale
Meg Toups
Andrea Wittrock
$100+
ConocoPhillips
Mary Flieller
Mary Gracy
Paul Halpin
Tiffany Harris
Susan Kennedy
Margaret Nash
Sarah Norton
Panera Bread
Nick and Thomasine Pantazis
Peggy and Mark Rhoads
Joe Small and Angela Hernandez
Katherine Taylor and Vincent
Heesakkers
$50+
Eric Arnold
Colleen Ashworth
Claudea Hernandez
Kevin Lang
James LaRocque and Mary
Claire Walther
Lulu Press Inc.
Ray and Jennifer Miller
Bryce and Brandon Tawney
Alicia Vasquez
Gwendolyn Zepeda
UP TO $50
Daneiva Allevato
Jasmin Avila
Debra Brown
Eric and Teanna Dorsey
Gabi and Daniel Graves
Lorna Grenadier
Adela and Harkaran Guryan
Lisa Hall
Ross and Lynnette Heidecker
Lisa and Justin Hoover
Gene and Lyna Janiszewski
Kroger
Linscomb & Williams
Bryan Lopez
Madison Performance Group
Joseph Nguyen
Celeste Ramsey
Yoali Salgado
Meagan Smith
Girraud Stephens
Keith Thayer
Stacy Thomas
Tanita Wiley
YourCause
ALUMNI DONORS
Hector Avellaneda
Rosa Amaya
Manuel Ascencio
Luis Baena
James Beeks
Danielle Bracho
Oscar Cruz
Prashantika Gautam
Eyosias Getaneh
Emmanuel Hernandez
Mike Jimenez
Stephany Mejia
Joan Rodriguez
Barbara Tovar
Paul Krueger, Edras Alvrado (intern,
CenterPoint) My Ho (intern, CenterPoint),
Gene Janiszewski and Gary Russell
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: SIM
Genesys Works is proud to
partner with the Houston chapter
of the Society for Information
Management (SIM). Since joining
forces with SIM in 2012, its
dedicated members have raised
more than $65,000 in support of
our mission and thousands more
dollars in intern scholarships.
In addition, SIM members have
provided hundreds of hours of
volunteer support to Genesys
Works through participation in
mock interviews, serving as
Executive Ambassadors to help
secure internships, and serving
on the Genesys Works board of
directors (including current board
member and Development
Committee chair Gene
Janiszewski). Thank you SIM –
Houston for being such an
outstanding partner!
* Denotes Leadership Society Member
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** Denotes Multi-year Pledge
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FINANCIAL REPORT
INCOME STATEMENT (UNRESTRICTED)
2014 2015 2016
INCOME
Earned Income $ 4,398,933 $ 5,051,328 $ 4,446,318
Contributed Income 1,118,945 1,240,194 1,557,131
TOTAL INCOME $ 5,517,878 $ 6,291,522 $ 6,003,450
EXPENSES
Student Wages $ 2,296,732 2,558,475 2,383,341
Other Program Expenses 1,958,696 2,268,937 2,401,893
General & Administrative 671,423 589,719 499,626
Fundraising 259,527 304,927 338,157
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 5,186,378 $ 5,722,058 $ 5,623,016
CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS $ 331,500 $ 569,464 $ 380,433
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 674,715 $ 1,330,421 $ 1,698,674
Accounts Receivable 922,439 682,267 571,209
Other Current Assets 454,411 282,134 159,879
Property & Equipment (Net) 59,889 174,909 171,502
TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,111,454 $ 2,469,731 $ 2,601,263
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable $ 10,736 $ 38,281 $ 4,207
Other Liabilities 279,946 255,902 143,582
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 290,682 $ 294,183 $ 147,788
Unrestricted Net Assets $ 1,471,084 $ 2,040,549 $ 2,448,475
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 349,688 135,001 5,000
TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 1,820,772 $ 2,175,550 $ 2,453,475
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 2,111,454 $ 2,469,733 $ 2,601,263
2016 EXPENSE BREAKDOWN
42.7%
Program Expenses
6%
Fundraising
79.1% OF EXPENSES FUNDED BY EARNED INCOME
42.4%
Student Wages
8.9%
General &
Administrative
MILLIONS
INCOME AND EXPENSE GROWTH
CONTRIBUTIONS EARNED INCOME TOTAL EXPENSES
2014
2015
2016
$6.0
$4.0
$2.0
GENESYS WORKS HOUSTON
2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael D. Preston Managing Director, Accenture (Chair)
Rafael Alvarez Founder and CEO, Genesys Works
Hector Avellaneda SC Business Planning Manager, Hewlett Packard
Roberto Contreras President and CEO, St. Christopher Holdings
Marian Davenport Executive Director, Genesys Works
Myra Davis
Sr. Vice President/CIO, Texas Children’s Hospital
Robert Flexon President and CEO, Dynegy Inc.
Matt Heath
Chief Operating Officer, Genesys Works
Gene Janiszewski CEO, Paradigm Group
Myrtle Jones Senior VP Tax, Halliburton
Evan Kirchen VP of E&C Atlantic-Gulf, Williams Companies
Jerry Lasco
Founder, President and CEO, Lasco Enterprises
R. Bruce Northcutt President and CEO, Navitas Midstream Partners
Ray Messer
Senior Principal, Walter P Moore
Scott Silvas
Executive Director - Market Executive, JP Morgan Chase
Dr. Scott Van Beck Executive Director, Houston A+ Challenge
STAFF
Marian Davenport Executive Director
Daneiva Allevato Program Coordinator
Colleen Ashworth Office and Program Administrator
Hilary Bond
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Danielle Cannady College Success Advisor
Alejandro Colom Director of Corporate Partnerships
Teanna Dorsey Alumni Program Manager
Gabi Graves Administrative Assistant
Adela Khan Guryan Marketing and Events Coordinator
Lisa Hall
Senior Program Coordinator
Ross Heidecker Grants Manager
Claudea Hernandez Program Coordinator
Lisa Hoover
Senior Program Coordinator
Jennifer Kolb Program Manager
Pawn
Corporate Partnerships
Kongkosonkichkan Senior Manager
Mohamed Larguite Transportation
Ray Miller
Senior Program Manager
Peggy Rhoads Director of Development
Yoali Salgado Program Coordinator
Joe Small
Senior Manager of Strategic Growth
Meagan Smith Program Coordinator
Girraud Stephens Program Coordinator
Lisa Stocker Data Analyst
Katherine Taylor Program Director
Stacy Thomas Program Coordinator
Alicia Vasquez Senior Alumni Program Coordinator
Tanita Wiley
Recruiting and Summer Training Manager
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