A DPS Foundation & Mile High United Way Collaboration School Partners A DPS Foundation & Mile High United Way Collaboration

Corporate Volunteering CVPs have been seen as feel-good social engagement tools that are primarily used for public relations, increased morale, and team building (Veleva et al. 2012, 125). The challenge is in the design. Creating a CVP that is both scalable for use by even small organizations, maximizing impact by both aligning the CVP with strategy yet retaining the benefits “selfless” volunteering gives, is a challenge (Pajo and Lee 2010, 480). CVPs should provide the company with: PR Benefits Team Building Opportunities Employee Engagement

Shared Value Model Community Value Business Value Point of Intersect Business Value A Shared Value model (Bockstette and Stamp 2011, 4) is simply to commit to finding where business and society have intersecting interests, and using these points of intersection to benefit both

About School Partners Founded in 2006 by DPS Foundation The School Partners Program cultivates, nurtures and sustains partnerships between DPS schools and the Denver community. The program creates tailor-made partnerships between schools and businesses or community organizations. 2013-2014; School Partners 46

Path to Partnership

TutorMate Online Tutoring Tutoring sessions occur once a week, for 30 minutes, via an online, shared screen connection. Volunteer is in their office, student is in their classroom Each tutor works with the same student throughout the school year-building a meaningful, supportive relationship. Students and tutors read appropriate level stories and play activities that encourage fluency, comprehension, phonics and spelling skills. Video

Power Lunch Power Lunch is a unique reading & mentoring program that pairs corporate volunteers with third-grade students, to read in-person weekly. Each week, volunteers go to the school together to read for 45 minutes with their Power Lunch reading buddy. Participating companies provide one volunteer for each student in a classroom to have a reading partner – a minimum of 25 volunteers. Video

Activity Ideas: Elementary Schools Power Lunch TutorMate Host a spelling bee Back-to-school Drive Sponsorship of family literacy night Hold a Beautification Day Lunch Buddies Program

Activity Ideas: Middle Schools Mentor or e-mentor students Help establish and support extracurricular activities Judge a Science Fair Chaperone Field Trips Focused tutoring students prior to State Exams

Activity Ideas: High Schools Serve as Principal for a Day Job Shadow Career Day Provide scholarships to a select number of students Host College Day (Alumni talk about college, answer questions etc.)

RECRUITMENT PHASE RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS IS ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP

successful recruiting methods Recruiting Method Tips Testimonials from colleagues about their own experiences Examples of real-life benefits gained from students, educators, business staff Student presentations: in person, by letter/email, in a music program A joint presentation by school and business management reps

BENEFITS For Your Company, Your Employees, and the School You Partner With

BENEFITS: FOR YOUR COMPANY Offers opportunities for employee volunteerism Increases employee performance, retention, and productivity Creates opportunities to receive positive recognition within the community Enhances communication with the educational systems and increases understanding Contributes to a healthy community

benefits: for your employees Improves leadership and interpersonal skills Increases interaction with other segments of the company Adds variety and sense of self-worth to job Improves community services used by employees’ families

benefits: for the school Increases understanding of how skills in school are relevant to work Improves skills and motivations with the help of volunteer support Offers opportunities to receive curriculum support—skills, resources, pe ople. Increase the awareness of community businesses and enhances comm unication with business leaders

community acknowledgement We recognize your unique contributions to our schools: On DPS and Mile High United Way websites At DPS Foundation’s annual Achieve Gala Through our social media channels In our Annual Reports