UpTurnships: Upturning college students into the best new hires. I’d like to tell you about UpTurnships, a local non-profit that turns diverse, under-resourced college students into the best new hires, and as you will see, this is a very, very large problem our community faces. UpTurnships is asking for $11,200 for one-time IT assistance to evaluate, install, and customize three software platforms crucial for their future expansion.

What is UpTurnships? What We Do Recruit Train and Coach A nonprofit lead by business professionals volunteer their time (1 paid staff) What We Do Recruit Train and Coach Find highly motivated college Juniors and Sophomores paying for college who want a paid summer business internship Train the UpTurns on key skills employers are seeking and coach for success in their internships Screened by experts: Referred by our network Screened for CliftonStrengths, skills, motivation, giver-mentality Find hidden accomplishments Prepared: Assigned a coach and receive 3-4 hours of training Matched to jobs by pros Make it easy for employers Paid Training (15 days) Communications Problem Solving Managing Multiple Priorities Soft Skills Career planning Professional Coaching: 1:5 Ratio of coach to interns 12 weeks, plus ongoing until secure full-time job

What We Do: The Process Match to Jobs Recruit Apply Fall: Prepare Candidates Recruit Apply Phone Screen Prepare with Interview Coaching Nov.- Mar: Interview & Win Match to Jobs Employers choose who to interview & give offer Offer support May – Aug: Train & Coach during Internship Train on key skills Internship (12 weeks) Coach for success in internship & future career

Who are the UpTurns? Sources For UpTurns Disciplines Highly motivated Interested in a business career Putting themselves through college (Fund 91% of college tuition and expenses) Referred to us First-generation college students (71% in ‘18) Often ELS (42% in ’18) Most from the Twin Cities Sources For UpTurns MN Private Colleges & Professors Programs (Trio, Banyan) UpTurnships Alumni Disciplines Marketing Business Analytics Project Management Finance/Accounting Computer Science/IT Human Resources Operations Engineering Graphic Design

115 Alums Diverse Motivated Prepared Givers Hard Working & Resilient

Who are UpTurnships’ Coaches? Experienced business professionals! 350 years of business leadership in the Twin Cities Julie Burrows: VP/Officer, Pillsbury Libby Trader: COO, Airborne Health Marianne Malko: Director, J&J Bob Waterloo: General Mills, Master Vistage Coach Juleen Christopher, PhD: Behavioral Scientist, Leadership Coach Tanna Moore, CEO Meritas, Gen. Mill Jeff Brown, Entrepreneur Jon Summers, President, UniPunch, Premax Products Becky Gorman, Professional Coach 50 additional subject matter experts

Why Employers want an UpTurn To get work done To attract future employees To build awareness on campuses To give new Supervisors management experience To work with new demographic groups

What do Employers Get A new, local source of highly qualified, diverse intern candidates.   Pre-screened candidates selected for success Great fit to their jobs… especially over time as we learn your needs & culture t Trained Interns…..Over 125 hours of professional development Supervisor Support …. and performance review Pipeline of Candidates for Full-time jobs...UpTurnships Alumni are a community of connected, highly accomplished alums that have UpTurnships training and advocate for UpTurnships’ employers. To date, 115 Alums have over 42,000 LinkedIn connections.

The Results For Students 71% positive outcomes for all motivated Candidates 51% get an UpTurnship internship 20% take another internship offer Great Pay – average $14+/hour Great Training – valued at $10,000+ “I came into UpTurnships confused on where I wanted to be after graduation. Now I feel I’ve made many long lasting relationships and I feel very confident on where I’m going in the future.” ~Teresa, 2018 UpTurn

The Results After UpTurnships Our Alums’ Employers Job at Graduation 55% - 1 month before graduation (this is better than the national average after 6 mos.) 82% - 2 months after graduation Great Network: UpTurns Alums have 42,000+ LinkedIn connections

Partnering with UpTurnships Key Elements Provided by Employers 12 week paid internship with at least 1 project in their field Direct supervisor who provides ongoing direction & feedback Willing to send intern to UpTurnships and pay for training days (15 days) Contact Julie Burrows at 952-994-4949 or jburrows@UpTurnships.org with questions. Internship Costs - 2019 Estimate Paid to Intern $5100 wages At internship 4 days/week (43 days) In Training at UpTurnships (15 days) Minimum $11+/hour (Higher in some cities) Paid to UpTurnships $2,000 For-Profit or $1,250 Nonprofit Participation fee Total Estimate $6,350- 7,350 Note: Employers can extend internships by working directly with the candidate. 70% continue working in the Fall.