1. Year Up Professional Resources, PBC
Kathy Hardy, President
Sahaar Rezaie, West Coast Director

2. Objectives today: What is YUPRO? Why YUPRO? What have we done?
How we can help!

3. What is YUPRO?

4. Raise your hand!

5. What is YUPRO? - Public Benefit Corporation (for-profit/social purpose) - Provide alumni with career support and development regardless of years of work - Charge Market level pay rates and above for contracted services - Drive temporary to permanent jobs - Offer customers a creative, socially responsible alternative for their workforce needs - Generate profits that are returned to Year Up for alumni support - Provide national access to a unique group of workers

6. What is YUPRO not?!

7. Raise your hand!

8. What is YUPRO NOT trying to be
What is YUPRO NOT trying to be?? A staffing or temp agency (we look for 6 month assignments at the very least) - A provider of independent contractors (ICs, 1099) - A payrolling agency - A low cost provider of contracted services - An educational company - An employment agency - The only staffing company Year Up uses

9. Top Ten Reasons We Started YUPRO!
#10 Try a for-profit concept to bring dollars back to Year Up
#9 Offer benefits and market wages to contractors
#8 Increase geographic opportunities for alumni
#7 Further engagement with our current partners
#6 Create a national skill database
#5 Increase contract extensions and conversions to permanent jobs
#4 More support for Year Up Alumni Services
#3 Alumni Continued Engagement /National footprint
#2 Alumni Career Development
#1 Increase Alumni Livable Wage!

10. How does YUPRO Support you?
As we sign vendor contracts with organizations, we gain visibility into their job posting (handout)
We then run a search to match the skills and experience needed to alumni with those skills and experience
We connect with the alum, and determine if they are interested in becoming a candidate for the job
We help you adjust your resume, prepare for the interview and coach you through the interview/hiring process
If the position is a temp to perm or contracted position, we stay engaged bi-weekly with calls and check-ins with the manager
We provide the contract worker with HR support and weekly paychecks and benefits

11. Our Six Month Milestones “What have we done?”
Enrolled 1000 members in our system
Began process for upload of remaining 5000 into system
Negotiated agreement with 10 corporate partners
Obtaining access into 10 corporate job posting systems
Launched in four cities
Hired an Operations Manager
Developed an on-line training program for members only
Created the Pathways to Success Program

12. The Next Six Months Enroll 6000 alums in our program
Move from 10 contracts with organizations to 30
Obtain access into 30 additional corporate job posting systems
Launch in four additional cities based on alumni involvement and need
Increase our training library for all three levels of work experience
Connect with small to mid-size organizations to broaden our network

13. Let us open doors for you. Thank you for spreading the YUPRO word
Let us open doors for you!!!! Thank you for spreading the YUPRO word!!!! Kathy, Sahaar and Trina Send any questions to Visit our website at yupro.com