Transcript ITASCA PROJECT Quarterly Meeting

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Close the Gap: A Business Response
To our Region’s Growing Disparities
Fall 2008
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TODAY’S AGENDA
• Overview of the Itasca Project
• Socioeconomic disparities in our region
– Findings from Mind the Gap report
– Highlights of Close the Gap documentary
• Itasca’s response
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THE ITASCA PROJECT
What is
Itasca
Who is
Itasca
An employer-led alliance to drive regional efforts to
keep the Twin Cities’ economy and quality of life
competitive with other regions
50-plus community leaders
• Primarily private sector CEOs
• Includes a handful of public sector leaders,
such as the Governor, the Mayors of
Minneapolis and St. Paul, Chair of the Met
Council, and the leaders of the University of
Minnesota and MNSCU
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ITASCA IMPACTS ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND QUALITY OF
LIFE BY FOCUSING ON IMPORTANT ISSUE AREAS
Socioeconomic disparities
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Building Financial Fitness
Understanding and Addressing
Socioeconomic Disparities
(Close the Gap)
Education
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Business & economic growth
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Strengthening UniversityBusiness Relationships
Retaining and Growing
Leading Employers
Supporting Small Business
Building Financial Fitness
Creating a World-class K-12
School System in MN
Supporting the Strategic Redirection of Minneapolis Public
Schools
Improving Early Childhood
Development
Infrastructure & enablers
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Setting Regional Performance
Indicators
Advancing a Comprehensive
Transportation Plan
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TODAY’S AGENDA
• Overview of the Itasca Project
• Socioeconomic disparities in our region
– Findings from Mind the Gap report
– Highlights of Close the Gap documentary
• Itasca’s response
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THE ITASCA PROJECT AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES
Addressing the region’s socioeconomic disparities was
one of the first issues the Itasca Project took on when it
was founded over five years ago.
With support from the McKnight Foundation, Itasca
worked with the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy
Program to better understand the nature and magnitude
of our socioeconomic disparities.
This report was used to raise awareness of the troubling
disparities and to motivate change in our community. In
2008, in an effort to further build awareness, Itasca
partnered with Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) to
create a documentary to bring the disparities highlighted
in Mind the Gap to life.
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DISPARITIES IN OUR REGION ARE GROWING, AND THREATEN
OUR ECONOMIC HEALTH
In Minnesota, not all children are “above average.” In fact,
large populations are struggling
In spite of our overall economic strength, there are 3 stark
and growing socioeconomic gaps in the Twin Cities –
gaps tied to race, class, and place – which threaten to
undermine our region’s future
Closing these gaps now is not just the right thing to do, but
the smart thing to do
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RACE
RACE DISPARITIES CUT ACROSS ALL SOCIOECONOMIC
INDICATORS. THEY AFFECT ALMOST ALL NONWHITE
RACE AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS . . .
Compared to the average white Twin Cities resident
The average black Twin Cities resident is:
– Earning 48% less
– 73% less likely to own a home
The average Latino Twin Cities resident is:
– 4 times more likely to be uninsured
– 5 times more likely to be a teen mother
The average Native American Twin Cities resident is:
– 2.5 times less likely to have access to a car
– 5.5 times more likely to receive inadequate prenatal care
Source: Brookings Institution; Wilder Foundation; MN Department of Health Center for Health
Statistics
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RACE
NONWHITE MINNESOTANS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS LIKELY TO HAVE
INSURANCE
Uninsured population (ages 0 – 64)
Percent
2001
2004
2007
American
Indian
19%
22%
16%
Asian
8%
10%
6%
Black
17%
14%
15%
Hispanic
24%
31%
19%
White (NonHispanic)
5%
6%
6%
All
6%
8%
7%
Source: MN Health Access Survey (2001, 2004, 2007)
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RACE
WITH RAPIDLY GROWING MINORITY POPULATIONS, THESE RACIAL
AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES ARE BECOMING MORE PROMINENT
Population by race
Percent
Nonwhite
White
9
91
1990
17
20
83
80
2000
2007
Source: Twin Cities Compass
Between 1990 and 2007
the metro added over
350,000 minority
residents – a 166%
increase
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CLASS
BEFORE REACHING SCHOOL AGE, LOW-INCOME
CHILDREN FALL BEHIND HIGHER-INCOME PEERS
Percentage of MN Children rated “not yet” performing adequately at
kindergarten entrance, by household income
Income
Dollars
Language and literacy
0-35,000
17
35,001-55,000
15
10
55,001-75,000
75,001 or more
Mathematical thinking
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8
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Source: MN School Readiness Year 2 study
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CLASS
THIS DISADVANTAGE CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF RACE
Low income (up to
185% of poverty level)
All other students
Third-graders proficient in reading, 2001-02 –
Minneapolis and St. Paul
49%
White
82%
33%
American
Indian
Black
66%
27%
55%
Asian
26%
52%
Hispanic
24%
55%
Source: Metro Trend Watch, Brookings Institution
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CLASS
INCOME, LIKE RACE, IS TIED TO A MULTITUDE OF OTHER
SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS – FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH
Percent in Poor/Fair Health by Income*
100% FPL
31
100 - 199% FPL
Black, Non-Hispanic
21
21
200 - 299% FPL
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300 - 399% FPL
>400% FPL
Percent in Poor/Fair Health by Race
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Hispanic
White, Non-Hispanic
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* Defined by relation to Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2008, Overcoming Obstacles to Health:
Stories, Facts and Findings, National Health Interview Survey, 2001-2005
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PLACE
THE CENTRAL CITIES HAVE HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF
POPULATIONS THAT STRUGGLE WITH RACE AND CLASS DISPARITIES
Percent share of population, 2000
Minneapolis –
St. Paul
Suburbs
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54
54
46
46
Non-white
population
Poverty
population
77
Total
population
Source: Brookings Institution; Wilder Foundation; HUD State of the Cities database
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PLACE
POVERTY IS CONCENTRATED IN THE 2 CENTRAL CITIES
Share of persons living in poverty, 2000
Source: Brookings Institution
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FROM AN ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS STANDPOINT, WHY SHOULD
THE TWIN CITIES REGION WORK TOWARD REDUCING DISPARITIES?
Reducing disparities among race and income groups builds a more
competitive workforce
– In 2011, the baby boomers will start to retire. By 2029, the oldest baby
boomers will retire
– By 2029, the region will have to replace 776,000 workers – 350,000 of these
are highly educated
– The achievement gap suggests that, without intervention, the replacement
workforce will not match skills of boomers
Reducing disparities among race and income has a positive economic
impact
– Increase the tax base
– Reduce poverty expenditures
– Put more money in the local economy
Reducing disparities among places will make the region stronger and more
competitive
– Research suggests that fates of large cities and their metropolitan areas are
intertwined – they grow together or they decline together
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MINORITIES WILL MAKE UP A MUCH LARGER SHARE OF THE TWIN
CITIES’ FUTURE WORKFORCE
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CLOSE THE GAP DOCUMENTARY
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TODAY’S AGENDA
• Overview of the Itasca Project
• Socioeconomic disparities in our region
– Findings from Mind the Gap report
– Highlights of Close the Gap documentary
• Itasca’s response
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BROOKINGS SUGGESTED 3 KEY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE
DISPARITIES
Update the basics – Make sure education,
healthcare, and public safety meet the needs of the
region’s 21st century population
Increase income and wealth – Help minority groups
close the gap on economic measures (e.g., access to
EITC and food stamps, homeownership, financial
literacy)
Act regionally – Issues are regional and require
regional solutions
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IN RESPONSE, ITASCA LAUNCHED SEVERAL TASK FORCES TO
FURTHER ADDRESS DISPARITIES
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Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities
Mary Brainerd (CEO of HealthPartners) and Lynn Casey
(President & CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley)
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Financially Fit Minnesota
Brad Anderson (CEO of Best Buy)
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Supporting the Strategic Re-direction of Minneapolis
Public Schools
Bruce Nicholson (President and CEO of Thrivent Financial)
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Creating a World-Class K-12 Education System in MN
Dick Pettingill (President and CEO of Allina Hospitals and
Clinics)
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Twin Cities Compass
Irv Weiser (Retired Chairman & CEO of RBC Dain Rauscher)
and Kathy Tunheim (President & CEO of Tunheim Partners)
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Actions
Speakers
Bureau
Close the Gap
toolkit
Close the Gap
documentary
Results
• Created a Speakers Bureau to
distribute message from Mind the
Gap
• Included tactical suggestions for
employers in areas such as Income
and Asset Development, Housing,
Early Childhood Education,
Educational Attainment, Health Care
• Partnered with tpt to create a
• Presented to over 10,000 people
(and counting)
• Distributed over 6,000
• Businesses, churches, city and
county departments, and universities
incorporated into strategic plans
• Over 50,000 households have viewed
documentary which brings to life the
disparities highlighted in Mind the
Gap
all or part of documentary on air
• 8,000 visitors to Close the Gap website
• 1,500 DVD’s distributed
In addition, Itasca has supported
community efforts such as ServeAmerica
early literacy program, EITC programs
and STEP UP summer jobs
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2 FINANCIALLY FIT MINNESOTA
• Mind the Gap report highlighted
disparities in financial well-being and
recommended a focus on improving
financial literacy
• Further research revealed that
families in Minnesota and throughout
the U.S. are increasingly engaging
in unsound financial behavior, with
particularly dire consequences for low
income families
• In response, The Itasca Project
launched Financially Fit Minnesota,
which asks companies to commit to
increasing participation rates in
direct deposit and retirement – and
to close the gaps between employee
groups
Financially Fit Minnesota employers
3M ▪ Allina Hospitals & Clinics ▪ Best
Buy ▪ Deluxe Corp. ▪ Fairview Health
Services ▪ Federated Insurance ▪
General Mills ▪ HealthPartners ▪
Jefferson Lines ▪ Met Council ▪
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business
Journal ▪ Mortenson Construction ▪
Pentair ▪ Regions Hospital ▪
SUPERVALU ▪ Target ▪ Thor
Construction ▪ Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans ▪ Travelers ▪ University of
Minnesota ▪ U.S. Bancorp ▪ Weber
Shandwick ▪ Wells Fargo ▪ Xcel
Energy
Still recruiting more employers! Visit
www.FinanciallyFitMN.org or email
[email protected] for details
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HOW FINANCIALLY FIT MINNESOTA WORKS
Objective
• Model employer behaviors that
set a new community standard
• Recruit employers to make
Strategy
organizational commit to
–Increase direct deposit participation
–Increase retirement plan participation
• Provide tools to help employers set and meet goals –
with a focus on closing gaps between employee groups
Goal is to impact
50,000 Minnesota families
by end of 2009
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3 SUPPORTING THE STRATEGIC RE-DIRECTION OF MINNEAPOLIS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• Minneapolis Public Schools faces significant challenges
– District lost 25% of students in six years, causing financial
challenges and budget deficits
– Falling behind on state testing (75% of individual schools below
state average)
– Dramatic achievement gaps (e.g, 82% Caucasian proficient in
math vs. 34% for African American)
• Itasca supported the Strategic Planning process for Minneapolis
Public Schools
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4 CREATING A WORLD-CLASS K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM IN MN
Though historically strong, Minnesota and its education
system are facing a number of challenges, including:
• Increasing global competition, requiring educated
workforce to remain competitive
• Indications that MN students are lagging international
counterparts on achievement
• Significant achievement gaps, with a shifting demographic
mix towards student groups who demonstrate lower rates
of success in current system (shown below)
Graduation Rates and 10-Year
Growth by Ethnicity
Percent, 2008-2018
200
Graduation
Rate
150
57
40
28
20
0
-50
80
60
50
-14
White
-4
Am.
Asian
Indian
a Identify the “best practices”
that define world-class K12 schools and systems
Growth
160
100
The Itasca Project and
Minnesota Business Partnership
are co-sponsoring an initiative to:
b Benchmark Minnesota’s
performance and system
practices against US and
international systems
c Prioritize 3-5 changes to
drive Minnesota to worldclass “best practices”
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Black
Hispanic
Source: “Minnesota Population Projections 2005-2035”, Minnesota State Demographic Center, June 2007; “Knocking
at the College Door,” Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008
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5 TWIN CITIES COMPASS: www.tccompass.org
• Twin Cities Compass
promotes our region's
well-being by
– Measuring progress
– Reporting findings
– Providing strategies
for action
• Tracks regional
indicators across eight
key areas
• Itasca supported
development and led the
convening of experts to
identify key indicators
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SINCE ITS LAUNCH FIVE YEARS AGO, ITASCA HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON A WIDE ARRAY OF INITIATIVES
• Supported efforts to secure dedicated funding for transportation
• Launched Financially Fit Minnesota – 26 employers working to
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improve financial fitness of employees
Created “front-door” to University of Minnesota, greatly
enhancing businesses’ ability to access services and for
University technology transfer
Launched cultivation program to retain and grow Minnesota’s
large employers, an important driver of economic
competitiveness
Built awareness of socioeconomic disparities by presenting Mind
the Gap to over 10,000 community members; in addition, 50,000
households have seen all or part of Close the Gap documentary
Supported strategic plan at Minneapolis Public Schools; set path
for district reform
Played leading role in creation and implementation of Twin Cities
Compass
Distributed Close the Gap toolkits to 6,000 employers and helped
create plans to address socioeconomic disparities
Created the GetGoMN.org to link entrepreneurs with funders and
support services
Helped hundreds of Minneapolis students to access summer jobs
through Step Up summer job programs
• CEO’s drive and lead
every task force –
spend real time
engaging on the issues
• Relatively small
budget, funded by
partnership between
CEO’s and local
Foundations
• Leverage millions of
dollars and thousands
of hours in pro-bono
services and volunteer
efforts from community
organizations and
businesses
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WHY ITASCA IS EFFECTIVE
1 • Driven by passion. Each initiative driven by a
CEO – based on their passions
2 • Lead with the facts. Willing to invest time and
money required to get the best common fact
base
3 • Find a unique role for Itasca to play.
Role varies by initiative, but usually fills a
leadership gap in region
4 • Collaborate and partner. Work with those
organizations who can help get things done
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COMPANY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE - HEALTHPARTNERS
• . REDUCE IDENTIFIED HEALTH DISPARITIES
• . INCREASE DIVERSITY
• . FINANCIAL FITNESS “ PACESETTER”
• . “MIND THE GAP” COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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OPTIMAL DIABETES CARE BY RACE
AT HEALTHPARTNERS
Optimal Diabetes Care
% Optimally Managed
% patients that meet all 5 treatment goals: controlled blood sugars, cholesterol,
& blood pressure, and regular aspirin use,& non-tobacco use.
1Q07
30%
24.5%
25%
19.2%
20%
15%
4Q07
23.5%
18.9%
13.9%
18.2%
11.6% 12.9%
20.4%
12.9%
10%
5%
0%
American Indian
or Alaskan
Native
Asian
Black or AfricanAmerican
Hispanic or
Latino
White
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% PATIENTS UP-TO-DATE WITH PREVENTIVE SERVICES
HEALTHPARTNERS, 3RD QUARTER 2007
100%
86%
92% 89%
92%
89%
88%
85%
77%
80%
81%
87% 89%
84% 85% 83%
69%
61%
57%
60%
47%
53%
47%
40%
20%
0%
Cholesterol
American Indian or Alaska Native
Colorectal
Asian
Mammography
Black or African-American
Pap
Hispanic or Latino
White
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PREVENTIVE SERVICES BY RACE MESSAGES
HEALTHPARTNERS 2007
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WHAT CAN PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS DO TO ADDRESS
SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES?
• Look critically at your organization. Conduct an internal assessment and
explore how your can incorporate strategies to close the gap into your
organizations
– Use Close the Gap toolkit for ideas available at:
www.unitedwaytwincities.org/CommunityInfo/closethegap.cfm
• Join Financially Fit Minnesota. Help your employees be more financially
secure and prepared for the future
– Visit: www.FinanciallyFitMN.org
– Email: [email protected]
• Raise awareness and catalyze action. To motivate change, broad awareness
and understanding of these issues is required. Use the tpt Close the Gap
documentary and the Human Resources Diversity Council discussion guide
(coming soon!) to host a discussion at your organization.
– Watch for more at: www.tccompass.org/disparities
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We all have a role to play
in addressing
socioeconomic disparities
Resources:
• Twin Cities Compass: www.tccompass.org
• Close the Gap documentary and tools: www.tccompass.org/disparities
• Mind the Gap report and Close the Gap toolkit:
www.unitedwaytwincities.org/CommunityInfo/closethegap.cfm
• Financially Fit Minnesota: www.FinanciallyFitMN.org
For more info on The Itasca Project and initiatives:
• Contact [email protected]
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