Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

New York Metro

Marcia L. Tyler, EdM National Volunteer Director Financial D istrict, NYC NFTE Headquarters, NYC

On the agenda:

• Organization overview • Program strategy snapshot • Volunteer experience

Our vision

All young people can find their path to success.

Founded in 1987 by Steve Mariotti, we’re still going strong nationally and globally. You’re one of our many volunteers who helped over 350,000 students.

NY Metro Impact

Students:

NY Metro has served over 40,000 students since 1987 In 2011-2012 school year, over 3,000 students will participate in NFTE programs (approximately 1,100

Exploring Careers

students and 2,000

Entrepreneurship

students)

Teachers

Active corps of more than 45 Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers (CETs) On-going professional development through quarterly workshops and one on-one meetings with NFTE program managers

Volunteers

Active corps of over 100 volunteers NY Metro expects to recruit an additional 200 volunteers before the end of the 2011-2012 school year

Why NFTE?

Snapshot of the New York City Department of Education

- 1.1 million students in 1,700 schools - 183,144 middle school; 255,526 high school; 10,965 alternative high school - Graduation Rate: 65.1% (2010) - Hispanic (58.2); Black (60.6); White (78.2); Asian (82.4) - New York State Graduation rate 83.9% (2010) - Student Racial Breakdown 39.4% Hispanic/Latino 32.2% Black 14.2% White/Caucasian 13.7% Asian 0.4% Native American - 75% of NFTE students in New York City qualify for free or reduced lunch

Student experience

MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY HIGH SCHOOL LATE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE, OWN A BUSINESS & BEYOND Students learn through in-depth courses… how to develop a business.

National competitions

We give students guidance and tools. With hard work and dedication, they come out on top and we celebrate their achievements.

Kalief Rollins,17; Zoe Damacela, 17; Scott Parva, 18 4th Annual National Competition winners

Partner schools & organizations

The Bronx: - Academy of Scholarship and Entrepreneurship - Bronx Aerospace HS - Bronx HS of the Arts - Celia Cruz HS of Music - MS 45 - MS 223 - Pablo Neruda Academy - PULSE HS - University Heights HS Brooklyn: - Academy of Business and Community Development - Automotive HS - Brooklyn International HS - Brownsville Academy HS - Bushwick Community School - Cobble Hill HS - International Arts & Business School - IS 355 - IS 96 - MS of Marketing and Legal Studies - Mott Hall Bridges Academy

Partner schools & organizations

Manhattan: - Business of Sports School - Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS - Food and Finance HS - Harlem Renaissance HS - HS of Economics and Finance - Independence HS - Manhattan Comprehensive Day and Night HS - TAG Young Scholars - Thurgood Marshall Academy Queens: - Academy of Finance and Enterprise - August Martin HS - IS 10 - IS 109 - IS 230 - John Bowne HS - Queens Academy HS - Queens Satellite HS

Our volunteers

Your life is busy, but you took the time to join our organization as a volunteer!

Our volunteer opportunities:

• Business plan coach (1-2 hours, 3-4 months) • Business plan competition judge (1 day, 2-3 hours) • Field trip host (1 day, 2-3 hours) • Guest speaker (1 day, 1 hour)

Additional volunteer opportunities

Start Up Summer Business Advisor (10 months)

Start Up Summer is an intensive full-year program involving NFTE students who have completed a course at their local high school and are interested in taking the steps to fully launch their business ideas. Business Advisors work in teams to help students take steps to develop their business plans into operational, revenue generating ventures.

June - August (2 hours per week & via e-mail) September - April (2 hours per month & via e-mail)

What’s in it for you?

Making your volunteer experience count is important to us. We offer training, support, and guidance to enrich your time with us.

What’s in it for us?

As a volunteer, you represent our organization. To ensure that you understand our expectations, we provide a code of conduct agreement from our Volunteer Handbook.

If you have questions about volunteering at our organization, please contact Marcia Tyler, at [email protected]

or 212-232-3333 x312.

Jeanette Carneglia, [email protected] or 212-232-3333 ext. 328 Please contact your program office if you have specific questions about your volunteer position.

For becoming a volunteer at our organization… Enjoy your volunteer experience.

Credits

Slide 2: Karen To/Flickr/Getty Images; 120 Wall Street building/Silverstein Properties, Inc.

Slide 5: Compass with globe image supplied by Philippe Pellerin/Photodisc/Getty Images, Slide 6: Momentimages/TetraImages/Getty Images.

Slide 9: 4th Annual National Competition winners (L-R) Kalief Rollins, 17, $10,000, Phree Kountry Clothing, Compton, LA/ Zoe Damacela, 17, $5,000, Zoe Damacela Apparel, Chicago, IL/Scott Parva, 18, $2,500, Express Tax Service, New Bedford, MA Slide 11: Pedestrians footage supplied by Eyewire, Inc./Photodisc/Getty Images., Slide 14: (L-R) Moment/Cultura, Yuri Arcurs/Photographer's Choice RF, JGI/Tom Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images Music: Stevie Wonder’s “Ngiculela,” by Brian Ward/

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; presentation created 2010