2017 Annual Report- 21st Century Leaders

21st Century Leaders Annual Report 2017

WWW.21STCENTURYLEADERS.ORG

Transforming the skills, talents and attitudes of tomorrow's leaders.

21st Century Leaders is a collaboration of business and professional leaders inspiring high school students to take on leadership positions, seek out opportunities, and give back to their communities by connecting them with a diverse group of enthusiastic peers, passionate professionals and powerful ideas, transforming their skills, attitudes and abilities through training and hand-on experience.

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A Year in Review

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Leaders inEngagement Action: Alumni Volunteer

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Board of Directors

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Statement Leaders in Action: of Activities Alumni

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Who We Are

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Inkind donations Special Events and volunteers 18 01 10

What We Do

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Giving and Student Leadership

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Summer Youth Leadership Institute

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Georgia Youth Leadership Awards

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EarthCare Summer Institute

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Leaderboard at East Lake

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Turner Voices Youth Media Institute

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In-Kind Donations

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School Year Programs

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Statement of Activities

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Financials

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Community Support

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Individual Support

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Youth Leadership Team

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Leaders inConnect Action: Alumni Leadership

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Statement Connect of Activities Leadership Scholars

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A Year in Review

t ransforming ourselves through the programs we offer so that we can deliver even greater impact to even more students.

As you look through our 2017 Annual Report you will see that we have now fully launched Leadership Connect: the online learning platform of 21st Century Leaders. Combining a highly engaging and interactive group of over 100 online leadership lessons with webinars and the live experiences we have traditionally delivered, this new initiative promises to help us scale our efforts to reach even more students from every corner of the state in the coming years.

Executive Director, Bob Watson speaking to student, Tony Nguyen at a school year summit.

Dear 21st Century Leaders Supporter, We are now in our 26th year of delivering high quality and high impact leadership programs for high school youth. I?m not sure anyone back in 1991 envisioned the scale and scope of what we have accomplished ever since that first program for 31 students so many years ago.

Our very first leadership program was then known as the Summer Business Academy and after 4 years of a successful pilot program for an increasing number of youth we embarked on a full-fledged strategic plan. Long story short- we decided to go ?all in? and became a full-time youth leadership development organization. We rebranded as 21st Century Leaders in 1996 and have been developing our future leaders ever since.

Connect. Inspire. Transform. These three words summarize what we do for as many as 1,000 students each year. But they also summarize how we view ourselves as an organization. Connecting business leaders and other professionals with the future. Inspiring volunteers to reach out and give back to the next generation.

So it is significant that as we begin our second quarter century of service to the state of Georgia and its young people that we are again

You will also see that in 2017 we launched our first internship programs and will expand the number of those opportunities in the coming year. Our vision is to transform this into a full and robust program in future years through the generosity and vision of our partners.

And finally, if you look at our financial statement you will note that in 2017 we created an endowment fund enabling us to begin to reach a level of sustainability that we never could have imagined when it all began back in the 20th century. The expressed purpose for this fund is to finance scholarships for future 21st Century Leaders students. As we learned in 1991, a little seed money and a lot of vision can transform people, and organizations, into creators of significant impact.

We continue to be honored by all of the support our organization continues to receive from our donors, volunteers, and partners. Together we have impacted the lives of over 13,000 students since that very first leadership program. And as 21st Century Leaders continues to build on its success and transform itself for a second quarter century of service don?t be surprised when sometime in the not too distant future we announce that we have grown from impacting that first 31 students to over 31,000 students. Stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Robert Watson Executive Director

Board of Directors Kevin Sessions Board Chair Talent Quest

Steve Cave AGL Resources, Retired

Jordan Edwards Alston & Bird

Katelyn Fredericks Secretary Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC

D'Andre Davis Huron Business Advisory

Martin Fleischmann GridQuire Labs

Mike Szalkwoski Treasurer Schejola Partners

Dr. Corey Dortch Emory University, Goizueta Business School / Alumnus

Maria FloresBlackburn Smith and Howard/ Alumnus

Jeff Gregor Turner

Katrina Jackson Turner

Matt Johnson KMPG

Tyrone Johnson Residential Design Services

Yolanda Lewis Superior Court of Fulton County

Danny Lindsey Georgia Power Company

Jim McCaffrey Community Volunteer

Scott Riggs

Tunstall Rushton Benevolink

Patrick Solomon Unravel, LLC

HD Supply

Ed Roche Cox Communications

Steve Stone CoastalStates Bank

WHO WE ARE 21st Century Leaders serves a diverse group of high school students (freshmen - seniors) from all across the state of Georgia through our year-round leadership and talent development programs.

978 Students Representing 44% Black or Af r ican Am er ican 28% Cau casian

61% Female 39% Male

17% Asian / Pacif ic Islan der 6% Hispan ic

50% Face Barriers to Success

5% Ot h er

Connect 21st Century Leaders (21CL) connects high school students to a diverse group of peers, professionals, ideas and organizations.

More than 900 high school students across Georgia participated in 21CL programs and training events in 2017.

21CL youth also engaged with close to 600 volunteers from the business, educational, and non-profit sectors in over 50 days of interactive business experiences.

21CL connects students to our 7 core leadership competencies; communicating effectively, problem solving, action-oriented, building effective teams, integrity/ trust, career ambition and self development.

Transform 21CL transforms student?s

Inspire 21CL inspires youth to lead.

skill-sets, ideas and attitudes.

Our year-round youth leadership development programming provides critical tools young Georgians will need to be prepared to assume leadership positions.

Through more than 50 corporate partnerships, 21CL provides students with robust and stimulating corporate and professional experiential learning opportunities.

As a result, 90% of students report an increase in their teamwork skills, critical thinking and business knowledge after attending our programs.

21CL provides high school students with the training, guidance, and encouragement necessary to enter college and the workforce with a highly developed set of leadership skills and qualities.

Students leave 21CL embodying our five core values. A leader is passionate, resourceful, service-oriented, able to leverage diversity, and forward-thinking.

98% of students who have participated in our program take on new leadership roles in their schools, places of worship and communities.

98% of students who have participated in our program go on to attend college.

What We Do

?21CL is a life changing leadership program that I would not trade for anything. This made made me rethink everything I thought I knew about myself.? - Katie Roth, Roswell H.S., Class 2018

3 Experiential, Residential Summer Institutes At our Summer Youth Leadership Institute (SYLI), EarthCare, and Turner Voices Youth Media Institute students stay on a college campus for a week, learning and utilizing leadership skills in real time as they network with peers and professionals and are exposed to new career paths.

Accessible and Engaging On-line Content With our on-line learning platform for 21st Century Leaders, Leadership Connect, webinars, and monthly blog posts, students don't have to wait for summer to learn more about leadership.

School Year Training Our students keep their skills fresh with opportunities to practice at our summits Leadership ExChange and Goizueta Youth Leadership Summit, as well as through our Youth Leadership Centers and Youth Leadership Team.

76%of students reported that as a result of this program, they discovered a new career field that they?re now interested in that they didn?t know about prior to attending.

?21st Century Leaders is not only a program that will teach you about business and leadership as a whole, but will also provide you with real world applications of the knowledge you gain while there. SYLI introduces and strengthens lifelong skills, such as networking, public speaking, and team building. 21CL's motto is "inspiring youth to lead" and I can confidently say it does just that.? - Jessi Books, Class of 2018, Newton H.S.

SYLI@Goizueta (Summer Youth Leadership Institute) June 4- 9, 2017 Emory University, Goizueta Business School

SYLI at Goizueta Business School in Atlanta is a week-long dynamic and business-focused leadership development program. SYLI allows students to explore different facets of the business world and specific industries through hands-on workshops with passionate professionals, networking opportunities and corporate tours.

75 Students

57 High Schools

?(21st Century Leaders) program exposes you to so many outlets and networks that you wouldn't get in any other program. You meet so many like-minded and motivated students and the business connections you build will last forever.? -Kenya Oliver, Class of 2018, Decatur H.S.

155 Volunteers

This institute was made possible by the following corporate and community partners; The Coca-Cola Company, Arby?s Foundation, Goizueta Business School, Zeist Foundation, Nordson Foundation, John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta, Peachtree Atlanta Kiwanis Foundation, DeKalb County Human Services. Through our 2017 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards sponsors, companies support a student for this institute; Ampcus, Benevolink, Cox Communications, MSL Group, HD Supply, Georgia Power, and ZeroChaos.

EarthCare: The Leadership Challenge of the 21st Century Sponsored by Georgia Power Foundation June 11-16, 2017 Georgia College & State University

EarthCare: The Leadership Challenge for the 21st Century is a week-long environment-focused leadership development program. Sponsored by Georgia Power Foundation, EarthCare exposes students to various leadership and diversity and inclusion challenges through interactive workshops, tours, and round-table sessions with Georgia Power business leaders, team-building exercises including a high-ropes course, and other professional development experiences.

"I have gained so much independence and confidence with my speaking and social skills that I feel that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it. ? - Kaycee Kendrick, Class of 2019, Murray County High School

?This is the best leadership program in the world.? ? Jackson Parham, Class of 2019, Burke County High School

90 Students

70

57

Volunteers

High Schools

Turner Voices Youth Media Institute Sponsored by Turner June 18- 23, 2017 Georgia Institute of Technology

Turner Voices Youth Media Institute (TVYMI) is a week-long intensive ?All Things Turner?summer leadership institute. Partnering with 21st Century Leaders for its 11th summer, this institute, sponsored by Turner, focuses on leadership and media career development. It takes students through a jam-packed week of workshops and roundtables led by Turner executives; in-depth tours of CNN, Turner Studios, and Adult Swim; and dynamic networking events with Turner employees.

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High Schools

162 Volunteers

?Turner Voices Youth Media Institute is a fun, action-packed week. It will change the way you look at the entertainment industry and help you improve many of your social skills.

You will walk away from it a better leader, and you will have new career paths at your fingertips.? - Kenny Beckford, DeKalb School of the Arts, Class of 2018

?TVYMI was a self-discovering time for me. This program proved that I want to have a career in the media industry.? - Trinh Bui, North Springs Charter H.S., Class of 2019

School-Year Programs 21st Century Leaders provides programming throughout the school-year to keep students active in their leadership journey through live-training events and summits, service projects, online activity, and school-based programming. Through our corporate and community partners, we're able to connect, inspire, and transform close to 1,000 students throughout the school year in addition to our summer institutes. Take a look at how we're transforming skills, ideas, and attitudes.

?(Being in 21CL) I've learned that I'm not alone. Being surrounded by leaders from all walks of life helped me see that there are so many people, just like me, that want to make a positive impact on this world.?

- Jena Paramesh, Pope H.S., Class of 2019

6 Webinars

9 Youth Leadership Centers

1,500+ Community Service Hours

As part of our ongoing leadership training throughout the school year, our volunteers host our monthly webinar series, #WebinarWednesday. Each webinar is hosted by a 21CL Alumni and a corporate professional and focuses on different career or leadership topics. Over 160 students attended our webinars during the 2017 fiscal year.

Our centers are designed to build leadership and career pathway skills for students housed in Georgia high schools.

Each Youth Leadership Center serves 25 students who meet twice a month and who are supported through the efforts of an advising teacher.

Arabia Mountain High School Centennial High School DeKalb Early College Academy Henry W. Grady High School Emanuel County Institute

Metter High School Swainsboro High School Twiggs County High School Westlake High School

One of our core leadership values is service-oriented and our students truly embody it. We consistently track our Youth Leadership Team and our Youth Leadership Centers on their community service engagement. Our Youth Leadership Centers are required to organize and implement at least 2 service projects within their school or community per school year.

Youth Leadership Team 21st Century Leaders provides dynamic special youth leadership teams for our students during the school year. They are comprised of highly engaged and motivated 21CL students who work together and independently to fulfill the mission of 21st Century Leaders. The Youth Ambassadors and Youth Leadership Council meet monthly to help organize and lead our summits, plan service projects, take park in workshops and webinars, write our blog posts, recruit new students, market our program, and conduct all speaking engagements at student and corporate events.

2016-2017 Youth Ambassadors 25 Students 22 High Schools

1,000+ HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

Youth Leadership Council 16 Students 14 High Schools

2017-2018 Youth Ambassadors 23 Students 29 High Schools Youth Leadership Council 21 Students 20 High Schools

Leadership Connect 21st Century Leaders?newest leadership and career development program and online learning platform, Leadership Connect continues to transform the landscape of our program. Centered around our seven leadership competencies, Leadership Connect launched in 2014 with just 25 students and now serves over 100 students. Students discover, explore, and master our seven foundational leadership competencies as well as their career area of interest.

Leadership Connect gives 21st Century Leaders the power to impact and transform hundreds more students across the state through technology, exposing each of them to career pathways and leadership skills through online lessons. 21CL collaborates with its corporate partners to showcase career-focused lessons.

?I really enjoy Leadership Connect because of its simplicity. The exercises and practice lessons have already helped me tremendously, although just started. I realized that I am learning a lot about the skills I already have and how to shape them. The program is helping me understand that everyone can make a difference in the world, workplace, etc.- all you need is a bit of training!! I am really looking forward to completing more lessons and seeing myself grow as a leader through Leadership Connect!?? Camisha Smith, Henry W. Grady High School

Nordson Corporate Course From Swainsboro to Singapore Overview- This lesson gives students the inside track to understanding an international business with ties to your very own home state of Georgia by giving an introduction into Nordson Corporation. During this lesson, students engage in an interactive program that introduces them to the corporation as well as some of their product line all in efforts to show how a home state business has connected the entire world.

Georgia Power Diversity Series As modern companies increase their efforts of inclusion, it is important that our students understand what diversity and inclusion is and what their role is to help make their work place inclusive of all walks of life. Georgia Power, and its team of developers, have developed a cutting edge lesson that is designed to introduce students to what diversity and inclusion in the workplace is by defining both topics and giving detailed examples of what students may encounter once they enter the workplace.

Turner Simplicity Rules Turner's 10 Tips to Create an Amazing Presentation Lesson Overview- Our sponsor at Turner Inc. developed a lesson for our Leadership Connect students that gives them the best 10 tips to creating and executing an amazing presentation. The tips and insight given are ones our students will be able to use in school, personal and the future professional settings as giving presentations is a tenant of conducting business.

Leadership Connect Scholars ?We are constantly blown away by how smart and hardworking Raina is. In addition to focusing on an extremely complex project, she has taken the initiative to involve herself in many other parts of the business. She has been impressive in every way and exceeded all expectations. Thank you for providing us the opportunity to host such an incredible young women this summer.??Thought Horizon Spring of 2017 marked the completion of our three year pilot program with 25 students in our Leadership Connect Scholars program. Students were selected in the summer of 2015 to participate in holistic and continual 21CL programming including summer institutes, Leadership Connect, and corporate and community internships all supported through our scholarship funding. We placed 12 Leadership Connect Scholar seniors in 4-6 week summer internships through our corporate partners during the 2017 summer.

100% COLLEGE ENROLLMENT 100% OF STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY FEEL BETTER PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND ONE STEP AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS AS A RESULT OF THE INTERNSHIP

100% OF STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY LEARNED OR GAINED A NEW SKILL THROUGH THEIR INTERNSHIP. Summer Internship Sponsors

Leadership Connect Scholar, Raina Parikh, Class of 2017 and her internship mentors at Thought Horizon.

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Turner

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HD Supply

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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

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Thought Horizon

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Atlanta Bar Association

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Georgia Power and their regional community partners (Eastman Chamber of Commerce, Burke County Sheriff's Department, and Macon Economic Development)

Volunteer Engagement Th an k you t o ou r

594 volu n t eer s

w h o h elped TRANSFORM ou r st u den t s t o leader s!

6 Webinars Webinar hosts organize and present live webinars and Q&A on a variety of subjects from the scholarship application processes to career options.

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Summer Leadership Institutes

School Year Summits

Panel discussions, alumni round tables, speed networking, formal dinners, and corporate tours provide many volunteer opportunities for our summer programs

With our fall Leadership ExChange and winter Goizueta Youth Leadership Summit students can stay connected to peers and professionals throughout the year.

47 57 Interviews & Application Review Our volunteers are comprised of professionals who help interview our students and review applications.

Volunteers are from various fields including leaders in human resource and organizational management.

27 You t h Leader sh ip Cen t er s

Geor gia You t h Leader sh ip Aw ar ds

The programming and service projects within our school based leadership centers could not happen without our dedicated teachers and professionals who volunteer their time to speak at leadership forums and service projects.

GYLA is more than our annual fundraising gala. From program to production, we need volunteers to mentor our student winners and provide hands on help as we gear up for the event.

We cou ldn't do it w it h ou t you !

Transforming Leaders What was a memorable or "aha" moment in 21CL? The biggest "aha" moment I had in connecting the dots with 21CL is how I forged true friends, some of which I STILL keep in touch with personally and professionally. The degrees of separation in the business world and throughout the state are very small. The world of business and industry intersect on many levels How did 21CL prepare you for your next steps?

After participating in the program, I later interned with 21CL in the summers during college and served as the assistant director of the summer institutes during that time, as well. 21CL has had an unquantifiable impact on my professional life.

During my internship I learned how to present to corporate boards, worked on fundraising and development and it allowed me to "cut my teeth" as a formal leader and as a mentor. Prior to my internship with 21CL my exposure from the program gave me the opportunity to intern with Georgia Power.

What is something that you recently learned about leadership?

Meet James Nixon, a 21CL Alumni who attended the program in the late 1990's. He's a graduate of Tift County High School and Mercer University.

James now leads his own community as the Vice President, Administrative & Clinical Services at Tift Regional Health System.

How did participating in 21CL change you or lead you to where you are now?

21st Century Leaders was the foundation to my formal business and leadership training.

These skills followed me through my internships, college work and even to the work I do today. I still use principles learned from team building modules from courses and keep up with life long friends who I met through 21CL.

Of course we never stop learning. I was at a training last month; one workshop focused on leadership. In our era of dependence on electronic communication as a default method, the message was, "an email has never built a relationship but has destroyed them countless times." Never use email as a substitute for communication that is better held face to face or by phone.

Do you have a reflection or anecdote about a time you put a skill or piece of information you learned through 21st Century Leaders to work as a professional?

Yes. I still use lessons I've learned from the FISH program personally and professionally . I learned the phrase "even if we disagree, dont make me wrong". This means that there's always different perspectives, more than one right answer or means to get something accomplished.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Georgia Gives Day 21st Century Leaders took part in the state?s largest online fundraising event for non-profits, Georgia Gives Day on November 17, 2016. Over 75 of our supporters raised $15,160 for our leadership and talent development programs.

We?re proud to share that 21CL student leaders from our Youth Leadership Team (Youth Ambassadors and Youth Leadership Council) together raised nearly $1,000 with the Youth Leadership Council leading the challenge, raising a total of $613, surpassing their $500 goal.

National Youth Leadership Month February is National Youth Leadership Month with our student-led #21DaysofLeadership social media campaign. 21CL students, alumni, parents, partners, and volunteers celebrated in a number of ways through social media, workshops, and fundraising efforts cultivating in our big celebration of our Georgia Youth Leadership Awards. Here are some highlights of the month!

Student Workshop Over 30 students participated in a TAG-Ed workshop with 20 volunteers to practice their interviewing skills, resume building, and elevator pitch.

Private Documentary Screening 21CL partnered with Partnered with Lead 2 Legacy & Human Ambassadors Project for a student viewing/ discussion of "I Am Not Your Negro"

Chick-Fil-A #SpiritNight 21CL student, Jennifer Rice raised $285 through her fundraising efforts!

Georgia Youth Leadership Awards The 9th annual Georgia Youth Leadership Awards were held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta. 21st Century Leaders?Georgia Youth Leadership Awards (GYLA) is its signature fundraising event honoring and celebrating youth leadership while awarding the top 20 outstanding high school leaders from across the state. Over 250 business and civic leaders from metro Atlanta, including our GYLA presenters and members of Atlanta Business Chronicle?s 40 under 40, came together to celebrate youth leadership and raise support for 21st Century Leaders?year-round student programming.

2017 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards Sponsors Turner, Ampcus, Benevolink, Cox Enterprises, Emory University's Goizueta Business School, Georgia Power, HD Supply, MSL Group, ZeroChaos, Alston & Bird, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Nordson, TalentQuest, Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business, Slalom, Steve Cave, Tyrone Johnson, and Thriveworks

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Our Highest Fundraising Total to Date Thanks to all of our sponsors, ticket sales, and donated items, services and experiences from supporters throughout the state. Our silent auction and wine wall generated thousands of dollars. All proceeds will go towards our efforts of year-round student programming.

$93,601 Raised

Inspiring Students to Continue Doing Good Work From eco-sustainibility to medical humanitarianism, our 2017 student awardees changed many facets of the world around them. 21st Century Leaders proudly presented each winner with a $250 mini-grant to help continue their efforts. Vikram Ruppa-Kassani was awarded the 2017 Turner Voices Innovative Leadership Award, along with a $1,000 grant, for his organization Buddies for Seniors which provides technology training, cultural performances, and social connections for seniors.

$5,750 Awarded to Students

Leaderboard at East Lake

2016 Leaderboard at East Lake Golf Outing The 4th annual Leaderboard at East Lake charity golf outing benefiting 21st Century Leaders was held at the historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Hosted by the Chair of the Board of Directors, we welcomed 19 teams and 80 players on the course cultivation and fundraising event raised o help provide support of our year-round student programming.

15 Sponsors

$62,250 Raised

2016 Sponsors AGL Resources Benevolink Community and Southern Bank Georgia Power GE HD Supply James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP The Sessions Family Nordson Corporation Pike Electric Turner TalentQuest Wooden Enterprises ZeroChaos

In-Kind Appreciating our in-kind donors 21st Century Leaders received $84,260.72 of in-kind gifts during FY 2017! A number like that is simply too large to over look. Our in-kind donations range from lunches and workshop supplies for our students to meeting spaces and corporate swag.

While all of these tools help our students learn, we can't forget the hours of time that our professionals donate to help create an engaging curriculum. Our volunteers assist in creating content, organizing interactive and relevant tours, mentoring students, designing group challenges and business simulations providing coaching, networking, and participating in panel discussions.

$4,328.66 Food Donations Chick-Fil-A McAlister's Deli Arby's Foundation

$8,050.00 Venue + Space Georgia Power Headquarters Fulton County Government Nelson Mullins Alston & Bird Goizueta Business School Smith & Howard

$8,264.00 Swag + Supplies Pens Notebooks Bookbags Golf Outing Prizes Whiskey and Wine Wall Program Participation Donations Instructional Design Talent Mentorship

$63,618.06 Volunteer time

2017 Statement of Activities

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For the Year October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017

Revenue and Support Contributions

$460,881

Grants Program Sponsorship & Income Investment Income Other

$182,067

Total Income

$170,438 $3,533 $2,927 $819,846

Expenses Programs General administrative Fundraising

$666,577 $40,287 $5,774

Total Expenses

$712,638

Net assets- beginning of year

$222,015

Net assets- end of year

$329,223

Total Contributions 2016

$693,320

2017

$819,846

21CL's Future Leaders Fund (Endowment Fund) is designed to provide program scholarships for 21st Century Leaders students.

As of September 30, 2017, the fund had received cash and commitments of $142,140. *A full copy of our Independent Auditors?Report performed by Reed, Quinn & McClure, LLC is available online at www.21stcenturyleaders.org / audits

2017 Investment at Work

91 cents of every dollar given to 21CL is directly invested in the mission

Revenue

65% 18% 9% 8%

Business/ Corporate

Events

Grants & Foundations

Individual Giving

Expenses

57.5% 33%

Direct Youth Program

Program Staff

9.5% Administrative & Resource Development

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WHO US US WHOSUPPORTS SUPPORTS 21st Century Leaders regrets any inadvertent omission of donor names.

Corporations and Organizations

Foundations

AGL Resources

Atlanta Kiwanis Foundation

Alston & Bird

The Georgia Power Foundation

AMPCUS

The Nordson Corporation Foundation

Benevolink

John and Mary Franklin Foundation

Chick-Fil-A of Lilburn The Coca-Cola Corporation

Kiwanis Foundation of Peachtree Atlanta

Cox Enterprises, Inc.

The Sage Foundation

CoastalStates Bank

The Sessions Family

Community & Southern Bank

Tunstall P. Rushton Charitable Fund

Emory University, Goizueta Business School The Wells Fargo Foundation GE Zeist Foundation HD Supply James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP.

In-Kind

Kennesaw State University, Coles College

Alston and Bird

of Business

The Arby's Foundation

Kroger

BlueLinx Manufacturing Company

MSL Group

Chick-fil-A Foundation

Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Cox Enterprises

Nordson Corporation

Emory University's Goizueta Business School

Pike Electric Sage North America

Georgia Power Corporate Headquarters

SCANA Energy

Goizueta Gives

Slalom

Intrepid

TalentQuest

McAlister's Deli

Turner

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Wal-Mart

Pro-Bono Partnership of Atlanta

ZeroChaos

Society of Human Resource Management--Atlanta

Government DeKalb County Human Services

Superior Court of Fulton County T. Dallas & Smith Turner Warner Averett

21st Century Leaders is proud to manage the SCANA Energy Homework Centers.

Individuals Melissa Abbot

Gay Dasher

Nicole Hawkins

Peter Armstrong

Ivory Dearning

Teresa Hayes

O'Brien Arnett

John Del Santo

Raquel Hazzard

Clint Bailey

Jena Dost

Jack Healy

Jordan Benedict

Corey Dortch, Ph.D.

Todd Helms

Jeffrey Bicklser

Nicholas Edwards

Kate Hewitt

Sander Biehn

Jordan Edwards

Shannon Higdon

Benjamin Blackburn

David Felfoldi

Seandra Hill

Jasmine Bradley

Martin Fleischmann

Victor Hill

Jerrie Brooks

Maria Flores

Carolyne Hilton

Sinh Bui

John Fredericks

Thomas Hollands

Angela Butler Rice

Katelyn Fredericks

Calvin Huynh

Eleanor Byers

Jana French

The Jacob Family

Angelo Capozzoli

Thomas Freidrichs

Satya Jella

Carmen Carlton

Tim Giannoni

Tanesha Jenkins

Andrea Carswell

Juanita Gichana

Patricia Johnson

Steve Cave

Veronica Gichana

Becky Johnson

Sushumna Chander

Josh Giles

Matt Johnson

Ian Cox

Ellen Gordon

Tyrone Johnson

Christopher Curtis

Cynthia Gould

Antoine Jones

Kristen Curylo

Jennifer Graham

Raymond Jr

D'Andre Davis

Jeff Gregor

Anne Kaiser

Lisa Dasher

Brenda Greene

Laura Keffe

**100% of the Board of Directors made a financial contribution to 21st Century Leaders..

Individuals Jeffrey Keogh

Keith Myricks

Pamela Shakelford

Robert Watkins

Nikelle Klareich

Skylar Nicholson

Andrea Shephard

Robert Watson

Andrienne Langdon

Jerry Palmer

Scott Siegel

Holly West

Nichike Lee

Paresh Parikh

Misty Skedgell

Joshua Whittle

Matthew Leis

Kathy Powell

Deana Skimel

Alvin Winston II

Yolanda Lewis

Adriane Randolph

Patrick Solomon

Ben Wolfson

Danny Lindsey

Vanishree Rao

Kathy Solley

Lynn Wolfson

Vickie Lindsey

Ranato Razon

Jahari Soward

Rebecca Youngblood

Cynthia Lucas

Dara Redler

Jody Steinberg

Felicia Mayer

Zeena Regis

Priscilla Stewart

Jim McCaffrey

Scott Riggs

Stephen Stone

Ricketta McCoy

Edmund Roche

Eileen Stone

Robert McKinnon

S. Rosser

Mike Szalkowski

Nicole Meadows

Rosalie Rowland

Yannie Tan

Scott Metzloff

Shomari Ruffin

J.F. TIllman

Geraldine Moore

Tunstall Rushton

Debbie Torrance

Ronie Moore

Mary W. Schley

Roy Wagner

Felecia Moore

Kevin Sessions

Kaylah Walker

Kelli Moore

Anand Shah

Adrienne Ware

?This has been one of the most amazing experiences that has opened my eyes to so many new things, such as jobs, careers, public speaking, communication, patience, etc. I feel like I?ve matured more and have gotten a better perspective for my future and how I will achieve all my goals.? - Priya Khote, Dalton H.S., Class of 2018

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