NSP Impact Report 2007

NATIONAL STUDENT PARTNERSHIPS | IMPACT REPORT 2006-2007

E M P O W E R E D

EMPOWERED

National Student Partnerships | Impact Report 2006-2007

Mission

To direct the energy and innovation of young people toward ensuring thatall community members have access to the services, opportunities, and

attention they need to pursue employment, self-sufciency, and personal

success.

Vision

Mobilizing a Generation of Leaders

NSP is dedicated to strengthening our communities and developing theleaders who will care for them. Understanding that the youth of this countrywill soon be responsible for its safekeeping, NSP seeks to cultivate studentleaders and their dedication to service now, so that the systemic challengeswe have inherited do not become ones that we pass on.

Contents

Letters from the CEO and Chairman 1

Student Volunteer Proles 2

Highlights: Program Year 2006-2007 3Our Model 4

Client Prole 5

Empowered = Desire + Opportunity 6Empowered = Hope + Resources 8

Alumni Prole 10

Empowered = Energy + Investment 11 Thanking Our Donors 12NSP Directory 16

The new class of Site Coordinators and National Ofce staff at New Hire Training, July 2007.

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Dear Friends, It has been a remarkable year of growth, achievement, and transition for Na-tional Student Partnerships. One important development I want to share withyou is that after seven years of service as Chairman of NSP’s National Board of Directors, Co-Founder Brian Kreiter has transitioned leadership of the Board,effective this past June. All of us in the NSP community have been inspired by

Brian’s leadership and commitment to the organization and have beneted over

these years from his thoughtful and passionate articulation of NSP’s missionand vision. We are delighted that Brian will continue to serve as a member of the Board and look forward to his continued active involvement with the orga-

nization. I am greatly honored that the Board has asked me to ll such large

shoes, and I will do my best to continue advancing the realization of the visioninitiated by Kirsten and Brian nine years ago. As one who was present at the outset, it’s amazing to me that we are enteringour tenth year of service to our communities – it seems like only yesterday that

Kirsten and Brian were in my ofce discussing how to le for 501(c)3 status,

set up an accounting system, and build a founding Board of Directors. I’vewatched with pride and pleasure as the organization has grown from a single

Local Ofce in New Haven, CT, to a multi-state operation working with regional

and national government partners and supported by corporations, foundations,and many individuals and families. As we enter this tenth year, I am more convinced than at any time during thisamazing journey of the positive effect that our organization has on the commu-nities in which it operates – both on the clients we serve and on the volunteerswho learn and experience the power of service. I look forward to working withall of our valued supporters in the year ahead as we craft a vision for NSP’s nextdecade of impact. With sincere thanks for your continued support of NSP,

Marne Obernauer, Jr.

ChairmanNational Student PartnershipsBoard of DirectorsDear Friends, The theme of this year’s Impact Report is

empowered

, a core value embedded in every aspectof NSP’s program and operating model. Throughout this report, we explore elements of the“empowerment formula” that we believe add up to success for three of our key stakeholder groups:

our volunteers (desire + opportunity), our clients (hope + resources), and our donors (energy +investment). The report also highlights the accomplishments of our 2007 program year (September 2006- August 2007), including impressive growth in both the depth and quality of our client service,

continued growth of our private revenue base, and a number of notable accolades.Setting aside the numbers and the public recognition, what I’m most proud of is the human

transformation that we foster every single day in our Local Ofces. These achievements are farmore powerful than we will ever be able to quantify. Through the featured proles in this year’s

Impact Report, we invite you to glimpse the experiences of four individuals whose lives have beentransformed by NSP and who, in turn, have done their part to transform the organization and toempower others to support NSP’s mission. You will see two volunteers from different NSP citieswho are now joined together through their service on our National Student Advisory Board, oneof whom grew up in circumstances remarkably similar to those of many of her clients; a client sograteful for the support of the NSP volunteers with whom he worked that he is now a loyal donor;and a former Philadelphia volunteer who has become an active member of NSP’s Alumni Associa-tion, carrying his passion for his NSP experience to New York City and now Chicago, engagingcolleagues and friends at every step of the way as champions of NSP’s mission.

As we grow in the years ahead – and we are all supremely condent that NSP is poised for

tremendous growth – I know that we’ll never lose sight of this remarkable continuum of NSPengagement and empowerment. I hope we’ll see every client and every client’s child as a potentialfuture volunteer or investor. And that we’ll see all volunteers – no matter how shy they might be

when they rst come to NSP – as powerful and committed advocates rst for individuals and

families in their communities, and ultimately for greater access to opportunity for all who live in thiswonderful country. Thank you for all that you have done to support NSPthis past year – here’s to an even brighter 2008!With gratitude,

Kirsten E. Lodal

CEO and Co-FounderNational Student Partnerships

LETTERS FROM THE CEO & CHAIRMAN