College For Social Innovation Inc

TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROBLEM SOLVERS.

COLLEGE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION (CFSI) IS A NEW COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP MODEL WITH A MISSION OF EDUCATING AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROBLEM SOLVERS. OUR MODEL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE COHORTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TO EARN A FULL SEMESTER OF CREDIT FOR WELL-SUPPORTED FELLOWSHIPS IN NON-PROFITS, THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND SOCIAL MISSION BUSINESSES. STUDENTS LEARN THROUGH ACTIVE MENTORING, JOB-RELATED ASSIGNMENTS, AND RELATED SEMINARS AND REFLECTION ACTIVITIES, ALL OF WHICH WILL HELP THEM BUILD CAREER-BASED COMPETENCIES, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND NETWORKS. STUDENTS SERVE FOUR DAYS A WEEK WITH HOST ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING UNDER A DEDICATED MENTOR AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A FOUNDATION COURSE OFFERED ONE EVENING, "THE SOCIAL INNOVATOR'S TOOL BOX, AND ENGAGE IN A SKILL-BUILDING AND REFLECTIVE COURSE ON FRIDAYS CALLED "BECOMING A PROBLEM SOLVER." PARTICIPATING STUDENTS EARN A FULL 16 CREDITS (OR EQUIVALENT) FROM THEIR HOME COLLEGE WITH NO ADDITIONAL TUITION OR FEES. HOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO INVEST IN FUTURE TALENT THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR AND DEVELOP A STUDENT FELLOW. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CREATE A BIGGER, BETTER PREPARED, AND MORE DIVERSE TALENT PIPELINE FOR THE SOCIAL SECTOR.AFTER AVERAGING 81 STUDENTS PER YEAR IN THE LAST THREE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, WE ENROLLED 112 STUDENTS IN FY22 - 52 STUDENTS IN THE FALL SEMESTER AND 60 IN THE SPRING. THE 60 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER WAS THE LARGEST COHORT WE HAVE ENROLLED SINCE OUR INCEPTION AND OVER 60% OF THEM IDENTIFIED AS FIRST GENERATION, LOW-INCOME, AND/OR A STUDENT OF COLOR. TO DATE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH 164 UNIQUE HOST ORGANIZATIONS (NON-PROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND SOCIAL MISSION BUSINESSES) AND 88% OF ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED THEY WOULD AT LEAST INTERVIEW THEIR FELLOW EMPLOYEES FOR A JOB OPENING. FURTHERMORE, 99% OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM REPORTED BECOMING A MORE VALUABLE EMPLOYEE, 98% OF STUDENTS GAINED MORE SKILLS SUCH AS PUBLIC SPEAKING AND HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN, AND 91% OF STUDENTS REPORTED THEY EXPANDED THEIR NETWORK, AND 96% OF ALUMNI WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE ARE REPORTING THEY ARE EITHER EMPLOYED FULL-TIME, EMPLOYED PART-TIME, COMPLETING A GRADUATE DEGREE, OR ARE PARTICIPATING IN A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM SIX-MONTHS AFTER COMPLETING THEIR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. 60% OF ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM ARE WORKING IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR. STARTING IN THE SPRING 2021 SEMESTER, WE ALSO PILOTED A PROGRAM WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO ACCOMMODATE HOST ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DURHAM, NH AREA. EACH STUDENT WHO ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM REPORTED SIMILAR, IF NOT STRONGER, RESULTS TO OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM BEING RUN IN BOSTON. WE ARE LEVERAGING THE LESSONS FROM THIS PILOT TO LAUNCH THE SEMESTER FOR IMPACT PROGRAM IN 2023-24, GIVING STUDENTS A CHANCE TO EARN A SEMESTER OF CREDIT THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE INTERNSHIP IN THEIR HOME COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND RELATED CLASSES. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION BY RAISING IN FY22 MORE THAN $1,200,000 IN PHILANTHROPIC GIVING AND $1,300,000 IN EARNED REVENUE (FEES FROM COLLEGE AND HOST ORGANIZATIONS AND FROM STUDENTS TO COVER HOUSING COSTS), MOVING US A STEP TOWARD OUR GOAL OF COVERING AT LEAST 80 PERCENT OF OUR OPERATING COSTS THROUGH EARNED REVENUE. WE COVERED 57% OF OUR TOTAL COSTS WITH EARNED REVENUE IN FY22 COMPARED TO 41% PRE-PANDEMIC IN FY19.