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Welcome! 1 Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Parent Perspective 3. Internship Program Update 4. Say Yes Forever Endowment Campaign Announcement 5. Excelsior & Say Yes Update 6. Policy Update 7. 2017 Scholar Data 8. Q&A 2 Parent Perspective

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Welcome!

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Agenda

  • 1. Welcome
  • 2. Parent Perspective
  • 3. Internship Program Update
  • 4. Say Yes Forever Endowment Campaign

Announcement

  • 5. Excelsior & Say Yes Update
  • 6. Policy Update
  • 7. 2017 Scholar Data
  • 8. Q&A
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Parent Perspective

  • Assemblywoman Crystal

Peoples-Stokes

  • Tamara Smith, BPS

Parent

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Internship Program Update

  • Emily Wyckoff, Say Yes

Buffalo

  • Joseph Asselta, Managing

Director, Citi

  • Myroslava Senkiv, Product

Control Analyst, Citi

  • Safia Hassan, student,

University at Buffalo

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$250K grant from Citi Foundation is growing program to serve more students, increase supports, diversify internship opportunities and facilitated hiring of two full time staff

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Citi Foundation Awards Say Yes

ü $250,000 Grantee ü Internship and Career Pathways Program Say Yes Buffalo Sets New Target Goal of Placing 50 Say Yes Scholar Students in Summer Internships Ø Create measurable impact in low-income communities

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Citi Volunteers Engage

  • Internship & Career

Pathways Program

  • Employer Tour
  • Mentoring Program

v Student Workshops

– Resume Writing – Interview Skills – Networking

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Excelsior & Say Yes

  • Assemblywoman Crystal

Peoples-Stokes

  • Senator Tim Kennedy
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Update

  • Year of negotiations yielded favorable

compromise

  • New York State committed $10 million to

Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship

  • Excelsior will remain last dollar for Buffalo

students

  • Solution puts our students needs first and

maximizes our donors’ investments

  • Thank you to WNY Delegation and SYBS

Board for assistance

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Policy Advocacy

Shannon Patch, WNY Regional Director for Senator Charles Schumer

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Say Yes Buffalo 2017 Scholar Data

David Rust, Executive Director, Say Yes Buffalo

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Q & A

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