Raw Presentation Final

Editor's Notes

• #3: Hope U’ve enjoyed th art--since we can’t bring U 2 gallery, brng a bit V gallery 2 U (Motion to art). “REACH” is th theme of thexhbtthtopend @ ths time lst yr whn we cut th ribbon on R newly-renovatd bldgWe askd kids what thy R reach’g 4. Th shadow behind th body is what holds thm backWhnthprsnttn is over – I hope U’ll take a mmnt & read wht R kids have 2 say
• #4: RAW is locatd in LynnIt’s poorest city w/highst crime rate on entire N Shr13,000 public schstdntsDrop out rate is nearly 50% highrthnth state ave.6 out V evry 10 teens witnessd an act V violence N th past yr – imagine if that were yrnbrhd – Gangs R now recruit’g 9-yr olds, offer’gthm $20, a new pair V shoes & some food. & its work’g.Ths is what it’s like 2 grow up NLyn(ADD BACK IN 36 GANGS WHEN DELIVERING W/O 3-MIN PITCH)
• #5: RAW was founded in 1988RAW began as a 1-wmn oprtnwhn MF, an artst-thpst began put’gpntbrshsNtoth hands V kids N lock-up fclties. It was ths work thtinspirdth NEED 2 take RAW into thcmntyToday, we have staff V12 Full & pt time AT’s & prf’lartstsWe wrk w/kids 6-18+No rqrm’ttht thy B tlntd Nth arts, just tht thy B cmmttd 2 prgm+550 on a rglr basis/and +800 kids N art wrkshps in cmntyWe work w/kids in Elem’y, mid & high schlNEA recognized RAW as 1 V th top 10 yth arts prgrmsN TH CNTRY(Without 3-min pitch, I started with RAW 22 years ago, a year after the organization was founded by Mary Flanner)
• #6: I’d like to walk you thru our model As U can see frth model, there R 3 inputs: art thrps & artists, thyththmslvs, peer & alum mentorsRefrd by sch, sclsrvagncies, most of all now, by ea othr, fmliesref’gfmls1. We get 2 know thm & thn thy R placd in 1 V R many grps2. All V R groups inclactvtstht R dsgnd 2 focus on th 4 elmnts in thcntr --Self reflection – 2 help dvlp their sense V who thy R --Artistic devel’t – learn’g skills 2 create & exprssthmlvs --Relt’g 2 othrs – Everything thy do involves work’g w/peers, adults, cmnty --Persnldevel’t–develop’g life skills like prsvrnce, dscplne, prblmsolv’g, follow’g thru on thr goals3. We reinfrce work done in grps thru thoverarch’gcontnty U see here in R model. We stay w/R kids long trm by provid’g a contm of servcs that keeps us deeply invlvd N thr lives. 4. In short, thru thseelemnts, RAW helps yngpplebuild successStrengthen identityDevelop communityI create, I am, I connect
• #7: What makes RAW so effective? If U ask Yesenia, she’d tell U…It’s been 21 yrs of lstn’g to 000’s V kids tell us in compll’g ways wht makes us dfntI’m go’g 2 share 5 V thm w/U—thr R so many more, but I want U 2 lv the rm w/thse 5 Cr8’g pwrfl artSopana’s shadow says “read…” Kids come here & answ, thru th arts, diffclt ?s thtnrmlly any kid wld RUN fr. But we do it N a way tht is so compell’g & supportd, tht thy dare 2 xplrthransws. We R always struck by their crourge & thrcrtvtyCulturekids feel emtnlly & physclly safe. We’ve creatd a model thtreplicts a hlthy, lov’gfmly…4 most, thhlthstfmlythy’ve ever been a pt VStaffR kids walk N th door & find a post-mstrs level art thpst or prf’lartst who thy’ll know 4 2,3 YRS or more. Like J, clinsup’r, on Fa’s Day, whogets Ntothpaintd van (VanGo), picks up th boys @ thprjcts, takes thm out 2 b’fast. He is thrwhnthr own fa’s R not provid’g role model’g as he helps 2 RAISE thse young men who will some day become fa’s,fa’s who will have learndfr J how 2 B THR 4 THEIR kids.‘Setting bars highR kids know thtwhn thy come 2 RAW, we chllngethm 2 strtchbyondwho they think thy R & what thy think thy can accmplsh. 24 seniors have already been accptdNto college; & 2 V R grads have been awarddth Tsongas Scholarship—2 of 5 in th NATIONContinuityWe were confrmdthtbuy’gth bldg was th rite thng 2 do whn 1 V R 1st grads enrolld her 7-y.o dgtr in RAW ths fall, > thn 10 yrs aftr she graduatd. Anthryngwmnbcamth 1st grad 2 join R BOD RAW is here 4 th 7-y.o. who walks N th door tmrw, who knows thtwhn she is 18, we’ll clbrte her gradn
• #8:  Let me give u an example V wht we’re talk’g abt. That’s th story V PP who is w/us tngtHis fam came 2 Lyn frth killing fields V Cambodia. Th toys he played w/as a child were a tube V his mo’s lipstick & an empty Klnx box: Th queen & her castle.Ths quiet shy teen wlkd into RAW w/a ratty old cmra slung ovr his shoulder & wsplcd in beg’gflm class.Th dir V th film schlaskd him Whr R U com’gfr? Wht do U care abt? Whr R U go’g? & put a vdeocmra in his hand.P decdd 2 answthse ?s by do’g a film abt his mo.Her courage, hr humor, hr resilience.He assmbld a team 2 prdc a doc’ry that 1st screened @ RAW in frnt V 200 ppl.Thru th film he not only learnd abt hmslf, but he dscvrd his VOICE. A strong voice 4 a young man who U could have easily missd.Over th next 4 yrs, P movd thru all th levels V R film school, inclbcm’g an instrctr in thprgmUltimately he used R college access Pr Launch & his OWN persistence 2 land a full schlrshp 2 th RISDHe’s made us incredibly proud by gett’g not onlyth 1st A V his life – but by gett’gstght As – which paved th way for him 2 study abrd. Nxt yr P will B mak’g his films in Rome. Now let’s look at RAW’s broader social impact….
• #9: I’d like 2 highlt some statistics related 2 RAW’s impact……..JUST READ THE BULLETS
• #10: B4 talking abt where we R going, I want to take a moment to review where we’ve been financially, & what th next few yrs look like. Let’s 1st start by look’g @ our current sources V fund’g. There are 6 V them: Our primary source is frFdns which acts for over half of th revenue Our 2nd most impt source is Ind donors, an area tht’s been grow’g steadily & whch we cont to focusonOther sources include: Sp Events FFS (basically contracts w/places like LPS)Gvt funding Corp
• #11: What you’re look’g at now is our rev & expense for th past 4 yrs, current & th next 2 yrs—expense in red, rev blue17 yrs before this graph starts, RAW was foundd w/a $79K contract frth Dept V YS…over th years, we exprincd steady growth, land’g @ at a bud V abt $700-800 /yr.  In 2008, leveraging the momentum of our capital campaign, we were able to retire R mortgage, incr R services, & close th yr w/a bud srplsWe’veadjustd projections downwrd in light V ecnmcsttn—prepar’g 4 lower revs this yr. W/rev initiatives we have in place, we believe we can grow agn in fiscal 2011
• #12: Despite th economic climate, we have a svrl goals tht Rdriv’g us in nxt 2 yrsWe wnt 2 maintain current levels & qlty of R services, both dur’gthsch yr & in our smrprgmWe want 2 lev’ge our bldg &exist’g assets in a variety of ways …PAUSE….A KEY goal is 2 incr rev raisdfrindl donors by 15%/yrCont 2 act as a leadr in th youth artsfield regionally & even nationally2 achieve these goals over th next 2 yrs, we will need 2 raise ~$2.1M
• #13: There R 2 ways to help1st is FinancialJUST READ2nd way is in-kindJUST READI’d like 2 lve U w/voices V kids, here’s short excerpt done by 1 V R yng filmmakers, Corey
• #14: (B4 last Q of QandA, invite to exhibit opening and BASH)NOTE: We will need to make sure Mary is able to test the speakers out on the actual presentation computer ahead of time.