1 Summer/Fall 2012 | Des Moines “I HAVE A DREAM” Foundaon | www.desmoinesdreams.org 2507 University Ave | Des Moines, IA 50311 | 515-271-1976 “I HAVE A DREAM” Foundaon Des Moines Our Mission Success begins with a dream: The Des Moines “I Have a Dream” Foundaon movates and empowers children from low-income communies to reach their educaon and career goals by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring and enrichment, as well as tuion assistance for higher educaon. Dreamer students from across the country converged on Des Moines to be inspired and energized for a new school year as we hosted the 2012 Naonal Dreamer Conference at Drake University this July. A “BIG Dream Gathering” by movaonal speaker Mitch Mahews kicked off the Dreamer Conference, and provided an atmosphere of openness and encouragement that set the tone for the following days of workshops and acvies. Conference highlights included: • Students dissecng a cow eyeball, learning about financial literacy and how to formulate an entrepreneurial pitch in workshops • Advisors meeng one-on-one with students to offer construcve feed- back on applicaon essays and ps to improve their wring • Central Iowa colleges and universies seng up for a mini college fair • Area professionals interacng with Dreamers for a lunchme “Career Bingo” networking exercise • Exploring the Pappajohn Sculpture Park with a Des Moines Register arts cric and trying something new by praccing yoga, Zumba and taking out boats at Gray’s Lake Park and a presentaon by Character Counts of Iowa. It was an excing week of acvies (many said the best conference ever!) organized by our affiliate and presented with the financial support of Iowa Realty, J.E. Dunn Construcon, Casey’s General Store and Bankers Trust. Big Dreams in Des Moines: Naonal Conference Recap In this issue: Page 2: Notes from the Execuve Director Our Website has a New Look Page 3: Fun and Fundraisers Pages 4 & 5: IHAD Community Snapshots Page 6: 9 Creave Ways to Give Page 7: Brennan Buckley’s Op-Ed from The Des Moines Register IHAD Wish List: • Gas cards ($10 denominaons) • School supply sponsors at $50 donaons
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1 Summer/Fall2012|DesMoines“IHAVEADREAM”Foundation|www.desmoinesdreams.org 2507 University Ave | Des Moines, IA 50311 | 515-271-1976
Big Dreams in Des Moines: National Conference Recap In this issue:
Page 2: NotesfromtheExecutiveDirectorOurWebsitehasaNewLookPage 3: Fun and FundraisersPages 4 & 5: IHADCommunitySnapshotsPage 6: 9CreativeWaystoGivePage 7: BrennanBuckley’sOp-EdfromThe Des Moines Register
IHAD Wish List: • Gas cards
($10denominations)• Schoolsupplysponsors
at$50donations
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A New York State of Mind: Collaboration Across Affiliates Notes from Executive Director Emily W. Hamilton
Our website has a new look! TheDesMoines“IHaveaDream”Foundationwebsitegotamakeover.It’seasierthanevertokeepupwithourDreamersbyvisitingDesMoinesDreams.org,whereyoucanseethelatestupdatesfromFacebook,andaccessphotosandvideosfromourevents.
Makinganonlinedonationviathewebsiteiseasy,andwe’vealsouploadedalloftheformsyoumightneed to become a mentor or encourageyourcompanytoinvestinIHAD.Clickovertoourpagetoday!
ThisApril,Sweet Dreams raised more than $37,000 to provide support that will keep at-risk students in Des Moines in school,andhelpthemontheirwaytocollege.
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1. Out of the boardroom and into the classroom. MeetingatCallananMiddleSchoolallowedourboardastudents-eyeviewofourprogramming.2. Go long! ThankstoBoardMemberAndy Frantz,ourDreamersgotaninsidelookattheHawkeyefootballfacilitiesaspartoftheirUofIcampustour.3. One Classroom at a Time. ABC 5, Bankers Trust at CultureAll awardedusagrantandproducedastoryonIHADattheendofsixthgrade.4. Who doesn’t love a giant check? IHAD ExecutiveDirectorEmily Hamilton, Board Member Grant TaylorandProjectMan-agerBrianne SanchezpickedupaPrairieMeadowsgrantthisspring.5. Time, talent and treasure. Volunteer Molly House led a writing workshop as part of theDreamerConference,mentorBeth Stelle Jones greetedattendeesattheairportandJoan Mid-dleton and Leslie Grefeworkedcheck-in.
Educating our children is a community effort Families,donors,volunteers,educatorsandcompaniescometogether
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6. On your marks! TheContributors Breakfast Clubraised$5,000forIHADattheirannualHarvestDreams5K.7. Rookies with rooks. Volunteers challengedourDreamers to chessmatches as part of summer school. TheDreamerslovedlearningthegame’sstrategy-andwinningagainstvolunteers.8. It’s who you know.DreamerslearnednetworkingskillsduringaCareerBingogamewithlocalprofessionals.9. Hats off!OakridgeDreamerJennygraduatedfromtheUniversityofIowathisMay.10. Parents flip. DreamerparentshostedthefirstannualIHADPancakeBreakfasttoraisemoneytohelpsupportsummerprogramming.
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9 Creative Ways to Give 1. Show your sympathy. Insteadofsendingyetanotherbouquettosomeonewhojustexperiencedaloss,honorthelovedone’slegacybymakingacharitabledonation.IHADsupporterMollyHousemakesmanyofherdonationstoourorganizationinmemoryofpeoplewhohavepassedaway.Wesendalettertothefamilyofthedeceasedinformingthemofthedonationmadeintheirlovedone’shonoronherbehalfandlettingthemknowthepowerfulimpactthatthecontributionhasforourcommunity.
2. Gift a Giving Card. Whattogiftthepersonwhohaseverything?AGivingCityCard,ofcourse!AvailablethroughtheGreaterDesMoinesCommunityFoundation,GivingCardscanbenefittheDesMoines“IHaveaDream”Foundationorany501(c)(3)charitableorganizationandareaseasytouseasaretailgiftcard.Commemo-rateaspecialoccasionorholidaywithaGivingCardandinspireotherstogiveback.Availableonlineviawww.desmoinesfoundation.org/giving-cards.
4. Sponsor a Dreamer. OurcurrentDreamerclassgraduatesin2018,whichmeanswehavefivemoreyearstoensuretheyarepreparedforcollegeandcareersafterhighschool.Considerbudgeting$5,000ayeartosupporttheprogrammingandsupplyneedsofaDreamerforthedurationoftheireducation.
5. Set up a recurring monthly donation.Ifwritingalargerannualcheckisn’tfeasible,we’remorethanhappytoworkwithyoutospreadyourgivingoutoverthecourseoftheyear.
6. Contribute through your employer. Mostemployersenablecharitabledonationsthatarededuct-edfromyourpaycheck.Weappreciatetheboardmembers,mentorsandvolunteerswhocontinuetogivethroughtheiremployercampaigns.It’salwaysgreatwhenemployersmatchdonations,too.
3. Pledge through Birdies for Charity. DidyouknowthatwestartacceptingdonationsthroughthePrincipalCharityClassicBirdiesforCharityprogramwhenthegolfgreensarecoveredinsnow?NotonlydoestheDesMoines“IHaveaDream”Foundationreceive100%ofeverydonationcollectedthroughBirdies,wealsoreceivea25%matchofthosefunds.So,ifyougive$100throughBirdies,weget$125!
7. Underwrite an event. Aswelooktoscaleupourprogramming,wewillbehostingmorefundandfriendraiserstospreadthewordaboutIHAD’smissionandimpact.We’relookingforindividualsandcompanieswhocanprovidein-kindandfinancialsupporttohelpunderwritetheseimportantevents.
9. Organize a drive. Hostingadinnerparty?Insteadofaskingeveryonetobringadessert,requestthattheybring$10gasstationgiftcardsoranothersmalldonationtosupport“IHaveaDream.”Ourfamiliesstruggletoputgasintheirvehiclestogettheirkidstoschool,andsoweoccasionallyprovidegascardsatparentprogramstomeetthisneed.Thesesmalldonationscanhaveabigimpact,nottomention,drivesamongfriendsareagreatwaytospreadthewordaboutourinspiringmission.
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