Minnesota Computers for Schools 2013 Annual Report

8/10/2019 Minnesota Computers for Schools 2013 Annual Report

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A Year of Closing the Digital

Divide, Made Possible by You

MCFS 2013 ANNUAL REPORT


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Technology has transformed the way students learn,

complete homework, search for and apply for jobs

and connect with teachers and classmates. Yet,

of U.S. households

are without a

computer at home,

21%according to the Census Bureau. Disproportionately

from low-income and minority communities, these

populations remain isolated from our digital society.

2 MCFS 2013 ANNUAL REPORT


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BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Steve Bartholet,

Board Chair

Eric Vercauteren,

Vice Chair

Dave Scheffler,

Secretary

Doug Swenson,

Treasurer

Karen Black

Gregg Dorazio

Deborah Johnson

Mike Linnemann

Debra Sevelius

Erin Wait

STAFF

Tamara Gillard,

Executive Director

Brian Beaupre,

Production & Tech

Support Manager

Jim Christiansen,

Regional Sales Manager

Chris Dopkins,

Business Manager

Dave Kanipes,

Intake Manager

Neal Lewis,Director of Operations

Kaitlin Olson,

Communications Manag

Jim Thirsten,

Inventory Manager

Tom Tieman,

Production Manager

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO

STUDENTS IN MINNESOTA.

Providing access to computers is not just about placing

a computer in a classroom and walking away, hoping

for the best. It is about providing the knowledge and

tools necessary to help those who have been left

behind get ahead. To give them the confidence to

succeed. And we are able to do this because of you.

Because of your support in 2013, we have been able

to provide access, teach skills and build the next

generation of leaders more so and in more ways

than we ever have before. But amid the great triumphs

of the previous year, we look toward the daunting

challenges of the next.

So we invite you to help us conquer once again. To help

us break through. To push us further than we have ever

been. We invite you to take the next step and join our

crusade to close the digital divide in Minnesota.

Sincerely,

Eric Vercauteren,

Board Chair

Tamara Gillard,

Executive Director


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PREPARING FOR

COLLEGE WITHYOUR HELP.

For many students, the idea of college is out of reach.

The YMCA Multicultural Achievers program changes that

with its college and career-readiness program. And we make

sure students have the technology they need to succeed.

Jerriah has decided to take steps

to prepare for college and YOU

helped set her up for success

with a laptop to allow her to

complete schoolwork, enrollin classes and apply for jobs.

THANK YOU! THANK

YOU for the laptop that

was provided to me. I

will use this throughout

my high school career

and into my future.

Without having this

laptop I was limited,

but now that barrier

is removed.



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2013 BY THE NUMBERS

In afternoons past, he would be taking a bus to the library

to write a paper within the one-hour time limit on the public

computers. Or, he would give up before he started because

it was just too hard to complete his homework without a

computer. Today, he excels in school and is preparing for his

future because of your support.

Your gifts have made an extraordinary impact. Here is a

snapshot of the heights you helped us achieve in the past year.

365DAYS

4,235COMPUTERS PLACED

298,800STUDENTS SERVED



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Employed 82inmates at the Stillwater Correctional

Facility and taught them on-the-job technology skills.

Taught91studentscomputer recycling and refurbishing

skills through our workforce development programs.

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EDUCATION

2013 BY THE NUMBERS

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Recycled 142,436poundsof computer waste.

67businessesdonated more than 10,000computers

rather than destroying them. 4,235were put to good

use in schools and nonprofits.

Provided technology to 9children with special needs

and in 5special education programs.

4,235computers placed in 92schools and

33educational nonprofits in Minnesota, providing

access and skills to 298,800students.



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52,496

14,253

10,517

6,169

3,858

3,656

3,652

3,576

2,676

2,467

2,445

2,401

2,313

2,170

1,880

1,829

1,750

1,520

1,336

1,243

1,082

1,051

995

943

893

868

848

802

700

656

548

408

176

51

4442

36

22

18

16

14

5

142,436TOTAL POUNDS RECYCLED

Metal (baled)

Colored plastic (baled)

White plastic (baled)

Wires without gold pin ends

Shredded hard drives with boards

Low grade boards

CD and floppy drives

CRTs

Hard drives without boards

Stretch wrap (baled)

Copper wire

Aluminum clean

Aluminum baled

Transformers

Plexi glass from LCDs

Gold pin ends

Aluminum cast

H.G.B. P4

Medium grade boards

Fans

High grade boards

Power adaptors

Al./copper heat sinks

Liquid screen out of LCDs

Lead core batteriesToner cartridges

Assorted processors

Laptop batteries

H.G.B. daughter boards

Hard drive boards

Aluminum breakage

Ni-Cd batteries

H.G.B. network/server

PDAs

Cell phonesLow grade motherboards

Li-lon cell phone batteries

E-shred

Button batteries

Fluorescent bulbs

Cameras

Ni-MH batteries

MATERIALLBS.


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IGNITING PASSION ANDBUILDING CONFIDENCE,ALL THANKS TO YOU.

Picture Houa Wa Yang, a 10thgrade student in St. Paul

who goes to school every day and wants to complete his

school work, but comes up against a major barrier. Without

a computer at home, writing papers, conducting research

and turning in homework is a serious challenge.

This is my first time receiving such

a rewarding, beneficial item from

studying and learning new things.

This has shown me a path toward my

career goal in the future and proves

that I am eligible for a career in the

computer field or IT field.

Houa Wa Yang enrolled in the computer refurbishing and recycling

class that we offer at his school and earned his very own laptop when

he completed his Internet and Core Computing Certification.

Today, he has a computer to help him excel in school. More than that,

he has discovered a passion for computer technology and plans to

work toward a career in the field of information technology.



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Staff $601,840.00

Components $237,408.00

Inmate Wages $18,893.00

Transportation $13,599.00

Marketing & Travel $35,742.39

Rent $11,017.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $918,499.39

2013 INCOME AND EXPENSES

REVENUE

Product Sales $776,532.00

Cash Contributions $223,528.00

Scrap $78,490.00

Interest $680.00

TOTAL INCOME $1,079,230.00

EXPENSES

The MCFS audited financials and IRS Form 990 for 2013 are available upon request.

To request these financial records, please contact MCFS at651.779.2816.



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JOBS EARNED,BECAUSE OFYOUR SUPPORT.



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Three years ago, Htoo Paw, a refugee from

Thailand, moved to the United States to start a

new life and came up against multiple barriers.

Not only did he not speak English, but the high

school diploma he earned in Thailand was not

recognized in the United States.

But that didnt slow him down.

Htoo Paw enrolled in school at Guadalupe

Alternative Program School where he learned

English and earned his diploma. He also

participated in our workforce development

program where he learned digital literacy,

computer recycling and refurbishing andsoft skills such as resume writing, time

management and interviewing skills.

Today, Htoo Paw is using those skills as a

fulltime employee at Asset Value Recovery,

an IT asset disposition company.



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EQUIPMENT DONORS

Accenture

Aerospace Welding, Inc.

Alliance Machine

American Polywater Corporation

Anderson Engineering of Minnesota

Apprize

Arteka Companies

Augsburg College

Be the Match

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Boyum & Barenscheer PLLP

CentraCare Health

Chartwell Capital Solutions

City of Bloomington

City of Rosemount

City of Shoreview

City of Woodbury

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates

Consolidated Lumber

Dakota County Technical College

DeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C.

Ecolab

Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

GAF

General Dynamics Advanced Information SystemsGirl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys

Great Lakes Coating & Laminating

Great River Energy

Hennepin County

Ideal Tool & Machine Co.

International Technology Services

James Kroesch & Associates Inc.

THANK YOUJCAHPO

Josetens Foundation, Inc.

Mayo Clinic

MediMedia

Medtronic

Metro Machine & Engineering

Midwest Dairy AssociationMidwest Special Services, Inc.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce

Minnesota Department of Health

Minnesota National Guard

Nonprofits Assistance Fund

Office of Comptroller of the Currency

Office of the Legislator Auditor

Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly LLP

Pace Analytical

Precision Data Marketing Inc.Randal Berger Consulting, LLC

RBA

Rice Memorial Hospital

RiteWay Manufacturing, Inc.

Ryan Auto Mall

Science Museum of Minnesota

St. Paul Youth Services

STAR Services

STARBASE Minnesota

State of Minnesota Surplus Services

The Rottlund Company, Inc.

Thomson Reuters

Total Networx

TPC Twin Cities

Travelers Foundation

United States Secret Service

Vision-Ease Lens



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You are responsible for the amazing things

happening at Minnesota Computers for Schools.

We will be forever grateful for your support.

FUNDERS

$20,000+

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

Ecolab Foundation

Medtronic Foundation

Otto Bremer Foundation

The Saint Paul Foundation

Travelers Foundation

$5,000 - $19,999

Best Buy Childrens Foundation

Bigelow Foundation

Boston Scientific

March Family Foundation

Mardag Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999

Advance IT Minnesota

Archie D & Bertha H Walker Foundation

BNSF Railway Foundation

Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation

MPLS / STP Clothing Co.

Thomson Reuters

WalMart Foundation

$500 - $999

Boyum & Barenscheer

Mission in Motion Community

MTS

TCF Southdale

$250 - $499

Avtex

Bremer Bank

Ecolab

Hollstadt & Associates

Insight Edge, LLC

J Murphy & AssociatesMinnesota High Tech Association

Velocity Tech

Debra Sevelius

Erin Wait

$1 - $249

Community Shares of Minnesota

Steve Bartholet

Tamara GillardDeborah Johnson

Greg Lamothe

Michael Linnemann

Barbara Mednick

Mary Mehsikomer

Cheryl Moeller

Julie Murphy

Barbara Sahr

Dave Scheffler

Doug Swenson

Eric Vercauteren



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Your commitment to Minnesota

Computers for Schools this

past year has blossomed into

triumphant stories that demand

our sincerest gratitude.

With a cause like ours one with

no end we encourage you to keep

lending your support and take your

commitment a step further.

Now more than ever, students

in Minnesota need you to speak.To fight. To go to work.

The movement continues.

Show your support.



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STUDENTS ENGAGING IN SCHOOL.DOUBTS BECOMING HOPE.

LIVES GAINING DIRECTION.


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office:651.779.2816

fax:651.747.1613

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