annual report fiscal year 20152016
TRANSCRIPT
To say that the 20152016 fiscal year has been busy for Triangle Ultimate would
be an understatement. In addition to Triangle Ultimate running a record number of
programs for a record number of participants, we have had quite a few
organizational accomplishments, including:
Hiring our second full time staff
Rebranding the organization as Triangle Ultimate
Moving into office space at The Frontier, RTP
Creating a new Triangle Ultimate website
Introducing a required Membership Structure
Starting multiple volunteer development and recognition initiatives
Putting on an incredible College National Championship Tournament
Throughout the rebranding transition to Triangle Ultimate, our goal has been to
clearly communicate the threefold focus of the organization: Youth Ultimate
opportunities, Adult Ultimate opportunities, and Volunteer opportunities.
Ultimate is in a time of rapid growth and change right now, and our goal is to
continue to celebrate, foster, and support the community aspect of the sport as we
experience this growth. The Triangle Ultimate community is special; we've got so
many amazing coaches, youth players, parents, adult players, and volunteers, all
of whom support each other and accomplish some impressive things! I am thrilled
to continue to serve the community as we build, grow, and sustain a happy,
healthy, and thriving community for those in the Triangle! Here's to our 20162017
fiscal year I can't wait to see what our community will achieve next.
Sincerely,
Tristan Green
Executive Director, Triangle Ultimate
Letter from the
Executive Director
About Triangle Ultimate
Triangle Ultimate's vision is tobuild, grow, and sustain ahappy, healthy, and thrivingcommunity for people in theTriangle region of North Carolinathrough the sport of Ultimateand to support other Ultimatecommunities in doing the same.
Triangle Ultimate's mission is toincrease the quality and quantity ofultimate programs for all ages andskill levels, with a special emphasison youth development. By providingplayers, coaches, and volunteersopportunities to learn, play, andteach spirited ultimate, we aim tostrengthen the ultimate communityof the Triangle.
Triangle Ultimate is 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and is anAffiliate of USA Ultimate, the National Governing Body for thesport of Ultimate. Previously known as the Triangle Flying DiscAssociation and the Triangle Youth Ultimate League, ourrebranding as Triangle Ultimate in the Fall of 2015 aims to bringtogether the entire Triangle Ultimate community around youth, adult, and volunteer opportunities in our beloved sport!
Programs
& ParticipationBy the numbers
2,582
5,671
65%
250+
67
Total number of program registrations
Percentage of total participants who wereyouth (age 18 or younger)
Number of volunteers who madeeverything possible by donating theirtime and energy to the TriangleUltimate community
Total number of unique participants(the average player participates inmore than 2 programs per year!)
Total number of programs(alltime high!)
20152016
Programs HighlightsIn 20152016, Triangle Ultimate programs grew and manynew programs were started! A few program highlights fromthis past year are:
Our first ever Wake County MiddleSchool league was a huge success, with120 participants, 90 percent of whom hadnot played in an Ultimate league before!
Triangle Ultimate ran our first everBeach Ultimate League in the Spring!
Triangle Ultimate's largest programscontinued to grow, with 511 Spring HighSchool League players (on 31 HighSchool teams), and 326 Middle SchoolChampionship tournament participants.
Triangle Ultimate had a recordsetting302 youth participate in 2016Summer Camps, including 140 duringtwo weeks of overnight camp.
In its second year, Triangle Ultimate'sIndoor Winter League grew by 26percent with 179 participants.
Volunteers!
The key to the Triangle Ultimate community's growth andsuccess is our volunteers. Community members havecommitted countless amounts of time and energy volunteeringin a myriad of ways.Youth Summer League Coaches
League
Captains
High School and Middle School
team coaches and parent organizers
Board Members, Committee Members,
league commissioners, and other roles!
As part of our focus on our volunteers, Triangle Ultimate isworking to create opportunities to recognize, appreciate, andprovide development opportunities.
In January of 2016, we also started our Monthly Coaching
Seminar series, providing opportunities for coaches to learn,
network, and be engaged with others in the volunteer community!
Learn to Play and
Learn to Compete
volunteers
We also started to
highlight some of our
incredible volunteers
with our Volunteer of the
Month program.
Community
InvestmentTriangle Ultimate strives to support and foster the TriangleUltimate community, and a big part of that is investing in ourcommunity in many different ways. Here are some of theCommunity Investment activities that Triangle Ultimate wasinvolved with in 20152016.
Triangle Ultimate disbursed morethan $6,000 in Financial Aid to youthparticipating in our programs.
Triangle Ultimate ran multiple Ultimateclinics in the community with localschools, YMCA, and Cub Scouts!
Brent Cohen Memorial Hat Tournament Raised money for the UNC Lineberger Cancer CenterDurham Academy Fundraising High School Tournament Organized by DA Student Alex Hoffman, raised money for the Durham Nativity SchoolMultiple tournaments and events to fundraise for local school,college, and club teams
Triangle Ultimate provided more than $1,500 in support as part of our CoachingInitiative, including free Coaching Clinics,background checks, and other trainings.
Triangle Ultimate helped run fundraising events in the community:
USA Ultimate DI College Nationals
On May 2730, 2016, Triangle Ultimate hosted USAUltimate's DI College National Championship Tournament!
More than 200 volunteers donated morethan 2,000 hours of their time throughoutthe weekend to ensure the event was ahuge success!
The top 20 women's and men's college Ultimateteams traveled to the WRAL Soccer Complex inRaleigh to compete for the National title.
More than 3,000 spectators came outto the event, making for some greatcrowds on ESPN3 at the semifinalsand finals.
Congratulations to Stanford Superfly and Minnesota GreyDuck on their National Championships. A big shout out to thehome team, UNC Darkside, on their semifinal appearance!
PartnersTriangle Ultimate partnered with many different organizationsand groups this past year to run and grow our programs.
Triangle Ultimate is an affiliate of USA
Ultimate, the National Governing Body of
the sport of Ultimate. in the United States.
Triangle Ultimate's official gear partner
Triangle Ultimate
Summer Camp partners
Triangle Ultimate volunteer
& coach recognition and
appreciation partners
Other Triangle Ultimate Partners
Who we areIn addition to the volunteers that make our programs asuccess, Triangle Ultimate is organized by two staff, a boardof directors, and several committees.
Board of Directors
Leslie Willis, Youth Programs [email protected]
Tristan Green, Executive [email protected]
Jason Parker Board President [email protected]
Tom Munoz Vice President [email protected]
Amy Smoker Secretary [email protected]
Joe O'Brien Treasurer [email protected]
Britta Jones Youth Chair [email protected]
Chani Hodonsky [email protected]
Eric Martin [email protected]
Alan Hoyle [email protected]
Alec Hoffman [email protected]
Matthias Mueller [email protected]
Stephane Daniel [email protected]
Stephen Fusi [email protected]
Youth Committee Britta Jones, Sara Summers, Denise Fleming, David
Hoffman, Nick Neptune, Aaron Stern, Kyra Catabay, Elle Glenny, Jenny Wei,
Dwayne Purper, Amy Smoker, Leslie Willis, Tristan Green
Youth Ambassadors Committee Dawn Culton, Peter Engler, Tyler French,
Alex Hamrick, Jeffrey He, Ben Heuser, Kate Lanier, Michael Lee, Rachel
Milkereit, Lanie O'Neil, Kevin Pignone, Matt Schinsky, Santiago Velosa, and
Dylan Houngberg
Whats Next?With a busy and exciting 20152016 fiscal year in the rearview, Triangle Ultimate is excited to look forward towards thenext year. In 20162017, a central goal of Triangle Ultimatewill be to grow our Community Investment initiatives. Thiswill include focusing on and growing:
Financial Aid Offering free or reducedprogram costs for individuals or teams toplay Ultimate!Coaches & Volunteers Providingrecruitment, development, recognition,and appreciation opportunities for ourcommunities amazing coaches &volunteers!Community Outreach Working tointroduce Ultimate in communities thatwould normally not be exposed toUltimate.Community Grants Small grants tosupport community members infurthering the mission & vision of TriangleUltimate.Growing these initiatives will take a community effort. Keep
an eye out for new fundraising initiatives that we willimplement in order to grow these Community Investmentinitiatives. We need your support to make our communitygrow! Every dollar counts!
Donate today! triangleultimate.org/donate
Mail PO Box 112Morrisville NC 27560Office Suite 3008800 Park Offices Dr.Durham, NC 27703
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Thank you community!