2012-2013 ANNUAL REPORT

FINDING POSSIBILITYONE PROJECT AT A TIME

With the help of LearnServe, I found possibilities. You showed me that I can take the impossible and create the possible for change. This will stay with me for a lifetime.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORSDear Friends of LearnServe International,

Last year we had the honor of introducing the LearnServe community to Khadijah Wilson. Khadijah – a ward of the Child and Family Services Agency at the time she joined the 2012 LearnServe Fellows and Zambia programs – decided to launch Foster Teen Expression to offer foster youth greater opportunities to express themselves through art.

As Khadijah prepared to graduate from DC’s Luke C. Moore Academy in May 2013, and attend the Corcoran College of Art and Design with a $40,000 scholarship in the fall, she shared:

“With the help of LearnServe, I found possibilities. You showed me that I can take the impossible that I had created within the confines of my subconscious and create the possible for change. This will stay with me for a LIFETIME.”

Khadijah’s reflections and accomplishments are just one example of why we remain so commit-ted to the work of LearnServe International. And one more example of why we are so grateful to you and your support of LearnServe.

This year 58 LearnServe Fellows followed in Khadijah’s footsteps. Their ventures sought to shed light on domestic violence; inspire environmental education and action; create safe spaces for LGBTQ teens; and build pathways to higher education. Forty three of their peers had the oppor-tunity to work directly alongside social entrepreneurs in Zambia, Paraguay, and Jamaica.

As with Khadijah, the impact of LearnServe programs far transcends the reach of their ventures and their service in country. In LearnServe, students discover the possibilities that shape their academic choices and professional aspirations.

As we enter our 10th Anniversary Year, we celebrate the more than 700 students and teachers who have participated in LearnServe programs. And we celebrate the community that has made this possible.

Thank you – and we look forward to working with you over the coming year.

Scott Rechler Sabine KeinathDirector and CEO Director and COO

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VISION & MISSIONLearnServe International is building a new generation of globally-minded leaders and en-trepreneurs poised to transform their schools and communities in Washington, DC and around the world.

We envision a region in which every high school student graduates confident and well-versed in business leadership, civic engagement, and cross-cultural fluency—a region in which schools serve as hubs for innovative problem-solving and community action.

LearnServe International sparks high school students’ passion to make a difference and equips them with the knowledge, tools, and relationships to effectively drive solutions to pressing global challenges.

Reflect the diversity of our city.

LearnServe connects an ethnically, socially, and economically diverse group of stu-dents representing public, charter, and in-dependent high schools from Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Translate global into local and local into global.

LearnServe introduces students, teachers, and schools to pressing local and global challenges through the lens of commu-nity leaders and organizations in DC and around the world.

VALUESEngage students and their schools together to effect change.

LearnServe supports students, teachers, and school leadership to incorporate the above values into each school’s mission and programs.

Transform ideas into action.

LearnServe prepares students with the tools, confidence, and experience to re-spond creatively to these challenges.

I loved the diversity of the program, I felt as if different communities came in for one purpose which was to change the world.

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FELLOWS PROGRAM MOBILIZES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS The LearnServe Fellows Program mobilizes high school students to improve their schools and communities. Fellows come together from across the Washington, DC area to design and launch their own social ventures. Each April they pitch these ideas to busi-ness and non-profit leaders, for the chance to win up to $200 in matching seed grants. In the process, Fellows learn first-hand the fundramentals of business planning and entrepreneurship - skills they carry into college and beyond.

BY THE NUMBERS

FELT THE LEARNSERVE FELLOWS PROGRAM TAUGHT THEM TO BE A BETTER LEADER82% FELT LEARNSERVE HELPED THEM

INITIATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT95%

DEMOGRAPHICS

GROUPS OF NOTE

SCHOOL TYPES

45VENTURE TEAMS

58FELLOWS

120JUDGES, FACILITATORS,& VENTURE PANELISTS

34% AFRICAN AMERICAN

25% CAUCASIAN

19% ASIAN

22% MONTGOMERY COUNTRY

21% INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

19% FAIRFAX COUNTY

12% MULTI-ETHNIC OR OTHER

10% HISPANIC

14% DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS

12% DC CHARTER

12% PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

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LEARNSERVE INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS 2013In April 2013, LearnServe presented its inaugural “Innovation Awards” to 4 of the 45 ven-tures reviewed by judges from businesses and non-profits across the region.

Winners of the 2013 Innovation Award received probono consulting from volunteers at Microsoft, Social Driver, ICF International, and Deloitte respectively.

FOCUSFOCUS (Figuring Out College and University Success) helps students from international backgrounds and working class families – with the potential to be the first in their families to pursue higher education – see college as attainable. FOCUS is designed to instill a sense of preparedness, aware-ness, and self-empowerment.

ZORA WILLIAMS AND NANCY CEDILLORockville High School

UPliftrUPlifter is a first of its kind mobile app that sends users suggestions for specific, easy-to-do acts of kindness – Ups. By perform-ing these Ups and sharing them with other, UPlifter users lift up their communities and their own wellbeing.

SOPHIA PINKWashington International School

DC PUBLIC & CHARTER; PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LOVABLE MATHRemember the hours you used to spend agonizing over math problem sets, wishing you had a tutor on call as you turned to your evening homework? Wish no longer. Lovable Math is an online forum, staffed by college volunteers and high school math honors students, where teens can turn for math support.

THO TRANAnnandale High School

CATEGORY

READ TO SUCCEEDEkram and Rose both arrived in the United States not speaking a word of English. While their elementary school taught them to speak English, they had to discover reading on their own. Read to Succeed plans to help 3rd and 4th grade ELL stu-dents at Brightwood Educational Campus develop a love for reading.

EKRAM JIRU AND ROSE QUISPEBenjamin Banneker Academic High School

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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ZAMBIA 2013It was amazing to see how close we could get to the kids at Chikumbuso in a mere three days. I was touched when a little girl said to me, “Don’t forget us when you go back to Ameri-ca!” Chikumbuso actually means “remembrance” in Nyanja, the local language, and after my experiences here, I can say without a doubt that the community is unforgettable.

— LEAH YARED, ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL June 28, 2013

JAMAICA 2013Because of the way Jamaica’s education system is set up, it’s survival of the fittest. It made me realize that most students back home really take education for granted, and these Ja-maican kids over here are almost fighting for the top spot.

— FREDERICK BARNES, CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL July 2, 2013

NOTES FROM THE FIELDPARAGUAY 2013Living in Dacak, Paraguay with my host family taught me how kind people can be despite major differences. I had auto-matically assumed it would be hard to connect with my host family. By the end of my stay, I had removed “host” from the title and called them my family. I had become a part of their daily routine. The night before I left, my mom told me that she thinks of me as family and that I’ll always be her daughter.

— FAY RAMIREZ, PARKDALE HIGH SCHOOL June 29, 2013

LEARNSERVE ABROADFOSTERS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVETeams of high school students and teachers work alongside community-based organizations in developing countries. Participants in the 2013 LearnServe Abroad program experienced the day-to-day realities of life in Zambia, Paraguay, and Jamaica; engaged in peer-to-peer exchanges; and supported community efforts around poverty, HIV/AIDS, and education. Students and teachers partic-ipate in five months of pre-travel preparation, introducing them to international development theory, their host countries, and project planning.

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I think the best way to describe this trip is as a “snowglobe moment”. Everything is shaken up and when it settles again, my perspective and mindset have been shifted around.

BY THE NUMBERS

48TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAVELERS

Affirmed that LearnServe Abroad experience has changed them

79%

Affirmed they had the opportunity to take a leadership role during the program

71%

58%Were from public and charter schools

65%Received scholarships

Affirmed they are now more interested in international affairs

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NUMBER OF TRAVELERS WHO WERE STUDENTS

38NUMBER OF TEACHERS

AND PROGRAM LEADERS

1013

ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET

TOTAL EXPENSES

NET INCOME

EXPENSES BY PROGRAM

$361,737

$47,703

TOTAL REVENUE

$314,035

$314,035

49%ABROAD

22%FELLOWS

17%ADMINISTRATION

7%FUNDRAISING

1%PROJECT FUNDS

ABROAD

4%PROGRAMS GENERAL

$34,725

DIRECT & GRANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPPORTUNITY

FUND

$2,375

OTHER SOURCES

$426

SPECIAL EVENTS

- $37

INVESTMENTS

$142,275

GRANTS

$125,759

PROGRAM RELATED SALES & FEES

$ 56,215

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

$124,985

SALARIES AND RELATED

EXPENSES

$120,329

TRAVEL EXPENSES

$ 46,023

CONTRACT SERVICE

EXPENSES

$12,858

NONPERSONNEL EXPENSES

$6,527

OTHER EXPENSES

$3,292

GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE

$20

FACILITY & EQUIPMENT EXPENSES

DC PUBLIC SCHOOLSBallou High SchoolBenjamin Banneker Academic Senior High SchoolColumbia Heights Education Campus – Bell Multicultural High SchoolSchool Without WallsWoodrow Wilson Senior High School

DC CHARTER SCHOOLSCapital City Public Charter SchoolCesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy: Capitol Hill CampusPerry Street PrepSEED Public Charter SchoolThurgood Marshall Academy

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS2012–13

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSBethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolRichard Montgomery High SchoolRockville High SchoolWheaton High SchoolWinston Churchill High School

FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSAnnandale High SchoolFalls Church High SchoolJ.E.B. Stuart High SchoolMcLean High SchoolThomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyW.T. Woodson High School

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLSBullis SchoolEdmund BurkeFrench International SchoolThe Potomac SchoolSandy Spring Friends SchoolSt. Andrews Episcopal SchoolWashington International School

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSCentral High SchoolParkdale High School

NON-PROFIT NOMINATING PARTNERFor Love of Children

MONTGOMERY

DCFAIRFAX

PRINCE GEORGE’S

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ANNUAL FUNDRECEIVED JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013

CHAMPIONS$20,000 AND UPThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationKimsey FoundationJean T. and Heyward G. Pelham FoundationVirginia Partners

SUSTAINERS$5,000 – $19,999Allianz Foundation for North AmericaCapital OneFamily FoundationLouise McIlhenny and Hugh RiddlebergerCatherine and Tom Tinsley

PLATINUM$1,000 – $4,999Sam BlackWendy Blake-Coleman and Eliot HarrisonElizabeth and Kenneth CloseMark Kadesh and Joyce WestKadesh & AssociatesMarty and Andrea KalinNancy Kuhn and Roy HenwoodBrice Leconte – iUnit / Pomeray GroupRichard and Ellen MillerMarilyn and Paul MonarchJohn MontgomeryAnita and Matthew RechlerVerisignMartha and Robert VicasJoann and Richard Weiner

GOLD$500 – $999Carol and John BoocheverLoree and Brian CampbellFrancisco Ciampolini and Kenneth RubioPhilip EliotScott and Sherri GilmanRichard and Carol HallInstitute for EducationKaren KalishKathy KemperMichelle, John, and Mary Sun

SILVER$250 – $499Usha AhluwaliaRobert AthmerAllison BaugherBeatrice Birman and Mary MalgoireAlyssa BlevinsBrandel France de Bravo and Mario BravoGinea BriggsKevin BurkeThomas ChormanGinger CobbChristiane ConnorsJames CunninghamDavid DeRamus and Rosemary RegisEighty2degrees, Ambica Prakash & Mike EnglertDanny Fischler and Jessica GordonDan GoldfarbGaby GrebskiBeth GroenemanJulian HipkinsJennifer HooverLinda Jackson and Mark MaguireEdward S. JohnsonBarbara and John JostDay LearyKathy and Arnaud Lebegue

Jessica Lerner and Daniel PinkJoseph Lipscomb and Laura WillSara MaddoxKate Meenan-WaughMinuteman Press, Columbia HeightsCynthia MontgomeryRachel OlarindePierella Paci and Adam WagstaffCaitlin ReillyCraig RocklinRebecca Rosen and Zachary TeutschCatherine SobieszczykSocial Driver, Anthony Shop & Thomas SanchezMichele and Mark TaussigTina TheurmerHaywood TorrenceDeborah WilchekHeather Wilson

BRONZE$100 – $249Vida Anderson Ari Appel and Sara SchoenLuzmila Asqui and Bruce EllisenArielle BakerMarsha BellerSarah Beller and Scott RechlerEd and Caryn BernsteinEric BoyleA. Jane Bradley and Richard HoveyChristopher BrownKaushal Challa and Shaline RaoPamela D’AlexanderSatarupa Das and Munish GandhiAlana R DavidsonDavid DeRamus and Rosemary RegisDenise and Richard DornJon Ebinger and Leslie KahnAnna Guarneri and Jeff RechlerWarren Gump

2012-13 DONORSBRONZE (CONTINUED)$100 – $249 Benjamin Siracusa and Betty Luther HillmanJosephine Johnson and Jim WilliamsSabine Keinath and Talib EsmailClifton KelloggDamaris King and Michael ZeitlinSteven KrubinerPeter LefkinYongjian Lian and Jie YuKatherine and Alexander LofftJoshua MarcuseSandra and Thomas McCoyEefar and Anthony MissanaFrank MontgomeryKW and CM MorrisMatthew Olsen and Fern ShepardStephen Palley and Kathryn SteinWilliam Penn FoundationPew Charitable TrustStan and Susan PhillipsSubashini Raghavan and Krishna SrinivasanArif Rashid and Jesmine RezzaqueDonna Reck and David GageRecoupIsabel RieffChristiane RobbinsAdina RosenbaumBen SandsDavid Selden and Julie WallickRuth and Donald SilversteinSusie and Mike SorrellsArzu and Murat TarimcilarTim TormoenStephen WalshTsige and Somelisan Yared

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FRIENDSUNDER $100Russ Agdern and Marisa Harford Maria Alonso-Vazquez and Gustavo VazquezTobenna AnekweElinor BaconNed BakerFredia BanksChristopher BarclayKatrina and Jonathan BarlowDonald and Christine BaronAndrea Beller and Kenneth StolarskyNancy and John BensonElysa Blacker and John WhealanEric Tucker Bowen and Sabine SchererDeborah and Michael BrantMary BrennanElana BrochinPaulette and Bob CampbellShakir Cannon-MoyeKawaldeep ChadhaCPA Educational FoundationSascha van CreveldAshley DohertyAndrea DouglasBenjamin Dreyfus and Elizabeth RichmanCherol DrobotMichelle Duhart-TongeRebekah EmanuelRebecca Ennen and Ari WeisbardHoward EriksenJonathan Fichter and Molly SilfenAnderson FolsomJane Glickman and Charles B SacksChris GreenLiora HalperinRomona HarrisonBethany M. HaysWendy and Sidney HoffmanAimee and Mark Hummel

Iklectic LLCChristal KarnazeRashida KennedyMary Kolesar and Richard TuckerBracha and John LasterRob LevySteve Ma and Elli Nagai-RotheGinger and Roger MacomberMadeline McKennaEthan Merlin and Joelle NoveyAnnie C MillerLisa MorenoffNadine Myrie and Richard PryceJoanna Naples-MitchellSuzanne and Matthew PicardDebra PremyslerJoHanna PottsIda Pswarai-Riddihough and Guy RiddihoughAllison RedischKimberly RossCarolyn and Peter SabaElaine and Seymour Samet Roberta L SametKristin SchulzBenjamin Solomon-SchwartzReynauld SmithTad Stahnke and Terry StrotherLeah StaubErika and Jim TauberAnna and Tim TaylorEduardo UlloaJenny Wang and Jin WuBetsy Wanger and Steve SteinbachJosh WeinerCrystal WrightAlessandra Zielinski

DONATED MATERIALS AND/OR SPACE (IN-KIND)Carmine’sDC BrauEdmund Burke SchoolGeorge Washington University – School of BusinessSchool Without Walls

IN SUPPORT OF PROJECTS INJAMAICA, PARAGUAY, OR ZAMBIACindy Anzel (Z)Alexander Baldwin (Z)Kelly and Stephen Barry (Z)Victoria Clarke (Z)Mark Duber (Z)Gary Robert Edson (Z)Robin and Roger Feldman (Z)Joseph Galli (Z)James Brian Graham (Z)Tenena Grymes (Z)Trevor Gunn (Z)Quenton Horton (Z)Michael Kitzmiller (Z)Jane Korhonen (Z)LearnServe Paraguay Team (P)Barbara Lipscomb (Z)Jodi Macklin Interior Design, Jodi Macklin (Z)Sandra and Thomas McCoy (Z)Mahlet Moges (J)Helen Morey (Z)Michael T Morrissey (Z)John Odenkirk (Z)Susan and Robert Okun (P)Arif Rashid and Jesmine Rezzaque (J)Lewis Waters (Z)Krista White (P)William H Will (Z)Sigrid Wurthmann (Z)

2012-13 DONORS (CONTINUED)OPPORTUNITY FUNDRECEIVED JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013

CHAMPIONS$20,000 AND UPAnonymous

SUSTAINERS $5,000 – $19,999

PLATINUM $1,000 - $4,999Family FoundationAndrea and Martin KalinNatalie Lichtenstein and Willard ThomEllen and Richard MillerMartha and Bob Vicas

GOLD $500 – $999Carol and John BoocheverBennett and Dobra MarshallEdward S. JohnsonPhilip Olsson

SILVER$250 – $499

BRONZE$100 – $249Elan BlutingerDoris E CottamDeborah and Frederick Wilchek

FRIENDSUNDER $100Lydia C. Schurman

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSChristopher Barclay Montgomery County Board of EducationAmy Cohen Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, George Washington UniversityScott Gilman JapanQuest JourneysRichard Hall Retired, Washington International SchoolSam Hastings-Black Retired, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLPNed Johnson PrepMattersKathy Kemper Institute for EducationDon Kozusko Kozusko Harris Duncan LLPNancy Kuhn Retired, Business Higher Education Forum; College SummitBarbara Ramundo Professionals for Non Profits Hugh Riddleberger Founder, LearnServe InternationalSambia Shivers-Barclay U.S. Department of EducationCatherine Tinsley Chair, LearnServe InternationalRichard Weiner Sidley Austin LLP

ADVISORY BOARDVida Anderson Coldwell Banker; Girl ScoutsTammy Bah LearnServe alumna, American UniversityRobert Cullen Retired, Central High SchoolJames Cunningham School Without WallsJennifer Drew RoundBrush LLC, Children’s International Summer VillagesRobert Egger DC Central Kitchen Anna Gemolas Founder, FourWords, LLCGeoff Jones The Potomac SchoolMartin Kalin MK Technology LLCMichael Kimsey Kimsey FoundationAnthony Shop Social DriverSam Taussig LearnServe Alum, Sewanee UniversityJames Taylor Capital OneDeborah Wilchek Rockville High School

2012-13 TEAM AND PARTNERS

ABROAD IN-COUNTRY PARTNERSJAMAICAKBC LearningBlue Mountain ProjectSource Farm

ZAMBIAChikumbuso Widows and Orphans ProjectAfrica DirectionsWorld Bicycle ReliefDaughters’ VisionMalambo SchoolDavid Kaunda High School

PARAGUAYCentro Comunitario Cultural de Santa AnaPeace CorpsCommunites of Dacak and Monte Alto

ALUMNI AMBASSADORSCaroline LebegueHenry Altman

Cheng Dong Amy Kim

Brianna Little Lily Montes de Oca

Robin Peterson Grace Reichardt Celia Ringland

VENTURE MENTORS Stuart Altman Justin Bakewell Liz Close Lucy Coble Michelle Duhart-Tonge

Philip Eliot Justin Emond Joseph Gracia Tanya Gulnik Devon Hopkins

Chrissy Kousin Wayne Lin Margaret Louderback Lisa Manning Mark Micheli

Richard Miller Jason Pfaff Kristin Schulz Christine Tappan Kenneth Theodos

LEARNSERVE ADVISORSUsha AhluwaliaRobert AthmerAllison BaugherAlyssa BlevinsGinea BriggsKevin BurkeTom ChormanGinger Cobb

Christiane ConnorsAndrew CorcoranJames CunninghamNatalie Delaney LagoThomas EppsErin FinneyDan GoldfarbGaby Grebski

Beth GroenemanJulian HipkinsJennifer HooverDay LearySara MaddoxKate Meenan-WaughCynthia MontgomeryRachel Olarinde

Takisha ReeceCaitlin ReillyClint SmithCatherine SobieszczykTina TheurmerHaywood TorrenceAletcia WhrenDeborah WilchekHeather Wilson

STAFFSabine Keinath Director and COOScott Rechler Director and CEOAllison Eriksen Development and Communications AssociateMaisha Duncan Fellows Program Manager Eric Goldstein Fellows Program LeaderShelley Rood Fellows Program VolunteerJake Sorrells Young Changemakers LeaderMaurice Wilkins Fellows Program Co-LeaderGaby Grebski LearnServe Zambia LeaderMalikkah Rollins LearnServe Zambia LeaderAllison Baugher LearnServe Paraguay LeaderSonija Parsons LearnServe Paraguay LeaderDomingo Alonso LearnServe Paraguay Co-LeaderRosemarie McBean LearnServe Jamaica Leader

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