Veterans ProgramsSynch Meeting

7 Jan 13

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Outdoor Conservation OperationsCorps Start End State City Project Crew Name Crew Size Veterans

MCC Aug 14 Oc23 MT Billings and Hele. Fire Mit Vet Corpsmember Session 2

MCC May29 Aug6 MT Billings and Hele. Fire Mit Vet Corpsmember Session 1

SWCC Jan 7 Ap 5 AZ Tucson Fire Mit Sonoran Desert

SWCC Ap Sep AZ Tucson Fire Mit Sonoran Desert

SWCC Jan 21 Ap21 CO Durango Fire Mit 4 Corners

SCA May20 TBD SD Custer Fire Mit Black Hills Fire Corps team 3

SCA May13 Aug4 Mult. Mult. Historicorp Veterans Historic Preservation team

DNP TBD TBD CO Dinosaur TBD TBD

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Outdoor Conservation Operations

Corps Start State City Project Crew Name Crew Size

Veterans

CCC All Year CA San Diego Fire Mit San Diego

All Year CA San Benardino Fire Mit San Bernardino

All Year CA Lake Tahoe Fire Mit Tahoe

All Year CA Placer Fire Mit Fire and Energy Program

All Year CA Los Angeles Energy Program

All Year CA BackcountryAll Year CA Fortuna Fish Habitat 10

NCC Jun Aug NV Reno Fire & Trail Reno

Jun Aug NV Las Vegas Fire &Trail Las Vegas

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Opportunities

• CCC adding 100 positions by Apr 15

• GI Bill $ for Corps Training

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Outdoor Conservation

Priorities

1. Strengthen Relationships with Corps

2. Update structure / processes / systems

3. Posture for 2013 success

4. Set conditions for program expansion

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Outdoor ConservationPosture for 2013 success

Develop 2013 recruitment plan Target Audiences: Veterans and Student

Veterans

Veteran Plan Target posts and workforce centers April – Oct Crews Career Fairs

Student Veteran Plan Student Vet Summer Crew Connect with SVA May – Aug Crews

Web / Social Media Outreach E-Blast Focus Opportunities page

Research universities with conservation related degree programs

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Timeline DEC: (NLT 10 Dec)

Send general outreach material to SVA Send general outreach material to universities Finalize marketing materials Social Media

Facebook, Linked-in ??? Twitter Update website

JAN: (15th) Send general outreach material to SVA &

universities Send general outreach to posts and workforce

centers Get specific crew information from

Conservation corps Attend MVEE Job Fair

FEB: Send specific crew information to SVA,

Universities, Workforce Centers and Posts

MAR: Repeat APR: Repeat

Employment Program

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Priorities

1. Build Capacity to serve veterans

2. Increase veteran database

3. Continue to add employer partners

4. Continue development efforts to support 1.5M program\

5. Restart Communications Effort

Current Efforts

• Asplundh Accelerated Management Track

• Solar City – Clean Edison – VGJ Partnership

– Colorado and California

• Employer Education Program

Senior Director Veterans Programs

Director Outdoor

Conservation Program

LA Industry Liaison

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

Denver Industry Liaison

VETERANS PROGRAMS2013-2015

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Intern

Mission ContOutreach

Coordinator

Director Employment

Program

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

LA Veteran Career

Counselor

LA Veteran Career

Counselor

San Diego Veteran Career

Counselor

San Diego Veteran Career

Counselor

Intern

Rocky Mountain Regional

Coordinator

Pacific Regional Coordinator

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

Denver Veteran Career

Counselor

Intern

Intern

Capacity = 1500 VeteransCost = 1.5M (Salary)

KEY= Feb 1 Hire= Mar 1 Hire

Social Media Coordinator

Current Job OpportunitiesCompany Start End State City Job Title # of Positions

Namaste Solar Imm CO Boulder Admin Asst 1

Solar City Imm CO Denver, South Solar Panel Instlr 25-30

Summit Utilities Jun MO Branson District ManagerGIS Analyst

Office AssistantOffice CoordinatorRight of Way TechnicianService Line SpecialistWarehouse Coordinator

Calibre

REpower AK Wind Technition

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Current Job Opportunities• Fort Carson NABCEP Training Program

– Hold due to lack of need for workers

• Clean Edison – CCC Training (Laura)• Clean Edison – Colorado Training (Laura)

– Goal = 8 new hires with SolarCity

• USFS Apprenticeship Program (Greg)– 100 positions in OCT– GS 3 jobs– Must have 500 hours hand crew time– Resume prep, verifying eligibility

• National Guard/Reserves Opportunities (Laura has lead)– Need to work with COARNG

• Asplundh Tree Service (John has lead)– Management track– Waiting response from Joe Lee– WTU = Zaena– ACAP = John– H2H, TN National Guard, Clarksville WFC = Laura

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Industry Partnerships• Completed Namaste Calibre Summit Util Solar City Silver Bullet H2O Westin Solutions Juwi Solar Douglass Colony GB3 Energy

• Working Aplundh REpower REC Solar Biochar Now NextEra Energy RealGoods Solar PARS EEBC BP Anadarko Greater Cincinnati

Energy Alliance DCP Midstream Blue Sky Restoration GM industries Energy Geeks PCL Construction Borrego Solar Saunders Construction

• Future Rocky Mtn

Reinforcement SMA America Abengoa RES America Isofoton Wazee Geotech

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Education Partnerships

• Completed Redstone

Ecotech

Col. State

Syracuse

Bucks County

Colorado Heights Univ

Clean Edison

Solar Energy International

• Working San Juan College

Fort Lewis

Red Rocks CC

Griffith University

Front Range

Pikes Peak CC

Airstreams

• Future

Boots on the Roof

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Jobs Tracking Sheet – Pacific Region

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VGC43 1 2 1 28 13 2

VFC 168 41 8 18 19 3 1 168

Employ Programs 1 1 31

TOTAL 212 42 10 18 19 3 1 1 196 13 3 31

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1 Feb to 15 Dec 12

Jobs Tracking Sheet – Mountain Region

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TOTAL

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1 Feb to 15 Dec 12

Jobs Tracking Sheet – Employment Prog

1 Feb to 15 Dec 12

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Employ Programs 1205 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6

TOTAL 1205 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 6

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Jobs Tracking Sheet – Overall

1 Feb to 15 Dec 12

PROGRAM

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VGC 43 1 2 0 31

VFC 3 168 41 8 0 0

Employ Programs 1205

19 0 0 0

VGJ Total 1208 212 51 10 0 31

Temp = Temporary or seasonal job (duration less than 1 year) 40 Hour Permanent / Full Time = 40 hour Connection = Veteran contacts VGJ through various medium and receives response from VGJReferred to Education = We refer veteran to education and they enrollEducation to Permanent = After enrolling, complete or not, they come back to us and find employment

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Measures of EffectivenessProgram Connections Temp Jobs Full Time Jobs Referred to

Education

Employment 1208 152 52 6

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1 Feb to 1 Oct 12

BudgetCategory Sub Category Budget Expended Allocated Remaining

Travel Lodging 11,000

Meals 500

Mileage + Pking 6,000 35.00

Per Diem 8,500 355.00

Transportation 14,000 50.00

Total 40,000

Outreach Advertising -

Media & Graphics 4,000

Public Rel / Gen Outreach 12,000 123.85 123.85 11876.15

Sineage 500

Trade Shows / Events 4,000 795.00 795.00 3205.00

Web Site 2,500

Total

Need = $478,000Have = $270,000Must get = $208K!!!

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Upcoming Events• Job Fairs

– Jan 16, 17 and 18, 2013: ESGR Denver Job Fair• Leader Quest building, 6825 S. Galena Street, Suite 100, Centennial

• Laura, Zaena, and Peter attend on 18 Jan

– Feb 5: CSU Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Career Fair

– Mar 13: ESGR Fort Collins Job Fair

– Apr 23: Fort Carson, Transition Expo Job Fair

• Conferences

– Jan – SVA Conference

– Feb – COSEIA Conference

• Events

– 16 Jan: MLK Points of Light Volunteer Day

• Travel

— Jan 28 – 1 Feb: John – California

— Feb 10-13: Greg & John – Washington DC

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Employment ExposLocation Date Sponsor POC Expo $ Travel

$Total $

Palm Desert, CA 16 Aug Hiring Our Heroes $583 $583

Denver Sep 13 Hiring our Heroes Kynnie $295

Fort Carson, CO Sep 19 Hiring our Heroes Kynnie Free

Buckley AFB Sep 19 Buckley TAP Laura Free

Camp Pendleton Sep 20 CCC Rep Free

Los Angeles, CA Oct 4

Duluth, CA Oct 12

Fort Carson ACAP Oct 18 ACAP Laura $10

Fort Collins, CO Oct 25 Laura

Huntington Beach, CA Nov 14

Oakland, CA Nov 29

San Diego, CA Dec 13 Greg

Camp Pendleton Dec 21 ???

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TITLE DATE CATEGORY LOCATION EXPENSE TRAVEL $ TOTAL

SVA National Conference JAN 13 Student Vets $2000

CO Solar Energy Industries Assn Conf FEB 13 Solar Broomfield CO $400

Corps Network Forum FEB 13 Conservation Corps DC $2000

Washington Clean Energy Roundtable MAR 13 Clean Energy DC $500

Military Energy Alternatives Conference MAR 5-7, 13

Clean Energy Washington, DC

American Wind Energy Association Conf MAY 13 Wind Chicago $1,000

World Renewable Energy Forum MAY 13 Renewables Baltimore $500

The Points of Light National Convention of Volunteerism and Community Service

JUN 13 Volunteer DC

JUN 13 Wind CO $400

Energy Ocean International JUN 13 Clean Energy

Conferences FY 13

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CommunicationsExecuted

AMVETS American Veteran Magazine

Employment Program Brochure

Pending

California National Guard’s Work for Warriors program

Employment Assistance Program Expansion Publicizing Career Counselors hire

The Griffon 104th (USAR) Training Command Publication

Bob Woodruff ABC News Story – Working dates and location

AmeriCorps / Mission Continues Story

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Outreach

SVA

Team Rubicon

Project Sanctuary

Avram Laub, CEO-RRISC

Colonel David W. Sutherland – Easter Seals

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association

Julia Hamm, president and CEO of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)

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DevelopmentNAME AMOUNT STATUS POC DATE

D & G Glazer Foundation $70K $45,5 received John

Northrop Grumman $1000 Received John

Venoco Need to Call John

Daniels Foundation Need to Call John

Call of Duty $250K $125K Received John

Annenberg Foundation

Anadarko

Family Foundations

American Legion Grant Greg

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Around the Table

• Vetnet

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InitiativesWebsite Jobs Page E-Jobs Update Outdoor Conservation and Wildland Firefighting webpage

updates Education Fact Sheet National Guard / Reserve participation in CO Government Funding Spreadsheet Job Expo Plan for 2013Need input from staff

Conference plan for 2013Need input from staff

SVA – How do we access their members? Industry Tracking Sheet Assn ContactsMedia Contacts CiviCore Data Mining1/7/2013 34

Issues• Personal Data Handling

• Sensitive Partner Information

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Veterans Green Force Goals2012 -2013

• Raise $200K to fund operations for FY 2013

• Raise $1M to fund operations for FY14

• Connect with 5000 veterans (since 1 Feb 12)

• Find jobs for 1000

• Expand VGJ Brand

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BACKUP

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Conferences FY13TITLE DATE CATEGORY LOCATION EXPENSE TRAVEL $ TOTAL

Inter Solar JUL 12 Solar San Fran, CA

COGA Conference AUG 12 Oil and Gas Denver, CO

AREDAY AUG 12 Renewables Aspen, CO

Solar Power International SEP 12 Solar Orlando, FL

California Clean Energy Roundtable OCT 12 Clean Energy Laguna Beach,CA

AWEA Offshore Windpower Conf & Expo OCT 12 Offshore Wind Virginia Beach

Advanced Energy 2012 OCT 12 NY Energy New York

Restoring America’s Estuaries OCT 12 Conservation Tampa

AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium NOV 12 Wind Chandler, AZ

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Associations

• American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)

• Solar Electric Power Association

• Solar Energy Industries Association

• American Wind Energy Association

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Industry Publications

• SolarIndustryMag.com

• North American Clean Energy

• North American WindPower

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Networking

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Staff Training

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Industry Tracking Sheet

• Name• Location• Industry• # Employees• MOS Fits = • CEO• HR Manager• Communications Dir• # veterans referred• # veterans hired

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• Intern/Fellow Help

– Am Legion Aux Call to Service

– Community Blueprint Corps Application • Metro Volunteers

– Greg – Data management / Research

– Rocky Mountain Region Coordinator

– Career Counselors Research / Follow-up

Interns / Fellows

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Senior Director Veterans Programs

John TothWalmart

Director Veterans Green Force

VacantJul 13 Fill

Director Veterans Green Corps

VacantJul 13 Fill

Industry LiaisonKynnie Martin50% Jul 12 Fill

Walmart

Veteran Career Counselor

Vacant50% Funded; Jul 12 Fill

Walmart

Veteran Career Counselor (WW)

Vacant 100% Funded Jul 12 FillWoodruff Foundation

California Regional CoordinatorGreg Snyder

50% Funded ; Jul 12 FillFunding end 31 Dec 12Metabolic / Anenberg

Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator

Vacant50% Funded ; Jul 12 FillFunding ends 31 Jan 13

Walmart

OutreachVickie Miller

50% Funded ; Jul 12 FillWalmart

Veteran Career Counselor

Vacant Fill ASAF

Msn Cont FellowJoe Cafferty

100% Oct12 FillFellow ends April 13

VETERANS PROGRAMS2012 - 2013

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InternFill ASAPIntern

Fill ASAPIntern

Fill ASAP

Partial Funding

10% Funding

Veteran Career Counselor

Vacant Fill ASAF

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Upcoming Job FairsUS Chamber/Hiring Our Heroes/Recruit Military

Veteran Opportunity Expos

JUNE 20127 Charlotte, NC7 Seattle, WA14 Jacksonville, FL21 Los Angeles, CA28 Atlanta, GA28 Washington, DC

JULY 201212 Colorado Springs, CO12 St. Louis, MO19 Dallas, TX26 Philadelphia, PA

AUGUST 20122 Minneapolis, MN9 Houston, TX16 Richmond, VA23 Columbus, OH23 Miami, FL

SEPTEMBER 20126 San Diego, CA13 Denver, CO13 New York, NY13 San Antonio, TX20 Cincinnati, OH27 Baltimore, MD27 Shreveport, LA

OCTOBER 2012

4 Los Angeles, CA

4 Tampa, FL

11 Chicago, IL

11 Kansas City, MO

18 Phoenix, AZ

18 Pittsburgh, PA

25 Atlanta, GA

NOVEMBER 2012

1 Jacksonville, FL

1 Philadelphia, PA

8 Norfolk, VA

8 Seattle, WA

15 Charlotte, NC

15 Dallas, TX

29 Las Vegas, NV

29 Oakland, CA

DECEMBER 2012

6 Houston, TX

13 San Diego, CA

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