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See schedule o1. Partner network engagement:in 2023, Youth inc formalized the six-month pre-boarding program, which engages new nonprofit partners in a self-assessment for the organization and a series of professional development workshops that encompass key capacity-building topics for nonprofit leaders, including board and governance, fundraising, impact and evaluation, and change management. This onboarding work allows the nonprofit partner to define their goals and work with Youth inc for the upcoming programmatic year. Youth inc deeply values its community of 87 nonprofit partners and creates peer-to-peer learning opportunities for all our partners to strengthen their best practices through partner network-wide events (in-person and virtual) and our online social platform, "the community."

See schedule o3. Governance capacity building:the board advancement and board dynamics programs strengthen nonprofit board performance through curated learning experiences, including workshops, strategy sessions, custom project development and implementation, coaching, and technical assistance from board development professionals to increase board engagement and enhance board outcomes. The get on board program offers a broad array of companies the opportunity to train their employees on the foundations of nonprofit board governance and participate in a bespoke matching process to identify a nonprofit that needs their expertise and meets their interests. By becoming a board member and utilizing their relevant skills, these individuals are able to give back to the community and further develop their leadership skills and board governance experience.

See schedule o2. Impact evaluation:youth inc's metrics program helps organizations measure and maximize the impact of their programs on the Youth they serve and the staff who support them. The program, heavily focused on metrics alumni groups in 2023, combines in-person workshops, one-on-one coaching, technical assistance, program roundtables, and peer learning designed to build their evaluative capacity. Using hello insight tools, our nonprofit partners capture the impact on program beneficiaries in key areas of social-emotional learning, program quality, and data on staff competence and confidence to deliver research-based positive Youth development practices. Youth inc's impact evaluation team coaches organizations to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy, research-based positive Youth development practices, and better use program data to intentionally design and deliver their programs for greater impact on Youth served. To support the metrics program team and provide easier access to a wider range of nonprofit partner staff, we continued to build our online learning platform. We completed five digital courses: growth mindset and organizational culture, building social capital for staff and Youth, fundamentals to positive Youth development, introduction to social emotional learning, and board goal setting. Throughout 2023, we had the opportunity to expand beyond our nyc network and share our work nationally across the Youth development field. Building off our success with the elevating Youth development series (the four community forums highlighting the stories and experiences of young people, Youth workers, executive leaders, and funders across the Youth development ecosystem), we introduced Youth inc and presented our work at six events nationwide, including; national afterschool association conference, Youth & young adult mental health summit, forum for Youth investment conference, new york state network for Youth success conference, casel conference, and american evaluation association conference. These opportunities set the foundation for our new strategic plan goal to have greater insight and impact on the larger field of Youth development and capacity building.

4. Agile strategy planning lab:in 2023, Youth inc continued the implementation of our agile strategy planning lab, serving 5 of our partner network organizations. The agile strategy planning lab is an intensive 13-week process of small, cohort-based learning and individualized coaching, using a newly developed strategic planning blueprint as a guide throughout the process. The blueprint is a simplified strategic plan that focuses on the most critical aspects of strategic planning: establishing direction, detailing action, accountability, feasibility, and ensuring implementation. Program expenses totaled $270,600, including grants of $5,000. 5. Strategy & operational effectiveness:in 2023, Youth inc continued to implement program offerings that focus on nonprofit operations and infrastructure. One of the programs, the pulse series, is a four-session workshop series designed for emerging operations leaders to develop leadership skills and build organizational culture. In 2023, the pulse series engaged 25 of our nonprofit partners, focusing on building organizational capacity to operationalize values and culture. This program targets middle managers with operational roles, providing resources, tools, and insights on leadership, management, and operationalizing values.additionally, the operations collective is a two-month cohort-based learning series that focuses on collectively solving common operational challenges identified by each organization. This program includes professional development sessions, coaching, and implementation support to help organizations develop a holistic approach to addressing operational gaps. In 2023, the operations collective focused on two areas of operational effectiveness: creating and leading transformational change and marketing & communications. This involved two unique program cohorts, engaging 14 of our nonprofit partners in monthly learning and coaching sessions. Program expenses totaled $240,200.6. Rise academy for leaders of color:rise academy is a leadership development program for the emergent leader of color. The program provides an opportunity to strengthen the leadership pool of talent and provide greater access to individuals of color to achieve and succeed in nonprofit leadership roles. In partnership with the center for nonprofit leadership at adelphi university's leading in community program, this unique opportunity pairs personal leadership development, nonprofit management, community leadership skills, mental health strategies, and a mentor program in an 18-month experience for emerging leaders. At the conclusion, each leader receives a certificate in organizational and community leadership from adelphi. In addition, represented organizations receive training and coaching for executive directors and direct reporting managers to explore culturally responsive management practices that can retain and sustain leaders of color, along with a completion grant for participation at the end of each cohort. Program expenses totaled $208,000.7. Legacy leadership:the legacy leadership program (formerly succession planning program) works with the executive director/ceo, board, and senior leaders to engage in critical conversations and action steps to improve organizational culture, leadership development, and succession planning practices at their organization. The program increases intentionality around leadership practices across the organization to increase long-term sustainability through transition periods. Program expenses totaled $116,000, including grants of $7,500.8. Grantmaking:youth inc continues to receive support from our corporate partners and individual donors for this initiative, enabling us to issue unrestricted grants. Youth inc also issued $79,000 of bridge fund cash grants.9. Corporate partnerships:youth inc delivers significant capacity-building programming through pro bono relationships with other key corporate partners, including morgan stanley, and corporate volunteer engagement opportunities that match our nonprofit partners with corporate volunteers for projects and skills-based volunteering directly with the organizations and their staff. Program expenses totaled $80,400."