Thursday Network2015-2016 NULYP Awards Submission

GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUEYOUNG PROFESSIONALS 1

Hello National Urban League Young Professionals,

Thursday Network has been hard at work making this year our best year yet!

Last year we were honored to be recognized as the 2015 Hugh B. Price

National Chapter of Excellence and we have been working diligently to live up

to that honor. Our focus this year was to expand on our service to our affiliate

as well as grow our signature programming. We are pleased to present you

with our award submission for the 2015-2016 service year. We look forward to

telling you our story of continued chapter growth and demonstrating our

commitment Empowering Communities and Changing Lives.

For the last 24 years Thursday Network has been pleased to serve our affiliate

the Greater Washington Urban League in their efforts to empower our

community. Our affiliate has been one of the major superheroes in the

Washington DC area, when it comes to championing housing equality,

workforce development equality, and social justice. As the Young

Professionals’ Auxiliary, we have gallantly followed in our affiliate’s footsteps.

We have continued to strengthen our affiliate partnership and serve as the

extra “boots on the ground” to raise awareness about the resources they

provide in the metropolitan Washington DC area. Thursday Network comes

from a legacy of excellence and we strive to live up to that through everything

that we do. We are proud of our legacy, we are proud of our achievements,

but we are most proud of the lives we have been able to touch through our

service to the community.

We hope you enjoy our story and learn more about how Thursday Network is

#YPEmpowered!

A MESSAGE FROM TN & GWUL

Kendra OatesPresidentThursday Network

George H. Lambert Jr.President & CEOGreater Washington Urban League

What is Thursday Network?

Invest in Minority Young Professionals

Why Invest In Thursday Network?

Our Vision

A Tradition of Community Impact

Leadership Development

Partnership Opportuntiies

Civic Engagement

Parntership Form

Contact Us

Additional Information

Thursday Network Executive Board

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Kendra OatesPresident

LaTricea AdamsVice President

Krystina WhiteTreasurer

Christopher AustinParliamentarian

Sean RobinsonCivic Enagement

James JeterCommunity Service

Events

Nikia CoatesCommunity Service

Programs

Capree BellFund Development

Brian HenceMembership

Services

Ashley GarvinPersonal & Profesional

Development

Jennifer McDaniel-WhitePublic Relations

Kyle WilliamsSocial & Cultural

CONTINUING OUR LEGACY OF

EXCELLENCE

2015 Hugh B. Price National Chapter of Excellence

27%Increase in Affiliate Give

19% Increase in Membership

since May 2015

582%Increase in Affiliate

Service Hours

27% Increase in Number of

Community Service Events

99Average Number of Service

Hours per Member Performed by Chapter*

*Includes both Chapter Volunteer and Affiliate Service Hours

20 Thursday Network

Members at the 2015 NUL Conference

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Elected Officials:

• Alonzo Washington, Maryland House of

Delegates, District 22

Leadership Highlights

• LaTricea Adams

• Founder of Black Millennials for Flint

• New Leaders for New Schools National

Policy Advisory Committee Member

• Pashara Black

• Community Economic Development

Volunteer for Peace Corps Columbia

• NC A&T State University Young Alumni

Council

• Kimberlin Butler

• Education Pioneers Board Member, DC

Area Alumni Board

• Michael Akin

• Chair, Greater Washington Urban

League Board of Directors

• Public Relations Society of America

Silver Anvil Award

• Chanon Bell

• Black Swan Academy Board Member

• Samantha Davis

• Founder of Black Swan Academy

• Advocacy Chair, Senior Advisory

Coalition

• Board Member, MLK Mural

• Charis Goff

• Greater Washington Urban League

Advisory Board Member

• 2015 Distinguished President of the

Year

• Angeline Jefferson

• Development Coordinator at Mary’s

House

• Jasmine Jones

• Miss Black DC USA 2016

• Miss Idaho United States

• Founder of BLOOM Athletics

• Kendra Oates

• Board of Directors, Greater Washington

Urban League

• Erica Southerland

• Howard University Faculty Senate

• National Urban League Emerging

Leaders Program

• LaRosha Paul

• Founder of Big Dreamz Inc.

• Wainie Youn

• President, National Pan-Hellenic

Council of Howard County

Greater Washington Urban League

Advisory Board Members:

• Capree Bell

• Charis Goff

• Jennifer McDaniel-White

• Shanelle Patterson

• Kyle Williams

NULYP Leadership

• Kimberlin Butler, Leadership &

Professional Training

• Charis Goff, Programs

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTEMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS

This year Thursday Network was dedicated to providing additional personal

and professional development opportunities outside of our general body

meetings to allow a deeper dive into the topics that mattered to us the most.

This year we hosted:• A three-part financial literacy series• Corporate Fundraising training• An on-going Lean-In Circle for a small group of members

Entrepreneurship is an important topic to our members and this year we

provided numerous opportunities to foster and expose the entrepreneurial

spirit of Thursday Network members. We collaborated with the Greater

Washington Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center and other

organizations to provide dynamic programming.

PROVIDING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTGENERAL BODY MEETINGS

Thursday Network hosts monthly general body meetings that focus

on different personal and professional development topics.

Meeting Highlights Include: • A Celebration of Whitney M. Young Jr. Through Film : February 2016 – 72 Attendees,

180 Affiliate Hours• Awaken Your Entrepreneurial Spirit: March 2016 – 62 Attendees, 155 Affiliate Hours• Thursday Network Travels Noir: July 2015 – 71 Attendees, 142 Affiliate Hours• Annual Advocacy Planning Session: October 2015 – 50 Attendees, 125 Affiliate Hours• Black Friday – The Buying Power of the Black Consumer : November 2015 – 49

Attendees, 122.5 Affiliate Hours

“I had a wonderful time talking to the Thursday Network GBM group about

entrepreneurship. The event was well-organized, and the participants were open and

eager to learn more about self-employment. As a presenter, it was inspiring to see so

many like-minded, socially conscious professionals in one room. They asked pertinent

questions, and seemed genuinely engaged in the topic. It was a pleasure speaking with

the group, and I look forward to an ongoing partnership with Thursday Network.” -

Andrena Sawyer | GBM Panelist | Founder and CEO | P.E.R.K Consulting

Other GBM Topics Include: Revitalizing Your Personal Brand, Staying Fit & Focused, Homeownership “A Dream Deferred”, Make Your Next Move Your Best Move, & Our 1st Membership Appreciation Celebration

COMMUNITY IMPACTAFFILIATE SERVICE

The Greater Washington Urban League can always count on Thursday Network to provide volunteer support for any community events they host in the metropolitan DC area. This year we proudly served our affiliate by:

• Supporting Comcast Cares Day• Supporting the GWUL Back to School Community Festival• Supporting the Catalyst Network: Meeting of the Minds events• Implementing the GWUL Food Pantry• Serving on GWUL Events Committees• Providing 5 Thursday Network GWUL Advisory Board Members• Increasing Affiliate Give• Supporting the Black Heritage Night Washington Nationals Baseball Game• Scholarship Application Review• Promotion of GWUL Services and Events to the Community

9,478.5 Affiliate Service Hours*60.3 Affiliate Service Hours per Member*

COMMUNITY IMPACTSIGNATURE PROGRAMS

YOUNG BLACKS GIVE BACK 2016

Thursday Network continued its tradition of reinvigorating our commitment to serving our community through our annual Young Blacks Give Back month. Every May since 1994 we have hosted this month long service blitz to show our community that Young Blacks DO Give Back!

The 2016 YBGB event line-up included:

Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour Fundraiser with Black Millennials for Flint• $275 raised for the “I EMPOWER”

Scholarship• 50 attendees at a black owned restaurant

Mental Health Awareness Barbershop Crawl 11 Volunteers , 12 barbershops, 33 Service

Hours

Youth Healthy Eating Workshop 11 Volunteers, 11 Participants, 30

Service Hours

Healthy Food Drive & Distribution18 Volunteers, 54 service hours, 40 bags

of food distributed to 7 families and 5 senior citizens

COMMUNITY IMPACTSIGNATURE PROGRAMS

“I EMPOWER” Scholarship

Every year Thursday Network awards college scholarships to deserving high school seniors who demonstrate a commitment to community service. This year we awarded 2 scholarships and increased the scholarship award amounts by 40%. Our 2016 recipients are Jarid Shields and Daynna Stewart. Thursday Network is awarding $5,000 in scholarships which brings the total disbursement of our scholarship program to $158,000 since its inception 23 years ago.

Empowerment Academy

Annually, Thursday Network hosts the Empowerment Academy life skills and enrichment mentorship program for youth in our service area. This year the program was hosted for 6th – 8th

grade students at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C. This year the Empowerment Academy grew and more than doubled in duration going from a 7 week program last year to a 15 week program this year.9 Volunteers; 30 Students;

506 Service Hours

COMMUNITY IMPACTSERVICE & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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Outside of our signature programs, Thursday Network also performs various one-time service and civic engagement events throughout our

community. These events allow us to diversify the type of service opportunities available to our Thursday Network members and friends.

• Habitat for Humanity: 10 Volunteers, 71.5 Service Hours• Holiday Celebration with National Center for Children and Families: 16 Volunteers,

58 Attendees, 290 Service Hours• Holiday Party and Luau Party at Victory Heights Senior Center, 39 Attendees, 44

Volunteers, 249 Service Hours• Shaw Easter Community Festival: 45 Attendees, 10 Volunteers, 202.5 Service Hours• Capital Area Food Bank: 16 Volunteers; 64 Service Hours• NULYP Cares Flint Day of Service: 7 (TN) Volunteers; 133 Service Hours

Community Service Events

Civic Engagement Events

• Know Your Rights School Lunch Table: 358 Attendees, 716 Service Hours• Maryland Voter Registration Drive: 30 Attendees; 90 Service Hours• Community Policing in Ward 7 Discussion: 42 Attendees, 84 Service Hours• Mayor Bowser Housing & Community Development Meeting for Ward 1: 30

Attendees; 60 Service Hours• Justice or Else March: 17 Attendees; 102 Service Hours• Created our first Community Microgrant Competition

COMMUNITY IMPACTNULYP PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

National Day of Empowerment – Black Business Empowerment Summit

Black Business Expo• Over $600 spent with black-owned small

businesses on site

Entrepreneurship Workshop• Workshop was lead by the Director of GWUL’s

Entrepreneurship Center Eldridge Allen• Banker from the oldest Black-owned bank in DC

provided advice on how to secure capital

Speed Networking• Allowed experienced entrepreneurs to share best

practices with new budding entrepreneurs. • Provided information fro non-entrepreneurs on

how to be a better supporter of small businesses39 Attendees, 243 Service Hours

National Day of Service – STEAM Career Fair & Awards Ceremony

128 Attendees; 320 Service Hours

Thursday Network partnered with Stuart Hobson Junior High School After School All-Stars for our STEAM Career Fair & Awards Ceremony. Our Thursday Network members who have careers in STEAM led interactive demonstrations in a career fair style format. Our STEAM professionals included data analysts, statisticians, electrical engineers, cartographers, geographers and more! We also took time to recognize students and faculty at Stuart Hobson Junior High School who are already engaged in STEAM activities. The attendance for our National Day of Service event grew by 750%!

Click here to see the STEAM video recap

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Last year Thursday Network revamped our New Member Orientation and Open House for new and prospective members. This year we focused not only on maintaining the progress we made with the growth of our membership, but also improving our recruitment and retention efforts. This year we expanded our recruiting and retention efforts by participating in/hosting the following events:

• Black Alumni Networking Expo

• Synergy Conference & Business Expo• Celebration Of Black Entrepreneurs 2015 All Access Gala & Expo• Member Appreciation Month• Members Only: Member Appreciation Day Trip to Baltimore (co-hosted with GBLA)• Young, Black, & Innovative Reception• Member of the Month and Member of the Year Programs• Much more!

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72%

Gender Breakdown

MALE

FEMALE

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Accounting/Finance

Legal

Technology

Non-profit

Marketing/Communications

Government

Education

Retail/Sales/Service

Insurance

Healthcare/Pharmacy/Biotech

Economics

Industries Represented

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTJOIN WEEK 2016

Frederick Douglass Museum

Tour

16th Annual MLK Blanket

& Toiletry Drive

Join Week Open House

Know Your Rights School

Lunch Table

TNN Digital Magazine

Launch Party

Revitalize Your

Personal Brand GBM

Thursday Network Bowling

Challenge

Join Week

2016

37 New Members15 Membership Renewals

Join Week Events

This year we hosted our 16th Annual MLK Blanket & Toiletry Drive, which was our largest and most successful blanket & toiletry drive to date! We were joined by Melissa Rogers, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. We partnered with New Bethel Baptist Church and were joined by 521 Volunteers. Our event provided 400 Blanket & Toiletry care packages that were distributed in DC ,Prince George’s MD, and Montgomery County MD.

Debuted the inaugural issue of our digital magazine

*Click Here to see our MLK Day of Service video recap

MEMBERSHIP

DEVELOPMENTThursday Network is proud to honor our members who go above and beyond in service to the League! From exceptional volunteer contributions to consistent committee and event attendance, our Members of the Month exemplify commitment to the mission and goals of Thursday Network and the Urban League Movement!

Members of the Month(Pictured from top to bottom)

• Lauryn King – May 2016• Maurice Bland – April 2016• Ciara Famble – March 2016• Arnold Pierre – February 2016• Jovan Hackley – January 2016• Nancy Joseph – December 2015• Nikia Coates – November 2015• Stephanie Hargrove – October

2015• Chris Austin* – TN Volunteer of

the Year – September 2015• Brian Hence – August 2015• Ramona Jones – July 2015• Tori Wright – June 2015

Thursday Network Members with 5 or more years of service to NULYP• Eliot Sutler – 2009• Starr Webb – 2009• Charis Goff – 2010• Nancy Joseph – 2010• Kendra Oates – 2010• Wainie Youn – 2010• LaTricea Adams – 2011• Adrian White – 2011• Kimberlin Butler – 2012

Social & Cultural Highlights2nd Annual Black Jewish Unity Seder

Join Week Frederick Douglass Vacation Home Tour2015 NULYP Candidates Meet & Greet

TN Summer Brunch Series: Building Black WealthDay Trip to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum with GBLA

#NoLeadZone Pajama Jam with Black Millennials for FlintChurch Service with Dr. Cornel West

Members Only Redskins vs. Bears Game Watch PartySalsa Night

Members Only CookoutHalloween Open House and more!

FUND DEVELOPMENTAFFILIATE GIVE

$22,428.50- Hosted Soiree Noir – the 2nd Annual Whitney M. Young Memorial Gala

After-party - $10,069- Whitney M. Young Gala – Friends of the League Sponsor - $3,825- Sponsored 3 Greater Washington Urban League Students to attend the

National Urban League Youth Summit - $1,500- 2015 Golf Tournament Sponsor - $1,500- GWUL Night at the Ballpark for Black Heritage Night - $185- Giving Tuesday Fundraising Team & Holiday Party Fundraiser $2,114- GWUL Back to School Community Festival - $235.5- AvalonBay Corporate Sponsorship secured by Thursday Network - $1,000 *

*$1,000 of the $2,500 sponsorship was given directly to our affiliate

- 2nd Annual Spirit of Service Awards - $2,000

FUND DEVELOPMENTTHURSDAY NETWORK PROGRAMMING

• Raised $2,585 through targeted fundraisers for our “I EMPOWER” Scholarship fund

• T-shirt sales: Released a new edition of our Thursday Network t-shirts with our newly redesigned logo

• Secured a $2,500 corporate sponsorship from AvalonBay Communities• Secured a $500 sponsorship from small business - AMW Site Designs• Created a new Corporate Sponsorship package that resulted in $3,000 in

sponsorship

SPONSORS

This year Thursday Network put an emphasis on securing new

corporate sponsorships while strengthening existing

partnerships. We secured more corporate sponsorship dollars this year and have laid the foundation

to exceed our corporate fundraising goals next year

COMMUNCIATIONSMEDIA OUTLETS

TNN Digital Magazine

1,955

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

1,034

1,972

2,000Weekly

Newsletter

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New TN Logo

TV Appearance on Good Morning

Washington

Thursday Network has continued to be extremely active on all social media

outlets. Our goal is to reach the masses to spread the word of how Thursday Network

and the Greater Washington Urban League are Empowering Communities and

Changing Lives

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• Unveiled New Thursday Network Logo• Debuted a digital magazine that reached 460

people• Social Media is updated daily• Introduced a new series of videos of TN service

events and the “I AM THURSDAY NETWORK” campaign

• Members Only Google Group• Feature on the White House Blog for MLK Day of

Service• 1 Article in the Washington Informer• Multiple “On Track” Radio Tapings• We Act Radio Taping• WPGC 95.5 highlight for our MLK Day of Service• Good Morning Washington and NBC4 Viewpoint

television appearances

*Click here to see our digital magazine

James Jeter is currently serving his

second term as Community Service Events

Chair. As the co-chair of one of our most

vital committees James has immensely

grown one of our largest signature

community service events. James is always

willing to get the work of the Community

Service Committee done and support all

of our other Thursday Network

programming. James has been extremely

dedicated in his role as Community

Service Events chair and is always looking

for ways to make Thursday Network’s

service events the best service

opportunities in the metro DC area.

2016 EASTERN REGION MEMBER OF

THE YEAR NOMINATION

Highlights of James’ work include :

• Growing our signature Martin Luther King Jr. Blanket & Toiletry Drive

community service event by 560% increasing the number of volunteers

from 92 in 2014 to 521 in 2016

• Expanding the reach of our Martin Luther King Jr. Blanket & Toiletry

Drive from just the District of Columbia to our other service areas in

Prince George’s County, MD and Montgomery County, MD.

• Honored as GWUL/TN 2016 Volunteer of the Year

• Creating and executing innovative service events like our Luau Party at

Victory Heights Senior Center and our Black History Month Book Drive

• Volunteering to do photography and videography of Thursday Network

events

• Increased National Day of Service Attendance by 750% going from 17

participants in 2015 to 128 participants in 2016

* 267.5 Affiliate Service Hours * 72.5 Chapter Service Hours *

*2016 LPC Attendee * 100% Executive Board & General Body

Meeting Attendance * 87% Chapter Event Attendance * $652.76 in financial support for Thursday Network *

YP Chapter Name: Thursday Network – GWUL Young Professionals

YP Chapter President: Kendra Oates Phone: 302-530-9844

Email: President@thursdaynetwork.org

Year Chapter Founded: 1992

Affiliate CEO Name: George H. Lambert Jr. Phone: 202-265-8200

(As of May 31, 2016) 2014-2015 2015-2016

Number of Members 132 157

Number of Chapter Volunteer Hours 5,647.5 6,061.5

Number of Affiliate Service Hours 1,628.5 9,478.5

Total Affiliate Dollars Given $17,721.68 $22,438.50

Number of Corporate Sponsors 5 7

Number of Community Service Events 37 47

Number of Community Partners 96 111

Number of Sister Chapters Supported 7 6

NULYP CHAPTER AWARDS SUBMISSION

NATIONAL AWARDS

National YP Chapter of Excellence

National Day of Service

National Day of Empowerment

Affiliate Service Chapter Award

REGIONAL YP CHAPTER

Eastern Region Chapter of Excellence

REGIONAL CHAPTER MEMBER

Eastern Region Outstanding YP Member

CHAPTER CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

# of Chapter Members at 2015 NUL Conference

20

President at WMY 2015 Yes

2016 Legislative Policy Conference Chapter Attendance

Yes

*President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian attended their respective NULYP Leadership Training. Committee Chairs like Membership, and Fund Development, attended NULYP Leadership Trainings as well.

SISTER CHAPTER SUPPORTThursday Network Members attended the following signature events during 2015-

2016:

• Urban League of Hampton Roads Young Professionals’ Day Party

• Greater Baltimore Leadership Association’s Masquerade Ball

• Memphis Urban League Young Professionals’ Empowerment Conference

• Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network’s Black Opal Gala