Executive Director Letter 4

Mission 5
Table of Contets

Impact Report
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Board of Directors 8

Demographics
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY 11
Financial Health and What to
LookForward To 12

Supporters 13
Executive Director Letter


Dear Supporters:

I struggled with poverty myself and joining ProAct gave me the opportunity to give back to other people
and really show compassion to people who experience what I experienced. This is the testimony given by
LeAsia Williams, a 17-year old high school senior, as she reflected on her service learning experience from
the past year. ProAct was founded in 2010 and became a 501(c)(3) organization in 2012 in order to make a
difference in how youth and communities experienced one another. ProAct is a service learning organization
that seeks to serve through youth rather than to them. Our mission is to engage youth in public service that
educates, delights, and inspires the youth and those they serve.

Last year, ProAct, in partnership with 24 community organizations, engaged over 2,000 economically
disadvantaged boys and girls in public service to Indianapolis. These youths logged in over 10,000 hours of
community service in 126 projects. But were not looking back---because young people dont stop growing up
and the need for positive supports for their growth keeps expanding as well. As we push forward into a new
year, demand for our programs and services continues to grow as more schools and communities want to see
our innovative service-learning programs teach these children that they can make a difference no matter
their situation. Through our programs, students will have the opportunity to learn important perspectives,
skills, and values.

At a time when every smart donor is looking to make the greatest impact, supporting ProAct is a way to
reach that objective. Please, help us spread the joy of serving as we pursue our goal that every young person
in our community has available to them all the things every good parent would provide---access to positive
activities, opportunities to learn and develop skills, and lots of supportive and caring relationships.

We look forward to working in partnership with you to make this become a reality for many more boys
and girls next year. Warm wishes for your health and prosperity.

Respectfully,

Derrin Slack
Founder and Executive Director












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Our Mission
To engage youth in public service
that educates, delights, and inspires
the youth and those they serve.

85% remaining active and completing the program

75% returning to participate in the following year

98% of youth reported having a more positive view of service,

themselves, and their future.

87% of youth reported having a more positive view of their community.

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 By the Numbers Our Impact in 2016

Number of Youth Engaged in Service Learning 2,003

364
Number of Adult Professionals Engaged Alongside Youth

Total Number of Community Service Hours 10,349

Number of Community Partners Served 24

Challenges/Lessons Learned in 2016-17

1. CHALLENGE We are at a point in our evolution as an organization

where we need to go or grow. Our workload is getting too heavy for
one full-time employee to handle. In 2017, we need to hire a full-
time program director and more support staff to maintain our
growth and continue to provide quality programs as we scale.

2. LESSON LEARNED Our corporate programs are

popular and they are working. They are bringing in revenue
for the organization and our youth are learning from the
adults who work alongside them in service projects. We
learned that because of this, we need to stress quality in
our activities in every aspect meaning we need a tough-
er vetting process for our community partners to be able to
take on consistent volunteers, quality curriculum, and suffi-
cient marketing to better communicate our story.

3. LESSON LEARNED Demand for our programs and services

continue to grow. We can no longer offer services for free.

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Board of Directors
and Staff 2017-18
Name Affiliation
Michelle Greene, PhD IUPUI
Board Chair
Stacy Robinson IU School of Medicine
Board Secretary
Pete Allen Covance
Board Treasurer

Rebecca Henry SHARE-LT

Kala Slack Community Health Network
Monique Johnson, LMSW Youth Villages
Shane ODay, MBA Shortridge High School
Lauren Box, JD Barnes and Thornburg
Laura Bickle, MBA Eli Lilly and Company

Staff
Derrin Slack, Executive Director, Founder
Julie Plake, Program Director
Cody Balog, Site Leader
Dustie Cooper, Site Leader
Becca Gratch, Site Leader
Trevor Mays, Site Leader
Michelle Anderson, Bookkeeper
Kristina Weaver, Grant Writer (Acesso Strategies)

I never had as much fun

serving my community as
I did with ProAct. Student
Participant

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 Demographics
Number of Youth Program Participants: 2011, 2012, 2013

100% African American

2011
11 boys and girls

2012
24 boys and girls

2013
53 boys and girls
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more than 1000
boys and girls

2014
more than 2500
boys and girls

2015-16
more than 2000
boys and girls

2016-17
African American White Latino-Hispanic Asian-Other

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ProAct Indy
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
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Total 10 Contributions & Support 157,829.96

Total Revenue $188,870.39

EXPENDITURES
01 Personnel 50,455.31
Total 003 Specific Expenses 5,691.11
Total 004 Shared Expenses (Allocated by FTE) 62,323.99
Total 02 Other Than Personal Service (OTPS) 70,926.04

Total Expenditures $153,672.55

NET REVENUE $35,144.55

I now know my purpose. Patricia,

Program Participant
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Financial Health
ProAct exceeded financial projections for this FY2016-17 due in
large part to revenues generated from our corporate programs
and new grants we have procured. I would like to leverage this
to hire a program director.

We hosted our first annual fundraiser, a Trivia Night sponsored

by the Efroymson Family Fund which attracted over 100 guests
who were exposed to ProAct.

For FY2017-18, we are happy to increase our budget

BY 84% TO $250,000.

What to Look
Forward To
Management of Seven Steeples Farm. ProAct will be assuming
management responsibilities of this Urban Farm in the Near
West Side neighborhood of Indianapolis.

Our new program curriculum will launch in our Learning Man-

agement System powered by Litmos. This system will allow us
to efficiently and effectively administer our program to three
times as many youth in the next year.

Jefferson Awards Foundation has asked ProAct to plan and

manage its four service learning conferences. Two will be host-
ed in Indianapolis, two will be hosted in Lafayette. Working with
a reputable organization like the Jefferson Awards Foundation
will give ProAct greater publicity statewide and we hope to
build upon a relationship for national exposure.

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 Our Supporters
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our sponsors and
donors. We are grateful for your continued support of our organization
and our citys youth.
Efroymson Family Fund
Thomas J. and Marjorie S. Gray Foundation
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Michael L. and Sue Smith Family Foundation
Wayne DeVeydt and Michele Jackson
TrueU
Barnraisers
The Sablosky Family Foundation, a fund of Legacy Fund
Second Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis Public Schools
Salesforce Foundation
The Indianapolis Foundation
Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
NCAA
Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis
Brees Dream Foundation
Crooked Creek CDC
Womans Life Insurance
Starfish Initiative
Harris and Ford, LLC

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Individual Supporters
Mr. Paul and Laura Bickle Ms. Erica Bailey
Dr. James and Rebecca Henry Ms. Lauren Box
Dr. David and Sylvia Manner Dr. Marc Eric Young
Asa and Krista Hart Emily Westermeier
Boyd and Rebecca Harris William Lamont Watson
Brett Millard Kecia Sloss
Christopher Pfeiffer Melissa Churchwell
Diane W Pfeiffer Joshua Powell
Dr. James and Pamela Lemons Alyssa Newerth
Mr. Derrin and Kala Slack Mr. Tim Nation
Jenny Skehan Serita Moore
Stacy and Ryan Robinson Stephanie Lander
Angel Brooks Susan Grisby
Jane Kirkham Allie Garrison
Kathryn Red Lindsay Flegge
Cathy Armour Corey Cady
Kristine Courtney Lorrie Brown
Stephanie Seifferlein Drs. David and Kristina Box
Mr. Russ and Dr. Michelle Greene Mr. Joseph Box
Lisa Borrero Alex Bienz
Dr. Austin and Alexis Shurtz Kendra Beason
Karen Katz Mr. Mark Mutz
Susanne Komenda-Myers Mr. Van and Erin Dickerson
RJ Ponto Mr. Doug and Susan Michels
Hanque and Amy Myers Mr. Jack and Margaret Bailey
Valerie Stombaugh Mr. Michael Meadows
Katrina Rhodes Ms. Sara Longworth
Austin Larr Susan Hutchens
Mr. Pete Allen Montez Rowley
Kristin Borgert Mr. Bradley Bardwell
Tessa Little
Dr. Peter Vakunta
Kate Miller
Mr. Ian and Charla Yearwood
Doug Dubois
Luke Sherer
Ellen Miller
Mr. Derrick and Taria Slack
Dr. Ramon and Dountonia Batts
Mr. John Ridder
Mr. Chuck Patrick
Mr. Geoffrey and Jessica Hufford

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GET IN TOUCH
Address: Email: Phone: Website:
3401 North Meridian Street info@proactcp.org 317.457.6799 www.proactindy.org
Indianapolis, IN 46208