2006 twin cities rise! annual report

“Success or failure

is a matter of the choices

that I make.”

—Twin Cities RISE! graduate

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MISSION The mission of Twin Cities RISE! is to provide employers with skilled workers –

primarily men from communities of color in the Twin Cities area – by training under-

and unemployed adults for skilled jobs that pay a living wage of at least $20,000 annually.

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WHAT IS EMPOWERMENT?Personal Empowerment is the backbone of Twin Cities RISE! (TCR!). It is based

on the principles of cognitive restructuring and brings about the internal

changes necessary for our participants to achieve long term success. Most of

our participants come from generational poverty, meaning that they and their

parents have lived in poverty for their entire lives. As a result, they have

learned behaviors and belief systems that enable them to survive but not

move ahead in their lives.

Personal Empowerment helps participants transform themselves from

seeking immediate gratification to investing in the future, from fleeing or

fighting to negotiating situations of conflict, from lashing out at others to

regulating their emotions, from feeling worthless to feeling worthy. It is these

qualities that employers tell us they value even more than the educational

and occupational skills we also teach. And as a result, many participants for

the first time in their lives begin to have hope.

Personal Empowerment goes much deeper than other “soft skills” train-

ing found in many anti-poverty programs. Personal traits such as showing up

for work on time and having a good attitude do not last for the long term

unless a person first becomes empowered. While Personal Empowerment is

the key to a participant’s success, it is also the cause of most of our dropouts.

It can be painful to change, and not all people are willing or able to alter old

lifestyles to move forward in their lives. Those who do so demonstrate per-

sistence and courage.

We believe that Personal Empowerment and the self-evaluation it fosters

explain the lasting success achieved by our graduates, with 83 percent

staying in their final placement jobs for at least one year and 71 percent

for two years or more.

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83%J O B R E T E N T I O N

71%1 YEAR

2 YEARS

AfricanAmerican60%

American Indian 3%

Latino/Hispanic 2%Asian 3%

Multiracial/Other 2%

African 9%

Caucasian22%

WHO WE SERVE

Dear Friends,

Please enjoy the enclosed profiles of three Twin Cities RISE! graduates and four others who have continued to succeed. These stories of profound and lasting change illuminate what TCR! stands for. At the core of these lifechanges is our unique Personal Empowerment curriculum, which is described in detail on page two.

We continue to build on the solid track record that has marked TCR! since our start in 1994. In 2006, graduatesentered jobs that paid an average of $24,191, increasing those individuals’ annual earned income by almost 400percent as a result of our program. All of our graduates also received company-paid health care benefits. For a family of four, this can be worth an additional $10,000 per year. Even many of those participants who completedonly part of our curriculum achieved measurable benefits including increasing their hourly earnings by at least 20 percent or improving their basic skills by at least one grade level. We attribute these successes to our comprehensive and intense curriculum, which gives our graduates the personal tools to succeed in career-track jobs at companies such as Wells Fargo, Target, U.S. Bank and many smaller businesses.

Last year we continued our successful growth. We rolled out new programming targeted at men involved in riskylifestyles and men being released from incarceration. The program is called Awali Place, named after the Swahiliword for “beginning.” We have also expanded our efforts to serve incarcerated men and ex-offenders in a hiringenvironment that continues to look with disfavor at these individuals. When we assist these men in changing theirlives, they, their families and our community all reap the benefits of their positive engagement in society.

Our community continues to affirm the importance and value of our work; in the last two years, our number ofindividual financial supporters has more than doubled. This strong investment from the community has given us theconfidence to undertake the major expansion entailed by opening two Awali Place training centers. We will need to continue this strong financial performance in 2007 in order to meet our goals.

Finally, we thank Bruce Schadow, who retired from the board in 2006, for his service. We also recognize the hundreds of volunteers and donors who live our shared belief that helping low-income individuals raise themselvesout of poverty is both the right thing to do and the smart thing to do for our community as a whole.

As one of our participants at Ramsey County Correctional Facility wrote, “[Personal Empowerment showed me]that I have worth and importance, that within me I can change how I think... I’m confident about my future.”

And so are we.

Michael C. Bingham Steve RothschildPresident & CEO Founder & Chair

“It’s amazing how my confidence has improved, as well as my

attitude towards life.”—TCR! graduate

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KEVIN STEWART “Once I was signed up, there was no dropping out.”

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When his father convinced him to stop by the Saint

Paul office of Twin CIties RISE! for an interview,

Kevin Stewart didn't have much confidence about

his future.

“I was always hoping something would come

around for me,” he says, “but I wasn’t sure what.”

He was nineteen and working a part-time temp

job that wasn’t paying enough to let him move out

of his father’s house. Without the financial

resources to attend college, he only saw two

options for the future: join the mil-

itary, or depend on his family to

take care of him. So when a TCR!

coach called him to start classes,

Kevin was surprised.

“I thought they were going to

tell me that they weren’t interest-

ed in me and just send me on my

way,” he says. However, “Once I

was signed up, there was no

dropping out.”

Kevin soon found that TCR!

offered the skills he most needed

in order to succeed in the work-

force. He cites Workskills Communication as one of

the most useful classes he took. “It tells you how to

interact with your boss in certain situations that

you may encounter,” he says. As someone who had

only ever worked temporary jobs, the training

on how to build positive relationships with

supervisors, give and accept feedback and resolve

workplace conflicts was invaluable.

After studying with TCR! for 15 months, Kevin

obtained his final placement in February 2006 as a

Machine Operator with U.S. Bank. With his new

salary and benefits, he was finally able to move out

on his own. “I got my first full-time permanent

position,” he says. “My family’s

proud of me.”

Now, more than a year later,

Kevin continues to stay in touch

with his coach and former instruc-

tors at TCR! to seek advice about

major decisions, including buying

a car and choosing a health care

provider. He’s considering the

poss ib i l i ty of pursuing an

associate’s degree, but for now his

focus is on continuing to establish

himself and his career. “Right now

I’m planning on just growing on

my foundation, having a stable place to stay,

enough money in the bank.”

Average Pre-Program Income

Average Final Placement Income

$6,063

$24,191plus benefits

Our graduates

escape poverty

and obtain a

living wage

KELLI SCHNOBRICH“It changed my life.”

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Kelli Schnobrich still gets tears in her eyes when she

talks about the past.

“I was not being a very good mom,” she says.

“For five years I was stuck on crack cocaine, but I

knew I was better than that.”

Kelli battled addiction for years. Although her

parents helped support her when she became a sin-

gle mom in 1999, it was a struggle for Kelli to get

her life on track. She held jobs at a restaurant, gro-

cery store and large rental property. She was quick-

ly promoted to positions of greater

responsibility before eventually

losing each job to her addiction.

“I was lying, cheating, steal-

ing…[but] that wasn’t who I was,”

she says. “Ultimately I grew up with

values and morals, and I let them

slip away because of my addiction.”

After one unsuccessful stay in a

treatment facility, Kelli had reached

her time limit on welfare and was on

the verge of losing her apartment. She

finally decided it was time to make a

change. “I knew I had to do better

because of my kids.”

She returned to treatment in earnest, where she

learned about Twin Cities RISE! and began attend-

ing classes in late 2003. “I enjoyed every minute of

it,” she says. “I knew I had been a good worker all

my life, but I just didn’t believe in myself.”

TCR! helped Kelli regain her self-confidence and

obtain vital office skills. She was intimidated the

first time she sat down at a computer, but now

computers are a daily part of her life. She cites

Personal Empowerment, keyboarding, customer

service and computer applications as the most valu-

able classes she took at TCR!.

Kelli accepted her final placement

at U.S. Bank. During her first year

on the job, she kept in close contact

with her coach, who visited her

throughout the year. That contact

was “very proactive in my life,” she

says. “It gave me a sense of accom-

plishment, a sense of belonging.”

Since completing her studies at

TCR!, Kelli has received four raises. She

is finally able to provide for her daugh-

ters’ needs and has reached her long-

standing dream of owning a home.

“[TCR!] gave me back that self-

esteem, that empowerment, that belief in myself,

those values. And now I get to instill that back in

my children,” she says. “It changed my life.”

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"Every little piece [of TCR!] has affectedme in some way and made me more proactive

and productive in my life today."

JONATHAN HARVEY“I was trying to find a better life.”


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“Before I came to TCR!, I didn’t know where to

go,” says Jonathan Harvey. He moved to the United

States from war-torn Liberia in December of 2002

and spent the next year and a half working at temp

agencies. Jonathan needed a stable, full-time

career to help support the family. When he heard

about TCR!, he knew it was the right place for him.

Jonathan started classes in July of 2004 and faced

immediate obstacles. “At the time [my wife] was the

only breadwinner in the home, and I had to take

care of the kids.” TCR! subsidized

his child care and provided a bus

pass. “Everything was covered,” he

says. “Most of the obstacles that

were in my life were taken care of

by Twin Cities RISE!.”

With encouragement from his

TCR! instructors and coach,

Jonathan accepted an unpaid

internship at Regions Hospital.

After three months at Regions, he

submitted his resume for a paid

position and was offered an inter-

view. He was well prepared; TCR!

had taught him “how to tailor my resume, how to

sell myself, how to bargain with employers.”

At the interview, “they told me I got the job

right there.” It began as a part-time job and was

increased to full-time in August 2005, when he

accepted his final placement position as a Nursing

Aid in the psychiatric services department.

Since starting at Regions Hospital almost two

years ago, Jonathan has received multiple raises.

He was prepared for this increase in income by

TCR!’s Financial Empowerment class. Before TCR!,

he used to worry about money. Now, however, “it’s

not my finances controlling me, but I control my

finances. Because of Financial

Empowerment, today I’m a home-

owner.” He is also better able to

take care of his three young chil-

dren. “I can provide food, I can

provide housing,” he says.

“They have a better life.”

Like many of our graduates,

Jonathan’s success in his new

career has inspired him to reach

for yet another goal. He is now

working on a bachelor’s degree in

sociology and plans to continue

focusing his career on social servic-

es. For now, however, he is happy where he is.

“I love my job,” he says. “I love to give back to the

community, to be there for people. It’s a passion.”

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"This is my first real job, and I got itthrough Twin Cities RISE!."


CONTINUED SUCCESS

Tyrone DavisSince being profiled in our 2005Annual Report, Tyrone Davis hasreturned to TCR! as ProgramAssociate following a year and a halfin his final placement position at DataRecognition Corporation. Althoughhis final placement gave him stablework experience at a good salary,coming to work at TCR!’s new AwaliPlace West training center has finallybrought him the type of people-focused work he’s always wanted.

“It challenges the mind,” he says.“It enables me to grow, and in thatgrowing I find out new things aboutmyself.”

Tyrone’s responsibilities at TCR!include performing administrativeduties, facilitating job search classesand helping participants writeresumes. He enjoys interacting withTCR! participants and assisting themto make changes in their lives.

Tyrone will continue working atTCR! and plans to go back to school.“Continuing my education is my ulti-mate goal right now,” he says.See page 8 for information on Awali Place.

2006 EMPOWERMENT AWARD WINNERNYRIECE OLIVER

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TCR! gives this monetary award each year to one final placement who

demonstrates Empowerment in action and writing. It is named after former

TCR! staff member Robert Morris, who played a major role in developing

and piloting our Personal Empowerment curriculum.

Roy BarkerWhen Roy was featured in our 2005Annual Report, he had just completedone year as a counselor at MentalHealth Resources. Shortly afterward,Roy accepted TCR!’s offer to becomeCoach/Instructor at our new AwaliPlace West office.

“Awali Place is important becausethis is a population that has been large-ly neglected or ignored unless there’sbeen a problem,” he says. “Theybecome so desensitized to violence, soaccepting of the fact that they’re goingto fail.”

Roy understands those beliefs, hesays, because that’s where he comesfrom himself. When he was a partici-pant at TCR!, his coach and instruc-tors helped him see that his streetsmarts could translate into booksmarts, too. In 2006, Roy obtained abachelor’s degree in OrganizationalLeadership, and he is now in a two-year program to become a LicensedAlcohol and Drug Counselor.

“I’m always growing,” says Roy. “Ihave a sense of purpose now.”See page 8 for information on Awali Place.

Roberta MooreBefore coming to TCR!, the longestRoberta Moore had held a job wasfour months. Now, nearly two yearsafter accepting her final placementposition as a receptionist at TurningPoint, she and her family are thriving.Since being featured in the 2005Annual Report, Roberta’s responsibil-ities at Turning Point have increasedas she’s continued to learn and grow.Her confidence and self-esteem arehigher than ever, and she continuesto take care of her six children whoare at home with her.

“We came a long way,” she saysof her family, who are now able toengage in more outings and activitiesthan before. “[My kids] like seeingme work. I’m showing them respon-sibility.”

Building on the success she’sachieved so far, Roberta continues towork toward future goals such asfurthering her career and owning herown home.

“I’m proud of myself,” she said.“I’m not there yet, but I know it’sgoing to happen for us.”

“[Personal Empowerment] helps me regulate myself when I’m stressed

out. I’m more conscious of what I’m feeling, and I can respond to other people better.”


FULFILLING OUR MISSION

TheAdvancementInstituteThe Advancement Institute

is designed to extend our

life-changing Personal

Empowerment training to

corporations, non-profits and

schools, earning income to

offset costs of the core pro-

gram. The Institute offers these

organizations the means to help

employees and clients fully

realize their goals.

Three service models are

offered by the Institute: direct

training in Personal

Empowerment for either clients

or employees, the Empowered

Supervision training program

that blends customized man-

agement training with Personal

Empowerment for managers

and a Train-the-Trainer model in

which organizations may have

their employees trained and

certified as Personal

Empowerment instructors.

In 2006, the Advancement

Institute served 456 clients at

Minnesota Diversified Industries,

Jeremiah Program, Intermediate

District 287, A.C.E.S. and RBC

Dain Rauscher.

core program TCR! is most widely known for our core program, which provides personal and

occupational training and job placement services to individuals living in poverty.

Graduates spend an average of fourteen months in training with us, taking

Personal Empowerment as well as courses in computer applications, math, writ-

ing, customer service, speechcraft, business correspondence, workplace safety

and more. Throughout this process, participants engage in weekly one-on-one

meetings with personal workskills coaches. After completing the necessary set

of classes, participants work with our placement staff to identify and interview

for a “final placement” job offering an annual living wage of at least $20,000,

full benefits and a career path. Coaches continue to meet with final placement

participants until they complete one year on the job, at which point they

become official TCR! graduates.

MEN’S PROGRAMMINGWhile TCR! serves roughly equal numbers of men and women in our core pro-

gram, we also strive to meet the unique needs of men through the following

two interconnected programs. These programs help us better meet our mission

of serving men and also act as recruitment avenues for our core program.

Project ReEntry Launched in 2004, Project ReEntry brings our Personal

Empowerment training to incarcerated men and provides coaching and post-

release support. The goal of the initiative is to help men successfully transition

from incarceration back into the community. We encourage Project ReEntry par-

ticipants to enroll in either the TCR! core program or Awali Place following their

release. In 2006, TCR! implemented Project ReEntry at Ramsey County

Correctional Facility and the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Faribault.

Awali Place Rooted in the Swahili word for “beginning,” Awali Place is a major

expansion that allows us to better serve men leaving incarceration and those not

ready for the rigors of our core program. Awali Place West opened in North

Minneapolis in September 2006, paving the way for Awali Place East to open in

Saint Paul in 2007. At Awali Place we offer Personal Empowerment training,

coaching, GED preparation and assistance with obtaining housing and transi-

tional jobs. We measure success by the number of men who advance into TCR!’s

core program, obtain jobs or participate in other training.

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2006 Annual Reportto Stakeholders

LuncheonThe 2006 Annual Report to Stakeholders

Luncheon, celebrating new customer

companies and graduates, was held in

early October in downtown Minneapolis.

TCR! was honored to have Bill George,

Professor at Harvard Business School and

former Chair & CEO of Medtronic, Inc.,

give the keynote address. Graduates

Jarrell Colvin, who works at NOW Micro,

and Rachel Marich, who works for

Hennepin County, also impressed the

audience by sharing their personal stories

of transformation.

More than 225 community leaders,

government representatives, corporate

and foundation supporters, individual

supporters and TCR! graduates attended

the luncheon. Faegre & Benson generous-

ly sponsored a Leaders Circle Reception, at

which Bill George signed copies of his

book Authentic Leadership.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Bill George speaks at the 2006 Stakeholders Luncheon.

Volunteering

at TCR!Volunteers play an integral

role in the services we pro-

vide to our participants and

community. Mock interview-

ers, tutors and classroom speakers are three of the many volunteer

positions available.

This year we would like to highlight the work of three individu-

als who have volunteered as work skills speakers for the past five

years: Ken Kendle, Lois Bell and Bill Clark (pictured from left to

right above).

Ken, Lois and Bill are all veteran Toastmaster speakers. Ken

Kendle is a polished speaker who consistently provides thoughtful

advice to participants in our Speechcraft class. Lois Bell, a consult-

ant with more than 25 years of experience in Toastmasters

International, has offered our participants warm support and con-

siderable insights into public speaking. Bill Clark brings a lively and

motivating sense of humor to each class.

TCR! deeply appreciates the commitment and dedication of

these three individuals and all other volunteers.

“It is extremely fulfilling to see the

participants grow into more confident and

poised individuals.”-Lois Bell

For every dollarthe state of Minnesota has invested in TCR!,

we have returned $1.70 to the community. As our graduates continue to work

into the future, this return will approach $4.00.


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CUSTOMER COMPANIES

2006 CUSTOMERCOMPANIES Employers are the customers of Twin Cities RISE!, and their hiringrequirements help set our programstandards. In 2006, customer companies hired our graduates intofull-time jobs that paid an average of$24,191 annually plus benefits.

African American AIDS Task ForceAirport TaxiAsplundh TreeAMPCO ParkingBench Dog ToolsCrystal DDiversi-PlastFBG Service CorporationFord Motor CompanyHayes ResidenceHealth East ClinicHennepin CountyHilton MinneapolisHoliday Inn SelectIron MountainJacobs Engineering GroupJacobs Trading CompanyLiberty Carton CompanyLife’s Missing LinkMagnum Tire CorporationMeat ConceptsMission FoodsNOW MicroOpportunity PartnersRBC Dain RauscherSandcastle ChildcareSecurian Financial GroupTargetTwin City Glass Contractors, Inc.Twin Cities RISE!U.S. BankVerizon WirelessWells Fargo Bank

Customer Company HighlightTarget

Customer companies are employers that support the mission of Twin Cities

RISE! by hiring TCR! participants. These companies often promote employee

volunteerism at TCR! and offer us their financial support as well.

Since becoming a customer company in 2003, Target has hired twelve TCR!

participants in jobs with benefits and career paths. Target Team Members

further support the TCR! mission by volunteering their time as guest speakers,

mock interviewers and Employer Advisory Board members. In addition,

Target generously offers us their financial support by paying placement fees for

every TCR! hire and making annual philanthropic donations.

TCR!’s customer companies play a vital role in help-

ing us reduce poverty by training adults for living

wage jobs with benefits. Customer Companies like

Target make all the difference!

Liz Gebhard of Target, Cathy Lawrence of TCR!, Bola Taiwo of Target andMike Bingham of TCR! pose with a contribution check from Target.

2006 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Income statement – unrestricted* Financial gifts/support $1,843,075

Earned income $743,865

Miscellaneous income $69,749

Total unrestricted revenue $2,656,689

Program service expenses $1,913,588

Management and general $236,243

Fundraising $242,903

Total unrestricted expenses $2,392,734

Net unrestricted surplus $263,955

Balance sheetWorking capital $968,000

Temporarily restricted assets $619,519

Designated for special purposes $555,358

Total net assets $2,142,877

*does not include donated services

Contributions & Grants63.8%

United Way5.6%

Earned Income28.0%

Miscellaneous2.6%

Program Services80.0%

Management & General9.9%

Fundraising10.1%

REVENUES

EXPENSES

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CONTRIBUTORSLeaders Circle—Visionaries($50,000+)Bush FoundationEmma B. Howe Memorial Foundation*Eugene and Mary Frey Fund of The Saint Paul FoundationFrey FoundationGeneral Mills Foundation*Marilyn and Steve Rothschild*The Saint Paul Foundation*The Richard M. and Sandra J. Schulze Family Fund of

The Saint Paul FoundationGreater Twin Cities United Way*

Leaders Circle—Ambassadors($25,000 - $49,999)Ameriprise Financial Community Relations Program*F.R. Bigelow Foundation*E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc. Securities LitigationBarbara and David Koch*Mari and Tom Lowe*The Piper Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Jennifer and Hervé Sarteau, in honor of Eugene and

Mary FreyStephanie Simon and Craig Bentdahl*TargetDiana and Ron Tortelli*Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota*

Leaders Circle—Stewards ($10,000 - $24,999)3M Foundation*Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaThe Barry FoundationCharles P. and Mary E. Belgarde FoundationPaige and Mike Bingham and the Michael and Paige

Bingham Family Fund of The MinneapolisFoundation*

Buuck Family Foundation*The Community Capital AllianceCummins Power GenerationJulia W. Dayton*Ruth and Bruce Dayton*Claire and Jack DempseyEcolab Foundation*Excel Bank Minnesota FoundationGraco FoundationHarrison Family Fund of The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundShirley and Dave Hubers and the David and Shirley

Hubers Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationJobs For The Future, Inc.Lyman Lumber Company Foundation*McFarland Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*McNeely FoundationCasey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation*Opus CorporationThe Pentair FoundationThe Jay and Rose Phillips Family FoundationCarl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation*RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation*Randall SchmidtSmikis Foundation*Soran Family Foundation Fund of The Saint Paul

Foundation*SUPERVALU Foundation Fund of The Minneapolis

Foundation*Thrivent Financial for LutheransSt. Paul Travelers Foundation*U.S. Bancorp Foundation*Mary W. Vaughan Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Carol and Verne Johnson, The VCJ Foundation*WCA Foundation-Pillsbury

Faegre & Benson LLPJoyce and Hal Field*Goodwin-Lindsay Family Fund of The Minneapolis

FoundationMegan and Derek HayesJeff HinckSara and Randall HoganThe Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation*Sue and Ken MurrayBill and Barbara Pearce Fund of The Minneapolis

Foundation*Susan and Jeff PeaseMary and Dave PylipowKaren Reierson*Sharon and Bob Ryan*Aly and Rob Sayre*Mia and Brian SullivanLucy Gerold and William Svrluga*United States Trust Company, N.A.

Leaders Circle—Partners($1,000 - $2,499)Anonymous (2)David and Monica AbramsElmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen FoundationAssociated BankJulie and Doug Baker, Jr.Gretchen and Mark BanksBell Family Charitable Gift Fund of the Fidelity

Charitable Gift Fund*Lynell Mickelsen and John BellaimeySue and David Bennett Family Fund of The

Minneapolis FoundationEllen and Jan Breyer*Molly and Tom BroderMarie and Tom BrodmerklJoan and John C. BrooksBTC Management, Inc. by Daniel PennieBurdick-Craddick Family FoundationPaul BurkeAlexandra and Joel CannonKathleen Glover and Daniel CarrChubb Federal Insurance CompanyNathan Clark*Sandy and Douglas Coleman and the Douglas and

Sands Coleman Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationTeri and Robert Crosby*Bob and Joanie DaytonSherry Ann and Edward Dayton*Christie and Jeff DekkoRichard and Mary Lu Dietz, Birch Breeze Charitable

Fund of The Oppenheimerfunds Legacy ProgramMaria and Kelly DoranDougherty Family FoundationJuli and Tom ErdmannGrace and Ken EvenstadFaegre & Benson FoundationPat FallonCecy and Wally FasterThe Jack and Bessie Fiterman FoundationNikki Sorum and Simon FosterJoanne and Vincent FrancoualMartha and John Gabbert*Scotty and Peter Gillette*Mary and David GoldsteinElizabeth and Michael GormanAndrew GottschalkJeff and Terri Greiner Family Fund of The Minneapolis

FoundationSally and William Hall

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Leaders Circle—Benefactors($5,000—$9,999)ADC FoundationAthwin FoundationMary and Keith Bednarowski*Will Bracken Family FoundationDanis and Richard ByrdTara and Timothy ClarkKristi and Henry CousineauChuck Denny and the Denny Fund of The Minneapolis

Foundation*Jaye F. and Betty F. Dyer Foundation*Karol and Richard Emmerich, The Emmerich FoundationPenny and Bill George and The George Family

Foundation*Greystone Foundation*Hays Companies by Jim Hays*Anita and Rick Leggott and the Leggott FoundationSue and Bob Macdonald*Kay and Mike McCarthy*Marilyn and Glen Nelson*Rhonda and Rory O'Neill Fund of the Fidelity

Charitable Gift Fund

Leah and Scott RuedBruce and Patricia Schadow Fund of The Minneapolis

Foundation*Schall Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationSecurian Foundation, supported by Securian Financial

Group and its affiliates, Minnesota Life, AdvantusCapital Management and Securian Trust

Chris and Hank Shea*Thomson WestSheila and Pat Walsh*Watson Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*The Whitney Foundation*Jean Donald WilsonMargaret and Angus Wurtele*

Leaders Circle—Sustainers ($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous (2)Accredited Investors by Ross LevinThe Allen Family Fund of the Vanguard Charitable

Endowment*Shirley and Stanley Bingham*Marlene & Ned Bixby from the Bixby Family Charitable

Fund administered by World VisionBroadwaters Foundation by Val and Ed Spencer and

family*Gretchen and Jeff Brown*Chorzempa Family FoundationCarol and Ted Cushmore*Deluxe Corporation Foundation

“I don’t knowwho gets moreout of it, me or

the participants!”-TCR! Volunteer


CONTRIBUTORSLiz and Tim WelshWernke Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundPenny and Mike WintonKathleen and James Zavoral*

Advocates Circle—Supporters($500 - $999)Anonymous (5)Barb and Bill BeardJay and Shelley BelschnerLloyd BensonBridge ClubLorinda and Fritz BurgessKenneth CharlesCarolyn and Thom Chase*Kristen and Paul CommersJan Conlin and Gene GoetzDouglas CramBonnie and Jeremy Cram*Dolphin Staffing by Kathy DolphinNancy and Jerry DriessenGoldstein Gift Fund of The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundLaurie and Ed Greeno

Thomas HerrThe Hogan Company by Bill HoganAlan and Mary Hogg Family Fund of The Fidelity

Charitable Gift FundGeorge and Emily JohnsonPaul JohnsonLaura and Mark JordahlAudrey and Norman KaplanDawn and Joe KellerLinda and Bill Kerker and the Bill and Linda Kerker

Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationSarah and William KlingDonald KnutzenMeg and Tim KruseCatherine LawrenceSherry Tsao and Tony N. Leung*Ellen LugerLurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP Charitable

FoundationLaurie and Bill MacLeanPolly and Robert McCreaBonnie and Lee McGrathMartha and Bill McLaughlinMetro Communication Services, Inc. by Gene JohnsonMindy and Fred MillerJodi and Michael MooneyKingsley H. Murphy Family Foundation*Hollidae NayakJohn Nealon

Julie A. NelsonPam and Mike Oesterreich*Public Strategies Group, Inc. Fund of The Saint Paul

FoundationTim Hansen and Kevin Reardon*Ritz Family FoundationRuth RothschildSarah Lutman and Robert RudolphShannon and Todd RungeSandy RyanAndrea and Eric SiegertMary Lynn and Warren StaleyMilagros Santiago and Steve ThomasJennifer Ryan Torgerson and Robert TorgersonUrban Adventure Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Kathleen and William WannerRuth and David WaterburyMarty and Scott WeichtLiz and Fred WeinerChristine Honaas and Craig WildfangPeggy and Cy YustenJohanna and Jim Zavoral

Advocates Circle—Friends (up to $499)Anonymous (29)Anthony AbenaCalvin AllenSuzanne AlmenCathy Anastasion*Linda and Jerry AndersonKaren and Brent AndersonBridgette and George ApplebyCarole and Doug BakerCynthia and Scott BarringtonSusan Makepeace and Tom BastingJoan and Reid BilligBill BlanskiChad BlumeyerSusan S. BorenCorey BrackenAimee P. and Patrick J. BrantsegBarbara BrownSusan and Randy ByrneJane Maland CadySharon Capuano-GeorgeAnne CarayonJacob CarolanAmy CarrollGerald and Sarah Caruso Fund of the Fidelity Charitable

Gift FundChristina CatronMary Beth and Norman ChapelAlexandra ClydeTiowa and Terry CollierAngie and T.J. ConleyAndre CorbettNan and Jim CorwinRoberta and James Craig*Valorie CreminGretchen CrosbyEllie and Tom Crosby, Jr.*Phillip DavisLawrence DeeneyElizabeth DehnJohn DesmetAnne and Jerome DirksenDenise DodsonKathy and Steve DoughertyMary and Matt Duffy

Scott P. Halstead Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationRousty and John Harris*Sharon and Bill HawkinsHawn Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationAnne and Peter Heegaard Family Fund of The

Minneapolis Foundation*Barbara Forster and Larry HendricksonPat and Tom Holloran*James and Ann Howard*Hutter Family Foundation*David KoehlerLee Family Foundation*Margaret and Ilo LeppikJudy and Don LeWin and the Don and Judy LeWin

Family Fund of The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMichele Janin and Tom LinebargerHeather and Rob LittleTerry Saario and Lee Lynch and the Leland T. Lynch and

Terry Saario Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationJohn MachuzickMarcus McCoy FoundationMaxMed, Inc.Barbara and Tom McBurney*Anita and Todd MessalThe Kathy and Tom Miller FoundationMr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Milroy Fund of the Fidelity

Charitable Gift FundKathy and Joe MuchaThe Naegele Family Fund of The Saint Paul FoundationKim Jones and Stafford NelsonNelson, Tietz & Hoye, Inc. by Russ NelsonOak Grove Foundation by Jack and Chris Morrison*Diana Gulden and Jose Peris*Lawrence and Linda Perlman Family Foundation*Carolyn and Buzz PierceWendy Bennett and Ken PowellPratt Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Elizabeth and Brad RadichelRBC Dain RauscherBeverly J. and John A. Rollwagen Fund of The

Minneapolis FoundationJoe RyanKaren and Steve Sanger*Saunders Family FoundationMalana and Jeff SchmidtThe Simmet FoundationThe Southways FoundationEd and Virginia StringerAndrea and Volker StuevenArlene and Tom H. Swain*Betsy and Mayer Tapper*Jan and Ken Thome*Kate Hebson and Mark Tierney*Lesa and John TieszenThe Jill and John Trautz Gift Fund of Kingdom Oil

CompanyWilliam UmscheidRuth UsemCarol and Ron Vantine and the Vantine Family Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*Sandy VargasJoanne and Philip Von Blon, The Von Blon Family

Charitable FoundationHugh Boetcha Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation by

Tom WahlrobeWahlstedt Family Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation*Robert WaldronThe Winston R. and Maxine H. Wallin Fund of

The Saint Paul FoundationThe Weiser Family Foundation*

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“TCR! gave methe self-esteem and

the tools to go back

into the work force.”—TCR! graduate


CONTRIBUTORSKim and Tim DulasVivian and Bob DunbarJane DuncanSarah DyeJane EmisonDaniel ErkloutsSheryl and David EveloLugene Flores*Mary FoardeConnie Fournier Nancy FoxKevin FranklinFranklin BankMary Strand and Thomas FraserJohn D. FrenchMarie and Fred Friswold*Kara GarbeCari Ann and Scott GerlicherVivian GeroldKathleen and David GesenswayKim and Patrick GharrityAndrew GittlemanSuzanne and Fred GobelErica GordonDavid GraebnerRobyn and Fred GreenJane GriffinSherry GwegorrynSue and Jan HalversonScott and Cher HarrisLinda and John HaugenJohn HedbergRoger F. Heegaard Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationPam and Bill HeffernanTonya and Paul HendricksonSusan HinrichsMark HoffmanHubler Family Business ConsultantsMary JanischCretia and Frank JesseJanet and Gunnar JohnsonKate and Dwight JohnsonSarah Sivright and Theo Jolosky and familyElisabeth and Walter JordanTerri JonesAdrienne JordanSally KampsMartha and Tom KiefferThomas KirschtPatty and Alex KnopickColleen and Michael KroeningEleanor and Bob KuhnsPeter KuretskyJane and Greg LacoMark LangeAngelina and Brian LawtonLinda Wilson and DJ LearyCarolyn and Bruce LeslieLickmuth Enterprises, Inc. by Tracy LaMuth and Tom

LickteigPeggy and Dick LidstadSally and Peter LilienthalWinifred Smith and David LillehaugJudee Arnstein and Michael LindsayJane-Marie LivingstonPeggy and Dave LucasTiffany LumpkinsSherry LundElizabeth and David Lyman

Keith MarksNancy and Ron MarshallSiri and Bob MarshallSusan and Dean MathewsAndrea McCreadyPaula McEversPatricia and Martin McKinleyIxchel McKinnieJanice McKinnieShawn McMurtrySam MeckeySantina and Jose MelendezMiriam and Chester MeyersCynthia MicolichekMinnesota Wire & Cable Charitable Giving Fund of

The Saint Paul Foundation*Yvonne MooreChris MorrisLinda and Mike MulliganLisa Naaktgeboren*Steven NacheDavid and Karen NasbyKippy NelsonScott Nicholson

Amanda and Ravi NormanDebra NovakAdrienne and Stephen OesterleMartha and Steve O'HaraHeather and Jeff PageJulie and Brian PalmerJulia and Dave PetersMark PetersonLori PomroyJody and Octavio PortuJill PotthoffRichard and Frances PrienValerie and Ralph PruittAnn and Kevin QuiringSiri and Hans QuitmeyerRachel and Mark RahnJim RavellJosephine Reed-TaylorRonald ReierConstance and Lewis RemeleJosh ResnikMary and J. Peter RittenAngel RodriguezMary RosenthalAudrey and James RothschildDavid SchaalLaurie and Douglas Schley

Ellen and Karl SchmidtGlenn SeagerJoe SelvaggioStacy Enxing Seng and Peter SengShamdat ShamdatShivnarine ShamdatSherman Group by Ken ShermanFerris ShifferGail ShoreMariana and Craig ShulstadChaquira SimpsonJudy SmithToni Hansen and Tim SmithNancy SpeerFred Steimann*Jill and Rich Stever-ZeitlinJohn StroebelSUPERVALU employeesShanna SwensonAnne and Frank TaylorNancy and Bruce ThomsonKate, Jeff, Freesia and Loren TowleDonna Zimmerman-Tremmel and Jon TremmelJeannine and David TrousdaleU.R.N. ManagementHans WanzenriedTherese and Robert WebbMinnie and Maurice Weisberg Family Foundation Fund

of The Saint Paul FoundationBrenda WestphalKate WhittingtonSandra WilkinsGerald WolfWill WrightKathryn Steinberger and James YoungGrant Zinkl

Supporters of our First AnnualGourmet Dinner at Restaurant Levain20.21 at the WalkerJonathan BlasicLeslie BowmanSteven Brown, Restaurant LevainCanoe BayKristen and Paul CommersGrace and Ken Evenstad, Domaine Serene WineryFantesca Estate & Winery; Susan and Duane Hoff,

ProprietorsFiveLuigi Ganino, Trattoria MichelangeloBob and Sue GreenbergGunkelmanFlesher Interior DesignKim JohnsonBill Kozlak, Kozy's Steaks and SeafoodLa Belle VieLadera VineyardsAnita and Rick LeggottPeter LilienthalLynn Mattson Little and JP LittleLund Food Holdings, Inc.Sue and Bob MacdonaldTodd Macdonald, Restaurant CruToby McCracken, The Stock Farm ClubHarvey McLain, Restaurant Levain and Turtle Bread

CompanyJane MocciaMpls.St.Paul MagazineBradley OldstromRhonda and Rory O'NeillTony Peterson

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“We’re only anhour into our training

and we’re already

addressing one of the

most major and difficult

problems we have in

our company.”—Advancement Institute client

CONTRIBUTORSIn Honor of Marilyn Rothschild's birthdayAudrey and James Rothschild

In Honor of the Marriage of Lucy Gerold and BillSvrluga

Chuck DennyAnne and Jerome DirksenSheryl and David EveloConnie Fournier Cari Ann and Scott GerlicherVivian GeroldSue and Jan HalversonSarah Sivright and Theo Jolosky and familyWinifred Smith and David LillehaugMiriam and Chester MeyersRonald ReierMarilyn and Steve RothschildLaurie and Douglas SchleyKate, Jeff, Freesia and Loren TowleKathryn Steinberger and James Young

Companies that Matched Their Employees' GiftsAllianceBernsteinAlliance CapitalAmeriprise FinancialCarVal InvestorsEntegrisKPMGPepsiCo FoundationPiper JaffrayTargetThomson WestThrivent FinancialTrane CompanyU.S. Bancorp

Mark and Rachel RahnGrace Robinson-LeoKarl and Ellen Schmidt, Maserati of MinneapolisSocialButterflies.netJolie StuckulSudz Hair SalonSun Country AirlinesTejasFrank VascellaroVictor's 1959 CaféVincent - A RestaurantMargaret and Angus Wurtele, Terra Valentine Winery

Recognition GiftsOn Behalf of Robert and Teri CrosbyThe Southways Foundation

In Honor of Eugene and Mary FreyJennifer and Hervé Sarteau

In Honor of Morris GoodwinAssociated Bank

In Honor of Robin and David LarkinPam and Bill Heffernan

In Honor of Tom Lee's BirthdayMary and J. Peter Ritten

In Honor of Anita MessalSuzanne AlmenJohn DesmetSarah DyeSam MeckeyScott Nicholson

On Behalf of Their Children and GrandchildrenRichard and Frances Prien

In Honor of Dave PylipowSUPERVALU employees



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In-Kind DonationsBenesystBroadway PizzaCorporation for National and Community Service -

AmeriCorps*VISTA ProgramEddington'sFaegre & Benson*Gift Creations Concepts Charlie Gits, UBSMichael Harrison, D.D.S.Rick Heydinger, Public Strategies Group, Inc.Jimmy John'sJostensKDVMetropolitan Council Jobseekers Program*Microsoft (TechSoup)Steve Rothschild*Savoy PizzaBill Svrluga VNU Group B.V.Toastmasters International*Tom WahlrobeYu Yuan’s Chinese Restaurant

TCR! also thanks the following companies and individuals for their sponsorship support:

Faegre & BensonBill Hogan, The Hogan GroupMarilyn and Steve RothschildLeah and Scott Rued

Twin Cities RISE! has taken every measure to ensurethe accuracy of the list printed in the Annual Report.We apologize if we may have overlooked any organization or individiual and ask that you pleaseadvise us of any errors so we may correct our records and recognize you appropriately.

First Annual Gourmet Dinnerat Restaurant Levain

As the sun began to set on September 17th, 2006, there was

great food and excitement brewing inside Restaurant Levain.

The rooms quickly filled with chatter, the graduates telling their

stories went on to inspire the crowd, and fabulous food and

wine were served. An animated auction hosted by Frank

Vascellaro followed a great dessert.

We would like to thank Harvey McLain, owner of Restaurant

Levain; Chef Steven Brown of Restaurant Levain; Chef Todd

Macdonald of Restaurant Cru; and event co-chairs Sue Macdonald

and Angie Conley for making the TCR! First Annual Gourmet

Dinner and Auction a great success.

Other acknowledgements:Grace and Ken Evenstad, Sue and Bob MacdonaldCommittee Chairs: Carolyn Baldus, Toni Hansen, Heather Little,

Rhonda O’NeillCommittee Members: Kristen Commers, Claire Dempsey, Juli

Erdmann, Gretchen Felton, Meg Kruse, Anita Leggott,Susan Makepeace, Rachel Rahn

2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Abrams, SecretaryVice PresidentNorth Memorial Health Care

Mike Bingham, PresidentPresident & CEOTwin Cities RISE!

Phillip DavisPresidentMinneapolis Community & Technical College

David J. Goldstein, TreasurerAttorney & PartnerFaegre & Benson LLP

Morris Goodwin, Jr.President & COOThe Hogan Company

Derek HayesSenior Vice PresidentWells Fargo, N.A.

Tony LeungHennepin County District JudgeHennepin County Court System

Michael OesterreichVice PresidentAmeriprise Financial

Dave PylipowExecutive Vice PresidentSUPERVALU

Mary RosenthalLabor LiaisonOvations, UnitedHealth Group

Steven M. Rothschild, ChairFounder, Twin Cities RISE!

Bruce Schadow*Area Vice President (retired)Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

Malana A. SchmidtVice President (retired)Greater Twin Cities United Way

Brian F. SullivanCEOSterilMed, Inc.

Tom SwainExecutive Vice President (retired)St. Paul Travelers

Ron TortelliSenior Vice President (retired)SUPERVALU

Sandy Vargas, Vice ChairHennepin County AdministratorHennepin County

*retired from the Board during 2006

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