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Upwardly Global

Creating Economic Opportunities for Skilled Immigrants and Providing U.S.

Employers with Access to Global Talent

401 Broadway, Suite 800New York, NY 10013

www.upwardlyglobal.org

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Upwardly Global

A 501 c3 nonprofit organization, founded in 2000 with programs in SF, NY, and Chicago

Specializes in rebuilding careers for immigrant professionals. Considered one of the foremost experts globally in integrating skilled immigrant labor into the workforce.

Recognized as innovator by Ashoka and John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award.

Recognized as thought leaders on immigrant professional talent inclusion by Harvard University, World Diversity Leadership Summit, and Toronto Regional Immigrant Employment Council.

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Why does Upwardly Global exist? Global Leaders

Waspada(asylee)IndonesiaAuditor

Manizha (refugee)AfghanistanPhysician

GraalBrazilArts Therapist

Faith (asylee)KenyaSocial Worker

CristianRomaniaEngineer

EvelynEl SalvadorEngineer

Cashier

Waitress

Nanny

Engineer

Barista

Housecleaner

= Invisible in US

DishwasherBarista

Taxi Driver

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Upwardly Global Clients’ Profiles

Work Authorized

University Educated

Experienced Professionals

Adequate level of English proficiency

Computer Literate

Migrate from developing countriesNY data:Asia 21%Africa 23%Latin American 39%Eastern Europe 12%Middle East 5%

entered as asylees or refugees

Why Employers Should Care About Skilled Immigrants?

The target market is changing– From 1998-2000 immigrants accounted for population growth: 101%

in Houston, 128% in NY, 357% in Boston– The buying power of Asian and Hispanics has increased more than

200% in 10 years, while the buying power of African is $50 billion/year

Immigrants are Growing Share of Educated & Highly Skilled Workers

– Over 800,000 legal immigrants enter the US every year with full work-authorization, and many are prime working age

– Asians and Hispanics will comprise almost 50% of the growth in the workforce by 2010. Much of this growth is achieved through immigration

– Immigrants are 15% of all college-educated persons in US (up from 8% in 1990), 29% of the workforce with Master’s degrees, 39% of workers with PhDs

Sources: Migration Policy Institute, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Deloitte Research, “It’s 2008, Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?”

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Why Employers Should Care About Skilled Immigrants?

Diverse talent is critical to competitive edgeCompanies with the highest level of racial diversity report:

nearly 15 times more sales revenue an average of 35,000 customers compared to 22,700 average

customers among those companies with the lowest rates of racial diversity

employees ranked “Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Diversity as the #4 lever of intent to stay with a company out of a possible 50 levers and it was ranked the #5 driver of employee engagement out of a possible 25 factors.

The U.S. is no longer the only land of opportunity– Skilled immigrants start to return to home countries for better

opportunities = Reverse Brain Drain Recent research by Duke and Harvard Universities and the University of California

states that 1,203 skilled immigrant have returned to China and India for a combination of work, family, culture and economic growth

Source: American Sociological Association, Corporate Leadership Council Survey, BusinessWeek

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The Facts: Skilled, Educated but Underutilized

More than 1.3 million legal and college-educated immigrants are unemployed or working in unskilled jobs

22% of all college-educated immigrants – or 1 out of every 5 highly skilled and legal immigrants – are unemployed or are working in unskilled jobs.– Construction laborers, babysitters, file clerks, etc

Another 22% are in semi-skilled jobs– Carpenters, electricians, massage therapist, etc

Brain underutilization is a realitySource: Migration Policy Institute

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What are the Barriers to Career Re-entry?

Upwardly Global Solution

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Upwardly Global is working on both sides of issue

– Jobseeker Program Services

– Employer Network Services

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Upwardly Global Impact

New York economic impact – Coached more than 600 skilled immigrants from 100

developing countries– Average starting salary of ~ $40,000 with benefits– Income increase of $20,000– Impact of placement in the last 2.5 years in NY estimated

to yield an additional $30 million in tax revenue over working lifetime or jobseekers placed

– Engaged employers as partners to work towards systemic change

Success Stories

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Before: Babysitter After: Immigration Lawyer

Before: UnemployedAfter: Professional Recruiter JPMC

Before: Cab driverAfter: Design Engineer, Con Edison

Before: Security GuardAfter: Accountant, AJWS

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Sample Placements

LEGAL

- Paralegal (Colombia) Akst & Akst Law

- Senior Contract Officer (Kenya) JPMorgan Chase

- Legal Assistant (Nepal) The Myers Law Firm

NONPROFIT/SOCIAL WORK

- Program Associate (Bhutan) Int’l Center for Tolerance Education

- Research Associate (Uzbekistan) Committee to Protect Journalists

- Staff Therapist (Poland) Psychotherapy Institute

EDUCATION

- Science Teacher (Somalia) San Diego Unified School District

BUSINESS

- Marketing Manager (Thailand)CSAA

- Relationship Manager (India) Citigroup

- AdSense Coordinator (Peru) Google

- Benefits Accountant (Mongolia)McKesson Corp

- Associate (Philippines)KPMG

- Consulting Analyst (Iran)Accenture

TECH

- End User Support Analyst (Romania) Memorial Sloan-Kettering

- Tech Project Manager (India)JPMorgan Chase

SCIENCE

- Organic Chemist (Eritrea)PowerVision

- Analytical Chemist (India)Biokey

- Post-Doc Research Associate (Mexico)

Lawrence Livermore Labs

ENGINEERING

- Well Planning Engineer (Nigeria)Halliburton

HEALTH CARE

- Anesthesiology Tech (Haiti), Brooklyn Hospital

- Medical Resident (Vietnam)

Coney Island Hospital

- Nurse (Philippines)SF General Hospital

Canadian Model for Immigrant Integration

Raise immigrant levels to offset labor shortage Immigrant selection policy: points system for

selecting skilled immigrants Seek to be “country of choice” for skilled

immigrants The upside of full integration: $13 billion

increase in personal income Tie immigrant integration to innovation &

competitive advantage

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What is Possible?

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Individual to Global Impact

Individuals and Families

Dignity

Self-Sufficiency

Identity

Companies and Communities

Diverse workforce

Innovation and competitiveness

New economic and community leadership

Global Economies and Societies

Decreased xenophobia

Global economic citizenship model

Contact Info:

401 Broadway, Suite 800New York, NY 10013Phone: 212-219-8828www.upwardlyglobal.org