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About

Performance Metrics

21ST Century Youth Project

Code Chicago

Internship Accelerator

The Blue Elite Series

The Re-Connect Employment Assistance Program

HYBERNATE Accelerator Creative

Cypher Incubator

Data Chicago

CivicCode

ADA Internship/Fellowship Program

Budget & Equipment List

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BLUE 1647 is an impactful innovation center focused on technology education (through classes and workshops), workforce development through internships and economic development in technology and 21st century skills. Based in the Pilsen community, BLUE 1647 was listed in the first City of Chicago Technology Plan. The CEO, Emile Cambry, Jr. sits on the Mayor's Council for TechnologyDiversity and our program, the 21st Century Youth Project , is an Edison Award-

Winning program for teaching youth mobile app development, hardware, 3D printing and technology

about us

ideas meet

Wh ether it's a Hack-a-thon, lecture, class, seminar,

or meetup - We regularly host a wide variety of events here at BLUE1647. This includes speaker series with Data Scientists, experienced entrepreneurs, hack-a-thons, and company summits, to name a few. Our space rentals come with technical support (full AV & sound system) and capacity up to 300 people (100 seated)

We provide, and host over 100 classes and

workshops each year, with a curriculum that is accessible to startups, youth, veterans, and individuals at any stage of the entrepreneurial journey. Our hands-on tech classes cover cutting-edge technologies, help you learn new skills and make your software boundaries vanish. Each teacher has industry experience, and a unique perspective to be able to provide first-hand insights into the topic and its potential impact on various industries. Each session, from mobile and web development, to hardware and 3D-Printing is interactive and collaborative.

In addition to providing early-stage startups and

freelancers with coworking space, tools to build their venture, and support for their business - as a member, we provide an exclusive E.L.I.T.E. (Entrepreneur, Leadership, Intelligence, Technology, and Empowerment) monthly series with experts who share their insider perspective on cutting-edge knowledge, tools or methods. Each month we bring in an industry thought leader to break down emerging technologies and trends in a hands on workshop or 1-on-1 office hour meetings.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Business ACCELERATION engaging events

execution

Our mission is to create understanding where there is none, to provide educational access to those who lack the means.

about us

“I founded BLUE1647 because it is important to expand the technology community to all communities. As the fastest

growing industry, it’s important to equip all students, young and experienced, for the 21st century economy. It’s economic justice at the core, with a community economic development

model around technology development.

Our communities are sources of innovation and inspiration, and have yet to be refl ected in the innovation economy. We make technology development fun through our three core

tenants: people development, workforce development, and business acceleration.

We invite you to learn more about our award-winning inno-vative programs, and we look forward to discussing in more

detail. Thanks for your time and consideration.”

Emile Cambry-Emile Cambry, Jr.CEO of BLUE1647

why tech?

Computer Science major

completion rate for

Blacks and Latinos is 20%,

yet only 9% of tech industry

workers are Black or Latino. Only

1% of tech startups have a black

founder.

1.4 million new tech jobs by 2020

70% of those jobs will go

un"lled at the current rate

of US universities producing quali"ed

graduates.

Currently, blacks are 4% of the

entire tech industry, and

Latino/a are 5% of the tech industry

workforce, but by the year 2040, 42%

of the entire US population will be

Black and Latino.

Annual Median Salary of a

computer and information

professional is $77,000, which is

greater than the combined household

income of a Black ($32,068) and

Latino household ($37,759).

The unemployment rate for

computer and information

professional is 3.5%, versus 9.6% for

Latino and 13.8% for Blacks.

the promise for diversiTy raising american salaries engaging events

The United States is undergoing a major shift, with technology jobs being the fastest growing segment, with 3 out of every 4 jobs involving computing. Despite the rate of growth, Blacks and Latinos represent a small per-centage of the technology community. Large companies such as Google, Facebook, and LinkedIN have released numbers showing their black and Latino workforce are between 1-2%.

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performance metrics

# of events (by type)

# of people per event

# of Microsoft Academy students (started)

# of Microsoft Academy students (finished)

# of Microsoft Academy courses (started)

# of Microsoft Academy courses (finished)

# of hours of mentorship

# of modules started/completed of BLUE curriculum

# of Hours of Digital Training

# of certifications completed (in total, and by type)

# of hours of each type of Accenture soft skill training

Starting salary at new job

# Net Promoter Score

# typing Words Per Minute (perhaps too granular)

# of jobs created

events at blue

teaching at blue

misc. tracking information

# of girls served (hours, type)

# of African-American served (hours, type)

# of Latinos served (hours, type)

# of low-income students served (hours, type)

# of

# of Zip Codes/Communities Represented

# of hours spent at BLUE

# served (by age, gender, etc.

# of lines of code

# of apps developed

# of github accounts activated

# of github commits

# of websites creates

soft/hardware development

The 21st Century Youth Project

The 21st Century Youth Project (21CYP) teaches that training in advanced technology is a pathway to increasing opportunities through hardware, software, 3D-printing, mobile and web application development. 21CYP is a comprehensive program that prepares, mid-dle and high school students for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Inspired by the ideas outlined in Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers: the Story of Success”, the 21st Century Youth Project was founded on the concept that “success is a matter of perfect placement, timing and training”.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

fees/timeline

Advantages

Successes

Hands-on workshops and 6-10 week classes.

7-17, Minority youth, interests in technology

$25-$50 per hour for instructor, voluntary staff.

Part-time$50 per month for 1 student, $75 per month for 2 students. $25-$45 per workshop

Full-time $1K for 5 weeks, Mon-Friday 9a-3p for the Summertime in June and July.

Successes: Students received scholarships to university CS programs, created profi table businesses, and secured internships at tech companies.

The program offers distinct advantages on 3 separate fronts: 1. Improving your skills Today (through teaching and tutoring)2. Providing assistance for Tomorrow (through coaching and mentoring)3. Opportunities for the Future (through internship placement)

Code Chicago

Code Chicago is a 10-12 week series of hands-on, mobile and web programming cours-es. Every participant in the program will also learn about the importance of collaboration and group-based learning, which is at the very heart of most modern project develop-ments. Code Chicago part-time coding bootcamp creates amazing opportunities for students via an “accessible & affordable” program that prepares them for a valid career. It’s not only about Ruby on Rails, Android and iOS programming, it’s also about develop-ing critical thinking and problem solving abilities. Our goal is to familiarize students with the intricacies of these programming platforms, while at the same time, fostering inspirational thinking. They will have also designed, implemented, and deployed functional web or mobile applications as well.

www.codechicago.com

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

fees/timeline

advantages

Successes

10-12 week sequential classes.

18-65, All demographics. Time to invest in coding education.

$30-$50 per hour for instructor and teaching assistants

$2K-$1,500 for minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Successes: Students securing employment in development companies, developed apps in use in other countries (Brazil) receiving scholarships and graduating from Top 3 full-time Coding Bootcamps (DevBootcamp), student projects being used by small businesses, and students returning to teach our classes and youth.

The program offers distinct advantages on 3 separate fronts: 1. Improving your skills Today (through teaching and tutoring)2. Providing assistance for Tomorrow (through coaching and mentoring)3. Opportunities for the Future (through internship placement)

Internship Accelerator

The BLUE|1647 Internship Accelerator is a state of IL. Sponsored, hands-on technical train-ing employment program on in-demand multimedia and hi-tech skills to high school and undergraduate-level students. These interns apply their learning through projects with locally owned businesses and non-profi ts culminating with a digital portfolio. Through a high-touch fellowship model, and immersive business and high-tech software training, the Internship Accelerator will prepare motivated individuals for leadership in their fi elds. This allows the strategic development of highly scalable programs for recruiting, training, and supporting even larger groups of underrepresented students in a variety of industries.

www.internaccelerator.com

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

fees/timeline

advantages

Successes

6-week series of classes

15-24, All demographics

$30-$50 per hour for instructor and teaching assistants

State sponsored or $1K per student.

Successes: Students securing scholarships to universities, students securing internships and employment in tech companies (Answers.com and Google), students launching their own businesses, students participating and winning Hackathon’s and mentoring youth.

The goal of the Internship Accelerator is to support, enhance and expand the entrepre-neurially innovative communities in the Chicago-land area by affording students the opportunity to have internships, to participate in community events, and to establish con-nections that will collectively lead to making the area the locale for launching, and sus-taining their careers. Students receive:

• Internationally recognized IT certifi cations,• Computer hardware,• Software (troubleshooting, mobile, and web application development)• Networking and security techniques.

BLUE ELITE Series

E.L.I.T.E. (Entrepreneur, Leadership, Intelligence, Technology, and Empowerment) is a monthly series for BLUE1647 members, with experts who share their insider perspective on cutting-edge knowledge, tools or methods. Each month we bring in an industry thought leader to break down emerging technologies and trends in a hands-on workshop or 1-on-1 offi ce hour meetings.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

Fees/timeline

Advantages

Successes

Monthly workshop series and 1-on-1 offi ce hours with professionals from industry.

Members, 18-65. All demographics. Interests in entrepreneurship or tech.

$20-$30 per instructor and teaching assistants. Voluntary experts for offi ce hours.

Basic $25, PLUS $250, Offi ce $450 membership.

Successes: Members have increased revenue, been accepted into startup accelerators, and launched profi table ventures.

The BLUE ELITE Series represent our commitment to the growth of small businesses, organi-zations, and entrepreneurs. Here is a partial list of topics for our BLUE ELITE series: • Twitter: Focusing on the use of Twitter accounts for small businesses to reach out to customers and form connections from trending conversations. We believe this insight will enable business to be better positioned and competitive for the holiday season.

• Startup Fundraising 101: In these hour-long sessions, we will dive deep into the facts of fundraising. Individuals will learn about fundraising options at every stage of develop-ment, the fundraising process, what investors want to see, crafting your fi nancial models, your revenue projections, and pitch deck essentials.

• Venture Capital: Within these 1:1 sessions, the venture capitalist explores “How can I get VC?” They will fl ip it and ask them the more relevant question of, “Should I raise VC?” Or the key one, “Can I build my company without VC or by delaying VC?”

Re-Connect Employment Assistance Program

The Re-Connect Program provides individuals, interested in technology, with web devel-opment skills and technology certifi cations that will jumpstart their career opportunities in the technology industry. The 6-week Re-Connect training program is for men and women, ages eight-teen and older, that have been unemployed for greater than six months. The training program includes three levels of achievements consisting of:

• Microsoft IT Academy• CompTIA certifi cations & more• Web programming

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

Costs

Fees/timeline

Advantages

Successes

6-week immersive training program.

18-64. Unemployed for greater than 6 months. All demographics. Interests in tech.

$20-$50 per instructor and teaching assistants. Voluntary experts for offi ce hours.

Basic $25 membership, or Sponsored.

Successes: Students securing certifi cations, employment, and launched ventures provid-ing freelance tech services.

Qualifi ed participants will also receive exclusive resources and access to the latest job op-portunities available.

HYBERNATE Accelerator

HYBERNATE is an immersive 12-week business accelerator, for the Urban Innovation Cent-er and Blue1647 Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation Center. The accelerator is designed to help develop technology-based venture start-ups that promote Urban Sus-tainability, and help move those businesses to the next level. The focus areas are Tourism, Technology and Transportation, a model called “T3”.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

Costs

Fees/timeline

Advantages

Successes

12-week immersive program

18-64. All demographics. Operational ventures.

$20-$50 per instructor and teaching assistants. Voluntary advisors/experts for offi ce hours.

Sponsored

Ventures and entrepreneurs have increased revenue, developed and secured sustain-able partnerships and clients.

Qualifi ed participants will also receive exclusive resources and access to the latest job op-portunities available.

Creative Cypher Incubator

The Creative Cypher was founded with a goal to form a more collective bond amongst freelance artists in Chicago and other cities. Comprised of a talented group of directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, audio engineers, photographers, stylists, graphic and make up artists, the Cypher specializes in superb collaboration. Members come together to celebrate work with screenings, comedy, musical performances, and special guests to share their knowledge. The goal is to empower and entertain, while we facilitate the growth of relationship among artists.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

Costs

Fees/timeline

Successes

Selective membership-based incubator of workshops, events, and collaboration.Candidate criteria:• Invitation from current member• 2 recommendations• Presentation of work• Willingness to support our charitable causes: food, clothes, toys drives.• Board vote

18-64. All demographics. Skills in creative fi elds: media, fi lm, tech, photography etc.

Voluntary advisors/experts.

Sponsored. $75 membership dues.

Successes: Members have launched projects, secured more work, collaborated on sev-eral projects

Data Chicago

Data Chicago is a civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicagoland com-munities through technology. Data Chicago works on increasing access to the Internet, improving skills for using the Internet, and developing meaningful products from data that measurably contribute to the quality of life of residents in our region and beyond. Through projects and partnerships we actively seeking to connect ideas and resources in all areas of philanthropy in Chicago and beyond.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

Costs

Fees/timeline

Successes

Operates as a tech development outfi t for civic/data projects.

18-64. Individuals with operational ventures and projects.

$20-$50 per full-stack developer or designer. Voluntary advisors/experts for offi ce hours.

Sponsored

Ventures and entrepreneurs have increased users, developed and secured sustainable partnerships and clients.

Civic Code

CivicCode is a 10-12 week series of hands-on coding courses designed to teach software and product development to aspiring civic and social enterprising students with an inter-ests in philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. Students expand software development knowledge of programming and shipping their own apps, and apply their skills to social ventures needing technology solutions and support.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

fees/timeline

Successes

10-12 week cohort of sequential classes.

18-65, All demographics. Time to invest in coding education.

$30-$50 per hour for instructor and teaching assistants

$2K-$1,500 for minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Social entrepreneurship students from our partner school, DePaul University, have launched non-profi t ventures (Educational Venture for Parent of Autism); students devel-oped apps and worked with successful social ventures.

ADA INternship/fellowship program

The ADA Internship/Fellowship Program concentrates on education, experience and internship/job opportunities for people with disabilities interested in technology, that are also unemployed for more than 6-months. The program provides 6-10 week immersive software programming, and IT certifi cation courses to people with disabilities, with com-panies sponsoring and providing internships or employment to participants at the end of the course.

We seek company sponsors, partners, and train people with disabilities in both our Re-Connect Employment Assistance program and Code Chicago Part-time Accelerated Coding Bootcamp - and close the gap between access to relevant, technical education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

How it Works:

Age/Demographic:

costs

fees/timeline

Successes

6-10 week immersive software programming, and IT certifi cation courses

18-65, Disabled. Time to invest in coding education.

$30-$50 per hour for instructor and teaching assistants

Sponsored

Students developed apps and worked with successful social ventures.

EXPENSE BUDGET

General Manager

Front Desk Staff (3)

Operations Manager (2)

Equipment Maintenance (2)

Part Time Employees (fundraising, events, custodial etc.)

Full Time Instructors (4)

Part Time Instructors (8)

Miscellanous (according to needs of core programs)

Software and Upgrades

Utilities (internet, phone, electric, gas etc.)

Facility Furnishings

$75,000

$115,000

$100,000

$60,000

$75,000

$200,000

$150,000

$150,000

$200,000

$75,000

$5,000

staff

program budget

equipment

total

1,205,000

EQUIPMENT NEEDS

Space Requirements Tech Foundation Production

12,500-15,000 sq ft.

Open Floor Layout

6+ breakout rooms/offi ces

At least one large class-room and one large con-

ference room

Six Access Points

10, 40-inch televisions

10 TV carts

4 projectors

4 projection screens

2 lavalier microphones

4 wireless microphones

1 sound mixer

30 Desktop Comput-ers with 60 21-inch LCD screens

50 laptop computers (preferably chromebooks)

15 iMacs for gaming, video and audio editing

6, 3D Printers

1 Spectrum Analyzer

1 Oscillioscope

1 Laser Cutter

1 Injection Molder

1 CNC Machine

4 desktop printers

1 commercial printer

1 livestream production pack

373 members

29,000+ visitors since July 2013

2,920 students have taken STEM classes or workshops at BLUE|1647

Four (4) of our members have raised angel funding

Two (2) of our members accepted to accelerators outside of the country

9 Veteran Organizations

We have partnered with over 35 community organizations, 1 University (DePaul Univer-

sity joint web development program), and over 10 Chicago Public Schools.

134 events with a creative, active, or educational twist (curated photos here)

13,550+ hours of business and tech classes

22,400+ hours of mentorship

54% of our community are web developers and entrepreneurs

18% of our members are hardware/electrical engineers

23% of our members are emerging web developers-in-training

5% international entrepreneurs representing 5 countries.

impactful outcomes

Current metrics are based from the BLUE1647 Pilsen location in Chicago, with additional facilities in process of establishment in North Lawndale (Chicago, IL.), Englewood (Chicago, IL.), 95th Street (Chicago, IL.) and in St. Louis, MO.

Our diverse membership refl ects our overall gender, racial, sexual orientation, and age diversity outlook.

Average Family Household Income: $24,374

96% Qualified for Free-Lunch Program

96 Students Started the Program (6-weeks)

92 Students Completed the Program (6-weeks)

64 Girls (16-24 years of age)

32 Boys (16-24 years of age)

42 African American/Black

45 Latino/a

9 Other

96% of the students are currently employed in tech, in high school, or in college

Colleges of Matriculation: Kalamazoo College, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of

Illinois-Urbana Champaign, College of Dupage, Depaul University, Loyola University

97% of the students stated they could see themselves working full-time in a technology ca-

reer

92% of the students stated they would recommend the program to a friend

Average Salary of Students in Tech Community: $43,000.

workforce development stats

Address: 1647 South Blue Island Ave.

Chicago, IL. 60608 First Floor

Email: allyson@blue1647.com

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