10,000 degrees scaling plan

22.6% INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT + $1.3 MIL

EXTRA LIFETIME

EARNINGS

37.6% INCREASE IN VOTING+ MORE ACTIVE

CITIZENS

8.9ADDITIONAL

YEARS OFLIFE

+ MORE TAX REVENUE & LESS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

THE UPSIDE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE

THE SOLUTION: 10,000 DEGREES

• Currently serving 2,500 students

• $1,800 in costs per student

• 84% college graduation rate

• 17K and climbing

• 100s currently engaged

• Serve as mentors, staff, donors, board members

• Proven and high touch model

• To-and-through college

• Flexibly deployed to build on what’s already working in communities

• CEO since 1999• Talented senior

team• Board Chair is

Alumnus• Engaged board

Leadership Killer App

ResultsAlumni

THE KILLER APP

PLANT THE SEED

College4Kids!

GET READY10KD

University10KD Institute

FIND THE MONEY

Financial Aid education & management

10KD scholarships &

other aid

EARN THE DEGREE

The “Finish Line”

10KD College Clubs

GIVE BACKLeadership

CorpsNetworking &

internshipsAlumni

engagement

CHANGE THE WORLDPoverty

reductionEconomic

boostHealth benefits

Civic engagement

IMPACT

100% graduate from high school

98% matriculate in college

84% complete their degree

THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL IMPACT IS HUGE

The cycle of poverty is broken for the graduate’s family and for future generations

Expectations change for traditionally under-represented students

Parents raise 2nd generation college students

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESLow cost

($1,800/student)

Alumni involvement

Our own renewable

scholarships

Killer app

Data sharing

Powerful strategic

partnershipsTHE

PROMISE OF COLLEGE

COMPLETION

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT DRIVEN BY DEMAND

Students served

College tours

10KD Institute

GOAL 2015: 25% OF OUR TARGET POPULATION

Students served

College tours

10KD Institute

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS SCALE IMPACT, NOT INFRASTRUCTURE

Students served

College tours

10KD Institute

Marin Community Foundation

Scholarship Sonoma County in partnership with 10,000 Degrees

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Solano Community Foundation

Vallejo Hope Scholarship

SCALING STRATEGY AND MARKETS

Fiscal Year Number of Communities

Number of Schools

Students Served

Annually

2011-2012 2 13 2,500

2012-2013 3 16 4,000

2013-2014 4 19 7,500

2014-2015 4 22 10,000

2015-2020 8 40 20,000

EXPENSES REFLECT INVESTMENT IN STRENGTHENING PLATFORM

FY13 FY14 FY15$0

$2

$4

$6

$8

$10

$12

$14Expenses ($mil)

ReservesNon-personnelPersonnelScholarships

$5 MILLION SEED CAPITAL LEVERAGES $7.2 MILLION

FY13 FY14 FY15$0

$2

$4

$6

$8

$10

$12

$14Revenue ($mil)

Seed Capital Needed

Earned Revenue

Strategic Partners

Endowment

Individual

Institutional/Corporate

EARNED INCOME SCALES IMPACT

THREE STRATEGY HORIZONS FOR SUSTAINING RAPID GROWTH

SHORT JUMP Initiative to fortify + extend programs.Immediate gains in funding + alliances.

MEDIUM JUMP Initiatives to leverage existing resources and capabilities to pursue growth in region.Moderate revenue gains build foundation for sizable gains over next 5 years.

LONG JUMP Initiatives to sow the seeds for growth across the state and country.Brand equity building and supporting fee for service + licensing revenue.

Portfolio of Strategy Initiatives

2009-2012 2012-2015 2015-2020

ON THE STRATEGY HORIZON 2012-2015

CONTINUE R&DSTRENGTHEN PLATFORM

INVEST IN VOLUNTEERS

EXPAND REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES

College persistence R&D

Hi tech and hi touch approaches

Invest in senior staff leadership

Scale alumni and volunteer engagement, training and stewardship systems

Build scalable funding model with contributed and earned income

SCALE IMPACT – NOT INFRASTRUCTURE

STEP-UP INNOVATION

MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

REGIONAL CONCENTRATION IN CALIFORNIA

OPEN SOURCE APPROACH

Long-tem strategic alliances raise funds for 10,000 Degrees and provide flexible development

Develop tech-based solutions for effective scaling

Significantly lower cost per student ratio than peers ($1,800/student).

84% graduation rate

North SF Bay Area provides demand for growth from 2,500 to 10,000 by 2015.

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10,000 DEGREES IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY

(2005) Recognized by Lumina Foundation

(2009) Impact recognized by Sen. Barack Obama

(2011) “National Scholarship Provider of the Year”

84% baccalaureate degree attainment rate + 17K alumni and counting!

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL

Over $54 million in scholarships to date

READY TO SCALE!

Strong financial management and fundraising success.

Proven record of replication and detailed expansion plan.

Infrastructure investments for growth.

Robust network of strategic partners.

PREPARED AND POISED LEADERSHIP

10,000 MORE DEGREES, 10,000 MORE WAYS TO CHANGE THE

WORLD

THE 10,000 DEGREES TEAM

Ellyn WeiselChief

Development Officer

Karen BluestoneManaging

Director for Strategy

and Innovation

Saul PenaChair of the

Board

Kim MazzucaPresident and CEO

Traci LanierVice

President and COO

Seth Goddard

Director of Communi-

cations