August 2012 - January 2013IMPACT REPORT 1

Letter from the Executive DirectorDear GLOW Community,It has been an exciting start of the year for GLOW. We have Table of Contentscontinued our expansion across California, partnering withour affiliates networks to empower ever more students withthe financial knowledge they need to overcome the barriers Mid-Year Snapshot.......3to higher education access and success. Our dedication to GLOW Strategy........4building the capacity of schools and nonprofits has sparkedinitiatives like the College Gold Rush web community, Program Impact.....5working with college students through Campus Cohorts, Student Resources.7and going into the Santa Clara County Office of Volunteer Program...8Educations AVID program. Your continued support helpsGLOW help thousands of students realize their dream of Corporate Engagement.....9not just attending, but graduating from college andsucceeding in life.Sincerely,Peter Kim 2

MID-YEAR SNAPSHOT 4 Corporate Sponsors13 Affiliate Trainings60 Volunteers Trained117 Workshops Delivered1558 Students Reached Affiliate Sites 3

GLOW partners with and trains school districts, schools, and nonprofits to deliver financial literacy curriculum to students to help them overcome the barriers to college access and success. GLOW actively seeks student resources and programming best practices for its partners to help ensure student success. Our vision is to see 1 million college graduates in California by the year 2020.GLOW STRATEGY 4

Jessica Wenzel, Program Coordinator, Breakthrough Silicon ValleyGLOW was the perfect solution to all my problems.GLOW had the curriculum, they had the volunteers, all Ineeded was to make sure the students showed up. I remember the first GLOW meeting that we held for ourstudents. There were endless questions from the students, and luckily there were an equal amount of answers. Icould feel a sense of relief in the students and I could see that they finally saw college as a realitythat money maynot be as a big of a problem as they had assumed. 12 affiliate sites currently in programming, 106 affiliate staff trained Breakthrough Silicon Valley Leadership Public Schools San Jose College Track Aurora Lighthouse Community Charter School College Track Boyle Heights Mission Graduates College Track East Palo Alto San Francisco College Access Center/AACE Galileo College Track Oakland UCLA Early Academic Outreach Program Foundation for a College Education Urban League College Track 27 additional affiliates, including mutli-site partners, lined up for SpringPROGRAM IMPACT 5

Of 1558 students served 1% 2% 2% 1% 8% Latino/Latina 65.34% African-American 61.30% Asian 55.33% Caucasian 26% Pacific Islander 60% Multi-racial Other Low-income First in Family First Generation Demographics Grade LevelThe GLOW budgeting chart that I was required to fill out 10%opened my eyes to the financial gap that I was going to face next 6th 19%year. However, instead of stressing out, GLOW taught me how I 7th 13%could potentially decrease that gap by saving and budgeting. 8th Freshmen 18%--Destinie Rivas, GLOW Student Sophomores 13%Breakthrough Silicon Valley Juniors Seniors 12% 15% PROGRAM IMPACT 6

STUDENT RESOURCES Spotlight on FAFSA:Scholarship PartnersScholarship partners help provide funding to GLOW students to closetheir financial gaps. Investment in Success Scholarship Office of San Francisco Mayor, Ed Lees In partnership with the College Access I am the Future Scholarship Award Foundation of California (CAFC) and Masons of California, GLOW is developing College Gold Rush, a go-to resource on financial aid for California students and families. It will be an easy-to-use website that walks students through the FAFSA process and helps them access every aid dollar on the table. It will also contain a database ofIDA Partner: Opportunity Fund tools, resources, and best practices that counselors and administrators can use toIDAs (individual development accounts) provide a matched savings better support their students.account for educational purposes. For every $1 a student saves, he orshe can earn $2 towards college. Weve worked with Gumas to create the name and logo, hired a developer, and are on our way to launching the website in February! 60 spots secured for GLOW students 7

183Volunteer Hours Served VOLUNTEER PROGRAM GLOW marshals corporate and community volunteers into the classroom to support students in their financial literacy education. Volunteers can choose to engage throughout the year at regular workshops, or at one-time events like Aprils Financially Literate for College Success! This year, we will also have mentors from local colleges like San Jose State University give our students a close-up look at life after high school. The support of mentors gives students the confidence of knowing that its been done before and we believe they can do it too. 8

CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTTech CU is delighted to be a corporate partner. As acommunity-based financial institution, we stronglybelieve in empowering young people to be financiallysavvy. Investing in GLOW aligns with ourvalues, and our employees are thrilled to give their Spotlight ontime-- Kim Vu, Vice President of SocialImpact, Innovation and Relationships GLOW is working with Silicon ValleyTechnology Credit Union Bank and its employees in Santa Clara County to help students and their families to financially prepare for college. Our Supporters Citi Bank Union Bank Silicon Valley Bank Tech CU 9

Board MembersThank you for your support! Adam Marchick (Chair), Kahuna Rich Boden, CitibankGLOWs mission is to help Jim Cates, LOBIempower under-resourced students Max Espinoza, California State Assembly Speakers Officeand their families overcome the Neil Harrington, Microsoft Aila Malik, Fresh Lifelines for Youthbarriers to college access and John Potocki, Potocki & Co.success. Craig Robinson, Silicon Valley Bank Gabriel Schnitzler, Mintz Levin Paul Work, Tech Coast AngelsWithout your support, makingthese students dreams a reality Advisory Boardwould not be possible. Anne Diaz Kristy Louie Linda MinWAYS TO SUPPORT GLOW: Ravinder Singh Karen Smith Mathew Smith Eric Young Neha GuptaOr send a check to our mailing address. Lisa Chen Terence Kim 10GLOW is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

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