Board of Trustees
RULE Paterson Chapter Mid-Year Report – Jan/Feb/Mar/April/May/Jun
Date: August 25, 2022
Organization Name: Rising Urban Leaders Enterprise
A) Events
January
-No events
February
-No events
March
-No events
April
-No events
May
-No events
June
-No events
(During the Spring 2022 semester, no events were executed due to having zero student memberships and limited recruiting activities as the city recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic.)
Event Name: Orientation
Purpose/Objective:
First event for high school students who have an interest in joining RULE's student leadership organization.
The goal is to give a group presentation of the org to students and answer questions or address concerns. Then, invite students to sign up for a support team.
Goal Achieved? Yes/No and how?
No
Description of Event:
N/A
Event Name: Leadership Style
Purpose/Objective:
This event is for new members to take the DISC leadership assessment and the Myers Briggs personality assessment.
The goal is to help students understand their leadership style and personality type so that they can enjoy team harmony.
Goal Achieved? Yes/No and how?
No
Description of Event:
N/A
Event Name: Support Team
Purpose/Objective
The support team is where students meet and greet their team members and learn the format for setting goals.
The goal is to teach and help students practice leadership skills while meeting weekly to track progress toward goals.
Goal Achieved? Yes/No and how?
No
Description of Event:
N/A
Event Name: Community Service
Purpose/Objective
This activity prepares students to partner and plan ways to do outreach work that benefits others in the community.
The goal is to exercise leadership skills and to learn about the components of the city and city leadership.
Goal Achieved? Yes/No and how?
No
Description of Event
N/A
Event Name: Leadership Forum
Purpose/Objective
This a social event to celebrate the students and allow them to network with leaders.
The goal is to recognize and reward students for their hard work in the program.
Goal Achieved? Yes/No and how?
No
Description of Event
N/A
B) Leadership/Membership
Leadership/Membership changes
Changes were made within the Executive Board:
Beginning Ending
Denise Blackwood, CEO …………………Denise Blackwood
Vacant, ED…………………………….…..Abdoulaye Sanogo
Trustees:
Linda Hicks, Board President……………Linda Hicks
Eric Null, Secretary………….………...……..Eric Null
Keith Allen, Treasurer………………...…..…Keith Allen
Robert Artis, Member …………....………..Robert Artis
Edward Jones, Member ……………………Edward Jones
Stephanie Taylor, Member……………….Stephanie Taylor
C) Organizational Goals
Organizational Goals- Please state how you have achieved these goals, how you plan to achieve them, or if failed, what was learned from failing to reach goal.
- Goal: Invite 100 + high school students to attend Orientation by August 31, 2022.
- Go door-to-door in each of the six Wards in Paterson
- Show parents and students ruleleaders.org
- Ask each family for their contact information and record info
- Follow up with the families
- Solicit assistance from City Hall and Board of Ed
- Seek feedback from Trustees
- Goal: Recruit Coaches, Tutors, and Mentors to work with students for free or a fee.
- Contact counseling and coaching centers for recommendations on coaches
- Contact churches or local businesses for mentors
- Contact the Board of Ed for a list of tutors
- Goal: Secure a space for the business
- Raise funds to purchase a property
- Consult with city leadership for assistance
- Seek advice from Trustees
D) Fundraising Events
Fundraising - What if any fundraisers were held? Indicate a description, amount targeted, amount raised, and if goal was achieved.
Goal: Raise $100,000 in 2022.
To meet this goal,
- RULE leaders will spread the word about the org to everyone and direct donors to the website page for donations.
- Fundraising ideas: Host a Prayer Breakfast at the Brownstone @ $50/ticket; Sell___???____@__???___
- Ask the Trustees for ideas and guidance
E) Additional Initiatives
Community Service Events
RULE leaders relaxed our efforts to coordinate a community service event during the school year. As a result, our org did not collaborate with other organizations or community leaders but, will initiate the plan to secure community service projects in the fall.
F) Student Activities
Please let us know any changes you’d would like to see concerning our program. This includes things we’ve done well, things we could do better, programs you’ve enjoyed, any specific requests you have, etc.
In addition to our core programs, Leadership Style, Support Team, Community Service, and Leadership Forum, we have included other essential services to help expose students to social and academic preparedness. These services include, Academic Prep, Self-Care, Faith Facts, Money Management, Nutrition, Social, Etiquette, and Scholarship Locator.
To the Trustees: I am personally thankful for your patience. 1 Corinthians 13:4 tells us that love is patient. So, I thank you for loving the purpose of this youth organization. Since this is my first role as a nonprofit founder, I have been making sure our program plans produce an effective and efficient outcome for members and vendors as we implement our goals and action steps. Please refer to the Administrate page on the website for more information about the nonprofit (editing in progress).
Although the pandemic slowed down our achievement, we are off to a productive fall launch.
-Denise Blackwood