Recent Event Highlights: We launch the Mosaic Consulting Project., We expand our In-School Project., We run our first fall Outdoor School sessions., The Mosaic Project is founded., and 9 more...
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At Mosaic, in the next decade we will... • Find beautiful land in the East Bay hills for a permanent Outdoor School site where we can run programs year round. • Expand our In-School Project, bringing the comprehensive program into every one of our partner schools. • Offer additional programs for our middle school alumni (e.g. weekend retreats, summer programs) to better support them until they are old enough to join our Youth Leadership Project. • Continue to develop the Mosaic Consulting Project (MCP), our adult education arm, as a unique community building model. As organizations invest in their employees, they also invest in their community by helping to fund our youth programs. • Serve as a model for national and international replication. Historical Comparison of Income and Expense (2011 to date) Historical Comparison of Numbers Served
At Mosaic, we… • Launch the Mosaic Consulting Project (MCP), our adult education arm. Net proceeds from MCP directly fund Mosaic's youth programs. • Run 10 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 876 4th and 5th graders from our 24 partner schools, 133 Youth Leaders, and 67 teachers. • Expand our In-School Project, serving 3,622 students and 251 teachers through 127 programs in our partner schools. • Facilitate Community Meet-Ups after our fall and spring Outdoor School seasons, enabling students to reconnect with the new friends they just met and introduce their families to each other. In the world… • The Arab Spring brings government overthrows and democracy to several countries in the Middle East. • A 9.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Japan and compromises several nuclear power plants. • Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, is killed during an American military operation in Pakistan. • Troy Davis, despite evidence pointing towards his innocence, is executed for the murder of a Georgia police officer, and a movement to end the death penalty in the US is reborn. • The Occupy Movement creates encampments and protests that spring up in cities all over the US and world, directed against social and economic inequality. 2011 Income 2011 Expense 2011 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Run 10 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 871 4th and 5th graders from our 24 partner schools, 150 Youth Leaders, and 53 teachers. • Launch our official In-School Project, serving 3,708 students and 257 teachers through 270 programs in our 7 partner schools. • Unite our students and their families after they returned from our Outdoor School through our first Mosaic Meet-Up. • Celebrate 10 years of peacebuilding with our 10th Anniversary Community Reunion & BBQ. • Hold our first exclusive benefit concert with Brett Dennen in celebration of our 10th birthday. • Release our curriculum guide, Peacing It Together: The Mosaic Project’s Musical Curriculum & Accompanying Activities. In the world… • The US unemployment rate reaches over 10%. • A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. With a confirmed death toll over 230,000, it is one of the deadliest on record. • WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked “secret” or “confidential.” • White BART Officer Johannes Mehserle is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting unarmed black civilian Oscar Grant, and later sentenced to two years, minus time served, and will be eligible for release after slightly over one year. 2010 Income 2010 Expenses 2010 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Run 10 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 853 4th and 5th graders from our 26 partner schools, 148 Youth Leaders, and 60 teachers. • Run the pilot program for our In-School Project and serve 1,500 students and 147 teachers through 71 programs in our 4 partner schools. In the world… • Barack Obama is inaugurated, and becomes the first African-American President of the United States. • Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme is revealed, defrauding thousands of investors of billions of dollars. • Though unemployment and economic hardship are still prominent, the US National Bureau of Economic Research declares the Great Recession officially over in June. • Michael Jackson’s death triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief. 2009 Income 2009 Expenses 2009 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Hire our first full time Curriculum and Training Director to deepen and develop our In-School Project. • Run 11 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 867 4th and 5th graders from our 26 partner schools, 162 Youth Leaders, and 55 teachers. • Serve an additional 855 students and 180 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States and becomes the first African American to be elected to the office. • The California State Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deny same-sex couples equal marriage rights. Proposition 8 passes six months later, then eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry. • US stock markets post deepest decline since the Great Depression of 1931, and global inflation reaches historic levels. • Fifteen US banks fail, while several others are rescued through government intervention or acquisitions by other banks. 2008 Income 2008 Expenses 2008 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Move into our first official office space on Lake Merritt in Oakland. • Run 10 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 697 4th and 5th graders from our 23 partner schools, 102 Youth Leaders, and 42 teachers. • Serve an additional 1,135 students and 220 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • World stock markets plummet after China and Europe release less than expected growth reports. • The final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, becomes the fastest selling book in history. • Over 200 people are killed in Kenya due to riots over the results of the December presidential election. 2007 Income 2007 Expenses 2007 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Hire our first full time Youth Leadership Project Director and develop the YLP into a year-round leadership training and mentorship program for youth in high school and beyond. • Run 10 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 703 4th and 5th graders from our 20 partner schools, 95 Youth Leaders, and 39 teachers. • Serve an additional 1,124 students and 45 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • Democrats win majority in the US Congress and Senate, beginning to turn the tide against Bush’s domestic agenda. • Bombs planted on the train system in Mumbai explode, killing 209 people. • Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth, raises international public awareness of climate change. 2006 Income 2006 Expenses 2006 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Run our first fall Outdoor School sessions, for a total of 9 sessions serving 686 4th and 5th graders from our 17 partner schools, 88 Youth Leaders, and 30 teachers. • Serve an additional 800 students and 35 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, killing nearly 2,000 and damaging the city so that it never fully recovers. • Pope John Paul II dies, and over 4 million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him. • The US housing market booms at unprecedented levels. 2005 Income 2005 Expenses 2005 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Run 6 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 393 4th and 5th graders from our 12 partner schools, 67 Youth Leaders, and 23 teachers. • Gain feature coverage on the front page of the Friday section of the San Francisco Chronicle. • Hold our first annual Community Fundraising Brunch. • Win a Children’s Music Web Award and a Parents’ Choice Approved Award for our CD, The Mosaic Project Presents: Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World. • Serve an additional 500 students and 30 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • George W. Bush is reelected. • Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriage while eleven other US states ban the practice through public referendums. • Abu Ghraib torture photos flood the Internet. 2004 Income 2004 Expenses 2004 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Run 4 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 272 4th and 5th graders from our 9 partner schools, 52 Youth Leaders, and 15 teachers. • Release the CD of our musical curriculum, The Mosaic Project Presents: Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, featuring our very own Resident Rock Star, Brett Dennen. • Serve an additional 1,430 students and 150 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • CIA officer Valerie Plame’s cover leaks, leading to deputy chief of staff Karl Rove’s resignation. • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spreads around the globe. • The conflict in Darfur, Sudan begins and soon escalates into full-scale war; it is soon considered the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. 2003 Income 2003 Expenses 2003 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Obtain our first 7 partner schools. • Run 3 sessions of our Outdoor School, serving 232 4th and 5th graders from our 7 partner schools, 36 Youth Leaders, and 12 teachers. • Serve an additional 300 students and 15 teachers through our In-School Project. In the world… • The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by US President George W. Bush. • The United States Department of Justice announces it will pursue a criminal investigation of Enron. • A series of bombings carried out by Islamic militants kill 202 people at a resort in Bali, Indonesia. 2002 Income 2002 Expenses 2002 Snapshot
At Mosaic, we… • Begin full-time, staffed operation. • Develop our curriculum with the assistance of a 4th and 5th grade focus group. • Run 2 pilot sessions in August of our weeklong Outdoor School program with 76 individually recruited students and 4 Youth Leaders. • Create our website, brochure, and informational video. • Obtain our first foundation grant. In the world… • George W. Bush is inaugurated as the United States president. • Al-Qaeda terrorists crash hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, killing nearly 3,000 people. • The US declares a “War on Terrorism.” • The US and NATO invade Afghanistan in October. 2001 Income 2001 Expenses The Mosaic Project Brochure
At Mosaic, we… • Incorporate in June and obtain 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in September. • Create our mission statement and strategic plan, in consultation with key community leaders. • Receive our first donations from individual donors. In the world… • The dot-com bubble peaks, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close at 11,722.98. • George W. Bush wins US presidential election by a narrow margin over Al Gore.
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