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Letter from the President Letter from Board Chairs Our Impact Pathways to Success Partnerships for Opportunity Prosperity Across Communities Financials Funding PartnersDonors Leadership 2019 Annual Report Letter from the President Letter from Board Chairs Our Impact Pathways to Success Partnerships for Opportunity Prosperity Across Communities Financials Funding PartnersDonors Leadership Upwardly Global 2019 Annual Report Learn more about Belinda's storyLetter from the President Dear Friends, 2019 was a banner year for Upwardly Global, one that positioned us—as an organization, a community, and a country—to weather the change and volatility we now face in 2020. The record-level 1,004 job seekers UpGlo coached back into professional careers in 2019 are now part of a diverse, resilient, and adaptable workforce that will help us navigate the economic disruptions and uncertainties that are emerging as our new normal. Our ability to scale our work couldn’t come at a more critical time. For context, it took Upwardly Global 11 years to place our first 1,000 people. Now, as our platform has grown, the potential to change both individual lives and collective paradigms is transformative. Our growing roster of success stories positions us to impact critical national conversations about how immigrant integration in the workforce can build shared prosperity for all Americans, and help us navigate the continued changes ahead. Read MoreWhile 85 percent of our job seekers in 2019 experienced poverty before entering our program, our alumni earned an average annual salary of more than $57,000. Working in high-demand STEM fields and filling gaps in other critical sectors, they were able to support their families and contribute millions in taxes to their communities. 2019 saw continued shifts in the way we work and in who is workingchanges that will continue in 2020 and beyond. Immigrants and their children will comprise 83 percent of the growth of our workforce over the next three decades, and 47 percent of recently-arrived immigrants have a bachelor’s degree or higher. In tandem, we should be moving away from the status quo of survival jobs to a model in which immigrant professionals and all people can fully contribute their skills, especially at a time when we will need skills to fill critical labor gaps in healthcare and elsewhere. That’s why UpGlo’s expert coaching now extends to workforce partners, advancing a shared effort to build equitable hiring systems and career pathways. We must champion all talent as we prioritize diversity and inclusion in work; advance soft” skills, such as creative problem-solving, and effective communication, alongside reskilling and upskilling agendas; and build narratives around new Americans’ multilingual abilities, diverse worldviews, and resilience as assets in a future-ready workforce. UpGlo is redoubling investment in being a learning organization to continue to innovate in our programs and harness best practices and tools to better enable the workforce field. We will continue to boldly invest in technology to build remote-accessible pathways for our full workforce system: job seekers, employers, policy partners, and local government. In 2019, we set the stage for a resilient, adaptive workforce to move our country forward. And now, in 2020, it is clear that resilience will be tested in ways we never imagined. But I am also seeing our community of job seekers, partners, volunteers, and supporters come together in a spirit of collaboration and determination to build a stronger shared future. I am inspired by your partnership, and thank you for being a part of our deepening work and mission. Jina Krause-Vilmar PresidentCEO, Upwardly Global Letter from Board Chairs Upwardly Global plays a key role in moving us closer to the America we all strive to build, a country where opportunity and economic advancement are available to all—including those new to our country and eager to contribute their capacity and talents here. In this Annual Report, you will read about how UpGlo supported skilled immigrants in finding career pathways , built partnerships with employers to meaningfully advance workplace diversity and inclusion, and promoted policies that allow everyone to contribute at their potential and enhance shared prosperity. Read MoreAll of this work is made possible because of collaborations with outstanding peer nonprofits, companies, local government entities, and individual supporters like you: PATHWAYS: A record number of immigrant job seekers came to UpGlo in 2019 to escape unemployment and overcome underemployment. We prepared them for the workforce, utilizing new technologies and customized coaching to equip them with the skills they need and credentials that are reflective of their professional experience. PARTNERSHIPS: In 2019, we forged successful partnerships with 55 employers across the country, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local businesses. Our employer partners placed immigrant job seekers and created spaces where hundreds of volunteers engaged with our talent as mentors. For example, investments from Accenture helped enhance our e-learning platform, created opportunities for 600 job seekers to practice their interviewing and networking skills, and supported our testing of an employer-designed upskilling curriculum for our job seekers to enhance their skills in high-demand fields. Support from World Education Services helped UpGlo launched an exciting project with major companies to co-design solutions that will help employers better hire, integrate and advance skilled immigrants into the professional workforce. PROSPERITY: This year, we were also excited to engage with peer organizations and funders to demonstrate how our work creates shared prosperity in our country. We know that when job seekers secure a thriving wage in an in-demand career field, they create ten-fold returns in their community, with their families, and for their employers. Key and important collaborators in these efforts have been local government agencies, including Ohio’s Toledo Lucas County. These groups have been both early adopters of Jobversity, which scales this work by training front-line staff on how to coach skilled immigrants into career pathways, and valued thought-partners in our work to break down barriers in their local communities for immigrant job seekers. As we look back on our success in 2019 and consider the opportunities before us in 2020, we are deeply grateful to all of the supporters listed in this report who helped us unlock opportunity. In addition, we are indebted to each individual, including hundreds of alumni, who supported UpGlo’s efforts. We, along with our outstanding Board and an ever-growing group of advocates and friends, are very proud to guide and support Upwardly Global forward as it helps bring to life our shared vision of a United States where skilled immigrants are seamlessly integrated into the professional workforce and the fabric of American life, and are recognized for the value they add to both. We look forward to continuing to work with you in 2020. Pranav Ramanathan Todd Harding Co-Chairs, Upwardly Global Board of Directors Our Impact Click the gears below to see how Upwardly Global is building a country where everyone can contribute and thrive. Pathways We equip job seekers with customized coaching, softtechnical skills, and social networks to rebuild professional careers in future-ready fields. Partnerships We help U.S employers access untapped talent, fill skill gaps, and promote inclusion. Prosperity We improve workforce systems by championing equityinclusion and integrating diverse talent into the U.S. workforce. 2019 Highlights New VolunteersMentors 542 Employer Partnerships 55 Careers Launched 1,004 Jobs in hard-to-fill fields 48.5% Average Salary at Placement $57,305 Average Income Gain* $49,889 Economic Impact**...