The YES Initiative

We will be uploading the blog backlog from this fall in Jan//Feb 2025 — In the meantime we are excited to announce we have received a 2024 Silver Seal of Transparency from Candid ! Check out our profile on Candid here: https://lnkd.in/e8jkDhsF This is possible thanks to: ? the belief, commitment and trust of our pilot cohort scholar alumni Ronny Brizan, David Elien, Olivia Nda, Seyvon Kouao & Julia Eline-Wright ? the hard work, perseverance, paperwork filings and copywriting of our Executive Director Patrick Gordon ? the persistance, patience and focused energy of staff members Olivia Nda & Kamea Quetti Hall ? strategy, stewardship and financial support of board members Chris Flores & Steven-Louis Dreyfus ? proffessional skills and expertise volunteered by YES supporters to assist our strategy development, financial processes, marketing, data collection, impact metrics development & operations ? last but not least support from donations — to date ~88% of YES funding has come from individuals donors! Thanks to each and every one of you who is a #YESdonor ???? - - - - - - - #youth #education #youthdevelopment #mentorship #candid #lifeskills #lifecoaching #sports #careeradvice #artseducation #mentalhealthed

Why You Should Invest in Youth - Part 2 of Ethan Mukwaya’s Visual Essay (4K) ??The visual essay guides a student to take their resume or highlights from it, and create an audio or visual representation of their experience. The process teaches scholars how to use media for professional purposes, and empowers them with the tools to tell narratives in effective manners. This essay was directed, scripted, and narrated by Ethan Mukwaya — a Boston University Communications Major, class of 2026 ?? Note: if you enjoy this video and want to support our efforts to mentor underserved youth, we accept donations at https://lnkd.in/esi899Nn This is an experience developed by the YES Initiative. We are looking for community partners and sponsors to run a visual essay workshop during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Please inquire for more information by emailing [email protected] ??Mention Roll: the following individuals, businesses and events where featured in the footage used (in order of appearance). We definitely missed some, if you see yourself and you’re not tagged please message us directly! Invest in Community (in order of appearance) - Divinity, A community that is A Safe Space Created by a Woman for Women. CEO/Director: Beba Anays Cooper. On Screen includes Beba, D’yani Gates, Jay Augustin Rateau and Jared Medina - DJ Whysham & Gail Bean at the 100th National NAACP Conference in Boston - Mardueno of AOA Supply creating a mural at Daily Table Roxbury, assisted by Natas Mann and Soems of AOA Supply - Summer of Love Block Party Honoring Donna of Summer, Curated & Produced by Black Market - Divinity, A community that is A Safe Space Created by a Woman for Women. CEO/Director: Beba Anays Cooper. Filming on screen is Jayson Augustin-Rateau, interviewer is Beba and interviewee is Jared Medina - Model Cherieos/Chante on set for Divinity - Cambridge Science Festival Presents The Immersive Afrofuturism Experience, Fashion Show by The House of Nahdra at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge - Comics in Color Festival - 3D Art studio at Boston Arts Academy - Youth spinning on DJ Whysham’s tables at Gld Festival 2023 for dancer ______(working on finding credit). Produced by Stl Gld, lead sponsor City of Boston - Dffrnt Kloth vendor table at the DSNI Multicultural Festival, in collaboration with Copper Collective (2023) Equipment for both parts Nikon R?DE VICTIV BlueYeti WeTransfer Adobe Creative Cloud CapCut SanDisk? Samsung Electronics Western Digital Beats by Dre Bose Corporation

Why You Should Invest in Community — Part 1 of Ethan Mukwaya’s Visual Essay (4K) ??The visual essay guides a student to take their resume or highlights from it, and create an audio or visual representation of their experience. The process teaches scholars how to use media for professional purposes, and empowers them with the tools to tell narratives in effective manners. This essay was directed, scripted, and narrated by Ethan Mukwaya A Boston University Comms Major, class of 2026 ?? Note: if you enjoy this video and want to support our efforts to mentor underserved youth, we accept donations at https://lnkd.in/esi899Nn This is an experience developed by the YES Initiative. We are looking for community partners and sponsors to run a visual essay workshop during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Please inquire for more information by emailing [email protected] ??Mention Roll: the following individuals, businesses and events where featured in the footage used (in order of appearance). We definitely missed some, if you see yourself and you’re not tagged please message us directly! Invest in Community (in order of appearance) - Mardueno at a Boston art show curated and produced by Natas Mann, both are members of the Avenue of the Arts (AOA) Collective - Boston Arts Academy - Harvard University, Greater Roxbury Arts & Cultural Center - Mass College of Pharmacy - Dorchester Open Streets 2023 by City of Boston - The House of Nahdra at Comics in Color Festival - Farah Juene, Sunny Ray, Soso, Al Copeland, Bola, Nahdra, Findley - Legendary Boston DJ Skippy White at his lifetime celebration event - Breathe Live V Mural by Problak/ Dr. Robert Gibbs and Soems, at The Record Co. - The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff at the 100th National NAACP Conference in Boston, being recorded by the YES Founding Director Patrick Gordon - A Legacy of Color by gofive and take1r.gn of inspire.thru.art and the gn crew - TD Garden and boston celtics win banner 18 on 6.17 | shoutout Jaylen Brown The 7uice Foundation - Mural of Black Leaders by Deme, Kwest of Afro Latino Alliance (ALA), go5 of GN, EYEVAN & Soems - Footage of Boston recorded at Williams College Alumni event - Mass College of Art, curated show of AOA Collective 2023 (MAR, JB, DOE, EYEVAN) - Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox - Mass College of Pharmacy - EYEVAN, Edwin Charles Embroidery and Kwest on set for a filming of a docu-series titles Boston: More Colorful Than You Think - Nahdra Sun-Ra co-owner of Oasis Vegan Parlor with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu/ City of Boston, EOI Boston Office - Cakeswagg at Emerson College Uncommon Stages - SIDE Presents 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Celebration, in collaboration with The Greenway - US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley - Summer of Love Block Party Honoring Donna Summer, Curated & Produced by Black Market - Yvonne Hao Hao, Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development *continues in comments??*

In two days Ethan Mukwaya’s visual essay drops! Check out the latest spot Tune in on 09.18.24 here or on our YouTube channel

We paused blog posts in August & September to focus on Ethan Mukwaya’s visual essay - premiering on 09.18.24. Tune into our LinkedIn or YouTube page to watch!

We paused blog posts in August & September to focus on Ethan Mukwaya’s visual essay - premiering on 09.18.24. Tune into our LinkedIn or YouTube page to watch!

??YES Blog Post #003 - Career Search Action Plan: Overview & Step 1 ??Category: Career Readiness, Life Coaching & Career Mentorship ??Taken from the YES Career Search Action Plan, developed by working with our core scholar group on college to career transitions! This post contains 2 slide series: - Overview - Step 1 Please email us if you would like to receive a copy of the Plan before it is officially released with the last slide series. Also note this is a living document, it will continue to get updated as we learn more, a coming update from Olivia - identifying your ideal working environment. Subscribe to this YES LinkedIn page for more blog posts, and on our website for general updates! You can also find our blog on wix and feed on our website. LIKE, COMMENT, SAVE & SHARE with underserved scholar athletes and educators/coaches who support them!

??YES Blog Post #002 - Improve Collaboration with Work Styles ??Category: Human Skill Development ?? A breakdown of an article on Working Styles by Asana - the project management software that powers The YES Scholar Goal Planner. Use this to better understand how to be a more effective teammate, co-member on student project and/or leader of a student organization! Subscribe to this YES LinkedIn page for more blog posts, and on our website for general updates! You can also find our blog on wix and feed on our website. LIKE, COMMENT, SAVE & SHARE with underserved scholar athletes and educators/coaches who support them!

INCOMING BLOG POSTS! Due to the age range of the lion’s share of followers on this page, we will always encourage you to share these resources with underserved high school and college scholar athletes in your network, or educators/coaches you know that work with them! Expect bi-weekly to monthly content updates ?????? ??YES Blog Post #001 — Mental Performance for Scholar Athletes ??Category: Athletic Performance, Health & Wellness ??Learn 5 ways to destress and better guide yourself on your scholar athletic experience! These tools apply to high school, college and the rest of your life experience. Subscribe to this YES LinkedIn page for more blog posts, and on our website for general updates! LIKE, COMMENT, SAVE & SHARE with underserved scholar athletes and educators/coaches who support them!