Project: Donor Strategy for DC SCORES
Client: DC SCORES/ America SCORES
Team: Compass DC, team of seven consultants
Role: Equal roles; focus on consulting

Completed a fundraising strategy for DC Scores

About Compass DC

Through pro bono strategic consulting, Compass strengthens the capacity, effectiveness and sustainability of Greater Washington DC nonprofits.  Compass volunteer teams, mainly MBA alumni from top business schools, guide nonprofit leaders to generate near-term gains in effectiveness and capacity and long-lasting organizational imrpovements.

About DC Scores

DC SCORES inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, and become agents of change in their communities.

DC SCORES creates a positive connection fro students to the school and surrounding community by creating a bridge from the school day to after-school. We strongly believe that innovative and creative after-school programming help increase a student’s level of school engagement, physical fitness, self-worth, and sense of belonging in his/her community.  We hire and train motivated DC public school teachers to run the program at each school, thus providing each student with direct access to a trusted mentor.  Writing and soccer coaches are given a year-long curriculum, supplies and equipment, and are supported by DC SCORES program staff to ensure standardized, flexible and contextual daily lessons.  Our program maintains a lot ration of students to teachers and gives ownership to each school so that the school’s community embraces the program.