Mission, Vision, Values, Goals

Mission: To offer employees the opportunity for a better life, and businesses a competitive advantage by providing essential language proficiency through workforce instruction.

Vision: We envision a community in which language proficiency gives all individuals access to unlimited opportunity and growth.

Values: Opportunity, Community, Integrity, Growth

Goals

Governance: To grow and sustain a strategically focused Board which leads English at Work guided by its organizational values.

Development: To grow the infrastructure and outreach necessary to acquire the resources needed for English at Work to achieve its mission

Communications: To increase employer engagement in English at Work and community awareness of the opportunities made possible through language proficiency

Programs: To provide the most effective and efficient delivery of language proficiency services to a diverse multi-lingual workforce environment, and do so with integrity.

E&W in 2011

Communications & Image

Communications

  • E-Newsletter
  • Social Networking
  • Symbol proudly displayed at businesses like union label; represents achievement & success, community and E@W values

Reputation

  • Serving as model for other states
  • Featured on NPR as how tiny NPO has achieved so much with immigration issues & success stories
  • Recognized as effective by entities that are client pipeline

Website

  • Multilingual
  • Important part of branding info & referral
  • Key positioning tool from where some education services are delivered used by foreign companies coming to US to train workers
  • Recognized as leader in push for literacy

Governance
Board - Focused on growth, implementation, following strategic plan
Members - experts, community leaders, former students
Strategically focused

Resource Development
 Fundraising
Event at Mexican American Cultural Center
AISD asked E@W to host La Feria

Program Services
 Partnerships

  • City of Austin
  • ACC
  • Texas Workforce Commission
  • UT
  • Capital IDEA

Continuum of service

  • students graduate and go to ACC
  • seamless transition

Businesses from multiple sectors

  • Health care
  • Construction
  • Hospitality - hotel & restaurants
  • Education
  • Tech Sector
  • Manufacturing

Never expected such interest

  • Online classes
  • E@W provides context, certifies teachers

In 5 Cities

  • Austin
  • San Antonio
  • Houston
  • Dallas
  • El Paso

Infrastructure

  • Office on 6th Street
  • Volunteers - people desire to volunteer & teach

Budget

  • 3/4 budget earned revenue
  • go from $100,000 to 750,000 budget

Staff

  • Developed strong team of qualified & effective teachers f F/T & 4 P/T
  • Able to pay staff competitively & provide health care & other benefits
  • Diverse staff
  • Staff includes former students