Appendix B
Example List – Other Institutions’ Community Benefits
| CATEGORY | CASH | IN KIND |
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| EDUCATION: post-secondary access, scholarships, school funding, support and resources, and investment in educational environment | ||
| Berklee College of Music awarded full-tuition scholarships to outstanding high school seniors so that they could continue their education as full-time students at Berklee College of Music. | 100% CASH / $379,253.73 |
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| College 101 is a program designed to provide college courses for rising seniors in the Boston Public School System. This is a 6-week summer program where students enroll in a 3-credit college course taught by a college instructor and a peer mentor who provides assistance and support. [Fisher College] | BOTH / direct budget $20k, total scholarship $100k |
BOTH |
| The BUILD partnership is a collaboration between Boston University and Boston Public Schools (BPS), and pairs BU students with BPS students from preschool to fifth grade in helping them develop the reading and writing skills necessary to succeed. The amount includes internal funding for non-work study salaries, coordinator scholarships and operational expenses. | IN KIND / $83,217 |
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| EmersonWRITES is an urban creative writing lab offering free college-style workshops to students grades 8 through 12 enrolled in a Greater Boston public or charter school. [Emerson College] | IN KIND / $ 69,400.00 |
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| Founded in 2006, the YDIP Mission is to prepare students for college by: introducing them to the college and campus environment early on in their educational career, designing and implementing educational programming that will provide them with resources to supplement their current classes and to fill in educational gaps, and supporting social and cultural changes as they arise in their communities. [Northeastern University] | IN KIND / $146,000 |
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| The Museum supports Art Educators in the Boston Public Schools including tuition to Teacher Workshops, student attendance at the MGA films, Boston Public School use of art studios, special exhibition tickets, etc., as well as our MFA for Educators website. [MFA] | ||
| COMMUNITY HEALTH: community health initiatives, education and outreach beyond the charitable mission of the institution | CASH | IN KIND |
| Donation of thousands of pieces of PPE; Harvard University Allston-Brighton Emergency Response Grants provided immediate financial support to Boston nonprofit organizations to quickly mobilize and help deliver food supplies, medicine, essential items, educational programming, and community resources to families in need in the early months of the pandemic. | CASH $99,000 |
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| Northeastern hosted three blood drives in collaboration with the Red Cross at Matthews Arena. | CASH | |
| Thesis students who situated their research, exploration and designs in the City of Boston towards improving the urban conditions of our communities. [Boston Architectural College] | ADMIN SUPPORT $8,785 |
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| Four Boston community and government organizations received training in FY20. The eight-week Leaders in Health program provides training in public health research and science to strengthen existing community health initiatives. To date, the program has trained more than 50 community practitioners. [Harvard University] | IN KIND / $12,000 |
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| Clinical staff and students serve the Emerson College and Boston community offering clients cutting- edge speech pathology services. The services are customized for clients seeking to modify their voice and communication styles to match their gender identity. | IN KIND / $ 17,760.00 |
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| BUILT ENVIRONMENT: active transportation options, parks and open space, access to healthy foods | CASH | IN KIND |
| Fisher College maintains back street which is a private alley used as a public road. Not plowed by the city, cleaned, repaired, etc. | BOTH / $35,000 |
BOTH |
| Impact: More than $84,200 spent in support of public realm maintenance in FY20. Harvard is committed to projects that enhance the public realm, including snow removal, improvements and maintenance in public parks and open space, neighborhood beautification, streetscape improvements, and public art. | IN KIND / $84,284 |
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| Mission Hill Link - The Link is a community-run shuttle service for residents and visitors to Boston’s Mission Hill area. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health sponsors the Link to continue to run services on Saturdays. | CASH / $3,000 |
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| GOOD NEIGHBOR ACTIVITY: donations of facilities, goods, and/or supplies, monetary support of community associations, volunteer activities, and paid student internships | CASH | IN KIND |
| Northeastern opened its West Village residence hall on the Boston campus to police and emergency medical service providers to help address the increased need for safe places to stay for first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
IN KIND / $182,300 |
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| Convert Matthews Arena into a polling place for the community to vote for both elections in 2020. [Northeastern University] | IN KIND | |
| Fisher College encourages and supports staff/faculty/students to volunteer within the community: This includes the Women's Lunch Place, the Center and Home for Veterans, supporting our troops with care packages, regular community services on the esplanade and public alleys including cleanup, clothes donation drives and programs, holiday toy donation drives, and blood donation drives. | BOTH / $25,000 |
BOTH |
| Student Field Practice - 49 students supported the work of 25 Boston-based organizations through 7,790 hours of field practice in FY20. As part of the Master of Public Health program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students are required to complete a field practice experience, designed jointly by the students and their preceptors at a host organization, to advance the work of the organization as well as provide a real-world learning experience for students. | IN KIND / NA |
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| Brighton High School Internship Program - Through a partnership with the Boston Private Industry Council and Brighton High School, Harvard Business School (HBS) offers an internship program for students, allowing them to gain valuable work experience in various roles around the HBS campus. In FY20, two Boston High School students held internships. | BOTH / $4,727 |
BOTH |
| Assistance with Tax Return Filing (e.g. students assist local families prepare tax returns through Volunteer Tax Assistance (VITA) program) [Suffolk University] | BOTH / $60,963 |
BOTH |
| Boston University hosts a two-day sports camp on BU's athletic fields for more than 70 children aged 8 through 12 from the Boston Center for Youth and Families' Leahy-Holloran Community Center in Dorchester. | IN KIND / $11,200 |
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| CULTURAL: access to cultural spaces, activities and programs | CASH | IN KIND |
| More than 10,000 Boston residents received over $105,000 in free or subsidized admission to the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in FY20. | IN KIND / $105,552 |
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| In Cascieri Hall, Gabrielle spoke about diversity, equity and inclusion [Boston Architectural College] | ADMIN SUPPORT $1,760 |
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| Fisher College provides public access to cultural events such as the multicultural festival, speakers, theatre productions, clinics provided by athletics programs, free library services and access to the Boston Public Library system as a quasi Back Bay Neighborhood branch (serves hundreds annually), to name a few. | BOTH / $25,000 |
BOTH |
| EMPLOYMENT: workforce development programs, job readiness training, summer jobs program | CASH | IN KIND |
| 27 Boston residents received skills development and job training at Harvard University in FY20. Year Up is a one-year intensive training program that provides low- income young adults, ages 18 to 24, with a combination of hands- on skills development, course work eligible for college credit, and corporate internships. | BOTH / $720,900 |
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| Summer Youth Employment Program - In partnership with the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program in Boston and the Private Industry Council, the Harvard Summer Youth Employment Program hires Boston teens for six-week summer jobs in various office positions and as lab and library assistants across Harvard University. | CASH / $75,000 |
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