Go Beyond 2020 Annual Report
Transcript of Go Beyond 2020 Annual Report
RESPECTnoun
POTENTIALnoun
A N N U A LR E P O R T2 0 2 0
CONFIDENCEnoun a belief in oneself and one's abilities
to convey a sense of admiration forgood or valuable qualities
existing in possibility;something that can become actual
With deepest gratitude,
M I S S I O NGo Beyond Nebraskaenables youth in theOmaha area todevelop confidence,build respect, anddiscover their fullpotential.
First, thank you. Thank you for being a part of changing lives through Go Beyond! Forty-four years ago, our first group of young campers bustled into a van together on an early Omaha morning. They turned away from home and family,and headed west into the mountains - to climb peaks, raft whitewater rivers, ride horseback over rolling foothills, and watch the stars over a campfire.
In creative ways we will be powered by partnerships and volunteers coming together with our staff and Board, diversifying andincreasing our expertise and impact (see Structure Overview). We will continue diving into every aspect of Go Beyond - includingour Wyoming sites (see Lands and Facilities), financial management, and strategic planning - and building forward on ourstrengths and passion for this life-changing mission.
At the start of 2020 we knew there would be challenges ahead - there always are - but we were filled with optimism. We launched a bright new chapter forus with the debut of our new name and brand, Built from history and partnerships, expertise and ongoing growth, we took a big stepforward as a world-class camp and year-round experience for any and every young person, cost-free.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORa note from the
[email protected] 218.750.0784
"Camp was amazing. Everything was the best part." - Carl
As Buford/Camp Confidence, we have helped fortify generations of young people through extraordinary outdoor adventures, and we've learned theunparalleled impact this program can have on a life and a community.
Then...we all know what happened. 2020 took its unprecedented turn and we did what so many have done...we pivoted.
Our optimism about the future? That remains as steady as our focus...providing a world-class experience for our campers, builton a healthy, stable and transparent foundation. We, as Go Beyond, will mark 2020 as the year we made a promise to campers:that in 2021 - and for another 44 years to come - they'll have the experience of a lifetime, coming together from across ourdiverse Omaha community, and heading west.
Our programs stayed local and limited (see Programs), and our full-time staff dropped to 1 (see Financials).
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Ian KimmerExecutive Director
The Board and I cannot be more excited to start this next climb as Go Beyond! Here's to adventure ahead!
Go Beyond is possible because of our funding partners
SHERWOOD FOUNDATION WILLIAM AND RUTH SCOTT FOUNDATION
HEISTAND FAMILY FOUNDATION
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION ANONYMOUS
HAWKS FOUNDATION
DWAIN HORN MEMORIAL FUNDVAN DENBURG FAMILY GIFT FUND
CHRIS AND TAMMY LOEFFLER
Medicine Bow Peak, July 2020
We are stronger. We are smarter. And 2021 is just the beginning.
EXCELLENCE - We strive to be the very best atwhat we do.
FORTIFICATION - We help develop well-rounded young people.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY - We exist toserve any and every young person at no costto them.
FOCUS - We execute our mission throughextraordinary camper experiences.
TRANSPARENCY - We embrace clear, opencommunication and ensure budgets, funding,programs and facilities are tracked andaccounted for fully.
Provide a world-class opportunity to youngpeople from across the Omaha communitythrough Wyoming adventure camps and year-round nature-based adventures.
Plans for 2021 include: hosting 2 AdvancedAdventurer Camps and 4 local engagements.
Stabilize and improve the organizationthrough anticipated challenges with one full-time staff.
Build expertise and partnerships toward anext-level programs experience andorganizational stability.
V A L U E S S T R U C T U R E G O A L SS T R E N G T H S
Program Impact & History
Wyoming Base Camps
Volunteer Leadership
Staff
BOARD
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
Structure Overview
Program -Camps and Campers Committee - Community Partners - Highly-trained Seasonal Staff- Consultants/Experts- Board Leadership
Financial Fundraising - Board Leadership- Golf Tournament and Hootenanny (gala) Event Committees- Alumni Network launch (internship)
- Board Treasurer Lead- Finance Committee- Consultants/Experts- Transparency Tools
Camps &Facilities
- Land Management and Revitalization Committee- On-site Land Managers- Consultants/Experts
Strategy and Operations Development + Implementation
2020-2021
of DIRECTORS
Meet Vivienne. Vivienne is a graduate of our summer 2020Natural Leaders program and on her way to being acounselor. In October this year, she joined our Camps andCampers Committee as a volunteer leader as well.
Rafting Cache la Poudre, CO, and the Snake River, WY
NATIONAL FOREST BACKCOUNTRY OVERNIGHTS
C A M P L E A D E R S H I POur staff COUNSELORS are the most important drivers of the Go Beyond mission, directlymentoring the young people we serve. Teachers, youth-service professionals, NationalPark staff, and more are trained each Spring and paid according to state-of-the-industrystandards.
1 - Through Go Beyond, Vivienne found she was "not alone"in a way she had not known before. Connecting with otheryoung people from such diverse backgrounds - seeing theirstruggles and triumph in her own life - she discovered acommon humanity. And so...
Our CAMPS AND CAMPERS COMMITTEE is a volunteer team of diverse talents andbackgrounds - representative of who we serve - that help create and implement ourtraining, camps, and year-round programs.
ProgramImpactDesign
I M P A C T P R O G R A M D E S I G NGo Beyond is a 3+ year no-cost summer camp with year-round groupconnection opporunities open to all 13- to 16-year-olds in Omaha.
Yellowstone National Park2019
Emerging Explorers1-week Confidence CampCentennial Ranch, WY
Advanced Adventurers10- to 14-day Leadership CampAlpine Mountain Camp, WY Natural Leaders
Junior CounselorsLeadership and Job Skills
HighlightsLeadership
H I G H L I G H T SOur campers go to some of the ultimate outdoor experiences in the U.S.
YELLOWSTONE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
HIKING MEDICINE BOW PEAK
Rock-climbing in Vedauwoo and the Wind River Range
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
Horseback riding theCentennial Valley
no cell phones or screens | journaling and mindfulness | conservation principles
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2 - She felt a sense of empowerment and experienced a raregift - the freedom to be authentic - in the safety of the group,the newness of traveling to incredible places together, andlearning to count on each other. And so...
3 - She saw her whole outlook shift. A new empathy andunderstanding of her community emerged as she and herfellow campers shared stories of life while on theseadventures. And so...
4 - She felt gratitude. Her view ahead became about herblessings rather than defined by her troubles. And so...
5 - She wants to give back. She wants to lead and give othersa chance to Go Beyond.
Her story about WHY she is giving back touches on 5remarkable impacts Go Beyond had on her, impacts with noequal in her world. Nature opened her, people moved her.
2 0 2 1 and B E Y O N DIn 2021 we will fulfill our promise to our 2019 EmergingExplorers by taking the next step up to the AdvancedAdventurers camps. 1 girls camp, 1 boys camp.
In 2022 and beyond we will launch our cycle of beginnercamps again and continue our pre-2020 growth!
2019 Girls Advanced Adventurers, Alpine, WY
50/50 girls/boysabout 90% of campers are under-served/at-risk70% come from single-parent/guardian homes85% qualify for free or reduced lunchesNearly all have adverse childhood experiences affecting development40% African American, 25% Latino, 25% White, and 10% Asian O U T C O M E S
1200+ campers over a 44-year historyLargest year was 2019 with 68 campers8-12 campers per camp, 2-4 counselorsCampers come from 40+ Omaha area schoolsEvery student participates at no cost
2 0 2 0Due to COVID-19 we did not travel to Wyoming nor hostour Omaha connection opportunities. Instead, twogroups of our Natural Leaders met for 4-day local"camps" and training as the next generation of campcounselors in 2021 and beyond!
2020 Girls Natural Leaders camp, Platte River, NE
Program20202021 and beyond
PartnershipsNumbers
Impact measurement tools (developed with WaltherSeck and Assoc.) were launched in 2018. Implementation in 2019 and2020 was inconsistent. A 2021 priority is to refine the tools, collect baseline data, and share outcomes in the annual report.
Diversity and Inclusivity are core values at Go Beyond!
THANK YOU to partners -- past, present andfuture -- for their commitment to Omaha youth!
We work together towardthe greatest impact.
Partnership4KidsOneWorldCASACompletely KidsBig Brothers Big SistersBike Union and CoffeeGOALS CenterUS Fish and WildlifeHeart Ministry Center
Girls, Inc.Boys and Girls ClubWestside CounselorsUrban LeagueHope Center for KidsInclusive CommunitiesThrive Center, Inc.Project Harmonyand many more...
P A R T N E R S H I P S
D E M O G R A P H I C SN U M B E R S
GeneralExpenses31% Program
Expenses69%
2 0 2 1 B U D G E T
64%
16%
18%
2%
56%
24%
19%
1%
Establish state-of-the-industry financialmanagement, stabilizingGo Beyond for decadesahead.
Objective 2020 - 2021
Financials
2 0 2 0Expenses
*forecast from 11.5.20-12.31.20
total budget: $124,578*
Expenses
GeneralExpenses
15%
ProgramExpenses
85%
total budget: $143,726
Fundraising
Grants
Events
IndividualDonations
Hootenanny (gala),Golf, Omaha Gives
Other
FundraisingGrants
Events
IndividualDonations
Hootenanny (gala),Golf, Giving Tuesday
Other
Key ResultsFully implementation of financial management overhaul(due 3/2021)Launch new budget tracking and reporting (due 4/2021)Establish detailed budget baselines through 2021operations (due 12/2021)
Going forward, more of each dollar will directly fund a camper's experience as we implementour new structure, and we can promise decades of service to our campers and community.
2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1
In 2020 our Finance Committee achieved multiple goals, including: upgrading accounting,stabilizing our budgets, building transparency tools, baselines, and a full insurance review.
The Paycheck Protection Program and both state and county CARES Act funding providedcritical assistance bridging the gap. Hosting local/limited camps due to COVID loweredexpenses. However, we also made the tough, but necessary decision to reduce full-time stafffrom 2 to 1.
We anticipate 2+ years of priorities on financial stabilization and creative program solutionswith one full-time Executive Director and a team of Volunteer Leaders.
2020 was a challenging year in so many respects, including from a fundraising perpective. Thecancelation of our Golf and Hootenanny events, along with substantially reduced privatedonations, resulted in a 40% fundraising drop from 2019.
LANDS MANAGEMENT & REVITALIZATION COMMITTEECentennial Ranch
Alpine Mountian Camp
SNOWY RANGE
YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETONNATIONAL PARKS
ALPINE MOUNTAIN CAMP CENTENNIAL RANCH
Donated in 1980's to Buford/Go BeyondMain Cabin (14 bed bunkhouse, camp kitchen/dining),Captain's Cabin (2 beds), Garage2 private lakes - Porter Lake ( ) and HardiganActive ranch with approximately 50 cattleBorders public land, hiking access to Table Mountain
412 sagebrush foothills acres in Centennial, WY
Lands/Facilities
Grand Teton NP Hiking/SwimmingYellowstone NP VolunteeringWind River Range Rock ClimbingSnake River Whitewater RaftingCraters of the Moon HikingPalisades Reservoir Kayaking
Campers Experience...
THE WYOMING TOAD PROJECT
Launched Nov 2020, this Board/Staff/Volunteer committee includesdiverse alumni, business, nonprofit, and community leaders. Along with year-round management, we work to maintain ourfacilities and lands, and develop future potential.
Go Beyond's Wyoming base-camps bring Omaha youth into theheart of the American West's most dramatic landscapes.
Our Alpine Mountain Camp and Centennial Ranch are extraordinaryin beauty, history, conservation and access to adventure.
OMAHA
WIND RIVER RANGE
VEDAUWOO
Omaha to Centennial Ranch - 8.5 hoursCentennial Ranch to Alpine Mountain Camp - 6.5 hoursOmaha to Alpine Mountain Camp - 15 hours
ROCKY MOUNTAINNATIONAL PARK
CACHE LE POUDRE RIVER
SNAKERIVER
Leigh Lake, Grand Teton NP
Donated in 1970's to Buford/Go Beyond2 Bunkhouses - 16 beds each, donated by Grand Teton NPChow House with 1 bedroom Apartment, Barn, updatedMain House with multiple bedroomsBorders National Forest elk corridor
45 mountainside acres in Star Valley, Alpine, WY
PRIORITIES
Camp water system replacement; approx. $25,000Bunkhouse beds replacement; approx. $5,000
PRIORITIESMain cabin updates,approx. $5,000Captain's cabin updates,approx. $5,000
pictured above
Vedauwoo Rock-Climbing Area | Medicine Bow Peak | Cache la Poudre River Whitewater Rafting Rocky Mountain NP Exploring | Saratoga Hot Springs | Centennial Valley Horseback Riding
Campers experience...
Go Beyond hosts a remarkable national project of USFW, NRCS, Laramie ConservationDistrict, zoos (including Henry Doorly), Universities, and scientists to recover the
Our lakes are 1 of only 2 locations with successful wildtoad generations. Our conservation work is year-round.
search YOUTUBE for "WYOMING TOAD GO BEYOND"
most endangered amphibian in North America.
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Executive CommitteeTom Pritchard, President
Joseph McCaslin, Vice President
Regina Taylor, Secretary
Ryan Decker, Treasurer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Heistand Family FoundationUnion Pacific FoundationChris and Tammy LoefflerAnonymousDwain Horn Charitable FundVan Denburg Family Gift Fund
James GieslerRebecca GregoryJeremy KaliffHal MangelsenRon LarsonRyan PritchardErin WombleCaitlin LaVelle-GustafsonMaggie DouglasJessica ShadduckKristina HughesSanJuanita JaimesStephanie PucellBill GrennanStephanie GuyKelly LeeKatie MooreKerry RosenbergMaria MontesMiah SommerJessica Lawrence StrazdasDaisy MoraRebecca MoshmanMyron BridgesDallas and Vivienne TalbotBill GrennanKatherine RobertsNichole TurgeonDave PantosKelly RasonRandall RootBryce HotzMike JoyceEdith HickmanVivienne HickmanRoger CiminoMadi PohlmanDamien CorranBrent KosterErica Parish
THANK YOUTHANK YOU DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS!
Go Beyond is possible only because of you.
Mike FisherJordan EberhardtJonathan NywatawaSara ConzemiusNathan JohnsonMaggie WoodTroy AndersonMartin McCaslinCorey MayloneAmy WeindelBrooke TippinDaniel CihalCraig MielkeMelissa OvertonCraig MoodyCarol WakinMelissa HenningsSteve StaffordJennifer PatrickWest RichardsonJodi SticeRachel GeorgeHannah FisherStephen RedlinEmily TonnigesMutual of OmahaAndrew AlemanMeghan FrancisEdward McCaslinCarol Wegener
Thank you to everyone who has helped make the 44 year historyof Go Beyond possible.
The first time I went to our camp nearly 40 years ago changedmy life, as it has for so many. In my fellow campers I found life-long friends. In the mountains I found a life-long love of nature.With counselors I still look up to today, I learned to overcomechallenges and fears. I am who I am because of this camp.
The experience meant so much to me that I returned for severalyears as a Counselor, then on many volunteer work crews forthe properties, and then as a Board Member. Now, as BoardPresident, I'm so grateful to get to provide new generations ofcampers these life-changing experiences through Go Beyond.
As we launch into the hope of 2021, I know this camp can be areal answer for many young people challenged by this chaoticpandemic. They need us, and with your help, we'll answer.
Chris Hedican
Sarah Moore
David Mangelsen
Cliff McEvoy
Karie Milford
FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
CFOSteier Group
PhysicianMethodist Hospitals
Asst. Professor of ManagementCreighton University
Financial Advisor First National Bank
Partner Attorney, Baird Holm
Deputy Douglas County Attorney
Owner, Mangelsen's
Philanthropy Director, Kids Can
Owner, Milford Real Estate
CAMP ALUMNUS
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PRESIDENT EMERITAS
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Art AndersonRyan DeckerChris LinkNatalie SimmondsCorreen HarrellTom and Sue PurcellWasmoen Charitable FundRandall and Beverly Greer Charitable Fund
Federated InsuranceJoseph McCaslinChris HedicanSarah and Sean MooreWyoming Toad SSPWS BunchDave BishopDarland Properties
Sherwood Foundation
Susan PedersenTony NevshemalDan McCannDavid BrownBrent CraftEan Patrick
William and Ruth Scott Foundation
Shelly RobertsDanielle BodeCliff McEvoyLori WegenerHeidi PospisilWilliam Hower
Silverstone GroupFrankel ZachariaASI TeamPI MidwestAOI CorpEleMETAL FabricationWestin FoodsSteier Group
Gratefully,
Tom Pritchard, Board President
Wendy and Paul Kimmer