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March 2020
Distribution:
All Active & Provisional Volunteers
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Please take a minute to review the
attached document, which lays out SCORE's approach to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation. Ultimately, the health and safety of our volunteers and staff is our highest priority.
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Volunteer Spotlight - Donna Hover-Ojeda, PhD, Co-Chair of SCORE SE Michigan (Detroit)
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This month we would like to recognize Donna Hover-Ojeda, PhD, in our Volunteer Spotlight. Donna has been with SCORE since February 2014 and currently serves as Chapter Co-Chair of SCORE SE Michigan (Detroit). Donna (along with Armando Ojeda) recently presented during the SCORE February Leadership Call, explaining the transformation she has helped bring about in the SCORE Detroit chapter.
Donna became Co-Chair of SCORE Detroit in October 2018. Upon taking this leadership role, she went about working to improve the relevancy of her chapter. To accomplish this, the SCORE value that Donna focused on was that of Lifetime Learning. As Co-Chair, she helped implement training for mentors that covered topics such as current technology, business success strategies, and effective client base interactions. This included hiring a full-time person dedicated to training mentors. This focus on mentor training has led to a vast increase in both the relevant skills and the capacity of the mentors in the Detroit chapter.
In addition to mentor training, Donna also placed a focus on recruiting more minority volunteers to better reflect the community the chapter serves. Using materials provided by D&I focused on recruiting African-Americans, the Detroit chapter was able to greatly increase their overall diversity, specifically with African-American women. Donna also placed more focus on her chapter's workshop program, nearly quadrupling the number of workshops offered. This has benefited in multiple ways, including the ability to recruit more working volunteers who serve as Subject Matter Experts and Workshop Presenters, as well as get the SCORE name in front of more clients who go on to request mentoring services.
The work that Donna, Armando, and the rest of Detroit chapter has put in over the past year has helped to revitalize their chapter. Below are a few more highlights:
- Recruited, onboarded and retained around 36 new members in the past 16 months. This includes many new members who are younger and have brought much needed skills to the chapter.
- Expanded the chapter's coverage area in SE Michigan.
- Conducted several programs in conjunction with the Ann Arbor chapter
- Received a $330,000 grant from the Davidson Foundation to expand SCORE's services in SE Michigan
We'd like to recognize Donna, Armando, and the rest of the Detroit chapter, for the incredible work they have done and will continue to do!
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SCORE Chicago - Groundbreaking Attendance for Workshop at City Hall
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Pictured from left to right: Alfonso Barrera, Hannah Fernandez, Irwin Ross, Victor Battie (US Army Veteran, Private Chef and SCORE Chicago client), Rosa Escareno, and Bill Hoover.
As a result of the teamwork and collaborative promotion between the City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and SCORE Chicago, over 150 aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners registered for the "How to Really Start Your Own Business" SCORE Chicago workshop at City Hall.
According to the Chicago BACP, "we had a record-breaking attendance at today's business education workshop."
Irwin Ross,
SCORE Chicago workshop presenter, did a fantastic job engaging and educating the attendees.
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ill Hoover, SCORE Chicago Vice-Chair of Partnerships, stepped up and delivered an excellent presentation with Hannah Fernandez, SCORE Chicago Chair, for the overflow attendees. The entrepreneurs appreciated the business insights shared.
Alberto Ortega, Director of Workforce Strategy & Business Engagement from the Office of the Mayor of Chicago, spoke to the entrepreneurs about their courage to pursue their dreams and the impact they make in creating jobs in our diverse neighborhoods as well as thanked the SCORE Chicago team for supporting small businesses. Video of his presentation can be found here.
It was all hands on deck. Big thanks to Chicago BACP Commissioner Rosa Escareno, Director of Public Information Isaac Reichman, Project Coordinators Geralyn Catino, Elisa Sledzinska and team as well as SCORE Chicago Vice-Chair of Diversity and Inclusion Alfonso Barrera for making this workshop a smashing success!
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Years of Service Recognition - March 2020
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The Years of Service Recognition program was put in place to thank our dedicated volunteers for their continued service. Volunteers
that maintain an ongoing relationship with SCORE for longer terms are the backbone of our operations and growth. Through this program, volunteers are recognized for service lasting 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years with SCORE.
Please help us recognize these volunteers for their commitment and congratulate them for their continued dedication to SCORE's clients and mission - March 2020 Years of Service.
Certificates will be mailed to the Chapter office each month. In case of questions contact shipping@score.org.
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