icouldbe.org is an award-winning organization that is pioneering innovative technology solutions to solve the educational and career needs of today's students. icouldbe.org has served more than 6,000 teenagers in the United States and has recently expanded its global reach to Tanzania. icouldbe.org partners with companies to engage employees to become mentors to teenagers and guide them through a dynamic, online curriculum that allows them to focus on career advice, the best uses of high school, how to manage their money, how to prepare for continuing education. 1. icouldbe.org guides youth towards the careers they want and deserve. 2. All mentoring is virtual and safe, carried out on the icouldbe.org’s site. 3. E-mentors volunteer when it is convenient for them, day or night.

7. Too many U.S. students drop out of the education pipeline Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Policy Alert, April 2004. Data are estimates of pipeline progress rather than actual cohort.

13. Partnerships Illustrated Sponsors icouldbe.org Schools tech, expertise, program mgmnt, evaluation tech, curriculum, expertise, program mgmnt funding, industry expertise computer access, teachers, students e-mentors, professional and personal guidance teens, community investment and marketing opportunity Partnering Towards Innovation

17. Next Steps icouldbe.org has been very successful in developing mutually beneficial relationships with companies, schools and after-school programs. These partnerships help us to create innovate ways for professionals across the country to empower the youth we serve. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Kate Schrauth 20 West 120th Street, Ste. 4 Harlem, NY 10027 646.734.8133 [email_address] www.icouldbe.org