BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL (BAC)

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PURPOSE: To serve as key executive advisory council to the Urban League to provide advice on maintaining and improving training /service relevancy, guidance on how the agency can continue to meet business and community needs, and assistance with the agencies quest for new business development.

Who is eligible to become a member?
Key business executives and companies who share an interest in the mission of the Urban League

What are major issues & Activities/Responsibilities?

ISSUE: The Urban League has developed a new business plan that calls for growth and expansion and is seeking to provide more value added fee for services programs while improving our current programs. Our challenge is to develop plans and strategies to formalize market, sell and implement our new products/services beginning in 2001 in order to generate added value. The BAC will provide assistance in implementing the new plans.

• Assess and Assist In Key New Business Development Areas
  
  Assist in the development of strategies for marketing and renting new computer labs to businesses and the community
  
  Assist in the development of strategies for customized training offerings to businnesses and the community
  
  Assist in the development of strategies to market employment center services through a membership fee to employers for recruitment, internships, training, placement, mentoring and retention services
  
  Assisting in determining target markets, public relations and suggested employer/business recruitment
  
  Expanding evening program use and availability
  
  
• Assess and assist in reviewing current program operations for improvements, expansions, and ongoing relevancy to meet community and employer needs.
  
  Assessing and enhancing all Workforce Development programs
  
  Professional Skills and Training Center (PBSTC)
  
  Professional Advanced Computer Training (PACT)
  
  Basic Skills & Literacy Classes, Making a Difference Community Centers
  
  Linking Individuals tp Employment Success (LITES)
  
  Linking Youth to Technology Through Education (LYTE)-Charlotte & Union County

Global Minority Council (ULGMC)

PURPOSE:
There are growing needs within the Hispanic/Latino and other minority communities. The Urban League as part of its expanding role to service the diverse population of Charlotte, initiated an Hispanic/Latino Round Table almost two years ago. The purpose of the roundtable was to bring together a small but influential group from the Urban League (African-American community) and the Hispanic/Latino community of leaders to build dialogue, improve communications, and strengthen relations between both groups. In 2004, our group has renamed this effort as the Urban League Global Minority Council (ULGMC) in order to be sure it is clear we are open and inclusive (involving African-Americans, Latinos, and others) for a wide range of communities we may be able to serve.

Our goals and objectives are:

• To meet and discuss issues and concerns relevant to our communities and to seek ways to collaborate, research needs, and coordinate and find resources to better serve the unique Charlotte diverse community.
• To help meet educational and employment and training needs for youth and adults, strengthen the potential workforce and support business and employer needs.
• To emphasize programs and services that will promote race relations, intercultural relations, community development, and volunteerism. These efforts will be coordinated through the Urban League’s Joe Martin Institute of Race Relations and our ULGMC.

WHAT ARE MAJOR ISSUES & ACTIVITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES?

ISSUES:

Changing lives, bringing our diverse community together and sharing resources is vital! Nationally and locally, in the Charlotte Region, the Hispanic/Latino population and other minorities is growing. With that growth comes the tremendous needs of education, training, improved communications, reducing language barriers, adjustment to a new community, building trust in a new environment, finding and utilizing available resources, and much, much more. A mechanism was established to begin addressing some of these needs. The ULGMC took the position that every issue could not be addressed. Thus, we decided to begin the process by establishing the following areas to be proactive:

• Design and implement a Cultural Ambassador Model (CAM). There are more common issues between African-Americans and Latino/Hispanics than differences, such as disadvantages in education, low wages, affordable housing, & bridging the digital divide. Also, lack of knowledge and understanding of each other’s cultures can lead to misunderstanding and misconceptions. We have established the CAM and are currently recruiting adults to become Cultural Ambassadors (CA) to serve as speakers in the community to build dialogue and improve communications.
• Special Programs Committee to research and recommend demonstration programs to meet certain youth and adult education & training needs. A special emphasis will be reviewed to assist in developing program models for “bridging the digital divide.
• Special support for Pathways to Success services, IBM Literacy classes (Reading Recognition) & other special programs serving unique community needs as offered by the Urban League.

CONTACT GENE BUCCELLI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, URBAN LEAGUE AT 373-2256, EX 214 OR NATAN FELDMAN AT 704.605.5187. FOR MORE INFORMATION. MEETINGS ARE HELD THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH 6-7:30 PM AT THE URBAN LEAGUE

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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (TAC)

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We are now recruiting volunteers with technical expertise to help us implement the TAC technical projects and initiatives. Click here to sign up as a volunteer!

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Purpose:

To serve as key executive technical advisory council to the Urban League to provide advice and support on all of our Information Technology (IT) systems and needs. To assist the agency in maintaining and improving computer and IT equipment and software related to our administrative and programmatic operations. To assist the agency in building IT collaborations that can secure ongoing future IT resources.

Who is eligible to become a member?

Key IT business executives and companies who share an interest in the mission of the Urban League

What are major issues & Activities/Responsibilities?

Issue:

The Urban League has developed a new business plan that calls for growth and expansion.  As part of this expansion, the Urban League has computers for all administrative offices and program services.  We have tow state-of-the-art computer labs for all our current training programs and four marke a difference computer centers.

As a result of this needed IT expansion, in order to stay current with workforce trends and to beter serve our community, we are facing increasing demands on our budget to maintain our computer systems to include: hardware, software, internet and email services, & our web page.  Our challenge is to develop plans and strategies to reduce technical operating costs and seek new ways to secure ongoing future IT resources.  The technical advisory committee will be instrumental in this effort.

• Assess and assist in key information and technology areas
  
• Assess and review all of the agency's computer computer systems including current operations (hardware & software) and future needs
  
• Assess and provide advice on our computer system for expansion and growth in order to stay current

• Assist the agency in maintaining and improving computer and IT equipment related to administrative and program operations.

• Assist and provide advice in development, update, and maintainance of the Urban League website.
  
• Assist in the development of strategies to build collaborations and to secure ongoing technical and financial resources

  CONTACT GENE BUCCELLI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OR SHEILA FUNDERBURKE, VICE PRESIDENT AT 373-2256, EX 214 OR 209

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