Overview

EduSerc (pronounced “ej-u-serk”) stands for Educators Serving the Community.  EduSerc is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization that dedicates itself to the development and advancement of youth, adults and the community across the nation.  Founded in 1996, the focus of the organization is to build an infrastructure of resources to strategically and creatively address needs in the community that involve education.

EduSerc’s primary directive and core capability is career and professional development.  Through our network of corporate and community resources, EduSerc leverages partnerships to streamline community service efforts and enhance the value of corporate initiatives that benefit young people.

The members of the organization are a mixture of college students, young professionals, business/organizational employees and business owners. EduSerc's initiatives and programs are designed to expose its members talents and education and to highlight them as role models for the community.

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Background

Corporate Profile

Founder Brian K. Smith Founded 1996 - Mesa, Arizona National Headquarters Laurel, Maryland US Census Regions Served Southern Northeast Midwest Regional Affiliates Baltimore / Washington D.C. Chicago, Illinois Atlanta / Central Georgia Target Audiences K-12 Grade Levels Educators - Schools Colleges/Universities Non Profits / Corporations Government Agencies

Statistics / Facts

Members: 30 Population Served (est.) Youth:  3500 Adults: 300 Schools / Companies: 40/5 Partners: 52 Volunteers: 75 Sponsors: 10 active / 110 since 1996

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Vision

EduSerc’s vision is comprehensive and broad, yet directed toward improving the quality of life.  This vision involves the following:

• Replicating the essence of each industry, what sustains them and makes them exciting (e.g. culinary, finance or even engineering).
• Customizing individual’s personal experiences and access to role models in these industries such that it educates and causes them to discover their dream and purpose in life.
• Allowing people to realize their dreams by engaging in a customized process of quality career, professional and workforce development opportunities that guarantees a destination in a chosen field.
• Investing in the lives of others by helping them to develop goals to reach their dreams.
  
  Finally, imagine this model connecting communities across cities, states and even the world for that matter…..this is the vision of EduSerc.”

Mission

To build an infrastructure of resources to strategically and creatively address needs in the community that involve education

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History

The history of EduSerc dates back to 1996 when Brian K. Smith founded the organization in response to a vision that was given to him from God after a lot of soul searching and prayer about his purpose in life. 

His academic profile, professional experiences and personal passions in life served as the fuel to ignite Smith into a direction of community service.  At this time, Smith knew that if he could replicate his own experiences in the lives of others, they could have the potential to be successful too.  As a result, Smith started an organization named after the very short phrase that helped him describe the cores ingredients of his own personal success…Educators Serving the Community.

At that time, EduSerc was founded in Mesa, Arizona, where Smith lived and worked after he graduated college.  But later in 1997, Smith moved back to his home town of Temple Hills, MD.  In his first year, he began his proof of concept at schools local to his area.  The key phrase to Smith’s ingredient was, “Give me one hour a year and I will use that hour effectively to impact the lives of others.”  Over the course of seven years, one hour a month of career & professional development training at one school became one day a month at three schools. 

Shortly thereafter, Smith began the next phase of his vision, to unite his community at one venue every year.  With various obstacles in his way, Smith didn’t let too many things stop him from his next step.  Smith invested his own time and money from his IT company to host an event at the Baltimore Convention center called the Annual High School and Development Conference.  This event attracted over 200 participants from Washington DC and Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

Capturing the attention of the Baltimore Mayor’s administration, EduSerc received funding to continue its efforts to improve Baltimore City’s community.  This opportunity and the success of uniting communities gave EduSerc the creditably of an organization that knows how to solve problems and help people reach their dreams at the same time.  To date, EduSerc now host this event as the Annual Career and Professional Development Conference and projects to do this in major metropolitan cities.

In 2004, EduSerc started its next initiative in the form of a summer program called Young Innovators.  This concept of creating an environment for students to gain experience in various industries was a great success.  It was so successful that this summer initiative produced a publication that is now known as EduSerc’s national magazine.  Now, EduSerc hosts a variety of summer programs and leads the summer initiatives of other corporations in different parts of the county. 

EduSerc’s latest accomplishment has been the development of a national award ceremony to honor the excellence, community service and advancements of individuals and organizations.  Called the Educators Serving the Community Awards, this event has awarded over 25 educators and organizations around the country and is produced on the level of the Emmys or the Oscars.

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Corporate Capabilities

EduSerc’s strengths are in the following areas:

Corporate Services

• Industry Training & Curriculum Design
  Proven training in mentoring, leadership, career fields and professional development.
   
• Program & Community Resource Management
  Quality program management, partnership development and enhancement of community service initiatives.
   
• Product & Program Development
  Creative development of industry-based career & professional development products and programs.
   
• Corporate Advertising
  Media-based promotion of corporate initiatives.
   
• Industry Marketing
  Targeted awareness and image development of corporate programs and industry value.

Core Training Capabilities / Workshops

Corporate Policies

Competitive Marketplace Business Opportunities It is our belief that all businesses should have a fair opportunity to provide quality services to our organization and to the community as a whole.  Complementing two of our corporate values of quality and integrity, it is our long-term goal play a major role in new business development through young entrepreneurs and allowing the opportunity to learn how to become self-sufficient or bid on opportunities provided through our organization.  EduSerc promotes a competitive marketplace to yield the best value and quality of service for its partners, members and the community. Top of Page Internet Internet Safety It is a continual policy of EduSerc to promote and ensure the safety of all industry based products, including the use of the internet. EduSerc’s policy is to always educate the community, youth included, about the dangers involving computers and safety tips and precautions involving usage of the internet. Incorporated inside of EduSerc’s curriculum of ‘Living Online’ through one of its educational training courses, EduSerc believes it is important to dedicate an entire 8 hour course involving the use of proper internet usage. EduSerc promotes the positive and constructive use of such communication devices internally and externally. Top of Page Privacy Data and Information EduSerc is strongly dedicated to respecting and protecting the privacy of its users. We make sure our users know what information we collect and whether the information is disclosed to any individual, company or entity. By submitting data to purchase items, send email, or register for events, we retain your information for our marketing purposes only and reserve the right to send you updated information about events and activities. However at any time, you may contact us to remove your email from our mailing list(s). Your information is protected and is safe-guarded to prevent spam and other types of unwarrented use of your mail. We reserve the right to update or change our policies at any time and notify the public through our website. Our policy applies only to EduSerc.org and not to other companies to which we link. When you click on one of these links, you are clicking to another web site. EduSerc is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such Web sites. We encourage you to read and examine the privacy statements of these sites as their privacy statement may differ from ours. Top of Page Technology Broadband & Technology Deployment EduSerc believes in providing access to technological resources and promoting the use of advanced technologies in an effort to improve the quality of life in communities. As a result, EduSerc supports the education, development and further replication of technology in the community through broadband, VOIP and related advancements to advance and enrich the lives of youth and adults. As a resource in the community in support of our technology programs and services and within areas that are aligned with our mission for workforce & industry growth, our organization believes in partnering with organizations to help close the digital divide and implement solutions to deliver community access to industry solutions such as broadband, internet and other related technologies. Top of Page Workforce Non Discrimination It is the continuing policy of EduSerc to provide equal-opportunity employment to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, [any other protected categories, (e.g., marital status, sexual orientation or sexual identification)]. This policy relates to all of employment decisions, including those in connection with recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. All of our policies are in accordance with federal, state and local equal employment opportunity principles and other related laws. The Company condemns and will not tolerate any conduct calculated to intimidate, harass, or otherwise discriminate against any employees on the grounds listed above. Any employee who feels that his or her rights have been violated under this policy should inform his or her immediate supervisor, the Human Resources Director of EduSerc. Top of Page