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ADDITIONALLY, DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WEGO PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SIX MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHERS TO FEATURE ARTWORK CREATED BY STUDENTS THAT SHOWCASE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTITY.. THE ARTWORK IS CURRENTLY PLACED ON WEGO BUS STOP BENCHES AND INTERIOR BUS CARDS IN SCHOOLS NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN EXCITING WAY FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVITY, AND HAVE SOME PHYSICAL PRESENCE DURING A TIME WHEN MOST THINGS ARE VIRTUAL. DYN IS GROWING THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A GOAL OF HAVING 30 PIECES OF STUDENT ARTWORK ON BUS STOP BENCHES IN MAY 2022.DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCH TEAM AT VANDERBILT PEABODY COLLEGE PRODUCING A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF DESIGN-BASED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE RESEARCH TEAM ADMINISTERED PRE AND POST SURVEYS TO STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH HAMPERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR SURVEYS TO CONTINUE ONCE STUDENTS ARE IN-PERSON AGAIN. RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL FOCUS GROUP SHOWED TWO ESSENTIAL THEMES IN PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSION OF THE CURRICULUM AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. YOUTH DESCRIBED THE WAYS IN WHICH PLACE-BASED ACTION CIVICS INCREASED THEIR OWN AWARENESS OF LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE ROOTED IN STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY (1) AND INDICATED AN INTEREST IN EDUCATING OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO THEY PERCEIVE TO HOLD POSITIONS OF RELATIVE AUTHORITY, ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE INJUSTICES (2). THERE WERE ALSO THREE TOP STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN I FIND IT VERY EASY TO TALK IN FRONT OF A GROUP (1), I CAN VERY EASILY ORGANIZE PEERS TO GET THINGS DONE (2), AND IN GROUPS, I AM OFTEN A LEADER (3). " 740479 "DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD (DYN) IS AN EDUCATION INITIATIVE WITHIN THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY ISSUES BY PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH A CLASSROOM CURRICULUM INTEGRATED INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ART, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, STEAM, ENGLISH, AND MATHEMATICS COURSES ACROSS METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DYN TEACHES THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DESIGN, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CURRICULUM IS AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, DYN OFFERS TRAININGS, CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS, AND PROJECT MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WEGO PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SIX MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHERS TO FEATURE ARTWORK CREATED BY STUDENTS THAT SHOWCASE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTITY.. THE ARTWORK IS CURRENTLY PLACED ON WEGO BUS STOP BENCHES AND INTERIOR BUS CARDS IN SCHOOLS NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN EXCITING WAY FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVITY, AND HAVE SOME PHYSICAL PRESENCE DURING A TIME WHEN MOST THINGS ARE VIRTUAL. DYN IS GROWING THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A GOAL OF HAVING 30 PIECES OF STUDENT ARTWORK ON BUS STOP BENCHES IN MAY 2022.DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCH TEAM AT VANDERBILT PEABODY COLLEGE PRODUCING A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF DESIGN-BASED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE RESEARCH TEAM ADMINISTERED PRE AND POST SURVEYS TO STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH HAMPERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR SURVEYS TO CONTINUE ONCE STUDENTS ARE IN-PERSON AGAIN. RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL FOCUS GROUP SHOWED TWO ESSENTIAL THEMES IN PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSION OF THE CURRICULUM AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. YOUTH DESCRIBED THE WAYS IN WHICH PLACE-BASED ACTION CIVICS INCREASED THEIR OWN AWARENESS OF LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE ROOTED IN STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY (1) AND INDICATED AN INTEREST IN EDUCATING OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO THEY PERCEIVE TO HOLD POSITIONS OF RELATIVE AUTHORITY, ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE INJUSTICES (2). THERE WERE ALSO THREE TOP STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN I FIND IT VERY EASY TO TALK IN FRONT OF A GROUP (1), I CAN VERY EASILY ORGANIZE PEERS TO GET THINGS DONE (2), AND IN GROUPS, I AM OFTEN A LEADER (3). 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WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAXES, WE RECOGNIZED A TAX POSITION AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. AT JUNE 30, 2022, WE HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WE RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2022. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING BEFORE 2019. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 262303 262303 60686 262303 262303 60686 60686 201617 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, OUR NONPROFIT HAS WORKED TOWARDS CREATING A MORE BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL NASHVILLE FOR ALL AND TO TO ADVOCATE FOR CIVIC DESIGN VISIONS AND ACTIONABLE CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. THIS BEGAN WITH A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THAT CULMINATED IN A COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR THE CITY. AS NASHVILLE GROWS INTO A GLOBAL INFLUENCE, WE AIM TO WORK LOCALLY SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY MAY SET AN EXAMPLE FOR DESIGN EQUITY AROUND THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A "DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD (DYN) IS AN EDUCATION INITIATIVE WITHIN THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY ISSUES BY PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH A CLASSROOM CURRICULUM INTEGRATED INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ART, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, STEAM, ENGLISH, AND MATHEMATICS COURSES ACROSS METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DYN TEACHES THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DESIGN, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CURRICULUM IS AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, DYN OFFERS TRAININGS, CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS, AND PROJECT MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WEGO PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SIX MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHERS TO FEATURE ARTWORK CREATED BY STUDENTS THAT SHOWCASE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTITY.. THE ARTWORK IS CURRENTLY PLACED ON WEGO BUS STOP BENCHES AND INTERIOR BUS CARDS IN SCHOOLS NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN EXCITING WAY FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVITY, AND HAVE SOME PHYSICAL PRESENCE DURING A TIME WHEN MOST THINGS ARE VIRTUAL. DYN IS GROWING THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A GOAL OF HAVING 30 PIECES OF STUDENT ARTWORK ON BUS STOP BENCHES IN MAY 2022.DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCH TEAM AT VANDERBILT PEABODY COLLEGE PRODUCING A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF DESIGN-BASED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE RESEARCH TEAM ADMINISTERED PRE AND POST SURVEYS TO STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH HAMPERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR SURVEYS TO CONTINUE ONCE STUDENTS ARE IN-PERSON AGAIN. RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL FOCUS GROUP SHOWED TWO ESSENTIAL THEMES IN PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSION OF THE CURRICULUM AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. YOUTH DESCRIBED THE WAYS IN WHICH PLACE-BASED ACTION CIVICS INCREASED THEIR OWN AWARENESS OF LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE ROOTED IN STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY (1) AND INDICATED AN INTEREST IN EDUCATING OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO THEY PERCEIVE TO HOLD POSITIONS OF RELATIVE AUTHORITY, ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE INJUSTICES (2). THERE WERE ALSO THREE TOP STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN I FIND IT VERY EASY TO TALK IN FRONT OF A GROUP (1), I CAN VERY EASILY ORGANIZE PEERS TO GET THINGS DONE (2), AND IN GROUPS, I AM OFTEN A LEADER (3). " FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D "DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD (DYN) IS AN EDUCATION INITIATIVE WITHIN THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY ISSUES BY PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH A CLASSROOM CURRICULUM INTEGRATED INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ART, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, STEAM, ENGLISH, AND MATHEMATICS COURSES ACROSS METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DYN TEACHES THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DESIGN, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CURRICULUM IS AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, DYN OFFERS TRAININGS, CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS, AND PROJECT MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WEGO PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SIX MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHERS TO FEATURE ARTWORK CREATED BY STUDENTS THAT SHOWCASE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTITY.. THE ARTWORK IS CURRENTLY PLACED ON WEGO BUS STOP BENCHES AND INTERIOR BUS CARDS IN SCHOOLS NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN EXCITING WAY FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVITY, AND HAVE SOME PHYSICAL PRESENCE DURING A TIME WHEN MOST THINGS ARE VIRTUAL. DYN IS GROWING THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A GOAL OF HAVING 30 PIECES OF STUDENT ARTWORK ON BUS STOP BENCHES IN MAY 2022.DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCH TEAM AT VANDERBILT PEABODY COLLEGE PRODUCING A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF DESIGN-BASED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE RESEARCH TEAM ADMINISTERED PRE AND POST SURVEYS TO STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH HAMPERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR SURVEYS TO CONTINUE ONCE STUDENTS ARE IN-PERSON AGAIN. RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL FOCUS GROUP SHOWED TWO ESSENTIAL THEMES IN PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSION OF THE CURRICULUM AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. YOUTH DESCRIBED THE WAYS IN WHICH PLACE-BASED ACTION CIVICS INCREASED THEIR OWN AWARENESS OF LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE ROOTED IN STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY (1) AND INDICATED AN INTEREST IN EDUCATING OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO THEY PERCEIVE TO HOLD POSITIONS OF RELATIVE AUTHORITY, ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE INJUSTICES (2). THERE WERE ALSO THREE TOP STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN I FIND IT VERY EASY TO TALK IN FRONT OF A GROUP (1), I CAN VERY EASILY ORGANIZE PEERS TO GET THINGS DONE (2), AND IN GROUPS, I AM OFTEN A LEADER (3). " FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PRESENTED TO ALL ONBOARDING BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR CEO IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM AND AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.