aiesec canada annual report 2011-2012

AIESEC CAnAdA AnnuAl REpoRt 2011 - 2012

Team CanadaBig AmBitionBig Results

gloBAl leAdeRs

“never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

-margaret mead

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Chairman’s letter

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AieseC CAnAdA#402 - 161 Eglinton Ave. Easttoronto, on m4p 1J5t (416) 368-1001f (416) [email protected]://www.aiesec.ca

RegisteRed ChARity #129835872 RR0001

nAtionAl teAm 2011-2012

peter gallivanpresident

derek vollebregtvice-president, business development

Cassandra Ruggierovice-president, Communications mark Zanewickvice-president, Corporate Relations

Ekaterina Kiselevavice-president, Exchange

Claudia wong vice-president, organizational development

John Simonton, finance manager

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letteR fRom PeteR gAllivAnPResident, AieseC CAnAdA

A year of setting records, orchestrating major changes, and ensuring sustainable growth. the 2011-12 term saw the AIESEC Canada network come together to achieve results we have never seen before. For the first time in over 5 years, we have grown our incoming exchange program by 83%, and set a new record for total number of exchange experiences delivered in one year, with overall 26% growth. We opened the first new chapter in three years at memorial University in st.John’s, newfoundland, and role-modeled organizational development strategies and behaviours that have been replicated by AIESEC around the world.

this year, AIESEC Canada found innovative ways to engage with the Canadian business community. we forged brand new partnerships with industry associations & major organizations in order to help us deliver our promise of impactful experiences to more young people. we have also raised awareness through national media appearances, attendance at several events to profile the association, as well as hosted our very own Canada youth to business forum. this forum brought together young people, businesses, ngos, and speakers from across Canada to enter into a dialogue about the kind of future leaders our country needs. the combined results of our global Internship program, global Community development program, and corporate engagement products has helped us achieve record financial results for the fiscal year, ensuring we can invest strategically in further growth for AIESEC and its programmes.

our successes are the result of the efforts of over 2000 members from 28 universities engaged in our experiential learning development programs, where they lived and helped deliver life-changing experiences every day. this is the power of AIESEC, its ability to enable young people to develop themselves and connect to the world around them. In 2011-12, together as one team Canada, we fulfilled the promise we aimed for in our vision at the beginning of the year. with our big ambition we achieve big results, helping to make us global leaders.

on behalf of AIESEC Canada, thank you for supporting our membership and the national organization.

Peter Gallivanpresident 2011-2012 AIESEC Canada Inc.

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letteR fRom BARRy jARvisChAiRmAn, AieseC CAnAdA

Barry JarvisChairman AIESEC Canada Inc.

as fiscal 2011-12 comes to a close, several highlights stand out including the extension of a new local chapter to memorial University st. John’s, nfld., continued healthy growth in core programs and the consolidation of a sustainable fiscal base across the organization. the global Internship program again experienced impressive growth in both the incoming and outgoing exchange programs reflecting sustained focus on selling the program into the Canadian student marketplace and accelerated efforts to sell and deliver this program to Canadian businesses and organizations. during the past year the organization impacted over 2100 young Canadians through our programs including the global Internship program, the Executive board and leadership program and our Annual Skills development and Awareness Conference program. the incoming exchange program grew by an astounding 83% this year underlying both the additional focus on delivery of this program by our local offices but also the willingness of Canadian organizations to engage in a unique opportunity to bring the world to Canada. the outgoing exchange program saw 19% year over year growth reflecting continued effort and focus by local offices on providing more members with the opportunity to experience life and work abroad. In addition, the Skills development and awareness Conference Program successfully delivered five successful conferences and provided direct training to over 1000 members. finally, Executive board and leadership participation continued to grow across our national network of 28 universities once again demonstrating continued interest by students in enhancing their academic careers by developing practical skills and abilities in the operation of local chapters from coast to coast. as we look forward to fiscal 2012-13 the organization will remain focused on core programs, solidifying its fiscal position and ensuring aieseC Canada continues to develop socially responsible leaders who have the skills, abilities and aptitudes necessary to succeed in an inter-connected world. on behalf of AIESEC Canada, thank you for supporting the organization and our membership across Canada.


AIESEC IN NUMBERS

461ExChAngES

2,116mEmbERS

468mEmbERS In

lEAdERShIp RolES

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IntERnAtIonAl IntERnS

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OUR STORY AIESEC VALUESthe values we uphold guide our decisions and support the achievement of our organizational goals.

• Activating leadership • demonstrating Integrity • living diversity • Enjoying participation • Striving for Excellence • Acting Sustainably

foundEd In

1958 5,500+AlumnI nAtIonAlly

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AIESEC utilizes its extensive international network to provide a wide variety of international opportunities for students and recent graduates. present in 110 countries and territories, with 80,000 members worldwide, it is the largest student-run organization in the world. AIESEC acts as a platform for students to get involved as a member, to take on a leadership role, or to go abroad for experience in their field of study or as a volunteer.

26%New record!

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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soCiAl imPACt of the gloBAl Community develoPment PRogRAmaieseC’s development and educational internships abroad increase the ability of Canadian youth to provide assistance to marginalized communities. Every year we are seeing growth in interest for our global Community development program internships that focus on diverse social issues such as environmental sustainability, hIv/AIdS awareness, cultural understanding and women’s rights. the growth over last year is 55% (it was 14% the year before).

eXChAnge PARtneRshiPsthis year, AIESEC Canada had specific partnerships with aieseC in India and AIESEC in China. these AIESEC Countries reserved 116 specific internships for our Canadian exchange participants, and helped to increase our exchange performance. Students had the opportunity to match to internships in the following fields: Business, information technology, social issues, and micro-finance.

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AIESEC in Canada continues to provide career development opportunities to Canadian youth. this year our Canadian interns received a placement with our global partners such as dhl, ubS, Alcatel lucent, vale, Electrolux, and microsoft or worked for small-medium sized enterprises (SmE) where they had the opportunity to exercise their entrepreneurial skills. our global Internship program continues to offer a rich professional experience for students in an international environment where they have the opportunity to explore a new business culture and hone practical skills that are transferable to their future endeavours.

CANADIAN STUDENTS GO GLOBAL

200 175

gCdp = global Community developement programgIp = global Internship program


miCRo-finAnCe initiAtivesthe birks foundation sponsored 2 Canadian interns to work in micro-financing institutions in india. money was lent to the under-privileged to start their individual businesses, in order to promote poverty alleviation. upon their return, the interns will provide and share the knowledge received with their peers and grow awareness of the micro-finance industry in Canada.

inteRnshiPs By RegionCanadian students are sent annually to explore the 110+ countries in the AIESEC network, grouped in 6 geographical regions.

GIP 175 47%

GCDP 200 53%

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gCdp = global Community developement programgIp = global Internship program


GLOBAL YOUTH IN CANADA

by positioning the global Internship program as an innovative talent sourcing solution in the Canadian market, AIESEC in Canada experienced exceptional growth; growth which surpasses results seen over the last decade of aieseC Canada’s history. aieseC Canada’s relevance and ability to recruit top talent in specific fields continues to be its leading edge, ensuring growth for years to come.

inteRnshiPs By industRyaieseC’s Global internship Program is customizable to any industry and brings a particular advantage to industries experiencing shortages in human resources. the information technology sector has continued to be a leading industry which utilizes the global Internship program to recruit talented and skillful youth to build its competitive advantage.

inteRnshiP By RegionAIEseC’s Global internship Program recruits youth from over 110 countries, thus organizations have the opportunity to tap into our worldwide network. this year, AIESEC Canada internationalized Canada by bringing in youth predominately from western Europe and north America. the organization has seen a remarkable increase in trainees hired from latin America, the middle East and north Africa over previous years.

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“As the founder of a new social enterprise focused on developing mobile applications for social change, and providing international opportunities for young technologists, AIESEC is the perfect partner! Working with aieseC has been exceptional. they are organized, efficient, and professional. i look forward to working with them again in the near future.” Angelique mannellafounder, decode global

“[AIESEC] is a group of young people, covering all nationalities and origins, intelligent, not only thinking about what do they need to change the world but instead using their numerous skills in order to do so. they are not afraid of thinking differently if that is what it takes for making an impact society and every single person they approach feel part of something bigger and better. people alter the way perceive themselves thanks to this group of young leaders and eventually transform into agents of positive change in the world, no matter when or where. I have never seen such an organized group of young people so aware of their world, their environment, their society; always using technology, knowledge and charisma to achieve goals some “grown up” enterprises wouldn’t even dream of achieving... and they even know how to dance.” oscar barrios varelaIt Intern, mondabel

duRAtion of inteRnshiPAIESEC’s Global internship Program provides a flexible timeline lasting anywhere from 6 weeks up to 18 months. over the last year, a large portion of organizations have brought in our interns for specific short term projects while others utilized the program as a long term solution to fill the gaps linked directly to specific skill sets currently unavailable in the Canadian market.

2-‐6 Months 31%

6-‐12 Months 34%

12-‐18 Months 35%

Angelique Mannella with four of Decode Global’s interns brought through

AIESEC along with two employees.

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the second annual Canada youth to business forum took place on may 4, 2012 in toronto. It brought in 400 AIESEC students and organizations from across the country to have a two-way dialogue on what Canada needs from the youth of today to build the country we want for future generations.

the day included panel discussions between business and youth, keynote speeches, workshops and networking. feedback form partners and students was very positive and the event hashtag, #y2b2012 was trending on twitter across Canada.

PARtneRshiP sPotlight: syntegrity groupSyntegrity group partnered with AIESEC this year and brought together AIESEC students from across the country to provide a collective response to key issues through Syntegrity's innovative facilitation process. the first one saw students discuss and collaborate strategies to help Canada better develop the next generation of leaders. the second one focused in on developing AIESEC's strategy to facilitate 900 exchange experiences in the coming year.

selection of the speakers, moderators & Panelists:

• Kevin lynch, vice Chairman - bmo financial group

• Sean Stanleigh, Editor of the Report on Small business - globe & mail

• bruce graham, CEo - Calgary Economic development

• Alan middleton, Executive director - Schulich Executive Education Center

• marie lynne desrochers - vp business Accounts & global transaction Services - RbC

2011-2012 PARtneRshiPs

INNOVATION THEME PARTNER

LEADERSHIP THEME PARTNER

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

WORKSHOP PARTNERS


MEDIA APPEARANCES

for an organisation that has been around for over 60 years, aieseC is always described by its members’ as “the world’s best kept secret”. aieseC Canada chose this year to break this trend and get our name back out into the public, to promote the organisation and its successes to the entire nation.

through working with our communications partners, launching a new website and capitalising on current markets and trends, AIESEC Canada was able to attain over 100 media appearances across the nation this year and substantially increase our social media following to over 10,000 people!

from gaining attention for our skills development program for students, to highlighting our women in the leadership of the organisation, to promoting our internship program to students and companies, we were able to get the message of AIESEC out to the Canadian public. the continued promotion of our organisation, the work we do, and the life-changing experiences we provide will help AIESEC to reach its full potential in Canada.


ALUMNI IMPACT

AIESEC has been around for over 50 years in Canada, and has had some exceptional people become members of the organisation. Every year we are more and more impressed by the fantastic activities our alumni are focusing on, companies they are working for, and positive impact they are achieving.

this year, we were able to highlight a few of our younger alumni in aieseC international’s top 40 under 40 publication. here they are and what they have been up to recently:

Kurt Archer - founder of two ngos with focus on sustainability: my world, my choice!/pakistan Sustainability networkChad Park - Co-founder and Executive director of the natural Step Canada, ottawa Brodie Boland - phd student at Case westerns Reserve university in organisational behaviourted Kouri - Co-founder and principal at Incite Solutions, Edmonton

YEAR END AWARDS AIESEC mcgill for local Commitee of the yearAIESEC hEC for Excellence in outgoing Exchange - gCdpAIESEC mcgill for Excellence in outgoing Exchange - gIpAIESEC laval for national ContributionAIESEC guelph for Excellence in Corporate Relations and Incoming ExchangeAIESEC hEC for Excellence in human ResourcesAIESEC toronto for Excellence in financeAIESEC Edmonton for Excellence in Alumni RelationsAIESEC Concordia - Agf management lC growth AwardAIESEC Sfu for Excellence in Communications

Alumni AWARdslewis perinbaum - maryse patenaudemiville ménard - tricia Sabessar*lewis and miville are the names of the awards, the recipients are maryse and tricia

ALUMNI HALL Of fAMEat international Congress 2011 in Kenya, Colin Baril was inducted into aieseC international’s alumni hall of fame for the AIESEC Contribution Award.

as said by Peter Gallivan, President of aieseC Canada: “Colin Baril’s unrelenting passion, depth of experience, and commitment to growth highlight his incredible contribution as both a mentor and an alumnus. Colin’s focus on external partnerships and hands-on support has been instrumental in moving AIESEC Canada forward at both local and national levels.”


Salaries and Benefits

54%

Communica6ons 6%

Office Rent and Expenses

11%

AIESEC Interna6onal

11%

Strategic Planning

4%

Other 14%

fINANCIAL SUMMARY

RevenuesAIESEC Canada secured grants, donations and fundraising totalling $254,717 and exchange program revenue of $229,425. both of these were significant increases over the previous year. the organization was able to make a significant surplus and confirm funding for future years, and thus allowing for additional hR capacity for the coming year.

fINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Balance sheet as of may 31, 2012

Current Assets 880,536 Cash 809,536 Short-term Investments 20,474 Receivables 45,741 other 5,021Investments 179,518fixed Assets 5,775Intangible Assets 1,021

total Assets 1,066,850

Current liabilities 348,825 payables 135,086 deferred grants / fees 213,739

fund balances 718,025

total liabilities and fund Balances 1,066,850

All figures in CAD. All financial data refers to he period from June 1st, 2010 to May 31, 2011.

income statement for the year ended may 31, 2012

Revenues 594,502 Sponsorships and donations 254,717 national development 100,839 program Revenues 229,425 other 9,521expenses 467,558 salaries and Benefits 209,929 travel and development 89,250 Communications 24,811 Office rent and expenses 44,130 AIESEC International 45,755 other 53,683excess of Revenue over expenditures from operations 126,944 Strategic Initiatives 12,404Excess (Deficiency) of Revenue over expenditures 114,540

All figures in CAD. Head office audited financial statements are available upon request.

eXPendituResSalaries and travel represented most of the expenditures, totalling 44% and 19% respectively.

Fundraising 36%

Program 47%

Other Revenues

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BOARD Of DIRECTORS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS GROUP

Ruth fothergill - head, Corporate Responsibility at Export development CanadaChristian fortin - Agent, member Relations at greater montreal Real Estate boardPatrick hounsell - Chief digital Officer at merkleAlan middleton - Executive director at the Schulich Executive Education Centrejanel Kirstein - director, Systems and process development, production management at Canadian Pacific railwayAnne huang - hR manager, hR Strategic Support at tEluSWendy Carruthers - manager, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship at the Co-operatorsjennifer Pendura - group lead, Community Relations & Investment at Cenovus Energyshabir ladha - partner at Kouri berezan heinrichsjohn Peters - Senior legal Counsel at Export development CanadaBarry jarvis - president at diapason group Inc.Andrea (Franco) Ross - financial Analyst at Sanis health Inc

ms. Ruth fothergillhead Corporate Responsibility Export development Canada

mr. blake goldring*president and CEoAgf management

mr. pierre Alary*Senior vice-president and Cfobombardier

mr. Ed lumleyChancelloruniversity of windsor

dr. Eric newell, oC, lld (hon)Chancelloruniversity of Alberta

ms. laura dottoriglobal head, Corporate CreditproductsCIbC world markets

mr. david hughes*president and CEopathways to Education Canada

mr. dennis deters*former Senior vice-presidentthe Co-operators

mr. Claude lessardChairman of the board, CEoCossette Communications

mr. Charles Coffey, o.C.former Senior Executive RbC financial group

dr. lewis perinbam**

* AIESEC Canada Alumnus **In honour of the late dr. lewis perinbam

peter gallivanpresident

derek vollebregtvice-president, business development

Ekaterina Kiselevavice-president, Exchange

Cassandra Ruggierovice-president, Communications

mark Zanewickvice-president, Corporate Relations

Claudia wong vice-president, organizational development

LOCAL COMMITTEESAtlAntiCst. mary’s Universitymemorial university

ontARioCarleton universitymcmaster university Queen’s UniversityRyerson universityuniversity of guelphuniversity of ottawauniversity of torontouniversity of western ontariouniversity of windsorwilfrid laurier universityyork university

QuéBeCConcordia universityhEC montréal ESg-uQAmmcgill universityuniversité lavaluniversité du Québec à Chicoutimiuniversité de Sherbrooke

WestSimon fraser universityuniversity of Albertauniversity of british Columbiauniversity of CalgaryKwantlen polytechnic universityuniversity of manitoba university of Saskatchewan university of victoriaNATIONAL EXECUTIVE TEAM

CONTACT USAIESEC Canada Inc.Suite 402161 Eglinton Avenue Easttoronto, ontario m4p 1J5

Email: [email protected]: (416) 368-1001fax: (416) 368-4490www.aiesec.ca

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aiesec canada annual report 2011-2012

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