ABOUT THE WELLS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

WIF Mission

The Wells International Foundation (WIF) is a U. S. non-profit organization whose mission is to empower women, children and youth, and persons of African descent to realize their highest potential through arts, literacy, study abroad, and other educational and cultural programs. We are building a network of global citizens who embrace inclusiveness and foster a spirit of cooperation throughout the world.

WIF History

WIF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit incorporated in Houston, TX on October 1, 2015. The organization provides programs, partnership, and mentoring in six Strategic Focus Areas:

1. The Arts
2. STEAM Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
3. Literacy
4. Travel/Study Abroad
5. Women's Empowerment
6. Preclinical Safety Training and Mentoring in Developing Nations

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO MENTOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

Mentoring Youth:

Young adults with a mentor are:

• 37% less likely to skip a class (Public/Private Ventures Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters),
• 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters),
• 55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school (Mentoring.org),
• 55% more likely to be enrolled in college (Mentoring.org),
• 78% more likely to volunteer regularly (Mentoring.org), and
• 130% more likely to hold leadership positions (Mentoring.org).

Additionally, 90% of young adults with a mentor are interested in becoming a mentor (Mentoring.org).

Mentoring Women:

• 84% of Fortune 500 companies and 100% of Fortune 50 companies have mentoring programs (Forbes.com).
• Of those with a mentor, 97% say they are valuable (Nationalmentoringday.org).
• Yet only 37% of professionals have a mentor (Nationalmentoringday.org).
• 63% of women have never had a formal mentor (Nationalmentoringday.org).
• 89% of those who have been mentored will also go on to mentor others (McCarthymentoring.com).
• 25% of employees who enrolled in a mentoring program had a salary-grade change, compared to only 5% of workers who did not participate (McCarthymentoring.com).
• Mentees are promoted 5 times more often than those without mentors (McCarthymentoring.com).
• 89% of those with mentors believe their colleagues value their work, compared with 75% who do not have mentors (McCarthymentoring.com).
• 87% of mentors and mentees feel empowered by their mentoring relationships and have developed greater confidence (Women-ahead.org).
• Mentoring programs boosted minority representation at the management level from 9% to 24% (Forbes.com).
• Women are more likely to have a mentor than men – 54% vs 48% (CNBC.com).
• 38% of female employees in companies that have at least 30% women on their board who have exposure to senior mentors believe they will make it to the board themselves, compared with 21% of women from companies with fewer than 30% women on their board (PersonnelToday.com).
• 67% of businesses reported an increase in productivity due to mentoring (Nationalmentoringday.org).
• 55% of businesses felt that mentoring had a positive impact on their profits (Nationalmentoringday.org).
• More than 4 in 10 workers who don’t have a mentor say they’ve considered quitting their job in the past three months (CNBC.com).
• 71% of people with a mentor say their company provides them with good opportunities to advance in their career, compared with 47% of those without a mentor (CNBC.com).

Benefits of sponsorship

Media Opportunities

The WIF media plan consists of a mixture of social media, print and television. It includes logos and names of sponsorships with a link or code scan to the sponsor’s website(s) depending on level of sponsorship.

WIF Marketing Plan

The marketing plan includes traditional and non-traditional media, public relations, ambient media (branding), direct mail, promotional opportunities, Internet media, and other opportunities. A team of content writers and volunteers will publicize information about the luncheon, the honorees, and major sponsors.

Media Opportunities

• Visible association through WIF’s national/international outreach campaign
• Luncheon program: Four-color program available in print at the luncheon and downloadable link following the event on the Wells International Foundation’s website
• Podcast: Guest interviews as available with speakers on broadcast radio with media sponsors and others
• Email: Email campaign to in-house database, and opt-in lists received through website, Facebook, and other sources

Strategic Alliances

WIF cultivates global citizenship through education and culture. Impacting over 2M people globally, we collaborate with organizations such as the City of Paris (France) and BASIS International (Guangzhou, China). Our programs touch lives through the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington, DC), Big Brothers Big Sisters (Houston), and organizations in Chicago, LA, and beyond.