• STEM creates critical thinkers and enables the next generation of innovators

• STEM is growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%

• STEM’s graduates Have Access to 2x as Many Entry-level Jobs as Non-STEM Graduates

• STEM's average advertised salary for entry-level STEM jobs offered a 26% salary premium compared to non-STEM jobs

• STEM bridges the ethnic and gender gaps…worldwide

We believe that there is a quantity problem and not a quality problem when it comes to people of color in STEM. We must therefore create strategies to address the four key challenges simultaneously:

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These challenges as (described on the left) include but not limited to Funding, Access to Quality Training, Acquiring Strong STEM Academic Background, and Strong Mentoring Resources, etc.

The ultimate strategy is to have a resurrected Civil Right Era movement, but this time with a sharp focus on becoming number one in-terms of the number of new entrants, graduation in STEM education/training and entrepreneurship in the world.

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Initially, recruit 100+ organizations/ communities represented in 5 working groups that stimulate:

• Participant Engagement

• Training/Professional Development

• Career Support Systems

• Long-term Innovations

• Industry Development

Well structured, coordinated and result driven community activities:

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The strategy is to collaborate with organizations, philanthropic and celebrity  individuals to raise awareness and fund direct action plans thru functional structures:​

• Lead Organization –  ySTEM is the lead organizer and fiscal agent ​

• Steering Committee – subject matter experts who are engaged in shaping STEM outcomes around the USA​

• Advisory Council – respected, influential, and diverse decision-makers  that guides the mission and goals of the movement​

• Chapter Organizations –  accomplish the mission and goals of the movement from all angles​

• Members-at-Large – stakeholders actively engaged in the movement​