nonprofit industry social entrepreneurship immigrant inclusion corporate diversity founded 1999 united states headquarters san francisco california united states key people jane leu executive director products career counseling career resources mentoring training resume services website www.upwardlyglobal.org upwardly global is a 501c3 non profit organization organization based in san francisco with an additional office in new york and chicago that helps immigrant refugee and asylee professionals rebuild their careers in the united states . contents 1 mission 2 history 2.1 beginnings 2.2 present day 3 strategy and outreach 3.1 jobseekers 3.2 employer network 4 criticism 5 notes 6 external links mission edit the number of college educated immigrants to the us grew from to 5 821 690 to 7 800 043 a growth rate of 34 % between 2000 and 2005 1 vague . at the same time the foreign born population of the united states increased from 30 760 065 to 35 689 842 a growth rate of 16 % . 2 citation not found however even with more education than the majority of immigrants and extensive job experience by whom these immigrants still have tremendous difficulty finding jobs in their career fields . over half of all legal immigrants to the us work in lower skilled jobs than their education or experience has prepared them for . 3 relevant discuss upwardly global helps immigrant refugee and asylee professionals find jobs in their career fields . to date over 800 immigrants from around 103 countries have secured jobs in their respective career fields with the help of this organization . 4 it operates on the belief that the hiring of immigrant professionals is beneficial not only to the individuals themselves but to the american economy emulating stephen moore s belief that 5 dead link in a global economy where the resource that is most scarce is human capital our ability to attract the best and the brightest scientists engineers and entrepreneurs is unquestionably one of the nation s greatest comparative advantages . to qualify for upwardly global s free services immigrants must have been born in a least developed country or newly industrialized country as according to un definitions i.e. non western countries 6 a university level education permanent legal us work authorization not employer sponsored proficient not perfect english skills at least two years job experience in their career field they can not be or have been already working in their career field here in the us in the us for over five years history edit beginnings edit upwardly global was started by jane leu in 1999 in san francisco . after having worked extensively with immigrants asylees and refugees jane perceived a need for programs targeting educated experienced immigrants in particular . newspapers have described cases of underemployed immigrant professionals lawyers working as gas station attendants doctors as doormen as the american classic . 7 dead link . multiple organizations exist to assist immigrant job seekers but few have the resources required to assist those with professional level backgrounds . upwardly global is unique in the united states as an organization that specializes in matching qualified immigrants with high skill positions . citation needed jane began working with such immigrants part time unpaid from her own kitchen . in 2000 the organization received its first official grant from the three guineas fund . in the next few years the list of donors expanded to include the levi strauss foundation the draper richards foundation and various private donors . present day edit jane leu executive director and founder of upwardly global headquarters are located in san francisco s financial district at 582 market st. a new york office at 401 broadway was launched in june 2006 . today the full time staff has grown to about 10 people in the new york office and around 10 in the san francisco office . the volunteer network numbers over 1000 . the operating budget is about 1.9 million . 8 . jane leu remains executive director with camille ramani as chief operating officer . the organization has received numerous awards including the 2004 manhattan institute award for social entrepreneurship and the 2006 john f. kennedy new frontier award . 9 dead link the organization continues to receive funding from private donors as well as from the achelis foundation ashoka innovators for the public the alan slifka foundation cisco systems community technology foundation for california the draper richards foundation the gimbel foundation the johnson foundation jp morgan chase the leitner family foundation new profit inc. the new york times foundation the robin hood foundation the san francisco foundation the third millennium foundation three guineas fund wells fargo and the yahoo employee foundation . in addition companies that become employer partners of the organization please see below pay an annual fee in return for receiving resumes and job candidates . strategy and outreach edit jobseekers edit this section about jobseekers relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this section about jobseekers by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message upwardly global clients jobseekers that fit requirements have free access to upwardly global programs and services . activities and programs include resume and cover letter assistance workshops networking skills interviewing skills socializing in the american workplace mock interviews mentoring and advising by volunteers submission of resumes to relevant employer partners an upwardly global workshop upwardly global coo camille ramani speaks to jobseekers at a workshop on interviewing these programs and activities address what upwardly global considers a four fold challenge for immigrant professionals 10 dead link 1 . lack of networks . in the us most jobs are secured via personal connections and referrals . the situation is the same in other countries . in many cases upwardly global candidates are well connected in their country of origin but do not have professional contacts and networks in the united states . 2 . resume presentation . in the united states a candidate s resume is his or her personal sales brochure . recruiters look for specific elements and are accustomed to a familiar often brief format . in other countries the resume may have a different role in the recruitment process ; format and length may differ as well . for these reasons unless referred by a reputable source such as upwardly global immigrant candidates are often dismissed upon first review . 3 . self promotion . we know the interview as a time when candidates sell themselves . in many cultures however unabashed self promotion is seen as brash and frowned upon . foreign born candidates may have different communication styles that can be misinterpreted by interviewers as a lack of self confidence . 4 . misconceptions . the most common reason foreign born candidates do not advance quickly in the recruitment process is that they are in a word foreign . people are unfamiliar with their accents their resumes their university degrees their foreign employers and their choice of words . many of us subconsciously dismiss quality candidates because they are an unfamiliar entity . employer network edit upwardly global has partnerships with such companies as jp morgan chase google deloitte & touche merrill lynch gap cisco wells fargo clorox and bearingpoint . employer partners sign an annual contract with the nonprofit and donate in return for its recruiting services . upwardly global s strategy for interaction with employer partners follows a basic three level process 1 . education through training upwardly global works with hr professionals to expand cross cultural hiring practices . 2 . engagement employees of partner companies are invited to volunteer for upwardly global individually or in groups . this important step increases awareness about immigrant professional potential and creates internal advocates for global diversity . 3 . employment the final component is the intersection of needs and goals between the jobseekers and companies . upwardly global functions similarly to a recruiter by steering qualified and interested candidates towards open positions in employer partner companies . criticism edit upwardly global has had its fair share of controversy from both anti immigration activists and immigrants themselves . some immigrants disagree with its stringent requirements ; in particular its reluctance towards remote location work and its refusal to work with those immigrants born in western countries or without functional english language skills . anti immigration activists protest citing fears of the united states growing reliance on foreign labor as a threat to national security . citation needed notes edit upwardly global places skilled immigrants in jobs worthy of their talents . . standford social innovation . spring 2010 . bar serves as classroom for immigrants learning job hunting skills . . the new york times . february 28 2010 . non profit helps immigrants launch new careers . . cbs 5 . may 27 2009 fact sheet on the foreign born language and education characteristics . 2007 . the migration policy institute . retrieved august 14 2007 . immigration policy brief new census bureau data underscore importance of immigrants in us labor force 2007 . paral rob . the american immigration law foundation . retrieved august 15 2007 . more immigrants more jobs . july 11 2005 . the wall street journal . retrieved august 14 2007 . the 2006 john f. kennedy new frontier awards . the john f. kennedy library foundation . retrieved august 14 2007 . upwardly global about us faqs . upwardly global . retrieved august 13 2007 . iv . review of the list of least developed countries . march 2003 . the united nations . retrieved august 14 2007 . welcome to america jane leu believes in skilled jobs for skilled immigrants . winter 2007 . tufts university . retrieved august 14 2007 . guidestar report upwardly global guidestar . retrieved august 14 2007 . legal immigrants have trouble finding jobs may 30 2006 . the wall street journal . retrieved august 14 2007 . external links edit upwardly global upwardly global on youtube retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title upwardly global & oldid 743706717 categories non profit organizations based in californianon profit organizations based in san franciscohidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall wikipedia articles needing clarificationwikipedia articles needing clarification from october 2015all articles with broken links to citationsarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from october 2015wikipedia articles that may have off topic sectionsall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2015all articles with 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