100 BLACK MEN OF OMAHA INC
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
According to the race and opportunity index – from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Nebraska 2015 American Community Survey –only 57.2% of African American children are living above the federal poverty line compared to 89.3% of white/non-Hispanic. It also states that in Nebraska – 47.7% of African American students are living in low poverty areas, compared to 90.2% of white/non-Hispanic. We use the term “Youth with Promise” when referencing our youth, instead of “At-Risk” to avoid labeling through a deficient lens. “Youth with Promise” fulfills our need to sow positive seeds into our mentees. 90% of our mentees consist of African American young men – in which majority of them are between grades 6th-12th. National Mentoring Resource research suggests that Black boys have less access to various kinds of informal mentors in their communities compared to black girls; therefore, the need for engagement in formal mentoring programs is especially high for male youth within the Black community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Leadership and Mentoring Academy (LMA)
LMA a one-to-one mentoring program for Omaha area male middle and high school students. Many of these young men have gone on to college and become successful and contributing adults.
Group Mentoring (GM). This program builds relationships with mentees in a group setting. The program provides opportunities for the mentees to develop essential life skills and leadership traits for success in and out the classroom. The goals of this program is to build confidence, self-esteem, and a positive self-image. Mentors reinforce these goals for success using Steven Covey’s "7 Habits of Happy Kids.”
Pathways to Success/Financial Literacy (PTS/FL), is an extension of our LMA program designed to provide career readiness opportunities for mentees and their families. Curriculum focuses on financial literacy, employability skills, career readiness and entrepreneurship.
100 Saturday Academy
The 100 collaborates with Title I and Omaha Public Schools to address the growing educational, cultural and self-esteem gaps experienced by low income students. The academy serves 2nd through 5th grade students primarily from North Omaha.
Through this learning opportunity, students receive support from state certified teachers to master concepts in reading, writing and mathematics.
Students are evaluated to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Through this process, individualized lesson plans are developed to ensure student growth and success.
African American History Challenge (AAHC)
The AAHC is a national educational program designed by the 100 Black Men of America to enhance the study of and encourage the appreciation of African-American history and culture. Students and coaches spend untold hours studying and preparing for our local and national competition. Since 2001, this educational reading program has impacted over 2,200 students. Many AAHC students have gone on to graduate from high school and college, and have started careers. Each year, students and coaches spend untold hours studying and preparing for our local and national competition.
Real Men Read
Mentors donate substantial hours in front of our young people emphasizing the importance of reading, which is a great example of "Real Men Giving Real Time."
Striving for Success: Black Male Summit
A day-long event that inspires African-American males entering high schools (9th grade) to excel in their education. These young males meet successful African-American professionals and attend motivational workshops.
The summit is for any young male who will be entering the 9th grade.
The purpose of this day long summit is to motivate African-American 9th grade males to pursue excellence in education and receive presentations from local experts in the areas of: Education, Business, Health, Faith, Money & Finance and the Justice System.
This audience is being targeted because they have been identified as being at-risk for failing to graduate from high school, being under employed and over-represented in the criminal justice system.
Where we work
Awards
Medium Chapter of the Year 2023
100 Black Men of America, Inc
Medium Chapter of the Year 2020
100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Affiliations & memberships
MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership - Respondent 2011
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM) 2011
100 Black Men of America, Inc. 1995
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The 100 Black Men of Omaha's goals are to prepare our "Youth with Promise" to be Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Lead. We measure these outcomes with a few evaluation tools that consist of:
#1 Ensure mentees graduate with a 2.5 GPA or above and attend a post-secondary institution or select military service
#2 Integrate positive mentors into the lives of our mentees
# Monitor mentees social engagement through programming such as Real Talk with the 100, the 100's Saturday Academy, and working with our academic educational partners.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To ensure mentees are on track for graduation - we work closely with our academic educational partners and provide tutorial programs to help in the areas of math and reading.
The 100 has a long list of mentees without mentors assigned so we are strategic in our services to ensure that we are trying to help every mentee that comes to the 100. Therefore, the “Real Talks” provides a safe environment for youth to address important issues that are facing them in daily life.
Finally, we realize that in order to be a strong organization who continues to assist mentees become community leaders we have to strengthen ourselves internally and externally. We constantly are evaluating our data and looking at ways to improve both the way that we obtain and use our data to strengthen our programming and outreach. Externally we have strived to engage new mentors, become more known community wide and improve our brand which will allow us to continue to make an impact on the mentees we serve.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The 100 is an organization that has an asset that sets us apart from other organizations in Omaha. This difference is a solid core of visible African American men who are committed to making a difference in the community. We are continually utilizing additional community partners as a way to connect and recruit additional mentors. As of September of 2018 - the 100 has 82 one to one matches and has a current membership roaster of 38. Through our membership support – we raise over $25,000 a year to support our programs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
During the 2018-2019 school year, 176 mentees participated in our mentoring program as of June 5 2019. The 100 maintained and established a total of 103 mentor/mentee matches and for the 2019-2020 school year – we plan to attain 125 impactful matches, all seniors in our program graduate from high school and enroll in post-secondary educational institutions or military service and host a minimum of eight career readiness and life skills sessions for mentees and their families.
During the 2018-2019 school year there have 18 Real Talk session conducted with an average attendance of 32 and a mentor to mentee ratio of 2 mentees to every member/mentor.
During the 2018-2019 school year, 18 Real Talk sessions were conducted which included such topics as New Year’s Resolutions, Respect for Women, Trades, College Prep, Omaha Police Department discussion and SMART Goals. The session average attendance was 32 individuals with an average mentor/mentee ratio of 13 mentors to 19 mentees.
During the 2018-2019 school year, our Pathways to Success Program established a pilot partnership with Omaha Public School’s Secondary Success Program (Alternative Middle School). There were a total of 11 sessions with a graduation ceremony held on May 16th, 2019 – in which – each student developed a presentation of what they have learned over the course of the program. A total of 6 mentors facilitated these 11 sessions with 10 students enrolled for the program. Topics included: Basic Finance, Entrepreneurship, Business Ideation, Business Plan, Empowered to Be Smart/Work Smart, Hard vs Soft Skills, Self-Assessment Skills Goal Setting. Each student received a cash incentive based on their attendance and engagement.
Also during the 2018/2019 program year, 120 students were enrolled in the 100 Saturday Academy program, an increase of 36% from 2017-2018 program year. Of these students, 68% were male and 32% were female.
Results from the 2018-2019 Saturday Academy school year included:
Average 3rd-6th graders experienced 1.09 academic year gain in Reading
Average 3rd-6th graders experienced .99 academic year gain in Math
• 74% of all students maintained or increased their reading grade
• 63% of students who attended 75% or more had an increase in reading scores
• 88% of all students maintained or increased their math grade
• 50% who attended 75% or more had an increase in math grades
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
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Operations
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100 BLACK MEN OF OMAHA INC
Board of directorsas of 02/19/2024
Bryan Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Technology Partners
Term: 2023 - 2025
Carl Christian
Realtor NP Dodge Company
Jerome Okolo
Attorney, Okolo Law Firm, LLC
Gerald Michael Kuhn
Interim CEO Learning Communities of Douglas & Sarpy Counties
Jamar Dorsey, Sr.
Chief Operating Officer, Capture Developmental and Community Services
Damon Strong
Chief Probation Officer, State of Nebraska, Omaha Adult Probation
John W. Ewing, Jr.
Treasurer, Douglas County
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/15/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.