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BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF CONNECTICUT INC

Making visible the invisible since 1982

aka Brain Injury Association of Connecticut   |   Windsor, CT   |  www.biact.org

Mission

Raising voices and visibility of people with brain injury and improving lives through support, education, and advocacy.

Ruling year info

1983

Executive Director

Julie Peters

Main address

200 Day Hill Road Suite 250

Windsor, CT 06095 USA

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Formerly known as

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut

EIN

06-1071490

NTEE code info

Brain Disorders (G48)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (E01)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (G01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Assure that Connecticut residents have the information to help prevent brain injuries from occuring as well as the resources to assist those who have sustained a brain injury and their caregivers.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

BIAC Program Services

BIAC programs and services include a free Helpline for families and professionals, statewide support group network, on-staff brain injury specialists, professional providers council, annual professional conference on brain injury, robust website, informational articles, provider resource directories, educational presentations, conferences and workshops, social programs, advocacy for needed legislation and public policy, brain injury prevention programs. Brain Injury Navigator Service is a fee-based service to provide in-depth, one-on-one assistance to clients in their home or in the community, for those not eligible for state services.

Population(s) Served
Adults
People with disabilities
Caregivers
Families
Non-adult children

Where we work

Awards

Award of Excellence for Communications 2008

Brain Injury Association of America

Affiliations & memberships

Affiliate/Chapter of National Organization (i.e. Girl Scouts of the USA, American Red Cross, etc.) - Affiliate/chapter 1995

Affiliate/Chapter of National Organization (i.e. Girl Scouts of the USA, American Red Cross, etc.) - Affiliate/chapter 2012

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Average number of service recipients per month

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

BIAC Program Services

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

These numbers represent the average number of contacts to our Helpline each month. For the first 10 months of 2023, the average is up to 134 per month.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

1. BIAC will be viewed as Connecticut's leader in resources, education, and training regarding brain injury.
2. Increase access to brain injury services to racially diverse and ethnic populations as measured by an increase in calls to the help line and attendance at BIAC support groups.
3. Expand online educational offerings and resources for visitors to BIAC's website.
4. BIAC will be viewed as a leader in resources, education, and training regarding intimate partner violence.

Seek feedback through focus groups, surveys, regarding our inclusivity and Spanish Outreach
Hire a consultant to help inform all of our outreach, including development of new materials, description of services, and outreach to diverse communities
Upgrade website to assure it has complete resources listed in a searchable directory
Reach out to DV organizations to offer free brain injury training

Committed board with strong representation from diverse communities
Updated website
Well-informed senior staff
Some funding from the American Rescue and Recovery Act to aid in some initiatives

Upgraded website
Outreach to diverse communities through focus groups and surveys to help us craft updated Mission, Vision and Values statements for BIAC in 2023
Using ARPA funds, created a robust public awareness campaign for 2023 and 2024 to help connect us with a wider audience

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, to inform our updated mission, vision and values as an organization

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • 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

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF CONNECTICUT INC

Board of directors
as of 01/11/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Kwame Asante

Trinity Health of New England

Term: 2022 - 2024

Greg Bubnash

Sarah Raskin

Trinity College

Maryann McGuire

Lydia Velez-Herrera

Lily Sin Barreras

Kwame Asante

Trinity Health of NE

Nicole Fortino

CareOne

Ginger Mills

Yale School of Medicine

James Bergenn

Shipman & Goodwin

Stewart Casper

Casper & deToledo

Andrew Groher

Riscassi & Davis

Wanda Alers

Mt. Olive Learning Center

Joy Hollister

Social Worker

Lisa Wheeler

Regeneron

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/11/2024
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/13/2023

GuideStar 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

Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • 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 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.