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BECAUSE FOR HOPE

Help fight poverty through education

aka BeCause   |   Milpitas, CA   |  http://becauseforhope.org

Mission

Our mission is to promote opportunities for intellectual empowerment by delivering educational resources to the underprivileged.

Our initiatives focus primarily on improving educational environment for disadvantaged children, families, and communities across remote geographical locations in Vietnam.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Chi Nguyen

Main address

145 Curtis Ave

Milpitas, CA 95035 USA

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EIN

46-4634907

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (W01)

Rural (S32)

Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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Backpack Journey

The Backpack Journey delivers basic education supplies to underprivileged students. School necessity as simple as a backpack can many ways alter the way students go to school. The cost so little, yet struggling families simply cannot afford. Very often, due to financial hardships, thousands of children suffer without any form of education, even basic reading and writing.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

The overall goal of the program is to transform the lives of students through education in Vietnam.
This goal is supported by two main objectives:
Objective 1: To increase the ability of less fortunate children in rural areas in reading culture
Objective 2: To develop the quality of education in rural schools in line with national objectives

Population(s) Served

Provide computer labs and equipment to foster computer skills for middle school students

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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

Every child deserves equal opportunity for education. Sadly, underprivileged children in rural Vietnam need a lot of help to go to school, because their parents cannot afford to keep them in school, demand for their domestic help trumps dedication and time for school. The schools in these rural areas often have poor infrastructure as well. BeCause for Hope wants to increase participation rate, literacy level, practical knowledge & critical thinking, analytical skills through its program: donation of books, notebooks, uniforms, PC & desktops, bikes, and library room. By supporting the underprivileged children, BeCause for Hope hopes to alleviate financial pressure on poor families and keep the children in school.

Our 5 steps approach:
Step 1: Project Sourcing
Our local team in Vietnam sources high potential community projects through personal networks & new sources, BeCause also reaches out to our extended network for project recommendations
Step 2: Project Selection
BeCause performs rigorous due diligence to select the most impactful projects based on 4 metrics (community, lasting impact, effectiveness, sustainability)
Step 3: Funding & Implementation
BeCause raises funds through various channels, works with local project leader to tailor funding structure, and taps into network to provide technical or management support to projects when necessary
Step 4: Measurement & Evaluation Reporting
Project leaders provide regular reports and updates on progress
Step 5: Feedback & Adjustment
BeCause provides feedback to project leaders to further improve effectiveness, when necessary we modify funding amounts and structure when necessary

1. Funding sources: Fundraising events, individuals, grants, private foundations, government earmarks and corporate support. BeCause does not charge a service fee for fundraising on our website, 100% of your donations will go directly toward project implementation
2. Executive Directors championing functions such as Strategic Planning, Program Management, Recruiting, Relationship Management, Business Development & Marketing, Reporting, Country Director (local executive), fluency in both English & Vietnamese
3. Governance: minutes of all board meetings, review of policies, public disclosure of Annual Reports, IRS 990 form

Since our inception, we have helped 3 schools, 200 students in 2011. By 2015 we have reached 15 schools, impacting 3750 students. Where we were able to impact, is donating books, notebooks, uniforms, library rooms, other school supplies, and desktops.

What we haven't been able to accomplish and would like to do so in the coming years, is to be able to afford more meaningful and impactful projects such as: donating school lunches and donating The Shoes That Grow. We believe these will be most helpful to keep underprivileged children from poor families in school, motivate them to show up to school, and make their long journey to school more comfortable (since most roads in rural Vietnam where these kids live are not concrete and walking on them without shoes on can cause injury).

How we listen

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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.
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    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

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

    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 people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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BECAUSE FOR HOPE

Board of directors
as of 12/05/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Trisha La

BeCause For Hope


Board co-chair

Patrik Svoboda

BeCause For Hope

Chi Nguyen

Ha Do

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? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • 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? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

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

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/05/2023

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  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • 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.