WOMEN'S CIRCLE INC
Improving the lives of women in Palm Beach County since 2000
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Women's Circle assists adult women gain the skills necessary to gain or better their employment position. We meet at-risk and undeserved women at their point of need and offer them classes in education, career development, and life skills. We actively work to address needs in the following areas: adult literacy, English language instruction, career equity for women, and deficiencies in basic life skills.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Career Development for Adult Women
Career Development Assistance for Adult Women
Education for Adult Women
Education for Adult Women
Life Skills for Adult Women
Life Skills for Adult Women
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of adults who received literacy services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adults, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Education for Adult Women
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Women's Circle aims to provide the tools better to better position women in equitable jobs, provide access to career development resources leading to financial security and economic stability. We aim to improve literacy levels and language through education. We aim to provide computer instruction and other basic life skills to achieve long term success for the women who come to us.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Women's Circle meets women at their point of need and actively plan to most positively impact their lives. We partner with other community agencies and nonprofits to achieve these goals and build a stronger community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Women's Circle capabilities include the support of over 100 highly skilled and motivated volunteers who spend their time and energy providing top level instruction and mentor-ship. We have a 21 year track record in serving the community and maintain a standalone facility with classroom space and computer lab for maximum gains.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the past 21 years, Women's Circle has impacted the lives of over 4,000 women, assisted more than 1,000 in obtaining or improving their employment, and has seen 31 women achieve US Citizenship.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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WOMEN'S CIRCLE INC
Board of directorsas of 09/30/2022
Mr. James Sackett
Joan Carusillo
No Affiliation
Peggy Martin
No Affiliation
Pernille Ostberg
Matrix Homecare
James Sackett
Bruce Allen
US Trust
Marjorie Blanz
Paula Winker
John Bariletti
Amy Robbins
Claire Girtman-Gayle
Dr. Deeawnn Roundtree
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 -
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
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
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 09/30/2022GuideStar 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 review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- 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.