Acapulco Angels
\u0022Helping The Needy \u0026 Disadvantaged Children In And Around Acapulco, Mexico\u0022
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We support a Children\u0027s Home here in Acapulco, MX. We donate monthly from funds we raise through a yearly GALA. This year we hope to increase that amount donated to help cover more costs of running the Children\u0027s home.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Monthly Support
We use this money that we raise through the Padrino Child Sponsorship program, our yearly GALA and Auction to provide monthly support for the home. This provides food, clothing and some utilities (Gas, Water & Electric) for the children.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of new grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We are new and hope to begin applying and receiving new grants
Number of return website visitors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Unique monthly visits to our website. We hope to increase this tremendously.
Number of donors retained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Yearly individual donors. We hope to increase this amount by retaining current donors and adding new ones.
Number of new donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These are the numbers of new donoras added. We need to get our donor count up 100-150 to meet the needs of the children's home.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
. We had several volunteers at out Thrift Store in Acapulco until it closed in April 2020 due to COVID-19.
Number of youth who have a positive adult role model
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We hope to increase the number of children staying in the home that we can support. the home has a capacity for 80 children but economic conditions have lowered the amount of children to 32 this past
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?
We hope to increase our donations to be able to provide more for the children. We also hope to raise more money so that more children can live in the home and be supported with food, clothing, school transportation and medical care. The home currently has 32 children and we have the capacity for 80.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We hold a Gala each year in February to raise funds. (Entering our 36th year) We have created a Padrino Child Sponsorship program where donors can sponsor a child Monthly or Yearly. We will be hosting an Auction to raise money for the home.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We took over for an ad-hoc group of US, Canadian and Mexican citizens that have been helping the children for 56 years now. We decided to create Acapulco Angels to formalize that mission. We typically raise $10-12,000 per year. Our goal is to increas to $30, 35,000 to cover more costs of operating the home and be able to add more children. This year we also want to do a couple of capital improvement projects.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
With our initial donations we have formed the legal entity Acapulco Angels, obtained IRS 501(c)3 status, created websites for donations and created the technology infrastructure to allow us to grow through software donations from Salesforce, Microsoft, Google and others. We have created a Padrino Child Sponsorship program to increase donations and we are organizing a new yearly Auction to raise money. The next steps are to advertise these programs and solicit donors to them.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Acapulco Angels
Board of directorsas of 02/03/2023
Deane Tank
Acapulco Angels
Term: 2019 - 2025
Douglas Hysell
Deane Tank
Jody Gardner
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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- 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.