Girls Incorporated HQ
Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold
Mission
Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, providing more than 130,000 girls across the U.S. and Canada with life-changing experiences and solutions to the unique challenges girls face. The Girls Inc. Experience consists of people, an environment, and programming that, together, empower girls to succeed. Trained staff and volunteers build mentoring relationships in girls-only spaces where girls find a sisterhood of support with mutual respect, and high expectations. Research-based programs provide girls with the skills and knowledge to overcome obstacles, and improve academic performance. We also advocate with and for girls, on a local and national scale, for policies that advance their rights and opportunities and promote equity for all.
Ruling year
1948
President & CEO
Dr. Stephanie Hull
Main address
120 Wall St 18th Floor
New York, NY 10005 USA
EIN
13-1915124
NTEE code
Girls Clubs (O22)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Girls continue to face real issues: One in seven girls will not graduate from high school on time. Less than half of girls have high body esteem. One in twenty teen girls became pregnant in 2013. One in four girls experiences sexual assault before the age of 18. Additionally, more than one in five children live in poverty in the U.S. Children who grow up poor are more likely to have delayed cognitive development; poorer school performance, socio-emotional development, and physical health; and to be poor as adults.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Affiliate Services & Growth
GIRLS INC. INSPIRES ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WHOLE GIRL DEVELOPMENT EQUIPS GIRLS TO NAVIGATE GENDER, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS. GIRLS INC. IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH A NETWORK OF 76 AFFILIATES SERVING GIRLS AGES SIX THROUGH EIGHTEEN. SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE GIRLS SERVED BY GIRLS, INC. IDENTIFY AS GIRLS OF COLOR, INCLUDING 41% WHO IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK, 24% AS LATINA/HISPANIC (OF ANY RACE), AND 9% AS MULTIRACIAL. SIXTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE GIRLS LIVE IN FAMILIES EARNING $30,000 OR LESS A YEAR. FIFTEEN PERCENT LIVES IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF $10,000 OR LESS.
Program, Research and Training
GIRLS INC. ENSURES THAT AFFILIATES ACROSS THE NATION AND CANADA CAN DELIVER THE GIRLS INC. EXPERIENCE, WHICH CONSISTS OF PEOPLE, AN ENVIRONMENT, AND PROGRAMMING THAT, TOGETHER, EMPOWER GIRLS TO SUCCEED. TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS BUILD LASTING, MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS IN GIRLS ONLY SPACES THAT ARE PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SAFE AND WHERE GIRLS FIND A SISTERHOOD OF SUPPORT WITH SHARED DRIVE, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS. HANDS-ON, RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDE GIRLS WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SET GOALS, OVERCOME OBSTACLES, AND IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. GIRLS INC.
TEACHES HEALTHY LIVING, PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTION.
Public Education and Advocacy
GIRLS INC. ADVOCATES WITH AND FOR GIRLS TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL GIRLS AND TACKLE THE SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS THAT
AFFECT THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE GROWING UP.
Where we work
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of girls served with holistic, high-impact experiences enabling them to grow up healthy, educated and independent.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, At-risk youth
Related Program
Affiliate Services & Growth
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Girls Inc. creates trusting relationships with adult mentors, hands-on, minds-on experiences for girls that address their ability to grow up healthy, educated and independent.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn 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?
Girls Inc. will be the leading advocate in advancing the right and opportunities for all girls. Each year we will employ a proven, dynamic model to empower 250,000 girls from low income communities to discover their strengths and thrive.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
As we implement our current strategic direction, building from our current position of strength, our goals include:
- Girls Inc. program framework will effectively deliver desired outcomes for girls.
- Girls Inc. will have strong affiliates that are able to consistently deliver a high-quality Girls Inc. Experience.
- Girls Inc. will grow the number of low income girls served with the Girls Inc. program model.
- Girls Inc. will expand its impact by becoming a leading advocate for advancing the rights and opportunities for all girls.
- Girls Inc. will have the necessary resources, systems, and supports to be a data-driven and performance oriented network and external influencer.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Girls Inc. program framework will effectively deliver desired outcomes for girls: affiliates align behind a network-wide approach to reaching girls with an intensive, holistic approach that is distinctive to Girls Inc.
Girls Inc. will have strong affiliates that are able to consistently deliver a high-quality Girls Inc. Experience: affiliates align with common business practices and strategic goals to emphasize sustainability and risk mitigation, opening the way to innovative reach to new communities.
Girls Inc. will grow the number of low income girls served with the Girls Inc. program model: affiliates are recognized experts in their local areas, anchored into the fabric of the communities where they serve girls who most need the Girls Inc. Experience.
Girls Inc. will expand its impact by becoming a leading advocate for advancing the rights and opportunities for all girls: the network engages in advocacy at the national, state, and local levels, as appropriate, with a particular focus on the needs of girls from low-income communities and girls who face multiple, intersectional challenges such as those based on sex, race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We are committed to a “girl-centered" advocacy approach that prioritizes the lived experiences of girls in our network and lifts up their voices; we aim to empower girls with the tools necessary to be change agents in their communities and beyond.
Girls Inc. will have the necessary resources, systems, and supports to be a data-driven and performance oriented network and external influencer: The Girls Inc. Outcomes Measurement Strategy is designed to help us understand and showcase the measurable difference we make in the lives of Girls Inc. girls. Gathering information about outcomes for girls will, over time, meet three important purposes for the Girls Inc. network:
- Mission accomplishment – how well are we working toward the Girls Inc. mission?
- Performance management - how well are we meeting our objectives?
- Evaluation – how do we know that we are having the impact we aspire to have?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Girls Inc. program framework will effectively deliver desired outcomes for girls: the program framework has been established and shared with all affiliates to drive planning.
Girls Inc. will have strong affiliates that are able to consistently deliver a high-quality Girls Inc. Experience: the Affiliate Model has been established and shared with affiliates to bolster planning.
Girls Inc. will grow the number of low income girls served with the Girls Inc. program model: affiliates will ultimately receive over $14M in investment capital to expand.
Girls Inc. will expand its impact by becoming a leading advocate for advancing the rights and opportunities for all girls: the policy framework has been developed in conjunction with the Girls Advocacy Committee (girls) and Public Policy Committee (adults) and the network-wide advocacy campaign, #GirlsToo, seeking to address sexual assault and violence within the K-12 environment, has had over 25,000 pledge signers.
Girls Inc. will have the necessary resources, systems, and supports to be a data-driven and performance oriented network and external influencer: Girls Inc. has engaged an outside evaluator to conduct a quasi-experimental study of our aggregate outcomes data.
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 and remedy poor client service experiences, 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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, 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 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 act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Girls Incorporated
Board of directorsas of 02/27/2023
Tony Bucci
Chairman, 9Rooftops
Term: 2019 -
Amy Adams
Board Secretary; Vice President, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technologies Cummins Inc.
Susan Gambardella
President, North America, Kimberly-Clark Professional
Deborah P. Rubin, PhD
Senior Partner and Head of Board & CEO Services, RHR International LLP
Dana Sullivan
Region I Volunteer Representative, Partner, Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan LLP
Lisa Moore
President & CEO, Girls Inc. of Memphis
Alison Kenney Paul
Managing Director, Google
Susie Buffett
Lifetime Champions for Girls; The Sherwood Foundation
Yvette Lee Bowser
President & Writer - Producer, SisterLee Productions
Sandra Campos
CEO, Board Member, Advisor, Cynosure Holdings
Renee Flagler
Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Long Island
Rashida Hodge
VP, Azure Data and AI, Customer Success, Microsoft
Adriane Johnson-Williams
Founder & Principal, Standpoint Consulting
Luana Lewis
Founder, Grace Strategy
Courtney Naudo
SVP, International Strategic Portfolio Management and Chief People Officer, Walmart International
Vanita Patel
Head of Industry and Strategic Partnerships, Apple Inc.
Stephanie Savage
Founder, Fake Empire
Lara Abrash
Chair & CEO, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Bobby Amirshahi
SVP, Corporate Communications, Macy's Inc.
Mandy Engel-Cartie
Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Sioux City
Dawna Michelle Fields
Director of Community Affairs & Operations, NA, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Steph Hsieh
Executive Director, Los Angeles, Biocom California/Los Angeles Office
Kay Mathers
Program Director, Ruth's List Florida
Elizabeth Myers
CEO, Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas
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.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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