Concern Worldwide US, Inc.

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. We envision a world in which no-one lives in poverty, fear or oppression; in which all have access to a decent standard of living and the opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life; and in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives that last and spread without ongoing support from Concern.

Concern Worldwide US accomplishes this by:
• Providing financial and technical support for emergency relief and development programs in 26 of the world's most impoverished countries
• Facilitating the recruitment of personnel
• Raising public awareness of humanitarian and development issues and building the public will to support Concern's mission
• Increasing our influence among key donors and policy makers on critical advocacy issues related to our work
• Investing in educating youth in the US to think more critically about international issues
• Building the capacity of local civil society actors to address poverty

Further, Concern Worldwide US must…
• As part of its niche market strategy, increase public visibility and thought-leadership recognition to dynamically engage and influence key US audiences and thereby attract and retain vital financial and strategic partnerships.

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Key areas of strength for Concern Worldwide US that will be built on to accomplish our goals are:
• Alignment: Concern Worldwide US governing board and staff are deeply aligned with the mission and vision of the organization and are passionate and resolute about the quality and impact of Concern's work in the field. Concern Worldwide programming is aligned with and informed by How Concern Understands Extreme Poverty, which explores how assets, return on assets, inequality, risk and vulnerability interact to keep some poor while others prosper.
• Performance: Concern Worldwide US is acknowledged to date for raising significant government, private and foundation funding with limited resources and has one of the lowest administrative expenditure rates among its competitors.
• Effectiveness: Concern Worldwide US is proficient in leveraging talent across the global organization including in-house specialist expertise in key areas of corporate fundraising, communications, media, health, education, and nutrition. Our technical advisors ensure that we meet the standards of the technical networks of which we are members, such as the International Network for Education in Emergencies, InterAction, CORE, and the IASC.
• Development: Concern Worldwide US CEO, senior management team and Board members are recognized for productively capitalizing on relationships with key donors (e.g. USAID, Foundations), corporations, media and policy makers (e.g. UN).

Some of Concern's most notable achievements have been in the field of nutrition. Concern, in partnership with Valid International, pioneered Community Management of Acute Malnutrition, now accepted as the gold standard in care by the international community. Concern has also been an important member of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement and 1000 Days movement to advance child nutrition. Every year, Concern works with IFPRI and Welthungerhilfe to publish the Global Hunger Index. Concern has built on lessons learned on what works to introduce a graduation model and implemented the Innovations for Maternal, Newborn, and child Health (MNCH) project with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Innovations worked with entrepreneurs and innovators in 8 countries to conduct rapid prototyping and piloting of new approaches in MNCH.