Brazilian Voices Inc
Imagine a hospital. Cold, quiet, tense, silent. Now, imagine that same space filled with soft, uplifting voices singing Brazilian jazz. Heads rise, feet tap, smiles grow, and hearts beat. Brazilian Voices provides this transformative shift in mood, in the places where it is most needed. Brazilian Voices is made up of female vocalists that offers international live music (Bossa Nova and American Standards) specifically tailored to patients to promote relaxation and well-being in the highly stressful environment of hospitals and cancer treatment centers, also for elderly in assisted living and for children and adults with all abilities (autism spectrum and IDD) for the past 14 years.
Mission
“Energized through our love for Brazilian music, we sing, educate, and promote well-being within ourselves, our community, and our world.”
Ruling year
2007
Co-President
Ms Loren Oliveira
Co-President
Ms Beatriz Malnic
Main address
1792 BELL TOWER LN
WESTON, FL 33326 USA
EIN
20-2158980
NTEE code
Music (A68)
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Hospital patients, nursing home residents, special-need students, and health professionals normally experience high levels of anxiety and stress. Brazilian Voices’ Arts & Healing Program offers some relief to these members of the community by providing live and interactive musical performances in medical and academic settings.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Concerts , Culture & Education, Custom Performances & Arts & Healing
Brazilian Voices is a non-profit musical organization of up to 32 women who sing Brazilian and international music for concerts, educational and philanthropic events in hospitals, chemotherapy infusion unit and nursing homes.
Known as a 14-time winner of the Brazilian International Press Awards for Outstanding Brazilian Musical Group, Brazilian Voices has released 7 CDs and performed widely for 18 years on 3 continents, in addition to over 500 performances in South Florida, its home base.
Members of this all-female vocal group volunteer their time to rehearse, perform, and support the 4 overlapping core programs of Brazilian Voices, which are:
CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES: the group regularly performs at various cultural and philanthropic events.
CULTURE & EDUCATION: Combining music, dance and theater, this program brings performances to schools, libraries, museums and other educational settings to expose American students to Brazil’s rich history, geography and contemporary developments, including ecological conservation programs.
ARTS & HEALING: Recognizing the healing power of music, specially trained singers regularly visit local hospitals, hospices and cancer treatment centers to sing and support patients, staff and caregivers. These soothing and uplifting musical interventions are tracked as part of documented wellness initiatives for stress and pain reduction.
CUSTOM PERFORMANCES: Brazilian Voices selects customized formations of 3-12 voices (with a small jazz ensemble of musicians) to perform at corporate and/or private events, to raise funds to support the other organization’s programs, so that parallel free and/or low-cost programs may continue in underserved communities.
Where we work
Awards
Non Profit of the Year - The Arts 2022
211 Broward Community Care Plan
Affiliations & memberships
Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida 2005
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of off-site performances held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Concerts , Culture & Education, Custom Performances & Arts & Healing
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of families served in cancer treatment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities, People with diseases and illnesses
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These numbers are related only to the Arts & Healing Program.
Number of adults with disabilities receiving sufficient social and emotional support
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities, People with diseases and illnesses
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Arts & Healing Program and Concerts & Performances
Number of adults over age 65 with a source of ongoing care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with diseases and illnesses, People with disabilities
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Arts & Healing Program
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
1. Increase capacity by attracting and training volunteer singers to meet the growing demand for onsite performances.
2. Serve additional medical facilities and special need schools in the local communities with the Arts & Healing Program.
3. Maintain the Arts & Healing Program financially feasible through funding diversification.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Promote the mission of the organization in the local community and conduct annual auditions to engage new volunteers to the group.
2. Develop the artistic skills and the required competencies of incoming members, preparing them for the unique conditions encountered when performing in medical and academic environments.
3. Actively seek funding from private and public sources to support the activities of the Arts & Healing Program.
4. Establish new partnerships with hospitals, nursing homes, and special-need schools that can benefit from the type of entertainment offered by Brazilian Voices.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Brazilian Voices in uniquely qualified to conduct interactive musical performances to patients, nursing home residents, and special-need students, as well as to medical and academic professionals in their own spaces.
Throughout the past 15 years Brazilian Voices’ Arts & Healing Program has collaborated with many organizations on South Florida. Some of Brazilian Voices partners include UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baptist Health - Miami Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Holtz Children's Hospital, Miami Learning Experience School, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, ELS Center for Autism, Covenant Village Plantation - Care Center, UM NSU CARD, John Knox Village, among others.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since its foundation in 2001 Brazilian Voices has many achievements to celebrate, including:
· Released 8 albums, including one EP
· 14-time winner of the Brazilian International Press Awards for Outstanding Brazilian Musical Group in the U.S.
· Proclamation by the Broward County Commission of September 15th, 2016 as Brazilian Voices Day.
Awarded Non-Profit of the Year "The Arts" in 2022 in Broward County
Guest at Carnegie Hall in July 2022 with Brazilian singer/songwriter, Guilherme Arantes.
· Performance with the world-renowned Yo-Yo-Ma, in a production supported by the Kennedy Center and BCPA.
Since the pandemic, the number of sensory inclusive performances is also increasing and Brazilian Voices is one of the leading musical groups in partnership with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in the region.
Brazilian Voices will continue to fulfill its mission of singing, educating, and promoting well-being through its love for music.
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 bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, 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 aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, 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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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Brazilian Voices Inc
Board of directorsas of 07/20/2023
Ms Paula Petry
Eugene Ahn
America Midwestern Regional Medical Center
Wellington Nogueira
Doctors of Joy Founder
Anele Manfredini
Viviane Neves
Brazilian Voices Inc.
Loren Oliveira
Brazilian Voices Inc.
Beatriz Malnic
Brazilian Voices Inc.
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? No -
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
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Equity strategies
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- 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 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 seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- 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.
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