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Good Fellowship Club of Chester County, Inc.

aka Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute   |   West Chester, PA   |  www.goodfellowship.org

Mission

To provide emergency medical services to anyone in need in our greater West Chester service area. Further, Good Fellowship will provide first aid, CPR and other safety-related educational programs to the community, as well as provide trained qualified personnel to other Chester County emergency service organizations through our EMS Training Institute.

Ruling year info

1990

Executive Director

Ms. Kimberly A Holman

Main address

PO Box 361

West Chester, PA 19381 USA

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EIN

23-1633020

NTEE code info

Ambulance/Emergency Transport (E62)

First Aid Training (M41)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Good Fellowship's main focus is to provide emergency medical services to anyone in need in our greater West Chester service area in a safe, efficient, and timely manner. Further, through our EMS Training Institute, Good Fellowship will provide first aid, CPR and other safety-related educational programs to the community, as well as provide certifications of all types to first responders to fulfill the high demand in this Emergency Service industry throughout the tri-state region.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Prehospital Emergency Medical Services

Good Fellowship provided approximately $98,000 in free service to the people of the greater West Chester area in 2019. The organization also operates an EMS Training Institute. The institute was created to attract and train volunteers for the organization at a reasonable cost. The institute also provides training course to other pre-hospital providers in Chester County, as well as, to the citizens of Chester County.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of clients passing job skill competency exams or assessments after completing course

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth

Related Program

Prehospital Emergency Medical Services

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This metric describes the number of students who pass their certification exam post attending our certification courses.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal for emergency service response is to streamline the process for the patient and ensure the right type of service is being provided to the patient in need. This is a multi-factor objective and requires a multi-disciplinary approach with our service partners.

Our goal for the Education Institute is to provide all levels of education for an all hazards approach to emergency response. From Moms, Dads, and babysitters, to corporations, to those interested in the emergency service field, to the seasoned certified first responder, Good Fellowship aims to educate our community so we can have better preventative care and better patient outcomes with all of those we encounter.

We actively engage with our community partners to seek ways of accomplishing our goals e.g. municipalities, county government, other first responder agencies, and community groups. We attend more than 75+ events annually in our service area and beyond for outreach opportunities. We utilize internal dashboards for measuring performance metrics to ensure that the care and education we are providing match our vision and long term strategic goals. We are financially responsible and pride ourselves on our transparency. Our members are leaders in local, regional, and national groups advocating for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). All of these strategies in tandem assist us in achieving our goals.

We have developed a consistent, well trained, frontline staff that is supplemented by a strong volunteer base as well as further defined our leadership team. The members of this organization are the backbone to our previous successes and are the key to our future ones. We have a stable outlook moving forward and have a proven record of being able to accomplish outlined goals, both short and in the long term.

We have increased our fundraising significantly over the last 4 years and intend to secure stable, consistent funding to further our greater mission. We have also enhanced our relationship with our municipal and county entities and plan to create a more global emergency services provider model based on strategic planning in the years to come. As for education, we have certified more emergency services providers year to year over the last three years and our certification pass rates have improved. We have grown to teach an all hazards approach to the greater community and have created connections with many corporate partners to ensure first aid, CPR, and safety programs are part of their organizational culture.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Good Fellowship Club of Chester County, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 03/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Don Verdiani

Good Fellowship Club of Chester County, Inc.

Term: 2020 - 2024

Joseph J. DellaVecchia

Sol I Cohn

Don Verdiani

Michael B. Magnavita

Michael V. Naseef

Lucas Perea

Samantha Buterbaugh

Pamela McClaren

Adam Knox

Jack Lawler

Stephen Carroll

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? No
  • 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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/1/2021

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
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/01/2021

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.