Good Fellowship Club of Chester County, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
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
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.
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 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.
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
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.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
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.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
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.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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
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Good Fellowship Club of Chester County, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 03/31/2023
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
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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
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- 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.
- 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.