SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS, INC. HQ
Investing in Dreams
Mission
Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.
Ruling year
2002
Executive Director and CEO
Michelle Burnett
Main address
1709 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
EIN
23-2154856
NTEE code
Women's Rights (R24)
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women (R)
THE SOROPTIMIST LIVE YOUR DREAM AWARDS: THE SOROPTIMIST LIVE YOUR DREAM
EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARDS FOR WOMEN, WHICH BEGAN IN 1972, IS ONE OF
SOROPTIMIST’S CORNERSTONE PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, CLUBS IN 21
COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ASSIST WOMEN WHO PROVIDE THE PRIMARY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. LIVE YOUR DREAM AWARDS GIVE WOMEN
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION, SKILLS AND
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IS DISBURSED
THROUGH CASH AWARDS. RECIPIENTS HAVE OVERCOME ENORMOUS OBSTACLES
INCLUDING POVERTY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND TEEN PREGNANCY, AND USE THE
AWARDS TO OFFSET ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR EDUCATION, SUCH AS
BOOKS, CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION. ON AVERAGE: 86% OF WOMEN WHO HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR EDUCATION REPORT AN INCREASED STANDARD OF LIVING;
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
SOROPTIMIST'S DREAM IT, BE IT: CAREER SUPPORT FOR GIRLS, LAUNCHED IN 2014, SERVES AS SOROPTIMIST’S OTHER CORNERSTONE PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ROLE MODELS TO EMPOWER GIRLS TO PURSUE THEIR CAREER GOALS AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IT PROVIDES GIRLS WITH ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ROLE MODELS, CAREER EDUCATION AND THE RESOURCES TO PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURES. CLUBS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GIRLS WHO FACE OBSTACLES SUCH AS POVERTY OR TEEN PREGNANCY, IN SMALL GROUPS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES SUCH AS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER SETBACKS OR FAILURES. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, MORE THAN 14,000 GIRLS IN 14 COUNTRIES BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAM.
LiveYourDream.org
An active and growing online community of more than 127,000 supporters empowered to speak out and act on important women's issues. LiveYourDream.org raises awareness about serious challenges women and girls face including domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. The community also provides volunteer action opportunities.
SOROPTIMIST CLUB GRANTS
SOROPTIMIST CLUB GRANTS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CLUBS TO FUND LOCAL PROJECTS BENEFITING WOMEN AND GIRLS. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, MORE THAN 2,500 WOMEN BENEFITED FROM THE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THESE GRANTS.
Where we work
Awards
Gold Hermes Creative Award for Website - LYD.org 2016
Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Silver Communicator Award for Activism in LYD.org 2016
Nonprofit Excellence Awards
"1 of 6 Charities Every Woman Should Know" 2016
Worth Magazine
MarCom Award 2013
The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
W3 Award 2013
International Academy of the Visual Arts
Pennsylvania Excellence Award 2015
U.S. Commerce & Trade Research Institute
Bronze Telly Award 2014
Telly Award
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
"Number of girls who participated in Dream It, Be It Program Curriculum"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Preteens, Adolescent girls, Young girls, At-risk youth
Related Program
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Across 21 Countries - 17,184 girls participated in the Dream It, Be It Curriculum in fiscal year 2019-2020. • 88% of participants feel more confident about their future success
"Number of girls who feel more confident about their future success after working with the Dream It, Be It Curriculum"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
"Number of girls who feel more prepared to pursue their career goals after working with the Dream It, Be It Curriculum"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
"Number of girls who say the Dream It, Be It curriculum has provided them with new tools to overcome obstacles to their success"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
"Number of girls who created achievable goals for their future after working with the Dream It, Be It curriculum"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
"Number of women served through the Live Your Dream Awards"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Caregivers, Economically disadvantaged people, Women, Victims of crime and abuse
Related Program
Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women (R)
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number of women who received a Live Your Dream Award.
Percentage of all responding award recipients reported increased self-esteem.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Young adults, Young women, Older women
Related Program
Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Percentage of all responding award recipients reported serving as a role model for their dependents
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Young adults, Young women, Older women
Related Program
Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women (R)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Total number of sign-ups in the LiveYourDream.org community.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Caregivers, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
LiveYourDream.org
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of sign-ups of the LiveYourDream.org
Total number of actions taken through the LiveYourDream.org community.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Economically disadvantaged people, Adults, At-risk youth
Related Program
LiveYourDream.org
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Actions incl: online advocacy, social media campaigns and actions to spread awareness; Decrease under 16/17 due to complete database overhaul and restricting of action tracks
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
By focusing on our core value of education, we envision a world where women and girls will have access to resources and opportunities to reach their full potential and live their dreams.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We believe access to education holds the key to improving the lives of women and girls around the world. Our programming strategies focus solely on helping women and girls achieve their full potential, which in turn improves the well being of families and communities - with an impact greater than any other anti-poverty intervention.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Soroptimist International of the Americas is a global organization of more than 26,000 women in 20 different countries, speaking in 6 different languages, all working together to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.
In addition, Soroptimist sponsors LiveYourDream.org, our online volunteer organization with more than 80,000 supporters. This community connects people online to do volunteer work offline to expand our mission to reach a new audience.
Our global reach, the dedication of our members/volunteers, and our experienced staff work together to increase our collective impact.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have seen great success through the Live Your Dream Awards.
The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania recently issued a case statement on the impact of the Live Your Dream Awards. This report indicated:
Programs to support women's education are intended to improve the quality of life for women, and pave the way for the next generation to experience improved outcomes as well. As the results of Soroptimist's annual research with women receiving the Live Your Dream Awards demonstrate, this program achieves demonstrable impact in each of those three areas – improving women's quality of life, increasing women's confidence, and yielding multiplier effects for other women and the next generation.
This impact cannot be taken for granted. Some investments in women's education and women's quality of life yield higher returns than others. The Live Your Dream Award is such a program. It has produced demonstrable results, yielding economic and social return for women, their families, communities and nations."
With greater financial resources, we will be able to extend this program to even more women, helping them to reclaim their dreams. We also hope to see similar results with Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls, our newest program that targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success.
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SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS, INC.
Board of directorsas of 04/10/2023
Stephanie Smith
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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
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