World Affairs Council of the Desert
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Educating students and adults on key international affairs issues
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Academic WorldQuest
Competition among 12 area high schools in an annual event in which teams of 4 students answer 50 questions on international affairs. The winning team travels to Washington, D.C, to compete nationally.
Dinner Speaker Series
WACD sponsors six dinner events annually featuring a speaker on timely topics of international interest
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 membersMumber of High Schools participating in Academic WorldQuest
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Present intelligent, nonpartisan dialogues about national and international topics
Support annual academic worldquest competition among 15 local high schools and send winner to national competition in Washington, D. C.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Recruit outstanding speakers on a wide variety of international topics
Promote academic worldquest competition among area high schools and provide scholarships to the top three teams in the annual competition
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We receive sufficient support from sponsors and members to assure we offer quality programs
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Achieved a 60% increase in membership this year. Moved to a new venue at the Thunderbird Country Club
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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World Affairs Council of the Desert
Board of directorsas of 2/26/2021
Jim McFarlin
Jean Carrus
Gordon Kramer
Yul Roe
Meegan Sullivan-Villa
Proper Solutions, Inc
Ed Tauber
John Westerholm
Westerholm and Associates
John Welty
AASCU Penson Center
Jim McFarlin
Becky Kurtz
Executive Director, Desert Town Hall
Christopher Hebb
Ken Bouldin
Greg Sanders
Robert Borns
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 ? Not applicable -
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
Organizational demographics
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