PLATINUM2022

MY POSSIBILITIES

Learn Live Grow

Plano, TX   |  www.mypossibilities.org

Mission

We courageously and relentlessly pursue the full, untapped possibilities of our Hugely Important People, making every day count.

Notes from the nonprofit

While our programs enhance the lives of our HIPsters, the benefits extend beyond them to their families, friends, and the neighborhoods and communities where they live, work, and engage in the same kinds of community activities as others. These individuals have the potential to work productively, form positive relationships with others, and develop skills, talents, and abilities. Communities are enriched and made stronger by their inclusion.

Ruling year info

2008

Executive Director

Mr. Michael Thomas

Main address

3601 Mapleshade Lane

Plano, TX 75075 USA

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EIN

26-1509133

NTEE code info

Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers (P82)

Citizen Participation (W24)

Specialized Education Institutions/Schools for Visually or Hearing Impaired, Learning Disabled (B28)

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

My Possibilities aims to provide people with disabilities a pathway to community inclusion and a meaningful life. This may include, but is not limited to, continuing education, social skills support, job training and supported employment, respite activities, and a social network.

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?

Lifelong Learning and Vocational Training

My Possibilities provides a full-day, full-year continued education and vocational programming for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). MP serves 625 adults with IDD each week across all programs. Collectively, our HIPsters have more than 160 diagnoses, including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, developmental delays, Fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, seizure disorders, and other physical and cognitive disorders.

Programs include:
• In-person lifelong learning in a college-style setting with over seventy class topics each semester.
• Community-based instruction that develops communication, self-awareness, safety, and independent living skills.
• Career Services to provide vocational training for inclusive employment opportunities at competitive wages.
• Therapy services deliver occupational, speech, music, behavioral management, and social skills services.
• An online learning platform that mirrors the in-person curriculum

Population(s) Served
People with intellectual disabilities

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 participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

My Possibilities serves over 600 adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities across all programs each week.

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.

My Possibilities aims to provide people with disabilities a pathway to community inclusion and a meaningful life. This may include, but is not limited to, continuing education, social skills support, job training and supported employment, respite activities, and a social network.

MP provides continuing education and vocational training that transforms the lives of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. By providing overlapping services in education, health, and employment. HIPsters (the Hugely Important People we serve) are empowered and supported to discover their full potential.

MP provides full-day, year-round education and vocational programming in a safe, supportive environment. HIPsters experience social/emotional learning, health and wellness, community-based instruction, vocational training, job placement and coaching, therapies, respite care, and online education that let their untapped possibilities shine. MP provides programs that enhance the quality of life for adults with IDD and prepare them for employment. MP’s replicable model changes how adults with IDD live, learn, and grow.

Program elements include:
• In-person continued learning with over 70 class topics!
• Community-based instruction to develop communication, self-awareness, and safety, and independent living skills.
• Career Services to receive vocational training and gain skills for job placement.
• Therapy services include occupational, speech, music, behavioral management, and social skills.
• An online learning platform that mirrors the in-person curriculum.
• Individualized life and job skills coaching for career and independent living success.
• Physical fitness and nutrition through personalized exercise and nutrition programming.
• Respite services that include night and weekend outings and overnight opportunities focused on developing socialization, life, and independent living skills.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, 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

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

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

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MY POSSIBILITIES

Board of directors
as of 09/09/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Karen Wald

Alliance Data

Term: 2024 - 2022

Roy Atwood

Atwood Gameros LLP

John Baumgarten

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

William Behrendt

UT Southwestern

Scott Cummins

Texas Health Resources

Lola Dada Olley

JPMorgan Chase

Jeff Dils

Accenture

David Doyle

Brinker International

Jim Gardner

Omnitracs

Jeremy Gregg

Arabella Advisors

Jeffrey Lau

Kyle Liner

PwC

Tim McHugh

Lehigh Hanson

Julie McLaughlin

Alliance Data

Ana Mead

Toyota Financial Services

Jon Nelson

AT&T

Shannon Patrick

University of Texas at Dallas

Kris Ramji

Slate Land and Development Co.

Barbara Rayner

EY

Justin Roche

Retail Properties of America, Inc.

Glenn Roque Jackson

U.S. Attorney's Office

Hiren Shukla

EY

Charmaine Solomon

Solomon Family Services

Tamra Trummer

HR Consulting Services

Karen Wald

Alliance Data

Debbie Wilkes

Wilkes Consulting

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? 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? 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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/9/2022
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

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
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/09/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

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.
  • 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.