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Kids for Peace, Inc.

Uplifting Our World through Love and Action

aka Kids for Peace   |   Carlsbad, CA   |  http://www.kidsforpeaceglobal.org

Mission

We are building a worldwide community of kind, compassionate and empowered young people. Our vision is a safe and peaceful world where all people respect and care for each other and our planet. Kids for Peace serves as a model and inspiration for creating this reality with children leading the way, not only for today, but for generations to come. Our motto is "Kindness Matters".

Ruling year info

2009

Co-founder and Executive Director

Jill McManigal

Main address

1302 Pine Avenue

Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA

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EIN

26-1564351

NTEE code info

Other Youth Development N.E.C. (O99)

Student Services and Organizations (B80)

Promotion of International Understanding (Q20)

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Programs and results

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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?

The Great Kindness Challenge

The Great Kindness Challenge is a positive and proactive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. This weeklong initiative takes place the last week of January with students using our provided kindness checklist to perform as many kind deeds as possible. Schools enhance the week with numerous activities found in our provided toolkit. These activities include kick-off assemblies, the power of kindness essay contests, spirit days, school-wide incentives, and community involvement strategies, etc. The Great Kindness Challenge is provided to all schools at NO COST. We rely on corporate and individual donations to fund this positively powerful initiative.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Families

The Peace Pledge Program empowers kids to put the words of the Peace Pledge into action in ways that are personally meaningful and culturally relevant.

The Peace Pledge
I pledge to use my words to speak in a kind way.
I pledge to help others as I go throughout my day.
I pledge to care for our earth with my healing heart and hands.
I pledge to respect people in each and every land.
I pledge to join together as we unite the big and small.
I pledge to do my part to create peace for one and all.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Awards

Youth Honoree (Kids for Peace Co-Founder, Danielle Gram) 2010

World of Children

Local Hero Award (Kids for Peace Executive Director and Co-Founder, Jill McManigal) 2009

Bank of America

Empowering Youth in Service Award (Kids for Peace Executive Director and Co-Founder, Jill McManigal) 2009

Congresswoman Susan Davis

April 26th: "Jill McManigal Day" (Kids for Peace Executive Director and Co-Founder, Jill McManigal) 2009

San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye

Founders Award 2011

CISV

Best Innovative Program 2012

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce

Leadership Award 2012

ABC Channel 10

Community Leadership Award 2013

SDG&E

City of San Diego "Peace Pledge Day" Proclamation 2012

San Diego City Council

Kids for Peace~Peace Pledge Day Proclamation 2012

City of Carlsbad City Council

Rotary 2016

Rotary PeaceMaker Award

White House 2016

President Obama's Call to Service Award

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 accolades/recognition received from third-party organizations

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

Children and youth

Related Program

The Great Kindness Challenge

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided

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

Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups

Related Program

The Great Kindness Challenge

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of schools built

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

The Great Kindness Challenge

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of schools registered for The Great Kindness Challenge

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

The Great Kindness Challenge

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

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 2021-2 Goals:
1. We will engage at least 20 million students during the Great Kindness Challenge .
2. We will strengthen our chapter leader support.
3. We will provide 10% more youth in under-served communities the opportunity to participate in Kids for Peace programs.
4. We will raise funds to support our infrastructure and growing staff.

Our Strategies to Achieve Each Goal:
1. We will work with our Great Kindness Challenge Team (made of educators, parents, community leaders and students) and volunteer team to target each state from both a "bottom up" and "top down" approach. Additionally, we will secure sponsorships to financially support our outreach efforts.
2. We will update our Leaders' Training Manual and host an international chapter leaders training.
3. We will work with targeted school districts to identify under-served youth. We will then provide volunteer chapter leaders to oversee program implementation.
4. In partnership with our Board of Directors, we will actively pursue a well-balanced resource development plan.

Our Capabilities:
Under the direction of our co-founder and executive director, we are able to fulfill our peaceful mission and impact our world on many levels. Working closely with our board of directors, advisory council, staff, chapter leaders, interns, volunteer team, community supporters and educational partners, we methodically tackle each goal. We have grown organically from one neighborhood "club" to a network of interconnected global chapters. Always remembering to "keep it simple and meaningful," we sustain strategic growth that is changing our world.

Progress on Our Goals:
1. We accomplished our full goal in January 2021.
2. Planning for the virtual Chapter Leaders Training has begun..
3. We have five of our ten new chapters targeted and the training has begun.
4. Our 2022 sponsorship package has been created and outreach has begun.

Financials

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Operations

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

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Kids for Peace, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 11/23/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jackie Papazian

Trakstar

Term: 2020 - 2023

Toni Hood

Retired School Administrator

Sherine Parker

Children's Hospital

Puja Shah

Pediatric Dentist

Josh Hunter

Josh Hunter Art

Lily McGuire

Bunker Hill Capital

Lea Quirin

Community Volunteer

Megan Nelson

ViaSat

Mary Tong

Walgreens

Fran O'Callaghan

Sanderling Waldorf School

Arnie Owsley

ConEdison

Hassan Dumar

Elixirme

Margaret Malek

Oceanside Unified School District

Ryan Malstaff

Chase Bank

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? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/9/2021

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)

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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