Southwest Veterans' Business Resource Center
Where Communities Serve Veterans
Mission
Our Mission • Empower communities with knowledge and best practices to serve Veterans • Provide a means to communities to learn about Veteran benefits and services available • Shape the future of communities serving Veterans Our Vision Be the nations' premier Veterans' Business Resource Center , providing world-class services; anytime, anywhere Guiding Principles We believe: Communities are our most important resource Veterans are our focus Success is judged by those we serve • Service, professionalism, respect, teamwork, safety and compassion are valued • Building a veteran force, preventing homelessness, and harvesting knowledge are the cornerstones of our service • Quality service is centered on families and communities • Structured and disciplined resource decisions lead to sound business practices • Communication, coordination, and cooperation are critical to our success • Continuous improvement is essential to quality service and veterans' success
Notes from the nonprofit
We are a nation of volunteers, empowering others to learn how best to serve our Veterans, in doing so, the impact on the community is influenced by the impact the community has on Veterans.
Ruling year
2008
Founder/Chairman/CEO
Albert R Renteria
Main address
41593 Winchester Road Suite 200
Temecula , CA 92590 USA
EIN
26-2675027
NTEE code
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (B01)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Homeless adults consists of civilians and Veterans. Too often, care and concern focus on the treatment of a homeless Veteran, with an implied notion the civilian is of less interest. The problem is simple, all Veterans earned a benefit funded federally, and most civilians are not aware of the business model and the impact when a Veteran opts not to pursue earned federal benefits. It is our aim to paradigm shift this understanding with our national awareness to realize for each Veteran using fully funded benefits shifts the Veteran from a cost center to a profit center in the community. In doing so, products and services are provided to the Veteran injecting federal funds to the community and creating jobs. By 2035, the current 19 million Veteran Population will be reduced by 70% and grow by only 10%, meaning 40% of 19 million or 8 million will be the new 100% of our Veteran Population.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Empower communities with knowledge and best practices to serve Veterans
Provide a means to communities to learn about Veteran benefits and services available
Shape the future of communities serving Veterans Our Vision Be the nations' premier Veterans' Business Resource Center, providing world-class services; anytime, anywhere
We believe: Communities are our most important resource
Veterans are our focus
Service, professionalism, respect, teamwork, safety and compassion are valued
Building a veteran force, preventing homelessness, and harvesting knowledge are the cornerstones of our service
Quality service is centered on families and communities
Structured and disciplined resource decisions lead to sound business practices
Communication, coordination, and cooperation are critical to our success
Continuous improvement is essential to quality service and veterans' success
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of training workshops
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The growth of our workshops are driven by the increased participation. Our desire is to maintain 200 sessions a year or more. We are well on our way in achieving that.
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Of the total trained, the increase has influenced thousands of Veterans securing VA cards and securing VA benefits. This awareness continues to grow yearly.
Number of trainees successfully carrying out desired practices at least once to appropriate problems
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% have successfully engaged in results that resulted in a return.
Number of community events or trainings held and attendance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
During the year, archived episodes are posted online at www.o4v.tv to reach those that were not able to attend in person, opening up the opportunity for thousands more.
Number of training programs created
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
ERADICATING THE NOTION OF A HOMELESS VETERAN
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Leveraging technology, thousands are viewing archived training videos at www.o4v.tv made possible by the founder.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our focus is growing our online community to assist in getting the word out to all citizens to best serve our Veterans by knowing how best to serve them and the value of securing a VA card upon discharge from active services and not 10 years later, causing challenges in securing earned benefits
Accomplishing this the VA would have increased usage and Congress would give more funds for 100% usage instead the meek 15% due to lack of usage.
America MUST understand that a Veteran earns Federal Benefits and the state the Veteran resides is the beneficiary of the Veteran's usage cause a supply chain reaction and resulting in job creation.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Since our humble beginnings, we have grown on average of 62 registrants to our online community at a cost of less than $1 per registrant.
Our strategy is simple. The question we ask is what will make us relevant and it is the American people. The second question is how many? Our research suggest a community of 10,000 strong have the capacity to influence more and have a voice.
We currently have 4,870 voices and our half way point to be relevant is only 130 away. Our approach is to realize that we can efficiently and effectively reach 10,000 registrants within 2 years from 2015.
Once we achieve the relevant voice of 10,000 registrants, we will be heard and educate America on how best to serve our Veterans at no cost to our nation.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our model is to invite small businesses to be the core of our effort or best understood as a nucleolus of the organization. The primary sponsor is The ARRC, whereby the web, video and leadership is all donated saving the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This model has invited other businesses to emulate this model, thereby making our volunteerism the essence of our strength and not the financial stability.
Our test question is if we don't have funds can we achieve our intent. If the answer is no, it is not our path and we answer yes!
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our two prong approach is based on being relevant. The first prong is to reach 5,000 registrants, we will succeed in reaching that number in 2015.
Reaching this milestone will propel the organization to partial relevance and we are making the assumption that we can reach 10,000 in 3 years.
We published www.VETS.Training to not just training Veterans, but to invite non-Veterans to cross the line together.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
We don't actively use collected feedback
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Southwest Veterans' Business Resource Center
Board of directorsas of 04/18/2023
Albert Renteria
Founder
Term: 2008 - 2025
Albert R Renteria
no affiliation
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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
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