KERN COUNTY TAXPAYERS EDUCATION FUND INC
Mission
The purpose of the Ed Fund is to research, organize and disseminate information and education to the public and business community of Kern County.
Ruling year
2009
President
Michael Turnipseed
Main address
1401 19th street Suite 200
Bakersfield, CA 93301 USA
EIN
26-3021614
NTEE code
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (S05)
Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (J05)
IRS filing requirement
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Kern Leaders Academy selects 8 community leaders each year to participate in this extensive education and training program, conducted by the Kern County Taxpayers Education Fund. Educational Training is held over nine weeks, with 72 hours of instruction. The Academy teaches community leaders how to listen to constituents, with a clear understanding of how to seek endorsements, support, and reserve the right to make independent decisions. Successful graduates will feel secure knowing they have the knowledge and vision to put their services forward as a community leader and eventually, an elected public official who is capable of offering creative solutions to the challenges facing Kern County.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kern Leaders Academy
The Kern Leaders Academy selects 8 community leaders each year to participate in this extensive education and training program, conducted by the Kern County Taxpayers Education Fund. Educational Training is held over nine weeks, with 72 hours of instruction.
The Academy teaches community leaders how to listen to constituents, with a clear understanding of how to seek endorsements, support, and reserve the right to make independent decisions.
Successful graduates will feel secure knowing they have the knowledge and vision to put their services forward as a community leader and eventually, an elected public official who is capable of offering creative solutions to the challenges facing Kern County.
Specific Topic Research
Privately funded research on local public policy issues.
Where we work
External reviews
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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?
Develop generations of new, informed community leaders who recognize that a healthy business climate is necessary for a strong economy, and a strong economy is necessary for a vibrant community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Continue to grow well-educated community leaders; one class of 8 at a time. Have stellar faculty. Recruit talented citizens to be groomed for future leadership roles.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The ability to attract an unbelievable faculty that loves to share knowledge with the class participants. A group of sponsors that totally understands what the academy is all about.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Accomplishments of Kern :Leaders Academy: Great students, Great faculty, Greart sponsors. We must continue to meet the highest standards. The program has 84 well-trained graduated to move into higher community leadership roles.
Our greatest non-accomplishment is not attracting the resources to operate a full-time public policy research organization in Kern County.
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?
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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, 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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
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KERN COUNTY TAXPAYERS EDUCATION FUND INC
Board of directorsas of 11/04/2022
Jamie Thornberry
Consultant
Term: 2023 - 2025
Marianna Buoni
Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC
Term: 2023 - 2025
Jamie Thornberry
consultant
Marianna Buoni
Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC
Jess Frederick
WZI, Inc.
Jim Varley
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
Michael Turnipseed`
Kern County Taxpayers Association
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? No -
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? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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