ABCCNJ
Education in Afro Brazilian Arts
Mission
The Mission of ABCCNJ is as a Charitable Organization to promote and provide education in Afro Brazilian Arts, folklore, music, language and culture. ABCCNJ places critical importance on teaching and exposing the public to these cultural foundations as a unique way to enrich our community.
Ruling year
2016
Director
David Morgan
Main address
69 Washington Street
West Orange, NJ 07052 USA
EIN
26-3814587
NTEE code
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Too many children do not have access to cultural education due to lack of opportunities and funding. We provide these opportunities and seek to find a means to fund them.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Afro Brazilian Arts
ABCCNJ stresses the importance of learning the traditions, music, and language, as we feel that such knowledge is both valuable and rewarding for our community. Participants are invited to participate in various courses that focus on different aspects of Afro Brazilian culture and history.
Childrens Afro Brazilian Arts
We offer access to excellent, comprehensive, educational programs, lectures, workshops and presentations that enrich the lives of the people whom we serve, and encourage their cultural development.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have a sense of their own feelings and an ability to express empathy for others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Childrens Afro Brazilian Arts
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of children who have an innate motivation to master and control their environment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Childrens Afro Brazilian Arts
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of children who have the ability to seek help from and respond appropriately to adults
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Childrens Afro Brazilian Arts
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of children who have the ability to use language for expression and to communicate with others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Childrens Afro Brazilian Arts
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
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?
ABCCNJ has provided and will continue to provide Educational Grants only in the form of scholarships to students interested in learning Afro Brazilian Arts. We offer opportunities for youth to experience and learn the Brazilian culture and history of Africans who became an integral part of Brazilian culture.
ABCCNJ provides performances for the community in Afro Brazilian Arts.
We offer comprehensive, high quality educational programs, lectures, workshops and presentations to encourage cultural development and awareness of Afro Brazilian culture.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Through our programs and outreach activities, including planned events, research and activities, participants can explore Afro Brazilian history, artistic, social and cultural issues.
We participate in several local community cultural events throughout the year. Throughout the year we plan to invite Brazilian artists to take part in our events promoting Capoeira and other forms of Brazilian culture.
Additionally, we organize public events that serve as a demonstration of capoeira and other Afro Brazilian arts. To enhance these events, we invite Brazilian artists to perform. Finally, we participate in several local community cultural events throughout the year.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Scholarships and programs have been and will continue to be made annually based on the amount of funding that is made available to ABCCNJ. Scholarships are provided to children in need.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
ABCCNJ has provided and will continue to provide Educational Grants only in the form of scholarships to students interested in learning Afro Brazilian Arts and provides performances for the community in Afro Brazilian Arts.
We have not been able to service as many students or provide as many performances due to lack of funding. We continue to reach out to the community to provide services.
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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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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 aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ABCCNJ
Board of directorsas of 01/03/2023
Dr Joyce Conroy
Patria Ayton
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 ? 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
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Leadership
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- 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.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- 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 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.
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