Ukes for Schools
Dedicated to putting ukuleles in the hands of our local youth
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Enlist teachers to lead a ukulele school program in the classroom or as an after-school program.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Ukueles in Saramento Calif area
to support music education and to provide free (or low cost) ukuleles for school-age children and music teacher in the Sacramento area
Where we work
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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?
To expand our reach from 37 schools to 55 schools and increase ukuleles loan to 1035 a 51% increase.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Form a out reach committee to compose a letter to 350 elementary schools.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Ukes for schools can loan ukuleles to the schools.
Ukes for Schools can assist the teacher in starting a program.
Ukes for schools can assist the teacher in leading the program.
Ukes for schools can provide instructions to the teacher to learn to play the ukulele.
Ukes for Schools has ukulele lessons plans for the teachers.
Ukes for Schools can offer a teacher a scholarship to a four-week beginning ukulele class and provide the teacher with a ukulele.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Outreach committee has composed a letter to send to the schools.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Ukes for Schools
Board of directorsas of 2/9/2022
Budd Snell
Ukes for Schools
George Thomas
Ukes for Schools
Kathy Mitchell
Secretary
George Thomas
Vice-President
Tom Dorr
Treasurer
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 ? Not applicable -
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? Not applicable -
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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- 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 seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- 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.