THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN
Changing Lives Through The Gift Of Education
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our organization wants to provide the ability for families, who are economically challenged in our service areas, the option to choose a parochial private school in our service area. Many families would like to send their children to private parochial schools because of various concerns including: Student safety in high crime urban areas Student educational achievement Overall student graduation and attendance rates in the local school districts versus private parochial schools in the areas. Unfortunately, due to their financial challenges (many are at or below the federal poverty levels) they are not capable of following these educational options without some partial tuition assistance.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City - General Program
Partial-tuition assistance provided to students to attend elementary and secondary schools within our service area. Funded with unrestricted donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Donor Designated Scholarship Funds and Grants for Schools
For students attending elementary and secondary schools. Funded by restricted donations from individual donors, corporations and foundations for the benefit of designated schools, localities or award recipients.
SFIC Advanced Space Academy Program
One week STEM program where six students from local parochial high schools are chosen to participate in real-world application of STEM principles.
Trainees forge futures, make friends and explore careers. Students chosen for the program are immersed in science, technology, engineering and math education while focusing on college and career preparation. Extended-duration missions give trainees more teamwork experience to prepare for becoming the next generation of space leaders and explorers.
During the five-night program, trainees undergo hands-on drills, team building as well as learn about the mental and physical demands for astronauts, engineers and technologists. The buoyancy of water provides the environment for microgravity exercises in the Underwater Astronaut Trainer, while the Multi-Axis Trainer and 1/6th gravity chair further challenge balance and movement.
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 provide each and every eligible applicant with partial tuition assistance to attend a private parochial school of their choice within the service areas of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties in New Jersey and to acquire funding from individual, corporate and foundation donors to meet the above goals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Communicate with school administrators to increase application distribution.
Provide information about our programs to potential applicants and potential donors by:
1. Outreach through social media, email and direct mail.
2. Fundraising events throughout the year
3. Direct mail, social media and website fundraising appeals and general information distribution
4. Phone and direct one on one communication and follow up with school administrators, potential applicants and potential donors.
5. Building a diverse organizational membership that will build on individual, corporate and foundation donors.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have abundant staffing capabilities for implementing the fundraising and daily administrative duties. We continue to expand by providing professional growth through training.
Our board members participate in networking, fundraising and revenue generation by utilizing their professional and social networks. Our organization is looking to expand the diversity of our board membership and have just developed a Board of Associates which is a group of young professionals to continue the legacy, passionately support our mission and are providing future diversity and growth for our board membership.
We have the office, IT network infrastructure and equipment to develop and maintain our internet and social media strategies.
Our development staff is pursuing new and innovative ways to increase our fundraising goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Accomplishments
Utilization of an online application management system.
We've expanded our volunteer and professional networking through a newly established Board of Associates, alumni network and redevelopment of our website.
We've expanded our development team and have implemented additional fundraising resources (silent and live auction events with pre-bidding capabilities) during our Annual Gala.
Automated the silent and live auction events.
Awareness of our mission and responses to our "call to action" through social media and online presence have increased.
Increase in donor relationship via the addition of a Director of Development. We aim to increase donor participation and commitment to the organization.
Looking to Accomplish
Increase our donor and alumni participation and awareness by focusing on developing and expanding our relationship with these groups.
Like to add additional ways for donors to donate (such as donating by text and increasing our alumni participation and donations).
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 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 take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, 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
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN
Board of directorsas of 01/30/2024
Mr. Joseph J. Hughes
Country Club Services, Inc.
Term: 2020 -
Joseph J. Hughes
Board Chairman, President - Country Club Services
Kevin Cummings
Board Vice-Chairman, Director - Citizens Financial Group
James P. McTernan
Board Treasurer, Managing Director (Retired) - Millenium Partners, LLC
Annette Altamore Davila
Board Secretary, President - Roxbury Realty Corp.
Joseph J. Oakes, III
Board Chairman Emeritus, Chairman, Acorn Financial Services, Inc.
John P. Callahan
Managing Director, Merrion Investment Management
Frank D. Casciano, Esq.
General Counsel - RPM Development Group
Paul S. Doherty, III
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Hartman, Doherty, Rosa, Berman & Bululia
Cornelius D. Durkin
Administrator - Durkin & Durkin, LLC
Robert E. Harahan, S.T.D.
Rev. Msgr., Retired Pastor - St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Kenneth F. Kunzman, Esq.
Sr. Partner - Connell Foley, LLP
Anthony M. Linn
President - PERT Associates, Inc.
Brian D. McAuley
Chairman - Anterix
Roy "Jay" J. Thibodaux, III, Esq.
Partner - Berkowitz, Lichstein, Kuritsky, Giasullo & Gross, LLC
John C. Walton
Chairman - DVUV, LLC
Janine Garvey
Consultant
Michael Rolek
Attorney - Connell Foley, LLP
Caridad F Rigo
Administrative Law Judge - Retired
Christine Pfisterer-Walton
Physician - Northern Jersey Orthopedic Center
Michael Linn
Salvator Bursese
CPA - Smolin, Lupin & Co., LLC
James W Crawford III, Esq.
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret)
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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Equity strategies
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- 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.