Brain Injury Association of Virginia
The Voice of Hope, Help, and Healing
Mission
Advance education, awareness, support, treatment and research to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury
Ruling year
1983
Executive Director
David DeBiasi
Main address
2810 N. Parham Road Suite 260
Richmond, VA 23294 USA
Formerly known as
Virginia Head Injury Foundation
EIN
54-1240683
NTEE code
Brain Disorders (G48)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
28,000 Virginians are diagnosed each year with Traumatic Brain Injury. In 2022, an estimated 303,000 people disabled as a result of brain injury and stroke live in Virginia; including estimates of those who have sustained a brain injury or stroke but who are not disabled increases the prevalence to more than 1,125,000. The BIAV employs 8 staff; that equals one per 3,500 newly injured people each year, one per 138,412 who sustain a non-disabling brain injury, and one per the 35,468 who are disabled by their brain injury per staff person.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Education
Annual conference; Certified Brain Injury Specialist review and testing; professional and community trainings and webinars; certificate courses.
Outreach and Family Support
Personalized Information & Referral and Resource Coordination assistance, outreach to newly injured individuals or their family caregivers, provision of local brain injury support groups, and technical assistance to 30 other brain injury support groups across the state.
Public Awareness:
Contact with print and broadcast media, social media and website management, Brain Injury Month awareness campaign, Brain Injury Awareness Day at the Virginia General Assembly, community events, public service campaigns.
Advocacy:
Development and provision of information, training, support and resources that create systems change through effective brain injury advocates, BI community representation at state and local agency meetings and on boards, committees, work teams and task forces, public policy and legislative leadership, and advocacy training.
Camp Bruce McCoy:
Two week recreation and respite program for adults with brain injuries and their family caregivers.
Where we work
Awards
Excellence for Collaboration 2019
Brain Injury Association of America
Excellence for Collaboration 2020
Brain Injury Association of America
Excellence for Programs and Services 2021
Brain Injury Association of America
Excellence for Programs and Services 2021
Brain Injury Association of America
Innovation of the Year in I&R Operational Excellence 2021
Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
Affiliations & memberships
Community Health Charities 2017
Brain Injury Association of America 2022
ConnectVA 2022
Alliance of Information and Referral Systems Member 2022
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of referrals to resources offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities, Caregivers, Families, Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Outreach and Family Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
BIAV provides information and referral to resources, professionals, services, and more via the telephone, chats, mailings, and on our website.
Number of campers enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Outreach and Family Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Camp Bruce McCoy, BIAV's residential camp program was not possible during 2020 because of the pandemic. BIAV conducted 2 different day camps for 23 campers in 2021.
Number of community events or trainings held and attendance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
BIAV provides online and in-person trainings for professionals, caregivers, and survivors of brain injuries through conferences, forums, in-services, and webinars.
Number of support groups offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
BIAV conducts support group meetings for caregivers and survivors of brain injury.
Number of meetings with policymakers or candidates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Advocacy:
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
BIAV leadership participated in 27 meetings and forums with policymakers, legislators, and key decision makers impacting the brain injury community in Virginia in 2021.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
• Strengthen statewide brain injury community to increase access to services through advocacy
• Become the “go-to” organization for persons with brain injury, caregivers, and providers
• Adapt and innovate programmatic strengths to better serve persons with brain injury and caregivers
• Fortify BIAV’s infrastructure to support strategic impact
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Provide quality educational opportunities to people with brain injury, family caregivers and professionals
Sustain individuals who experience brain injury and family caregivers through information about and resources for services and supports that maximize their recovery and independent living.
Enhance brain injury supports and services through resource coordination, outreach to persons with
brain injury and coalition building with community partners
Pursue public policy changes that improve the system of care for persons with brain injury.
Develop and provide information, training, support and resources that create systems change through effective brain injury advocates
Raise public awareness and understanding through activities that increase the community's knowledge of brain injury.
Undertake strategic planning to focus organizational resources in a positive direction.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are uniquely qualified to provide brain injury education; all program staff are certified specialists in brain injury and information and referral. We are well-versed and effective with policy initiatives that improve the systems of care for those impacted by brain injury. We have conducted numerous public awareness campaigns, and are able serve as subject matter experts for legislative bodies, policymakers, journalists, and most importantly, survivors and their families.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2021-2022, we provided over information and referrals to resources, professionals, and services for nearly 11,500. Over 1600 people received professional training, professional development, and in-services through BIAV, strengthening the capacity of the community brain injury system in Virginia to provide services. We provided support to more than 8,000 person through support groups, wellness interventions and a Camp Bruce McCoy, our signature recreation and respite program for person with brain injury and their caregivers. We trained 128 new advocates and participated in more than 30 meetings with key policymakers, legislators, and decision-makers to advocate on behalf of Virginians impacted by brain injury.
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 collecting feedback from the people you serve?
SMS text surveys, Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Case management notes, Community meetings/Town halls, Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees, Suggestion box/email,
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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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, 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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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Our Advisory Groups, comprised of people with brain injuries, caregivers and professionals, periodically review our print and digital resources. Recently, based on their suggestions, we revised several of our resources to make the information more accessible, understandable, and readable.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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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 demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), 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, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback,
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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, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time,
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Operations
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Brain Injury Association of Virginia
Board of directorsas of 03/16/2023
Bryan Meadows
Marks and Harrison
Term: 2022 - 2025
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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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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Disability
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 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 help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- 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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