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CommunityWorx

Youth. Equity. Opportunity.

aka CommunityWorx   |   Carrboro, NC   |  www.communityworxnc.org

Mission

Enriching lives by building collaborative partnerships and transforming charitable donations into educational and community investments.

Ruling year info

1973

President/CEO

Barbara Jessie-Black

Main address

Po Box 356

Carrboro, NC 27510 USA

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EIN

56-0678985

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (B12)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (O12)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

CommunityWorx Thrift Shop resale retail

The processing and selling of donated goods to the general public

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Economically disadvantaged people

YouthWorx on Main, a youth-serving nonprofit collaborative powered by CommunityWorx which builds capacity for Triangle organizations through collaboration. YouthWorx is a catalyst for impact, supercharging non-profits with best practices that improve the lives of under-resourced youth and families in the Triangle region of North Carolina.
How YouthWorx, works:
Coming together
Joining forces
Collaborating
Sharing best practices
Providing access to resources at no or low cost

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults
LGBTQ people
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants and migrants

In 2015, the PTA Thrift Shop, now CommunityWorx, established Project Impact, a resource for urgent, school-based needs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), arts programming, classroom supplies, and programs that directly impact underserved and economically disadvantaged student populations.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on CommunityWorx's revenue stream, Project Impact has been put on hold.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

For nearly 70 years, the PTA Thrift Shop, now CommunityWorx, has been focused on enriching the lives of youth. Our goal has always been to build a collaborative community that's a catalyst for equity, innovation and empowerment. To build a community that works for everyone.

Our BELIEF is communities built on equity and collaboration enable youth to reach their full potential.

Our VISION is a community where youth and their families have equitable access to resources and opportunity.

Our MISSION is to enrich lives by building collaborative partnerships and transform charitable donations into educational and community investments.

Our VALUES are: Equity. Community. Compassion. Innovation.

Our strategies include expanding our relationships with other organizations aligned with our mission and values, to continue giving our proceeds to youth-serving organizations, including our local PTAs, and diversifying our current business model of resale retail to include other revenue generating opportunities. These currently include leasing space to other organizations, monetizing waste before recycling, etc.

CommunityWorx (formerly PTA Thrift Shop, Inc.) capacity for diversifying its business model and therefore its revenue, is enhanced by the fact that beginning in 2010 the organization embarked on a ten-year strategic plan to redevelop its existing property from approximately 11, 000 sf of retail/office space to a two phase project of a total of 27,000 sf. 22,000 sf was completed in 2013 and includes 14,000 sf of PTA Thrift Shop operations and 8,000 sf of leased office space. The second phase (4712), completed in July of 2017, houses a co-working collaborative space (YouthWorx on Main) for nonprofit tenants and members with youth-serving missions. Additionally, in 2019, CommunityWorx absorbed Youth Forward, a grant making and capacity building organization, serving youth-serving organizations in our community.

PTA Thrift Shop, Inc. has completed the both phases of its commercial redevelopment of 27,000sf, outlined in its ten-year strategic plan.
The organization continues to explore additional revenue generating opportunities to ensure its long term sustainability. It has also undergone a name change to: COMMUNITYWORX, which will help further its mission of serving youth and families in the community.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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CommunityWorx

Board of directors
as of 10/20/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Libbie Hough

Orange County Government

Term: 2022 - 2023


Board co-chair

John Perry

Fidelity Bank

Term: 2022 - 2023

Libbie Hough

Orange County Housing Department

Joel Levy

Joel Levy CPA

Maureen Berner

University of NC atChapel Hill School of Government

Dawn Edgerton

Edgerton Data Consulting

Kevin Hicks

Triangle Bikeworks

Jaclyn Krohn

Durham Technical Community College-Orange County Campus

David Morgan

Triangle Real Estate Services, Inc.

Wil Steen

UNC Parking & Transportation

Phyllis Mack-Horton

Pearson

Kelley O'Brien

KTO Strategy & Communications

Michael Williams

Biogen

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/20/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black German
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/20/2022

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Data
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • 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.