Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina
JA of Eastern NC
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Young people will enter a workforce that is much difference than the one their parents and grandparents entered. Our main priority is to prepare K-12 students to develop and utilize employability skills that will ensure they are adaptable to the work environment that they will enter.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
JA Elementary School Programs
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade learn the basic concepts of business and economics and how education is relevant to the workplace. The programs also teach students that people assume roles as individuals, consumers, and workers in an expanding cultural environment that extends from the self and family to global relations. Each program is taught by a volunteer and includes 5 activities of 30-45 minutes each.
All JA curriculum supports classroom learning. All concepts and skills taught correlate with Common Core curriculum standards in Social Studies language arts and math.
JA Middle School Programs
Students in sixth through eighth grades will be introduced to many economic concepts and useful facts about the working world that help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future. Each programs is taught by a community volunteer and is comprised of six 45-minute activities.
All JA curriculum supports classroom learning. All concepts and skills taught correlate with Common Core curriculum standards in Social Studies language arts and math.
JA High School Programs
The high school programs help students in ninth through twelfth grades make informed, intelligent decisions about their future, and fosters skills that will be highly useful in the business world at a time that represents an essential crossroads for young people. Each program is taught by a community volunteer and includes 5-7 activities. Each activity is 45-60 minutes.
All JA curriculum supports classroom learning. All concepts and skills taught correlate with Common Core curriculum standards in Social Studies language arts and math.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, Children, Preteens
Related Program
JA High School Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
JA USA measures success by counting the number of students served by each regional JA area. The goal each year is to serve more students than the previous year.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, Children, Preteens
Related Program
JA Elementary School Programs
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
JA USA uses this measure to assess community engagement. An increase in volunteers each year is considered a successful improvement.
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?
Each year, Junior Achievement of Eastern NC endeavors to provide students with rich learning experiences in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are a community-based organization which relies on the collective impact of corporate and community volunteers to bring JA lessons into K-12 classrooms across a 20-county region in the Triangle area and eastern North Carolina.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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 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 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 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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Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina
Board of directorsas of 03/13/2024
Chris Bell
Deloitte
Term: 2023 - 2025
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Katherine Bosken
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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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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- 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 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.