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Extreme Response International

Building Pathways Of Hope

aka ER Interntional   |   Snellville, GA   |  www.extremeresponse.org

Mission

Extreme Response exists to change the lives of people living in extreme, often life-threatening, conditions.

Notes from the nonprofit

ER has a strategic plan that we share among board members and senior leaders within the organziation.

Ruling year info

2001

President and CEO

Brad McKenna

Main address

P.O. Box 345

Snellville, GA 30078 USA

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EIN

58-2610409

NTEE code info

Personal Social Services (P50)

Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services (M20)

Human Service Organizations (P20)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

ER works to help vulnerable people living in difficult and dangerous conditions break the cycle of poverty, gain access to opportunities and experience fulfilled lives.

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?

Quito Dump Community Program

We operate the Quito After-School Program, Quito Women's Program and Quito Men's Program in order to support entire familes who glean their living by recycling items from the trash.

Population(s) Served
Families
Children and youth

The South Africa Dream Centre is an after-school program for kids who live in a local settlement. These children were identified as "high-risk" for failure because their parents are largely uneducated and unable to support their children's educational needs. ER Africa staff provide nutritious meals, homework help, tutoring, recreational and cultural engagement and more all in a loving environment.

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth
Children and youth

Golden Hands was established to help lift women out of poverty by giving them a place to belong, be accepted and appreciated, and learn life skill and job skills. The women meet weekly to encourage one another and learn sewing/seamstress/embroidery skills. They also receive instructions on running a business so they can determine how to use their new skills to create long-term sustainability.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Women and girls

ER operates a leadership community that is made up of 50+ individuals who are pursuing leadership development as leaders-in-training, coaches or consultants. The goal is to come alongside leaders in developing countries who often are overwhelmed by the tasks they have assumed. We provide networking, coaching, conferences and reference materials.

Population(s) Served
Adults

ER seeks to encourage people living in extreme conditions by bringing the joy of Christmas to them where they live and work, including Dumps, settlements, and squatter communities.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
At-risk youth

Extreme Response responds to disasters that impact our programs, partners and the people we serve. In the last five years, we've responded the Ecuador earthquake, Nepal earthquake, Philippines typhoon, Philippines squatter community fire, and both the earthquake and hurricane in Haiti.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

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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.

ER offers a hand up to people who are trapped in poverty by helping them become educated, learn life and job skills, support themselves and their families and be leaders in their communities.

ER combats poverty by serving people in three areas: Education Reinforcement for Children, Life Skill & Livelihood Training for Adults, and Leadership Development. We believe these areas offer the best opportunities to create the greatest change in people’s lives. ER also is committed to building strong and positive relationships with the people we serve. We believe building relationships is the most powerful way to positively impact others.

ER’s capabilities are powered by amazing people: 60+ staff members and short-term volunteers who serve on the field; 200+ volunteers (mostly teams) who travel and serve annually; local partners, mostly nationals, who help us navigate culture, language and needs; and highly-engaged donors (many also serve). Together, we form a passionate, committed workforce.

These people serve in and support programs and projects to address the greatest needs in the regions we serve. We operate Dream Centers (after-school programs) in Quito, Ecuador, and near Cape Town, South Africa, to provide accountability and enrichment for at-risk elementary-aged children. In Manila, Philippines, we operate a children’s home to serve orphaned and abandoned children. In Quito and Manila, we provide job skills training to un- and under-educated parents to help them enhance their earning capacity. And our partnerships with indigenous organizations increase our collective impact and help develop and encourage local leaders.

The Quito Recycling Community Program is a good example of the progress ER has seen. Men, women and children have toiled in Quito’s Zambiza Garbage Transfer Station for generations, recycling metals, glass and cardboard for pennies, living in poverty. When ER came alongside the recyclers more than 20 years ago, their attitude was that their children did not need an education. Today, after ER has faithfully poured into this community, the recyclers strongly desire for their kids to get the education they did not. As a result, many of their children are enrolled in our Dream Center after-school program. These kids once worried about their futures, but now are hopeful their lives will look different than their parents’.

Our goals for the future are to broaden our impact and strengthen and refine our programs so that we are being as effective as possible.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    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

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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

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Extreme Response International

Board of directors
as of 08/27/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mr. Jon Beckman

GE Foodland

Term: 2021 - 2023


Board co-chair

Mr. Don Clapham

Protocast

Term: 2021 - 2023

Jerry Carnill

Russ Cline

Jim Hastings

Don Clapham

Linda Cripps

ER Canada

Jon Beckman

Eric Jacobs

Brad McKenna

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 8/24/2022
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Decline to state
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/24/2022

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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 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.