HAITIAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Make a Difference in Haiti in the Lord's Name
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
American Christians became involved in northern Haiti in the 1980's in medical missions, orphanages, water well drilling, food distribution and schools. The churches were growing though radio evangelism and diligent efforts by the Haitian brethren. However, with the rapid growth of the church, it was recognized that many churches did not have biblically-sound men preaching the gospel. The Haitian churches asked for a school to train ministers.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Center for Biblical Training
Our main project is the Center for Biblical Studies, training Haitian men to be preachers. Our program combines Bible study, mentoring, and practical application in a 3-year program. The CBT is located just outside of Cap Haitien, in northern Haiti.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Sunset International Bible Institute 2003
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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 successfully completing our program and graduating with a certificate
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Center for Biblical Training
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the number of students who have graduated from the three-year program at the Center for Biblical Training with a certificate from Sunset International Bible Institute.
Number of CBT graduates recommending applicants as future prospective CBT students.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Center for Biblical Training
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
As men graduate from the Center for Biblical Studies, it is an important indicator of their evaluation of the effectiveness of our program whether or not they send other men to apply for our program.
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?
Our Mission: "To prepare selected students to be servant evangelists to spread the gospel of Christ, and to minister to the needs of the Haitian people in the Spirit and likeness of Christ."
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our main project is the Center for Biblical Studies, training Haitian men to be preachers. Our program combines Bible study, mentoring, and practical application in a 3-year program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our board is made up of American Christians who have a heart for Haiti and significant experience in a variety of ministries there in health care, orphanages, education, and community development, in addition to working through churches. Our Haitian directors and teachers at the Center for Biblical Training have proven themselves as students, teachers and leaders who are truly willing to serve.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have made a successful transition over the last ten years to having day-to-day operations at the Center for Biblical Training in the hands of Haitian brethren (with our board providing assistance, as needed). Our model of twelve students living and learning together for three years has been a success through seven groups of students; the seventh class graduates in December 2018. Because this model has been so successful, we plan to continue our program while extending our reach into areas of Haiti where churches may not be aware of the service we provide.
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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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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?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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HAITIAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 05/19/2022
Dale Huff
Haitian Christian Foundation
Term: 2016 - 2022
Brett Pharr
Elder, Gold Hill Road church of Christ, Board Member for Freed-Hardeman University
David Dirrim
Missions Minister, Southwest church of Christ, Ada, OK
Sarah Dirrim
David Dirrim
Education/Missions Minister, Southwest church of Christ, Ada, OK
Steve Cox
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 ? No -
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? No -
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
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:
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