ONE WORLD CHILDREN'S FUND
Helping children in poverty by empowering the grassroots organizations that serve them.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Globally, nearly 385 million children live in extreme poverty, with 22,000 children dying daily as a result. Children living in poverty often experience food scarcity, homelessness, disability, lack of education, and violence. Even though grassroots organizations know their own communities best and have the trust and insight to implement cost-effective, long-lasting solutions to poverty affecting children, far less than 6% of annual U.S. giving goes to international grassroots organizations serving their own communities. This inequitable distribution of philanthropic resources is further magnified by the lack of tailored support to match grassroots operational contexts and promote organizational strengthening.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
One World
Since our founding in 2000, One World has worked to advance philanthropic equity for a global network of grassroots organizations working with children in communities with the greatest need and the least access to resources. Each organization in our network is vetted by One World, and we collect detailed information about their services, finances, and operations on an annual basis through written reports and interviews.
We provide holistic and responsive services designed to help our grassroots member organizations become sustainable sources of support for the children and families in their community. Our services include:
-Fiscal Sponsorship to help grassroots organizations fundraise in United States for tax exempt donations and grants,
-Responsive Educational Programs to meet the requested training needs of grassroots leaders, such as succession planning and board development,
-Strategic Grant-Making to promote organizational and programmatic sustainability.
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 fiscal sponsorship dollars distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults, At-risk youth
Related Program
One World
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
One World enables grassroots organizations in low resource communities to connect with donors in the United States to fund programs supporting children affected by poverty.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are working towards a world where locally-led organizations are fully supported as the driving force to lift children out of poverty. Our goals are therefore to:
1. Increase access to education, healthcare and shelter for children affected by poverty by empowering grassroots organizations that provide those services to apply global resources where they are most needed.
2. Build a collaborative network of globally conscious and engaged individuals and organizations who believe in the power of community-led, grassroots change.
3. Deepen educational programming, strategic grant-making, and community-led knowledge-sharing around the pillars of sustainability: fiscal responsibility, effective governance, diversified funding, and community responsiveness.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Maximize opportunities for philanthropic individuals, networks and foundations to connect with effective grassroots organizations serving children
2. Provide exposure, resources, tools, and educational opportunities to select grassroots organizations to support their sustainability and growth
3. Strengthen One World Children's Fund to increase program reach and results
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We use our 20+ years of experience to help grassroots organizations establish stable access to U.S. philanthropy, so they have the resources to continue serving children in their communities for many years to come.
We only work with grassroots organizations that have a track record of providing responsible, effective, and efficient services for children and youth.
With only 10% of funds used for our own operational expenses, One World dedicates maximum resources to supporting the grassroots organizations we serve.
One World is actively seeking funds and partnerships to increase our capacity and grow our global community of grassroots supporters, ultimately to enrich more lives of children in need.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Accomplishments:
1) Since 2000, helped more than $25 million reach over grassroots organizations serving children in over 25 countries around the world.
2) Built strong, authentic, and effective global partnerships between philanthropists and grassroots organizations.
3) Launched responsive educational programs to support the sustainability of grassroots organizations.
4) Launched strategic grant-making initiatives to invest in grassroots organizational and programmatic sustainability.
5) Active in the movement to diversify the international philanthropic sector and ensure grassroots leaders have a voice in the decision making process.
On the horizon:
1) Launch additional grassroots-led networking and educational opportunities focused on the pillars of organizational sustainability: fiscal responsibility, effective governance, diversified funding, and community responsiveness.
2) Develop strategic partnerships to support the sustainability and growth of grassroots organizations around the world serving children.
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 look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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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
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ONE WORLD CHILDREN'S FUND
Board of directorsas of 08/30/2023
Ms. Anya Solovieva
Sustainalytics
Term: 2025 - 2023
Ms. Courtney Chambers
Littler
Term: 2023 - 2025
Lauren Coberly
Box
Nirav Patel
Tremendous
Courtney Osborn Chambers
Littler Mendelson
Dr. Andrew Boyer
Rutland Radiologists
Anya Solovieva
Sustainalytics
Richard Kadeg
Houlihan Lokey
Jonathan Hsu
PwC
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
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
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 disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- 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 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 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.