The Blue Family Tree
Supporting families of fallen peace officers
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Families of fallen officers are left with massive voids in their lives from emotional, financial, and social loss. The Blue Family Tree aims to fill those voids.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Main Mission
Collect funds from concerned donors and law enforcement paycheck commitments, and distribute those funds to families of fallen peace officers
Bridge The Gap
People close to a fallen peace officer may petition The Blue Family Tree Board of Directors with a story of something the fallen officer may have done had they not passed, such as buying a specific car for their daughters birthday or take their son to New York for his high school graduation. If the board chooses to fund the event, they will provide the money to a member of the fallen officer's agency who will carry out the wish for the family as apposed to just giving a check to the family for them to do it on their own, thus connecting them to their blue family again. This program can be extended to off duty deaths and civilians who in their final moments of life acted in a role of a peace officer or protector of others.
Outreach
The Blue Family Tree offers a six hour seminar to law enforcement and civilian groups raising awareness of line of duty deaths, the factors involved, and how we can mitigate those factors and reduce the number of deaths each year.
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 donors retained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families
Related Program
Main Mission
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Donors making regular monthly or annual donations.
Number of families served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families
Related Program
Main Mission
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Families that receive a financial gift as a result of our donors giving.
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?
financial support to families of fallen peace officers in a show of solidarity within the law enforcement community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
solicit recurring donations from law enforcement paychecks
receive donations via paypal from non law enforcement supporters
research and establish various methods of receiving donations
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
the use of a website designed to accommodate monthly pledges from paychecks and a paypal link
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have accomplished establishing a non profit recognized by the IRS, and the Colorado DOR as well as by the USPS and sales tax exemption with Colorado. We have created a website and put into place software for forms and data management.
We have not found success in reaching donors at this point.
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 bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
partnering with several new nonprofits through suggestions from feedback has helped TBFT grow and meet its goals.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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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
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Blue Family Tree
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Mr Thom Seagran
The Blue Family Tree
Term: 2017 -
Mr Todd Sorenson
The Blue Family Tree
Term: 2017 -
Jesse Nunn
Jen Stepleton
Jake Wertz
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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Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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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 ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- 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 disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- 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 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 measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- 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.