Old Soldiers Home Foundation Inc
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Old Soldiers Home Foundation aims to improve the margin of excellence in care and services and quality of life at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, a government agency with limited resources. As a private and outside entity, the Foundation can marshal additional resources, outreach, and capacity to deliver beyond the government's limits and, in doing so, help strengthen the Home for the long-run.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
To improve the quality of life and excellence in care for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, our nation's oldest home for enlisted veterans.
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
Seniors, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of projects completed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars spent on programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Armed Forces Retirement Home Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
The Old Soldiers Home Foundation's goals over the next one to two years are to:
- Keep building organizational capacity
- Develop formal relationships with program clients to deepen ties and improve project effectiveness
- Complete both quick-win and medium-scale projects to deliver high-impact project results to veteran residents and staff, reinforce organizational capacity building, and demonstrate proven results to potential partners and donors
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Old Soldiers Home Foundation partners directly with our nation's oldest retirement communities for enlisted veterans, the Armed Forces Retirement Home, with locations in Washington, D.C. and Gulfport, MS. The homes directly target sustainable development goals for no poverty, zero hunger, and good health and well-being by providing income-blind housing to eligible, mostly low to moderate income, veterans for an affordable monthly fee that includes full board meals and on-site access to healthcare and fitness and wellness programs. The Home's mission of serving eligible veterans regardless of their ability to pay for the services they receive and its goals and requirements as a government agency to deliver effective, accountable, and inclusive programs and services to residents, employees, and taxpayers contribute to the goal for strong institutions. The Old Soldiers Home Foundation, as a partner for the Home in achieving these goals, seeks to improve the margin of excellence in care and services and quality of life for the Home's resident veterans by tackling projects that unite stakeholders and broaden the Home's reach and impact.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since 2017 the Foundation has built a board with wide-ranging experience, laid important corporate structural groundwork, and begun establishing a track record for effective fundraising and program delivery. While still small and lightly resourced, the Foundation is continuing to set a path to long-term success and sustainability through organizational effectiveness.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2020 and 2021, through a global pandemic, the board was able to meet routinely and completed several quick but high-impact projects that improved quality of life for Armed Forces Retirement Home residents: tablet computers to keep residents in touch with family and friends during the pandemic, raised garden beds to help more residents take part in outdoor health and wellness through gardening, studio equipment for residents interested in learning more about photography, replacing medical-grade refrigerators for prescription storage, and others. These projects helped the Foundation work more closely with Home residents and staff and engage with donors despite limits on in-person interactions to keep residents and staff safe during the pandemic. In 2022 we significantly expanded these efforts by installing a multi-sport court and age-appropriate outdoor furniture to get veterans outdoors and active, sponsored an Eagle Scout project to improve a fishing ponds area, held a golf tournament in partnership with another veteran-focused nonprofit, and held a major event on Veterans Day to bring together veterans, retirement home staff, and corporate partners to interact and raise funds for future projects.
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 engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, 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
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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
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Old Soldiers Home Foundation Inc
Board of directorsas of 01/24/2024
Sandra Alvey
Travis Smith
Patrick MacArevey
Sandra Alvey
Rob Palmer
Paul Armbruster
Lauren Mitchell
Kelly Nebel
Sherrie McCandless
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? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
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