Programs and results
What we aim to solve
MISSION BRIDGES WORKS TO BRIDGE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GAP OF WOMEN, MINORITY, VETERANS AND EX-OFFENDERS.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
BUILDING BRIDGES MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Mission Bridges Minority Business Accelerator Program (MBMBA) is intended for aspiring business people from low-income neighborhoods. We combine business training, mentoring and financial counseling so that our clients receive all the tools and resources needed to make their dreams a reality.
Mission Possible
Non Profit Management and Development. There are many promising nonprofits primed to make a huge impact in their community. Most organizations don’t take advantage of their own capacity for growth and innovation. Our nonprofit management and development program is designed to help local nonprofits significantly grow their program or service.
Building Bridges Mentorship
Mission/Bridges goes beyond the small business help a micropreneur would receive from a free business consulting program like SCORE, the local Small Business Development Center, or online classes or resources. Through in-depth training with a seasoned business professional and the development of a network within their class and with other MISSION/BRIDGES alumni, DFW Metroplex clients stand a better chance at launching their endeavor, supplementing their income, and even moving to work full-time on their new business.
Building Bridges is a formalized coaching and mentoring program connecting program graduates and new business owners with entrepreneurs and corporate executives who have achieved success in their business. The coaching and mentoring will allow the entrepreneurs an opportunity to receive ‘entire picture’ thinking and guidance. Mentors and Mentees meet on a monthly basis.
Building Bridges Program Details:
• Cost: $150 in addition to a $25 non-refundable application fee.
• Timeframe: Monthly.
• Commitment: Six-month commitment required.
Aspired Entrepreneur Development
Our business training course surrounds you with other supportive members who share the drive to achieve financial independence and use your creativity in a way that you cannot do at your day job. The business trainer gives practical how-to information to the class, as well as a sense of empowerment by showing students how small businesses are started every day across the country. You graduate knowing that MISSION/BRIDGES is there as a resource moving forward with your business launch.
SHE DFW
SHE DFW’s free services are available across DFW to women from low income neighborhoods. SHE DFW offers a range of tailored business services including networking events, training, and mentorship. SHE DFW also offers access to business services–including workshops, connections to capital, pro-bono legal assistance, and navigating resources.
RESET ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING
Entrepreneurship allows individuals to start their own business and rise above the systemic discrimination they face in the job market. Our Reset Entrepreneur Program provides the resources and mentorship that individuals with a criminal background need to rise above the stigma associated with their conviction and create a path to economic opportunity.
We are is dedicated to helping people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses with free in-person and online education and mentoring.
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 clients who attain economic stability within two years of training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
BUILDING BRIDGES MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Mission Bridges started providing its programs and services in 2017, therefore we have no outcome data to provide for prior years.
Number of participants who felt that they have been provided with a range of options for future employment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
BUILDING BRIDGES MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Mission Bridges started providing its programs and services in 2017, therefore we have no outcome data to provide for prior years.
Number of jobs created and maintained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
BUILDING BRIDGES MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Mission Bridges started providing its programs and services in 2017, therefore we have no outcome data to provide for prior years.
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?
TO EMPOWER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS. EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
WE OFFER CLASSES, COACHING, MENTORING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO EMPOWER CLIENTS.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD PROVIDING THE TRAINING, MENTOR AND COACHING.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
WE ARE A NEW ORGANIZATION, WE WILL HAD OUR FIRST GRADUATING CLASS IN SUMMER 2017.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Mission Bridges
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
GINA SMITH
WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
Term: 2018 - 2022
CEECEE EVANS
MISSION BRIDGES
Term: 2018 - 2022
GINA SMITH
WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
Kimberly Hutchings
University of North Texas
Donna Broadnax
DISD
John Capello
Self Employed
Irene Keeling
Keeling Team
LaMarcus Means
JB Hunt
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? 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
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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 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.