PEACECORE
Working today to change tomorrow.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The problem, as for all nonprofits, is income. PEACECORE dba bUneke.org was founded by money from yard sales and after two of the founders sold heirloom jewelry and a coin collection. For three years, everything was created on personal equipment: computers, laptops, cameras, and each volunteer used personal cars, paying for their own mileage when they traveled to film or to events. The first podcast was created on a borrowed channel. Little by little, donations helped pay for web hosting, software, and occasionally, gas and meals. We finally purchased some camera equipment but we have a long way to go toward sustainability. We want to have a central location, rather than working from home. We need a place to work and sell items our volunteers create and we want to hire staff.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
bUneke.org
Since founding in 2018, bUneke.org has promoted 350+ nonprofit organizations, artists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, writers, photographers, film makers, and corporate businesses who all want to make our world better. We do this by spreading positivity through professional storytelling in bUneke Magazine, bUneke Radio, and bUneke Productions. We touch the world through digital distribution of the magazine, which reached 1.6 million in 2020. Eight individuals host 12 podcasts on bUneke Radio, which is downloaded on 40+ applications in nearly 80 countries. bUneke Productions’ crowning jewel is Forgotten Enchantress, the documentary about the historic home in Melbourne, Florida, which was the prime instrument that helped a floundering nonprofit raise $250,000 during the height of the 2020 Covid shutdown. Volunteers represent 28 countries.
bUneke Magazine
The digital and audio versions of bUneke Magazine are free for everyone with Internet access. Still, there are places that do not have ready, inexpensive access to the Internet and there are people who prefer the sensation from holding a physical copy in their hands. bUneke Brevard prints and distributes 1,500 copies in Florida's Space Coast and we want to do that for our global version.
As good stewards of the earth, we want to print on sustainable paper, with plant-based inks. We have our bulk-mailing permit but still need to pay for our annual fee and indicia in addition to the printing costs.
We want to print tens of thousands every month and put this educational product in the hands or more people around the world. Printing, mailing, and distribution are our biggest expenses.
Both magazines are printed quarterly.
bUneke Productions
bUneke Productions creates professional, digital documentaries and other films. Coffee or Tea? No Phones Allowed! is a 2-season webisode that showcased millennials and their guests. Forgotten Enchantress is a short documentary, used to help the nonprofit Green Gables raise $250,000+ during the height of the 2020 Covid lock-down. Moving History is a documentary that is used as an educational tool by another nonprofit. Ruby Holland Foundation uses the documentary bUneke created as an ongoing fundraiser. All our films give volunteers a chance to see what goes on behind the scenes on a live, working production set. All films are available for viewing upon request or by visiting bUneke.org.
bUneke Radio
bUneke Radio has grown from a single night, borrowed from another podcaster to our own branded show with 12 unique formats! These shows are heard on more than 40 platforms in nearly 80 countries.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Brevard Cultural Association 2020
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth, Ethnic and racial groups, Work status and occupations, Social and economic status
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In 2023, bUneke faced the tragedy of cancer when founding vice president's son was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma, which meant multiple surgeries. Volunteerism dropped off as our focus changed.
Number of volunteers who become donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
All of our volunteers donate their time, talent, and treasure to bUneke at different times for different reasons.
Number of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Work status and occupations, Social and economic status, Family relationships
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our board members give generously of their time, talent, and treasure.
Number of editorial board meetings held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
In January 2023, our co-founding VP took a leave of absence, due to family health issues. All editorial board meetings were held remotely, and resulted in 30 meetings throughout the year.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Social and economic status, Family relationships, Work status and occupations
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In 2023, we held 3 MetaFest events, which is a free public event, attracting hundreds!
Number of print, radio, or online ads developed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We advertised less this year, with only 5 print ads. Most of our social/online ads are house ads, created and hosted by bUneke. Also, we printed fewer copies in 2023.
Total number of free admissions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Gender and sexual identity, Work status and occupations
Related Program
bUneke.org
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
bUneke Magazine launched its inaugural free, public event in October 2022. MetaFest is produced four times a year, attracting more sponsors, attendees and vendors with each event.
Number of unique podcast audience members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups, Work status and occupations, Social and economic status, Family relationships
Related Program
bUneke Radio
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We started with our branded podcast in November. By October December 2023, we have been heard in 100 countries with 9,800 downloads.
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?
Our primary goal is to hire an Executive Director, Creative Director, Editor in Chief, Events Coordinator, and then pay our writers, photographers, and film crew. Most of them have worked nearly full time for us since 2018 with no compensation other than the feeling of knowing we are making a difference in the world.
Our secondary goal is to establish a community center where we can mentor in person, offer donated items for resale, and have a place to up-cycle discarded items, to keep them out of the landfill. This will provide employment and volunteer opportunities to the community.
A long-term goal is to print on sustainable paper with plant-based ink and be able to mail at bulk prices to more people around the world. We want to put bUneke Magazine in waiting rooms, schools, and libraries, at no cost to the readers, so they can be taken home and read.
We want to continue to purchase camera and podcast equipment and stay current with publishing trends through software updates.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
bUneke continues to seek relationships with like-minded businesses and individuals who want to live on a peaceful planet. We are always applying for grants, awards, and recognition to help us help more people with their causes. Our loyal donor-base continues to help support our operating costs. We have sponsors who are making it possible for us to expand our community reach, while enhancing our global outreach to more than 1.6 million people. If only one-third of those we reach will donate as little as $1 per year, we'll achieve many of our goals and create new goals to help even more people. We are planning our first community-based event, now that some of the Covid restrictions are lifting. We attend other organizations' events and share our mission with those in attendance.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a team of about 5 dozen active volunteers worldwide. About a dozen are local to our headquarters city and they are all dedicated to promoting bUneke Magazine and PEACECORE. We work diligently to promote the brand and we use our past experiences with nonprofit fundraising for ideas and innovations. The current board has five members, three of whom are founders. Everyone works to network, research, and cultivate relationships with donors, sponsors, grantors, and people who show interest in our content.
In 2021, we added nine new shows to bUneke Radio and expanded our audience of listeners. We created and submitted 11 films and videos to global festivals and toward the end of the year were notified that two of them had been shortlisted among the finalists. Our active volunteers nearly doubled from 34 to 55. Twenty-one college and university students signed on as bUneke interns. All three founders were nominated as Women of Worth and bUneke was recognized as a woman-owned business of note by Florida Institute of Technology and WeVenture. We received three grants in 2021 and a new advertiser. One of the grants helped bUneke purchase a professional camera. A fundraiser helped buy more equipment, so we no longer needed to rely on volunteers to loan us theirs. Another grant started the process involved in creating "bUneke Brevard," a second publication, which would have a local focus, rather than worldwide. The founders were invited to be guests on three different podcasts and we started a monthly newsletter that goes to subscribers.
With professionals from publishing, film, administration, management, educational, environmental, and radio industries who volunteer their expertise and time, bUneke has grown from an idea into a movement. Our organic followers on social media slowly grow and we find many writers and great stories on Instagram and Facebook. Despite what may seem to be small social numbers, bUneke Magazine reaches more than 400,000 individuals each quarter, or 1.6 million people each year. We're tapping into that demographic to find more donors, more volunteers, more experts.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since founding in 2018, bUneke.org has promoted 300+ nonprofit organizations, artists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, writers, photographers, film makers, and corporate businesses who all want to make our world better. This is done by spreading positivity through professional storytelling in bUneke Magazine, bUneke Radio, and bUneke Productions.
Two of our films were accepted as finalists in international film festivals and we are looking to enter more. We are also searching for organizations that will recognize the value of our 12 podcasts and two magazine.
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, 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 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, 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?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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PEACECORE
Board of directorsas of 01/25/2024
Mary Brotherton
Mary Brotherton Editing
Term: 2018 - 2025
Jennifer East
Artful Energy Design
Term: 2018 - 2025
LYNN KINNISON
Retired
Franklin Prather
Schoolteacher
Mary McCollum
Secretary
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 ? 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? Not applicable
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:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
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Gender identity
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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.