Mission
To provide training and equipment in STEM-robotics for girls and their teachers in underserved communities around the world along with academic and social emotional support so that the girls can pursue higher education and a STEM career.
Ruling year
2019
Presdent
Jack Cooley
Secretary
Ana Agón
Main address
525 E 89th St Apt 3A
New York, NY 10128 USA
EIN
83-1842795
NTEE code
Youth Development Programs (O50)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We aim to provide middle and high school girls in underserved communities in developing countries an opportunity to develop a passion for STEM-robotics and to succeed in their pursuit of a higher education. Our girls are empowered to enter the workplace and to engineer solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Granada, Nicaragua
We work with our partner nonprofit, Students of Granada, to ensure that the Carlos Bravo School in Granada, Nicaragua, has a thriving robotics program.
In the summers of 2019 and 2021, The Community Bots provided in-person training and donated robotics equipment and laptops. Each year, the students complete a 120-hour digital literacy course using the laptops as a prerequisite to enter the after-school robotics program.
The students have competed in the national World Robot Olympiad three times, earning 2nd place in the nation in 2019!
Nagarote, Nicaragua
NicaPhoto, a nonprofit educational enrichment program in Nagarote, Nicaragua, is one of The Community Bots' original partners. We first offered services there in 2017.
In 2022, The Community Bots began supporting NicaPhoto's STEM-robotics program that provides extensive services for girls. We fund the salary of technology and English teachers who will make it possible for the girls to learn a marketable skill to complement their STEM competencies. A cohort of 4th and 5th-grade girls completed their first year in the program in 2022. We welcomed a new cohort of 3rd graders in 2023.
The Community Bots donated updated robotics equipment in 2022 for the growing number of girls in the program. NicaPhoto participate in its second national World Robot Olympiad competition in 2023.
La Romana, Dominican Republic
The Mission International Rescue Charities School for Girls (MIR School) located in La Romana, Dominican Republic, has been inspiring girls to pursue STEM-robotics since 2018 when The Community Bots hosted its first training program there.
Remarkably, the MIR School expanded its robotics program during the pandemic. The local teachers implemented a CoderZ virtual program to help the MIR School team prepare for their first national FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition in spring 2022. They won a top award at the competition for their research project. In the 2023 FLL, they earned another top award for their robot design.
In July 2022, The Community Bots returned to the MIR School to provide updated equipment and host training programs for teachers and girls.
The MIR School now provides in-school and after-school robotics at the elementary and middle school levels. The Community Bots supports an additional part-time robotics coach.
Mandeville, Jamaica
The Mandeville Primary School located in Jamaica has been inspiring girls to pursue STEM-robotics since 2019 when The Community Bots hosted its first training program there.
While the school was shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions, the teaching team was able to use CoderZs virtual robotics classes to engage the girls. And, in summer 2022, teachers received additional robotics training from the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy. In 2022 and 2023, The Community Bots donated updated robotics equipment and additional laptops so the school could return to hands-on robotics classes. The school is once again offering in-school STEM-robotics classes and participates in the national World Skills Competition where they earned top prizes in Junior Mobile Robotics in 2023. They also participated in their first World Robot Olympiad competition in 2023 making it to the second round.
La Línea de Conceptión, Spain
We had the opportunity to partner with the United States Embassy Madrid and the Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) to bring our program to La Línea de Concepción in southern Spain during the summer of 2019. FSG is an intercultural social organization that provides services for the development of the Roma community in Spain and in Europe. The group of middle and high school girls for our program was composed of Gitano community members from around La Linea. We also trained teachers from various technical schools in the area.
Upon arriving at La Línea de la Concepción in southern Spain, we were greeted at the Fundación Secretariado Gitano by United States Ambassador to Spain, Duke Buchan. We trained 12 teachers and ran our Fun with Robotics student program with 30 girls; we also had six girls come from Ceuta. The girls participated in a SumoBot competition and heard speeches from dignitaries.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients participating in educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
# of girls who participate in our STEM-Robotics programs
Number of schools/after-school programs participating in national robotics competitions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Three of our program sites in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic competed in their national robotics competition.
Number of teachers trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Teachers who have participated in our in-person or virtual trainings
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Mission: provide training and equipment in STEM-robotics for girls and their teachers in underserved communities around the world along with academic support so that the girls can pursue higher education and a STEM career
Vision: The Community Bots provide middle and high school girls in underserved communities in developing countries an opportunity to develop a passion for STEM-robotics and to succeed in their pursuit of a higher education. Our girls are empowered to enter the workplace and to engineer solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.
Please refer to our attached strategic plan.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Please refer to our attached strategic plan
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are well positioned to meet our goals. We have establish long-term partnerships in four countries and continue to build upon our programming goals with measurable actions steps. We have hired a part-time Director of Partnerships, and plan to hire an executive director in the next two years. We also anticipate expanding the number of board of directors in the next 12 months. We have opened our first STEM-Robotics Center in Nicaragua which provides girls with a full range of services that include STEM-robotics, English language instruction, tutoring, free and nutritious meals, girls empowerment, and other ancillary services.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We use the Traction, Inc. model to establish quarterly, yearly, three-year, and ten-year goals that we regularly review and hold ourselves accountable. Our uploaded business plan illustrates this process. Our board meeting focus on reviewing our progress on this goals.
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 take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
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Community Bots Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/18/2024
Jack Cooley
The Community Bots, Inc.
Term: 2022 - 2024
Anna Whiteghouse
AWS
Victoria Gilbert
East River CREW, Inc.
Robert Hall
VA Boston Healthcare System
Isabella Lacayo
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? Not applicable -
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? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- 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.
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