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Pastors for NC Children

Mobilizing faith communities to advocate for public education

Raleigh, NC   |  http://pastorsforncchildren.org

Mission

Pastors for NC Children mobilizes faith communities to advocate for public education across North Carolina. We believe in equity for all students especially the most vulnerable, ending the school to prison/deportation pipeline, and ensuring children have the opportunities necessary to flourish. We believe supporting public education is at the heart of how we are called to love our neighbors and care for the children and vulnerable in our communities because public schools serve the vast majority of children. We believe public money should only support public schools that are held accountable by elected school boards and the state. We believe public schools are a common good.

Ruling year info

2021

Executive Director

The Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller

Main address

PO Box 37241

Raleigh, NC 27627 USA

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EIN

85-3500355

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Communication

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Monthly Ministry Leaders Gathering

We meet monthly on the 3rd Wednesday from 10am-11am to share what is happening across NC in the education advocacy and faith field. We network and build community, share advocacy updates, and support one another in the work of justice for NC public schools.

Population(s) Served
Christians
Adults
Activists
Teachers

Mission Amplify is the first initiative of Pastors for NC Children. It provides church groups and community organizations the opportunity to participate in supporting public education through a letter writing campaign to NC Legislators.

While congregations are often doing good work helping local schools in their communities, there is not a broad concerted effort to engage faith communities in systemic, state level change. PNCC aims to bridge that gap. Mission Amplify is the way we are mobilizing and connecting congregations to this work for systemic change and social transformation. We hear over and over that people care and want to do something, but they are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start: they do not understand the underlying issues at play at the local, state, and federal levels and how things are all connected. We want to provide that education and opportunity for engagement.

Population(s) Served
Christians
Interfaith groups
Jewish people
Muslims
Secular groups

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Pastors for Texas Children`` 2020

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Faith Communities and also the children of North Carolina who attend public schools.

  • How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

    Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    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,

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    We updated our Mission Amplify initiative and curriculum based on user feedback and community suggestions.

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    Our staff, Our board,

  • How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?

    We want our faith community partners to be invested in the shared work we are doing.

  • 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 act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,

Financials

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Pastors for NC Children

Board of directors
as of 03/08/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Rev. Rebecca Hewitt-Newson

Emmaus Way

Term: 2022 - 2024

Dr. Drew Polly

UNC Charlotte

Rev. Rebecca Hewitt-Newson

Emmaus Way, Durham, NC

Rev. Eleanor Shell

Sugarcreek Charter School, Charlotte, NC

Rev. Rebecca Bean

St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, NC

Rev. Michelle Bullock

St. Peters-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, Swansboro, NC

Rev. Joshua Owens

First Baptist Church, Lumberton, NC

Mr David Rockefeller

Congregations for Children, NC Conference of the United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC

Rev. Antonio Blow

St. Mary's FWB Church, Jason, NC | Antioch FWB Church, Snow Hill, NC

Rev. Hanna Bloome

Repairers of the Breech, Fayetteville, NC

Dr Michael Priddy

Wilmington, NC

Dr Kendra Phillips

Durham, NC

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/29/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/08/2023

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Data
  • 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 employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • 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 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.