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    American Friends of Yedidim
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    American Friends of Yedidim
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    16133 VENTURA BLVD STE 955 ENCINO CA 91436-2422

    ENCINO CA | IRS ruling year: 2007 | EIN: 20-5382632  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
     

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    Rating Report

    Leadership & Adaptability
    Score

    100

    This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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    Strategy

    40 out of 40 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Mission Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    Yedidm's Mission Statement is to improve the lives of disadvantaged populations from all sectors in Israel, focusing on at-risk children and youth.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    Yedidim's vision is to build a society in which every child and youngster has the opportunity to rea
    Strategic Goals
    20 out of 20 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
    Goal One: Developing culturally sensitive social leadership, which promotes responsible partnerships that works together to assist vulnerable populations.
    Goal Two: Building an organization-wide model that promotes professional volunteerism.
    Goal Three: Full participation (individual tutoring, group activities and community activities) of 90% ofparticipants throughout the year.

    Leadership

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Investment in Leadership Development
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
    Yedidim works alongside The Yedidim Institute of Leadership and Volunteerism which aims to prepare young Israelis to run educational and welfare programs in order to train the next generation of leaders at a highly professional level,. Each year The Institute trains apx. 500 volunteers to lead programs for youth at risk. In addition, The Institute distributes scholarships to university students with leadership potential from lower income groups.
    External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborative Engagement
    • Thought Leadership
    • Social Promotion
    • Civic Engagement
    • Public Policy Advocacy

    Adaptability

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Adaptability Practices
    30 out of 30 points
    The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year
    In a year of post-COVID, we had to adapt to new challenges. Throughout all of our programs, we've seen a large increase in all risk measuraments and behaviours, such as: alchohol & drug addictions, street-wandering, sexual abuses and vandilism. Furthermore, we have recognized an increase in mental issues: depression, lonliness, and even suicidal tendencies. In order to face these chellenges we made a few steps and adaptions: 1. Strengthening Personal Mentoring: We continued our routine activities, with an emphasize on personal mentoring which will give the children and youth emotional and academic support, that provides a healthy relationship, a role model and a safe place. 2. Group Sessions: Most of our weekly peer group sessions have been transformed to proffesional ongoing workshops that deal with the daily challenges, with an emphasize on anxiety and stress. 3. Model Development: We have developed a special model that includes: (a) recognition of the different risky behaviour, (b) the necessity measurments and (c) methods of immidiate actions for each behavior. Attached is a letter we've received from Former President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin following our activity during the pandemic. We've learned to adapt quickly and effectively to all changes that may come upon us.