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    Ocean Plastic Debris Education Research and Awareness
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    Ocean Plastic Debris Education Research and Awareness
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    255 N SIERRA ST UNIT 609 RENO NV 89501-1376

    RENO NV | IRS ruling year: 2020 | EIN: 83-4112580  
    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

    90

    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

    30 out of 40 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Mission Statement
    0 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    Our objective is to ensure that the world is aware of this environmental calamity. Only then will th
    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: Establish a strong community of followers that use our resources to learn about plastic waste in the ocean, and spread the word to others.
    Goal Two: Sail to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch at least once per year to gather information and conduct research.
    Goal Three: Take observers and other citizen scientists to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during our voyages there. We are providing a platform for truthful coverage and reporting of this calamity.

    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.
    Leadership development is an essential aspect of our organization and takes many forms. Personal, professional, financial, creative, and vocational. We provide educational opportunities, vocational and professional courses, cross-pollination between groups of differing experiences, and many other leadership development methods.
    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
    We could not conduct our annual campaigns or visit the Great Pacific Garbage Patch due to COVID-19 concerns for the crew on a sailing vessel during a voyage of several weeks with no landfall, limited comms, and no access to healthcare. These voyages are central to our mission, essential to documenting plastic waste in the ocean, and fundamental to researching and assisting other researchers working on the ocean plastic problem. Because of this, our public exposure was reduced during COVID, and thus our donations/revenue are lower. We decided to take advantage of the downtime caused by COVID-19 to update and streamline some administrative tasks, increase the efficiency of our donations systems, create bettor methods of engagement, ultimately reduce our administration requirements. Reducing our administration requirements by automating and reducing redundancy allows us to spend more time researching and being in the field. Some examples are simplified donation payment methods, a revamped website with integrated processes, a new marketing campaign system with CRM, created product stores with proceeds donated to OPDERA, additional registrations on referral and charity support organizations, and listing sites. Running the non-profit should be smoother when we are actively researching ocean plastic again now that we have improved our administrative and communications systems.