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    Solarbuddy Inc.
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    Solarbuddy Inc.
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    https://solarbuddy.org/
    150 Post Street Suite 200 San Francisco CA 94108

    San Francisco CA | IRS ruling year: 2020 | EIN: 84-3937145  
    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.
    SolarBuddy is an impact organization uniting a global community to illuminate the futures of all children. One of the biggest obstacles we face is extreme energy poverty. It is a complex challenge, impacting the health and well-being, educational outcomes, and economic stability of the communities experiencing it, as well as our environment. But we are motivated by big challenges and will never stop creating new ways to fight this one. We focus on education, sustainable innovation, connected communities and the impact we can make by working towards achieving our two goals. 1) To gift millions of solar devices to children living in extreme energy poverty, while simultaneously, 2) educating and inspiring millions of people to be agents of change to end extreme energy poverty by 2030. We see a brighter future for all children, and by learning, creating and coming together, we will light the way there. 
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    SolarBuddy is an impact organization uniting a global community to illuminate the futures of all chi
    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: Brand awareness
    Goal Two: Supporter and donor growth and retention
    Goal Three: Streamline

    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.
    SolarBuddy invests in leadership development every day. Ownership, accountability and responsibility for end results is coupled with mentorship and collaboration - this enables team members to develop and frequently exceed the potential they personally thought possible.
    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

    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
    One of SolarBuddy's unique points of difference is our determination and drive to connect people in the developed world directly with people in the developing world. We do this with hand-on initiatives, enabling employees and school children to assemble a solar light that will be gifted to a child living in energy poverty, along with a letter of encouragement. In the past year with offices and schools closed, our engagement opportunities needed to be adapted to virtual opportunities. This was successfully done with existing programs, and new purpose built virtual programs were also created. The opportunity to connect virtually with people anywhere in the world, has enabled SolarBuddy to scale and continue to achieve both goals of gifting solar lights and, educating and inspiring agents of change.