Inequality is the most pressing issue of our time. And for 80 years, people like you have fueled our mission to end poverty and injustice. From the highlands of Central America and the corn fields of Uganda to the shores of the southern Gulf Coast in the US, Oxfam and our supporters are fighting to guarantee a life of dignity for every person in crisis and to challenge billionaires, corporations, governments, and international financial institutions to do better. The story of our future starts with you.
Changing and rebuilding broken systems takes time, and people are experiencing crises and need help right now. We approach our mission in two ways: 1: Right now, we offer lifesaving support to help people survive crises, as we are doing amidst the conflict in Yemen and other humanitarian crises.
And 2: In the long term, we tackle the root causes of poverty, such as the unequal access to COVID vaccines and how it poses a major threat to poor countries fighting to end the pandemic. We believe the future is equal. We want equal treatment free from discrimination, equal rights under the law, and equal opportunities to build a life and thrive. For everyone. The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services. Goal Two: To revolutionize how we work in open and humble collaboration with our partners, allies and supporters and leveraging the power of the US for good as we seek transformational change. Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: To become a feminist and anti-racist organization, supported by management systems and funding that enable us and our partners to be effective and adapt in a highly volatile environment. Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization financial, management, technical, etc. Oxfam America has committed to becoming an anti-racist organization.
As earliest steps to advance this commitment, we first looked to build shared understanding and initial competencies for leadership at all levels. The executive leadership team completed a series of trainings and workshops on systemic racism, white supremacy and anti-racism lead by the Racial Equity Institute.
The leadership team is continuing on-going coaching to deepen our understanding and practices. This was complemented by broader offerings to support diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies of all staff. We also formed a Racial Equity Advisory Committee, with leaders from all parts and levels of the organization, to deepen their skills and to help set our change agenda.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission. Engaging with external partners and audiences to advance Oxfam's mission is at the core of all of our work.
Senior leadership regularly provides thought leadership in a range of fora, from high-level UN panels to business roundtables to virtual townhalls with Member of Congress. Leadership also plays an active role in building and strengthening partnerships with other NGOs, businesses, elected officials, universities, and community organizers. The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
With compass, we were able to pivot to respond to the rapid onset of COVID and its global and US economic, social and political impact, as well as racial injustice uprisings and US political volatility through the elections. While all demanded rapid shifts, the marginalization and inequality that our strategy targeted only heightened in importance. Times of crisis are also when great leaps forward in social and economic justice are possible.
Our strategy anticipated a highly volatile future; we had spent time on imagining different possible future scenarios — this helped us respond quickly. We rapidly accelerated aspects of our initial strategic horizons: Open and collaborative partnerships with US partners, allies, country teams, and supporters, and Rapid experimentation with digital engagement and virtual collaboration.
Building from a longer-term effort to ground our work in intersectional feminist principles, we accelerated with a commitment to become an anti-racist organization. Our early focus was on identifying, learning from and amplifying racial justice allies and launching a racial equity journey that complements planned DEI initiatives. We responded with allies to increasingly existential threats to our mission —whether erosion of US democratic institutions or closing civic space globally.
We complement specific advocacy work, like on the rights of refugees, with calls for voting rights and protection of human rights defenders. We have made permanent shifts to how we work, using virtual technology to collaborate globally in new ways. This score provides an assessment of the organization's engagement with the constituents it serves, a practice we term Constituent Feedback. When organizations listen to constituents, they are able to better deliver on programs and meet the needs of stakeholders.
A future version of this Beacon will also assess an organization's people operations and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion DEI metrics.
Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile. Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization.
Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective. We award every nonprofit that completes the Candid survey full credit for this Beacon, in recognition of their willingness to publicly share this information with the nonprofit and philanthropic communities.
Although the data is not evaluated for quality at this time, future iterations of this Beacon will include third party or other data that will serve to validate the information provided by the nonprofit. Our partnership with Feedback Labs and Guidestar by Candid , and other partners including Fund for Shared Insight, GlobalGiving, and Keystone Accountability, enables us to launch the first version of this beacon with Constituent Feedback information collected on Candid's site.
Feedback practices have been shown to support better Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outcomes, an essential area of assessment that we intend to further expand and develop in the future. Feedback Labs has documented several studies which indicate that beyond achieving organizational goals, nonprofits that are attentive and responsive to concerns and ideas raised by beneficiaries establish stronger relationships with the people they serve, promote greater equity, and empower constituents in ways that can help to ensure better long-term outcomes.
You can find resources to help nonprofits improve their feedback practices here. The Giving Basket had an issue with your donation. Please try again. If the problem persists contact us and include your Cart ID: Unknown. Oxfam America. Less Oxfam America is a c 3 organization, with an IRS ruling year of , and donations are tax-deductible. You are viewing this organization's new Charity Navigator profile page.
To view the legacy version, click here. Star Rated Report. Financial Performance Metrics. Fundraising Expenses. Fundraising Efficiency. Working Capital Ratio. Program Expense Growth. Liabilities to Assets. Program Expense. Program Expense Ratio Administrative Expenses 7. Fundraising Expenses Liabilities to Assets Ratio Working Capital Ratio 0.
Program Expense Growth 1. Governance Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form that the organization has these governance practices in place. More The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. Our analysts check the Form to determine if the independent Board members are a voting majority and also at least five in number.
Less No Material Diversion of Assets More A diversion of assets — any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft — can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity.
This metric will be assigned to one of the following categories: Full Credit: There has been no diversion of assets within the last two years. Partial Credit: There has been a diversion of assets within the last two years and the charity has used Schedule O on the Form to explain: the nature of the diversion, the amount of money or property involved and the corrective action taken to address the matter.
In this situation, we deduct 7 points from the charity's Accountability and Transparency score. No Credit: There has been a diversion of assets within the last two years and the charity's explanation on Schedule O is either non-existent or not sufficient. In this case, we deduct 15 points from the charity's Accountability and Transparency score.
More Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Partial Credit: The charity's audited financials were prepared by an independent accountant, but it did not have an audit oversight committee.
In this case, we deduct 7 points from the charity's Accountability and Transparency score. No Credit: The charity did not have its audited financials prepared by an independent accountant.
More Making loans to related parties such as key officers, staff, or Board members, is not standard practice in the sector as it may divert the charity's funds away from its charitable mission and can lead to real and perceived conflict-of-interest problems. This practice is discouraged by sector trade groups which point to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act when they call for charities to refrain from making loans to directors and executives.
And the IRS is concerned enough with the practice that it requires charities to disclose on their Form any loans to or from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and other "disqualified persons. Furthermore, it is problematic because it is an indicator that the organization is not financially secure.
Less Documents Board Meeting Minutes More An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference. Charities are not required to make their Board meeting minutes available to the public. As such, we are not able to review and critique their minutes. We help people in vulnerable communities to reduce their risks, and to advocate with their governments to support their efforts. By educating people about their rights , we help to build strong communities that compel governments and other institutions to deliver on their responsibilities.
When citizens hold their governments accountable, they can change the systems that keep people trapped in poverty. Oxfam has more than 75 years of experience. Last year we worked with 3, partner organizations in more than 60 countries. We know what it takes to end poverty and we are mobilizing people and resources worldwide to make it happen.
Decision makers rarely consult poor people about major issues like international trade agreements, climate change , or how wealthy countries administer foreign aid programs that are supposed to help them. We bring our passionate supporters together to take action on big issues that keep people poor. Every action is powerful— signing a petition , pressuring big business , meeting with policymakers. When we speak as one, world leaders listen. Ending poverty is possible, but it will take every one of us.
Each of us has a role to play. With the power of many voices speaking together, we can call on companies and legislators to change the laws and practices that keep people in poverty. We can also raise awareness and inspire action on some of the world's most urgent issues. We can't do this alone. Please join our online community ; we need your voice and your support. No matter who you are, or how busy you are, you can make a difference.
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