Basic Organization Information
Brac USA, Inc.
- Also Known As:
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BRAC
- Physical Address:
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New York, NY
10017
- EIN:
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20-8456741
- Web URL:
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www.brausa.org
- Blog URL:
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blog.bracusa.org
- NTEE Category:
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S Community Improvement, Capacity Building
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S20 Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement
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B Educational Institutions
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B90 Educational Services and Schools - Other
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E Health—General & Rehabilitative
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E21 Community Health Systems
- Year Founded:
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2007
- Ruling Year:
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2007
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Mission Statement
BRAC's vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. Our mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programs that enable men and women to realize their potential.
Expert Reviews
Microfinance experts believe that BRAC has proven that they can scale. They have a deep grassroots presence and have effective and innovative programs.
At the same time, experts believe that BRAC should expand geographically, offer even more services and improve their management.
Impact Statement
Our vision of success is to foster a better world by increasing BRAC’s visibility as a development success story, harnessing the power of its friends and ensuring support for a growing number of BRAC organisations around the world to unleash the potential of millions of poor households to create better futures for themselves and their communities.
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Chief Executive
Ms. Susan Davis
Term:
Since
June
2007
Chief Executive Profile:
Early in her career, Susan lived in Bangladesh working with Ford Foundation where she led innovative initiatives aimed at scaling up microfinance institutions that were owned and governed by poor women and promoting social entrepreneurship. She worked with Women's World Banking, led the Women's Environment & Development Organization, and advised the head of the ILO. She has been a leadership group member of Ashoka for the last decade and leads its Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Susan is also a senior advisor to New York University's Reynolds Program on Social Entrepreneurship. She is a founding board member and past Chair of the Grameen Foundation. She also serves on the boards of Sirleaf Market Women's Fund, Project Enterprise and the Advisory Council of Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative.
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Public Education
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General Code
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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Female Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
Program Description:
We tell the BRAC story in the United States and beyond through social and traditional media, speaking engagements and word of mouth. We engage interns, volunteers and friends of BRAC to act as ambassadors of our work, telling the story of BRAC’s success in their own communities to mobilise support. We join and launch education campaigns and advocate for better international development, human rights and environment policies.
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Strategic and Programme Services
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Community Development
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program Description:
We help BRAC to pilot, grow and innovate microfinance, health, education, livelihood development and other programmes by: enabling access to capital and other resources, providing technical assistance and programme design support, setting up internal systems and processes for successful implementation and monitoring, and communicating outcomes with investors, donors and stakeholders.
BRAC USA performs these activities with the support of its staff members, interns, external consultants and a dedicated group of talented volunteers.
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Grantmaking
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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program Description:
To support BRAC’s new and ongoing initiatives, BRAC USA makes catalytic grants to BRAC programmes with the funds it raises. BRAC USA does not accept unsolicited proposals from organisations that are not part of BRAC or BRAC International. It supports a strategic agenda based on priorities agreed upon by BRAC and the BRAC USA Board. Its grant-making programme facilitates flexibility, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and learning.
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