EFFORTZ FOUNDATION INC
Providing an Education for Tanzania's Children
Mission
EfforTZ Foundation's mission is to provide a quality education to orphaned boys, disadvantaged Maasai girls, and other impoverished children in Tanzania so that they may reach their full potential as adults and contribute to the betterment of their communities and their country. We also strive to improve the learning environment in the public primary schools by providing them with the necessary resources to provide a higher quality of education to their students by providing educational aids and school supplies.
Ruling year
2010
Volunteer President
Mary Dupont
Main address
447 Davisville Rd
East Falmouth, MA 02536 USA
EIN
27-2860089
NTEE code
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (T12)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Ability to find additional sources of revenue in order to continue saving Maasai girls from forced marriages through educational scholarships.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
EfforTZ Scholarship Program
We strive to advance the educational opportunities of impoverished children by providing scholarships to attend pre-secondary, and secondary schools as well as vocational schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher learning.
Our scholarships cover tuition as well as the costs of medical care, clothing, school transportation and, where necessary, room and board. Two of our more significant target populations for these scholarships are orphaned and abandoned boys and educationally deprived Maasai girls.
EfforTZ English Enrichment Activities Program
Teaching children a second language
requires a special set of skills that few
Tanzanian teachers have.
Our volunteer educators work in the
public primary schools providing
enrichment activities to stimulate the
students desire to learn and to give the
teachers learning friendly methods of
instruction.
EfforTZ School Supplies Program
To be successful in school, students need
books and materials. Yet there are almost
none available to students in Tanzania.
The EfforTZ School Supplies program provides Tanzanian educational institutions with on-site English book libraries and its students with school supplies which it obtains through in-kind donations.
EfforTZ Orphan Home Care Program
EfforTZ has some orphaned and abandoned male scholarship students that do not have a home to go to during school recesses. EfforTZ provides that home with both a day-to-day caretaker as well as an academic and personal development aide as well.
Where we work
Awards
Great Non Profit 2013
Great Non Profits
Great Non Profit 2012
Great Non Profits
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of program participants who receive a secondary school diploma or GED
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, People of African descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
EfforTZ Scholarship Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% of our secondary school scholarship students successfully completed their "O" level secondary school requirements and have moved on to their "A" levels, teacher's and/or community college.
Number of entrance scholarships and awards and exit scholarships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, People of African descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
EfforTZ Scholarship Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% of our primary and pre-secondary scholarship students successfully gained admission to secondary school in a country where only approximately 40% of students gain admission to secondary school.
Average financial aid award per FTE student
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, People of African descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
EfforTZ Scholarship Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our scholarships cover 100% of students tuition, room and board, textbooks, school supplies and personal necessities required to live and perform successfully at their private and now public schools.
Number of graduates enrolled in higher learning, university, or technical/vocational training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, People of African descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
EfforTZ Scholarship Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Students enrolled in "A' level secondary school, university, community college, and/or vocational training.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To increase the Maasai girls receiving scholarships by 4 a year.
To continue to distribute 2,000 pens, 2,000 pencils and sharpeners, and 1,500 exercise books every year to the poorest Arusha primary schools.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Increase the financial support of our existing donors.
Expand our donor base.
Solicit grants.
Improve our Maasai scholarship initial student evaluation program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Non-profit marketing expertise on the board to identify and apply for appropriate grants.
Educators on the board to help improve Maasai girls selection procedures.
Maasai director on our board willing to manage our relationship with the Maasai community, village elders, parents and students.
CPA's on the board to guide organization to obtain financial statements.
Committed contractor to executing our Tanzanian operations effectively.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Have saved 5 Maasai girls from forced child marriages in each of the past five years.
Have had a 200% increase in giving at the $1,000 to $2,400 level since 2012.
Received two grants to help cover the school supply shipping costs.
Received two grants to cover scholarship costs for post-"O" level secondary school.
Financials
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Operations
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EFFORTZ FOUNDATION INC
Board of directorsas of 07/14/2021
Ms. Mary Dupont
KPMG LLP Retired
Term: 2010 - 2019
Mary Dupont
KPMG LLP Retired
Robert Decelles
KPMG LLP Retired
Bebe Dudley
Sheryl Seyfert
Dennis Conry
Conry Law
Katherine Decelles
City Year
Isaya Oleporuo
Full-Time Student
Fred Dudley
Pamela Clapp-Hinkle
Falmouth Academy
Gregory Hinkle
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Nguvu Lukumay
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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