Naseej Foundation - Resources for Community Youth Development in the Arab World
#6 Mizel Al Khdear Street, Al Rabyeh, Amman
Post Office Box 910741
Amman, Arab Region 11191
Jordan
Mission
to support the creation of diverse and active communities, where people collectively and through equitable partnerships, play a positive and responsible role in the development process that ensures justice at all levels, across the Arab World
Most Meaningful Change
Our most valuable and meaningful change is the number of partners, both organizations and individuals, who have gradually started to believe in themselves and their ability to bring change. People have started to believe more in their communities and to appreciate the essence of networking and collaboration, not only within countries but within the Arab world.
3 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
Organization | Naseej Foundation - Resources for Community Youth Development in the Arab World |
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Address 1 | #6 Mizel Al Khdear Street, Al Rabyeh, Amman |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 910741 |
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City / Town | Amman |
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State / Region | Arab Region |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 11191 |
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Country | Jordan |
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Continent | Asia |
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Map Address (If Different) | |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Arab Region |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 11191 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Jordan |
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Phone | 962779466466 |
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Email | haswad@naseej-cyd.org |
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Website | www.naseej-cyd.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Hania Aswad, Founding Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Did not answer |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | Did not answer |
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Mission Statement | to support the creation of diverse and active communities, where people collectively and through equitable partnerships, play a positive and responsible role in the development process that ensures justice at all levels, across the Arab World |
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Organization Description | Other non profit |
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Other Description | Naseej is a regional foundation that works directly in 7 countries (Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco) and reaches out to more than 18 countries in total. |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 4,900,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 3 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 20 |
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Total Board Members | 5 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $433,277 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $433,277 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Declined |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Lots of time |
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Internationally | Lots of time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Slightly important |
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Serving donor needs | Slightly important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Lot |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Lot |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Fair amount |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Occasionally |
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Research | Often |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Often |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Often |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting much worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting much worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting much worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting much worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting much worse |
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Value of community assets | Getting much worse |
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Quality of the environment | Getting much worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting worse |
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Gender equity | Getting worse |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Some important achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Much achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Much achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Much achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Much achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Much achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Very helpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Arab Philanthropy is also crucial but to very supportive at this point |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our most valuable and meaningful change is the number of partners, both organizations and individuals, who have gradually started to believe in themselves and their ability to bring change. People have started to believe more in their communities and to appreciate the essence of networking and collaboration, not only within countries but within the Arab world. |
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