Community Foundation “Center Dobrochyn”
Str. Zhabinskii 13/42
Chernihiv, 14017
Ukraine
Mission
To assist in developing open democratic society by means of human rights protection and its realization in all spheres of social life; development of civil initiatives; assistance to Euro integration process
Most Meaningful Change
In collaboration with district and local authorities and public-private partnerships in the local community, we transformed a rural cultural institution in the village of Tupychiv into a local activity center. The center supports children’s clubs and organizes educational activities for local civic initiative groups.
2000 Year Founded
5 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$10,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation “Center Dobrochyn” |
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Address 1 | Str. Zhabinskii 13/42 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Chernihiv |
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State / Region | Did not answer |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 14017 |
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Country | Ukraine |
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Continent | Europe |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | +38 0462 67 71 81 |
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Email | dobrochyn@cn.relc.com |
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Website | www.dobrochyn.org.ua |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Oleksandr Pidhorniy, Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Nataliya Drozd |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Head of Board |
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Year Founded | 2000 |
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Mission Statement | To assist in developing open democratic society by means of human rights protection and its realization in all spheres of social life; development of civil initiatives; assistance to Euro integration process |
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Organization Description | Other non profit |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 300,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 4 |
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Total Board Members | 3 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $50,700 |
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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 | $52,100 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $10,000 |
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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 | No role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Did not answer |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Slightly important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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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 | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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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 | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Not at all |
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Human and social services | Not at all |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Lot |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Lot |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Lot |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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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 | Rarely |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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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 worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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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 | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Do not work in this sphere |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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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 | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | 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 | No |
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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 | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | No |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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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 | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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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 | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | In collaboration with district and local authorities and public-private partnerships in the local community, we transformed a rural cultural institution in the village of Tupychiv into a local activity center. The center supports children’s clubs and organizes educational activities for local civic initiative groups. |
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