Regional Information-Resource Fund
Marata Street, Building 3
Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovskaya Oblast 432071
Russia
Mission
To bring together the efforts and resources of people and organizations toward the development of civil society, philanthropy and volunteerism in Ulyanovsk and the Ulyanovsk region; to organize projects, programs and campaigns addressing the community’s most topical and important social problems; and to serve as a bridge between benefactor and beneficiary, helping donors allocate money to charity most efficiently while receiving the best results from their investments, and helping beneficiaries find resources for implementation of their projects
Most Meaningful Change
Last year, together with several other organizations, we managed to unite our city’s strongest and most interesting NGOs. The reactivation of the Ulyanovsk Club of NGO leaders (which includes 15 organizations) renewed a discussion platform, bringing us together for joint campaigns in the field of urban charity. This December the charity festival “Kind Ulyanovsk” will be held in the city.
2001 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$19,231 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Regional Information-Resource Fund |
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Address 1 | Marata Street, Building 3 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Ulyanovsk |
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State / Region | Ulyanovskaya Oblast |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 432071 |
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Country | Russia |
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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 | +7 927 814 25 63 |
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Email | ul-rif@yandex.ru |
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Website | www.ul-rif.ru |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Deryabina Nadezhda Vladimirovna, Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Nadezhda |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Director |
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Year Founded | 2001 |
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Mission Statement | To bring together the efforts and resources of people and organizations toward the development of civil society, philanthropy and volunteerism in Ulyanovsk and the Ulyanovsk region; to organize projects, programs and campaigns addressing the community’s most topical and important social problems; and to serve as a bridge between benefactor and beneficiary, helping donors allocate money to charity most efficiently while receiving the best results from their investments, and helping beneficiaries find resources for implementation of their projects |
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Organization Description | Other |
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Other Description | resource center for NGOs |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 650,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 6 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $19,231 |
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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 | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an 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 | Played a slight 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 | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Very little time |
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Regionally | Very little 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 | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Not important |
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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 | Important but not central |
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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 | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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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 | Lot |
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Environment | Not at all |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Little |
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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 | Little |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Never |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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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 | Never |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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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 much 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 | Getting better |
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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 | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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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 | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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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 | 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 | No |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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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 | 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 | Very 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 | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very 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 | Last year, together with several other organizations, we managed to unite our city’s strongest and most interesting NGOs. The reactivation of the Ulyanovsk Club of NGO leaders (which includes 15 organizations) renewed a discussion platform, bringing us together for joint campaigns in the field of urban charity. This December the charity festival “Kind Ulyanovsk” will be held in the city. |
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