{"id":1450,"date":"2014-10-06T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/gophil\/2014\/10\/06\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T20:56:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:56:46","slug":"helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect"},"content":{"rendered":"

GoPhilanthropic goes well beyond simply sending funds to worthy programs around the world\u2014 we are devoted to helping them help themselves. \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s working well, what is not?\u00a0 Where are you losing time?\u00a0 What might be the reason behind high staff turn-over?<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/i><\/b>These are the types of questions Lydia Dean, Tracey Morrell and GoPhil partner John O\u2019Connor (Ceres Management) dove into this month with partner program TARA Homes for Children, an organization running two shelters for vulnerable boys and young children in New Delhi. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
For the past two years GoPhil has facilitated what has now been termed as \u201cReflection Day,\u201d a precious 6 hours where the staff at TARA the luxury of shutting the door, turning off the cell phones and focusing on themselves \u2014something they don\u2019t have time to afford during their day to day routine of caring for 40 children coming from families who can no longer care for them.\u00a0 During this time we help them dive into the good, the bad and the ugly, identifying areas of weakness and taking the time to celebrate their successes (something they realized they should do more of!)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Last year\u2019s meeting revealed a team at risk of burn-out.\u00a0 Four key members of staff including founder Pascal Fautrat were all virtually going to bed with their cell phones next to their pillows in fear of missing an emergency call from the night staff at the shelter.\u00a0 Having the vantage point of being one step removed, GoPhil was able to propose a rotating on-call system allowing for TARA employees to have at least 1-2\u00a0 night a week where they can safely turn off their phones for a good nights sleep. Returning this fall, we were thrilled to hear this year that such a simple idea was implemented with such positive results.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GoPhil’s Tracey Morrell with staff Anuj from TARA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
This year\u2019s discussions revealed some on-going issues with staff turn-over, especially at TARA Tots where nannies care for very young children with traumatic histories.\u00a0 The exceptionally high level of care given to each child at TARA is no doubt linked to a loving trained staff yet unfortunately, after investing in training qualified nannies, some are forced to quit due to juggling the demanding TARA work schedules alongside the traditional responsibilities of being an Indian wife (which oftentimes involve caring for in-laws). As a group we identified various creative ideas such as \u201cjob sharing\u201d whereby two women could fulfill the role of one position, effectively sharing the responsibilities while balancing home life.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
The meetings offered TARA staff a \u201csafe zone\u201d to express frustrations and sensitive areas. Most importantly, it offered the team a chance to see all the amazing progress that has been made in a year\u2019s time\u2014celebrating having mainstreamed 40 children in some of Delhi\u2019s best private schools, two of whom are now in university.\u00a0 The TARA model of providing a family-like environment alongside high academic standards and a focus on self-development is one that clearly works\u2014 yet not without immense passion and drive from a devoted staff and committed donors.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taking time to acknowledge their successes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stay tuned for upcoming news on the opening of TARA Girls, scheduled for summer 2015!!! A big thank you goes out to GoPhil donor Ghada Dergham who initiated\u00a0The Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0in loving memory of her mother who was passionate about providing education for girls who lack access.\u00a0 Ghada has recently raised 12,990 for TARA Girls project !!! \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GoPhilanthropic goes well beyond simply sending funds to worthy programs around the world\u2014 we are devoted to helping them help themselves. \u00a0 What\u2019s working well, what is not?\u00a0 Where are you losing time?\u00a0 What might […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHelping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Helping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GoPhilanthropic goes well beyond simply sending funds to worthy programs around the world\u2014 we are devoted to helping them help themselves. \u00a0 What\u2019s working well, what is not?\u00a0 Where are you losing time?\u00a0 What might […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoPhilanthropic-111034825665225\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/P1000069.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gophilanthro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gophilanthro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/88a2aa76a993dd02106062d2baf02021\"},\"headline\":\"Helping our partner programs self-reflect\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\"},\"wordCount\":582,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Tara Homes for Children India\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\",\"name\":\"Helping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Helping our partner programs self-reflect\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/\",\"name\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\",\"description\":\"Reimagining Philanthropy\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/logo_final.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/logo_final.jpg\",\"width\":336,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoPhilanthropic-111034825665225\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gophilanthro\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gophilanthropic\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/88a2aa76a993dd02106062d2baf02021\",\"name\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91d057119ded6cf433302176d2bbf44?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91d057119ded6cf433302176d2bbf44?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"caption\":\"GoPhilanthropic Foundation\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/author\/gophil\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation","og_description":"GoPhilanthropic goes well beyond simply sending funds to worthy programs around the world\u2014 we are devoted to helping them help themselves. \u00a0 What\u2019s working well, what is not?\u00a0 Where are you losing time?\u00a0 What might […]","og_url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/","og_site_name":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoPhilanthropic-111034825665225\/","article_published_time":"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/P1000069.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gophilanthro","twitter_site":"@gophilanthro","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/"},"author":{"name":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/88a2aa76a993dd02106062d2baf02021"},"headline":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect","datePublished":"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/"},"wordCount":582,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Tara Homes for Children India"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/","url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/","name":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect • GoPhilanthropic Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-10-06T19:12:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-03T20:56:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/helping-our-partner-programs-self-reflect\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Helping our partner programs self-reflect"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/","name":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","description":"Reimagining Philanthropy","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#organization","name":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/logo_final.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/logo_final.jpg","width":336,"height":60,"caption":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoPhilanthropic-111034825665225\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/gophilanthro","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gophilanthropic\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/88a2aa76a993dd02106062d2baf02021","name":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91d057119ded6cf433302176d2bbf44?s=96&r=g&d=mm","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91d057119ded6cf433302176d2bbf44?s=96&r=g&d=mm","caption":"GoPhilanthropic Foundation"},"url":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/author\/gophil\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6391,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450\/revisions\/6391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}