Project M
�Strengthening HIP partner organizations that accompany migrants, refugees and forcibly displaced people in the Americas.
Civic House, Kubadili and Wingu join forces with Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) to help its partner organizations to expand and improve their operations and services so that they can offer an effective response to the reality and needs of migrants in the Americas.
�Project M was born with a focus on:�- Use of technologies.�- Strengthening leadership and organizational adaptability.
- Financial sustainability.
The following pages present an overview of the first stage of the project, where we worked to discover the needs of migrants in the Americas.
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Brief description of the 44 organizations surveyed
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS
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of the organizations are located in Mexico and the United States.
68%
SENIORITY OF ORGANIZATIONS:
54% �Up to 10 years��26%�Between 11 and 20 years��20%�+21 years
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS
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50%
Of the organizations ranges from 16 to 120 salaried employees
50%
Brief description of the 44 organizations surveyed
The total number of allies in parenthesis and the number of responses received for each is shown.
Of the organizations have up to 15 people receiving a salary for their work
Populations that are being accounted for
ON MIGRANT PEOPLE
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+560.000
31%
25%
24%
20%
Migrants
Asylum Seekers
Refugees
Others
(mainly children and adolescents, people in situations of violence and returning travelers)
People in movement accompanied by HIP partner organizations*
* Statistical Estimation
COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS
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All the organizations that took part in the process stated that they had established collaborations with others to accompany migrants in 2020.
�Most relevant areas of collaboration:
Labor assistance
Health care and self care
Support for youth and children
HUMANITARIAN AID
LEGAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROCESSES
FOOD ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION
Resolution of situations with a gender perspective
Human rights
Issues arising from the pandemic context
GENDER PERSPECTIVE AND VULNERABLE POPULATION
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78%
67%
CHALLENGES
43%
Of the organizations have protocols for the care of the migrant population in general.
Of the organizations have specialized care protocols for women and children.
Of the organizations have special protocols for addressing vulnerable populations (LGBT+ community, care for victims of sexual or gender-based violence, and Afro-descendant or indigenous groups).
Opportunity: Creation of protocols and training with a gender and racial equity perspective and with attention to vulnerable populations.
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTABILITY
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of the organizations do not generate frequent instances of review and improvement of processes and agreements.
40%
of the organizations do not prioritize the care of relationships over process monitoring.
38%
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES:
“One challenge is time management, how to balance direct support with strengthening the organization and its internal process, including the elaboration of documentation. �That part is difficult for us”.�(Organization from Mexico)
“We have very good communication within the team and a lot of respect among ourselves and with migrants”.�(Organization from Mexico)
SOME TESTIMONIES
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ON LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTABILITY
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Teams that frequently meet to review their agreements and engage in other practices to sustain an effective processes and adapt to the internal and external needs that arise achieve greater effectiveness and adaptability.��
�Smaller organizations (fewer people and less budget) are the ones that meet most often to review their agreements and generate feedback for the population they support.
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTABILITY
FINDINGS
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SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL STRENGTHENING
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Financial sustainability over time
47%
24%
29%
Could sustain themselves for less than 6 months without their main source of income.
Could sustain their services for more than 12 months without their main source of income.
Could sustain themselves for 6 to 12 months without their primary source of revenue.
Opportunity: Financial management and diversification of financial resources.
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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND STRENGTHENING
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Sources of income
Opportunity: Generation of own sources of financing to achieve autonomy in financial sustainability.
15%
Of the organizations depend on donations or external funds.
Of the organizations have their own products or services to support themselves.
85%
“We don’t have someone in charge of financial development (...) someone who could think about that”.�(Organization from Mexico)
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USE OF TECHNOLOGIES
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Three identified axes
Of the organizations do not conduct database driven campaigns.
31%
Of the organizations do not know or do not use virtual platforms.
70%
Of the organizations have their bases on Excel or spreadsheets.
37%
USE OF DATE FOR CAMPAIGN GENERATION
VIRTUAL PLATFORMS FOR INTERNAL COLLABORATION
EFFECTIVE DATA STORAGE
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USE OF TECHNOLOGIES
FINDINGS
Organizations have a strong need to facilitate access to information and communication technologies for the people they support.
OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES
OF TECHNOLOGY USE
FACED BY ORGANIZATIONS
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PROFILES
Organizational profiles found in the study
HIP partner organizations: their strengths and opportunities
Profile A // 27%
(12 organizations)
Profile B // 39%
(17 organizations)
Profile C // 34%
(15 organizations)
CHARACTERISTICS
Development opportunities
Predominant location
Size�(by number of paid employees)
Relative budget
Review of agreements
Financial sustainability
Mexico
Small
Between 100.001 y 500.000 USD
Monthly or biweekly meetings
Strengthening of leadership* and operational management
United States
Big
Between 500.000 y 1.000.000 USD
Meetings once or twice a year
Operational management, financial sustainability and use of technologies
Central and South America
No defined pattern
Between 100.001 y 500.000 USD
Monthly or biweekly meetings
*Adaptive leadership from the perspective of Agility.
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Strengthening of HIP partner organizations that accompany migrants, refugees and people forcibly displaced people in the Americas.
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