Business Plan
Business Plan
Caregiver Education & Professional Development
Foundation’s Mission Statement
The Kimebel Durham Foundation will increase the quality of care, to Special Needs persons, by elevating the educational level of Care Givers to parallel county School Teachers and subsidies Care Giver salaries to parallel county School Teachers commiserate with their educational levels. We intend to make care giving a well-respected, admired and appreciated profession.
Executive Statement
The Kimebel Durham Foundation will increase the quality of care, to Special Needs persons, by elevating the educational level of Care Givers to parallel county School Teachers and subsidies Care Giver salaries to parallel county School Teachers commiserate with their educational levels. We intend to make care giving a well-respected, admired and appreciated profession.
Foundation’s Need Awareness
While each person is a precious gift of God’s creative genius, Special Needs individuals and their Care Givers are exceptionally important; Special Needs Individuals because they teach us how to be concerned about others, Care Givers because they take care of people with Special Needs. Government financial support of Care Givers is declining resulting in a parallel decline in the quality-of-Care Givers.
Executive Summary
Aware of the significant growing need for financial assistance to aid and benefit caregivers; increase their knowledge through formal education, their competency and capabilities through experience, the Kimbel Durham Foundation, will create, develop, and grow a sustainable, not for profit, foundation to provide funding to caregivers for educational purposes. We exist to provide education grants, and resources regarding care giving for individuals called to serve developmentally disabled persons and their families
Foundation’s Reason for Being
The Kimbel Durham Foundation exists for the sole purpose of increasing the quality of Special Needs Care Giving through educational grants, bonus, and compensation subsidy to Care Givers.
Strategy
Develop funding sources and mechanisms which further the ability of the Kimbel Durham Foundation to be a well-respected and widely known charitable foundation for administering financial aid and assistance to caregivers. We seek to develop methods and self-funding mechanisms which generate the financial capability to provide educational funding and financial aid for caregiver education and professional development
Technology and Caregiver Access
We will build an effective technology driven caregiver assistance system to provide information and application for funding for caregivers. Our funding model will focus on education, online resources, online assistance, and online administration, as well as a user-friendly APP to provide needed information and connect caregivers with necessary and appropriate financial resources
Board of Directors and Executive Leadership
An organizational structure will be designed and developed to direct, manage and operate the foundation. Governance and fiduciary responsibility will be solely the role of the KD Board of Directors. The Founder, CEO and President will be Rev. Dr. Bob Durham. The initial Board of Directors will consist of three additional members, making a total of five Board of Director members. Of the five Board of Director members, three will always consist of Rev. Dr. Bob Durham and/or, upon his retirement or demise, three of his relatives. The Board of Directors will steward fundraising, grant making and administration of KDF practices and procedures
Board of Advisors
A Board of Advisors will be established. Board of Advisors membership is based upon those volunteers who display the passion and enthusiasm required to represent appropriate related fields of specialty or expertise and demonstrate relevant business leadership expertise and management experience most effectively. The Board of Advisors will not have a Board of Directors vote. The Board of Directors will select the members of the Board of Advisors.
Strategic Partnerships
KD will establish and develop working or advisory relationships with strategically aligned organizations such as: Caregivers of America, Developmental Disabilities Associations and others, as appropriate.
Unique Potential Success Factors
The Kimbel Durham Foundation is uniquely qualified to succeed due to the following reasons:
Our Founder, C.E. O. and President:
Dr. Robert Paul Durham Sr. has forty-eight years’ experience as a Care Giver, for a Developmentally Disabled individual.
He has forty-seven years’ experience working with the various government and private agencies involved with the care giving of the developmentally disabled.
He was the incorporating and founding president of the Paulding County Association of Retarded Citizens
He served as consultant to the Paulding County Board of Education’s Special Education Department.
He holds two B.A. degrees in Psychology and Sociology, Master of Divinity, with special emphasis in personality theory, and Doctor of Ministry, where his dissertation was titled, “Special Olympic Church,” converting a worshiping congregation into an active participant with the developmentally disabled through a ten week created and implemented course.
He was an honored, head table, guest at the Foundation for Exceptional Children’s twentieth anniversary dinner, for his years of work in this field.
His Vietnam experience, and twelve-year corporate career afforded him the opportunity to be appointed by the Mayor, and County Judge of Louisville, Kentucky, The Honorable Senator Mitch McConnell, as a member of The City of Louisville and Jefferson county Human Relations Commission, concerning itself with the equal treatment of all citizens, especially those with special needs.
He served two terms on the Board of Directors of Sales and Marketing Executives International where equal access and opportunity are key factors.
He is a retired Elder, member in full connection of the North Georgia Conference, The United Methodist Church. During his tenure, he served as; Pastor of local congregations, and on several conference boards, agencies and commissions often concerned with the developmentally disabled.
He is the author of four books, each emphasizing the importance of with special needs.
Other Board Members:
Have years’ experience in the formal classroom and daily operations of Special Needs facilities including public and private education, on site and residential care of the Developmentally Disabled or additional qualifications as determined by the Board of Directors.
Recognizes the growing need for General Public intervention into the declining Care Giver population due to inadequate compensation and, with the Founder, C.E.O. and President seek to reverse this trend through Care Giver education.
Board of Advisors:
Have years successful experience in various fields including but not exclusive to; care giving, fundraising, foundational development, business, politics, human resources and organizational development.
Funding Requirements and Donor Investment: Part One
Overview of expected financial needs and projected results over the next five years:
Investment Requirements – Amount & Schedule
Potential Investors – Foundations / Associations / Partners / Individuals
Benefits
Developmentally Disabled: The developmentally disabled will benefit as a result of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers.
Parents & Guardians: The parents and guardians of special needs offspring and/or wards will benefit as a result of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers and the peace of mind their legal and moral responsibilities are being met.
Caregivers: Caregivers will benefit through tuition and fee grants, course completion bonuses and salary subsidies.
Communities: Each community involved in the total program, regardless of geographical location, political persuasion or nationality, will benefit as a result of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers and the awareness and concern for others, regardless of their mental or physical condition or appearance that will bring.
Financial Expectations and Performance
Income, investments, grants, scholarships and expenses. Includes five years of budget and projections.Income, investments, grants, scholarships and expenses. Includes five years of budget and projections.
Benefits
Developmentally Disabled: The developmentally disabled will benefit as a result of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers.
Parents & Guardians: The parents and guardians of special needs offspring and/or wards will benefit because of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers and the peace of mind their legal and moral responsibilities are being met.
Caregivers: Caregivers will benefit through tuition and fee grants, course completion bonuses and salary subsidies.
Communities: Each community involved in the total program, regardless of geographical location, political persuasion or nationality, will benefit as a result of higher quality care giving by better educated Caregivers and the awareness and concern for others, regardless of their mental or physical condition or appearance that will bring.
Financial Expectations and Performance
Income, investments, grants, scholarships and expenses.
Includes five years of budget and projections.