Dabena Alliances Inc.

“The executive committee consisted of the officers of the corporation and given members-at-large (directors). The committee shall have and exercise all the powers of the board of directors subject to such limitations as the laws of the state of virginia for resolutions the board of directors may impose, and shall have the power to affix the seal of cadca to all papers which it may deem to require it. The executive committee shall have power to make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, and shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report same to the board of directors.”

“On 10/14/20, the following significant change was made to cadca's bylaws: the position of chair & ceo was changed to president & ceo, and that position is no longer a voting member of the board of directors.”

“The vp of finance & administration/cfo is responsible for ensuring cadca's annual form 990 is completed accurately and timely. The cfo works with the accounting firm to ensure this is done. Once the form 990 is completed, it is reviewed by cadca's executive staff and ceo. If there are no changes, the ceo then forwards the form 990 to cadca's board of directors for review and approval.”

“Cadca is a small non-profit organization that promotes open communication between all employees regardless of position within the company and strives to uphold a strong and solid reputation within our field and among our professional colleagues. Cadca's conflict of interest policy outlines situations that may arise during the course of business with others and what actions are to be taken in the event of a conflict. Employees are expected to report any situation that may be viewed as a conflict of interest to their direct supervisor. Conflicts of interest have been defined as the employment of immediate family, acceptance of gifts, fees, or honoraria, and creating a conflict of interest for others. It is understood that within our field employees may be recognized as experts and given a financial stipend to speak. Cadca has capped the receipt of gifts at $250.00. Employees are on the honor system to uphold cadca's values in their everyday line of work. If given reason to suspect or indicate anything less than cadca's values, employees will be questioned by the ceo and cfo to determine if a breach of conduct has occurred and what action to take. Employees failing to adhere to the policy may be terminated. Money received is processed by the office manager, given to the ceo or cfo for financial approval and processed by the ar associate. Through these checks and balances, any financial amount received that would compromise cadca's integrity would be subject to further examination and questioning. Money received that has been deemed questionable by the cfo is presented to the ceo. The monies are returned with a polite letter explaining cadca's policy.”

“The compensation committee of cadca's board is responsible for annually reviewing and approving the compensation of the ceo and senior staff of the organization. This process includes the use of a third-party compensation consulting firm, a compensation study, and comparability data from form 990 of similar organizations in the geographic region to determine appropriate compensation levels for each senior staff person.”

“Cadca's financial statements are available upon request or by various outlets such as guidestar. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Cadca is the only national membership-based organization representing community drug prevention coalitions. Cadca's mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy, and drug-free communities globally by providing public policy, training and technical assistance, evaluation and research, communications and special events.”

“Cadca is the only national membership-based organization representing community drug prevention coalitions. Cadca's mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy, and drug-free communities globally by providing public policy, training and technical assistance, evaluation and research, communications and special events.”

“Training: international programs cadca's international drug demand reduction (ddr) program continued to expand during 2020. In 2020, cadca was awarded the third year of a five-year grant with the u.s. Department of state, bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement (inl). This work included the provision of training, technical assistance and ongoing support to; local communities, non-governmental organizations, local governments and other important groups in 18 foreign countries selected to develop effective substance use prevention community coalitions capable of achieving population level reductions in illicit drug use rates and associated problems. Under this grant, cadca's was provided with resources to participate in the 64th session of the united nations commission on narcotic drugs in vienna, austria, the 6th annual conference of the international society of substance use prevention and treatment professionals (issup) and cadca's 20th annual mid-year training institute in huston, texas. During 2020, cadca's international (ddr) programs continued to implement activities in the grant awarded by u.s. Department of state inl office in manila to provide training and technical assistance to further the development of community coalitions in the philippines. Inl manila also awarded cadca a conference grant to host the 3rd national conference of community coalitions in the philippines which was attended by more than 150 participants from 27 existing coalitions. Cadca also continued the grant with the u.s. Department of state inl offices in costa rica to support the development of 17 coalitions and was awarded a grant with inl myanmar to begin a pilot project on coalition development. These combined funding opportunities made it possible for cadca's international ddr program to reach 185 coalitions in 20 countries during 2020. Due to the global pandemic training and technical assistance was provided virtually. In total of 764 instances of outreach to coalition around the world in the form of virtual trainings, webinars, technical assistance, 1 on 1 consultations and networking events conducted in over 20 countries to 7,258 attendees. All training events, technical assistance sessions and materials provided to international audiences were offered in the local languages of english, spanish, french, portuguese, russian, indonesian bahasa and albanian. The outcomes of these activities allowed cadca to strengthen and maintain existing coalitions in the international network of community coalitions bringing the total number of coalitions outside the united states in 2020 to 301 in 28 countries with more than 11,520 trained volunteers worldwide. Youth leadership initiative (yli) using a youth-led, adult guided team-teaching approach, the youth leadership initiative (yli) team builds capacity to foster youth leadership in design, implementation and evaluation of action strategies addressing community problems through youth in action projects. Seven evidence-based behavioral change strategies, emphasizing environmental modifications, are employed to effectively alter local conditions that contribute to substance use and its correlates. The yli model uses a public health approach to prevention. It is built on the framework of science-based community problem-solving processes researched and documented by the world health organization and collaborating centre workgroup for community health and development at university of kansas. This work has been replicated by cadca and institutionalized through the national coalition institute (nci), coalition academy and cadca's youth programs delivery system. The yli is recognized by the white house office of national drug control policy (ondcp), states and local communities as one of the nations premier training programs. An independent evaluation conducted by michigan state university found that participants trained by the yli experienced an increase in leadership competencies, community or”

“National coalition institute: cadca's national coalition institute, (nci or the institute) is a federally funded program to increase the effectiveness of community substance use prevention coalitions throughout the united states and its territories. The institute provides training, technical assistance, and support for coalition evaluation and research. The institute is also responsible for developing and disseminating information to promote evidence-based programs, policies and practices. Cadca administers the institute through a grant awarded through the drug-free communities (dfc) support act. Key federal partners for the nci are ondcp and cdc. Training, technical assistance and outreach the institute's training, technical assistance and outreach department (ttao) conducts several distinct types of either in-person and virtual training throughout the united states. The length and content varies. By providing a number of options, individual coalitions can seek the type and location of training that best meets their needs. All trainings have been carefully developed to provide high quality and relevant training to a maximum number of coalitions leaders and key stakeholders in all areas of the country. Trainings can be tailored to meet the specific needs of coalitions in rural, frontier, urban, and inner-city communities. Coalition development/technical assistance- any coalition or project officer on behalf of a coalition may request and receive unlimited no-cost individual technical assistance delivered over the phone or to individuals or groups through distance learning systems. In addition, a coalition development & outreach booth is provided during major training events such as the national leadership forum and the mid-year training institute. This highly popular one-on-one meeting with the institute's coalition development staff generates a significant amount of high-quality technical assistance on site and for future encounters and opportunities. Trainings - the institute provides a variety of in-person and virtual trainings including the national coalition academy (nca), state-level trainings, regional trainings, and training at the new grantee meeting for year 1, year 6 dfc grantees. Trainings are designed to be particularly significant for coalitions with drug free communities. The institute staff creates and distributes and frequently updates with current public health data all training and workshop content, workbooks, powerpoints, etc. For institute-sponsored trainings. National coalition academy-in order to accommodate national academy expansion to meet increased demand, staff from cadca's training team works closely with the meetings & events team to secure highly rated hotels for participants being trained in cohorts throughout the united states. Using a learning management system, cadca offers these identical trainings virtually and in hybrid format during this difficult time where travel is not available. Continuous progress was made on our goal to increase training transfer. After their coalition academy experience, individuals trained by the institute are better equipped to "transfer" the knowledge when they return to their coalitions. This is a result of our intentional focus on training transfer which is fortified through our robust ta support system. Evaluation and research the evaluation and research (e & r) division of the national coalition institute leads the evaluation and research support of the institute and the coalitions who are grant recipients in the drug free communities program, past and present. All cadca trainings and projects are evaluated, and every evaluation is a part of a systematic quality improvement effort. Additionally, e & r tracks and reports on all government performance and results act (gpra) measures. The e & r team also offers evaluation services to coalitions directly. E & r manages the evaluation of the national coalition institute. We coordinate this work with the external”

“Meetings and events: national leadership forum cadca's annual national leadership forum is the nation's largest training event for community substance abuse prevention coalitions and other substance abuse professionals and volunteers. It also serves as cadca's signature training, advocacy, and networking event. Over 3,200 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the u.s. And abroad attended cadca's 30th annual national leadership forum, held in february at the gaylord national hotel and convention center in maryland. Individuals from every u.s. State, the district of columbia, one u.s. Territory and several countries participated. The 2020 forum theme was "prevention. Progress. Possibilities. And featured 73 training sessions and six plenary sessions and special events covering a wide range of topics-from prescription drug misuse prevention to effective treatment strategies for diverse communities. The forum also provided participants an opportunity to meet with u.s. Senators and members of congress during capitol hill day. In addition, over 400 youth participated in cadca's signature youth leadership development program. Mid-year training institute cadca's annual mid-year training institute is the only intensive, four-day training designed specifically for community coalitions. The 2020 mid-year was held virtually and attracted over 2,900 attendees. Included in the participants were over 356 youth who participated in cadca's signature youth leadership development program. There were also attendees from 23 other countries and two territories. The mid-year offered virtual 90 minute and half-day courses on everything from how to run a community substance use and misuse prevention coalition to how to implement environmental strategies. Other meetings & events in addition to the forum and mid-year, cadca managed numerous events throughout the year including regional trainings, board meetings, and advisory meetings.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 1,561,037. Management and general expenses 142,084. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,703,121.”

“There were no changes from the prior year.”