MISSION & VISION
Our Mission To Save Lives and Our Vision To Achieve Sustainable Life and Future.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
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What is iDARE
iDARE is an acronym for:
integrity Diversity Adaptation Resilience Empowerment
iDARE is 100% grassroots
Our goal is to Save Lives
by educating and mobilizing resources for disaster risk reduction and sustainability.
The goal of iDARE’s core programs are to raise awareness, educate, connect and engage supporters, empower leadership, and power advocacy efforts.
We may not be 100% prepared, but we may reduce the disaster risks and injuries by staying prepared, alert, and be informed.
Staying Prepared is a 365-day activity.
Nicky Dare, Founder of iDARE®
OUR MISSION
Our goal is to save lives.
Our Mission:
To live a sustainable life with integrity that embraces safety and disaster preparedness planning with adaptability, resilience, and empowerment through emergency management education.
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OUR VISION
Our goal is to save lives.
Our Vision:
iDARE with its global mission to save lives with people around the world. Disaster Preparedness is a global awareness, and requires collaboration by people themselves and strategic partnerships and alliances with many other organizations.
By 2020, we plan to reach out to other countries through leadership advocacy dedicated to extend efforts in providing education, community goodwill, and outreach programs.
Our programs include sending out advocates to raise social consciousness about the cause on a local and global level, and to hold fundraising events in order to provide immediate relief and assistance regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, financial or social status. At times, per the discretion of the board of directors, we may provide internships, advocacy, or volunteer opportunities which shall provide opportunities involvement in said activities and programs in order to have a greater impact for change.
By 2025, we plan to have disaster shelters in regional divisions, and/ or statewide.
Our primary goal is to SAVE LIVES through education and mobilization of resources.
Our Vision was written BEFORE global pandemic disruption.
ABOUT US
Our goal is to save lives.
Founded in 1996 | iDARE®, Inc. has been a concept of a grassroot individual involvement to servicing families, children, and communities.
The iDARE concept is based on the notion that by looking through a multi-dimensional mirror from the outside in, you experience a paradigm shift - a new reality, shaped by personal perspective, solidified by pillars of excellence or anchors that hold the structure intact. Therefore, iDARE is intended to signify i-individual daring, and aims to inspire others to live their lives with truth and purpose*. For decades, through one woman’s journey whose volunteered in many different areas of outreach programs. Not until after the passing of her beloved father and through decades of difficult challenging circumstances, its concept has been transformed in many ways. Ms. Nicky Dare has made her beloved father's dreams of continued serving for others became reality. Her beloved father had donated family funds to start this organization in 2013. Ms. Dare has taken a personal pledge to continue her family tradition in living selflessly to help others in need.
The concept of iDARE has finally became a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with its mission to continue servicing charitable, education purposes for families, children, and communities since 2013.
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OUR TEAM
Board Advisors and Directors
Our Board meets in April, August, and December annually.
Our team is comprised of results-oriented philanthropists, community leaders, and passionate social entrepreneurs seeking scalable solutions to major social challenges. We are loving parents, grandparents, passionate entrepreneurs, humanitarians, law abiding citizens, thinkers, doers, encouragers, and philanthropists. Yes, we wear all these hats at different times, seasons, and many simultaneously.
The Board of Advisors and Directors are made up of dedicated volunteers who receive no monetary compensations.
Board Members will serve a two-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for
one additional term. Member of the Board of Directors may serve 3 consecutive 2-year terms for a total of 6 years. Terms and Conditions are on the application.
Meet Our Board
Our team is comprised of results-oriented philanthropists, community leaders, and passionate social entrepreneurs seeking scalable solutions to major social challenges.
WILLIAM KINSEY
BOARD ADVISOR
In the past 25 years, Mr. Kinsey has developed successful organizations throughout Asia, concentrating in China. He has been in the analytical instrumentation market for over 30 years. Mr. Kinsey has held most positions in sales and marketing organizations, as an Application Chemist, Application Manager, VP of Sales and Marketing and International Sales and Marketing positions. He has set up and managed successful and profitable distribution organizations globally.
DAVID GRAY
BOARD ADVISOR
Mr. Gray is a U.S. Marine Corp veteran served as an infantryman in 1995. He joined an elite marine reconnaissance unit that specialized in counter drug and counter terrorism activities. Mr. Gray worked as Protective Security Detail leader in Afghanistan and trained military and security personnel in marksmanship and combat related firearms tactics. Mr. Gray has carried a firearm for a living over 28 years and has over 25 years of high level military combat arts and firearms training with real world combat experiences.
ROOSEVELT "ROSIE" SCOTT
BOARD ADVISOR
Roosevelt "Rosie" Scott has served in the United States Marine Corps, USMC, for 13 years. Rosie's military and law enforcement background includes Special Response Team (SRT), who provided security for executives of the U.S. Department of Energy, team leader of the SRT who trained with L.A.P.D. SWAT, British Special Air Services (S.A.S), the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT).
SHARON VENTRICE
BOARD ADVISOR
Sharon Ventrice has lived in Santa Clarita Valley since March 1973 and has been involved with Veteran causes for many years. Her husband is a Vietnam Veteran (101st Airborne, Bien Hoa, 1967-1968) and their Military is very dear to her heart. Her father was on Okinawa during WWII, her grandfather was in the Spanish American War and her great grandfather was in the Union Army in the Civil War.
NICKY DARE
FOUNDER
Raised in Houston, Texas in the 1970’s, she completed her B.A. at the University of Houston, and traveled throughout the U.K., Scotland, and Southeast Asia. Nicky’s beloved late father pursued his Ph.D. and taught at various prestigious universities throughout the country, as well as European countries. Nicky pioneered her own management consulting business at the early age of twenty one, received her MBA degree from IPMI Business School, and relocated to Southern California in the 1990’s, where she raised her children and currently resides with her family, where she obtained her real estate license and became active in personal and local business networking.
Her nonprofit iDARE® Inc., was born out of a vision from the most powerful mentor in her life; her father. He instilled the importance of living life filled with truth and purpose. Operating off these pillars, iDARE® Inc. is dedicated to helping development communities, empowering women, and educating children that have been impacted by disasters. It is apparent that Ms. Dare's "pillars of excellence" derived from her family values and strong academic and education background including her grandfather who was a prominent figure and reputable District Attorney 'Jaksa' in Indonesia. Dare had put significant time and effort into promoting leadership and team- and relationship-building in corporate environments, as an outgrowth of my commitment to excellence, loyalty, dedication and integrity. Dare is proud to be a multilingual women's advocate, supporting her community on the committees of various charities and networking organizations. She has been a loyal ambassador to the Arthritis Foundation, and has served as a committee member and ardent volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life, and at local churches. "I have long dedicated myself to volunteering, which has been a personal passion of mine since my youth. I have made a lifelong journey out of the desire for helping others."
Meet Our Team
We are a team of selfless individuals who believe in great cause in saving lives, and making positive impacts in the world. We are making a difference everyday!
PHOTOGRAPHER
Derek Lara
While finishing up his major at the Pepperdine University, Derek dedicated his passion to photography and videography to a great cause for iDARE!
MARKETING
Ebony Smith
Ms. Smith has joined our iDARE Team for a while and contributed her talents for marketing strategies for iDARE. Thank you!
IT LEAD WEB APP
Shereal McNeal
Star Trek fanatic, 15 years of database experience in the field of law. SQL, Access, and Extranet db. Web Development Back-End environment.
BOARD ASSISTANT
Susan Barns
Ms. Susan has served as our iDARE Board Assistant to oversee our board advisors meetings to daily activities. Her role is critical.
ADVOCATE TEAM LEADER
Ada Villanueva
Ms. Villanueva has taken various leadership roles to lead our team during community events and mitigation workshops.
ADVOCATE TEAM LEADER
Alvin Ceballos
Mr. Ceballos has served and contributed his incredible leadership talent to our team during community events.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Maria Valencia
Ms. Valencia has stepped up to take on leadership role for our community events as she started as our Board Assistant.
TEAM MEMBER
Connie Sikes
Ms. Sikes has contributed her time to volunteer during our community events and outreach programs for disaster preparedness.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Nick Siena
Oversee Social Media (Hootsuite, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Coordinate and schedule social media posts.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Kristina Grigoryants
Our newest addition to the team! Welcome Kristina, we look forward to having you in our team to manage our Social Media platforms.
BOOKEEPING
Michelle Smith
Ms. Smith has kept our bookeeping and accounting tasks well in order for quarterly, and annual reporting.
VOLUNTEER TEAM
Tonya Nicole
We are grateful to have Ms. Nicole to be part of our team! She has dedicated her time to lead at our local community mitigation workshops.
iDARE® Inc is funded completely by public and private grants and donations.
FAQS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Ask us any questions you would like to address to us. We will try our best to answer any of your concerns and issues related to our organization. There are no stupid questions, only those that are unasked.
Here are the two (2) categories of most commonly asked questions we received:
General and Volunteer & Sponsor.
If you still have questions, please do send us an email by using the form on this website. We love to hear from you!
iDARE® Inc is funded completely by public and private grants and donations.
FAQS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Ask us any questions you would like to address to us. We will try our best to answer any of your concerns and issues related to our organization. There are no stupid questions, only those that are unasked.
Here are the two (2) categories of most commonly asked questions we received:
General and Volunteer & Sponsor.
If you still have questions, please do send us an email by using the form on this website. We love to hear from you!
FAQ | GENERAL
What is iDARE?
iDARE® Inc. a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3), is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and education purposes.
What we do and Why we do it?
iDARE was born out of concept to save lives during hardship and struggles in humanity. This was founded back in 1996 after the passing of late father of our Founder, Ms. Nicky Dare. Saving lives become the DNA to our organization. We wish to save lives as many as we possibly can by educating and mobilizing resources. We believe education is the most powerful force to change and make positive impacts in the world.
What does iDARE mean?
iDARE is an acronym for integrity, Diversity, Adaptation, Resilience, Empowerment.
What are the core programs iDARE offers?
Our core programs are dedicated to educate families, children, women and our communities to stay prepared from disasters, both natural and manmade. In addition, we also offer other iDARE programs. Learn more on our website
Where do we donate to iDARE?
There are many ways you can donate to iDARE. Through our community partnership with PayPal Funding, Amazon Smile charity program, Stripe, or directly to us by requesting a donation form. Please take a look at our DONATION link. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity. Every small donation help. We put majority of proceeds back to our core programs and events that save lives!
Does iDARE have access to mobile donation?
Yes. We have Givelify app. However, we are currently updating our mobile donation. Thank you for your patience.
FAQ | VOLUNTEER & SPONSOR
Where do we sign up to volunteer?
You may go to our main page and scroll down to page VOLUNTEER section by using our VOLUNTEER FORM to sign up.
Or you may sign up on our VOLUNTEER website:
🔗 volunteers.idarecares.org
Is there minimum age requirement to volunteer?
We welcome children to volunteer with the supervision of their parent(s) or adults. There are many community events we held in the past where families and children will be primarily involved. We welcome everyone to learn how to save lives.
Can I volunteer to get credits for my school?
Yes! Many of our community outreach programs and events are available for these opportunities. Learn more on our website:
🔗 Volunteers.iDAREcares.org
How can our company become your event sponsor, or donate in-kind gifts?
We welcome corporate sponsors by contacting us directly via email: idarecares@gmail.com -or- call us at (818) 714-1235.
If you wish to become sponsor, or give in-kind donations, please submit the form on our website:
🔗 iDAREcares.org
Can our staff volunteer or get involved to your company event?
Absolutely! iDARE has been grateful to be teamed up and partnered with some of the best organizations, both corporate, private, as well as other nonprofit organizations in local, regional, national and international levels.
Do you have to be a certified first responder, or CERT member to volunteer?
No. We invited anyone and everyone who is interested to volunteer their time. Nevertheless, if you are a certified first responder, EMT, or CERT member, we are grateful to have you be part of our team. We have an advocacy program where you may consider to be part of.
VOLUNTEERS & ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi
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Why Volunteer With Us?
Our volunteers are the heart and driving force to the success of our programs.
Become part of the integral point of our team in creating better planning communities of emergency preparedness. We constantly welcome individuals who want to make a difference and huge impacts together.
We look forward to see you and be part of our Team Volunteers.
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WHO WE ARE
ABOUT US
Our Mission
To live a sustainable life with integrity that embraces safety and disaster preparedness planning with adaptability, resilience, and empowerment through emergency management education.
We deeply appreciate and rely the generosity of corporate sponsors to help us grant more saving lives every year.
iDARE®, Inc., a registered non-profit 501(c)(3), is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and education purposes.
It is funded completely by public and private grants and donations.
Our team is comprised of results-oriented philanthropists, community leaders, and passionate social entrepreneurs seeking scalable solutions to major social challenges.
iDARE does not support nor work with individuals, groups, or organizations that believe in practice violence or practice discrimination (religious, ethnic, gender, economic backgrounds, etc.), nor that it supports specific political or religious parties and/or organizations that aim to serve a specific political or religious party or group.
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iDARE serves the community without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender or gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status or veteran status.
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