OVERVIEW
Beautiful Day is currently seeking new Board members. The following overview is designed to provide basic information about our organization, our expectations, and our current members. After reading this document, we hope you will want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you, learning about your interests and priorities, and sharing more about our exciting work with refugees.
OUR MISSION & VALUES
Beautiful Day is a nonprofit social enterprise that produces award-winning granolas, coffees and hummus as a means of providing job training and enculturation to refugees recently resettled in Rhode Island. We run programs for refugee youth and adults and seek to involve the community through our active volunteer and public education programs. Since we began in 2012, we have trained over 250 refugees from countries all over the world. Our graduates are now attending college, pursuing careers, and contributing to their communities in countless ways. Our 2024 operating budget is $1.7M.
MISSION STATEMENT
Connecting refugees and the community through business, job training and public education.
VALUES
Collaboration:
We are committed to developing positive relationships with our trainees, staff, board, volunteers, donors, customers, and partner organizations. We seek to build community and foster connections.
Hope:
We believe in a future where resettled refugees can thrive and are committed to playing a role in making this a reality.Optimism lies at the heart of our work.
Equity:
We acknowledge the challenges of working within a culture that is built on structural inequalities and strive to create a workplace environment where everyone feels seen and heard.
Integrity:
We are committed to professionalism and honesty and acknowledge our obligation to build a fiscally sustainable organization and business.
Kindness:
We are committed to countering the trauma of displacement and resettlement by promoting simple values such as hospitality, politeness, and respect. We welcome every person who walks through our
doors