Minnesota Indian Women'S Sexual Assualt

“The organization has coalition members with voting rights.”

“The members elect the board of directors at the annual meeting in october of each year.”

“The information is reviewed and shared with the executive director and the circle keepers either electronically or during a regularly scheduled meeting.”

“The chair of the board requests that board members/circle keepers disclose any conflicts of interest and if appropriate, recuse themselves, before a vote is taken.”

“The executive director reviews compensation data for all positions of the organization gathered from statewide american indian organizations and subsequently shares that information with the board of directors. The latest comparability study was conducted for all positions in 2010, and for the executive director in 2011. The executive director is conducting a salary study for the year 2020. The board of directors approves the salary of the executive director.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Education and training - provided education and training in minnesota and nationally to increase awareness of sexual violence and sex trafficking of american indian and alaska native women and children to enhance and strengthen tribal, state, and federal response to such violence. Peer trainings: may membership meeting: 3 peer trainers, "caring for your sacred inner self through chakra connection", "get out the vote", "post separation abuse", 18 members attended. August membership meeting: 1 peer trainer, "beading with jax", 13 members attended. October annual membership meeting: 2 peer trainers, "mn crime victim reimbursement program", "get out the vote/make voting a tradition", 21 people attended. Annual statewide 3-day conference: 19 presenters on a variety of topics, including sex trafficking, mmiw-r, healthy sexuality, storytelling, art, and activism as healing, and sexual violence prevention. 130 registered. July in person native focused 40-hour sexual assault advocacy training: 3 staff trainers, 26 registered, 18 people attended. November in person native focused 40-hour sexual assault advocacy training: 4 staff trainers, 75 registered, 45 people attended. Virtual 40-hour sexual assault advocacy training: 148 registered, 67 completions. We provided training and technical assistance to 39 tribal sexual assault services program grantees. We provided training and technical assistance to 5 project beacon grantees. We provided training and technical assistance, project coordination, and logistical support throughout the strengthening sovereign responses to sex trafficking in indian country and alaska conference. We had 269 registrants, including 11 federal and 57 non-federal presenters. Over the three main conference days for a total of 68 presenters and 36 workshops with 5 keynote sessions. Sessions included a focus on law enforcement, prosecution, advocacy, special populations, and more. We provided training and technical assistance through elevate|uplift. We provided training and technical assistance through the national tribal sexual assault resource center. In 2024, we provided monthly newsletters, monthly webinars/recorded conversations, monthly office hours for the ofvps tribal nations grantees, co-facilitated technical assistance calls with other national partners, trainings at national events including the national sexual assault conference (nsac) and the conference on crimes against women (ccaw). Tribal sexual assault service program: in 2024, miwsac provided 10 comprehensive trainings to 39 tribal grantee programs, including one in-person annual institute and nine virtual trainings. Additionally, miwsac conducted two in-person site visits to tsasp grantee programs. These efforts engaged a total of 294 participants and covered key topics such as advocacy, grant management, capacity building and culturally responsive services. Miwsac hosted the 2024 tsasp institute, "empowerment through advocacy," in scottsdale, arizona, for a total of three days in september 2024, with 55 participants. The institute featured various sessions, including: traditional opening and land acknowledgement, keynote remarks by the principal deputy director of ovw, grant management and guidelines, other sessions on: origins of sexual assault, advocates' role during forensic exams, engaging tribal leadership, supporting children and families, services for men and boys, peer-to-peer learning from 5 highlight tsasp programs, introduction to justgrants and a collaborative approach to medical forensic examination. These sessions were facilitated by our partners, tribal law and policy institute, men as peacemakers and national native children's trauma center. Miwsac also facilatated nine virtual connect and reflect trainings to 219 participants in 2024, covering various topics like, "services for childhood sexual assault survivors who are now seeking support later in life", "sexual assault awareness month", "confidentiality", "vawa 2022", "intersec”

“Public awareness - state mmir event february 14 national mmir may 5th event honoring survivors pow-wow saam: sexual assault awareness month: saam kits to members policy work: statewide: legislative efforts with other minnesota coalitions regarding the need for additional funding for crime victim services in minnesota. National: miwsac staff attended national policy events including advocacy days with national partners, the ncai violence against women task force meetings, and legislative briefings co-hosted with our national partners.”

“Membership and outreach - our membership includes 42 programmatic memberships and 63 with 12 pending individual members. We provided membership meetings in tribal communities across the state in may, august, and october. We held one visioning meeting in january where members, staff and circle keepers convene to set the priorities for the year. We also provided ongoing technical assistance and outreach through our email, list serve, telephone, and social media outlets. Self-care carnival at conference. Monthly membership connection virtual meetings. Two programmatic site visits: white earth d.o.v.e program and fond du lac family violence programs. We provide 2 outreach tabling at powwows: naytahwaush powwow in september and the annual powwow for returning adoptees in november”

“Program consultants: program service expenses 451,823. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 451,823. Payroll expense: program service expenses 26,436. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,436. Consultants: program service expenses 40,385. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 40,385.”

“The organization changed neither its oversight nor selection processes.”