Student Voice Inc

“The governing body does not have committees.”

“Prior to filing, the Form 990 will be reviewed by the Director of Operations and Senior Advisor and sent to the Board of Directors for approval.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the Director of Human Resources annually and signed upon initial hire for all employees, including key employees and employees who serve as officers. Board members, however, are only required to disclose if any conflicts exist. Employees acknowledge the policy yearly when they sign their yearly contract. Board Members and Officers discuss any involvement with other organizations within the space with the organization's leadership when they are approached to join the Board. It is the obligation of each employee, Board Member, and Officer to disclose any conflicts as soon as they are known. Individual employees, Board Members, and Officers who do disclose conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, are not included in any conversations or decision making pertaining to the conflict of interest.”

“The three most recent Forms 990 (including financial information), the Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, Form 1023 Application for Exemption, and Conflict of Interest Policy are provided to the public upon request.”

“All external facing programming except for the Student Voices Strategies program was paused in September of 2022 to evaluate programming and the discovery process relating to organization operations and structure. Two outside contractors were brought in to lead staff in a discovery process to determine the effectiveness of the program in advancing the organization's mission.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Youth United For Action (YU4A) is a Facebook group of young activists across the United States that are actively addressing solutions to pressing challenges in their communities. The Facebook group is led by Student Voice in partnership with numerous other organizations in the youth activism community. Together, we believe that a connected community of young change-makers, regardless of identity and perspectives, will advance the individual and collective impact of the student voice movement. Tangibly, the group shares opportunities (e.g. scholarships, events, fellowships, etc.) and stories of our members successes and struggles. The Facebook group has a current membership of 805 students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Student Voice Strategies prepares institutions to accept youth leaders as partners in making change, while challenging systems that have kept marginalized voices out for too long. Student Voice team members work with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions by providing coaching for adults who are seeking to center youth voice, facilitate and co-brand panels, workshops, and trainings on youth voice, conduct focus groups, listening sessions, and stakeholder meetings, and provide comprehensive youth engagement strategies for adult-led organizations. Student Voice executed over 5 Student Voice Strategies projects with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: The awareness & outreach program relates to exposing & educating communities regarding systematic inequality issues that schools currently encounter.Throughout 2022, we drove and participated in dialogues related to the importance of young people being involved in philanthropy with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, corporate engagement in education with TED, and district level school innovation with New Hanover County schools. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Our Learning Lab, an ongoing training series open to all students, introduces participants to the fundamentals of how education systems work, who holds decision making power within them, how structural inequities have shaped our schools, and how youth power can address them. Over the course of 2022, 4 Learning Lab sessions were hosted thatstudents aged 13-23 attended. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The PressCorpsprogram is comprised of alumni of our Journalism Fellowship program. Through thePressCorps, Journalism Fellow alums receive further ongoing support and training in writing, publishing, and pitching written pieces to news outlets. In 2022, 3 alums of the Journalism Fellowship actively participated in the Press Corps and members attended 2 continuing development training sessions. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: The Student Voice Organizing Fellowship trained 21 high school students from across the United States in education justice organizing and leadership development. Over the course of a school year, Student Voice Organizing Fellows are prepared to advance education justice and create systemic social change in their schools and local areas. Through immersion in a community of peers committed to equity in schools, fellows develop skills such as effective communication with peers and decision-makers, identifying issues and solutions in their schools and building capacity to organize student power in their communities.”