Student Voice Corporation

“The governing body does not have committees.”

“Prior to filing, the Form 990 will be reviewed by the Director of Operations and Director of Strategy 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.”

“Student Voice formally launched two new programs in 2021 that were not listed in the previous year's tax return: the Student Voice Organizing Fellowship and the Student Voice Press Corps program.”

“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 819 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 8 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 2021, we addressed issues like the importance of youth inclusion in government(Youth in Gov), the importance of student involvement in the Department of Education (Start with Students), student free speech rights (Save Student Speech campaign), the rise of anti-Asian racism (Stop Asian Hate), and inequitable school funding (#FundOurSchools). 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 2021, 7 Learning Lab sessions were hosted thatstudents aged 13-23 attended. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The Press Corps program 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. Press Corps members had more than 5 pieces published in written news outlets. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: The Student Voice Organizing Fellowship trained 25 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.”