End Violence Against Women - Evaw International

“A copy of the 990 is provided to the ceo and the board treasurer who review the form, schedules and related attachments. Any comments or questions are addressed with the preparer. Once the ceo and the treasurer approve the 990, the ceo signs form 8879-eo authorizing the preparer to efile the return and the 990 is provided to the full board of directors.”

“All directors and officers complete a conflict or duality of interest disclosure annually. Our board of directors and staff conflict or duality of interest policy and the disclosure form were revised and approved by the board of directors on january 16, 2019. Directors completed their disclosures in january of 2019 and the forms were reviewed by the board president and the ceo. If applicable, the board president and ceo work to resolve any actual or potential conflicts. In the absence of resolution, the board president would refer the matter to the executive committee and depending on the outcome, the full board of directors. There were no unresolved conflicts of interest identified in 2019 or 2020 to date.”

“The financial review committee establishes the compensation of our chief executive officer (ceo). To establish executive compensation, the financial committee uses comparable data generated by charity navigator's formula for non-profit organizations. Charity navigator is a well-known research organization that surveys non-profit organizations across the country and creates a standard for the industry. The formula for ceo compensation is based on several factors, including geographic region, size and mission of the organization, as well as annual revenues and performance. Evawi is considered a mid-to-large sized charity, which is defined as a charity with 1 million or more in revenues. When a change in executive compensation is under consideration, the financial committee makes a recommendation to the board of directors based on the charity navigator formula and other factors such as performance. The board of directors votes to approve or reject the recommendation. The minutes for the board meeting are filed in accordance with evawi's bylaws, documenting deliberations and the basis for a decision. Although we had been following these procedures since our ceo and founder first received compensation, policy no. 27, executive compensation was approved by the board of directors on february 19, 2020 to ensure the procedures are documented in policy.”

“The ceo is the only paid officer or key employee. See 990, part vi, line 15a.”

“In 2019, two new financial policies were written, 7 new personnel policies were added to the manual and 11 policies were updated. All new and updated policies were approved by the board of directors. In addition, the financial review committee reviews our entire financial policy manuals every three years. The committee last reviewed all 51 financial policies in 2018. In 2019, the executive committee reviewed all 79 policies to ensure that they remain up-to-date and to confirm that board and staff members are complying with evawi policies and procedures. To promote transparency, many of evawi's policies can be found on our website under about us and disclosures (code of business conduct and ethics, discrimination and harassment, whistleblower reporting and response, board of directors and staff conflict or duality of interest).”

“End violence against women international (evawi) inspires and educates those who respond to gender-based violence, equipping them with the knowledge and tools they need to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable. We promote victim-centered multi-disciplinary collaboration, which strengthens the response of the criminal justice system, other professionals, allies, and the general public - making communities safer.”

“In 2019, evawi had four federal grants to provide technical assistance and support through on line and web-based training materials and resources. The online training institute (olti) offers learning tools to aid in the proper investigation and prosecution of sexual offenders. Since the olti was launched in 2007, 32,637 people have participated in evawi's online training institute, with 5,045 new registrations in 2019. Users completed 10,969 modules, representing 95,399 hours of training. Evawi also provides numerous web-based resources and tools such as a library, archived webinars, faq's and recommendations for best practice. In 2019, evawi's website had nearly 7.4 million page views and visitors downloaded an average of 850 resources per day. Evawi also continued working in partnership with three subrecipients on two other federal awards, seek then speak/victim link and the sexual assault medical forensic examiner training initiative.”

“In 2019, staff members responded to 816 requests for technical assistance submitted by criminal justice and community professionals working to improve their response to gender-based crimes. We also assisted 9 survivors who requested help to navigate the criminal justice system.”