Eastside Community Development Fund

“First, the ceo and the board treasurer prepare and review the form 990. After a draft has been completed it is shared with every member of the ecdf board, who are asked to review the document, and asked to share any questions, comments, and/or corrections to the ceo and board treasurer. Once board members have had time to review the form 990 and responded with comments, the draft is brought to the entire board during a board meeting. The treasurer and ceo present the form 990 to the board and ask the board to approve certifying send the form 990 as presented or amended. During this process board members have another chance to ask questions and suggest changes. Once the board unanimously votes to approve the form 990 it is then submitted.”

“If potential conflicts of interest present themselves, it is common practice for the ceo to have a discussion with the board chair and vice chair to ascertain whether it qualifies as a conflict of interest and how best to navigate the situation to ensure there are no conflicts of interest.”

“The ceo's (who is currently an independent contractor) compensation was tied to market salaries in the non-profit sector during the current year. Salaries from a salary survey conducted by archbright, and also a study of other eastside ceo's and executive directors was used to determine an appropriate salary for the ceo of ecdf. In addition, the executive committee of the ecdf board (the boad chair and vice chair) met and both agreed to offer this compensation to the ceo. The whole board was then presented with this recommendation where it was discussed and voted on by the board to accept.”

“Documents were available to the public upon request. No requests made during the year.”

“Eastside community development fund (ecdf) is a non-profit organization working to address our communitys social needs through engaging, connecting, and mobilizing businesses and civic organizations through funding, convening, and advocacy.”

“Homelessness data initiatives, policy and project planning - eastside foundation had 38 meetings where the sub-regional plan was worked on, meetings with shelter and supportive service providers to help shape the plan, meetings with elected officials (council member balducci, mayor robinson, multiple other council members, rep. Slatter, mayor millman, mayor birney, and also meetings with kchra). We also spent 60 hours on research (challenge seattle report, kcrha 5 year plan, commerce plan to address homelessness, discovery institute shelter plus reports, etc.). The plan will impact 5,000 plus men, woman, and families each year. Eastside foundation had 32 meetings where the by name data list was discussed (with shelter providers, elected officials, community solutions, faith groups, rotaries, etc.) a plan was created to implement a by name list in east king county which took approximately 50 hours. Eastside foundation conducted a database and database tools assessment with recommendations from the east king county shelter providers. The foundation met with 9 local agencies as well as outside jurisdictions to further research on data systems regarding homelessness. We also met with people from 4 other continuum of cares around the country to learn about how they set up their data systems regarding homelessness. We also researched best practices from around the county. This culminated in a report with our findings and recommendations. We met with human services staff and elected officials to share our results and explore ways to implement some of the recommendations. The research and report findings from these database efforts indicate a value-add from interconnected data coming from various non-profit agencies, which could be used for strategic programs and financial investments to better serve people experiencing homelessness. The continuation of this project has the potential to impact over 2,000 men and women who utilize shelter services in east king county”

“Building community engagement through outreaching, convening and networking : eastside foundation met with arch staff on 2 occasions, and also a for profit software company twice to explore how their product could streamline access to affordable housing units. We created a plan for this work through learning through research and meeting with arch, city of bellevue staff, and providers. This project would impact families trying to access over 2000 units across east king county. Eastside foundation had 9 meetings with developers (amli, lecacy partners, cairns west) who neighbor the proposed redmond psh building that will be operated by plymouth housing to identify the questions and concerns that need to be addressed to have this project be successful for the whole community. We also met with the redmond police chief and deputy chief, the redmond city planning director, human serivces staff brooke buckingham, and conducted an assessment of 7 plymouth properties by talking to 12 neighbors, staff of 2 buildings, and touring buildings and neighborhoods. We wrote up a report with our findings and shared outcomes with certain stakeholders. We also met with mayor birney, rep. Slatter, and others to listen to their experience and to discuss the role that eastside foundation will have to help support the success of the plymouth housing project in the city. This project will impact 100 residents of plymouth and impact over 1000 residents and business users that are in close vicinity of this project. Eastside foundation reached out to 100 plus congregations across the eastside and also multiple property developers and city and school district staff to identify potential sites that could host a severe weather shelter during times where it is dangerous for people to be outside. We then toured 7 locations, created contacts with these 7 locations, and wrote up a report to be able to use to engage these new sites when severe weather events hit the eastside.”

“Mental health and addiction support resources: eastside foundation connected with non-profits interested in having a substance use disorder professional degree launched in east king county to garner their continued support for launching this program at lake washington institute of technology. (ikron, hopelink, sophia way, porchlight, mary's place, catholic community services, plymouth housing, friend of youth, and youth eastside services were engaged). In addition, eastside foundation had 4 meetings with representatives of lwtech to explore what would be needed to offer this program. Eastside foundation then crafted a letter of support and had the 9 non-profits sign it for the state approval board. This will impact 20 plus organizations and agencies who serve thousands of people struggling with addiction and mental health. This project will mean that eastside non-profits, and other agencies, will be able to find and hire qualified substance use professionals to better serve the clients at the local nonprofits who are in need of these services. People will be able to achieve and maintain sobriety and stabilize more effectively due to this project.”

“Education and community resources: eastside foundation had 4 meetings with mike, the founder of the math agency, who operates a math tutoring program at stevenson and lake hills elementary schools. We worked with mike to write a presentation for us to explore raising funds to expand his tutoring program across the eastside. His program data shows that it is very successful. His project helps improve the math and literacy scores of students who struggle with these with the goal of getting caught up to grade level work. We conducted research and wrote up a plan to expand the services he provides. This project would impact 400 students.”

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