Dont Wait Project

“Reimbursement 445 miscellaneous 243 total 688”

“Expenses advertising 59 marketing 376 4,866 promotional 306 tour 2,323 office expense 119 1,331 it expense 1,516 travel 130 2,313 meals 259 10 111 insurance expense 944 total 14,663”

“The don't wait project (dwp), founded in 2011, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to raising community awareness about how positive life choices can impact the health and welfare of individuals, organizations and communities.”

“Don't wait to unmake a bully students write, direct, produce and star in anti-bullying psas based on their own experience. They use a professional quality film camera and other equipment while learning valuable teamwork and industry skills throughout production. Since partnering with filmmaker, educator and unmake a bully creator mike feurstein in 2012, don't wait to unmake a bully has worked with more than 10,000 k-12 students at schools throughout the country, producing more than 700 psas. The dwp has also hosted multiple premieres at donated venues (i.e. Numerica performing arts center in wenatchee, wa; as well as screenings at movie theaters in wenatchee and albany, ny) where students, teachers, administrators, families and entire local communities are invited to screen the student-produced psas and behind the scenes footage.”

“The don't wait project tour 2018 the don't wait project (dwp) has told hundreds of stories and reached millions of people through its website, video, print, social media, youtube and vimeo. From local community leaders to oscar award-winning actors, project founder lisa bradshaw has interviewed people from all walks of life who have thought-provoking and life-changing stories. In partnership with town toyota auto group, a local car dealership in the wenatchee, wa, community, bradshaw launched a seven-state, six-week tour in search of people living don't wait lives throughout wa, or, ca, az, ut, co and id. She embarked on the journey alone with only a dslr camera and a tripod, her mac computer for editing footage and her toyota rav4, pulling a nucamp tag trailer. Throughout the tour, bradshaw focused on don't wait stories, inspiring people to revisit the nouns in life: the people, places, things and ideas we sometimes give up on along the way. These stories were shared on dwp social media platforms and aired on bradshaw's television talk show, life with lisa bradshaw, on charter/spectrum and local ncw life channel. After the success of the first tour, town toyota auto group is sponsoring a second tour in 2019, this time bradshaw is traveling to 10 southern states. Toyota national's grassroots program match also allows for a professional cinematographer to travel with bradshaw and film the storytelling mission. In addition, nucamp rv is now a sponsor the tour and providing two teardrop trailers, one for bradshaw and one for the newly-hired cinematographer. Bradshaw will continue interview people throughout the tour about their stories related to health, career, family, community and philanthropy.”

“Don't wait to gather around the table in 2018, after the devastating carr fire that took place in northern california within shasta county, life of wood (a local furniture manufacturing company) reached out to the don't wait project regarding an idea to gift furniture to people who had lost their homes in the carr fire. This idea evolved into life of wood committing a donation of 50,000 to the manufacturing and distributing of dining tables made from the wood it imports from costa rica and manufactures in redding, california, which is located in shasta county. Life of wood paid for travel expenses for dwp founder lisa bradshaw to visit shasta county in november of 2018 and begin on-camera interviews with people who were impacted by the fire, including residents, first responders, volunteers and business owners. This began phase one of the gathering around the table project. Phase two will take place in november of 2019 when bradshaw returns to redding for progress interviews within the community. At this time, life of wood and the don't wait project will launch gathering around the table, inviting shasta county residents to share their carr fire stories. These stories will be read by a volunteer committee and 10 families will then be selected to receive one table each at no cost to them. The effort of this project is both storytelling and encouraging family togetherness in the aftermath of this tragic fire. The collected interviews will become part of a video project produced by the don't wait project.”