Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence

“Through our meetings, workshops, and trainings, we facilitate the networking, education, and policy work that are essential to effective services and responses to gender-based violence. We also help our members communicate and launch innovative projects with technical support from coalition staff.”

“Members have the right to vote on board candidates.”

“Members have the right to vote on board candidates and certain other major organizational decisions.”

“Members of the board of directors receive copies of the irs 990 for review, comment, and approval prior to filing.”

“Annually board members are required to report any conflicts of interest. This occurs at the board's annual meeting.”

“Formal and informal salary surveys are used in determining the salaries for the executive director and other staff positions. These salaries are reviewed annually by the board during the budget process. The board adopted an executive compensation policy to further describe the process for reviewing the salary of the executive director.”

“Formal and informal salary surveys are used in determining the salaries for the executive director and other staff positions. These salaries are reviewed annually by the board during the budget process. The board adopted an executive compensation policy to further describe the process for reviewing the salary of the executive director.”

“All organizational documents and financial statements are available to the public upon proper request. The annual audited financial statements and 990s are posted on the coalition's website and guidestar.”

“Improving funding & public policy this year the coalition boosted our efforts to foster policy and systems change. We rallied more advocates, survivors, and community members to amplify this message: survivors are deserving and owed support and protection. In 2019, we: served on the washington state board of health's gender-based violence subcommittee. As a direct result of the subcommittee's recommendation and the board's subsequent submission of a letter to washington state patrol, state police will now systematically collect data on reports of missing and murdered indigenous people. Co-convened the domestic violence initiative with the king county prosecutor. Dozens of representatives from diverse organizations and jurisdictions came to learn and improve local responses to issues facing survivors of abuse. One result: for the first time ever, 25 suburban cities adopted domestic violence awareness month proclamations in october. Mobilized representatives from member programs to develop and advocate for seattle city budget funding priorities; collective advocacy resulted in seattle's final 2020 budget including a cost of living increase on all human services contracts. The budget also included the remaining funds needed to implement a central, county-wide helpline, and funding to improve seattle's response to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women. Led policy development and mobilization in support of a successful seattle city council ordinance that prevents seattle landlords from holding survivors accountable for damages to rental properties caused by their abusers. Engaged and educated constituents about seattle and king county council candidates' views and positions by co-planning the seattle human services coalition's 2020 candidates forum-almost all final candidates in the seattle and king county races attended joined an ad-hoc coalition that pushed for a more accountable disciplinary process for the seattle police department. We will continue to push for a stronger police accountability measures as negotiations continue in 2020. Connecting across disciplines "there is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." -- audre lorde our lives and our issues are interconnected; woven together in an unbreakable web. Working hand-in-hand generates the richest outcomes for all. Together we: added a staff position focused on coordinating domestic violence and homeless housing systems throughout king county; subsequently connected with over two dozen organizations and stakeholders in the housing/homeless/advocacy communities that are involved in providing housing services to survivors. Facilitated the dv coordinated housing assessment & placement (dvchap) workgroup and made key changes to the dvchap process. Conducted and/or coordinated training for 109 mental health, chemical dependency, domestic violence, and sexual assault professionals throughout king county about the intersections of these issues. The family law work group continued to meet monthly to discuss and improve the king county superior court's response to domestic violence. Participants included advocates, attorneys, court personnel, and other professionals. The group developed a draft bench card on procedural justice, and continued development of recommendations guidelines for attorneys, evaluators, and judicial decision makers. Continued significant coordination with other regional human service groups, including the seattle human services coalition, the king county alliance for human services, and the seattle/king county coalition on homelessness. Deepened the region's transformative justice work via continued relationship building and giving transformative-justice related technical assistance to over 20 organizations. Equipping people with helpful information & tools our community is our life-blood. We seek out ways to equip you, our community, with helpful conversations and resources so that survivor well- being is”

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