Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence

“The coalition has the following two (2) classes of members: voting members - any individual or organization may become a voting member of the coalition upon their agreement to support the mission and values of the coalition and payment of any dues and assessments as determined by the board. - affiliates - any individual or organization that wishes to support the coalition without becoming a voting member may become a non-voting coalition affiliate upon payment of any dues and assessments as determined by the board.”

“Members have the right to vote on board candidates annually. The board has the right to elect candidates to any unfilled positions between annual membership elections.”

“Members have the right to vote on board candidates, changes to the by-laws, 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.”

“The board utilizes formal and informal salary surveys to determine the salary for the executive director. The salary is reviewed annually by the board during the budget process. The board adopted an executive compensation policy to further describe the process for reviewing and determining the salary of the executive director.”

“The coalition has no other compensated officers. The executive director is responsible for setting the salaries of other staff positions, considering formal and informal salaries, the coalition's equity goals, input from the board, and agency budget constraints. These salaries are reviewed annually by the board during the budget process, and are ultimately contingent upon the board's approval of the overall budget.”

“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 maintained our efforts to foster policy and systems change. We rallied advocates, survivors, and community members to amplify this message: especially in light of the twin pandemics of covid and racism, survivors need more support and options than ever. In 2020 we: mobilized representatives from member programs to develop and advocate for covid relief funding, along with other sources of local funding, to help programs respond to the increasing needs of the survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the midst of the pandemic. In addition, we successfully advocated for the restoration of king county funding for mental health services for sexual assault survivors that was slated to be cut. Joined with racial justice and police accountability activists to win significant gains at the local and state level to increase legal system accountability, reduce our community's overreliance on criminalization to solve problems caused by inequity, and invest in community led alternatives. Worked with other housing and homelessness organizations to successfully advocate for a 0.01% sales tax increase to provide permanent, supportive housing in king county. The county tax will generate revenues to house up to 2,000 community members. Participated in the drafting of proposed state legislation to align and improve washington's various types of emergency protective orders, including domestic violence and sexual assault protection orders, and strengthening the ability to consistently enforce firearms restrictions. Connecting across disciplines 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: one of the main areas of work for the coalition this year was supporting regional gender-based violence programs as they shifted services and dealt with the ongoing impacts of covid-19. We monitored, gathered, and disseminated relevant information to and from member programs and allied organizations at the federal, state, and local levels, on issues such as where to get free ppe and low-cost, confidential video conferencing subscriptions, how to help survivors and agencies access covid relief funds, and documenting the impacts of the global pandemic on survivors and on the agencies working to support them. In addition to providing this important information, advocates from member programs noted that the coalition's ability to connect them to each other and to needed resources helped them feel significantly less isolated and alone and they worked to support survivors and to meet the needs of their own families. 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. During the covid crisis, this group played a key role in keeping attorneys and advocates apprised of frequently changing court processes for handling protection orders and family law cases while courtrooms were almost entirely shut down. We 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. We deepened the region's transformative justice and prevention work, connecting 35 survivor advocates in a virtual "learning cohort" to learn about, practice, and integrate transformative and restorative justice principles and practices into their work. In addition, we led the planning and implementation of a participatory research project on gender-based violence prevention, focusing on frameworks that explicitly address racism and its intersections with sexism and other forms of oppression. Equipping people with helpful information & tools our community is our life-blood. We seek out ways to equip you, our co”