FREELY IN HOPE
3332 BRENTWOOD AVENUE, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803 www.freelyinhope.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EQUIPPING SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES TO LEAD IN ENDING THE CYCLE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

27 SCHOLARS FUNDED: THIS YEAR, WE FUNDED 11 SCHOLARS IN ZAMBIA AND 16 SCHOLARS IN KENYA. 1 UNIVERSITY GRADUATE: MAGDALENE GRADUATED AND CAME ON STAFF AS PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN ZAMBIA. 15 MALKIA WOMEN: MALKIA IS OUR PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN PROSTITUTION. 12 SURVIVOR-LEADERS: OUR SURVIVOR-LEADERS OUR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS WHO ARE BEING TRAINED TO LEAD IN ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 22 VIRTUAL EVENTS: WE WERE A PART OF 22 VIRTUAL EVENTS WITH AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 9,500 ACTIVE VIEWERS. 21 TEAM MEMBERS: OUR TEAMS ACROSS KENYA, ZAMBIA, AND THE US ARE GROWING HELD 3 US-BASED EVENTS FOR DONORS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND AT THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN WITH 2 FREELY IN HOPE ALUMNI. REACHED 126 PEOPLE. SPOKE AT 22 ONLINE EVENTS THROUGH WEBINARS, THE LIBERATION IS HERE LAUNCH PARTY AND BOOK CLUB REACHING 9,500+ LIVE AUDIENCE MEMBERS. SPOKE ON 10 PODCASTS. LAUNCHED LIBERATION IS HERE THROUGH A VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH AND RAISED 26,056 WITH 262 LIVE ATTENDEES. STRENGTHENED SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY BY HIRING A SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER. CREATED FACEBOOK ADS TO PUSH OUR ONLINE STORE SALES AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS. REDESIGNED WEBSITE TO ACHIEVE OUR STRATEGIC GOAL OF RAISING FUNDS THROUGH CLEAR COMMUNICATION, INCREASING BRAND PUBLICITY, AND PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR SURVIVOR-LED INITIATIVES AND STORIES. HIRED A GRANT WRITER AND RECEIVED 12,500 AND SUBMITTED 17 GRANTS APPLICATIONS AND LETTERS OF INQUIRY IN 2020. 24,028 WAS RECEIVED IN GRANTS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR. GAINED 27 NEW HOPE CIRCLE DONORS WHO ARE DONATING 1,250 IN ADDITIONAL MONTHLY INCOME. MET OUR BUDGETED GOAL FOR HOPE CIRCLE MEMBERS. EXCEEDED OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL FOR 16DAYSOFACTIVISM BY RAISING 32,315 MOSTLY ON FACEBOOK. THE US BOARD PROVIDED A 16,000 MATCH. HAD 113 DONORS AND 41 SHARES ON FACEBOOK. HIRED LEAD STAFF MEMBERS IN ZAMBIA: PHOEBY MUSONDA, OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND MAGDALENE CHIKANYA, FREELY IN HOPE ALUMNI AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR. HELD TEAM CULTURE TRAINING FOR THE ZAMBIA STAFF TO ONBOARD THE NEW TEAM OF 7 STAFF MEMBERS. INITIATED DAILY CALLS WITH THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEED INCLUDING PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT. SUPPORTED OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT LEADS IN KENYA AND ZAMBIA TO MITIGATE EMERGENCIES, RESOLVE CONFLICT, AND INNOVATE PROGRAMS IN A SEASON OF ANXIETY AND INTENSITY. SUPPORTED THE TEAM IN KENYA TO HIRE A NEW SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR AND HOUSE MANAGER TO OVERSEE THE CARE AND PROVISION PROVIDED TO SCHOLARS DURING THE PANDEMIC. INITIATED WEEKLY GLOBAL STAFF CALLS WITH 19 STAFF MEMBERS TO SHARE THE WEEKS GOOD NEWS AND DISCUSS TOPICS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE INCLUDING STRENGTHSFINDER, MBTI, APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY, BUILDING TRUST, COMPASSION, STABILITY, AND HOPE. GREW FREELY IN HOPE IN ZAMBIA BY ACCEPTING 10 HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS, HIRED 3 FULL-TIME STAFF AND 4 PART-TIME STAFF. ESTABLISHED AN OFFICE NEXT TO OUR PARTNERING COUNSELOR. STRATEGIZED WITH THE TEAM TO TRANSITION TO IN-HOUSE COMMUNAL LIVING AND FUNDED INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING, SAFE HOUSING, A HOUSE MANAGER, FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND FREQUENT CHECK-INS. THEIR GRADES INCREASED FROM CS TO AS AND THEY EXCELLED IN MANY SUBJECTS. SUPPORTED THE TEAMS IN CREATING ONLINE ARTS COMPETITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL. RECEIVED 92 SUBMISSIONS AND OVER 2,000 VOTES. LED THE PROCESS OF WRITING, DESIGNING, AND FILMING THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT RETREAT CURRICULUM WITH ZAMBIAN SURVIVOR-LEADERS, FUNDED BY THE FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION.

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