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Organizations Filed Purposes: YES! IS A NON-PROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION THAT INSPIRES PEOPLE TO CREATE A MORE JUST, SUSTAINABLE, AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD THROUGH REPORTING, COMMENTARY, AND READER ENGAGEMENT.

YES! IS A NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM.

PRINT: IN 2019 WE PUBLISHED 4 QUARTERLY MAGAZINES SHOWCASING COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME, INCLUDING ECONOMIC, RACIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE. 1) THE DIRT ISSUE (SPRING 2019), SHOWING HOW BY RECONNECTING WITH THE SOIL WE HEAL THE PLANET AND OURSELVES. 2) THE TRAVEL ISSUE (SUMMER 2019), ABOUT THE WAYS OUR TRIPS CAN SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES, BUILD REAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES. 3) THE GOOD DEATH ISSUE (FALL 2019) ABOUT THE WAYS WE CAN PREPARE OURSELVES AND OUR LOVED ONES FOR THE END OF LIFE. 4) BUILDING BRIDGES (WINTER 2019-20) ABOUT FINDING CONNECTION ACROSS SEEMINGLY UNBRIDGEABLE DIVIDES. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35,000 PRINT SUBSCRIBERS AND A TOTAL CIRCULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 180,000. OUR PRINT SUBSCRIBERS RESIDE IN ALL 50 STATES AND APPROXIMATELY 50 COUNTRIES. YES! RECEIVES NO BUSINESS OR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND TAKES NO PAID ADVERTISING.

WEB, E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA: DURING 2019 WE PUBLISHED APPROXIMATELY 400 SOLUTION-ORIENTED NEWS AND COMMENTARY ARTICLES ON THE YES! MAGAZINE WEBSITE, WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG. AMONG THE MANY STORIES WE FEATURED WERE THOSE RELATED TO ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE; GROWING THE MOVEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; SHOWING THE WAY TO AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL; PROMOTING RACIAL JUSTICE; AND OFFERING NEW APPROACHES TO HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND RESILIENCE. DURING 2019 OUR WEBSITE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION PAGE VIEWS. OUR EMAIL NEWS DIGEST "YES! THIS WEEK" GOES TO 75,000 SUBSCRIBERS. OVER 200,000 PEOPLE FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM AND SHARE YES! STORIES WITH FRIENDS ONLINE. ALL TOGETHER OUR STORIES REACHED OVER FIVE MILLION READERS AT YESMAGAZINE.ORG AND MILLIONS MORE THROUGH OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. WE WON 16 PRESTIGIOUS JOURNALISM AWARDS FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, AND THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS NORTHWEST

OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: THROUGH OUR PROJECT SPARK WE SENT OVER 1,500 FREE COPIES OF YES! TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH GROUPS, AND POLICY MAKERS WHOUSE YES! STORIES TO HELP PROMOTE CHANGE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THROUGH OUR YES! FOR TEACHERS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDED FREE CLASSROOM-READY MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ABOUT JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES. JUST UNDER 5,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION. WE PARTNERED WITH OTHER MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE, 100 DAYS IN APPALACHIA, INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY, AND SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK, WHICH MADE YES! STORIES AVAILABLE TO THEIR AUDIENCES. IN 2019 WE PILOTED "YES! PRESENTS," OCCASIONAL IN-PERSON EVENTS THAT ENABLED PEOPLE TO MEET YES! AUTHORS AND ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH SOME OF THE IDEAS WE WRITE ABOUT.

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