Organizations Filed Purposes:
TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES PROVIDES VITAL, FAIR INCOME TO THIRD WORLD PEOPLE BY MARKETING THEIR HANDICRAFTS AND TELLING THEIR STORIES IN NORTH AMERICA. TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES WORKS WITH ARTISANS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. THE INCOME ARTISANS EARN HELPS PAY FOR FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND HOUSING.
OVERALL, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS TO INCREASE OUR STORE SALES AND TO IMPROVE OUR OVERALL PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR REPRESENTS A BUILDING YEAR ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMS AND GOALS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: STAFF CHANGES AND HR UPDATE: EARLY IN OUR FISCAL YEAR, WE PROMOTED OUR SALES ASSOCIATE TO EXPAND HER ROLE AND WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, MANAGEMENT AND APPRECIATION. WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS NEW ROLE TO ATTEND A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WORKSHOP WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE WORLD IS FUN. THE STORE MANAGER AND ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP SO THAT OUR SALES ASSOCIATE WOULD HAVE A COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT TO APPLY HER NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO UNIQUE SITUATIONS AT TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES. THIS SALES ASSOCIATE RECEIVED A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR ANOTHER NON-PROFIT AND LET OUR ORGANIZATION.SHE CONTINUES TO BE A VOLUNTEER FOR US. WE HIRED A NEW SALES ASSOCIATE. SINCE WE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION AT A CRITICAL TIME, WE DECIDED THAT THE STORE MANAGER SHOULD RESUME WORKING WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS UNTIL OUR NEW SALES ASSOCIATE HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO EXPLORE THIS ROLE. VOLUNTEERS: WITH THE ROLE OF THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, WE HELD 2 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENTS. SINCE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS DO NOT WORK WITH EACH OTHER, WE WANTED TO STRENGTHEN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY AND TO ENHANCE THE POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AT TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES. - POP-UP SALES VENUES: TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES CONTINUES TO BROADEN OUR SALES NETWORK WITH POP-UP SALES VENUES. WE ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP WITH ROSELYN STYLE IN ROSELYN, WA. THEY HELD A SERIES OF POP-UP SALES OVER THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SKY RIVER MEAD AND ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH EQUAL EXCHANGE, A FAIR TRADE COFFEE COMPANY WHO WILL OPEN A COFFEE SHOP IN ANOTHER AREA OF SEATTLE. - MARKETING, FUNDRAISING & NETWORKING: WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE AND INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO PROMOTE SALES AND RAISE AWARENESS OF OUR CAUSES. WE CREATED A NEW COMMUNITY SHOPPING EVENT BROCHURE AND REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THIS IDEA. WE TOOK A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF THIS PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHTED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL CSE. WE HELD A FUNDRAISER DURING FAIR TRADE MONTH. IN ADDITION, WE ARE EXPLORING A NEW MARKETING/FUNDRAISING EFFORT WITH THE SEATTLE STORM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brian Nehill | BOARD MEMBER | 0.4 | $0 |
| Jon Cochran | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Tara Warming | BOARD MEMBER | 0.9 | $0 |
| Melodie Tebbs | BOARD MEMBER | 1.6 | $0 |
| David Hennings | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Debi Goldman | BOARD LIASIO | 5.2 | $0 |
| Marcie Hinthorne | BOARD CHAIR | 5.2 | $0 |
| Jessica Lennard | TREASURER | 3.7 | $0 |
| Annie Kelley-Kamp | VICE CHAIR | 2.1 | $0 |
| Beth Strempler | BOARD MEMBER | 7.6 | $0 |
| Hilary Maler | SECRETARY | 3.4 | $0 |
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