Organizational Level Outcomes 2014-2015

  1. Build shared vision and cohesive groups
    1. 28 young women in FLA
      1. 24 young women, 5 staff and 1 board member attended San Francisco Retreat
      2. 3 local retreats
      3. 1 Alumni BBQ for local networking
    2. 14 in Peer Education ACTion Team
      1. 1,221 volunteer hours doing street outreach and presentations, materials preparation, table events, produce media and participate in legislative visits
    3. 30 in Woodlake ACTion Team SHAPE - Weekly meetings
    4. 30 in the Visalia and Woodlake based Teen Success Groups
    5. Activists Coming Together (ACT) Retreat
      1. First ever event for participants from all programs
      2. Led and designed by a committee of 15 youth and adult mentors
  2. Create a safe space for feminist leadership development, and to express and vocalize diverse opinions
    1. Moved into new offices that allow larger meetings
    2. Proposed development of a new support group for LGBT+ youth. Could grow into a new ACTion team depending on goals and funding.
  3. Strengthen ACT's capacity to Develop Leaders
    1. 1 staff and 4 youth attended the Revolutionizing a Dream (RAD) Youth summit in Oakland, CA to learn about trans youth issues.
    2. LGBT+ support group designed by youth
      1. Developed program proposal and aligned to Theory of Change
      2. Developed board presentation
    3. ACT Retreat led and designed by 15 youth and adult mentors
    4. SHAPE Week activities designed by SHAPE participants
    5. X program participants were involved in 3 signature campaigns
    6. Two FLA graduates Serve on the ACT board as Board Vice-Chair and Secretary
    7. One FLA alumni is ACT staff
    8. Two FLA program participants have internships with the new Republican Assembly member Devon Mathis.
  4. Strengthen ACT's capacity to support advocacy and policy work
    1. In 2015-2016 ACT aligned with 7 new organizations and coalitions in the region (See partners)
    2. Restructured the Central Valley Alliance to be a tri-annual networking convening with partners, with each meeting focusing on an issue of concern. Topics in 2014-2015 included:
      1. Immigration policy
      2. Commemorating Roe v. Wade and Reproductive health access in the Central Valley
      3. Engaging the community and awareness for partners' causes
    3. Technical assistance from Ms. Foundation and Parsons New School of Design developed the Pharmacy Access website
    4. Progressive Technology project's Powerbase Program allowed database development to improve communication with partners, constituents and elected officials and track development of network over time.
      1. Hosted X data entry parties to update database
      2. Used data for reporting
      3. Implemented montly giving campaign through the database
    5. Cultivating new donors and connections to community groups
      1. AAUW volunteer monthly to provide food for youth programs
      2. New donor gifted $2,000 for move to new office, largest local donation ever
    6. National Awards Received
      1. Ellertson Award from the American Society for Emergency Contraception and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception for a "bold" move in emergency contraception
      2. Gloria Award for Women of Vision for outstanding work in 2014
    7. Developed the Logic Map tool for strategic and program planning
    8. Consultant conducted a social media evaluation and developed a social media plan
      1. More videos on YouTube
      2. Intentional social media posts for legislative advocacy
      3. Twitter chats
      4. Tumblr to document work and elevate voices
    9. Develop media partnerships
      1. Visalia Times Delta
      2. TV Anchor Liz Gonzalez gave keynote address at the ACT Retreat
      3. List of media pieces
  5. Understand the impact of ACT's participation in networks and movements
    1. Powerbase will allow ACT to track development of the network over time.

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