2019-11-27T13:58:59-08:00 2018-12-31 030360150 Montgomery & Granai PC 110 Main Street Burlington VT 054018451 990 2018-01-01 475375511 Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc RIGH 8022720882 70 So Winooski Ave Burlington VT 05401 James Haslam Executive Dir. 2019-11-27 true Colleen L Montgomery CPA P00038392 8028646565 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z James Haslam 70 So Winooski Ave 205 Burlington VT 05401 256275 false false X www.rights-democracy.org X 2015 VT RADEF is organized to inform and educate the public about their human rights under state, national and international law, and to promote discussion and understanding of the character of an effective and robust democracy with respect to political participation and to economic and social justice. 8 8 0 15 0 581981 255948 380 0 358 327 -738 582719 255537 62000 250 0 451359 216945 0 1580 95881 65534 609240 282729 -26521 -27192 234347 92995 208406 94246 25941 -1251 X RADEF is organized to inform and educate the public about their human rights under state, national and international law, and to promote discussion and understanding of the character of an effective and robust democracy with respect to political participation and to economic and social justice. false false 123921 250 2018 RADEF c3 Program AccomplishmentsLaunched a rural organizing initiative that conducted more than 800 in-depth surveys of Granite Staters and produced a report called "New Hampshire Together: Voices from the Granite State". The surveys were conducted beginning in the winter and continuing through the summer of 2018 by the Rights & Democracy Education Fund. This report is part of a national Rural and Small-Town Organizing Strategy launched earlier this year by People's Action, a national organization of which Rights & Democracy New Hampshire is an affiliate.Served as a member of the Racial Justice Alliance, led by Vermont-based racial justice organization, Justice For All. The Alliance successfully advocated for the passage of legislation that established the position of Executive Director of Racial Equity within the Vermont Agency of Administration. Xusana Davis was appointed to this position in 2019. RADEF supported the alliance through policy research, developing draft legislative language, community education, and providing legislative testimony.-Served as a community partner to the black, indigenous, and people of color(BlPOC)-led Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools, whichsuccessfully advocated for a statutory requirement to develop ethnic and social equity standards across the curriculum for every public school in the State of Vermont. RADEF recruited an Intersectional Justice Coordinator as a spring semester internship to support the Coalition through grassroots mobilization, community education, and legislative testimony. 39064 Raise Up VT/ Raise Up NHThrough organizing community events and supporting people to share their ownpersonal stories, RADEF helped raise awareness about the need to raise the minimumwage and establish paid family and medical leave programs.Through organizing community events and supporting people to share their ownpersonal stories, RADEF helped raise awareness about the need to raise the minimumwage and establish paid family and medical leave programs.We also co-facilitated the Raise The Wage Coalition, a coalition of over 30 community organizations who act together to educate and mobilize our communities to support increasing the minimum wage to a base livable wage. 25008 HEALTH JUSTICEWe interviewed hundreds of NH residents about issues related to health and This included collecting dozens of storytellers to share their personal experiences on the need for better access to mental health and addiction treatment and affordable health care for everyone, including an expanded Medicaid program withoutwork requirements.We held more than a half dozen regional meetings exploring what a Medicare For All system could look like for our communities. 10468 198461 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true true false X Hilary Viens 8022720882 70 So Winooski Ave Burlington VT 05401 James Haslam Executive Dir. 12.00 28.00 X X 29736 44604 0 Jan Schaffer Co-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Gerisch Co-Chair 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joan Javier-Duval Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Traven Leyshon Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Andrea Polizos Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Phil Fiermonte Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Sanborn Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ali Dieng Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 29736 44604 0 false false false 0 255948 255948 0 327 327 0 0 0 0 0 0 738 -738 -738 0 255537 -411 250 250 0 0 0 29736 19177 10535 24 0 113231 73022 40114 95 0 55117 48369 6748 18861 14403 4458 0 0 157 157 0 0 0 1280 919 361 559 559 2859 1496 1363 2559 293 2266 0 10690 6671 4019 22399 19469 2930 0 387 387 0 0 0 5056 739 4317 Event expenses 3658 2213 1445 Radio 3600 3600 Printing and Publications 2977 2977 Misc 2763 164 2599 6590 3753 2821 16 282729 198461 82688 1580 231599 92135 0 2010 380 0 0 0 0 738 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480 234347 92995 208406 -5754 100000 208406 94246 X 25941 -1251 25941 -1251 234347 92995 -27192 X false false false X 111409 574638 256109 942156 0 0 111409 574638 256109 942156 383441 558715 45 98 327 470 0 0 942626 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Correction 100000 100000 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: TOLDAfter years of helping lift up the direct experiences of the New Hampshire transgender community with the Transgender Organizing & Leadership Development (TOLD) Project, a bill that prevents discrimination based on gender identity was signed into law. NH was the last state in the region to have such a protection put into law. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: WMO TRAINING NHAfter completely deep dive interviews with peer organizations, including Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Wisconsin Citizen Action, Maine People's Alliance and Down Home North Carolina we developed aproto-type of our own organizing workshop called Whole Movement Organizing. Weconducted our first round of workshops in the Fall of 2018 with more than two dozenparticipants.WMO TRAINING VTAfter completely deep dive interviews with peer organizations, including Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Wisconsin Citizen Action, Maine People's Alliance and Down Home North Carolina we developed aproto-type of our own organizing workshop called Whole Movement Organizing. Weconducted our first round of workshops in the Fall of 2018 with more than two dozenparticipants. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: WDEV EQUAL TIME RADIOContinued bringing local and national voices from grassroots movements to the airwaves with longtime on the Vermont weekly show Equal Time Radio hosted by Traven Leyshon. Podcasts of the show are then shared more widely on social media. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee (a)Executive Committee. An Executive Committee, which shall consist of at least three (3) Directors, one of whom shall be the Executive Director or one of the Co-Executive Directors, who shall also serve as chairperson of the Executive Committee. The other members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Director or Co-Executive Directors, subject to the approval of the Board. The Executive Committee shall have all the authority of the Board except as to the following matters:i.the filling of vacancies on the Board or on any committee;ii. the amendment or repeal of the By-Laws or the adoption of new By-Laws;iii.the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable; andiv.the fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the Board or any committee Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.3.Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interesta.An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest.b.The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.c.After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest.d.If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested Directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Organizationb Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management To ensure the Organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, the board shall appoint a special committee to conduct periodic reviews. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects:a.Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of armb Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Section 3.10 CompensationAny Officer, employee or agent of the Organization is authorized to receive a reasonable salary or other reasonable compensation for services rendered to the Organization when authorized by a majority of the Board, and only when so authorized. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public. Board of Director changes Rev. Joan Javier-Duval, Andrea Polizos, Phil Fiermonte and Michelle Sanborn joined the RADEF board during 2018.Jade Fitzgerald, Kaitie Thompson, Elizabeth Ropp, Jim Vires, Nikki Casey and Kate Logan left the board. 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