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Using our intimate knowledge of DESC and the sectors we operate within, it is important for us to meet community members and supporters where they are at in terms of understanding the issues DESC aims to solve, and to bring them further along in their understanding of how we can all make a collective impact on providing solutions. We aim to break down the stigmatization of our client population through compelling content creation and educational opportunities. We aim to continually learn about the historical factors that create the societal issues DESC is aiming to alleviate. We are open with the knowledge we possess internally and externally, and thrive to share our understanding of these issues both externally and internally within the agency.

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We will advocate for supporters of this work to be utilized as key collaborators and contributors to help move us closer to our mission. We recognize that DESC operates within many societal sectors that have failed our client population due to systemic racism, discrimination, and oppression. We recognize DESC’s role in providing solutions, and serve to educate donors about the inherent privilege some members of society experience while others do not.

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Teaching

Learning

Exploring new information

Understanding the context of our work

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Thoughtful Cross Collaboration

(Internally + Externally)

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Partnership

Equity

Sustainability

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Accessibility - messaging + agency access to content

Storytelling - internal and external

Understanding - based on audience

Transparency

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Active Listening

Growing Relationships

Inviting involvement

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Defining our norms to maximize revenue generation through thoughtful cross collaboration and partnership - internally across programs and within the fund dev team, and externally, amongst communities and sectors of people interested in partnering in supporting our work.

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In addition to raising unrestricted funds to help meet our yearly revenue goal, we have the desire to provide relevant information about what donations make possible in DESC programs and our community as a whole.

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Headline: DESC Recognized for promoting internal voices to learn and grow together to amplify our mission, and therefore building a sustainable community experience that elevates all of humanity while simultaneously changing community attitudes and overarching systems. 

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Headline: DESC Recognized for promoting internal voices to learn and grow together to amplify our mission, and therefore building a sustainable community experience that elevates all of humanity while simultaneously changing community attitudes and overarching systems. 

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? We operate at the intersection of societal sectors that are constantly evolving and changing. It is imperative that we continually learn and explore better ways to serve our clients, change community attitudes, and influence societal norms.

Recognized for promoting internal voices to amplify our mission, and therefore building a sustainable community experience that elevates all of humanity.

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Newspaper Headline: Recognized for rapidly broadening our services through collaborating internally and externally with individuals, teams and community partners, both internally and externally to collectively solve our communities toughest problems.

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Newspaper Headline: Recognized for rapidly broadening our services through collaborating internally and externally with individuals, teams and community partners, both internally and externally to collectively solve our communities toughest problems.

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? None of us is an island; we all have to work together (team, agency, community, system) to to be thoughtful about our work and elevating the field in general.

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Newspaper Headline: DESC creatively generates revenue to provide crucial (and ongoing) services and resources for the population that we serve.

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Newspaper Headline: DESC creatively generates revenue to provide crucial (and ongoing) services and resources for the population that we serve.

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? DESC has enough sleeping bags for all our clients. DESC has enough resources to meet all of our clients needs. Build sustainable relationships with private sector donors that give us the flexibility and capacity to continue to help people in innovative ways to serve their needs where they are at for their whole lives.

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Newspaper Headline: DESC creates harmonious relationships between DESC, invested neighborhoods, and community partners to drive advocacy and support. 

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Newspaper Headline: DESC creates harmonious relationships between DESC, invested neighborhoods, and community partners to drive advocacy and support. 

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Build strong advocacy support for internal ops and external policy and values. Impacts systems down to program level support. Benefits us as an agency but also the greater future of how unhhoused folx are treated here and beyond.

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Newspaper Headline: destigmates housing instability by increasing community participation in our mission, with education and transparency.

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Newspaper Headline: destigmates housing instability by increasing community participation in our mission, with education and transparency.

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Getting resources for what we need and running as efficiently as possible. Broader understanding of DESC's work internally and externally. Removing stigmatization of our client population. Understanding of multi-faceted ways our clients have gotten to where they are and the intersectional work we do. Increase compassion due to an increased understanding of systemic and historical choices. People understand our values and our commitment to housing first and harm reduction amidst political environment and negative feedback.

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Increase the personal commitment and responsibility of the members of our community by creating opportunities for supporters and potential supporters to transition through the tarnside model to with a goal of them becoming ambassadors for DESC through stewardship and community building.

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Learning about how other non-profits function

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Learning about how other non-profits function

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How do other organizations handle in-kind donations, volunteers, and events? How can we grow to best suit the needs of our clients, staff, and donors? We'd love to connect with other organizations and do on-site visits with them and invite them over to ours.

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Burien Apt. Adoptions to Collaborate across the Dept.

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Burien Apt. Adoptions to Collaborate across the Dept.

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Collaborating with the rest of the department at Burien's apartment adoptions to engage with community members and businesses to educate about our mission and our place in the community. We are hoping to use that day to give the community space to learn and ask questions.

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Work with team members to determine need for content

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Work with team members to determine need for content

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Gather and outline purposeful, targeted content for the team to use, and put in content folder.

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Partnering with other non-profit organizations to meet vulnerable populations' needs

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Partnering with other non-profit organizations to meet vulnerable populations' needs

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More incoming donations with non-profits across the community benefit our clients and deepen our relationship with our CCF partners. Inter-agency collaboration also allows us to expand our reach to more vulnerable folks across our region.

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Continuously seek sustained funding from private and community resources to sustain critical services

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Actively work with others on the team to maximize funding opportunities 

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Actively work with others on the team to maximize funding opportunities 

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Example: Tabling event with Steven at tech fair, explaining who, what DESC is; connecting with their staff, who in turn can direct me to contact for corporate gift/grant/sponsorship

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Elevate the internal agency's understanding of the value of grantseeking, even though there's not always an immediate or tangible return on investment

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Support all team members with emails, content and design to generate revenue

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Support all team members with emails, content and design to generate revenue

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Recognized for creating harmonious relationships between DESC, invested neighborhoods and community partners by: Encouraging corporate donors to get involved in different ways (not just by giving corporate gift), and increasing awareness about our mission.

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Recognized for creating harmonious relationships between DESC, invested neighborhoods and community partners by: Encouraging corporate donors to get involved in different ways (not just by giving corporate gift), and increasing awareness about our mission.

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Advance DESC's willingness and capacity to engage in substantive research, and build the partnerships - internal and external - to make that possible.

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Increasing volunteer groups from around the community to raise awareness in our mission, with the hopes of opening avenues for individual (hopefully regular) volunteers and donors.

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Create compelling audio/visual content and essays that shift the perception of the work that we do. 

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Create compelling audio/visual content and essays that shift the perception of the work that we do. 

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Measurably raise DESC’s voice in the community to be used across teams and focuses:

1. Resonate with old and new audiences by developing new, fresh messaging supporting our strategic plan

2.      Gather stories and images across the agency that support our messaging and can be repurposed for various audiences and uses

3. Figure out where to reach our audiences and increase their engagement with us through targeted pitches of that messaging tailored to those audiences, via external media, blog/social media posts, talking points, short videos, possibly podcasts or speaking and newsletter at least once per month. Create compelling audio/visual content and essays that shift the perception of the work that we do.

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Internal Communications about In-Kind Donations

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Internal Communications about In-Kind Donations

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We want to make sure that all staff members and programs understand what the Donation Center has to offer and how to make use of it. As a part of this, we want to ensure that we update the In-Kind Donation Policy. We also want to send quarterly updates in the All-Staff Brief to remind staff about what we have and how to make use of it.

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Grants - Build and strengthen funder relationships through 1:1 communication and engagement

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Grants - Build and strengthen funder relationships through 1:1 communication and engagement

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT: People give to people (which then goes to organizations) no matter if they're in corporations or foundations. People make those money decisions even though there are organizational barriers in place between us. Would like funders to connect the face to DESC.