Sacred Fire Community Corporation

REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, SACRED FIRE PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS 7 COUNTRIES TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND AWAKEN HEALING INSIGHT INTO THEIR LIVES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND THE NATURAL DIVINE WORLD. SACRED FIRE CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN OUR PROGRAM AREAS AND INVEST IN CORE STAFF INCLUDING FOUR PROGRAM DIRECTORS WITH SOME ADDITIONAL STIPENDS PAID TOWARDS DATABASE AND SOCIAL MEDIA WORK. OUR ORGANIZATION IS STILL PRIMARILY STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS. WE ARE GENERATING OUR NEXT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR RECRUITING PERSONNEL, DEFINING OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS,AND IMPLEMENTING MORE OUTREACH TO EXISTING AND NEW AUDIENCES AND DONORS. OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDES: TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY FIREKEEPERS, LIFEWAYS PROGRAMS,FIRE SPEAKS EVENTS AND OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING ARE AREAS THAT ARE STILL LARGELY MANAGED AND EXECUTED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 2022 PROGRAM GROWTH AND RESULTS OUTREACH: PUBLISHING THE NEW FIRE GAZETTE E-NEWSLETTER,PUBLISHED EVERY 3 TIMES A YEAR INCLUDES CONTENT FROM OUTSIDE PROVIDERS. MORE EMPHASIS ON METRICS, AND SOME PROMISING TRENDS:OVERALL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS IS UP 11%;PEOPLE WHO OPEN OUR E-MAILS OFTEN HAS GROWN BY 20%; THOSE WHO OPEN OUR COMMUNICATIONS RARELY HAVE DROPPED TO 38% FROM 65 70%; WE CONVERTED NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE (1/4 OF OUR DATABASE) FROM INACTIVE TO ACTIVE STATUS; EXPERIMENTATION WITH FACEBOOK ADVERTISING; COMBINED PROMOTION OF LIFEWAYS AND FIRE SPEAKS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS; CONTINUED BRINGING FIRE TO THE PEOPLE CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN. A SUSTAINED OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT USES MULTIPLE CHANNELS TO ENROLL MORE PEOPLE IN OUR DATABASE AND GENERATE INTEREST IN FIREKEEPER TRAINING, DEMONSTRATION FIRES, AND COMMUNITY FIRES. CONTENT IN THE FORM OF A FIRE STARTER KIT; INCLUDING: A FIRE PRACTICE PRIMER;GET FIRED UP POSTER;FIND MY FIRE PAGE LIST OF ON-LINE FIRE CIRCLES; ONGOING MAINTENANCE & REVISIONS TO THE WEBSITE. EVENTS: SUCCESSFUL STAGING OF 7 FIRE SPEAKS EVENTS ATTRACTING 450 PEOPLE UP TO 20% PER EVENT WERE NEW TO FIRE SPEAKS CONTINUED REFINEMENTS TO REGISTRATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND BUDGETING PROCESS NEW FORMS OF PROMOTION TO REACH BROADER AUDIENCES. LIFEWAYS: ON-LINE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 6 WEBINAR SERIES: 150 INDVIDUAL PARTICPATING; ATTENDANCE AVERAGE 25 PER SESSION; ATTENDESS RANGE IN AGE FROM THEIR 20'S TO 70'S PARTICIPATION FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, IRELAND, MEXICO, U.K. AND U.S. FIREKEEPING: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF REVISED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIREKEEPERS. COMPLETED GRADUATION OF 6 NEW FIREKEEPERS REPRESENTATION FROM 3 COUNTRIES USING NEW REVISED CURRICULUM; SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON-LINE 5 KINDING THE HEART PROGRAMS; SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PROSPECTIVE FIREKEEPERS FOR TRAINING IN 2023; INCLUDES COMPONENTS 12 NEW VIDEOS AND ONLINE ZOOM GATHERINGS; A CONTINUOUS SCHEDULE OF WEBINARS TO SUPPORT EXISTING FIREKEEPERS IN THE U.S., EUROPE,CANADA, MEXICO, AND AUSTRALIA. LAUNCH OF AN EXTENSIVE FIREKEEPER SURVEY TO HELP TAILOR SUPPORT TO THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL FIREKEEPERS. REPORT OF COMMUNITY FIRE ATTENDANCE DATA - AVG PER MONTH TOTAL 540 PARTICIPANTS