Wv Cant Wait Votes A Non-Profit Corporation

WE HAVE TWO CENTRAL ACTIVITIES. FIRST OUR STAFF PROVIDES TRAINING AND STRATEGY SUPPORT FOR MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MEETING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS FAILING. THAT INCLUDES HOSTING CONVENINGS FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS WELL AS OFFERING ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND SUPPORT. WE ALSO PROVIDE NON-PARTISAN GOVERNANCE TRAINING TO LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GOVERNANCE. THIS TAKE THE FORM OF REGULAR WORKSHOPS LARGER SUMMITS SUCH AS OUR UPCOMING GOVERNANCE ACADEMY PERSONALIZED COACHING AND PLACE-BASED PLANNING MEETINGS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY CONCERNS.

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PURPOSES AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 501C4 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICY IN WEST VIRGINIA THAT BENEFITS WORKING CLASS WEST VIRGINIANS. THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED OR OPERATED FOR PROFIT AND NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL INDURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL NOR SHALL ANY OF THE PROFITS OR ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION BE USED OTHER THAN FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION. THIS WAS PRIMARILY ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS: FIRST WAS OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF SELECTING LOCAL ORGANIZERS AND GIVING THEM TRAINING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL HELP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR SUPPORT ALLOWED THEM TO RECEIVED GRANTS OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS AND GIVE SUPPORT TO THEIR OWN NETWORKS. THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT AND CONSISTED OF MANY 1-ON-1 CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WERE STRONG. SECOND WAS OUR WORK ON A BALLOT INITIATIVE. THIS WORK WAS INTENDED TO GET A BALLOT INITIATIVE APPROVED TO ALL A VOTE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION. THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE WORK CONSISTED OF LOCAL ORGANIZING EFFORTS AND MAKING TIME FOR 1-ON-1 CONVERSATIONS. ALTHOUGH THESE INITIATIVES DID NOT GET ON THE BALLOT THE TIME SPENT ORGANIZING AROUND THESE ISSUES GREATLY EXPANDED OUR NETWORK AND CREATED A GREATER AWARENESS FOR HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.