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To Leaders in Washington State (both elected and administrators in State, County, and City government):
You know well that government bodies rely on human service organizations to deliver basic services to constituents. However, do you know that requests for proposals (RFP) typically disallow human service organizations from being paid for the full costs of delivering those services? On average, government contracts pay less than 80 cents for every $1 in services human service organizations deliver. In addition to this, what funds are paid are tightly restricted, artificially reducing indirect costs (even after less that $.80 on the dollar is paid).
Human service organizations need operating expenses to deliver services.
As a direct result of this systemic underfunding, many, if not most, human service organizations are now in financial distress. Several long-standing, critical service providers have already permanently closed their doors. Governmental entities must change the restrictions and expectations associated with human service funding or risk losing critical service providers.
Underfunding critical service providers is not sustainable.
When governments short-change service providers, those organizations must skimp on the basics of internal controls, oversight, compensation, and benefits. As a result, human service organizations experience high levels of turnover, struggle to retain high-talent staff, and produce sub-optimal outcomes. The impacts are most severe on smaller nonprofits, which are more often led by members of the population they are designed to serve.
We, the undersigned, are calling on funders to move toward covering the full cost of delivering services through the use of performance-based, lowest responsible bidder contracts.
Supporters
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Coalitions and Associations
Organizations
Human Service Organization Board Members
| Name | On behalf of: |
|---|---|
Mahnaz Eschetu, Chair | Brave Commitments |
| Laurie Lippold, Director of Public Policy | Partners for our Children |
| Jill May, ED | Washington Association for Children & Families |
Dr. Stephan Blanford, ED | Children’s Alliance |
Adan Espino Jr., Organizer | Pierce County Human Services Coalition |
Susan Brown, Organizer | Greater Seattle Child Care Business Coalition |
| Laura Pierce, Executive Director, & Tiffany Brace, Policy Director | Nonprofit Association of Washington |
Tree Willard, ED | Seattle Human Services Coalition |
Courtney Williams, ED | The Community Employment Alliance |
Ryan Davis, ED | Washington Asset Building Coalition |
| Name | On behalf of: |
|---|---|
| Heather Fitzpatrick, CEO & Peter Drury, Chief Strategy Officer | Wellspring Family Services |
Janis Avery | As a retired human services executive |
Nela Cumming, ED | Encompass |
| Steve Daschle, ED | Southwest Youth and Family Services |
| David Newell, CEO | Children’s Home Society of Washington |
Dr. Pela S. Terry, ED | Atlantic Street Center |
| Terry Pottmeyer | As a retired human services executive |
Karen Brady, CEO | Ryther |
Janice Deguchi, ED | Neighborhood House |
Mary Ellen Stone, CEO | King County Sexual Assault Resource Center |
| Michael Heinisch | Executive Director, Kent Youth & Family Services (Retired) |
Phoebe Sade, CEO | Childcare Resources |
Faaluaina Pritchard, ED | Asia Pacific Cultural Center |
Wyonne Perrault, ED | North Counties’ Family Services |
Ray Deck III, CEO | Skookum Kids |
| Gene Boes, CEO, and Laura Kneedler, Chief Mission Officer | Northwest Center |
Dr. Tafona Ervin, ED | Foundation for Tacoma Students |
David de la Fuente, ED | Communities in Schools of Kent |
Karin White, Interim CEO | YWCA Pierce County |
Bryan Flint, Executive Director | Sound Outreach |
| Jon Botten, CEO, and Jon Gould, Chief Community Impact and Government Relations Officer | Childhaven |
Madelyn Carlson, CEO | People for People |
Jeananne Edwards, Executive Director | Community in Motion |
| Deb Miller, Executive Director | Community Choice dba Action Health Partners |
Tim Sullivan, Executive Director | Washington 211 |
Gina Hall, CEO | Uplift Northwest |
| Darlene Darnell, CEO | Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington |
Rachel Todd, Executive Director | YWCA North Central Washington |
Mary Steele, Executive Director | Compass Housing Alliance |
| Cynthia Grayson, Executive Director | InterCultural Children and Family Services (ICCFS) |
Sue Camou Arrant, Executive Director | Kent Youth and Family Services |
Lillian Sherman, Executive Director | Pike Place Market Foundation |
| Daryl J. Campbell, President & CEO | Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington |
Jim Theofelis, Executive Director | NorthStar Advocates |
| Colleen Speer, ED | Communities In Schools of Peninsula |
Thomas Reynolds, CEO | Northwest Harvest |
Liz Heath, CEO | Sound Nonprofits |
Joe LeRoy, CEO | HopeSparks Family Services |
Michelle McDaniel, CEO | Crisis Connections |
Stephen Woolworth, CEO | Evergreen Treatment Services |
Stacy Dym, Executive Director | The Arc of Washington State |
Lisa Yeager, Executive Director | Sno-Valley Senior Center |
Darla Helt, Executive Director | PEACE NW |
Misty Messer, Executive Director | CarePoint Clinic |
Jolene R. Seda, CEO | Triumph Treatment Services |
Matthew Wilson, Executive Director | Oasis Youth Center |
Debbie Meyers, Executive Director | SKCAC Industries and Employment Services |
Susan Brown, CEO | Kids Co. |
Jennifer Nobiling, CFO | Volunteers of America Western Washington |
Karen Williams, Executive Director | Trillium Employment Services |
Brandy Gerdes-Schutz, Senior Director | Compass Career Solutions |
Will Berkovitz, CEO | Jewish Family Services |
Jessie Friedmann, Director of Public Policy | YouthCare |
| Colleen Laing, Director of Systems Change & Public Policy | United Way of King County |
Shalimar Gonzales, CEO | Solid Ground |
Beth Harvey, ED | Evergreen Social Impact |
Ashley Buerger, ED | Road2Home |
| Amy Hoyte, ED | Rebuilding Together Puget Sound |
Andrea Duffield, CEO | Bridgeways |
| Julie Vess, CEO | Lincoln Hill Retirement Community |
Mary Ellen Stone, CEO | King County Sexual Assault Resource Center |
Floribert Mubalama, ED | Congolese Integration Network |
Jerred Clouse, ED | ROOTS Young Adult Shelter |
Mahnaz K Eschetu, CEO | Refugee Women’s Alliance |
Lisa Greenwald, CEO | Kindering |
Carla Arnold, ED | Youthnet |
Charlotte Booth, ED | Institute for Family Development |
Anthony Austin, ED | Southeast Youth and Family Services |
| Scarlett Aldebot-Green, CEO and Nicole Mazen, Program & Policy Officer | Amara |
John Hindman, CEO | Community-Minded Enterprises |
Beth Harvey, Executive Director | Evergreen Social Impact |
Madelyn Carlson, CEO | People For People |
Ashley LaFond, Outreach | Cocoon House |
Rimi Afroze, Puget Sound Regional Director | Children’s Home Society of Washington |
Tracy Kahlo, Executive Director | PAVE |
Chris Brandt, Director of Government Affairs | AtWork |
Amy Biggs, Executive Director | Mt. Si Senior Center/ Snoqualmie Valley Transportation |
Brittini Lasseigne, CEO | YWCA Clark County |
Andrea Caupain Sanderson, CEO | Byrd Barr Place |
Tonya Guinn, Executive Director | The Trail Youth |
| Name | On behalf of: |
|---|---|
Ethan Norris | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Hayden Williams | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Brandy Reed | Board Member, Kent Youth and Family Services |
Robin Callahan | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Mo Malakoutian | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Jason Schindler | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Tavish MacLean | Board Member, Encompass |
Clayton Ritter | Board Member, Encompass |
Chris Garcia | Board Member, Encompass |
Joan Vaughn | Board Member, Encompass |
Chuck Nordhoff | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Charlie Ogle | Board Member, Northwest Center |
Stephanie Gebhardt | Board Member, Northwest Center |
Lynn Tuttle | Board Member, Wellspring Family Services |
Walt Gordon | Board Member, Community in Motion |
Doug Conrad | Board Member, Atlantic Street Center |
Jonathan Perrino | Board Member, Compass Housing Alliance |
Paul Hogle | Board Member, Compass Housing Alliance |
Grace O’Loan | Board Member, Ryther |
Joyce Jackson | Board Member, Northwest Center |
Diane Taniguchi | Board Member, HopeSparks Family Services |
Joyce Jackson | Board Member, Northwest Center |
Rita Schwarting | Board Member, SKCAC |
Gayle Bennett | Board Member, Encompass |
Jane Prestbye | Board Member, Kent Youth and Family Services |
Sandra Ramsey | Board Member, Encompass |
Kristin Bunce | Board Member, Refugee Women’s Alliance |
Eileen Concannon | Board Chair, Refugee Women’s Alliance |
Cynthia Chirot | Board Member, Refugee Women’s Alliance |
Tim Sullivan | Board President, Justice Housing Yakima |
| Ian Cunningham | Board Member, Community-Minded Enterprises |
| Janet Schmidlkofer | Board Member, Community-Minded Enterprises |
Michaela Kay | Board Member, Wellspring |
Concerned Washington State residents
| Name |
|---|
| Diesha Rodgers |
| Shwetha Panchal |
| Judy Mahoney |
| Michelle Codagnone |
| Jim Yearby |
| Michelle Mitchell-Brannon |
| Janice L. Bronkema |
| Joseph Leavitt |
| Sue Camou Arrant |
| Laura McMillan |
| Asa Tate |
| Cori Walters |
| Bevette Irvis |
| Karly Lee |
| Wanda Oliver |
| Amara Reitz |
| Nancy Spurgeon |
| Anne Jannetti |
| Morgan Miller |
| Briony Ball |
| Sidney Pandes |
| Linda Woods |
| Michael Oaks |
| Valerie Stewart |
| Boots Winterstein |
| Hannah Mistry |
| Jenny Timmons |
| Diane K Taniguchi |
| Kristin Johnson |
| Erika Anton |
| Adrian Dippenaar |
| Calli Clevinger |
| Rev. David Strong |
| Cathy Liu Scott |
| Rachael Benson |
| Megan Walsh |
| Rachel Peterson |
| Caitlin Young |
| Ana Malloy |
| Erin Kinsella |
| Sally Rasmussen |
| Cindi Bowles |
| Rochelle Clayton Strunke |
| Grace Gonzalez |
| Kristin Kollgaard |
| James Seikel |
| Kimberly Horn |
| Kim Hall |
| Lisa Krejci |
| Judy Tobin |
| Philip Zoshak |
| Alejandro Diaz |
| Alena Ciecko |
| Melissa Chaudhry |
| Jennafer Price Cargill |
| Alicia Tomlan |
| Yasmine Abdeldayem |
| Veronica Flores |
| Jerry E. Rice Jr. |
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