Leading to Impact by Coby Jones

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LEADING TO IMPACT

MISSION AND HISTORY

HOW WE WORK

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP

MENTORING AND CONNECTIONS

VISIBILITY AND RECOGNITION

CAMPAIGNS

YOUR INVESTMENT WITH VITAL VOICES

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS

OUR PARTNERSHIPS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

DEAR FRIENDS, For Vit a l Voi c e s , 2 0 1 2 m a r k s a d e c a d e a n d a h a l f of i d e nt i f y i n g , i nv e s t i n g i n a n d br i n g i n g v i s i bi l it y t o e m e r g i n g w om e n l e a d e r s i n f i v e re g i on s of t h e w or l d . In t h at t i m e , w e h av e l e a r n e d a g re at d e a l . Wh e n w e b e g a n , w e t h ou g ht ou r o bj e c t i v e w a s s i mp l y t o g e t m ore w om e n i nt o l e a d e r s h ip p o s it i on s . What we know today is that women lead differently.

Model and spotlights pioneering women leaders

The values they bring are, by and large, more

who exemplify it. More than 10,000 copies of the

inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. It is

book have been sold since publication in June 2012.

precisely this difference that our world needs.

Reprinting rights were purchased by John Wiley &

In times of upheaval and transition, of financial

Sons, Inc. India, and the book is being translated

uncertainty and political unrest, those leaders with

into Arabic.

strong connections to the people they serve are proving most successful.

Indeed, it has been a tremendous twelve months for our work together. Vital Voices’ three dozen

This year, we unveiled the Vital Voices Leadership

programs reached more than 1500 women leaders

Model based on 15 years of work with women leaders

from 91 countries. As we’ve seen, the world changes

around the world. The Vital Voices way is to learn

in an instant, and it is in these moments when

from the women we work with; to see how they

transformative leadership is needed. With your help,

get results and how they inspire others. They are

Vital Voices continues to be the leader in finding

the eyes, the ears, and the boots on the ground.

and investing in the greatest source of underutilized

Their approach to problem solving determines our

leadership potential: women leaders. Please read

program design and delivery. The leadership model

on to learn about the impact of our work together.

we’ve identified is a reflection of them, and while the

Thank you for your continued support.

principles it espouses are not restricted to women, it was only after examining the leadership styles

With our deepest gratitude,

of thousands of women leaders that the pattern became clear. The model rests upon five pillars:

Susan Ann Davis CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Leading from a driving force or sense of mission • Cultivating strong roots in the community • Crossing lines that typically divide • Leveraging bold ideas and bold action • A commitment to pay it forward

Carol Lancaster VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We also released our first book, Vital Voices: The

Power of Women Leading Change Around the World.

Alyse Nelson

The book documents the Vital Voices Leadership

PRESIDENT AND CEO

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We identify, invest in, and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world

by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities.

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A NOTE ABOUT OUR FOUNDING Vital Voices Global Par tnership emerged from the U.S. governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Vital Voices Democracy Initiative, which was established in 1997 by then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright after the United Nations Fourth World

Conference on Women in Beijing to promote the advancement of women as a U.S. foreign policy goal. Under the leadership of the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative, the U.S. government, in

partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the European Union, and other governments, coordinated Vital

Voices conferences throughout the world, bringing together thousands of emerging women leaders from over 80 countries. The overwhelmingly positive response to the Vital Voices Democracy

Initiative led us to establish Vital Voices Global Partnership as a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization (NGO) in June 2000 to continue the work of advancing womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social, economic,

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political, and leadership status around the world.

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We work with established and rising entrepreneurs, advocates and policymakers committed to making positive change in their communities. Our training, mentoring and leadership programs confer new skills needed for greater impact at scale. We shine a spotlight on their successes through media and events, and integrate them into our powerful Global Leadership Network of women leaders.

WE INVEST IN HER OUR TIME, RESOURCES, TRAINING AND

MENTORSHIP.

AN EMERGING LEADER.

VITAL VOICES MEETS HER AND IS IMPRESSED BY HER WORK.

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HER WORK IS EXPANDED AND HER IMPACT IS

SHE BECOMES MORE POWERFUL, MORE CONNECTED, AND MORE EFFECTIVE. SHE GAINS VISIBILITY.

DEEPER. SHE IS RECOGNIZED IN HER COMMUNITY.

SHE REALIZES THAT SHE CAN SUPPORT MANY MORE WOMEN IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE BUILDS A NETWORK, AND PAYS FORWARD THE INVESTMENT MADE IN HER. SHE BECOMES A MENTOR AND INSPIRES NEW WOMEN LEADERS.

THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE, MORE RECEPTIVE TO WOMEN LEADERS. SHE HAS INSPIRED OTHERS TO CREATE CHANGE.

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I N 2 0 1 2 , W E I DE N T I F I E D, I N V E ST E D I N , A N D B ROU G H T V I SI B I L I T Y TO E X T R AOR DI NA RY WOMEN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE DEV E LOPI NG WOR L D.

These women are committed to creating a more enabling environment for women and girls. We were at the forefront of international coalitions

We equipped women with management, business

to combat human trafficking and other forms of

development, marketing, and communications skills

violence against women and girls.

in order to expand their enterprises, provide for their families, and create jobs in their communities

We enabled women to become change agents in their governments, advocates for social justice, and

We helped women build confidence as leaders and

supporters of democracy and the rule of law.

to grow the networks they need to both pursue a vision and â&#x20AC;&#x153;pay it forwardâ&#x20AC;? by investing in others.

These extraordinar y women are the vital voices of our time.

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Violence against women and girls – domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and harmful traditional practices – is the most widespread violation of human rights worldwide, cutting across boundaries of age, race, culture, wealth, and geography. There is no typical victim for this violence – the risk factor is simply being born female. Members of our global leadership network lead efforts to solve the problem of violence against women – they advocate for the passage of legislation, they pursue effective implementation of laws and policies, and they provide shelter and services to survivors. Too often these leaders work in isolation, and frequently at great personal peril, without adequate resources or supportive networks.

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Vital Voices takes on human rights issues through international public awareness campaigns. We collaborate with governments, the business community, civil society, and others to combat violence through a multistakeholder approach, and we promote effective policies by connecting practitioners and policymakers. Vital Voices works directly with human rights officials and local leaders to connect them to other human rights leaders worldwide, to potential funders, and to government and business partners in their own communities. We provide training and technical assistance to enhance the officials’ and leaders’ capacity to support the communities they serve and the work of their respective organizations.

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50 9 5 Fifty delegates from 9 countries attended the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women Summit in Brazil. Delegates made an average of 5 collaborative connections.

4 206 Four human rights training and networking programs engaged 206 participants: Legislative Workshop for Improving Cameroonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anti-Trafficking Law; Human Rights Training for Government Officials and Civil Society in Cameroon; Avon 2nd Summit of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women; Diller-von Furstenburg Awards and Grant Support.

One new comprehensive anti-trafficking law in accordance with international Palermo Protocol standards is under review in Cameroon, following the Vital Voices-led prosecutorial and legislative training workshops. Vital Voices played an integral role in the drafting of the law, working with a wide range of legal and executive-level public officials.

Eleven human rights organizations received sub-grants from donors and in-kind support from Vital Voices to mount programs. These partner organizations, located throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, advocate for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights, health, and security.

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– Sandra Gomes Melo

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T HE GLO BA L PA R T NER SHIP TO EN D V I O L EN CE AG A INS T WO MEN (GPE VAW )

The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women (GPEVAW) is a public-private collaboration that includes Vital Voices, the U.S. State Department, the Avon Foundation for Women, and local experts worldwide. It was founded on

the premise that local experts are best suited to know what solutions will work in their own communities. The GPEVAW brings together delegates from around the world who are working to end violence against women in their countries and who understand the dynamics of their own communities.

Through collaboration, they imagine, develop, and implement culturally sensitive and sustainable programs to protect victims and disrupt the cycle of violence and trafficking. The Global Partnership supports local teams with information, resources, and funding. The ongoing effort will include

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COLLABORATION AND BROUGHT TOGETHER 12 DELEGATIONS OF 50 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERTS – WOMEN AND MEN – FROM COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE.

SANDRA GOMES MELO is a chief of police and the director of the Civil Police Academy in the Federal District of Brasilia. She challenges outdated thinking and designs creative strategies to enable the criminal justice system to better

serve survivors of domestic violence. Innovation is not easy in law enforcement, and what distinguishes Sandra is her ability to leverage the power of collaboration to turn ideas into practice. Sharing and learning new methods with a GPEVAW peer network of advocates, lawyers, and service providers has strengthened Sandra’s resolve to address challenges creatively and seek out new solutions that reduce violence against women.

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Women are powerful engines of economic growth and social change. Research from a range of institutions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and Goldman Sachs, among others â&#x20AC;&#x201C; documents that investment in women is correlated with greater prosperity, poverty alleviation, and reduced corruption. Expanded economic opportunities for women eventually lead to the breakdown of legal, institutional, and cultural barriers. Moreover, because women tend to spend additional income on those around them, investing in women has a multiplier effect whereby the increased revenue leads to better educated children, healthier families, and more stable, secure, and prosperous communities. We recognize the innovations of enterprising local leaders who develop sustainable businesses, creating greater employment opportunities for the people of their communities. These local leaders embrace a model for business development that respects and protects their environmental resources, cherished traditions, and local culture.

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Vital Voices accelerates the integration of women into the global economy and helps to equip the next generation of women business leaders and entrepreneurs through skills acquisition, networking, business development, and leadership programs. In collaboration with our partners, we seek a deeper understanding of the specific business challenges women face. For example, many women business owners are concerned about access to finance and restrictive lending practices. Some can only meet the capital needs of their businesses through personal resources, such as savings and loans from family and friends; others face gender-specific obstacles such as limited control over family financial resources. We help women leaders identify and engage the governments, lending institutions, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business associations, international financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations, among others, that together form the ecosystem of support for women business owners and entrepreneurs.

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SIX PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS: African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (ExxonMobil Foundation; Kenya); Entrepreneurs in Handicrafts (ExxonMobil Foundation; South Africa);

6 111 3 Vital Voices directly implemented 6 economic empowerment programs in cooperation with its global partners. The programs engaged 111 participants in 3 regions of the world.

85% of program participants increased sales.

International Trade Centre Second Annual Women Vendors and Exhibition (ITC and ExxonMobil Foundation; Mexico); Middle East and North Africa Businesswomen’s Network Forum (ExxonMobil Foundation; UAE); Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (Wal-Mart; Nicaragua); Supporting Public Advocacy for Regional Competitiveness (SPARC).

Women business owners applied skills and used connections gained through Vital Voices programs and mentoring to expand their businesses. Following the programs, permanent employment grew 17% and annual sales were projected to grow 10%.

52 % of program participants increased permanent employment.

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I W O U LD SAY VITAL VO I C ES HAS B EEN I N STR U M ENTAL I N TER M S O F CO NTI N U O U S TR AI N I N G, G IVI N G [U S] TH E APPR O PR IATE TO O L S AN D CO N FI D EN C E ... I N O R D ER TO ACCO M PLI S H O U R U LTI MATE G OAL O F C R E ATI N G EM PLOYM ENT AN D O PPO RTU N ITI ES FO R O U R CO M M U N ITI ES .

– Jennifer Mulli

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AFRIC A WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGR AM The 28 women who participated in the 2012 Vital Voices African Women’s Entrepreneurship Training are an inspiring and ambitious group of businesswomen running formally registered small-tomedium-sized businesses (SMEs) in three different sectors: valueadded agricultural processing; textiles and finished apparel; and

home décor and handicrafts. Training is essential to help such businesswomen accelerate the growth and development of their businesses. Jennifer Mulli leads a rapidly growing and successful fashion

business in Kenya – Katchy Kollections – and actively seeks opportunities to grow and strengthen her abilities as a business owner. Jennifer attended the U.S. Department of State-led African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, an exchange visit to the U.S. that promotes dialogue between African women business

exporters and American private sector and government leaders. Following the AWEP exchange visit, Jennifer participated in the Vital Voices follow-on African Women’s Entrepreneurship Training in Nairobi, Kenya with generous support from ExxonMobil Foundation. The follow-on training focused on three core areas:

developing business leadership skills, supporting participants’ business growth, and increasing participants’ understanding and use of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Jennifer recently qualified as an official Walmart.com supplier, and

her bracelets are now available for purchase online. Her drive and generosity have led to amazing opportunities for growth, development, and empowerment. She in turn contributes to the success of others and exemplifies the compounding effect and power of investing in women to pursue their own businesses.

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Katchy Kollections employs and empowers women in economically disadvantaged, rural Kenyan communities.

76 89% 100 IN 2012, ITS THRIVING BUSINESS LED TO THE CREATION OF 76 NEW JOBS, 89% OF WHICH WERE FILLED BY WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OWING TO THE WALMART.COM OPPORTUNITY SHE ANTICIPATES THAT SHE WILL HIRE 100 ADDITIONAL WOMEN BEADERS.

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From national parliaments to local councils, women are underrepresented in legislative and policy-making bodies around the world. A growing body of research documents the advantages of women’s increased presence in the public sphere – greater transparency, education reform, health reform, social development, and higher standards of living. The World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development confirms that inequalities in women’s representation undermine development efforts and impede effective governance.

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We work with parliamentarians, civil society advocates, and other local leaders who are increasing women’s engagement in political and public leadership and removing existing barriers to women’s full participation in politics, government, and civil society. These leaders also take on specific issues – gender equality through legislation, laws to end child marriage, and policies to guarantee basic accommodations for mothers in the workplace, among others. We set the stage for women’s full and effective participation through capacity investments in the areas of policy advocacy, campaign organization, coalition building, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.

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83% of FORTUNE/U.S. State Department participants gave speeches or talks and published articles related to women’s empowerment. 50% have advocated for vulnerable populations. 25% introduced or advocated for legislation to improve opportunities for women in their communities.

73% of Policy Advocates delegates learned to use social media platforms to communicate their advocacy messages.

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Vital Voices implemented two programs focused on developing participants’ ability to enact policy change in their communities: The Policy Advocates for Women’s Issues Program and the Emerging Pacific Women’s Leadership Program. In addition, many participants in the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Mentoring Partnership advocated for women’s economic opportunities.

56% of delegates to the Policy Advocates program were prepared to submit a legislative, procedural, or policy change to their governments and monitor the response.

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A STR O N G LO C AL AN D R EG I O NAL N ET W O R K M U ST B E FO R M E D TO CO N N ECT W O M EN ACTIVI STS , E XPERTS , B U S I N ESS W O M EN , C IVI L SO C I ET Y LE A D ER S AN D AC A D EM I CS , TO W O R K TO G ETH ER TO S U PPO RT C ERTAI N AN D C LE AR C AU S ES O N E AT A TI M E W ITH R EG I O NAL S U PPO RT.

– Marianne Ibrahim

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Eight days after the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Vital Voices convened 40 women and men from ten countries across the MENA region in Amman, Jordan to embark on advocacy projects that address issues they identified as critical to improving the lives

of women in their countries. Teams from Yemen were inspired by the stories of the Egyptian delegation, and everyone regretted the inability of the Bahraini delegation to leave their country. It was a time of great uncertainty.

The group was brought together through the Policy Advocates for Women’s Issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region program, supported by the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).

Over a period of two years concluding in October 2012, the Policy Advocates program continued despite region-wide transition and uncertainty. Vital Voices worked closely with each of the country delegations to strategically plan and implement their unique advocacy campaigns. Teams created campaigns to

influence policy, procedural, and legislative decisions in their home countries and to emphasize the critical roles that women must play in creating a new future for the region. Marianne Ibrahim and Esraa Abdel Fattah led the Policy

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1,000 THEIR TEAM CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH OVER 1,000 WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LEARN THE WOMEN’S PRIORITIES AND OPINIONS. THEY COMPILED THE TOP RESULTS INTO A GENDER PLATFORM. THE TEAM COUNTED RAISING MEN’S

AWARENESS REGARDING ISSUES OF GREAT CONCERN TO EGYPTIAN WOMEN AMONG ITS ACHIEVEMENTS.

The Policy Advocates team arranged meetings with several members of Egypt’s second Constitutional Committee, during which they discussed the gender platform and their priorities. These meetings led to an invitation for the team to present the gender platform to the full Constitutional Committee in July 2012. Media coverage followed, and the team continued to keep the campaign in the public eye through television and other media platforms.

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Mentoring fosters leadership and accelerates the development of women leaders everywhere. Vital Voicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mentorship programs reinforce the capacity of emerging women leaders to contribute positively to their communities, the global economy, and a more sustainable future. Mentoring relationships enable emerging leaders to work with experienced leaders and to appreciate that leadership is both an opportunity and a responsibility. The emerging leaders with whom we work, in turn reach out and mentor others in their communities and organizations, and the investment in these women leaders compounds. They step up to support other women within our global leadership network, and they actively engage with peers who reassure them they are not alone on the path to leadership.

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Vital Voices facilitates powerful relationships through targeted mentoring programs, connecting established, highly accomplished professional women with emerging women leaders from around the world. The emerging leaders credit their mentoring relationships with providing access to tools and connections necessary to extend the reach of their business or organization, to streamline and optimize business operations, and ultimately, to pay it forward and mentor others in their communities. Women in the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network lead in ways that bring new voices to the table. They understand the needs of their communities and create platforms to find solutions. The women in the Network invest in one another â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they share skills, access to information, and connections, using the power they have to encourage collective empowerment.

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4 110 Across four programs, Vital Voices brought women together from around the world to forge 110 diverse mentoring relationships.

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25 women from more than a dozen countries participated in the seventh year of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Mentoring Partnership. 92% of the participants have since taken on new leadership roles.

83% of participants in the Global Ambassadors program felt encouraged to seek a new or higher leadership position.

10 9 2,400 10 Mentoring Walks in 9 countries drew 2,400 established and rising women leaders.

81% of participants in the Policy Advocates for Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Issues and Global Ambassadors programs felt motivated to mentor or support women leaders in their own communities.

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TH R O U G H VITAL VO I C ES , W E HAVE SO M E STR O N G W O M EN FR O M CO R PO R ATE AM ER I C A AN D FR O M PO LITI C AL BAC KG R O U N D S THAT AR E S U PPO RTI N G O U R EFFO RTS I N HAITI I N TER M S O F M ENTO R I N G, COAC H I N G, TR AI N I N G . AN D, W E HAVE A R EL ATI O N S H I P, W H ER E TH E Y AL SO LE AR N FR O M U S AN D W E M OVE TO G ETH ER FO R WAR D.

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GLO BA L A M BA SS A D O R S PR O GR A M The Global Ambassadors Program, a Vital Voices and Bank of America partnership launched in 2012, invests in women leaders around the globe

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to help address economic disparities and create a more prosperous and secure world. The program leverages the talent and expertise of top women leaders around the world and provides unique mentoring opportunities to emerging women leaders. This signature partnership builds on Vital Voices’ more than 15 years of global experience in training and mentoring women who practice transformative leadership to advance economic development, entrepreneurship, human rights, and political participation in their communities. Through the program, emerging leaders are paired with well-established leaders from the business, nonprofit, media, or government sectors who provide mentorship and guidance. Together, mentors and mentees build critical skills in communications, advocacy, and business while developing strategies for the emerging leaders to advance their work.

We organize several international programs each year to bring together Global Ambassadors and mentees in week-long interactions. Port-auPrince, Haiti, was the site for the first Global Ambassadors Program. The extraordinary group of accomplished women leaders serving as Global

Ambassadors and mentors included: • Maria Bello, actor and activist • Florence Chenoweth, Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Liberia • Justine Metz, Marketing Executive for Global Wealth and Investment

Marketing at Bank of America • Connie Morella, former Ambassador to the OECD and former Member of Congress • Mu Sochua, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Women’s Affairs for the Royal Government of Cambodia.

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DANIELLE SAINT-LÔT, WOMEN’S RIGHTS LEADER MENTORED BY JUSTINE METZ Danielle Saint-Lôt is one of Haiti’s strongest advocates for women’s advancement. She is Ambassador-at-Large for investment in women’s empowerment for the Republic of Haiti and the former executive director of Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. THROUGH THE GLOBAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, DANIELLE AND THE OTHER MENTEES AND THEIR MENTORS WORKED WITH OVER 100 HAITIAN WOMEN, TO DEVELOP A BLUEPRINT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HAITI AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THAT PROCESS.

The resulting document became a national women’s platform that delegates presented to the President of Haiti so that he could clearly understand the unified priorities of half his population.

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We recognize the power and impact of the examples set by transformative leaders. We know from more than 15 years of working with many thousands of women in 144 countries around the world that women leaders are multipliers: they take new skills, expertise, and access to networks and pass them on to others. They create a wave of positive change across the world. When women progress, whole societies move forward. We spotlight creative, courageous, clear-sighted, and relentless women leaders who redefine the concept of power in their pursuit of a better world. They see possibility and promise, and they act in the service of others. They represent a unique form of leadership â&#x20AC;&#x201C; collaborative, inclusive, and transformative.

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Through connections, networks, and media, we give a platform and a voice to those who lift up others. Through awards and special recognition, we spotlight, honor, and celebrate remarkable women who lead and whose leadership holds the promise of a better world. Visibility and recognition mobilize and energize local and global networks, carry communities forward, spark innovative partnerships, inform the public, challenge and inspire individuals, and catalyze future leadership. Awards and recognition encourage and convey responsibility.

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“This award, you must know is going to protect my life. Today you have recognized me in front of the international community. No one can silence me because you are watching over me.”

“An event like this can really make a difference. I have seen it in the faces of those women who know that they’re not laboring in vain. I’ve seen it in the networks that have been created to support them. And, I’ve seen it in the changed attitudes of governments and leaders.”

– ANABELLA DE LEON Guatemala, 2003 Honoree

– HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Former U.S. Secretary of State, 2009 Honoree

“The light that you’ve shined on me tonight, let me turn it around, let me redirect it to the women who are yearning for change. When you see me, please see them.”

“In honoring me, you are honoring the 700,000 women who are standing behind me. You may not see them, but they are here in spirit – their stories, their struggles, and their triumphs echo through this hall.”

– KAKENYA NTAIYA Kenya, 2008 Honoree

– JAYA ARUNACHALAM India, 2005 Honoree

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More than 10,000 copies sold of Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World by Alyse Nelson, President and CEO. The book presents compelling accounts and chronicles the impact of 40 visionary women in the Global Leadership Network who exemplify the Vital Voices Leadership Model.

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2012 GLO BA L L E A D ER SHIP AWA R DS The Global Leadership Awards celebrate the power and impact of women’s leadership. In 2012, we proudly recognized nine women whose leadership holds the promise of a better world. They

see possibilities others don’t and seize opportunities in the service of others. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Rosana Schaack, Liberia

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“My purpose in life is not just to live and die, but to leave something behind. To encourage others to find their inner strength to make others’ lives better.” LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC LIFE AWARD Ruth Zavaleta Salgado, Mexico “It was the best thing that could have happened in my life, that I could be a role model for colleagues

in the other [Mexican] states – not only women, [but] also for men.” ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AWARD Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i, Samoa

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“We change one family, and they become a role model, and then another family joins and another family joins, and that’s lovely to see.” FERN HOLLAND AWARD Samar Minallah Khan, Pakistan “Speaking the truth is now a habit, and there are more rewards than there are impediments.”

GLOBAL TRAILBLAZER AWARD WOMEN TRANSFORMING THE MIDDLE EAST Manal Alsharif, Saudi Arabia Marianne Ibrahim, Egypt Salwa Bugaighis, Libya Shatha Al-Harazi, Yemen Amira Yahyaoui, Tunisia “We have this huge responsibility to show to the world, and to the Arab world, that we can succeed.”

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THE MALALA FUND On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. It was a failed attempt to silence her and her leading voice for girls’ education and for the right of all children to go to school. Vital Voices quickly established the Malala Fund on behalf of Malala and her family, working together with a community of supportive and concerned organizations and individuals, including the United Nations Foundation and Girl Up. On July 12, 2013, on Malala’s 16th birthday, the Malala Fund became its own independent entity. “Today I’m going to announce the happiest moment in my life, and that is the first grant of the Malala Fund,” said Malala in a video shown to thousands attending the April 2013 Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center and streamed around the world. “I invite all of you to support the Malala Fund and let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 million girls.” The Malala Fund’s first grant supports a Pakistan-based non-governmental organization with extensive experience working on education issues. The grant supports school attendance for 40 girls ranging in age from 5 - 12 years old who were engaged in domestic labor or at high risk of entering the workforce. The grant also fosters a network of girls and families who value girls’ education. “I am so thankful for the support from Vital Voices and its supporters and am thrilled to see this effort become independent and grow. I believe we can make a really big impact for girls’ education.” – Malala Yousafzai

EMERGENCY APPEAL ON BEHALF OF DR. HAWA ABDI Dr. Hawa Abdi and her daughters, Deqo and Amina, have provided food, shelter, and medical services for more than 90,000 displaced Somalis – especially women and children – during one of the most violent civil wars in recent history. In 2012, the camp came under siege by armed militia. Vital Voices, with the early support of Glamour, quickly established a special fund so the Abdi family could receive the resources to rebuild and continue to provide lifesaving services and security for the at-risk women and families. “The soldiers from the local government destroyed the fence we built to shelter the vulnerable people, claiming that the land was not our property....Here in Somalia there is a new government but there is still no law and order. That is why I am calling on the international community to help me protect these most vulnerable people. Please make a donation through Vital Voices so we can rebuild the fence and protect our land.” – Dr. Hawa Abdi

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V I TA L V O I C E S I S G R A T E F U L F O R T H E P U B L I C A N D P R I VA T E PA R T N E R S W H O A R E K E Y TO OUR SUCCESS.

Many provide critical financial support, and many of our partners lend world-class industry expertise that we leverage to help advance women in the countries where we work. Today and throughout the years since then-First Lady Hillary Clinton founded Vital Voices in 1997, we thrive with the benefit of strong partners and bipartisan support.

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V i t a l Vo i c e s G l o b a l Partnership thanks all of our contributors who helped to support our programs in 2012.

$1,000,000 + Bank of America ExxonMobil Foundation

$250,000 – $999,999 ANN, INC. Avon Foundation for Women The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation Hilton Worldwide Humanity United Standard Chartered Bank The Paul E. Singer Foundation Walmart

$100,000 – $249,999 The Boeing Company

$50,000 – $99,999 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Clinton Family Foundation Embassy of the United Arab Emirates InMaat Foundation Intel Foundation

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Donna and Mack McLarty

Google Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Curtis Huff

Paul Hastings, LLP

Jill Iscol

Vicki and Roger Sant

Ambassador Craig Johnstone

Wells Fargo

John Langer Limited Brands

$25,000 – $49,999

Marathon Oil Corporation Marriott International

Abbott Laboratories

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Carlson Family Foundation

Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Qualcomm

Chevron

Roselyne Chroman Swig

Deloitte

Thompson Reuters

Sonnie and Bill Dockser, Dockser Family

Joan F. Tobin, Tobin Foundation

Foundation Embassy of Sweden

Yahoo! Inc. Peter Yu

Ernst & Young Karen Otazo Hofmeister and John Hofmeister The Jenzabar Foundation Marlene and Fred Malek Susan Ness and Larry Schneider Deborah Rose Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation Women in the World Foundation

$10,000 – $24,999

$5,000 – $9,999 The Barbara Hope Foundation, Inc. Tracy and Adam Bernstein Bingham McCutchen LLP Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation David Burrowes The Coca-Cola Company Comcast/NBC Universal Ronald Conway Tia Cudahy and Redmond Walsh

Avon Products, Inc.

Debra L. Lee, BET Networks

Claudine Bacher

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

The Bernstein Family Foundation

Julie Dobson

Bloomberg Government

Rae Evans

Marcia Myers Carlucci

Barbara Gerson

Carol and Eugene Ludwig

Richard Gibson

Susan E. Carter

Good360 HP

CH2M HILL

Baroness Mary Goudie

Citi

Amy Hubbard

Susan Ann Davis

Inavale Foundation

DHL

JaMel and Tom Perkins Family Foundation

Embassy of Kuwait

Dr. Alice S. Kandell

Emergent Bio Solutions

Kao USA Inc.

Samia and A. Huda Farouki

The Honorable Judith McHale

Andrea Stern Ferris

Deborah McWhinney

Nancy Folger

Megara Foundation

Goldman Sachs

Alyse Nelson

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Norwegian Embassy Susan K. Patrick Mark Pincus Verizon Foundation

$1,000 – $2,499 Janet Abrams

Nancy and Marc Duber

Syeda Henna Barber Ali and Syed

Gabrielle Tierney and

Faisal Imam

Joseph Walters

American Beverage Association

Sherrie Rollins Westin, Sesame

APCO Worldwide

Workshop

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky

Eric Bindelglass The Honorable and Mrs. Melvyn Estrin

Laura Ardito

Ronit Fallek

Anne Wojcicki

Ariel Investments, LLC

Diane Farrell

Elizabeth Kramer Wrege

Ami and Lou Aronson

Margery Feldberg

Mary Mennell Zients

Atlas Foundation

Susan Fine

Tauba Auerbach

Lauri Fitz-Pegado

Lokesh Baddam

Alan H. Fleischman and Dafna

$2,500 – 4,999

Tapiero Fleischmann

Amgen

Sandy and Stewart Bainum

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley

Allison Barber

Elizabeth Fleming

Joanne and Brian Barlia

Stephenie Foster

Wendy Benchley and John

Edie Fraser

Bagley Anne Bartley

Alison Friedman

Judith N. Batty

Jeppson

Constance Broz

Lisa Bernstein

Shelly and Joe Galli

Maureen Calis Coleman

Wilma and Stuart Bernstein

David Gerdes

John and Margaret Dalton

Leigh Verveer Bianchi

The Honorable Joseph

Financial Services Roundtable

Nina Blackwell

Robert and Ellen Dobrusin

The Honorable Marion C. Blakey

Susan G. Esserman

Governor Jim Blanchard and

Jane and Robert Friedman

Janet Blanchard

Gildenhorn and Alma Gildenhorn The Honorable Cynthia Glassman and Dr. Leonard Glassman Alexandra Gleysteen

Lynn and Wolf Blitzer

Deborah A. Green

Katherine and David Bradley

Ann and Lloyd Hand

Harman Family Foundation

Rita Braver and Robert B. Barnett

Laura Handman and Harold Ickes

Pamela D. Hayes, Esq.

Carolyn S. Brody

Deborah Hankinson

Thomas Kailath

Beth Brooke

Deborah Harmon and Dr. Robert

Mary Lynn and Nick Kotz

Betty Bumpers

Susan and John B. Magee

Conrad Cafritz

Judy Harris and Norm Ornstein

Shaista Mahmood and

Andrea Capachietti

Peter and Daun Hauspurg

Barbara Casey

Ricki Tigert Helfer and

Georgetown Business Improvement District

Ambassador Rafat Mahmood Marcia V. Mayo Sacha Millstone

Mrs. Julia Caskey and Dr. James Reichmuth

Michael and Robin Durst Morris

Paul Charron

Susan Nittmann

Margaret Child and Jay

Maureen Orth

Zimmerman

Seder

Michael S. Helfer Kathleen Hendrix Madge Henning and Warren Davis Hillary Rodham Clinton Support Network

Lisa Rogers

Cindy Citrone

Ximena and Gonzalo Sanchez de

Hester Clark

Brian Holaway

Seth Cohen

Holder Family Foundation

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Elizabeth L. Colton

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay

Irene and Alan Wurtzel

Deb and Steve Conver

Kandace Holley

Joanne W. Young, Kirstein &

Roberta and Paul Cooper

Lorie D. Jackson

Didi Cutler and the Honorable

Fariba Jahanbani, Cartier

Lozada

Young, PLLC Barbara Zuckerberg

Walter Cutler Debbie Dingell

Emily Kahn Nancy Prager-Kamel and Dr. Ahmed Kamel

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The Kean Foundation

Georgia Nelson

Connie and Neal Sullivan

Marianne Keler

Susan Ness and Larry Schneider

Susan and Bill Sweeney

Randall Kempner

Beth W. Newburger

Pamela Takiff

Ian T. Kennedy

Michael Niehans

Corey Tatarczuk and David Hale

Richard Ketchum

Sarah Nixon

Pauline Thompson, Tyson’s

Munirah Khalifa

Ilan Noy

Mimi and Steven Kirstein

Dolly Oberoi, C² Technologies, Inc.

Time Warner Inc.

Judy and Peter Kovler, Kovler

Dr. Karen O’Connor, JD/PhD

T-Mobile

Ana Olivera, The New York

Grace Y. Toh, Toh Michaels

Family Foundation KPMG

Women’s Foundation

Realty, Inc.

Private Wealth Management, LLC

Paul Krieg

Michelle and Chris Olson

Tory Burch Foundation

Raminder Kumar

Diane Orentlicher and

Mark Tricolli

Morton Halperin

Nancy Tuor

Carolyn Lamm and Peter Halle Carol Lancaster

Jo Ousterhout

United Nations Foundation

Mark and Aspen Laneman

Carol and David Pensky

Ruth B. Usem

Melissa Lawrence

Steven Phillips

Rosita Van Coevorden

Stephanie and Keith Lemer

Shelly Porges and Rich Wilhelm

Van Ness Feldman

Zafra Lerman, Malta

Estee and Elliott Portnoy

Sara J. Vandepeute

Josh Radnor

Kathleen Vaughan

Ann Lewis and Mike Sponder

Mary M. Raiser

Toni G. Verstandig

Beth and Daryl Libow

Christine Rales

Jane Wales

Susan M. Liss

Eileen White Read and

Wedner Family Foundation

Conferences Foundation

Theresa Loar and Richard Bonsignore Sue Lonoff de Cuevas

Charles C. Read Kate Boyce Reeder and Joe Reeder

Nancy K. Wergeles Carol and Tom Wheeler Catherine Wilkinson and

Mary MacPherson

Elaine Reuben

Britlan and Fred W. Malek

Christianne Ricchi

Margaret Wittig

Beverly May

Robbie Rich

Women’s Foreign Policy Group

Giselle Mazier

Carol Roaman

Edwin S. Wright

Jane McAuliffe

British Robinson

Mary Daley Yerrick

Bobbie Greene McCarthy and

Joseph F. Roda

Jessica W. Zhang

Patrick McCarthy Mary Louise McGee Debbie and Dan McGinn McKenna Long & Aldridge Foundation Peter Michelozzi David Middleton Gail Milliken V. Sue Molina Jacob Montgomery

John Rader

Victoria and Thomas Rollins Lois Romano and the Honorable Sven Erik Holmes

$500 – $999

Becky L. Schergens

Janet Abraham

The Scott and Patrice Brickman

Ellwyn Andres

Family Foundation Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive Worldwide Karen Shipman and Raymond Hoehle

Philip Barber Louisa Barkalow Barry Bellovin Videen M. Bennett Lisa and Jeff Bennett

Julia Mooney

Elizabeth Stevens

Marguerite Berger

Nancy and Bruce Morrison

Ann and Stuart Stock

Laura Blumenthal

Virginia A. Mulberger

Cathleen Douglas Stone and

Tina Bolton

Lissa Muscatine and Bradley Graham Stephen Nash

Lauren Stone

Carol A. Boochever

Courtney H. Straus

Kathleen Burke

Elizabeth Strout

Rabab Butti

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CA, Inc

Elise Lufkin

Symantec

Maria Cancian

James Lundberg

Lisa and Charles Teixeira

Kirsten Cecchin

Penelope Machinski

Monika Torrey

Patrick Cott and Christy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

Carol and Peter Mack

Judy and Howard Udell

Linda and Ken Cohen

Susana Mackey

Nancy Vick

Gilberto Cooper

Rajiv Madan

Janet Walkow

Edward Davis

Shahin Mafi

Col. Patricia Webb

Charles Denny

Michele Manatt

Erin Williams

Nicky Donnelly

Joseph Maras

Kenneth Wolf

Saul Edwards

Jill Mays

Paul Wolff

Lucretia Farago

Sara McCann

Vivien Woofter

Helene Feldman

Christy McKenna

Barbara Wornum

Margaret Flaherty

Jeanne McKenna

Rosalind Wright

Mary C. M. Flynn

Teresa Olson and Thomas Miller

Steven Garneau

Jeffrey and Barbara Minker

George C. Marshall Foundation

Andrea Mitchell and

Gerson Family Foundation

Dr. Alan Greenspan

Susan Glendinning

Andrew Mould

Ruth Goldway

Judith Munzig

Linda Gottlieb

Anjanette Murphy

Susan Greenberger

Mary Murphy

Mila Grieb

Carolann Najarian

Nikki Guggenheimer

Hans Neuendorf

William Hausdorff

Robert Oliver

Mary Heideman

The Palmer Moravian Church

Eva Faye Dee and Daniel Hiatt

Cheryl Patterson

Diane Hoskins

Frances Posel

Bachmann Personal Injury Law

Henry Putzel III

Ellyn Ito

Noreen Qureshi

Barbara Josso

Corinne Roberts

Lisa Kanengiser

Mitchell Rose

Musimbi Kanyoro

Candace Ross

Dennis and Kathleen Kelleher

Lewis Rubin

Carol Kerkhof

Alan Sadler

Stacy Kincaid

Cindy Savett

Leeanne King

Susan Savitsky

Heeral Kota

Terralyn Schwartz

Stefan Krasowski

The Schwartz-Wolff Foundation

Jane Kristof

Jenna Segal

Rachel Lam

Barbara Shane

Bruce and Kate Langsen

Tamara Slawycz

Elizabeth Legge

Elizabeth Spence

Carol Leppa and Connie Miller

Anna Stewart

Tye Lidman

Jessie Sweeney

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“Vital Voices is the

2012 FUNDING BY SOURCE Individuals 10%

gold standard for fostering the work of courageous women leaders over the world.”

U.S. Government 10% Foreign Governments 4% Foundations/ Associations 19%

– TINA BROWN

Corporations 57%

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Our partnerships include universities, think tanks and other research institutions, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, the diplomatic c o m m u n i t y, d e s i g n and retail outlets, and the media, among others.

Corporations

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Government Institutions and Development Banks

Bloomingdale’s

Australian Agency for International

ANN INC. Avon Foundation for Women

Carolina Herrera, Ltd.

Development (AusAID)

CH2M HILL

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chevron

Embassy of Canada

Diane von Furstenberg Studio, L.P.

Embassy of Norway

ExxonMobil Women’s Economic

Embassy of Sweden

Opportunity Initiative

Embassy of United Arab Emirates

Fairwinds Trading

International Labour Organization (ILO)

FedEx

International Trade Center, Women

FORTUNE Hilton Worldwide Intel

Vendors Exhibition and Forum New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Standard Chartered Bank

Secretariat of the Economy of Mexico

Symantec

UK Government’s Department for

Walmart Wells Fargo

International Development United States Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of State World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation World Bank Women in Business and World Bank Africa Region

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Rise with the Prize SHATIL United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Women in the World Foundation

Non-Governmental and other Organizations

Womenetics

Al Gisr for Civil Society

Arizona State University

Al Hayat for Civil Society Development Alaoun Social Association for Development Arab American Institute (AAI)

Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa (BWASA)

The World Justice Project

Kenya Association of Women Business Owners (KAWBO)

Un i ve r s it i e s

Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL)

Georgetown University School of

Women in Management,

Foreign Service in Qatar

Business and Public Service

New York University

(WIMBIZ)

University of Arkansas

M E NA B u s i n e s s w o m e n’s Network and Associations

University of Miami

Baghdad Women’s Association Bahrain Women’s Union The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bridge for Africa The Brookings Institution Business Civic Leadership Center The Clinton Family Foundation Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dubai Debates The Elders Foundation For the Future Girls Not Brides Haitian Chamber of Commerce Humanity United / The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) The Institute for Inclusive Security Hunt Alternatives Fund International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ISIS Center for Women and Development Meridian International Center National Museum for Women in the

Africa B u s i n e s s w o m e n’s Network

Media The Aspen Institute Bloomberg Change Your World!—Yahoo!

Association des Algériennes

Business & Human Rights Summit on Women and Social/Digital Media The Economist Intelligence Unit FORTUNE Magazine Glamour Magazine Half the Sky The New York Times Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Managers et Entrepreneurs Association des Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises du Maroc Association for Women’s Total Advancement and Development Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society (BBS) Business and Professional Women Association – Amman

Thomson Reuters

Business Women Forum – Palestine

Washingtonian Magazine

Chambre Nationale des Femmes

Women, War & Peace

Chefs d’Entreprises Dubai Business Women’s Council

V i t a l Vo i c e s Chapters and Affiliates

Lebanese League for Women in Business The Qatari Businesswomen Association

Elas por Elas: Vozes e Ações das Mulheres (Brazil) Femmes en Démocracie (Haiti)

Legal

Voces Vitales Argentina

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP

Voces Vitales El Salvador

Tia Cudahy

Nes Ammim

Voces Vitales Guatemala

Marlin Dohlman

Nkumu Fed Fed

Voces Vitales Honduras

Paul Hastings LLP

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

Voces Vitales Nicaragua

Visa Law Group

Project on Middle East Democracy

Voces Vitales Panama

Arts (NMWA) The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

Democracy (POMED)

Voces Vitales Peru Voces Vitales Venezuela

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REPORT

Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Vital Voices Global Partnership, Inc. (Vital Voices), which comprise the statement of

To the Board of Directors of Vital Voices Global Partnership, Inc.

financial position as of December 31, 2012, and the related statements of activities, functional expenses and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

M a n a g e m e n t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s R e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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A u d i t o r ’s R e s p o n s i b i l i t y Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vital Voices as of December 31, 2012, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Report on Summarized Comparative Information We have previously audited Vital Voices’ 2011 financial statements, and we expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those audited financial statements in our report dated June 29, 2012. In our opinion, the summarized comparative information presented herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited financial statements from which it has been derived.

Supplemental Information Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The supplemental schedule of revenue and expenses of the Department for International Development Grant is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole. Raffa, P.C. Washington, DC June 14, 2013

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DECEMBER 31, 2012 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,146,921 Contributions receivable, net

2,851,702

Federal grants and contracts receivable

244,883

Accounts receivable

52,793

Prepaid expenses

175,746

Inventory

8,906

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $262,131 TOTAL ASSETS

287,224 $ 6,768,175

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$ 513,237

Accrued leave

45,669

Deferred revenue

150,830

Funds held on behalf of others

6,833

Deferred rent and lease benefit

349,051

TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,065,620

NET ASSETS Unrestricted 1,414,041 Temporarily restricted 4,288,514 TOTAL NET ASSETS 5,702,555

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

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$ 6,768,175

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2012 REVENUE AND SUPPORT

TEMPORARILY

UNRESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

Grants and contributions

$611,052

$6,665,831

Federal grants and contracts

1,363,344

1,391,685

90,000

Special events revenue

Donated services

185,168 2,029

Other revenue

24,828

$7,276,883

1,363,344

Interest income

TOTAL

1,481,685

185,168

2,029

24,828

RELEASE FROM RESTRICTIONS Satisfaction of program restrictions

Satisfaction of time restrictions TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT

6,826,309

(6,826,309)

393,427

(393,427)

10,797,842

(463,905)

10,333,937

EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES Leadership Training Women’s Global Leadership Network Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking Public Engagement and Awareness TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES

4,382,861

3,489,762

885,757

524,430

9,282,810

150,084

1,388,894

71,480

1,610,458

SUPPORTING SERVICES Management and general Development and fundraising Fundraising - cost of direct benefit to donors TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS TOTAL EXPENSES

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

15,580

10,908,848

(111,006)

(463,905)

(574,911)

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

1,525,047

4,752,419

6,277,466

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

$1,414,041

$4,288,514

$5,702,555

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REVENUE 2012 Federal Grants and Contracts

13.20%

Grants and Contributions

70.40%

Special Events

14.30%

Donated Services

1.80% Other

.30%

EXPENSES 2012* Management and General

19.81%

Development and Fundraising

10.89%

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Global Leadership Network

26.03% Public Engagement and Awareness

3.92%

Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking

6.61%

*Prior to Management and General Expense Allocation

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Leadership Training

32.74%

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V i t a l Vo i c e s o w e s i t s s u c c e s s t o the commitment and guidance of talented professionals drawn from a range of organizations and experiences. Our diverse Board of Directors brings leadership,

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dedication, and passion and generously gives time, expertise, and resources to advance womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership around the world.

VITAL VOICES FOUNDER The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Former U.S. Secretary of State

VITAL VOICES HONORARY CHAIRS The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum Baker Former United States Senator (R-KS)

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The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Former United States Senator (R-TX)

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CHAIR Susan Ann Davis VICE CHAIR Dr. Carol Lancaster PRESIDENT AND CEO Alyse Nelson

Jaspal Bindra

Dr. Alice Kandell

EMERITI

Beth Brooke

Marlene Malek

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley

Tina Brown

Susan McCarron

Betty Bumpers

Candace Browning

Judith McHale

Bobbie Greene McCarthy

Paul Charron

Donna Cochran McLarty

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Tia Cudahy

V. Sue Molina

Jan Piercy

Deborah Dingell

Susan Ness

Ambassador Melanne Verveer

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky

Dr. Karen Otazo Hofmeister

Sonnie Dockser

Dina Habib Powell

Samia Farouki

Nancy Prager-Kamel

Sally Field

Victoria Sant

Mary C. Foerster

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