September 24, 1999

CARA finds a Fiscal Sponsor

First of all, what is a fiscal sponsor?

When we decided to start a new agency, we realized that we needed 501(c)3 (tax deferred nonprofit) status immediately in order to accept funding and begin offering services. It can take up to a year to obtain this status, and that wasn't soon enough for us. We began looking for other options. The best one we found was to join forces with an existing 501(c)3 group - one that could accept funding for us and allow us to get this new agency up and running as soon as possible.

After speaking with some amazing organizations, we found the best fit with Gay Community Social Services. GCSS has been doing fiscal sponsorship for nearly 30 years. Currently, they are sponsoring such projects as the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Project, the Lesbian Cancer Project, and United Front Against Fascism.

We're excited to announce this new relationship with GCSS, and look forward to offering sexual assault community outreach and support group services soon. Our next steps include finding office space and beginning the process of hiring a staff to do program management and outreach. We'll keep you updated on our progress.

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT

Saturday, October 2nd
Seattle Central Community College (Broadway & Pine)
7:00 p.m. music begins
7:30 p.m. rally
8:30 p.m. march

Survivor speakout to follow the march. Party and music at ARO.space following the event.

Take Back the Night march and rally, sponsored by Home Alive, has an overall goal and message: to address violence as a community issue; to unite all people in the community who have felt targeted or unsafe in our streets; and, to empower every single individual to get home alive.

CARA will have a table at the event and Alisa Bierria from the Interim Board will be speaking.

We hope to see you there.

Meet the Interim Board of CARA

Angela Batiste
Recent graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and former crisis line advocate and legal advocate with Seattle Rape Relief (SRR).

Julie Bengston
Former crisis line advocate, legal advocate and volunteer educator with SRR. Julie works at The Seattle Times in the News Department.

Alisa Bierria
Former crisis line advocate with SRR. Alisa works with the Teen Peer Advocate Program at the East Cherry YWCA.

Carrie Hale
Former crisis line advocate and volunteer educator with SRR. Carrie is an early-childhood educator.

Heather McRae-Woolf
Former crisis line advocate with SRR. Heather is a videographer.

Tony Norman
Trained crisis line advocate with SRR. Tony works at the University of Washington in the Department of Orthopaedics.

Anthippy Petras
Former crisis line advocate, support group facilitator, volunteer trainer and fundraiser with SRR. Anthippy is working on a multi-state federal study, The Early Head Start, through the University of Washington and Children's Home Society.

Cary Petty
Former crisis line advocate and support group facilitator with SRR. Cary works for the City of Seattle City Attorney's Office in the Criminal Division.

Can you help?

If you would like to lend a hand getting CARA off the ground, please give us a call or e-mail.

If you would like to make a donation, you can send a check to our address below. We will send you a receipt.