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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

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GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

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What we know today is that women lead differently.

The values they bring are, by and large, more

inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. It is

precisely this difference that our world needs.

In times of upheaval and transition, of financial

uncertainty and political unrest, those leaders with

strong connections to the people they serve are

proving most successful.

This year, we unveiled the Vital Voices Leadership

Model based on 15 years of work with women leaders

around the world. The Vital Voices way is to learn

from the women we work with; to see how they

get results and how they inspire others. They are

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

Their approach to problem solving determines our

program design and delivery. The leadership model

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

principles it espouses are not restricted to women,

it was only after examining the leadership styles

of thousands of women leaders that the pattern

became clear.

The model rests upon five pillars:

• 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

We also released our first book, Vital Voices: The

Power of Women Leading Change Around the World.

The book documents the Vital Voices Leadership

Model and spotlights pioneering women leaders

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

book have been sold since publication in June 2012.

Reprinting rights were purchased by John Wiley &

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

into Arabic.

Indeed, it has been a tremendous twelve months

for our work together. Vital Voices’ three dozen

programs reached more than 1500 women leaders

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

in an instant, and it is in these moments when

transformative leadership is needed. With your help,

Vital Voices continues to be the leader in finding

and investing in the greatest source of underutilized

leadership potential: women leaders. Please read

on to learn about the impact of our work together.

Thank you for your continued support.

With our deepest gratitude,

Susan Ann Davis

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Carol Lancaster

VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alyse Nelson

PRESIDENT AND CEO

DEAR FRIENDS,

For Vit a l Voices , 2012 marks a de cade and a ha l f of ident i f y ing ,

invest ing in and br ing ing v i s ibi l i t y to emerg ing women le aders

in f ive reg ions of t he wor ld . In t hat t ime, we have l e ar ne d

a g re at de a l . When we b egan , we t houg ht our obj e c t ive was

s imply to ge t more women into l e adersh ip p os i t ions .

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A NOTE ABOUT OUR FOUNDING

Vital Voices Global Par tnership

emerged from the U.S. government’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, non-

governmental organization (NGO) in

June 2000 to continue the work of

advancing women’s social, economic,

political, and leadership status around

the world.

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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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VITAL VOICES MEETS HER AND IS IMPRESSED

BY HER WORK.

WE INVEST IN HER OUR TIME, RESOURCES, TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP.

HER WORK IS EXPANDED AND HER IMPACT IS DEEPER. SHE IS RECOGNIZED IN HER COMMUNITY.

SHE REALIZES THAT SHE CAN SUPPORT MANY MORE WOMEN IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE BUILDS A NETWORK, ANDPAYS 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.

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

POLITICS ECONOMICS

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AN EMERGING LEADER.

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.

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We were at the forefront of international coalitions

to combat human trafficking and other forms of

violence against women and girls.

We enabled women to become change agents in

their governments, advocates for social justice, and

supporters of democracy and the rule of law.

I N 2 0 1 2 , W E I D E N T I F I E D , I N V E S T E D I N , A N D B R O U G H T V I S I B I L I T Y T O E X T R A O R D I N A R Y W O M E N L E A D E R S T H R O U G H O U T T H E D E V E L O P I N G W O R L D .

We equipped women with management, business

development, marketing, and communications skills

in order to expand their enterprises, provide for

their families, and create jobs in their communities

We helped women build confidence as leaders and

to grow the networks they need to both pursue a

vision and “pay it forward” by investing in others.

T h e s e w o m e n a r e c o m m i t t e d t o c r e a t i n g a m o r e e n a b l i n g e n v i r o n m e n t f o r w o m e n a n d g i r l s .

T h e s e e x t r a ord i n ar y wom e n are t h e v i t a l vo i c e s o f ou r t i m e .


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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.

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 multi-

stakeholder 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.

APPROACH


Four human rights training and networking programs engaged 206 participants: Legislative Workshop for Improving

Cameroon’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.

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.

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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.

11Eleven 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

women’s rights, health, and security.

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IF I HAVE ACHIEVED RESULTS

IN MY JOB, MAYBE IT IS

BECAUSE FOR ME IT’S

VERY SIMPLE. FIRST, I ’M A

WOMAN, AND WOMEN NEED

TO GIVE VOICE TO OTHER

WOMEN.

– Sandra Gomes Melo

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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

local implementation supported by global collaboration

and sharing of best practices to create a safer world for

women and girls.

THE 2012 GPEVAW SUMMIT LEVERAGED THE POWER OF

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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TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST

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Women are powerful engines of economic growth and social change. Research from a

range of institutions – the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum,

and Goldman Sachs, among others – 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.

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, women’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.


IMPACT

85%

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52 % of program participants increased

permanent employment.

SIX PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS: African Women’s Entrepreneurship

Program (ExxonMobil Foundation;

Kenya); Entrepreneurs in Handicrafts

(ExxonMobil Foundation; South Africa);

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%.

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.

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increased sales.


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I WOULD SAY VITAL VOICES HAS

BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TERMS OF

CONTINUOUS TRAINING, GIVING

[US] THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS

AND CONFIDENCE... IN ORDER

TO ACCOMPLISH OUR ULTIMATE

GOAL OF CREATING EMPLOYMENT

AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR

COMMUNITIES.

– Jenni fer Mul l i


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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-to-

medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in three different sectors: value-

added 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.

Katchy Kollections employs and empowers women in economically

disadvantaged, rural Kenyan communities.

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.

AFRICA WOMEN’S

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

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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.


IMPACT

56%

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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73% of Policy Advocates delegates learned to use social

media platforms to communicate their advocacy messages.

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.

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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.

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A STRONG LOCAL AND REGIONAL

NETWORK MUST BE FORMED TO

CONNECT WOMEN ACTIVISTS,

EXPERTS, BUSINESS WOMEN,

CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS AND

ACADEMICS, TO WORK TOGETHER

TO SUPPORT CERTAIN AND CLEAR

CAUSES ONE AT A TIME WITH

REGIONAL SUPPORT.

– Mar ianne Ibrahim


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

Advocates team in Egypt.

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 Voices’ 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 – they share skills, access to information,

and connections, using the power they have to encourage collective

empowerment.


IMPACT

81%

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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.

10 Mentoring Walks in 9 countries drew 2,400 established and

rising women leaders.

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

Across four programs, Vital Voices brought women together from around the world to forge 110

diverse mentoring relationships.

All Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Mentoring Partnership mentees reported

engaging in a project that had a positive effect on their

community.

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81% of participants in the Policy Advocates for Women’s

Issues and Global Ambassadors programs felt motivated to

mentor or support women leaders in their own communities.


THROUGH VITAL VOICES, WE HAVE SOME

STRONG WOMEN FROM CORPORATE

AMERICA AND FROM POLITICAL

BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE SUPPORTING

OUR EFFORTS IN HAITI IN TERMS OF

MENTORING, COACHING, TRAINING.

AND, WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, WHERE

THEY ALSO LEARN FROM US AND WE

MOVE TOGETHER FORWARD.

– Danie l le Sa int-Lôt

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The Global Ambassadors Program, a Vital Voices and Bank of America

partnership launched in 2012, invests in women leaders around the globe

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-au-

Prince, 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.

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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APPROACH

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 – 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.


IMPACT

10,000+

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.

“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.”

– ANABELLA DE LEONGuatemala, 2003 Honoree

“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.”

– JAYA ARUNACHALAMIndia, 2005 Honoree

“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.”

– 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.”

– KAKENYA NTAIYAKenya, 2008 Honoree


V I S I B I L I T Y

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I HAVE NEVER MET A WOMAN

WHO IS NOT STRONG.

I BELIEVE THERE IS AN INHERENT

STRENGTH IN EVERY WOMAN. A

FEARLESSNESS. A LEADER.

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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

“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

“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.”

2012 GLOBAL

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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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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.

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

M a n y p r o v i d e c r i t i c a l f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t , a n d m a n y o f o u r p a r t n e r s l e n d w o r l d - c l a s s i n d u s t r y e x p e r t i s e t h a t w e l e v e r a g e t o h e l p a d v a n c e w o m e n i n t h e c o u n t r i e s w h e r e w e w o r k .


M A J O R

C O N T R I B U T O R S

Vi t a l Vo i c e s G l o b a l P a r t n e r s h i p t h a n k s a l l o f o u r c o n t r i b u t o r s w h o h e l p e d t o s u p p o r t o u r p r o g r a m s i n 2 0 1 2 .

$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 + Bank of America

ExxonMobil Foundation

$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 – $ 9 9 9 , 9 9 9ANN, INC.

Avon Foundation for Women

The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation

Hilton Worldwide

Humanity United

Standard Chartered Bank

The Paul E. Singer Foundation

Walmart

$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 – $ 2 4 9 , 9 9 9The Boeing Company

$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 – $ 9 9 , 9 9 9Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Clinton Family Foundation

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

InMaat Foundation

Intel Foundation


Donna and Mack McLarty

Microsoft Corporation

Paul Hastings, LLP

Vicki and Roger Sant

Wells Fargo

$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 – $ 4 9 , 9 9 9Abbott Laboratories

Carlson Family Foundation

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Chevron

Deloitte

Sonnie and Bill Dockser, Dockser Family

Foundation

Embassy of Sweden

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

$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 – $ 2 4 , 9 9 9Avon Products, Inc.

Claudine Bacher

The Bernstein Family Foundation

Bloomberg Government

Marcia Myers Carlucci

Carol and Eugene Ludwig

Susan E. Carter

CH2M HILL

Citi

Susan Ann Davis

DHL

Embassy of Kuwait

Emergent Bio Solutions

Samia and A. Huda Farouki

Andrea Stern Ferris

Nancy Folger

Goldman Sachs

Google Inc.

Curtis Huff

Jill Iscol

Ambassador Craig Johnstone

John Langer

Limited Brands

Marathon Oil Corporation

Marriott International

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust

Qualcomm

Roselyne Chroman Swig

Thompson Reuters

Joan F. Tobin, Tobin Foundation

Yahoo! Inc.

Peter Yu

$ 5 , 0 0 0 – $ 9 , 9 9 9The 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

Debra L. Lee, BET Networks

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

Julie Dobson

Rae Evans

Barbara Gerson

Richard Gibson

Good360 HP

Baroness Mary Goudie

Amy Hubbard

Inavale Foundation

JaMel and Tom Perkins Family Foundation

Dr. Alice S. Kandell

Kao USA Inc.

The Honorable Judith McHale

Deborah McWhinney

Megara Foundation

Alyse Nelson


M A J O R


Norwegian Embassy

Susan K. Patrick

Mark Pincus

Verizon Foundation

Joseph Walters

Sherrie Rollins Westin, Sesame

Workshop

Anne Wojcicki

Elizabeth Kramer Wrege

Mary Mennell Zients

$ 2 , 5 0 0 – 4 , 9 9 9Amgen

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley

Bagley

Anne Bartley

Judith N. Batty

Constance Broz

Maureen Calis Coleman

John and Margaret Dalton

Financial Services Roundtable

Robert and Ellen Dobrusin

Susan G. Esserman

Jane and Robert Friedman

Georgetown Business

Improvement District

Harman Family Foundation

Pamela D. Hayes, Esq.

Thomas Kailath

Mary Lynn and Nick Kotz

Susan and John B. Magee

Shaista Mahmood and

Ambassador Rafat Mahmood

Marcia V. Mayo

Sacha Millstone

Michael and Robin Durst Morris

Susan Nittmann

Maureen Orth

Lisa Rogers

Ximena and Gonzalo Sanchez de

Lozada

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Irene and Alan Wurtzel

Joanne W. Young, Kirstein &

Young, PLLC

Barbara Zuckerberg

$ 1 , 0 0 0 – $ 2 , 4 9 9Janet Abrams

Syeda Henna Barber Ali and Syed

Faisal Imam

American Beverage Association

APCO Worldwide

Laura Ardito

Ariel Investments, LLC

Ami and Lou Aronson

Atlas Foundation

Tauba Auerbach

Lokesh Baddam

Sandy and Stewart Bainum

Allison Barber

Joanne and Brian Barlia

Wendy Benchley and John

Jeppson

Lisa Bernstein

Wilma and Stuart Bernstein

Leigh Verveer Bianchi

Nina Blackwell

The Honorable Marion C. Blakey

Governor Jim Blanchard and

Janet Blanchard

Lynn and Wolf Blitzer

Katherine and David Bradley

Rita Braver and Robert B. Barnett

Carolyn S. Brody

Beth Brooke

Betty Bumpers

Conrad Cafritz

Andrea Capachietti

Barbara Casey

Mrs. Julia Caskey and Dr. James

Reichmuth

Paul Charron

Margaret Child and Jay

Zimmerman

Cindy Citrone

Hester Clark

Seth Cohen

Elizabeth L. Colton

Deb and Steve Conver

Roberta and Paul Cooper

Didi Cutler and the Honorable

Walter Cutler

Debbie Dingell

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky

Nancy and Marc Duber

Gabrielle Tierney and

Eric Bindelglass

The Honorable and

Mrs. Melvyn Estrin

Ronit Fallek

Diane Farrell

Margery Feldberg

Susan Fine

Lauri Fitz-Pegado

Alan H. Fleischman and Dafna

Tapiero Fleischmann

Elizabeth Fleming

Stephenie Foster

Edie Fraser

Alison Friedman

Shelly and Joe Galli

David Gerdes

The Honorable Joseph

Gildenhorn and Alma Gildenhorn

The Honorable Cynthia Glassman

and Dr. Leonard Glassman

Alexandra Gleysteen

Deborah A. Green

Ann and Lloyd Hand

Laura Handman and Harold Ickes

Deborah Hankinson

Deborah Harmon and Dr. Robert

Seder

Judy Harris and Norm Ornstein

Peter and Daun Hauspurg

Ricki Tigert Helfer and

Michael S. Helfer

Kathleen Hendrix

Madge Henning and

Warren Davis

Hillary Rodham Clinton Support

Network

Brian Holaway

Holder Family Foundation

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay

Kandace Holley

Lorie D. Jackson

Fariba Jahanbani, Cartier

Emily Kahn

Nancy Prager-Kamel and

Dr. Ahmed Kamel


The Kean Foundation

Marianne Keler

Randall Kempner

Ian T. Kennedy

Richard Ketchum

Munirah Khalifa

Mimi and Steven Kirstein

Judy and Peter Kovler, Kovler

Family Foundation

KPMG

Paul Krieg

Raminder Kumar

Carolyn Lamm and Peter Halle

Carol Lancaster

Mark and Aspen Laneman

Melissa Lawrence

Stephanie and Keith Lemer

Zafra Lerman, Malta

Conferences Foundation

Ann Lewis and Mike Sponder

Beth and Daryl Libow

Susan M. Liss

Theresa Loar and Richard

Bonsignore

Sue Lonoff de Cuevas

Mary MacPherson

Britlan and Fred W. Malek

Beverly May

Giselle Mazier

Jane McAuliffe

Bobbie Greene McCarthy and

Patrick McCarthy

Mary Louise McGee

Debbie and Dan McGinn

McKenna Long & Aldridge

Foundation

Peter Michelozzi

David Middleton

Gail Milliken

V. Sue Molina

Jacob Montgomery

Julia Mooney

Nancy and Bruce Morrison

Virginia A. Mulberger

Lissa Muscatine and

Bradley Graham

Stephen Nash

Georgia Nelson

Susan Ness and Larry Schneider

Beth W. Newburger

Michael Niehans

Sarah Nixon

Ilan Noy

Dolly Oberoi, C² Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Karen O’Connor, JD/PhD

Ana Olivera, The New York

Women’s Foundation

Michelle and Chris Olson

Diane Orentlicher and

Morton Halperin

Jo Ousterhout

Carol and David Pensky

Steven Phillips

Shelly Porges and Rich Wilhelm

Estee and Elliott Portnoy

Josh Radnor

Mary M. Raiser

Christine Rales

Eileen White Read and

Charles C. Read

Kate Boyce Reeder and

Joe Reeder

Elaine Reuben

Christianne Ricchi

Robbie Rich

Carol Roaman

British Robinson

Joseph F. Roda

Victoria and Thomas Rollins

Lois Romano and the Honorable

Sven Erik Holmes

Becky L. Schergens

The Scott and Patrice Brickman

Family Foundation

Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive

Worldwide

Karen Shipman and

Raymond Hoehle

Elizabeth Stevens

Ann and Stuart Stock

Cathleen Douglas Stone and

Lauren Stone

Courtney H. Straus

Elizabeth Strout

Connie and Neal Sullivan

Susan and Bill Sweeney

Pamela Takiff

Corey Tatarczuk and David Hale

Pauline Thompson, Tyson’s

Realty, Inc.

Time Warner Inc.

T-Mobile

Grace Y. Toh, Toh Michaels

Private Wealth Management, LLC

Tory Burch Foundation

Mark Tricolli

Nancy Tuor

United Nations Foundation

Ruth B. Usem

Rosita Van Coevorden

Van Ness Feldman

Sara J. Vandepeute

Kathleen Vaughan

Toni G. Verstandig

Jane Wales

Wedner Family Foundation

Nancy K. Wergeles

Carol and Tom Wheeler

Catherine Wilkinson and

John Rader

Margaret Wittig

Women’s Foreign Policy Group

Edwin S. Wright

Mary Daley Yerrick

Jessica W. Zhang

$ 5 0 0 – $ 9 9 9Janet Abraham

Ellwyn Andres

Philip Barber

Louisa Barkalow

Barry Bellovin

Videen M. Bennett

Lisa and Jeff Bennett

Marguerite Berger

Laura Blumenthal

Tina Bolton

Carol A. Boochever

Kathleen Burke

Rabab Butti


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CA, Inc

Maria Cancian

Kirsten Cecchin

Patrick Cott and Christy O’Brien

Linda and Ken Cohen

Gilberto Cooper

Edward Davis

Charles Denny

Nicky Donnelly

Saul Edwards

Lucretia Farago

Helene Feldman

Margaret Flaherty

Mary C. M. Flynn

Steven Garneau

George C. Marshall Foundation

Gerson Family Foundation

Susan Glendinning

Ruth Goldway

Linda Gottlieb

Susan Greenberger

Mila Grieb

Nikki Guggenheimer

William Hausdorff

Mary Heideman

Eva Faye Dee and Daniel Hiatt

Diane Hoskins

Bachmann Personal Injury Law

Ellyn Ito

Barbara Josso

Lisa Kanengiser

Musimbi Kanyoro

Dennis and Kathleen Kelleher

Carol Kerkhof

Stacy Kincaid

Leeanne King

Heeral Kota

Stefan Krasowski

Jane Kristof

Rachel Lam

Bruce and Kate Langsen

Elizabeth Legge

Carol Leppa and Connie Miller

Tye Lidman

Elise Lufkin

James Lundberg

Penelope Machinski

Carol and Peter Mack

Susana Mackey

Rajiv Madan

Shahin Mafi

Michele Manatt

Joseph Maras

Jill Mays

Sara McCann

Christy McKenna

Jeanne McKenna

Teresa Olson and Thomas Miller

Jeffrey and Barbara Minker

Andrea Mitchell and

Dr. Alan Greenspan

Andrew Mould

Judith Munzig

Anjanette Murphy

Mary Murphy

Carolann Najarian

Hans Neuendorf

Robert Oliver

The Palmer Moravian Church

Cheryl Patterson

Frances Posel

Henry Putzel III

Noreen Qureshi

Corinne Roberts

Mitchell Rose

Candace Ross

Lewis Rubin

Alan Sadler

Cindy Savett

Susan Savitsky

Terralyn Schwartz

The Schwartz-Wolff Foundation

Jenna Segal

Barbara Shane

Tamara Slawycz

Elizabeth Spence

Anna Stewart

Jessie Sweeney

Symantec

Lisa and Charles Teixeira

Monika Torrey

Judy and Howard Udell

Nancy Vick

Janet Walkow

Col. Patricia Webb

Erin Williams

Kenneth Wolf

Paul Wolff

Vivien Woofter

Barbara Wornum

Rosalind Wright


“Vital Voices is the

gold standard for

fostering the work

of courageous

women leaders

over the world.”

– TINA BROWN

2012 FUNDING BY SOURCE

Corporations 57%

Individuals 10%

Foundations/Associations 19%

U.S. Government 10%Foreign Governments 4%


O u r p a r t n e r s h i p s i n c l u d e u n i v e r s i t i e s , t h i n k t a n k s a n d o t h e r r e s e a r c h i n s t i t u t i o n s , n o n -p r o f i t a n d n o n -g o v e r n m e n t a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , t h e d i p l o m a t i c c o m m u n i t y, d e s i g n a n d r e t a i l o u t l e t s , a n d t h e m e d i a , a m o n g o t h e r s .

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C o r p o r a t i o n sANN INC.

Avon Foundation for Women

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Bloomingdale’s

Carolina Herrera, Ltd.

CH2M HILL

Chevron

Diane von Furstenberg Studio, L.P.

ExxonMobil Women’s Economic

Opportunity Initiative

Fairwinds Trading

FedEx

FORTUNE

Hilton Worldwide

Intel

Standard Chartered Bank

Symantec

Walmart

Wells Fargo

G o v e r n m e n t I n s t i t u t i o n s a n d D e v e l o p m e n t B a n k sAustralian Agency for International

Development (AusAID)

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Embassy of Canada

Embassy of Norway

Embassy of Sweden

Embassy of United Arab Emirates

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Trade Center, Women

Vendors Exhibition and Forum

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs

and Trade

Secretariat of the Economy of Mexico

UK Government’s Department for

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


N o n - G o v e r n m e n t a l an d ot h e r O r g a n i z a t i o n sAl Gisr for Civil Society

Al Hayat for Civil Society

Development

Alaoun Social Association for

Development

Arab American Institute (AAI)

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

Arts (NMWA)

The National Network to End

Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

Nes Ammim

Nkumu Fed Fed

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

Project on Middle East Democracy

Democracy (POMED)

Rise with the Prize

SHATIL

United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

Women in the World Foundation

Womenetics

The World Justice Project

U n i v e r s i t i e sArizona State University

Georgetown University School of

Foreign Service in Qatar

New York University

University of Arkansas

University of Miami

M e d i aThe Aspen Institute

Bloomberg

Change Your World!—Yahoo!

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

Thomson Reuters

Washingtonian Magazine

Women, War & Peace

Vi t a l Vo i c e s C h a p t e r s a n d A f f i l i a t e sElas por Elas: Vozes e Ações das

Mulheres (Brazil)

Femmes en Démocracie (Haiti)

Voces Vitales Argentina

Voces Vitales El Salvador

Voces Vitales Guatemala

Voces Vitales Honduras

Voces Vitales Nicaragua

Voces Vitales Panama

Voces Vitales Peru

Voces Vitales Venezuela

A f r i c a B u s i n e s s w o m e n’s N e t w o r kBusinesswomen’s Association of

South Africa (BWASA)

Kenya Association of Women

Business Owners (KAWBO)

Uganda Women Entrepreneurs

Association Limited (UWEAL)

Women in Management,

Business and Public Service

(WIMBIZ)

M E N A B u s i n e s s w o m e n’s N e t w o r k a n d A s s o c i a t i o n sAssociation des Algériennes

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

Business Women Forum – Palestine

Chambre Nationale des Femmes

Chefs d’Entreprises

Dubai Business Women’s Council

Lebanese League for Women in

Business

The Qatari Businesswomen

Association

L e g a lAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP

Tia Cudahy

Marlin Dohlman

Paul Hastings LLP

Visa Law Group


R e p o r t o n t h e F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t s

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Vital Voices

Global Partnership, Inc. (Vital Voices), which comprise the statement of

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 ’s R e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t s

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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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Board of Directors of Vital

Voices Global Partnership, Inc.


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.

O p i n i o n

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.

R e p o r t o n S u m m a r i z e d C o m p a r a t i v e I n f o r m a t i o n

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.

S u p p l e m e n t a l I n f o r m a t i o n

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


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 $262,131 287,224

TOTAL ASSETS $ 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 $ 6,768,175

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REVENUE AND SUPPORT

TEMPORARILY

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL

Grants and contributions $611,052 $6,665,831 $7,276,883

Federal grants and contracts 1,363,344 - 1,363,344

Special events revenue 1,391,685 90,000 1,481,685

Donated services 185,168 - 185,168

Interest income 2,029 - 2,029

Other revenue 24,828 - 24,828

RELEASE FROM RESTRICTIONS

Satisfaction of program restrictions 6,826,309 (6,826,309) -

Satisfaction of time restrictions 393,427 (393,427) -

TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT 10,797,842 (463,905) 10,333,937

EXPENSES

PROGRAM SERVICES

Leadership Training 4,382,861 - 4,382,861

Women’s Global Leadership Network 3,489,762 - 3,489,762

Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking 885,757 - 885,757

Public Engagement and Awareness 524,430 - 524,430

TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 9,282,810 - 9,282,810

SUPPORTING SERVICES

Management and general 150,084 - 150,084

Development and fundraising 1,388,894 - 1,388,894

Fundraising - cost of direct benefit to donors 71,480 - 71,480

TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES 1,610,458 - 1,610,458

RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS 15,580 - 15,580

TOTAL EXPENSES 10,908,848 - 10,908,848

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (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

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2012


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REVENUE 2012

EXPENSES 2012*

Federal Grants and Contracts

13.20%

Special Events

14.30%Grants and Contributions

70.40% Donated Services

1.80%

Other

.30%

Women’s Global Leadership Network

26.03%Public Engagement and Awareness

3.92%Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking

6.61%

Management and General

19.81%

Leadership Training

32.74%

Development and Fundraising

10.89%

*Prior to Management and General Expense Allocation



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