not for sale (nfs)
IS a non-profit organization based in half moon bay, CA that aims to recruit, educate, and mobilize an international grassroots social movement that effectively combats human trafficking and slavery through open-source activism for abolitionists and innovative social enterprises TO BENEFIT ENSLAVED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
Not For Sale has been performing financially well since its inception in 2007. From analyzing their financial statements and their IRS Form 990s from the past five years, it was observed that public support from gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees, has been gradually increasing in the last five years. In the fiscal year of 2011, Not For Sale received a total of $1,778,640 in public support in comparison to $674,945 in 2007. A large portion of Not For Sale’s funding stream comes from fundraising events and private donors. It is apparent through the financials provided by NFS that creating partnerships has been the key component for NFS in fulfilling its mission and garnering financial support from a wide-range of donors. According to their financials, 83 percent of Not For Sale’s funding is contributed to its ongoing programs. Not For Sale’s key platforms that are used to equip individuals to fight slavery include Free2Work, the Global Forum on Human Trafficking, Not For Sale Academy, Slavery Map, Student Abolitionist Movement (SAM), and Free2Play.
PLATFORMS:
Free2Work provides consumers with stories behind the barcodes or products they purchase. This allows consumers to make their purchases their advocacy in the fight against modern-day slavery. Free2Work grades the efforts that companies make to mitigate forced labor in their supply chains, and delivers these grades to consumers via www.Free2Work.org. The site is able to provide consumers with information on a number of products that they can use to make a wise and ethical purchasing decision.
NFS Global Forum on Human Trafficking has been hosted annually since 2009 and it has been serving as a major catalyst for mobilizing an international modern-day abolitionist movement. In October 2010, NFS held its annual Global Forum in Yorba Linda, CA. Here more than 800 abolitionists united for two days to engage in in-depth dialogues and debates with over 40 world-renowned speakers. Participants from 15 countries came together to explore effective models and innovate realistic solutions to one of our most pressing and complex issues of our time.
NFS Academy is an educational platform that works to equip and mobilize community members from all sectors of society with the skills and knowledge necessary to combat the prevalence of human trafficking and modern-day slavery locally in their own backyards.
SlaveryMap (www.SlaveryMap.org) provides a visualization of human trafficking in the 21st century. It is an interactive map that displays cases of human trafficking in the United States and across the globe. In 2010 the Academy-trained researchers posted 355 cases of human trafficking onto Slaverymap.org, making the site an increasingly recognized tool for understanding the face of modern-day slavery.
Freedom Store has both an online presence and a physical retail store in Half Moon Bay, CA. The Freedom Store showcases products made at NFS projects and by partners who employ survivors of human trafficking and those vulnerable to exploitation. The Freedom Store serves two main purposes: to provide sustainable and dignified employment opportunities for survivors, and to demonstrate the viability of alternative supply chains that value people over actual products.
Student Abolitionist Movement (SAM) was founded in 2007 and has since united, educated, and equipped students with information, resources, and tangible ways to take action against modern-day slavery. In 2010, SAM helped students of all levels to establish action-oriented programs within their schools and colleges and provide them with effective ways to participate in the movement and become advocacy leaders among their peers.
Free2Play provides athletes and fans with an opportunity to use their talents and love for sports to ensure that all children are free to play. Free2Play supporters tie their personal or team's achievements to a funding pledge that goes to create freedom for kids around the world, thereby contributing to the Abolitionist movement.
PLATFORMS:
Free2Work provides consumers with stories behind the barcodes or products they purchase. This allows consumers to make their purchases their advocacy in the fight against modern-day slavery. Free2Work grades the efforts that companies make to mitigate forced labor in their supply chains, and delivers these grades to consumers via www.Free2Work.org. The site is able to provide consumers with information on a number of products that they can use to make a wise and ethical purchasing decision.
NFS Global Forum on Human Trafficking has been hosted annually since 2009 and it has been serving as a major catalyst for mobilizing an international modern-day abolitionist movement. In October 2010, NFS held its annual Global Forum in Yorba Linda, CA. Here more than 800 abolitionists united for two days to engage in in-depth dialogues and debates with over 40 world-renowned speakers. Participants from 15 countries came together to explore effective models and innovate realistic solutions to one of our most pressing and complex issues of our time.
NFS Academy is an educational platform that works to equip and mobilize community members from all sectors of society with the skills and knowledge necessary to combat the prevalence of human trafficking and modern-day slavery locally in their own backyards.
SlaveryMap (www.SlaveryMap.org) provides a visualization of human trafficking in the 21st century. It is an interactive map that displays cases of human trafficking in the United States and across the globe. In 2010 the Academy-trained researchers posted 355 cases of human trafficking onto Slaverymap.org, making the site an increasingly recognized tool for understanding the face of modern-day slavery.
Freedom Store has both an online presence and a physical retail store in Half Moon Bay, CA. The Freedom Store showcases products made at NFS projects and by partners who employ survivors of human trafficking and those vulnerable to exploitation. The Freedom Store serves two main purposes: to provide sustainable and dignified employment opportunities for survivors, and to demonstrate the viability of alternative supply chains that value people over actual products.
Student Abolitionist Movement (SAM) was founded in 2007 and has since united, educated, and equipped students with information, resources, and tangible ways to take action against modern-day slavery. In 2010, SAM helped students of all levels to establish action-oriented programs within their schools and colleges and provide them with effective ways to participate in the movement and become advocacy leaders among their peers.
Free2Play provides athletes and fans with an opportunity to use their talents and love for sports to ensure that all children are free to play. Free2Play supporters tie their personal or team's achievements to a funding pledge that goes to create freedom for kids around the world, thereby contributing to the Abolitionist movement.