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GLOBAL PEACE TRAIN

Delivering recourses to underserved communities and grassroots leaders and telling their stories to inspire action.

aka Global Peace Train   |   BOULDER, CO   |  www.globalpeacetrain.org

Mission

Global\r\nPeace Train empowers the poorest communities to be self sufficient\r\nthrough custom fitting business models with traditional\r\nculture.\u00A0We\u00A0achieve our goals by compassionately working\r\nwith the poorest and most destitute populations all over the globe;\r\nbringing them the resources they need to lift themselves from\r\npoverty, and educating them in the skills they ask for to personally\r\nempower them towards a brighter future.

Ruling year info

2009

Principal Officer

Aja Duniven

Main address

2525 ARAPAHOE AVE. Suite E4-325

BOULDER, CO 80302 USA

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EIN

26-4821241

NTEE code info

Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)

Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)

Other Art, Culture, Humanities Organizations/Services N.E.C. (A99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Tribal Traditions of the Lakota Sioux

Tribal Traditions was created to utilize technology and art to share traditional Lakota wisdom with the world while building an economy and a future with the Lakota people.

Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples


Stories have the power to inspire, educate, and bring people together. For foster youth, telling their stories can be both healing and empowering. However, many of these young people face significant barriers to sharing their experiences, including privacy rules, fear of stigma, retaliation, or loss of anonymity. To help overcome these challenges, we're proud to introduce Zen, an avatar dedicated to telling the stories of foster youth in an innovative and empowering way. The avatar is designed to help foster youth and alumni express themselves and feel seen while remaining anonymous.

Population(s) Served
Foster and adoptive children

There is tremendous suffering in our world. The Weeping Woman avatar was created to witness that suffering and inspire personal and global transformation through multimedia storytelling and art.

The Weeping Woman often aids other avatars in their missions.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Victims of crime and abuse

Sammy Bear likes to call himself "homefree" instead of homeless. He is a nomad that travels the world exploring how to solve the housing crisis. He remodels spaces, builds new homes with eco-friendly materials, creates affordable housing models, and works towards solutions to help the homeless.

Population(s) Served
Nomadic people
Homeless people
Out-of-home youth
Low-income people
Extremely poor people

Where we work

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Foster Alumni, Lakota, Homeless, Women/girls

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    We designed a new avatar based on feedback from the foster alumni community.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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GLOBAL PEACE TRAIN

Board of directors
as of 02/20/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Aja Duniven

Adam Kuhn

Dan Adams

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/20/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other sexual orientations in the LGBTQIA+ community
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/20/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.