Mission
The mission of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) is to build collective power of all AAPI women and girls to gain full agency over our lives, our families, and our communities.
Ruling year
2018
Executive Director
Sung Yeon Choimorrow
Main address
PO Box 13255
Chicago, IL 60613 USA
EIN
36-4799986
NTEE code
Women's Rights (R24)
Minority Rights (R22)
Reproductive Rights (R61)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Field Organizing
NAPAWF has prioritized engaging with AAPI women and girls in various communities through our chapters, and through local and state level policy campaigns that are led by NAPAWF’s leaders and strategic coalition partners.
NAPAWF spends a significant portion of our resources and time on grassroots organizing. NAPAWF has full-time organizers in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, and Atlanta, and a National Field and Campaigns Manager who works with chapter members in other cities.
Public Policy
NAPAWF does policy research and analysis on issues that impact AAPI women and girls and brings the perspective of AAPI women and girls to various policy coalitions at the federal and some state levels. NAPAWF maintains and continues to build strong relationships with lawmakers to ensure that they learn and understand the nuances of the AAPI women experiences and that our interests are included in laws they create.
NAPAWF also conducts original research and publishes groundbreaking reports on issues that impact AAPI women and girls, such as the first ever report on the impact of the Wage Gap on AAPI women. These reports are used to educate lawmakers and policy analysts, and to educate our own community to encourage civic engagement on issues that impact our communities.
Legal
The goal of NAPAWF’s legal program is to use impact litigation to push the boundaries regarding legal issues and their effects on women of color, particularly AAPI women and girls. NAPAWF has been a named amicus curiae in briefs filed in legal cases dealing with topics relevant to AAPI women and girls such as health insurance coverage of birth control and the right of immigrant minors in the Office of Refugee Resettlement to seek an abortion. NAPAWF has also created Know Your Rights materials and advisories on legal issues relevant to AAPI women. Ultimately, NAPAWF's vision for the legal program is for the courts to recognize intersectionality, litigating to push the envelope on standing when it comes to legal cases in order to create legal strategies and practices that uplift the intersectional nature of the lives of the women of color.
Where we work
External reviews
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
NAPAWF builds power with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls, especially centering those most impacted by reproductive justice issues.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, 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 engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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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, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time,
Financials
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Operations
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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? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
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? Yes -
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? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
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Equity strategies
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- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- 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.
- 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.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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