Warriors Never Give Up

HEALING HEROES THROUGH OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

aka Warriors Never Give Up   |   Sioux Falls, SD   |  www.warriorsnevergiveup.org

Mission

Warriors Never Give Up is a God inspired VOLUNTEER non-profit organization offering outdoor adventures for combat, deployed, or service connected disabled veterans. Warriors Never Give Up began by utilizing our passion for the outdoors to serve our nation’s heroes, but God called us to step out of our comfort zone to do so much more. Our intention of this organization and its outdoor adventures is and always has been to provide a place of relaxation, hope, family, and a break from life’s daily struggles. However, along the journey, we soon realized that a bigger piece of God’s intention was missing.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Jaime Miller

Main address

PO Box 2176

Sioux Falls, SD 57101 USA

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EIN

46-4618690

NTEE code info

Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)

Mental Health Disorders (F70)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (P01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

development of a database and donor management program.

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?

WNGU/LAWC Pro AM Walleye Fishing Tournament & and guided fishing events

21 combat veterans from 5 wars participated in this special event at Lake Poinsett in Central South Dakota for this one day pro am walleye fishing event

Population(s) Served
Veterans
People with disabilities

We will host 5 pheasant hunts for 50 plus veterans and volunteers. We cover the cost of lodging, meals, shells and even a shotgun if needed.

Population(s) Served
Veterans
Military personnel

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of free participants on field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Military personnel, Veterans

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Changing the lives of our nations heroes through our outdoor adventures matrix is based on a steady incline in the number of participants and quantity of outdoor events since our inception in 2013

Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Warriors Never Give Up is a God-inspired non-profit volunteer veteran service organization that is dedicated to changing the lives of our nations heroes, one outdoor adventure at a time. The motto of our organization is Heroes. Hunting. Healing. It's not just something we say, it's our passion which is displayed in the events that we organize and coordinate.

Our goal as a God-inspired, volunteer, non-profit veteran service organization is to provide high quality, impact programs that allow our warrior/hero participants to step back from the daily struggles to engage and connect with others who have had similar experiences. The ability to reach our warriors on a mind, body, and spiritual level has proven to be life-changing for everyone involved. We have been blessed by the generosity of our board of directors, volunteers, ambassadors, corporate sponsors, and individual donors that have helped us to achieve our goal of changing the lives of our nations' heroes one outdoor adventure at a time.

Since 2014, we have served over 200 veterans and their families and have no plans to stop. With a passionate board of directors, gracious corporate and individual donors, and giving volunteers; the sky's the limit on future accomplishments. Throughout this year (2016), we hosted 6 outdoor events and we have 8 to 10 events planned for 2017.

One of the items our board of directors have recognized, discussed, and prioritized for the 2017 calendar year is the need to reach more veterans. In addition we have recognized the need to implement a calendar in which event dates are reserved one year in advance.

Our focus in 2017 will include working with local and regional veteran service officers, veteran service organizations, full-time/part-time air/army guard and reservists, university student veteran organizations, as well as retired service members and those who meet the criteria of combat or service connected disabled service member.

Since 2013, we have served over 200 veterans and their family members. We have 6 planned events for 2017, with the hope of adding 2 to 4 more; making 2017 the best and biggest to date.

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 shared information about our current feedback practices.

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

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, 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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • 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 take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Warriors Never Give Up

Board of directors
as of 11/18/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Pete Diercks

Todd Stone

Troy Miller

Brian Fowlds

Dan Geiken

Greg Schut

Bob Bray

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 ? 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? 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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 11/18/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Asian/Asian American
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/18/2021

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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 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 disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • 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 have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • 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 measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • 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.