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NOWMATTERSNOW.ORG

Surviving Suicidal Thoughts

aka Now Matters Now   |   Bellevue, WA   |  nowmattersnow.org/about

Mission

We are dedicated to the development, research, and dissemination of free mental health resources, particularly related to suicide and suicide prevention and driven by consumer experience and scientific best practices.

Ruling year info

2017

Principal Officer

Dr. Ursula Whiteside

Main address

1645 140th NE STE A4 1053

Bellevue, WA 98005 USA

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EIN

47-4333366

NTEE code info

Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)

IRS filing requirement

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

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

An estimated 10 million American adults seriously consider suicide in a given year - 3 million make suicide plans and 1 million attempt suicide. People who die by suicide are seen in health systems - nearly 50% visited a healthcare provider in the month before their death, mostly for visits to primary care. However, healthcare providers have few resources and little training to support patients at risk for suicide. NowMattersNow.org was developed to support providers, but also as a resource for suicidal people on the internet who are not connected to care.

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?

Suicidal Thoughts

This program includes a series of videos of individuals describing their experience of having suicidal thoughts and how they managed and survived them.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents

Where we work

Videos

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Charting impact

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

We want healthcare systems to utilize our free online and evidence-based resources to support their patients at risk for suicide, as well as those experiencing addiction (e.g., opioid) and mental health challenges.

We write grants to evaluate our website and the resources on the website. We share video-based content on social media and video-hosting platforms. We maintain a list of over 800 email and text followers. We have created a "safety plan" to download and personalize using an accompanying guide - this tool helps users to determine what steps to take to manage and prevent suicidal thoughts, unwanted drug use, and painful emotions.

We are entirely volunteer. As needed, we hire employees for work such as statistical analyses and grant writing support. Our space and resources are donated.

We've reached nearly 300,000 people through our website, and connected more than 15,000 people to counselors through text messaging support collaboration with the Crisis Text Line. Research shows that visits to our website are associated with significant reductions in suicidal thoughts in as little as 8 minutes on the website, even for those rating their suicidal thoughts as completely overwhelming. Our resource (the NowMattersNow.org website) was developed in collaboration with individuals with lived experience. Our work has been presented at various national and international academic conferences. We've been referenced in the New York Times, Huffington Post, National Public Radio, CBS Sunday Morning News, Men's Health Magazine, and other organizations.

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 inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, 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?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

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

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Board of directors
as of 03/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Dr. Ursula Whiteside

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/28/2020
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person with a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/28/2020

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 employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • 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.