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Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation

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Cedar Hills, UT   |  https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/

Mission

Our mission, by 2027, is to digitally preserve and publish Wilford Woodruff’s eyewitness account of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ from 1833 to 1898. Our purpose in making Wilford Woodruff’s faithful records universally accessible is to inspire all people, especially the rising generation, to study and increase their faith in Jesus Christ, understand and honor sacred temple covenants, and thereby receive the blessings of exaltation with their families.

Ruling year info

2020

CEO

Jennifer Mackley

Main address

4025 W. Centennial St.

Cedar Hills, UT 84602 USA

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EIN

84-4318803

NTEE code info

Historical Societies and Related Activities (A80)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

In the storm of media and life bombarding younger generations, many are not taking the time to study, believe in Jesus Christ, act in faith, partake of sacred ordinances, or ask for heavenly help in the name of Jesus Christ, and consequently are losing their faith.

Our programs

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

Publish Documents

Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation transcribes and publishes Wilford Woodruff's documents with people, places, and topics hyperlinked within each page to contextualize the records and make them searchable and accessible at no cost to the general public at www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

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Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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

The Foundation's desire is to help the rising generation increase faith by providing spiritual content and creating the environment for them to:
1) Make Wilford Woodruff's records of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ universally accessible
2) Increase scholarship derived from Wilford Woodruff's records
3) Provide context for the nineteenth century records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and information on the thousands of individuals who participated in the Restoration of the Gospel
4) Help the rising generation develop and strengthen faith through direct knowledge of primary historical sources for answers to questions and inspiring examples

1. Transcribe & Publish: Transcribe and publish Wilford Woodruff's documents, with people, places, and topics hyperlinked within each page to contextualize the records and make them searchable and more accessible to the general public.

2. Educate & Inspire: Identify and strategically share content/gems out of papers that will educate and increase faith
a)Connect people to Wilford Woodruff's records and each other and give them an opportunity to to share. Create a community they can belong to.
b)Provide answers to questions

3. Visibility & Partnerships:
a) Embrace strategic partners to share writings and build visibility
b) Integrate content from Wilford Woodruff's papers
with other resources and connect to online communities
to link back to the papers
c)Increase ease of access & shareability

The Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation has 3 teams in place: an Editorial Team to transcribe, verify, and prepare the documents for publication, a Content Team to identify and highlight gems within the documents, and a Communications Team to share the content and integrate it with other historical and academic resources.

Total volunteers (including board and advisors) = 157
Total staff = 11
Total high school and university student interns = 31

The Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation has access to 28,178 pages of Wilford Woodruff's digitized documents and 13,956 pages have been transcribed, verified, hyperlinked, and published at wilfordwoodruffpapers.org. Of the remaining pages, 12,284 are in the process of being transcribed and verified, and 1,938 are being prepared for transcription. In addition, 8,500 of the 14,000 individuals mentioned in the documents have been identified and 2,100 of the 3,000 places have been geolocated.

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 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

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

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently

Financials

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Operations

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

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Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation

Board of directors
as of 06/12/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jordan W. Clements

Joan A Boren

Sarah S Dunn

Craig W Earnshaw

Paxton R Gray

Bradford M Sawyer

Jason R Kotter

LeGrand R Curtis, Jr.

Jake R Nichol

Kristy W Taylor

J. Gregory Lake

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? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/9/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person with a disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/21/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
Policies and processes
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.