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OUR IMPACTBY THE NUMBERSGlobal Rights for Women works with leaders around the world to advance women and girls' human right to live free from violence through legal reform and institutional and social change.

5 years of operationfocused on

ending violence against women

and girls

62 international partners

Over 1,000 legal professionals trained

26 countries

impacted by improved laws, policies, and practices

where we have worked to systemicallyaddress violence against women and

girls including Australia, Georgia, Kosovo,Latvia, Moldova, Morocco, and North

Macedonia in 2018

65 million women

Thanks to your support, our work has included:

Country by country, GRW influenced law reform and systemic change to end violence against women and girls. GRW responded to a request from leaders in the Republic of Georgia to address a deadly gap in implementing thecountry's domestic violence law -- the need for law enforcement agencies to quickly identify situations most likelyto result in serious harm to victims. In response, GRW developed a risk assessment tool that enables Georgianpolice to identify the most dangerous domestic violence cases. As a result, police can now intervene more quicklyto prevent further injury and death to women who are most at risk. Very importantly, GRW worked closely withvictims of domestic violence in developing the risk assessment tool, to make sure it addresses domestic violence asit is actually experienced by Georgian women. GRW and its Moldovan partners launched the country’s first court monitoring program, and issued a reportevaluating the courts’ response to violence against women and girls. The launch of the report culminated a two-year project that included training for court monitors, observation in the Moldovan courts, and review of sexualviolence, trafficking, and domestic violence cases. The report makes concrete recommendations, some of which arealready being implemented -- including further training for judges and prosecutors which GRW will conduct inChisinau, Moldova in July 2019. Australia’s commitment to ending extremely high levels of violence against women and girls brought GRW toMelbourne and Sydney in the spring of 2018. Seven GRW trainers from Minnesota's judiciary, law enforcement,prosecution, and probation agencies trained their Australian colleagues on how to enforce laws prohibitingviolence against women and girls. Our team of volunteers and staff worked with the Minnesota Department of Health and the MinnesotaInternational Center on an initiative to prevent female genital mutilation in Minnesota. GRW collaborated withcommunity partners to research and develop recommendations for law enforcement and the legal community toensure an effective response to this human rights abuse. GRW promoted global accountability to end violence by publishing Time for a Change: The Need for anInternational Treaty on Violence Against Women. GRW also influences global policy on violence against women and girls through our ongoing work with the UnitedNations. In 2018, this included monitoring internationally-accepted standards for the delivery of essential servicesto women and girls who are victims of domestic violence. With 193 member countries of the United Nations, thiswork dramatically increases GRW’s global impact. Our focus on system and legal reform to ensure women's and girls’ human right to be free from violence is aunique and world-changing mission.

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Cheryl ThomasChief Executive Officer

Richard IhrigBoard Chair

In 2018, Global Rights for Women's mission came alive across the world!

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your continued support!

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Foundations

Ballard Spahr, L.L.P.Blackwell Burke, P.A.BNY Wealth ManagementBriggs & Morgan, L.L.P.Cargill, Inc.Carlson CaspersCiresi Conlin, L.L.P.DakotaDorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.Faegre Baker Daniels, L.L.P.Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.Grayhall, L.L.P.Humphrey School of Public AffairsMaslon, L.L.P.MauricesRiver of GoodsRobins Kaplan, L.L.P.Schaefer Halleen, L.L.C.Sociable Cider WerksSpoonriver LimitedStinson Leonard Street, L.L.P.Target CorporationTimeless, L.L.CTrue Source RecruitingUnited Health GroupViksnins Harris Padys Malen, L.L.P.

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Ace & Connie Cory FoundationBieber Family FoundationBriggs & Morgan FoundationInternational Women's ForumJosie & Bill Heegaard Family Foundation* Kaufman & Jacobson Family FoundationMightycause Charitable FoundationMike & Linda Fiterman Family FoundationThe Carlson Family FoundationThe David Winton Bell FoundationThe Tuttle Family FundThrivent Financial FoundationXcel Energy Foundation

Shari AberleGaye Adams MasseyJoAnne & David AlkireTerry & Bruce AndersonCarole AndersonLynn Anderson*Marna AndersonPatti AndersonBarb AndreasenCatherine Anson & Peter Vaughan*Sally AnsonEthan ApplenNancy ArnisonBiljana ArsovaCarol & Alan ArthurGail AsherDawn Baker & Aaron MilgromLeah BakerJohn Bale*Vinita BanthiaLiz Barrere & Dennis CassRonda BayerSolveig BeckelRebecca BentzingerBrad Betlach & Peter CarlsonHelen Meyer & Bill Bieber*Cynthia BielkePeg BirkKari BjorhusCarly BloomJean Boler & John DienhartDavid BoltJean BorrettCarol BouwMegan BrennanKaren BridgesEric BrittKendra & Ryan BrodinEstelle BrouwerBenjamin BrownKaren BrownKim & Richard BrownMargo Brownell*Lisa & Greg Buck*Maddy BuckTheresa BundickLinda BurkettPaul BurnettJonathan ByeLinda CampbellTerry Campbell & Chip LindekeIan CarletonKristi CarlsonDixie Carroll

Becky CaterineSally CentnerMary Anne Chalkley & Michael MaratsosCindy & Steven ChapmanKris ChristiansenHeidi ChristiansonMarilyn ClarkDanielle ClasemanKaren ClausonJanis ClayRidley CoateTodd CoateMichael CocksonEmily Anne CollinsMargie & Terry CommerfordJan & Gene ConlinJanet Conn*Colleen Cooper & Richard Ihrig*Joan CorbettRoxanne CornellLucas Corty EricksonCarol & Richard CousinsJoyce CowanPatricia CraneLynne & Jim CristBarbara CrosbyMary CullenKevin CunninghamKendra CurrySavannah CurtinElizabeth Cutter & Perry Wilson*Annamarie DaleyMilica DamjankovicJacqueline DayStacey DekalbFlora DelaneyCarol DepueSunny DidierRick DivitaSusan DohertyElizabeth DooleyTimothy DordellRebecca DriscollKarla & Peter DrossJulie DuBoisKarla Ekdahl & Peter HutchinsonMeghan & Sean ElliottHolly EngPat & Brad EngdahlNancy & Rolf Engh*Bruce EnglerLeni EricksonRichard EricksonScott EricksonNancy Etzwiler & Daniel O'Neill

*Founder of Global Rights for Women

Christina EwigMonica FahnhorstAnn FerreiraHeather FineBecky FinniganLori FitzpatrickJeffrey FlakeLeslie FlinnBarbara ForsterAlissa FoxSara FreemanSharla & Bob FrenzelBarbara FreyTara FrimatAmy FunkClaire GagnonBeth GamacheSheree GatesJill & Timothy GeoffrionJoanne & John GordonCathy GorlinJanny GothroMichelle GrantKristin GreenMarion Greene*Peter GrossJoan GroweTaylor GundersonCindee GurewitzGretchen GurstelleMary & Kevin GustafsonJocelyn HaleNora HallChimgee & Mission HaltarhuuBecky HalversonSue HalversonRobert & Carmen HamiltonCandace Hansen WoodKathleen HardyBonnie Harper-LoreAngela HartKate & Rick HartfielLynn Hartmann & Mary JohnsonLucy HartwellRegina & Edwin HasenkampCarreen Heegaard*Chad HeegaardEric HeegaardJoseph HeegaardKaren Heegaard & Leo LeGrosLucy & Jeff Heegaard*Lucy & Kip HeegaardNathan HeegaardMarge & Roger HeegaardGail HesselbrockSean HigginsBeverly HlavacDavid HoeschenHeda HokschirrAntonia Hommeyer

Individual Donors

We are tremendously grateful to our donors of all levels. Due to space restrictions, this list displays all donors of $20 and above.

NILAN JOHNSON LEWIS, P.A:A special thanks for graciously providing

Minneapolis office space to make our workpossible for a fourth year.

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In Memory Of

In Honor Of

In Kind DonorsLynn AndersonBaker McKenzieBilyana ArsovaBecky BentzingerJennifer KempHumphrey School of Public AffairsCathy JacobsenLori JacobwithNilan Johnson LewisShawn JudgeNeerja SharmaTimothy ThomasJean Thomson

Peggy & Dave LucasMartin LueckEllen LugerElizabeth MacFarlaneLibby MacFarlaneDavid MahoneyAmanda Maly DoermannJulie MatonichJef MaynardNancy McCallMartha & William McCarthyBarbara & Thomas McClellanMargaret & Ed McConaghayPolly & Bob McCreaLauren McDevittKaty MeadLauren MelcherRita MeyerNancy & David MichaelLynn Mickelsen & John BellaimeyTherese MillerVal MoellerKate MohanLeslie & Bob MohsAnn MondColby MooreJeanie Morrison*Kim MotzkoSomia MouradDana MurdochMary NealDr. Craig A NelsonSusan & Tom NelsonJanet & Richard NevilleJulie NguyenAnn Novacheck & Skip DurocherGail & Tom NovacheckRobert NyeChristina NyquistEllie O'BrienDarlene & James O'BrienMaureen & James O'BrienMegan O'Hara & R.T. RybakAnna OdegaardElizabeth OdegaardDebra & Gregory Page*Rachel Palermo*Alicia PallerKelly PalmerPriscilla PatonMarlene & Glen PauleyMary Ella PayneToni PendergrastLucy Penfield

Elizabeth ShiptonCatherine Shreves*Kristin SiegrsmundKathryn Sikkink & Doug JohnsonBarbara & Brian SmigelskiStephen SmithTracy SmithSusan SmoluchowskiJM Snow SamanantSonya SomKathleen SpeharSally & Ken SpenceValerie SpencerDede SpitznagelPat St. PeterSusan StantonJane Stein KerrCathy SteinhagenAlex SteinmanSheilah & Robert StewartMarcia & John StoutLynn & Larry StranghoenerJudith StraubKelly StreitSteve SuckowKristi SullivanMary & Robert SuperJamie SwezeyMargaret TaftVicki TaylorKristina TesterBrian ThomasCheryl Thomas & Roger Heegaard*Lynn ThomasMissy ThompsonJean Thomson*Stephen TillittNicolas TiziouMary TjosvoldAmy TuchenhagenBonita TweetonMirdalys TweetonMavis VansambeekJoni VanselowTracy Van Steenburgh &  Jim LadnerMary Vasaly*Mary Vaughan*Lucia & Kyriakos VergosPeter VogtJanet WalshStephen WarchTammy WarrenRobert WedlPaula & Mike WeinerCatherine Wernecke

Daniel PennieKatherine PerryNaomi PetersonPatricia PhillPatti PinkertonRachel PollockKjelsey PolzinRita PomroyLiz PorterSandie PreissMartina PriadkaHattie PriemDawn ProkopJoan QuadeKathryn QuaintanceDenise RahneLara RainhartMichael RaleyLisa RamsayMary RanumMelissa Raphan & Tom RockThom ReganTracey RiceTrudy RichterJonathan RiehleLauri RobertsSonya & Phil RobertsBecky RoloffJim RooneyJoanne RosensteinJames RothAndy & Jim RubensteinHelen RubensteinKim Ruckdaschel-HaleyBarbara RummelAnne RusertBob RusertBeth & Forrest RussellMary RyanSusann SalmelaSusan SanbornLinda ScherRhoma SchmidtDebra SchneiderWendy SchoppertKaren SchreiberCatherine SchrevesLynn SchubertSherri SchwartzAmy SchwarzAmy ScottFrederic ScottSusan SegalNancy SheranKate SherburneSusan Shields

Lynn AndersonCarol ArthurChristine Blasey FordMarion EtzwilerVirginia Funk-CurrieJosie HeegaardKristyn & Bill HeegaardJaime HerriottRichard IhrigDeb KampeAmy KlobucharKatie LynchBrittany NanzigPaige RiceBrianna RooneyErin RooneyJessica RooneyHelen RubensteinDonald E. SikkinkChanttel ThereseCheryl Thomas

Ruth BentzingerSophia DeVriesNancy KorfJosie & Bill HeegaardBetty HuntHarriet PorterKarol RichterMonika Schirrmeister

Carrie HundAnne HunterAnn HuntrodsLoan HuynhImani JaafarJ & Renee JacksonMarietta JacobsenCathy JacobsonLori JacobwithCarla JanuskaLivia JaramilloEllen JenkinsSandra JenumLori JohnsonJan JonesLaurie JonesSuzanne JoyceShawn JudgeEmber Reichgott JungeAndrea Kaufman & Jim JacobsonChanttel KaczmarczykShirley KaiserDoug KampeKyle KarrLynda KaulsPam KearneyMiriam KelenTasya & Robert KelenLaura KellerJennifer KempJudy KesselBeth Kieffer LeonardTerri KimkerKathy KimmelAndrea KircherMary Louise KlasKrisann Kleibacker LeeJosh KlumbJohn KoneckClea KorfJane KornKathleen KozutsLiz KramerPeggy Kubicz HallMaureen Kucera & Michael WalshAnn LaddJennifer LammersBrenda LangtonBarbara & Kenneth LarsonCatherine LawrenceIlene LeeJennifer Leopold & Steve KatzBarbara LevieSue LevyMary Lewis & Bruce WilsonKelley LindesJenny Lindstrom WinklerElise LinehanNancie LitinBetsy & Brian Lucas

Adena WesemonPenny Wheeler & Margaret ChutichSpencer WhiteFrances R. WilkinsonHeidi WilsonAli Wing & Will HolmesMariken Wogstad-HansenAmy WolffLinda WrayRani & Jim ZappaYvonne Zoomers

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: JOHN BALEWe extend a special thanks to John for his ongoing leadership as a founder,

membership on our finance team, and his extraordinary support

promoting GRW.

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AustraliaWe worked in Victoria and Queensland todevelop and organize integrated and coordinatedcommunity responses to domestic violence formore than 500 advocates and legal professionals.

LatviaWe partnered with local organizations andembassies to provide training in Latvia toimprove judicial and social workers' responseto cases of violence against women and girls.

Kosovo & North MacedoniaOur team was invited to the Balkans toprovide recommendations, and beginimplementation of improved communityresponse to violence against women and girls.

MoldovaWe worked with the Women’s Law Centre in Moldova on an institutionalassessment of the response to violence against women and girls. Together,we launched the report that monitored these cases and provided 49recommendations for improvement.

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Time for a Change: The Need for a BindingInternational Treaty on Violence Against WomenGlobal Rights for Women published a report on the need to strengtheninternational law on violence against women and girls.

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Private Donations56.9%

Service Contracts18.4%

Foundation Gifts16.1%

Gifts In Kind8.6%

REVENUE

Program67.1%

Fundraising17.5%

Management & General15.4%

EXPENSES

REVENUE GROWTH, YEARS 1-5*

*FY2017 included a one-time gift of $90K+

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

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F I N A N C I A L S$119,200

$105,826

$136,282

Total Expenses: $603,589

Total Revenue: $741,761

$63,953

$422,326

$404,811

Year Ended December 31, 2018

$119,200

$92,952

Net Assets and Cash Reserves:

$331,308

7O U R P R O G R A M P A R T N E R SBree Adams Bill, Saint Paul Intervention ProjectKay Arola, Arrowhead Regional CorrectionsMarcus Bruning, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office (retired)Shelly Carlson, Minnesota Elder Justice CenterHon. Elizabeth Cutter, Minnesota District Court JudgeGabrielle Davis, Battered Women's Justice ProjectDenise Eng, Praxis InternationalHon. Shaun Floerke, Minnesota District Court JudgeLori Flohaug, Flohaug LawJessica Fralich, Assistant St. Louis County AttorneyLoretta Frederick, Battered Women's Justice ProjectEmily Huemann, SOS Sexual Violence ServicesLisa Johannessohn, Emergency Communications, St. Louis CountyEllen Johnson, Sexual Assault Nurse ExaminerCommander Josh Lego, St. Paul Police DepartmentSaphia Khan, MN Coalition for Battered WomenKaarin Long, Senior County Prosecutor, Ramsey CountyLeah Lutz, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual AssaultRoss Litman, St. Louis County SheriffAndrea Marboe, Ramsey County ConsultantHon. Robyn Millenacker, Minnesota, Minnesota District Court JudgeScott Miller, Domestic Abuse Intervention ProgramsOfficer David Miller, Law Enforcement Officer (retired)Sergeant Jesse Mollner, St. Paul Police DepartmentTara Patet, St. Paul City Attorney's OfficeSergeant Justin Paulson, St. Paul Police DepartmentPetya Petkova, Bulgarian Gender Research FellowHon. Kathryn Quaintance, Minnesota District Court JudgeMark Rubin, St. Louis County AttorneyJason Rudolph, Ramsey County Community CorrectionsCathy Siegel, SOS Victims ServicesSarah Super, Break the SilenceJulie Tilley, Praxis InternationalHon. Judith Tilsen, Minnesota District Court JudgeDiyana Videva, DemetraNoelle Volin, Do JusticeSujata Warrier, Battered Women's Justice ProjectRobyn Wojciechowski, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office

Expert Trainers International Partners

European UnionInter-Parliamentary UnionMinistry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of GeorgiaMinistry of Justice of ArmeniaMinistry of Justice of the Republic of GeorgiaMinistry of Justice of the Republic of LatviaMinistry of Internal Affairs GeorgiaMinistry of Social Security and Labour, Republic of LithuaniaMinistry of Social Welfare and Youth, AlbaniaMinistry of Social Welfare LatviaParliament of RomaniaProsecutor's Office of the Republic of GeorgiaSocial Security Board of EstoniaUnited NationsUN WomenUnited Nations Development Programme United Nations Population FundU.S. Embassy of LithuaniaU.S. Embassy of MoldovaU.S. State Department

Government and Intergovernmental Partners

AlbaniaCenter for Legal Civic InitiativesArmeniaWomen's Support CenterAustraliaGold Coast Domestic Violence Prevention CenterThe Judicial College of VictoriaQueensland Domestic Violence Services NetworkShantiworksAzerbaijanHope HavenRehabilitation and Reintegration CenterTAMAS RDPUBulgariaAssociation DemetraEstoniaNPO Women's Support and Information CenterGeorgiaAnti-Violence Network of GeorgiaUN Women GeorgiaKosovoKosovo Women's NetworkLatviaMARTA CentreLithuaniaCenter for Equality AdvancementMexicoYo Quiero Yo PuedoMoldovaLa Strada MoldovaWomen's Law CenterMoroccoMobilising for Rights AssociatesNorth MacedoniaVoice Against ViolenceHelsinki Committee of North MacedoniaRomaniaAssociata ANAISAsociatia NecuvinteAssociation for Liberty and Equality of GenderEast European Institute for Reproductive HealthIPJ MuresRussiaCentre AnnaSlovakiaFenestraTajikistanInisNGO Fund for Society DevelopmentUkraineWhite RibbonUnited KingdomDurham UniversityHestiaLondon Metropolitan UniversityRESPECT UKStanding Together Against Domestic ViolenceInternational Every Woman TreatyVital Voices

in 2017 and 2018

Melissa Scaia training in Turkey with UN staff

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Staff Caroline Alkire, Administrative AssociateGraham Barnes, Legal Resource Specialist Christy Flikke, Financial Officer Sara Mowchan, Development & Communications ManagerHelen Rubenstein, Senior CounselMelissa Scaia, Director of International TrainingCheryl Thomas, Chief Executive OfficerNazifa Wazirzada, Administrative AssociateLaura Wilson, Staff Attorney

InternsSolveig BeckelKyle BerglundOlivia JuddIvan Lopez-Justiniano

2018 Board of DirectorsLynn AndersonCarol Arthur, Board ChairLiz BarrereRobert HamiltonRichard IhrigImani JaafarJim JacobsonJennifer KempThomas NelsonSusan Nestor LevySally Spence

Committee MembersLynn AndersonCarol ArthurJohn BaleLiz BarrereDarcy BerglundSharla FrenzelRobert HamiltonRichard IhrigImani JaafarJim JacobsonJennifer Kemp

VolunteersDavid AlkireSolveig BeckelGrace BoltTrudy BergMaddy BuckBecky CaterineRobin DoroshowJoe HeegaardJanelle KuzniaNancy McCallAnia McDonnellBrenda BrincksSandy ParnellCally ProctorNancy SheranVeronica TewsDawn Uremovich

2019 Board of DirectorsLynn AndersonLiz BarrereHolly EngRobert HamiltonRichard Ihrig, Board ChairImani JaafarJim JacobsonJennifer KempLavina LauSusan Nestor LevyLynn SchubertSally Spence

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:JANELLE KUZNIA

We thank Janelle for her significant time spent, and pivotal

contributions towards our legal workfor recommendations on addressingFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) in

Minnesota.

Committee Members Cont'd Jim LadnerTom NelsonSusan Nestor LevyAmanda SchluessSally SpenceJean Thomson

Top left: Cheryl Thomas and Caroline AlkireTop right: Graham Barnes presenting at Astana Kazakhstan

A H E A DWith your help, we have made significant strides towards achieving ourvision to advance laws, values, and practices to create a world where allwomen and girls can live free from violence.

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At the launch of our GRW Working Groupin Washington, D.C. with guest,

Rep. Rick Nolan, April 2018

CEO Cheryl Thomas with U.S. Embassyleaders and Women's Law Center in

Moldova, 2018

GRW presents to attendees at the launch of our Time for a Change 

report, 2018

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Our uncompromising commitment is motivated by these starkrealities:

600 millionwomen still live in countries where domestic violence is not a crime

1 in 3women will still experience violencein her lifetime

Countlessrequests to partner with leaders around the world to enforce law andpolicy on violence against women

Together, we will continueour work of creating a world

where women and girls live inequality and freedom from

violence. Thank you forjoining us to achieve our

vision.

Board Members with Keynote Speaker, EveEnsler at GRW's Fall Event, October 2018

120 South 6th St., Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55402

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