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OUR MISSIONUrgent Action Fund partners with courageous women’s and LGBTQ movements worldwide to support activists striving to create cultures of justice, equality, and peace.

OUR PROGRAMSThrough rapid response grants and integrated security trainings, we strengthen the resilience of communities to persevere in the face of threats, adapt to change, and leverage new opportunities.

»» Our grants advance women’s and LGBTQ human rights when opportunities arise and save lives when activists face threats

»» We respond to requests in any language within 72 hours, 365 days a year»» 100+ global advisors inform grant decisions»» Trainings and knowledge exchanges increase activists’ well-being and safety»» We support networks of activists, both online and offline

Support women’s and LGBTQ human rights globally by making a donation online at www.urgentactionfund.org or sending a check to: Urgent Action Fund, 660 13th Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612MAKE A GIFT

UAF staff & South Asia regional advisors convene in Nepal. Photo credit: Shalini Eddens.

Cover photos: (1) A teenager chants in support of women’s rights in Bangladesh. Photo credit: Atish Saha/Demotix. (2) A woman attends an International Women’s Day march in Warsaw, Poland. Photo credit: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images.

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In-Kind Donations and VolunteersAshley BatzDorianna BlittRita and Irwin BlittZoe BlumenfeldDesign Action

CollectivePreeti GamzehInkWorksLaw Offices of

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF

19%Individuals

51%Foundations

30%Government

INCOME$1,602,676

Administration7% 9%

84%Programs

Fundraising

EXPENSES$1,773,467

FINANCIALS

Board of DirectorsPatricia Viseur Sellers, Chair, USA / BelgiumKamala Chandrakirana, Vice Chair, IndonesiaPaulette Meyer, Treasurer & Secretary, USACharlotte Bunch, USA, Incoming 2015Mariam Gagoshashvili, GeorgiaRoshmi Goswami, IndiaXiaopei He, ChinaRachel-Alouki Labbé, First Nations of Canada –

AbenakiNadine Moawad, LebanonMarta Drury, USA, Departing 2014

StaffKate Kroeger, Executive DirectorShalini Eddens, Director of ProgramsCaitlin Stanton, Director of Learning & PartnershipsMeerim Ilyas, Senior Program OfficerNathalie Margi, Senior Program OfficerHuong Nguyen, Program OfficerDanny Kaufman, Development & Communications OfficerYvonne Leland, Operations Coordinator

ConsultantsCarol Cantwell & Rhonda

Poindexter, Finance GurusKaren Ishimaru, Database

GuruAmro Radwan, Technology

Guru

AUDITED FINANCIALS FOR 2014 Assets: $1,492,363 Liabilities: $64,732 Net Assets: $1,427,631

17%Middle East

8%

Demanding an End to Violence in Gaza

In response to the conflict in Gaza, UAF made a rapid grant to bring together Palestinian and Jewish Israeli women to call for an immediate end to the violence. The women led a peace march and engaged religious leaders from both sides in peace talks.

Training Young Activists to Protect Themselves Online

UAF facilitated a digital security training for 15 young women and LGBTQ activists from Indonesia. In turn, they taught their communities how to protect themselves from online threats.

Securing Justice for Women in Nepal

With rapid support, women in Nepal launched a national anti-rape campaign to raise awareness about high levels of sexual violence. The campaign led to the creation of fast track courts, which provide support to survivors to seek justice.

ANNUAL REPORT 2014

2014 BY THE NUMBERS

123 Rapid response grants

100 Women and transgender leaders trained in digital and physical security

88 % of activists receiving rapid security grants who reported sustained improvements in security and safety

35 No. of countries where UAF provided support to activists

2 Sister Urgent Action Funds in Latin America and Africa

OUR IMPACT

46% Opportunity

GRANT TYPE

54% Security

Lifting the Voices of Black Women in the U.S.

Following the murder of Penny Proud, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman in New Orleans, UAF supported LGBTQ group BreakOUT! to lead demonstrations highlighting the alarming rates of violence against Black transgender women.

Women Stand for Democracy in Ukraine

As violence erupted during Ukraine’s EuroMaidan protests, UAF partnered with Ukrainian Women’s Fund to provide rapid grants to support self-defense courses for women, and to increase protection for activists under threat.

49%

26%Eastern & Central Europe

Asia & the Pacific

North America & the Caribbean

26% grants to support LGBTQ activists

under threat or when opportunities arise. More

than half supported transgender

activists.