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OMB No. 1545-0047
2018
Open to Public
Inspection
Inspection
Name of the organization
314ACTION
Employer identification number
81-3165165
81-3165165
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION IN 2016, 314ACTION HAS CULTIVATED A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY OF OVER 600,000 SCIENTISTS, STEM PROFESSIONALS, AND ADVOCATES WHO CARE ABOUT SCIENCE AND FACTS. SPECIFICALLY, 314ACTION HAS HELD FIVE NONPARTISAN TRAININGS FOR SCIENTISTS AND STEM PROFESSIONAL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR OFFICE. 314ACTION'S TWO 2018 CANDIDATE TRAININGS TOOK PLACE IN CHICAGO ON APRIL 20-21, 2018 AND IN SAN FRANCISCO ON JULY 20-21, 2018. BOTH CANDIDATE TRAININGS TOOK PLACE OVER TWO DAYS. PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN 314ACTION CANDIDATES TEXTBOOK/TRAINING MANUAL AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED COURSE CURRICULUMS FOR SCIENTISTS AND STEM PROFESSIONALS RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THE TEXTBOOK ACTS AS A GUIDE/HANDBOOK FOR STEM PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THE TEXTBOOK COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS MESSAGING, EARNED AND PAID COMMUNICATIONS, FUNDRAISING, BUDGETING, GET-OUT-THE- VOTE, AND SEVERAL OTHER KEY PILLARS OF CAMPAIGNING. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE MESSAGING CHAPTER OF THE TEXTBOOK, THE ORGANIZATION EXPLAINS HOW TO DEVELOP A MESSAGE, HOW TO CREATE A WINNING SLOGAN, HOW TO STAY ON MESSAGE, AND WHY MESSAGING IS SO CRUCIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN. THE TWO-DAY TRAININGS ARE AN EXHAUSTIVE, INTENSIVE TRAINING THAT ATTEMPTS TO PUT PARTICIPANTS IN REAL CAMPAIGN SCENARIOS. ADDITIONALLY, THESE PARTICIPANTS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO SET UP A CAMPAIGN, HIRE STAFF, DETERMINE A MESSAGE, BUILD A FUNDRAISING PLAN, BUDGET, TARGET VOTERS, AND MORE. 314ACTION HAS A DEDICATED STAFF PERSON WHO WORKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON SCOUTING LOCATIONS, WORKING WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONNECTING WITH POTENTIAL TRAINEES. THESE TRAININGS HELP PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF DATA-DRIVEN, FACT-BASED APPROACHES IN PUBLIC POLICY BY EDUCATING FUTURE LEADERS ON HOW SCIENCE HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IN CURRENT PUBLIC POLICY, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT IT. ADDITIONALLY, 314ACTION ASPIRED TO START A NON-PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION PILOT PROGRAM IN 2018. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION ULTIMATELY LACKED THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO LAUNCH A FULLY FUNDED STATE WIDE REGISTRATION PROGRAM. INSTEAD, 314ACTION PARTNERED WITH MI FAMILIA VOTA'S REGISTRATION DRIVE. 314ACTION MADE A CONTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO AID AN EFFORT TO REGISTER HISPANIC VOTERS IN NEVADA. THE ORGANIZATION'S CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING THIS POPULATION IN THIS LOCATION WAS TO SHOW THAT A SCIENCE-BASED ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, AND THAT POLICY PARTICIPATION FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL URBAN CENTERS IS IMPORTANT TO A BROAD-BASED POLICY DISCUSSION. AS PART 314ACTION'S OVERALL MISSION TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN CITIZENS TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CORE ISSUES RELATING TO SCIENCE, CLIMATE AND DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH. 314ACTION RECRUITED AND TRAINED OVER 75 COLLEGE CAMPUS CHAPTERS ACROSS THE NATION. 314ACTION STAFF CONNECTS WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THESE COLLEGE CAMPUS CHAPTERS HELP TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. 314ACTION'S GOAL IS TO GIVE STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO ORGANIZE AND BE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE. AS FURTHER EXPLANATION, AS PART OF 314ACTION'S EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE SCIENTISTS AND PRO SCIENCE ADVOCATES, 314ACTION HELPED CREATE AND FACILITATE LOCAL CHAPTERS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THE LEAD PERSON FOR 314ACTION WAS HARMONY KNUTSON, DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY. THE COLLEGE CHAPTERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS, MAINTAIN ATTENDANCE LISTS/CONTACT INFORMATION, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR UNIVERSITY'S POLICIES REGARDING STUDENT GROUPS. WITH HARMONY'S GUIDANCE, EACH COLLEGE CHAPTER CREATED AN ISSUES CURRICULUM THAT HELPED EDUCATE STUDENTS ON BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE STEM COMMUNITY. THE COLLEGE CHAPTERS ENGAGED IN TRAINING STUDENTS ON THE BASICS OF ORGANIZING, BOTH ON- AND OFF- CAMPUS, AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE PHONE-BANKS, CANVASSES, LETTER-WRITING EVENTS, AND VOTER REGISTRATION. AS PART OF THEIR EFFORTS, THE CHAPTERS HELD CANDIDATE FORUMS. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE CHAPTER LOCATED AT UCLA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2018 MARCH FOR SCIENCE LA AND EXPO - AN EVENT FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC FACTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTHCARE. THIS CHAPTER ALSO HOSTED A PANEL AND Q&A IN MARCH 2018 ON GETTING STEM TRAINED PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN POLITICS WHICH FEATURED JESS PHOENIX, PROFESSOR EDWARD WALKER, AND JAMIE TIJERINA. IN ADDITION TO FORMING CAMPUS CHAPTERS, 314ACTION'S PRESIDENT VISITED SEVERAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND CONFERENCES IN ORDER TO BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE STEM COMMUNITY. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, SHAUGHNESSY NAUGHTON WAS A PANELIST AT THE CONFERENCE WHICH DISCUSSED PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY AND SHE ALSO APPEARED AT A CHAPTER EVENT FOLLOWING THE OKLAHOMA WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (OK-WISE) CONFERENCE'S SOCIAL EVENT. SHAUGHNESSY ALSO SPOKE TO AN INTRO TO ASTROPHYSICS COURSE (PROMOTED CAMPUS-WIDE) ABOUT CAREERS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN SCIENCE POLICY AND ADVOCACY. IN MID-JULY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION ATTENDED THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND SKEPTICISM (NECSS). SHE SPOKE ON A PANEL TITLED "RESEARCHING GUN VIOLENCE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" WEAR SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE DICKEY AMENDMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON AMERICAN POLICIES ON GUN VIOLENCE, AND HOW ALLOWING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH COULD LEAD TO BETTER GUN SAFETY LAWS. IN APRIL, THE PRESIDENT ATTENDED WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE'S NEW YORK TRI INSTITUTIONAL CAREER SYMPOSIUM SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY PANEL. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DAY-LONG EVENT WAS TO PROVIDE OVER 250 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THREE SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS - WEILL CORNELL, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, AND ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY - WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANGE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO PHDS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. THE PRESIDENT ALSO ATTENDED "POLITICAL ACTION FOR SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS, A TEACH-IN SPONSORED BY SASEM (STUDENTS ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND MEDICINE) AT NYU'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THIS TEACH-IN COVERED THE NECESSITY OF DECLARING GUN VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND WHY THIS ISSUE RELEVANT TO SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS, WHY THE DICKEY AMENDMENT MUST BE REPEALED, THE RESTORATION OF FULL FUNDING TO THE CDC AND NIH TO STUDY GUN VIOLENCE, AND WHAT ACTIONS COULD BE TAKEN ON THESE ISSUES. IN MID-DECEMBER, THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATED IN AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION'S "THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE POLICY: FUNDING, FREEDOM OF SCIENTIFIC EXPRESSION AND FEDERAL DECISION MAKING" FALL MEETING. THE FOUR-DAY EVENT EXPLORED THE SCIENCE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICIES THAT IMPACT THE INTEGRITY OF SCIENCE BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO THE CAPACITY AND CONDITIONS FOR SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS WORKING WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN FUNDING LANDSCAPE. THE SESSION ALSO CALLED ATTENTION TO HOW THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE WILL BE SHAPED GOING FORWARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | NO APPLICABLE COMMITTEES |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND COPIES PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | THE KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | MERCHANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,783. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,783. LIST GROWTH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 128,290. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 128,290. TOTAL EXPENSES 256,580. FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,477. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,477. OTHER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,500. RESEACH : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,500. PAYROLL SERVICE FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,365. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,365. |
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Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018
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