Basic Organization Information
FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILYFOUNDATION INC
- Also Known As:
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FDFF
- Physical Address:
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Atlanta, GA
30342
- EIN:
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26-0757405
- Web URL:
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www.fdff.org
- Blog URL:
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www.fdff.org/categor...
- NTEE Category:
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R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
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R99 Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C.
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R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
- Year Founded:
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2007
- Ruling Year:
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2008
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Mission Statement
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation’s (FDFF) vision is to end human trafficking in communities all over the world and our mission is to educate and inspire young people to take collective action against human trafficking and modern-day slavery using modern communications and social networking technologies. Since slavery is so deeply woven into the human fabric, something as transformative as a sustained social movement is needed to achieve our mission – a youth-led, anti-trafficking revolution.
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Impact Statement
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation is an Abolitionist organization. It exists to serve two purposes: to preserve and honor the legacy of Frederick Douglass and to create awareness about modern-day slavery in an effort to expedite its demise.
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Chief Executive
Ms Nettie Washington Douglass
Term:
Since
Apr
2007
Chief Executive Profile:
Booker T. Washington once said, “Through education, we must lift the veil of ignorance.” Those historic words gave us insight into the answer for African-American success in America. Today, Ms. Nettie Washington Douglass brings those words to life through her continuous efforts to enlighten people everywhere.
Born in the historic town of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Ms. Douglass has the unique distinction of being “heir of two great Americans.” She is the first person to unite the two bloodlines of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass. Through the union of her mother, Nettie Hancock Washington (granddaughter of Booker T. Washington) and her father, Dr. Frederick Douglass III (great grandson of Frederick Douglass), she is the great granddaughter of Booker T. Washington and the great great granddaughter of Frederick Douglass.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) exists to honor and preserve the legacy of our famed ancestor and to create awareness about modern-day slavery in an effort to expedite its demise.
When contemplating the mission of the FDFF, we came to the conclusion that anything we decided to do would have to be true to the character of this great man. First and foremost, Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who fought for human rights for all. In the U.S., we were raised to believe slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. In many parts of the world, however, the scourge of slavery still exists on levels equally as deplorable as the history of slavery with which we’re most familiar. The U.S. government estimates that 800,000 people are enslaved around the world each year, of which 17,000 are brought into the U.S. against their will into some sort of indentured servitude, or other means of forced labor. Of these, 80% are women and 50% are children.
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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Program:
History, Human Rights and the Power of One
- Budget:
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$48,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
History, Human Rights and the Power of One is a national human trafficking youth awareness and prevention initiative. History, Human Rights, and the Power of One is the country’s first initiative that uses an educational framework that combines historical and modern-day approaches to understanding slavery through school-based curricula and service learning projects. Human trafficking is a subject of high interest for school teachers and administrators; however they currently do not have access to effective tools and curricula for introducing the issue. History, Human Rights and the Power of One examines the issue of human trafficking and draws comparisons and contrasts between historical and modern-day slavery. Additionally, a large number of school districts and states currently mandate service-learning requiring students to have completed a certain number of service hours, through service-learning, prior to graduating. The types of service-learning projects chosen are usually determined by teachers and based upon popular interests/causes. Teachers typically select a cause, provide classroom education on that subject then lead students in a volunteer service project in the community to address the cause. The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) has developed strong relationships with New York City Public Schools and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to implement this curriculum in effort to reach at-risk and vulnerable youth in schools. Implementing this initiative will significantly increase awareness on human trafficking among vulnerable youth, assist in the prevention of child exploitation, and engage youth in service that directly benefits their local communities. (Please see project description in supporting documentation).
Program Long-Term Success:
Young people can reach the world through social networks and the Internet. Give them a message and a
mission… and they can change that world. Give them history and they’ll understand why it’s important.
Students, through a variety service-learning projects, will undertake a public awareness campaign that
affects prevention, spurs understanding and allows students to engage in meaningful social action with
a sense of ownership
Program Short-Term Success:
With the guidance of their teacher, students should find out what kinds of Human Trafficking are known
to exist in their communities. Identify the organizations, agencies, media or individuals that address this
issue whether they’re related to law enforcement, victim services, awareness or other aspects of Human
Trafficking. Collect as many contacts as possible as well as narrative information and statistical data
Program Success Monitored by:
The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects (“the Standards”) are the culmination of an extended, broad-based effort to fulfill
the charge issued by the states to create the next generation of K–12 standards in order to help ensure that
all students are college and career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school
Program Success Examples:
Since 2007, FDFF has educated approximately 50,000 young people on historical and modern-day slavery in 15states across the U.S. primarily through donated time, funds, and other resources of staff. History, Human, Rights, and the Power of One was developed and refined based on information and feedback collected from students, school teachers, and school administrators since 2007. Additionally, FDFF seeks to position young people as leaders in the national anti-trafficking movement and has established two youth-led boards comprised of young people ages 13-18. The Student Board Advisory Council is comprised of 50 middle and high school students across the U.S. who assists in developing service learning projects for History, Human Rights, and the Power of One. The Faith 4 Justice Council is an interfaith board comprised of youth representing a variety of religions and spiritual beliefs systems. The Faith 4 Justice Council members work to raise awareness on human trafficking within their respective faith communities and establish anti-trafficking programs in faith-based organizations. Other projects at FDFF include the Truth Panel, where survivors of sex trafficking share stories of survival and resilience in order to raise awareness on sex trafficking in America.
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