What Alliance to End Human Trafficking does

Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, faith-based national network founded in 2013 that educates, serves survivors, and advocates to combat human trafficking in the United States. Originally convened as U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, it rebranded in 2023 to broaden membership beyond Catholic Sisters to coalitions and individuals; the network now includes 200+ member congregations and is the designated U.S. member of Talitha Kum International, connecting it to 60 anti-trafficking networks globally. AEHT runs three programmatic pillars: education (Speaker's Bureau, educational modules, curriculum programs, monthly Stop Trafficking newsletter, conferences reaching 20,000+ people in 2024), survivor services (8+ member-run shelters such as Bethany House, LifeWay Network, and Dawn's Place; the Josephine Bakhita Scholarship Fund, impacting 700+ survivors annually), and advocacy (federal/state policy campaigns, D.C. Advocacy Day, Research Symposium).

AEHT operates a community-led, event-driven, and direct-to-consumer go-to-market model. It does not develop proprietary technology — its core stack is a WordPress website with EveryAction-powered donation and membership forms. Revenue derives from four streams: individual donations, an Annual Membership program, a Major Gifts program (Friends of St. Bakhita, $25,000+ perpetual membership), and a Legacy Gifts planned-giving program. Distribution occurs through online and mail-in membership, Speaker Request fulfillment, member-run shelters, advocacy outreach to legislators, and a multilingual content footprint (English/Spanish, with select French and Portuguese translation toggles). The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (3-year terms, quarterly meetings), led by Executive Director Katie Boller Gosewisch and Board Chair Sally Duffy, SC, with a 6-person staff supplemented by a Survivor Advisory Council of 7 named survivor leaders and committees/working groups that shape programming.

Name

Alliance to End Human Trafficking

Legal name

Alliance to End Human Trafficking

Website

https://alliancetoendhumantrafficking.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance to End Human Trafficking is a 501(c)(3) faith-based national network that educates communities, serves survivors through 8+ member-run shelters, and advocates for anti-trafficking policy across the United States.

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Product category

Anti-Human Trafficking Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Anti-Trafficking, Smuggling Prevention & Safe Migration Services (BPADAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking advocacy
• Survivor support services
• Human trafficking education
• Nonprofit member network
• Faith-based advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: AEHT receives donations from individuals who support the anti-trafficking mission. Donations can be made online via debit card, credit card, or PayPal, or by sending checks directly to the organization.
2. Major Gifts Program: The Major Gifts program (Friends of St. Bakhita) requires a tax-exempt gift of $25,000 or more. Donors become perpetual members and are listed publicly as 'Friends of St. Bakhita', receiving all member benefits in perpetuity. Named after St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of victims of modern slavery.
3. Legacy Gifts: Enduring support through gifts in wills, trusts, or beneficiary designations. Congregations and nonprofit organizations can also make legacy donations. Organizations donating $25,000 or more become perpetual members with public recognition.
4. Membership Dues: Annual membership payment required to stay active and receive full member benefits. Benefits include networking, ongoing education via monthly newsletter, webinars, and opportunities to shape programming through working groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) is a 501(c)(3) Catholic nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking through prevention education, survivor services, member-run safe houses, advocacy, and a national/international membership network of congregations, coalitions, and individuals. AEHT curates educational modules, curriculum, and reports for faith communities and the public, operates a Speaker's Bureau, and administers survivor scholarships and direct services through partner member-run houses.

Product overview

Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) operates as a collaborative, faith-based national network offering a unified portfolio of education, survivor services, and advocacy programs. The core offerings include the Speaker's Bureau for community education, Educational Modules and Curriculum Programs for awareness building, Trafficking Reports compilation for research access, Member-Run Houses and the Josephine Bakhita Scholarship Fund for survivor support, the Stop Trafficking Newsletter for ongoing communication, Advocacy Campaigns for policy influence, Prayer Resources and Catholic Social Teaching materials for faith engagement, and Membership and Donation Programs (including Major Gifts and Legacy Gifts) for organizational support and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speaker's Bureau Service that provides speakers for youth groups, school classrooms, civic clubs, businesses, and faith communities to raise awareness about human trafficking.
• Educational Modules Modular instructional content on human trafficking prevention designed for faith-based and community audiences, covering awareness and response.
• Curriculum Programs Curated curriculum programs developed in collaboration with partner organizations to train faith-based communities on anti-trafficking response and prevention.
• Member-Run Houses Survivor safe houses and recovery residences operated by member congregations and religious orders providing direct shelter and aftercare services to trafficking survivors.
• Josephine Bakhita Scholarship Fund Scholarship program that funds post-secondary education and vocational training for survivors of human trafficking, named after Saint Josephine Bakhita.
• Stop Trafficking Newsletter Regular newsletter publication that compiles news, legislative updates, advocacy opportunities, and resources on human trafficking for members and the public.
• Advocacy Campaigns Organized advocacy campaigns targeting legislative and policy changes to strengthen anti-trafficking protections and survivor support.
• Prayer Resources Faith-based prayer and liturgical resources supporting anti-trafficking awareness and solidarity with survivors, offered in multiple languages.
• Catholic Social Teaching Resources Educational materials connecting Catholic Social Teaching principles to anti-trafficking ministry and survivor accompaniment.
• Trafficking Reports Compilation Compiled reports and research summaries on trafficking patterns, victim identification, and systemic responses for member education and advocacy use.
• Membership Program Annual membership program for individuals, congregations, religious communities, coalitions, and businesses that supports AEHT's mission in exchange for member benefits.
• Major Gifts Program Friends of St. Bakhita major-gift program that solicits larger charitable contributions to underwrite survivor scholarships, member-run houses, and program operations.
• Legacy Gifts Program Planned-giving program, in partnership with FreeWill, that enables donors to include AEHT in their estate plans through wills, beneficiary designations, and other legacy vehicles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 20,000 people in 2024 through conferences and presentations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Talitha Kum InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014AEHT is the designated U.S. member of Talitha Kum International, the International Network of Consecrated Life Against Trafficking in Persons. Headquartered in Rome, Talitha Kum coordinates anti-trafficking efforts of Religious Sisters globally, facilitating networking, communication and formation. AEHT represents the U.S. in this network of 60 member networks across all continents.
• National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good ShepherdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHT collaborates with NAC on joint advocacy efforts, including joint statements on legislation such as HR 1144 and digital asset anti-trafficking safeguards. Both organizations are faith-based networks working to end human trafficking.
• My Catholic WillminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAEHT partnered with My Catholic Will in September 2025 to provide free estate planning services to supporters, supporting legacy gift giving and planned giving programs.
• Benedict CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHT member organization in Milwaukee providing the Sisters Program South, a neighborhood-based response to health and safety needs of women in street prostitution, including trafficked women. Collaborators include multiple congregations: Sinsinawa Dominicans, School Sisters of St. Francis, Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, Sisters of St. Agnes, School Sisters of Notre Dame, and Sisters of St. Joseph.
• Bethany House of HospitalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHT member organization in Chicago providing shelter for immigrant women ages 18-22, including trafficking survivors. Opened October 2017, supported by 32 religious orders of women and four religious orders of men. Executive Director: Kathlyn Mulcahy, OP.
• LifeWay NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHT member in New York providing safe housing for women survivors of both sex and labor trafficking since 2012. Has served over 100 women from 34 countries. Also raises awareness through presentations and conference participation. Founded by Joan S. Dawber, SC.
• Mary's Guest HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHT member run by Marist Missionary Sisters in Chula Vista, CA. Provides shelter for women survivors over age 18 with staff full-time by two Sisters. Helps guests rebuild lives through collaboration addressing physical, medical, immigration, educational, spiritual, and psychological needs. Accommodates five women for up to two years.
• Polaris ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring the initial 2013 gathering, AEHT founders met with representatives from Polaris Project to learn about anti-trafficking work. Polaris operates the National Human Trafficking Hotline referenced on AEHT's website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FAIR Girls: Anti-trafficking nonprofit delivering survivor services, education, and prevention curriculum. AEHT curates FAIR Girls curriculum within its Curriculum Programs, confirming direct overlap in survivor-centered programming and youth-focused prevention education.
• HEAL Trafficking: Healthcare-sector anti-trafficking organization developing protocols, training, and education for providers. Listed as a curriculum partner of AEHT, making it a directly comparable peer for education and training content even though its delivery channel (health systems) is more specialized.
• Polaris Project: Operates the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline and runs anti-trafficking advocacy and survivor services nationwide. Directly comparable because both organizations provide trafficking-specific survivor referrals, education, and federal-level policy advocacy, and Polaris is explicitly referenced as a partner in AEHT's history.
• Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW): International feminist organization focused on trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, combining survivor services, advocacy, and research. Comparable as a directly aligned peer in advocacy, demand-reduction education, and survivor support, though CATW operates at a more international scale.
• A21: Global anti-trafficking organization running awareness education, survivor aftercare, and legislative advocacy. AEHT directly curates A21 curriculum in its Curriculum Programs, confirming overlapping educational content, survivor-services model, and youth-prevention focus.
• Shared Hope International: Trafficking-focused organization providing survivor services, demand-reduction education, and policy advocacy. Also a curriculum partner of AEHT, and a directly comparable peer because both combine survivor housing/recovery, training, and federal/state legislative engagement.
• ECPAT-USA: U.S. affiliate of ECPAT International focused on ending commercial sexual exploitation of children through advocacy, research, and education. Comparable because both organizations combine policy advocacy, youth-focused prevention education, and faith/coalition-driven outreach in the anti-trafficking space.

Emerging players

• Thorn: Technology-driven organization building tools to identify and rescue trafficking victims and prevent child sexual exploitation. Comparable as an adjacent peer tackling the same online-exploitation policy space AEHT advocates on, but differentiated by its tech-platform model and lack of shelter services.

Broad incumbents

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Large, established nonprofit working to find missing children and reduce child sexual exploitation, with federal-grade operational capacity. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose mission overlaps with AEHT's online child-safety advocacy and survivor-protection objectives, though it operates at a vastly larger scale.
• International Justice Mission: Large, established global anti-trafficking organization operating survivor rescue, aftercare, and justice-system reform across multiple countries. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same anti-trafficking space with overlapping survivor-services and advocacy activities, but at materially greater scale and geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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