wise women gathering place

What wise women gathering place does

Wise Women Gathering Place (WWGP) is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1998 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, by Alice Skenandore with Ford Foundation startup funding. It delivers advocacy, healing, prevention, training, support groups, and community workshops in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, victim assistance, and historical trauma. Services are delivered through a community-midwifery model infused with Native American cultural understanding, and the organization serves survivors, youth, homeless individuals, and tribal community members primarily in the greater Green Bay and Brown County area.

The core programmatic assets are: Discovery Dating, a copyrighted healthy-relationship and decision-making curriculum (cards and workbook) with peer-reviewed evidence of reducing teen pregnancy and increasing personal agency; the Safe Place Parking Program (SP3), the only known safe overnight parking program in Wisconsin, hosting up to 46 vehicles nightly; White Bison culturally-based healing programs (Mending Broken Hearts, Celebrating Families) delivered in partnership with the Wellbriety Training Institute; and Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation training. Additional offerings include Sexual Assault Healing Groups, Wise Men's and Women's groups, transitional living assistance, and middle- and high-school youth leadership programs.

WWGP operates from two Green Bay offices plus the SP3 parking lot with an 11-50 person staff led by Executive Director Beverly Scow (since September 2022). Revenue is generated almost entirely through grants (Allstate Foundation, Ford Foundation, HHS, CDC DELTA via WCADV), individual donations via PayPal, and small fees from trainings such as the $550 Discovery Dating facilitator training. Most direct services are free to community members. Major partnerships include Oneida Nation, Menominee Tribal School, Futures Without Violence, Wellbriety Training Institute, and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Name

wise women gathering place

Legal name

Wise Women Gathering Place

Website

https://wisewomengp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wise Women Gathering Place is a Green Bay, Wisconsin non-profit founded in 1998 that provides advocacy, healing, prevention, and training services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, homeless individuals, and youth, with a Native American cultural focus.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Green Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and community donations accepted through PayPal and other methods. Donations support Safe Place Parking and general operations.
2. Grant Funding: Grants from foundations including The Allstate Foundation ($30,000 for COVID-19 response), Ford Foundation (initial startup funding), and various government grants for domestic violence prevention programs.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual Roy Skenandore Memorial Pool Tournament Fundraiser, with community partners hosting events to raise funds for the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Wise Women Gathering Place is a community non-profit organization offering a portfolio of advocacy, healing, and prevention programs rather than a unified software product. The core programs include Discovery Dating (a healthy relationship curriculum), Safe Place Parking (homelessness assistance), Transitional Living Program (housing support), and various youth leadership groups. Healing services include Sexual Assault Healing Groups, Women's and Men's support groups, and White Bison culturally-based trauma programs. Training offerings include Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods and Discovery Dating Facilitator Training. Services are infused with Native American cultural understanding and a Midwifery Approach centered on safety, informed choice, and whole-person wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Discovery Dating: A healthy relationship curriculum that guides youth and adults to explore and clarify personal goals and values, discover character traits of others, and practice decision making. Helps prevent domestic violence, teen pregnancy and sexual assault, and promotes healing.
• Safe Place Parking Program
• Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation

Quantifiable outcome

• Teens who received Discovery Dating showed 12% increase in personal agency (p = .006)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mad Apple Burger & Billiards Co.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Event host for the annual Roy Skenandore Memorial Tournament Fundraiser in Appleton, Wisconsin. Community partner supporting WWGP's fundraising efforts.
• Futures Without ViolencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership through the Domestic Violence Response Fund (DVRF) established with The Allstate Foundation. FUTURES has been providing programs to empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children for over 30 years.
• Wellbriety Training InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring White Bison community workshops and trainings to the local community, including Mending Broken Hearts and Celebrating Families programs.
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for Discovery Dating funding and implementation through CDC's DELTA grant program (2002-2011) focused on domestic violence prevention.
• Oneida NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership including Discovery Dating implementation in Oneida Nation schools, domestic violence coordinated community response, and various social services collaborations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wellbriety Training Institute: Indigenous recovery and healing movement whose training curricula WWGP delivers; comparable culturally-based healing programming targeting Native American communities.
• White Bison: Provides the culturally-based Wellbriety, Mending Broken Hearts, and Celebrating Families curricula that WWGP delivers locally; a direct program partner and comparable peer in Indigenous recovery/healing programming.
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC): National nonprofit dedicated to ending violence against Native women; shares WWGP's focus on culturally-grounded domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy for Indigenous communities.
• Safe Parking LA: Operates safe overnight parking programs for people sleeping in vehicles — directly comparable to WWGP's SP3 program, which is the only such program in Wisconsin.
• Native American Connections: Indigenous-led nonprofit in Arizona providing behavioral health, housing, and community development services — comparable in mission, Indigenous-cultural approach, and integrated service model.
• Futures Without Violence: National organization addressing DV and gender-based violence; active WWGP partner via the Allstate Foundation DVRF, with overlapping mission in advocacy, prevention, and training.

Broad incumbents

• Power to Decide: National organization focused on teen pregnancy prevention and young adult reproductive well-being; comparable broader incumbent addressing outcomes that Discovery Dating targets.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National DV crisis, safety planning, and referral resource; broader incumbent offering services that overlap with WWGP's advocacy and 24-hour helpline.

Regional players

• Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Domestic Violence Program: Tribal DV program in Wisconsin with which WWGP has partnered; comparable regional peer providing Indigenous-focused domestic violence services.
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV): State-level DV coalition that has partnered with WWGP on CDC DELTA-funded Discovery Dating implementation; comparable regional peer in DV advocacy and prevention infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WiseWomenGP
• Xx.com/wisewomengp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wisewomengatheringplace

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