Seattle Human Services Coalition

Name

Seattle Human Services Coalition

Legal name

Seattle Human Services Coalition

Website

https://shscoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seattle Human Services Coalition is a nonprofit membership coalition of 172+ human service agencies in Seattle and King County that advocates for policy, budget, and wage equity on homelessness, hunger, childcare, and related human services issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Human services advocacy
• Policy advocacy coalition
• Budget advocacy
• Voter education
• Nonprofit coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SHSC generates revenue through membership dues from human service coalitions, agencies, programs, and community members. Membership is open to for-profit/non-profit organizations, individuals, community groups, businesses, funders, and partners who support the organization's vision.
2. Contributions and Donations: The organization accepts contributions from supporters. The website includes a 'Contribute Now' page for donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Seattle Human Services Coalition (SHSC) is a nonprofit membership coalition that advocates for human services funding and policy in Seattle and King County. It unites more than 172 human service agencies and programs to collectively influence public policy on issues such as homelessness, hunger, childcare, domestic violence, healthcare, racial equity, and wage equity for nonprofit human service workers. The coalition mobilizes members through candidate forums, candidate questionnaires, budget advocacy campaigns, advocacy training, and public testimony opportunities.

Product overview

Seattle Human Services Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy coalition, not a technology company with products or services in the traditional sense. The organization provides advocacy services, policy education, candidate forums, budget advocacy, wage equity campaigns, and community organizing for human services providers in Seattle and King County. The organization publishes newsletters, organizes candidate questionnaires and forums, conducts budget advocacy training, and facilitates coalition member collaboration on human services policy issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SHSC Coalition Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 2022 Budget: Seven of SHSC's budget recommendations were included in City of Seattle's 2022 budget, including funding for Pay Equity Analysis.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• King County Alliance for Human Services (KCAHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHSC works as part of KCAHS to help communities meet basic human needs and improve access to regional human services by mobilizing members and partners to collaborate on county-wide issues.
• Statewide Poverty Action NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Statewide Poverty Action Network for advocacy training, particularly focusing on supporting direct service staff in advocacy efforts for wage equity.
• Neighborhood HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighborhood House has been the fiscal sponsor for SHSC for over two decades, providing foundational support and stability including expertise in human resources, accounts payable, and grant contracting.
• YouthCareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization that hosted SHSC Executive Director's conversations with City Council candidates for the 2024 special election.
• FareStartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided complimentary food and beverages for the 2025 Human Services Candidate Forum event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Hopelink: King County social services nonprofit providing food, housing, and mobility support while engaging in policy advocacy. Similar service-plus-advocacy posture and overlapping beneficiary base with SHSC's member agencies.
• El Centro de la Raza: Seattle-based Latino civil rights and human services organization with advocacy and community organizing functions. Comparable to SHSC in centering racial equity and hosting coalition-style civic engagement events (SHSC held its 2025 candidate forum at El Centro).

Broad incumbents

• United Way of King County: A larger, established human services umbrella organization in the same Seattle/King County region. Overlapping member base and policy priorities make it a broad incumbent peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Solid Ground: Long-established Seattle/King County anti-poverty organization combining direct services with policy advocacy. Comparable mission focus and regional footprint to SHSC.
• Neighborhood House: Long-time SHSC fiscal sponsor and a multi-service human services provider in Seattle/King County. While not an advocacy coalition, it is structurally intertwined with SHSC and serves a comparable community base.

Direct peers

• King County Alliance for Human Services: Closest peer to SHSC: a regional coalition mobilizing human service providers across King County to advocate on county-level budgets and policy. SHSC explicitly works as part of this alliance, indicating near-identical mission, geography, and advocacy model.
• WithinReach: Washington State advocacy and direct-service organization focused on maternal, child, and family health. Combines policy advocacy with coalition-style coordination of community partners, similar to SHSC's advocacy-plus-mobilization model.
• Washington Statewide Poverty Action Network: Statewide anti-poverty advocacy coalition with a similar member-driven, policy-focused model. SHSC partners with this organization for advocacy training and wage equity work, making it a natural direct peer.
• Building Changes: Seattle-based coalition and policy advocacy organization focused on youth and family homelessness. Comparable to SHSC in operating a coalition model that drives public funding and systems change in human services.
• Children's Alliance: Washington State-wide advocacy coalition advancing child and family policy through lobbying, budget advocacy, and member mobilization. Highly comparable advocacy-and-coalition operating model to SHSC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/pages/Seattle-Human-Services-Coalition/383554674992515
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcebfWkHBB_3cOnIxDgm_6g
• Facebookfacebook.com/Seattle-Human-Services-Coalition-383554674992515
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seattle-human-services-coalition

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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