South Dakota Voices For Peace

What South Dakota Voices For Peace does

South Dakota Voices for Peace (SDVFP) is a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in October 2017 that delivers free immigration legal services and community education to immigrant, refugee, and Muslim populations across the state. Its core functional offering is free immigration legal representation for two narrowly defined beneficiary groups: unaccompanied children in immigration court proceedings and immigrant survivors of crime (including domestic violence) eligible for pathways such as VAWA. The organization reports supporting 1,482 unaccompanied minors since FY 2015 and positions itself as the only entity in South Dakota providing these free services, giving it a structural monopoly in its defined service niche.

SDVFP operates a diversified program portfolio built on commodity web infrastructure (Hostinger Website Builder with Cloudflare Bot Management) and consumer SaaS tools (BetterWorld for donations, Bonfire for merchandise, Microsoft Forms for ICE incident reporting, YouTube and Spotify for media distribution). Programs include Community Preparedness Resources (Know Your Rights flyers, business cards, phone wallpapers in multiple languages), Family Preparedness Resources (Powers of Attorney templates in English, Spanish, and Kreyòl), a weekly multilingual news broadcast ("News for You" / "Noticias Para Usted"), the Cohort of Courage youth advocacy program for ages 17-24, nationally recognized bystander-to-UPSTANDER intervention training, the Portraits of Courage documentary series produced with Bravely Made Media, Medicaid Expansion outreach, and ICE Observer Resources. The organization maintains a structurally related 501(c)(4) sister entity, South Dakota Voices for Justice, that handles lobbying and policy work, preserving SDVFP's tax-deductible donation status.

The business model is donation-funded with all services provided at zero cost to beneficiaries. Revenue derives from individual donations, foundation contributions, and charitable gifts — all tax-deductible — with no fee-for-service component. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through staff attorneys, paralegals, and case coordinators, supplemented by downloadable online resources and community events. The organization is privately held with no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment ownership, is led by Executive Director and founder Taneeza Islam, and has a CIO-level Chief Operations Officer (Jen Dreiske). It does not disclose revenue, headcount, or detailed financial metrics.

Name

South Dakota Voices For Peace

Legal name

South Dakota Voices for Peace

Website

https://sdvfpeace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Dakota Voices for Peace is a Sioux Falls-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free immigration legal services, Know Your Rights education, youth advocacy, and multilingual community programming to immigrant, refugee, and Muslim populations across South Dakota.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Community advocacy
• Know your rights education
• Civic engagement
• Immigrant community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, South Dakota Voices for Peace operates primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters. All donations are tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

South Dakota Voices for Peace provides free immigration legal representation to unaccompanied children in immigration court and to survivors of crime in South Dakota, where it is the only organization doing so. It complements this core service with Know Your Rights and community preparedness resources, a weekly bilingual (English/Spanish) immigration news broadcast, youth civic-engagement programming, educational trainings, and rapid-response resources for immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities. All services are provided free of charge and funded through donations and charitable contributions.

Product overview

South Dakota Voices for Peace is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities in South Dakota. The core offerings include Legal Services (free immigration representation for children and crime survivors), Community Preparedness Resources (Know Your Rights materials and rapid response tools), Educational Programs (Cohort of Courage youth advocates, educational trainings), and Media Resources (News for You multilingual news broadcast, Portraits of Courage documentary). These services are provided through the organization's website, downloadable resources, community trainings, and partnerships with organizations like BetterWorld for donations and Hostinger for web infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services Free immigration legal services and representation for unaccompanied children in immigration court and for survivors of crime (including domestic violence). SDVFP is the only organization in South Dakota providing these no-cost services.
• Community Preparedness Resources

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,482 unaccompanied minors supported since FY 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SD Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual AssaultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2019 for providing holistic services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across all immigration statuses. Organization works with shelters and law enforcement agencies to deliver integrated services.
• South Dakota Voices for JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization (501(c)(4)) devoted to lobbying and policy work. Together they work on grassroots empowerment and countering legislated hate against Muslims, immigrants, and refugees in South Dakota.
• Drawn Together (League of Women Voters Coalition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition led by League of Women Voters for redistricting efforts and voting rights work, part of the Cohort of Courage program action plans.
• Bravely Made MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Portraits of Courage documentary series highlighting community elders' experiences with healing amid intolerance and discrimination.
• South Dakota Faith in Public LifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith organization that staff member Jen Dreiske is active with through work on interfaith community engagement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network): National network that trains and supports nonprofits providing immigration legal services — directly adjacent to SDVFP's legal services function and a likely capacity-building partner or peer in the immigration legal aid ecosystem.
• Catholic Charities USA (Immigration Services): Large national network providing immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, and Know Your Rights programming — overlaps with SDVFP's core offerings but at much greater scale and as part of a broader social services portfolio.
• HIAS: Global Jewish nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, legal services, and advocacy — substantial overlap with SDVFP's refugee and asylum-related work, but operates at a much broader international scale.

Direct peers

• Justice for Our Neighbors: Network of nonprofit immigration legal aid clinics providing free/low-cost immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, including survivors of crime and unaccompanied minors — directly comparable service model and beneficiary base.
• South Dakota Voices for Justice: Sister 501(c)(4) organization founded alongside SDVFP in 2017, focused on lobbying and policy advocacy for immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities — same leadership team, same mission, complementary tax structure.
• RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services): Texas-based nonprofit providing free immigration legal services and advocacy for immigrants and refugees — directly comparable combination of legal aid, advocacy, and community education, though at much larger scale.
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM): Regional nonprofit providing free immigration legal services and representation to immigrants and refugees, including unaccompanied children — directly comparable mission, similar Midwest nonprofit legal aid structure, and overlapping state-level context.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing free legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children — the most direct functional peer to SDVFP's core legal services program, operating at much larger scale across many states.

Regional players

• ACLU of South Dakota: South Dakota state affiliate of the ACLU providing civil rights advocacy and litigation — directly comparable regional advocacy and immigrant rights focus, operating in the same political environment and geographic footprint.

Others

• National Immigrant Legal Services Directory / Immigration Advocates Network: Network and directory platform connecting low-income immigrants to pro bono and low-cost immigration legal services — an enabling/ecosystem peer that SDVFP would either partner with or be listed within as a service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@southdakotavoicesforpeace
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-dakota-voices-for-peace

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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