Phillips Listens Inc.

GUIDED BY OUR VISION OF A SOCIETY IN WHICH PEOPLE CARE ABOUT OTHERS FIRST, PHILLIPS LISTENS (D/B/A CHAPMAN FOUNDATION FOR CARING COMMUNITIES) OFFERS DISTINCTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF EMPATHETIC ENGAGEMENT. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR 3-DAY WORKSHOP: - GAIN AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR TENDENCIES AND HOW THOSE TENDENCIES IMPACT OTHERS, - LEARN HOW TO LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND AND SPEAK TO BE UNDERSTOOD, - CULTIVATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE PERSPECTIVE, - DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IN 2022, CHAPMAN FOUNDATION CONDUCTED 98 WORKSHOPS SERVING 2,034 PARTICIPANTS IN 28 COMMUNITIES. ALUMNAE OF OUR WORKSHOPS ARE ALSO OFFERED A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO REINFORCE AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS LEARNED IN THE WORKSHOP.

Expenses: $1.3M

CHAPMAN FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES TO EMBED OUR PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOUNDATION TRAINS FACILITATORS IN THESE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDES MATERIALS AND START-UP SUPPORT TO ALLOW OUR PARTNERS TO OFFER OUR WORKSHOPS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND AS OUTREACH TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: - CREATE MORE POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, - CULTIVATE COMPASSIONATE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES, - IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND WITH THOSE WHOM THEY SERVEOUR PARTNERS INCLUDE CITY GOVERNMENTS, CHURCHES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND MILITARY BASES. IN 2022, CHAPMAN FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH 3 ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 8 WORKSHOPS SERVING 129 PARTICIPANTS.

Expenses: $110K

IN-KIND SUPPORT: WE RELY ON IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO KEEP OUR OPERATING COSTS LOW. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, RECORDABLE SUPPORT IN THE CURRENT YEAR WAS $11,693. DONATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - OFFICE SPACE AND UTILITIES, - WORKSHOP VENUES, - WEBSITE HOSTING, AND - TECHNICAL SUPPORT