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CORE GUIDING PRINCIPLE V-Day was created by artists and activists and as a result it has a unique organizational model. Unlike most global NGOs, V-Day does not have central headquarters or regional offices. Instead, V-Day’s small team works remotely from home bases around the world to sustain an online infrastructure that keeps the V-Day network of volunteer activists (one billion strong and growing) linked, informed and engaged across the world. Through its virtual structure, V-Day is able to keep traditionally high overhead costs very low, enabling it to give away 90 cents of every dollar raised. V-Day is a movement that is owned by activists, on the grassroots level. Eve Ensler, V-Day’s Founder and Board Chair, is a volunteer and has never received payment from V-Day for her work. THE V-DAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A GROUP OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WHO PROVIDE VISION, LEADERSHIP, AND WISDOM TO HELP GUIDE AND SUPPORT V-DAY IN ITS WORK: CAROLE BLACK JENNIFER BUFFETT KIMBERLÉ W. CRENSHAW ROSARIO DAWSON EVE ENSLER JANE FONDA KATHERINE MCFATE PAT MITCHELL THANDIE NEWTON CARI ROSS LISA SCHEJOLA AKIN REGINA K. SCULLY SUSAN CELIA SWAN V-Gratitude 2015 was a transitional year, during which the structure of the V-Day campaigns shifted to an even more autonomous, activist based model. In April, some key members of the core team—Cecile Lipworth, Purva Panday Cullman, Katherine Fisher, Megan Sparkman, Amy Squires, and Laura Waleryszak—whose brilliant work has brought the campaigns to sustainability and who created groundbreaking tools for our activists, moved on to new opportunities. Their work will live on in V–Day and OBR for years to come. 40