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    Crooked Trails
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    Crooked Trails
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    2115 E MERCER ST
    SEATTLE WA 98112-4032

    SEATTLE WA | IRS ruling year: 2004 | EIN: 73-1669742  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
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    Rating Report

    Leadership & Adaptability
    Score

    90

    This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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    Strategy

    30 out of 40 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Mission Statement
    0 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    A world in which local communities have a sustainable share in the economic success of the travel in
    Strategic Goals
    20 out of 20 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
    Goal One: Ensure the organizational infrastructure to provide services is implemented by passing a governance foundations review at the end of 2022.
    Goal Two: Convert to a model that supports tourism-focused community development projects and away from community-based travel programs.
    Goal Three: Engage in partnerships with members of the travel industry to support tourism-focused community development projects.

    Leadership

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Investment in Leadership Development
    15 out of 15 points
    External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborative Engagement
    • Thought Leadership
    • Social Promotion

    Adaptability

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Adaptability Statement
    30 out of 30 points
    The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
    Based in Seattle and founded in 1998, Crooked Trails spent over two decades establishing the principles of community-based, responsible tourism under the leadership of its founders Christine Mackay and Tammy Leland. As an educational non-profit organization and tour operator, we helped broaden travelers’ understanding of the impact of travel on cultures and ecosystems through educational outreach, community development projects, and custom-designed travel programs. Our goal was to inspire travelers to get involved in the places they visit through true cultural exchange, and to empower locals to take charge of tourism in their communities. However, more for-profit companies began to offer community-based travel as it grew in popularity and Crooked Trails found it difficult to compete. So, in 2020 we made the decision to transition away from sustainable travel programs and focus solely on community-based project development--and to do so in partnership with communities and other tour operators that share the same principles we do. At the time, the Covid pandemic was just beginning, and we realized we needed to furlough all our staff and focus on fundraising and applying for grants to enable us to hire a new executive director who could implement the new model. We accomplished the fundraising goals and hired a new executive director as of January 2022 and are in the process of implementing our new programs.