Donate
Please consider a tax-deductible gift to WATCH
Support WATCH to make the justice system more effective and responsive in handling cases of violence against women and children.
Your contribution this year will support:
- 3 training sessions to prepare 65 individuals to observe court
- A 2-year project monitoring child protection hearings
- Monitoring of 4,500+ court hearings throughout the year
- A 21-month project monitoring domestic violence cases in the three suburban courts
- Our quarterly newsletter, bi-monthly e-mail bulletins, and work with the media
- 15 web-based seminars to train court-monitoring groups across the U.S.
- Campus and community education
- Participation on committees to advocate for improvements in the courts
There are many ways to give:
Make a gift online through the link below.
Send a check to: WATCH, 608 2nd Ave. So., Suite 465, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Make a pledge. You set the amount and payment schedule. Contact us for more information.
Use your company’s matching gift program to double or triple your gift.
Make a gift of stocks or bonds. Contact Nashad at 612-341-2747 x 1 or e-mail her for easy instructions.
Make a memorial or tribute gift in honor of a special person. We will include their name with yours in our annual report.
Celebrate a special occasion in your life. What better way to recognize a birthday, wedding, retirement or other special occasion than by making a gift to WATCH to transform our community?
Help to widen our circle of supporters. Share your vision for a violence free society by hosting a lunch or coffee meeting to introduce WATCH to others. We will provide a speaker and help with the details.
More Info
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"I thanked WATCH for caring enough about the court to criticize it, because that is the only way it will improve."- District Court Judge
"Because of your work [strangulation project], we are able to make recommendations about the importance of such specific criminal provisions in other countries… " -Women's Human Rights Program Director
“…most of what I do in the courtroom (other than making decisions, rulings, etc.) is a direct result of WATCH observations about judges in general, and the need for us to let the public know what is happening.” -District Court Judge
Watch Briefs
YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Thank you to the 53 individuals who helped WATCH raise $9,890 through GiveMN.org!
Please consider making a donation to WATCH using one of the options listed on the left. Help us keep a watchful eye on the courts.
To see a snapshot of WATCH's history, mission, and accomplishments click to view an 8-minute video.
We finished monitoring child protection hearings in December. Link to a summary of this project and watch for a full report and recommendations in the spring.
Since 1993, WATCH volunteers have donated 28,000 hours and monitored over 60,000 cases.