SheJumps
Vanessa Pierce is c0-founder of 501c3 non-profit, SheJumps.
SHEJUMPS MISSION: To increase participation of women in outdoor activities through mentorship and coaching from professional and recreational outdoor female athletes.
Initiate programs that involve getting women into the outdoors (on public lands).
• Develop an awareness in the business community, in local government, and in the general public of the physical and mental benefits of an outdoor education, and especially the need for it in the female population.
• Offer an online forum with blogs and stories that inspire women to take that “jump.”
• Allocate public and/or private funds as appropriate to organizations, agencies, or individuals who can provide outdoor programs for women that are of high quality and deemed beneficial to the proliferation of the SheJumps mission.
• Seek and apply for state, federal, and private funds available in support of women’s sports initiatives.
• Develop directories of leading women in the outdoors world as resources.
• Collect outdoor gear and create a lending system to provide appropriate outdoor equipment for women.
• Promote and encourage responsible outdoor education and environmental awareness for all outdoor enthusiasts.
• Engage in any other activities that will increase women’s outdoor participation.
• Challenge women to get outside of their comfort zones and try something new; encourage them to re-evaluate risks and challenges in their own lives based on what they experience in the mountains.
