Help Launch Joyful Summits: A Trade-Based Path to Repair

Joyful Summits is a long-term Residential Treatment Center & Trade School for adult men who have experienced and in most cases perpetuated sexual violence. There are drastically few resources for this population. We believe every human needs a place to heal. We know that solid, evidence-based therapy works. We are building this program intentionally, brick by brick, with innovation & integrity at heart, trying to create something that can meet a very vast very underserved population in a new way.  

There are 800,000 sex offenders in the country. There are extremely few long term residential programs that accept these clients. A lot of which are private pay. We want to build something accessible for all socioeconomic backgrounds. We prioritize the mental health and respect of our clients & staff above all else & that is reflected in every aspect of what we’re building. We are building this with truly brilliant minds. We are taking that knowledge, backing it with the current most evidence-based trauma and sex addiction therapy research, creating our own IRB level clinical research cohort for outcomes that allow us to adapt the program to client needs on a consistent basis & set us in a new tier for funding sources, and then launch when every “t” is crossed and “i” is dotted & we know the model not only works but truly helps heal this population so that they can reintegrate with society and lead healthy happy lives as someone they can be proud of. 

Why We Need Your Help Now

Before we can receive grants, accept tax-deductible donations, or open our doors—we need to:

Legally incorporate and apply for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status

Build our public platform and visual storytelling materials

Purchase the core curriculum-building and backing texts for our program

Finalize our fundraising infrastructure with support from expert consultants

With your help we’ll be able to begin the first phase of program development in every facet. The below campaign is step one—laying the groundwork for all of it.

Where Your Gift Will Go

Every dollar is earmarked and deeply intentional. Your support will help us cover:

️Legal Foundation – $1,605

IRS 501(c)(3) application

State incorporation & charitable registration

Web domain & basic hosting

Legal review and support

Website + Social Media Campaign – $2500 remaining ($3000 goal)

1 session to record campaign video with a videographer to use over the next 6 months

Social media manager for 6 months

Website Development

Canva Pro account 

Zoom account

Notion account for curriculum buildout efficiency

Curriculum Development – $1,790.01

Clinical texts on male sexual trauma, sex addiction & sex offender treatment from all the industry leaders 

PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library accounts for research accessibility to ensure curriculum is 100% evidence-based 

Fundraising Strategy – $2,050 remaining ($2500 goal)

Partnership with fundraising strategist Nakia Magazine to build out a sustainable, multi-source funding plan

Working on cultivating 35 programs who are struggling with staff retention to consult and train creating three different consulting packages to fund program startup 

Cultivating a list of 100 donors who have a history of donating solid funding to reach out to to complete this GoFundMe so that startup infrastructure is locked in 

️Early Infrastructure – $1,500

Fiscal tracking tools, CRM setup

Fees for initial consultation & organization for Medicaid billing + accreditation

Membership to and all of the trainings provided by ASTA (https://www.atsa.com) & IITAP (https://iitap.com)

The total cost we’re raising is another $9,445. I’ve adjusted the GoFundMe accordingly. I also will add things as they pop up. This will be the living blueprint of the program. 

With your help

Our goal is to:

Build a sustainable business model, a projected program budget, a program pitch deck, different reach out templates for donors & funding sources, hire part time help, create a 6mo social media campaign to help bring awareness to current resources & to raise funds, and the curriculum buildout. All of this will prepare us to apply for funding & fiscal sponsorship from a well-established 501c3. 

What We Promise

Every dollar will be transparently tracked and reported. We are building this with full integrity. When you donate to this campaign, you are helping create a space that does not yet exist—but must. It is deeply needed.

You’ll get updates as each stage is completed: incorporation, IRS filing, curriculum buildout, campaign launch, team building, and land acquisition. We want you to feel it with us as we build this, brick by brick.

How You Can Help

Donate — Any amount helps. Whether it’s $5 or $1000, we can make this program happen.

Share — If this resonates, post to socials, send to a friend, or pass along to someone who funds restorative justice-rooted projects.

Walk With Us — Follow us @joyfulsummitsrtc and be part of this program & movement as it grows.

A HUGE thanks to our donors—because of the $1220 that you have donated so far, we have been able to begin working with Nakia, we began building our longer term social media campaign, we have 15 social media posts from our social media manager in rollout/creation, and we have a 4 page website in creation currently. You are incredible!

With appreciation and fire,

Becks Logan

Founder & Executive Director, Joyful Summits

@joyfulsummitsrtc