2020-05-14T09:55:13-07:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 460974412 Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition SCHO 2022634626 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 John Windhausen Executive Director 2022634626 2020-05-14 71.191.81.64 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SHLB Coalition John Windhausen 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 778962 0 X www.shlb.org X 2012 DC The SHLB Coalition is a mission-driven, membership-supported organization. SHLB's stated mission is "for every anchor institution in the country to have affordable, high-quality broadband that is open and accessible to the surrounding community." 10 10 3 0 0 0 110925 102585 445758 675860 122 517 47 0 556852 778962 0 0 0 0 368311 378535 0 0 40524 343249 310266 711560 688801 -154708 90161 212900 304403 169295 170886 43605 133517 The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that seeks to address the "digital divide" by advocating for government policies that allow schools, libraries, health providers, commercial and non-commercial companies and others to invest in broadband networks that serve the public, especially in rural markets. 0 0 207251 187675 SHLB hosted its ninth annual conference in Washington, D.C. The flagship event drew over 300 broadband champions who came to discuss the most pressing policy issues facing community anchor institution connectivity. The three-day event opened with a keynote from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, who presented the importance of telehealth solutions for rural communities. FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks delivered the second keynote of the event. His initial remarks celebrated the many ways that libraries serve their constituents. Former NTIA Head Larry Irving joined Commissioner Starks on stage, moderating a Q&A to help the SHLB community get to know the FCC's newest Commissioner. Acting Administrator of the NTIA Diane Rinaldo spoke to SHLB showgoers on day three, providing an update on NTIA's mapping pilot, the BroadbandUSA program, and the agency's ongoing efforts to make broadband ubiquitous for all Americans. 126408 420112 In 2019, SHLB acquired 34 new members, bringing SHLB membership to 176 organizations. SHLB provides a forum for broadband advocacy where members share best practices, network and get regulatory and legislative updates. Members convene frequently for policy calls with the full membership, and for smaller working policy groups on E-rate, the RHC program, spectrum, infrastructure legislation, and the joint Universal Service Fund petition. 218885 68073 The SHLB Coalition continued its strong emphasis on advocacy to promote high-quality broadband for schools, libraries, health providers, and other anchor institutions. SHLB worked tirelessly in 2019 to address numerous broadband policy issues. In February, the FCC waived and proposed to eliminate the amortization requirement for special construction projects in the E-rate program. SHLB brought this issue to the Commission's attention with an ex parte filing in October 2018, which the FCC cited twice in the NPRM. Chairman Pai thanked SHLB on Twitter. In December, the FCC made the Category Two Budget Approach a permanent fixture of the E-rate program. The decision provides schools and libraries greater funding certainty and flexibility to meet their connectivity needs. The Report and Order cites SHLB's joint comments multiple times. Regarding Rural Healthcare, SHLB worked with its telehealth members and petitioned the FCC to reconsider portions of its "Promoting Telehealth in Rural America" Report and Order, adopted in August 2019. SHLB released a report called"The Economics of Keeping the "E" in EBS" in 2019. The report published findings on the economic and social effects of our proposal to award EBS licenses to educational institutions and Tribal Nations. The report compared SHLB's EBS proposal with the idea of auctioning spectrum and found that licensing EBS to schools and Tribal Nations would reduce the digital divide by 18.38 percent as well as close the homework gap by 29.6 percent. On March 7, SHLB hosted "Window of Opportunity" on Capitol Hill to show lawmakers the many ways that organizations and anchor institutions can address the digital divide by using the Educational Broadband Service. Also, SHLB increased its advocacy on the Hill. SHLB collaborated with House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone's staff to authorize funding for broadband to anchors in the LIFT America Act, and SHLB wrote a letter to the House Commerce Committee asking that they ensure the Broadband DATA Act directs the FCC to map anchor institutions. Representative Anna Eshoo introduced the SHLB letter into the record of the Committee mark-up of the bill, leading House Commerce to grant SHLB's request in the report language. SHLB also held numerous webinars throughout the year on these issues. 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Our Mission is to advocate for open, affordable, high-quality broadband for anchor institutions and their communities. The Coalition takes a forward-looking approach that embraces new technologies and recommends policy changes that allow anchor institutions and their communities to benefit from technological, legal and policy developments. The Coalition is also a membership organization; members indicate that they support the SHLB Mission when they apply to join the Coalition. We are neither a "think tank" (devoted to a particular philosophy) nor a trade association (that focuses only on the interests of its members), although we have elements of both. SHLB's influence, and therefore benefit to our members, is generated through our action. As a diverse and growing Coalition, it is possible that policy disagreements among our members, or among members and staff, will occur. Disagreements require SHLB to balance our forward-looking mission with respect to the views of our members. SHLB cannot act only when there is unanimity amongst our members lest we become neutralized and ineffective. Nor should we advance a particular position or philosophy without considering alternative views and positions of our members, lest we risk losing or alienating members, which could have a number of negative effects on the organization. The following process is intended to ensure that SHLB continues to act proactively to the benefit of our members, anchor institutions, and communities. Policy Process: The following guidelines outline the process to be used by the SHLB Coalition for developing and reaching decisions on policy recommendations, including situations where policy disagreements arise. 1. Policy issues may be brought up for consideration by any SHLB staff member or any SHLBmember. 2. In developing policy recommendations, the SHLB Coalition Mission Statement shall be given paramount consideration. SHLB staff and members will work together to develop and review policy recommendations and evaluate whether the recommendation if adopted, would advance the SHLB Mission. 3. When a policy question is brought up, SHLB staff and members will first try to achieve consensus. This will entail a discussion on Policy Group phone calls, emails, research, edits to drafts of pleadings and discussion on bi-weekly member policy calls. It is anticipated that most policy issues will be resolved through this consensus-based process. 4. In case of disagreement that cannot be resolved through the foregoing consensus-based process, the final decision on any policy position shall be made by the Executive Director, after consultation with the SHLB Board and the appropriate Policy Group chair(s). The Executive Director shall make the final decision based on the following guidelines: a. First, does the policy recommendation advance SHLB's Mission to promote open, affordable, high-quality broadband for anchor institutions and their communities? If the proposed recommendation does not support the SHLB Mission, the recommendation shall not move forward. b.Second, if the proposed recommendation would support the SHLB Mission, does the policy recommendation have the support of a substantial portion of SHLB members, and/or would the recommendation if adopted, incur substantial opposition from SHLB members? To determine the amount of support or opposition, the Coalition does not anticipate conducting a vote of its members. Rather, the Executive Director, in his or her judgment, shall assess the level of support and/or opposition to the proposed position among the membership through informal means. 5. While the Executive Director has the discretion to make the final decision (after consultation with the Board and Policy Group Chair(s)), the Board shall have the responsibility to ensure that the Executive Director follows these guidelines as part of the Board's oversight responsibilities. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a One seat a year is a member-elected seat. Each year, members can apply to run for this board seat. The candidates can campaign to other SHLB members and there is a voting process. The governance committee is in charge of monitoring this process and announcing the winner. That person joins the board in January of the following year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Chief Operating Officer emails a protected copy of the Annual 990 form to all board members at least a week before the filing deadline. Any feedback is given to the Executive Director and the COO. The accountant and the COO review and revise as needed before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c SHLB enforces its conflict of interest policy by asking Board members to sign a conflict of interest disclosure form at the beginning of each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive committee of the SHLB Board reviews salaries of comparable Executive Director positions from other 501c3 advocacy organizations based in Washington DC, Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governance documents are available as public requests. SHLB financial statements are discussed at every board meeting. The minutes from the board meeting are posted in the SHLB membership portal and available upon request