Opportunity

Problem Worth Solving

As of 2021, it was reported that 1 in 6 military men will experience a sexual assault. This compared to the average rate of 1 in every 67 civilian men. For women, the likely hood increases to 1 out of 4 women. Reports of sexual assault in the military jumped 13% from the previous fiscal year, driven by a sharp increase in reports from the Army. This is a societal tragedy.
The Fiscal Year 2021 Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, reports an increase in reports of sexual assault in the US military rose 13% from the previous fiscal year. The Army reports an increase of 25.6% from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2021. The Navy saw an increase of 9.2% in reports of sexual assault. The Air Force and Marine Corps each saw rises of 2%.
Our founder, Timothy Jones, is a male survivor of military sexual trauma. Mr. Jones’s healing journey started twenty four years ago. Mr. Jones received support after he reported the incident. The decision to report was incredulous. With support from my manager the report was made. I didn’t want to report from fear of what could happen. The stigma that surrounds sexual assault was prevalent then. That stigma plays out today with 16% of male service members reporting sexual assault in FY 2021 compared to 33% percent of female service ones.
We are positioned to support the Department of Defense’s mission in eliminating sexual assault and rape prevention thus advancing the next generation of service members.

Solution

Colorful Voices, is uniquely positioned to support the Department of Defense’s mission. Founder, Timothy Jones is a male survivor of military sexual trauma. Mr. Jones, identifies with several marginalized communities. Utilizing Mr. Jones twenty-four years of lived experience of transitioning service member back into the community. We are able to continto opportunity to continue serving our communities on several levels. We will hire staff that will be equipped to support demand of our trainings. Developing a new Colorful Voices training platform app to license to the Department of Defense in support of SAPR and DOD’s commitment to addressing sexual assault.

Colorful Voices will invest in technology that supports survivors and advocates. We will continue to provide trainings that our founder Timothy Jones has provided to over a dozen military commands and universities. We will work with our community service providers to assess their current needs and challenges.

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develop ready and resiliency, bystander intervention, sexual assault and rape prevention trainings tailored to each DOD training. Studies show reporting increase after our trainings on average of 25%.

Market Size & Segments

Our primary business focus is on supporting the Department of Defense budget and the Pentagon’s 439,000,000 million recommendations. A key component is the development of a professional sexual assault and sexual harassment workforce. At full operating capacity it would include over 2,000 Personnell stationed around the world. The DOD is working to professionalize the victim response workforce. Professionalization of means the Department of Defense and services will no longer need to rely on military members who may be doing the same work as collateral duty. Our expectation is that the Army will be our strongest market for demand. Based on the Department of Defense fiscal year 2023 budget request the Air Force will have the higher budget.
371 Total Prospects
Dep. of Education: 27% ($250K)
Air Force: 27% ($8.7B)
Regular Army: 20%. (4.4B)
Dept. Of Navy: 19% (3.8B)
National Guard: 7%. ($129.9)

Current Alternatives

In the Allegheny County area that Colorful Voices occupies we face three major competitors. The first is Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR), who offer bystander intervention, consent, Coaching training on coaching boys into men, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in schools, and child sexual abuse.

The second alternative Edward “Obie” West, poet and scholar. We have completed trainings together in the past. Mr. West offers bystander intervention training and sexual assault trainings. Mr. West is also a musician and poet and best know in the military for his poetry. Last, Hush No More, a non profit based in South Carolina. They offer bystander intervention trainings, domestic violence prevention trainings and military sexual assault, and human trafficking.

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The Colorful Voices Advantage

Our key advantages over our alternatives. Mr. West, has experience in engaging with advocates and survivors of sexual assault. Mr. West, however is not a survivor, and can not speak specifically to the survivors journey. That is a critical aspect that every military base and command look for. Being a person of color that is member of the LGBTQ community immediately establishes Colorful Voices credibility. apart.

Unlike PAAR and Hush No More, Colorful Voices is a for-profit entity. Colorful Voices is registered to conduct business with the United Nations. This partnership and resource establishes Colorful Voices’s global presence as we will be able to support the 139 countries seeking to combat the global tragedy that sexual assault is.

Key Metrics

Our focus right now is the on sale date of the tickets for our first event on March 27th. Once tickets are on sale we will be able to track the most basic metrics: daily revenue, payroll, event expenses, and profit margins. We have three events schedule for 2023. The first event March 27, the second event August/September and our third event in October.

November 2023, is the tentative release date for, “The Sailor that Couldn’t Swim”, with price being fixed we are focused on maximizing our unit counts.