2009: A YEAR IN REVIEW

No Child Left Unprotected

Through your support this year, EIE has made a lasting significance in the lives of children across the country. EIE continued to employ a three-pronged, preventative approach, by: (1) raising public awareness and educating the public on Internet safety; (2) advising and encouraging the technology industry to implement viable technology solutions and family-friendly corporate policies; and (3) promoting legal solutions by calling for aggressive enforcement of existing laws and enactment of new laws to stop the exploitation and victimization of our children online.

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT

Internet Safety 101SM Program

The Internet Safety 101SM Program educates, equips and empowers parents, educators and other adults to protect the children under their care from Internet threats. The widely acclaimed teaching series paints a comprehensive picture of online dangers and safety solutions. Firsthand accounts from law enforcement officers, clinicians, victims, parents, kids, industry leaders and even a convicted sex offender are woven into this four-part DVD series, workbook and accompanying material, led by renowned Internet safety expert and EIE President, Donna Rice Hughes.


Internet Safety 101 Program Sponsors

The following sponsors provided critical funds and/or in-kind gifts to support of the Internet Safety 101SM Program: AOL, Anschutz Foundation, AT&T, Fieldstead & Company, Cardinal Bank, Google, MDRT Foundation, McNichols Foundation, Microsoft, MySpace, NetNanny, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Salvation Army, Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation, Verizon, SMobile, and the Wiebe Foundation.

Internet Safety 101 Program Partners & Other Supporting Organizations

EIE has both formal and informal arrangements with the following program partners: Ad Council, American Association of Christian Counselors, Atlantic Media, Bonnemaison Inc., Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, Christian Broadcast Network, Clear Channel, Coker Logistics Solutions, CR-18 Child Exploitation Squad (FBI), Darkness 2 Light, e-Copernicus, Get Net Wise, House of Hope (Orlando), iKeepSafe, Klarquist Sparkman LLP, Lighted Candle Society, McLean Bible Church, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National District Attorneys Association, NetSmartz411, Office of the Virginia Attorney General, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Sheriff Mike Brown (Bedford County, VA ICAC), Tech Mission, The Salvation Army, U.S. District Attorney's Office for Western PA, WAVA Radio, Web Wise Kids, WMAL Radio.


Media and Public Relations

In response to local and national media requests and inquiries, EIE President Donna Rice Hughes and EIE spokesperson Cris Clapp Logan regularly provide interviews and commentary on various issues and events related to the topic of Internet safety and the dangers that unprotected youth encounter online. The following is a partial list of interviews and commentary provided in 2009:

Speaking Engagements & Events

To educate and equip parents, guardians and community leaders to protect their children from Internet pornography, sexual predators and other dangers, EIE continued to provide Internet safety presentations and seminars to interested groups and organizations (religious, secular, public and private) throughout America. The following includes a snapshot of EIE and Internet Safety 101SM presentations given during the most recent reporting period in 2009:

Loudoun County Parent and Educator Training (Loudoun, VA): Cris Clapp Logan of *Enough Is Enough® trained parents and educators in a presentation, "How to be Net-Savvy Cyber Parent".
McLean Presbyterian (McLean, VA): *Enough Is Enough® President Donna Rice Hughes gave the keynote address at the McLean Presbyterian Women's Ministry Breakfast, highlighting areas of sexual brokenness and the harmful impact of pornography on children and families. Mrs. Hughes also led an Internet Safety 101SM seminar for the group.

Idea Camp (Arlington, VA): Cris Clapp Logan of *Enough Is Enough® discussed ways to educate and motivate adults to protect children from online exploitation in this collaborative event.


Outreach & Communications

EIE continues to explore creative and innovative methods to reach parents and empower them to take action to protect their children online.

Launched the *Enough Is Enough® Page and Internet Safety 101SM Cause presences on Facebook


TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

Enough Is Enough continues to work closely with the technology community to develop and implement new viable solutions to diminish the threat of illegal pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullying and other Internet threats on the Internet.

Provided advice to social networking sites, corporations, mobile providers, and others in the industry regarding Internet safety and other issued including industry best practices, safe search options, filtering, usability, reporting including Google and Microsoft. *Enough Is Enough® encouraged both corporations to utilize a parental lock technology to secure the safe search option.


LEGAL COMMUNITY

EIE continued to promote legal solutions to protect children and families from Internet dangers through work with government leaders at the state and national level.

U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives


Virginia Attorney General

EIE continued to work with Attorney General Bill Mims, as a continuation of efforts that began under now Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's Youth Internet Safety Task Force. EIE formed a partnership with the General's office to provide over 1,000 Internet Safety 101SM Workbooks and DVDs to faith-based leaders associated with the Virginia Family Foundation and the Virginia Interfaith Council. EIE President Donna Rice Hughes spoke at the Attorney General's press event in Richmond to announce the partnership.


Enough Is Enough's New Team

EIE expanded its team, hiring:



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