Equal Rights Institute

TO TRAIN PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES TO THINK CLEARLY, REASON HONESTLY, AND ARGUE PERSUASIVELY, PRIMARILY THROUGH SPEAKING, WRITING, PODCASTS, VIDEOS ON PLATFORMS LIKE YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK, ONLINE COURSES, CAMPUS OUTREACH, AND AN AFFILIATE GROUP PROGRAM.

A SUMMARY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PROGRAMS (THAT DO NOT INCLUDE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS OR ITS ONLINE COURSES) ARE SEPARATED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:BLOG WRITING: EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE REGULARLY PUBLISHES ARTICLES ON ITS BLOG RELATED TO PRACTICAL DIALOGUE TIPS, RELATIONAL APOLOGETICS, PRO-LIFE APOLOGETICS/PHILOSOPHY, AND CURRENT EVENTS. AS OF OCTOBER 2022, THE EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE BLOG HAS OVER 268 ARTICLES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VISITED BY 309,662 UNIQUE READERS SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2014.IN 2021, THE BLOG WAS VISITED BY 37,396 UNIQUE READERS. FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, THE BLOG WAS VISITED BY 42,936 UNIQUE READERS.PODCASTS: EMERGING DEMOGRAPHICS ARE ENGAGING WITH PODCASTS, INCLUDING LONG-FORM PODCASTS, MORE THAN READING ARTICLES. EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE IS MEETING THESE DEMOGRAPHICS WHERE THEY ARE AT BY PUBLISHING DISCUSSIONS, INTERVIEWS, ANSWERS TO LISTENER QUESTIONS, LIVE SPEECH AUDIO, AND ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS PODCAST FEEDS. AS OF OCTOBER 2022, EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE PODCAST EPISODES HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED 45,909 TIMES.IN 2021, PODCAST EPISODES WERE DOWNLOADED 6,786 TIMES.FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, PODCAST EPISODES WERE DOWNLOADED 10,165 TIMES. YOUTUBE VIDEOS: EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTES MOST RECENT ADDITION IS THE SETUP OF A PROFESSIONAL VIDEO STUDIO IN ITS OFFICE IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CREATE HIGH-QUALITY AND FREE VIDEO CONTENT FOR ITS STUDENTS. AS OF OCTOBER 2022, THE EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS GAINED 227,514 VIDEO VIEWS TOTALING 17,800 HOURS OF PRO-LIFE CONTENT WATCHED. IN 2021, YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAD 44,290 VIDEO VIEWS.FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAD 102,856 VIDEO VIEWS.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE ENGAGES IN PLATFORM SPEAKING EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SPREAD PRACTICAL DIALOGUE TIPS, RIGOROUS PHILOSOPHY, AND RELATIONAL APOLOGETICS. THESE INCLUDE SPEAKING EVENTS AT UNIVERSITIES, CONFERENCES, CHURCHES, AND PREGNANCY CENTER BANQUETS, AS WELL AS 1-2 DAY SEMINARS.AS OF OCTOBER 2022, EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE HAS SPOKEN TO 30,374 PEOPLE AT 271 SPEECHES AND 25 SEMINARS IN FOUR COUNTRIES AND 28 STATES SINCE ERI BEGAN IN 2014.IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION SPOKE TO 2,452 PEOPLE DURING SPEECHES AND SEMINARS. FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, THE ORGANIZATION SPOKE TO 2,452 PEOPLE DURING SPEECHES AND SEMINARS.

ONLINE COURSES: EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE PUBLISHES MUCH OF ITS CORE CONTENT IN ONLINE COURSES, A FORMAT THAT IS HELPFUL FOR TEACHING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY. ONLINE COURSES ARE SCALABLE, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO ARTIFICIAL LIMIT TO HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE HELPED BY THEM IN THE WAY THAT THERE ARE OBVIOUS LIMITS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN ATTEND A LIVE SPEAKING EVENT BY AN ERI SPEAKER. EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE PUBLISHED THE EQUIPPED FOR LIFE COURSE ON PRACTICAL DIALOGUE TIPS AND APOLOGETICS IN 2016 AND PUBLISHED THE SIDEWALK COUNSELING MASTERCLASS IN 2019. THE FIRST COURSE INCLUDES 38 LESSONS (MAKING UP ABOUT 5 HOURS OF VIDEO CONTENT), ALONG WITH GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DIGEST THE MATERIAL TOGETHER BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS OR DOING PRACTICE TOGETHER. THE SECOND COURSE INCLUDES 16 LESSONS (MAKING UP ABOUT 7 HOURS OF CONTENT), A WORKBOOK WITH ORGANIZED NOTES, EASY-TO-FOLLOW STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS, FAQS, AND 40 PRACTICAL TIPS. BOTH COURSES INCLUDE ACCESS TO A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP WHERE STUDENTS CAN INTERACT WITH OUR STAFF AND EACH OTHER. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, 3,233 HAD ENROLLED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE COURSES.FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, ANOTHER 659 HAD ENROLLED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ONLINE COURSES.