The organization also seeks to influence legislation and policy to improve federal enforcement of Title IX and treatment of student victims.
Know Your IX was co-founded in 2013 by Amherst College student Dana Bolger and Yale Law School student Alexandra Brodsky, both of whom were sexually assaulted on college campuses, as a "survivor-run, student-driven campaign to end campus sexual violence.
"[1][2][3][4][5] Goals include clarifying misconceptions regarding Title IX, explaining statutory requirements, and documenting complaint filing protocols.
[6] The organization's website explains: Running on grassroots energy, we educate students across the country about their civil right to education free from sexual violence and harassment while also pushing policy and legislative change on the national level for better federal enforcement of that same right.
[15] Through its "ED ACT NOW" campaign, the organization first focused on the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, from which it demanded increased transparency and Title IX enforcement.