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As described in this resource from BoardSource, fundraising policies include expectations of board member financial contributions as well as participation in fundraising efforts. This resource also provides a sample guideline for creating fundraising polices.

This blog written by fund raising expert Gail Perry provides some helpful strategies to help the board and staff become more comfortable with their involvement in fundraising activities

This TA brief provides considerations and recommendations for program implementation and developments within anti-violence and legal services agencies. It aims to enable LEP survivors to better navigate the significant challenges faced, strengthen advocacy, and further equal access to justice. 

For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we refer to the equation “Awareness + Action = Social Change” as a call to communities to be an active part of ending gender-based violence.

In this webinar, presenters discuss how free online tools available from NRCDV and NO MORE can support efforts to develop successful events and campaigns.

Nonprofit organizations that rely on just a few sources of funding often struggle financially and have a hard time sustaining their efforts. Assuring that an agency has diversified revenue is vital to its future. This resource provides information on best practices for various revenue streams.

This short blog piece provides a quick overview of a) what "case" means; b) simple, starter tips on how to generate your case; and c) where and when to use your case once it is written.

This resource provides guidance on how to combine strong data with inspiring stores to demonstrate your organization's full impact and create a compelling case for support.

Nonprofits have a far greater chance of obtaining gifts from current donors than they do of acquiring new donors, which makes donor retention one of the most important tenets of a successful fundraising program. This resource from Bloomerang is designed to help organizations better understand how best to retain donors.

This report provides state lawmakers and advocates in the United States with the information they need to pass laws that more effectively protect children from the harms of child marriage.

These best practices emphasize the use of collaborative, victim-centered, and multidisciplinary approaches to improve evidence collection and preservation, increase consistency and provide uniformity for the prioritization and transferal of evidence, enhance laboratory process efficiencies for DNA testing, and advance investigative practices and agency protocols.

A strong fundraising campaign uses diversified approaches to soliciting funds. The Stanford Social Innovation Review provides this overview of the different ways that nonprofits can raise support for their organization.

This blog post from BoardSource provides an excellent basic overview of fundraising, the different models of fund development, as well as a description of who is responsible for the various aspects of an organization's fundraising efforts.

This Technical Assistance (TA) Guidance is designed to support community-based domestic violence agencies and state coalitions at varying capacity levels in developing impactful social media campaigns for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and beyond.

This resource offers guidance on supporting a transgender individuals as well as tools to help change the world to be better for transgender communities.

This fact sheet from that National Center for Transgender Equality provides basic information and defines key terms such as transgender, gender identity, and gender expression.

This fact sheet includes basic information about gender identities beyond the male/female binary.

This guidance document from the U.S. Department of Justice is intended to reflect and further the department’s partnership with the police leaders, line officers and detectives who work to ensure that policing is free from bias and to uphold the civil and human rights of the communities they serve. Also included are a summary of the guidance and press release from Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch.

In this TED Talk, Kimberlé Crenshaw defines intersectionality and describes how race and gender-based violence impacts the lives of black women. She emphasizes importance of doing social justice work through an intersectional lens and uplifting the narratives of black women.

This page outlines the problems that black trans, queer, and gender nonconforming people face with institutions such as police and prisons, employment, healthcare, housing. It also offers action steps for the federal, state, and local levels.

This resource from the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators is designed to help agencies, organizations, and stakeholders improve services, programs, and outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

UNICEF's analysis in this study indicates that the number of lives saved per million dollars invested among the poorest children is almost twice as high as the number saved by equivalent investments in less poor groups.

The physical aspects of violence often result in significant medical costs and time off from work, and psychological effects of violence can have long-term consequences. This fact sheet summarizes findings from research literature on the economic consequences and costs of IPV, sexual assault, and stalking for victims and survivors.

NRCDV affirms where we stand.

This guide is an excellent, more substantial resource on board meetings that is available for purchase from BoardSource. It includes information on planning meetings, structure, decision making, participation, and overcoming barriers.