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Chris Grundner provides this TEDx talk to discuss his journey of understanding board excellence after creating the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation.

This piece outlines what universities can do to prevent and reduce sexual assault and harassment among students and staff, particularly through violence prevention education.

This article explores the concept of limiting the collection of rape kit evidence in cases where the victim knows the person who raped them.

This law review article explores the topic of specialized sex offense courts. It describes key elements to successful sex offender courts, discusses some criticisms of specialized sex offense courts, and offers some potential improvements to the specialized sex court model.

This article discusses the idea of narratives of women’s experiences of rape. It addresses the ways in which narratives are often shaped for and by the judicial system, and explores other ways of reconstructing rape narratives.

This article addresses the ways in which some acts of violence against women are often characterized as "honor killings," and asserts that this a form of labeling other "Others" as being backward and inherently more violent than western cultures. The author stresses the importance of rejecting this narrative.

This webinar from the Office on Violence Against Women, NIWAP, Legal Momentum, and CALCASA covers public benefits that are available to immigrant survivors of violence.

This fact sheet provides statistics on immigrant women in the workplace and discusses why they face an increased risk of abuse.

This law review article explores the subject of consent for sexual intercourse, especially for teenagers and young adults. The author proposes that sex education classes should teach sexual negotiation skills in order to increase communication between partners, reduce sexual assault, and increase sexual health and pleasure.

This law review article explores the issue of sexual harassment and assault of teenaged women in the workforce and how constructions of race and gender contribute to this problem.

This piece argues that that understanding intra-military sexual assault as a violation of customary international law could help lead to reforms in how the prosecution of such cases is handled.

This report describes study that was conducted to test whether intimate partner violence victims gain greater legal protections in child custody cases when represented by an attorney.

This manual by the Minnesota-based organization Mending the Sacred Hoop is a guide for how Native communities can develop Batterer Intervention Programs from the framework that men’s violence against women is based on a belief system rooted in the dynamics of power and control.

This two-part webinar series on social marketing for advocacy organizations outlines basic marketing concepts and explains how domestic and sexual violence organizations can apply these concepts to their prevention and outreach efforts.

This brief guide provides advocates with advice on how to work effectively with interpreters in the context of domestic violence. It addresses problems that may arise when using an interpreter, and tips on what should be done.

The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence assembled this compilation of over 500 resources on domestic violence translated into 32 Asian and Pacific Islander languages.

This report describes a study of the use of GPS monitoring technology to enforce no contact orders in domestic abuse cases. The report outlines some of the benefits and burdens of GPS monitoring, as well as policy implications and the importance of maintaining relationships with survivors.

This document describes a needs assessment conducted in Boston regarding the partner abuse service needs of Black and Latin@ LGBTQ people, as well as a action plan for addressing gaps in services.

This law review note explores the obstacles faced by female survivors of sex trafficking seeking asylum in the United States.

This webinar offers tools and guidance for programs of all sizes and individuals across the nation. Local organizations share their key to successful events, challenges they've encountered, and lessons they've learned along the way.

The new regulations clarify and reinforce that all FVPSA grantees and subgrantees must adhere to statutory and regulatory requirements that are vital to the FVPSA mission of supporting welcoming, inclusive, and accessible services for all survivors of domestic and dating violence and their families.

These sample documents are intended to help in board recruitment efforts. Included are a sample job description, nominating and application form, board recruitment grid, and board manual outline.

This is a workbook designed to facilitate discussions that can lead to a better understanding of the culture of the board, strengths and challenges relating to how the board works together, and exploring strategies to help strengthen the board's ability to carry out its governing responsibilities.

This document is a larger resource that gives detailed direction on building a strong board that can effectively fundraise for your nonprofit organization.

This resource from BoardSource provides additional information on the nominating and recruitment process, along with a free webinar on how to determine the skills, knowledge and expertise needed on your board by using a recruitment matrix.