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Special Collection
March 2014
Open Doors: Thinking Beyond Shelter (Or Alternative Ways to Help Survivors)
Many concerned community members want to help families experiencing domestic violence. Part 2 provides suggestions and ideas for building needed resources in your community for survivors of domestic violence, in lieu of opening a shelter or safe house.
Special Collection
July 2012
Being a Man: Preventing Gender Based Violence
This Special Collection provides resources for anti-violence programs to increase their capacity to engage men and boys in their work to end gender-based violence.
Special Collection
November 2009
Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff
This collection includes selected materials and resources intended to equip advocates with a contextual framework and practical skills to better resolve conflicts that often arise within a shelter environment.
Special Collection
January 2000
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit organizations play a key role in our efforts to end gender-based violence and other forms of injustice and to build safe and thriving communities. In order to ensure that nonprofits are able to be as effective and mission-driven as possible in their programmatic work, they need to have a solid infrastructure. This collection offers key information on nuts and bolts of managing a nonprofit, and resources to support organizations in their journey to dismantle structural racism and center racial equity.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
October 2022
WEBINAR: Transforming the Gender-Based Violence Movement: Increasing BIPOC Representation and Actualizing Accountability Project Launch
Publisher(s): This webinar marks the “official” launch of the Transforming the Gender-Based Violence Movement: Increasing BIPOC Representation and Actualizing Accountability Project (formerly named the Women of Color Coalition Leadership Project), led by Arlene Vassell, NRCDV’s Vice President of Programs, Prevention and Social Change and Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
July 2022
How can my domestic violence organization thoughtfully create and sustain a youth advisory board?
Publisher(s): Young people have always been on the front lines of our social justice movements, pushing us to be bolder and more innovative. The July 2022 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) offers some key considerations for forming and sustaining a youth advisory board for your domestic violence organization.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2021
Recommendations & Strategies that Further Women of Color’s Advancement
Publisher(s): In order to address white supremacy and racism, movement leadership must recognize the historical contributions of women of color, create supportive equitable work environments that emphasize anti-racist practices, and maintain accountability structures. NRCDV recommends the 11 data-driven strategies listed in this document to further women of color’s advancement.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
October 2021
Session 2A: More than Just Lip Service: Making Real Change Towards Elevating WOC Survivor Leadership / 2A: Más que falsas promesas: creación de cambio real hacia la elevación del liderazgo de las mujeres de color sobrevivientes
Publisher(s): This session from NRCDV's 2021 Prevention Town Hall features the voices and lived experiences of Women of Color advocates/leaders who are leading prevention in their organizations and communities. Esta sesión del Congreso de Prevención 2021 del NRCDV presenta las voces y las experiencias vividas de mujeres de color que son defensoras/líderes y lideran esfuerzos de prevención en sus organizaciones y comunidades.
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- General Material
May 2018
Addressing Racial Equity With an Organizational Change Lens
Publisher(s):Organizations ready to address and embrace racial equity must first examine how race interacts with all aspects of organizational culture, from board governance, to leadership and management, to staffing and talent management, to day-to-day work flow. While not an exhaustive list, this webpage outlines four simple strategies for moving the needle on organizational change efforts intended to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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- General Material
July 2017
NRCDV Key Empowerment Principles
Publisher(s): The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) is a group of individuals collectively responsible for NRCDV as an empowerment and anti- racist organization. This document outlines key elements of empowerment that NRCDV as an organization has identified to strive while working together to dismantle individual, institutional, and cultural racism.
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- General Material
May 2017
From Enterprise Risk Management to Shared Leadership: A Different Look at Succession Planning
Publisher(s):With sustainability as the focus, nonprofit staff and boards can and should consider a whole range of circumstances related to transitions of leadership that create risks to the mission. This article explores the need for succession planning from a risk management perspective and the organizational sustainability benefits to be gained.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2017
Building Mission Effective Survivor-Defined Organizations
Publisher(s):This guide offers organizations information and strategies on building mission effective survivor-defined organizations. It discusses the importance of developing a survivor-defined mission and aligning that mission with the organization’s vision and values, in order to best position the organization to grow and change in ways that make survivors of violence safer.