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Special Collection
Special Collection
January 2024
Being a Man: Preventing Domestic and Sexual Violence
This Special Collection provides resources for anti-violence programs to increase their capacity to engage men and boys in their work to end domestic and sexual violence.
Special Collection
September 2023
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.
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
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.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2025
TA Bundle: Embracing change and forging new paths
This Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle includes TA Questions (TAQs) and webinars designed to support anti-violence organizations that are tending to multiple and interconnected crises – present and future – with intention, wisdom, and deep care for advocates and survivors.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2025
Storytelling Institute
Publisher(s):The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence's Storytelling Institute is a free live two-day, virtual training for individuals who seek to move their target audiences from facts and numbers to taking action, utilizing storytelling as a tool for engagement.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
July 2025
WEBINAR: Strengthening Our Movement: Decision Making
Publisher(s):This webinar offers guidance on how organizations can create decision-making processes that stay true to their mission while strengthening relationships with key stakeholders.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
How can intentional, transparent decision-making strengthen our collective movement?
Publisher(s):Collaborative and transparent decision-making processes can help us build stronger connections both inside and outside our organizations. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) piece offers guidance on how organizations can create decision-making processes that stay true to their mission while strengthening relationships with stakeholders.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2025
How can we build our collective capacity to weather turbulence?
Publisher(s):In the midst of a storm, when things feel out of control, it can be especially hard to see the choices we have. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores strategies for cultivating equanimity in the face of collective challenges, emphasizing how collaboration will sustain us in the work to end domestic violence.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
March 2025
WEBINAR: When the Work Hurts: Managing the Impacts of Moral Injury and Career Sustainability in Mission-Driven Work
Publisher(s):This webinar takes a deep dive into the key concepts of moral distress and moral injury, with a focus on what it is and how it can show up in mission-driven environments. The presenter offers strategies on how to navigate the hard, the ugly, and the painful as well as naming your personal signs that it is time to leave the work.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
How does moral injury show up in the domestic and sexual violence field and what can advocates do about it?
Publisher(s):In this TAQ, Dr. Johnanna Ganz discusses the concept of moral injury in domestic and sexual violence advocacy, its impact on career sustainability, and strategies for managing harm.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
As a leader in the anti-violence field, how can I build my capacity to navigate a major crisis impacting my organization, staff, and the survivors that we serve?
Publisher(s): What should leaders keep in mind as they find themselves leading an organization during a turbulent time? There are no easy and perfect answers to these questions. In this Technical Assistance Question (TAQ), NRCDV's Patty Branco offers some musings for leaders in the anti-violence field.