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- NRCDV Publications
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January 1999
Media Outreach Made Easy: An Advocate's Guide to Working With the Press
Publisher(s):This document provides basic information on the many ways to use the media to disseminate messages about domestic violence to the American public. A set of sample media materials is included.
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- General Material
Child Sex Trafficking on the Internet and the Communications Decency Act
Publisher(s):This issue brief provides information on the Communications Decency Act (CDA) - its immunity provisions, exceptions, and historical legal challenges - and the Tech Communitys self-regulation. Includes recommendations including the open request for the tech community collaboration to combat the issue of child exploitation and trafficking on the Internet.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
Instigate! An Online Toolkit for Community Mobilization
Publisher(s):Provides tips, tools and exercises to guide the development of a Community Action Team in your neighborhood, city, faith-based group, school or place of employment. Designed primarily for use by domestic violence and public health organizations.
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- General Material
Friends with Money: A Guide to Fundraising on Social Media
Publisher(s):Using case studies, useful interviews and free resources, this guide illustrates how social media provides an invaluable and underused set of tools that can facilitate the fundraising process, from identifying potential new donors and cultivating relationships to ultimately making the ask and saying thank you.
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- General Material
AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study
Publisher(s):This report details the results of a study of 354 adult internet users, to measure their understanding and awareness of online security issues and examine their firewall settings, anti-virus software, potential virus infections, parental control software, and spyware.
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Vision, Values, and Voice: An Online Communication Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit from RoadMap uses comic book style images and superhero themes to help support social justice organizations with strategic online communications.
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- General Material
Media Guide: Choking versus Strangulation
Publisher(s):This guide aims to help reporters, copywriters, headline writers, and editors understand the distinction between choking – an accidental internal obstruction of the airway, and strangulation – a tactic of control and abuse.
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Sexual Assault Advocacy Guide: An Advocate's Guide to Sexual Assault Policy
Publisher(s): This guide is designed to support sexual assault legislative advocacy efforts. It provides an overview of the legislative process and outlines effective strategies for meeting with legislators and reaching out to media.
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Combat Hate Crime Toolkits
Publisher(s):Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association collaborated on these toolkits to combat hate crimes. The toolkits provide basic and critical information for victims, community based organization, and community leaders.
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Facts About Intimate Partner Strangulation
Publisher(s):This brief fact sheet includes basic information prepared by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, a state that pioneered the prosecution of felony strangulation cases.