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Supporting Organizational Sustainability Training

The Supporting Organizational Sustainability to Address Violence Against Women Institute (SOS Institute) offers an interactive, multi-day training to help U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women  grantees enhance their programming organizational infrastructure.

Started in 2010, the SOS Institute has a national focus, targeting community-based organizations responding to all forms of violence against women, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking.  Specifically, the SOS Institute seeks to work with organizations that are focused on improving response and services to victims and survivors from underserved and underrepresented populations.

SOS Institute Goal 

The overarching goal of the SOS Institute is to provide participants with core organizational competency through workshops, webinars, and tools that enhance their skills and improve their knowledge to maintain and sustain their organizations.

SOS Topic Areas on Organizational Development include (but are not limited to):

  • Mission, core values, and organizational culture
  • Planning for and addressing organizational growth, transitions and change
  • Tools for board recruitment, development and engagement
  • Funding strategies & budgeting to support organizational strengths and assets
  • Staff leadership ability, professional growth, and wellness
  • Communication, both internal and external
  • Collaboration to maximize and share resources
  • Action planning for future organizational development

Two SOS Institutes and several webinars will be offered in the next two years.

The next workshop is scheduled for May 2-4, 2018.  Click here for additional information, application form, and flyer.

For information or technical assistance support, please contact Futures Without Violence, Attention: Mónica Arenas, E-mail: marenas@futureswithoutviolence.org

Webinars on Organizational Capacity Building Organized by FUTURES:

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Overview of Nonprofit Digital Strategy

This 90-minute webinar will walk through the basics of digital communication strategy, and offers tips and tools for organizations of all sizes and budgets. The webinar will begin with the basics of managing your organization’s digital presence—including social media, email, digital fundraising, and website management. Then we feature two case studies of organizations in the field and how they’ve leveraged digital strategies to reach their organizational goals.
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Assembling the Pieces: Tools to Build an Effective Board

The Board of Directors plays an important role in organizational success and this 90 minute webinar provides a 7-step approach to building and sustaining an impactful Board of Directors. Best practices for recruiting, ongoing board engagement, along with skills-building in fundraising, establishing a plan of work, staff/board communications, term limits, and orientation are a few topics to be covered!
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Reimbursement and Payment Strategies for DV/Health Partnerships Webinar

This webinar will help domestic and sexual violence (DSV) advocates understand the evolving health care landscape and make strategic choices as they decide whether and how to partner with health care providers in order to promote sustainability and collaboration.
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