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October 2017
The Leadership Dream Team
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Five Key Players You Must Have -- Every organization needs a strong leadership team - from the board to the C Suite, to the key managers and staff. What gifts and strengths are needed, especially to achieve success in fundraising? This training will provide a framework for leadership that explores five key leadership roles and their contributions to the organization. This training is best suited for board members, CEOs and executives. Objectives include: 1. Understand the definition, profile and…
Neurobiology of Domestic Violence & How to Use an Expert
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Dr. Chris Wilson will go beyond the basics of domestic violence, taking learners into a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of trauma experienced by those who are victimized by their intimate partners. Dr. Wilson will discuss the research on differentiating coercive controlling violence/intimate terrorism and situational couples violence, focusing on the former and explaining how threat networks get conditioned, in some cases after a single exposure in a relationship with an intimate terrorist. Building on this, Ms. Erin Greenawald will…
November 2017
Board Responsibilities & How to Engage Your Board in Fundraising!
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Want to improve your board of directors? Would you like your board of directors to be more engaged in fundraising and development? This is the workshop for you, whether you are a board member, executive director or development staff member. Participants will leave the workshop with a better understanding of: Board responsibilities and expectations How to attract professionals who will enhance your board of directors How to engage your board of directors in fundraising Taking the fear and mystery out…
Intro to Oregon’s Crime Victim Compensation & Address Confidentiality Programs
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Learn more about Oregon’s Crime Victims’ Compensation and Address Confidentiality Programs. The CVCP works to ease financial burden suffered by hundreds of Oregonians each year. This training includes information about program eligibility and benefits, the application process and how payments are handled. Participants will be introduced to the CVCP Client Portal, where they will create an account and practice submitting an application electronically in our computer lab. Other functionality of the client portal will be explored. The ACP is a…
Personal Safety and De-Escalation
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Topics will include laying a foundation for safety, using internal and external safety strategies to assess a dangerous situation, various strategies for preventing and ending attacks and discussion about escape option and exploration of de-escalation. Discussion is designed to help people identify their risks, evaluate their strengths, and to explore their options for dealing with the threat of violence. Emphasis is placed on options, not rigid safety rules. No physical self-defense skills will be taught in this workshop. Learning objectives.…
Introduction to Childhood Domestic Violence
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Do you know what happens to a child living in a violent home? Learn unique, new tools for positive transformations.
Oregon Advanced State Victim Assistance Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Statewide Restitution Summit -- The Advanced Academy offered November 27-28, 2017 offers 1.5 days of focused training on victims’ right to restitution under Oregon law. Each year, the Advanced Academy offers training on a different topic or topics focusing on specific crimes or specific victim populations, advanced skills, or topics relating to sustainability sustainable advocacy, or capacity building for programs and advocates. Topics are selected based on feedback from advocates statewide. Target Audience Everyone is welcome at this year’s Advanced…
Evaluation: How to Meaningfully Measure Impact
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Every program designed to serve people needs evaluation that is meaningful and engaging. Exceptional evaluation not only proves the value of the program to stakeholders, but also improves the program effect among those it is intended to serve. It can be powerful and formative for any organization--an act of true leadership. Too often, however, evaluation fails to give us a crisp and clear picture of impact. It is frequently burdensome, perfunctory, or unwieldy--a chore to perform, not an exciting and…
December 2017
Lean for the Nonprofit
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Is your organization experiencing funding cutbacks? Is there an increased demand for your organization's services and products? The former Toyota Production Management System, now called Lean, is an answer to these challenges. This training will show how the customer-centric Lean methodology can take costly waste out of your workflows and improve the delivery speed and quality of your services. After this training, you will understand: What Lean is...and is not Where it "came from"... (And why it is not going away!)…
Intro to Crime Victim Compensation for Child Abuse Intervention Centers
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This training session is designed specifically for individuals working in Oregon child abuse intervention centers / child advocacy centers. Learn more about Oregon’s Crime Victims’ Compensation Program (CVCP). The CVCP works to ease financial burden suffered by hundreds of Oregonians each year. This training includes information about program eligibility and benefits, the application process and how payments are handled. Participants will be introduced to the CVCP Client Portal, where they will create an account and practice submitting an application electronically…