Social Change Consulting often writes a blog post each Friday that shares resources for nonprofit professionals and highlights world and political news that affect the nonprofit and charity community.
Yesterday’s testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh absorbed much of the news cycle, and we wanted to share a few resources that may be helpful to both nonprofit professionals and any individuals who want to support charities working to provide support and resources for survivors of sexual assault.
This note from Brittany Packnett is an important place to start:
Survivors,
The news is not more important than your wellbeing.
Take care of yourself today and every day. Set your boundaries and don’t let anyone judge them. And please, please, know that you are loved, supported and believed.
Signed,
A member of the club. #MeToo
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) September 27, 2018
Additionally, this link from Deb Schwartz at Lifehacker is helpful for those trying to navigate the news: How to Cope With the Current News Cycle as a Sexual Abuse Survivor. The article discusses how survivors are affected by new coverage and offer insights from mental health professionals and survivors on the best ways to cope.
Resources
- RAINN offers a very comprehensive list of resources related to the following topics: Child Abuse/Sexual Abuse, Domestic, Dating and Intimate Partner Violence, Incest, Stalking, Survivors with Disabilities, College Students, Resources for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault, LGBTQ Survivors, Human Trafficking, Military Resources, Legal Resources, Medical/Physical Health, Mental Health, Suicide and Self-Harm, and Sexual Assault Prevention.
- RAINN also provides Tips for Talking with Survivors of Sexual Assault.
- Summer Lin from Bustle wrote a blog post, 11 Ways You Can Support Sexual Assault Survivors In 2018, that provides additional ways that people can be supportive.
- Corinne Werder from Teen Vogue shares 6 Self-Care Tips for Sexual Assault Survivors.
Nonprofit Organizations Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
Below is a list of nonprofit organizations that provide support and resources for survivors of sexual assault.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
Click here to visit their website
Click here to donate
Follow RAINN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
The Voices and Faces Project
The Voices and Faces Project is an award-winning non-profit storytelling initiative created to bring the names, faces, and testimonies of survivors of gender-based violence to the attention of the public.
Click here to visit their website
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Follow The Voices and Faces Project on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV)
The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence educates the policy community about federal laws, legislation and appropriations impacting the fight to end sexual violence. Its team of experts and advocates, donating time away from their state and local groups, publish written analysis, track legislation, provide media interviews, and advise members of Congress and the executive branch.
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Follow NAESV on Twitter and Facebook
Black Women’s Blueprint
Black Women’s Blueprint envisions a world where women and girls of African descent are fully empowered and where gender, race and other disparities are erased. They work to place Black women and girls’ lives as well as their particular struggles squarely within the context of the larger racial justice concerns of Black communities and are committed to building movements where gender matters in broader social justice organizing so that all members of our communities gain social, political and economic equity.
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Follow Black Women’s Blueprint on Twitter and Facebook
Grateful Garment Project
The Grateful Garment Project’s mission is to ensure that every victim of a sexual crime who crosses the threshold of a Sexual Assault Response Team facility or who seeks medical attention and law enforcement involvement is provided with whatever new clothing, toiletries, snacks, and other miscellaneous items that he or she may require, to reduce further negative impact against their being.
Click here to visit their website
Click here to donate
Follow the Grateful Garment Project on Twitter and Facebook.
End Rape on Campus (EROC)
End Rape on Campus works to end campus sexual violence through direct support for survivors and their communities; prevention through education; and policy reform at the campus, local, state, and federal levels.
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Nonprofit Organizations Dedicated to Preventing Sexual Assault
Below is a list of nonprofit organizations focused on prevention and education.
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle inspires and supports young people to build healthy relationships and create a culture without abuse. Everyone has a right to a safe and healthy relationship, regardless of gender, ethnicity or sexual identity. We work every day to make that right a reality.
Click here to visit their website
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Follow Break the Cycle on Twitter and Facebook
Men Can Stop Rape
Men Can Stop Rape seeks to mobilize men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men’s violence against women.
Click here to visit their website
Click here to donate
Follow Men Can Stop Rape on Twitter and Facebook
Date Safe Project
Date Safe Project’s goal is to help teach safer understandings of relationships and sexual intimacy to all ages; how to ensure all intimacy is consensual – while also being passionate and romantic; how sexual assault is defined; and how to support survivors of sexual assault/rape.
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Justin (he, him) is a Principal and Co-Founder of Social Change Consulting. He has over fifteen years of nonprofit experience, with expertise in online fundraising, digital communications, and data management. Justin helps organizations connect their communication strategy to their income development needs. When he’s not on the clock, Justin is exploring Berlin, running, listening to too many podcasts, and drinking too much coffee.