SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INSTITUTE SOS INSTITUTE Dates: September 5, 6 & 7, 2013 Application Deadline: July 8, 2013 Location: San Francisco, California PENDING OVW APPROVAL We are accepting applications. Please do not make any travel arrangements at this point. Space is limited. Please apply ASAP if you are interested. Presented by: U. S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, in partnership with Futures Without Violence. The Futures Without Violence s SOS Institute is an interactive 2.5 - day training and six-month follow up support on action plans to enhance organizational infrastructure and provide institutional sustainability support for community based organizations working with underrepresented and underserved populations. Learning Objectives: As a result of this training, participants will be better able to: 1. Utilize individual and organizational resiliency as a framework to build organizational capacity. 2. Empower staff to participate in organizational development and sustainability. 3. Clarify and incorporate core values to your mission, short, and long term goals. 4. Resolve organizational infrastructure challenges to align with your mission and core values. 5. Create planning processes that connect daily workloads with long term goals. 6. Prepare organizational protocols for constructive communication and conflict resolution. 7. Initiate and engage in meaningful, reciprocal collaboration. 8. Promote better partnership between executive director and board of directors. 9. Build organizational culture that supports organizational sustainability. 10. Create a development plan and budget for organizational sustainability. 11. Produce an action plan with concrete next steps to integrate learnings into your organization.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INSTITUTE Who may attend? SOS INSTITUTE OVW grantees and their partners can participate and use their travel funds to send grant funded staff and partners to this training, with prior approval from their OVW Program Manager. Community-based organizations (CBOs) that work with specific underrepresented and underserved populations. The communities may include, but not limited to: tribal communities, LGBT communities, newly arrived communities, rural communities, and other underrepresented communities. Participants must come in teams of 2-3 individuals, which may include, but not limited to: executive director, board member, and program staff. This is to obtain the maximum benefit of the institute. How to apply: Organizations interested in participating will need to submit an application for this training. Please obtain approval to participate from your program specialist before applying. Due to space limitations, your application is not confirmed until you receive an acceptance letter. Please see attached application form. Link to application online: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/52qnstw. Costs: The education program is provided free of charge. Please note that participants are responsible for their own meals, lodging, travel arrangements, and costs associated with attending the program. Accommodations are available at the program rate of $159 plus 16.10% tax per night. Hotel information will be provided with confirmation. Training Format: The SOS Institute is led by national experts and trainers on organizational sustainability. The training includes interactive and innovative educational sessions Training schedule: September 5, 2013, 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (Thursday) September 6, 2013, 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (Friday) September 7, 2013, 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. (Saturday) Additional Information Please distribute this information to organizations that may be interested in participating in the SOS Institute. For additional information please contact Mónica Arenas at 415-678-5519, E-mail: marenas@futureswithoutviolence.org. Presented by: U. S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women in partnership with Futures Without Violence. This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K066, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
SOS Institute Application Form Please fill out an application form for each member of your team. Your application is not confirmed until you receive an acceptance letter. For online application, please use this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/52qnstw Full Name: Job title: Organization: Last First M.I. Address: Street Address City State ZIP Code Phone: E-mail Address: MEETING ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: We value access for all participants and strive to make our meetings as accessible as possible. We urge you to share your requests with us so that we can provide you with the environment you need to fully participate in our meeting. Please note any accessibility accommodation you require for the meeting in the online Registration Form. Please be as specific as possible. Please note that every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; on-site requests cannot be guaranteed. All meeting materials are provided in single language format. MEETING NEEDS Select any accessibility accommodations you require for the meeting sessions below. Please be as specific as possible. Please note that every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; onsite requests cannot be guaranteed. Interpreting Needs American Sign Language (ASL) Cued Speech Oral/English Speaking Signed English Simultaneous Communication Foreign Language Interpretation, please specify: Other: Materials Accessibility Accommodations *please note that hard copies of all materials will be distributed at the meeting Electronic copy in advance Hard copy in advance Alternative Formats Accessibility Accommodations Large font Simple language program Please inform us of any additional accommodations you require for the meeting sessions, including physical accommodations during the training. Be as specific as possible. Other:
Community Served Number of years that the organization has been providing services: Number of Staff: Please provide a brief detail of your organization s history, as well as its current structure, including information on the population that you serve and the services that you provide. Please feel free to send additional information, limited to 2 pages. How would your organization s infrastructure benefit from this training? Please provide 2 concrete examples. Please list 3 top infrastructure issues that are most challenging for your organization to become sustainable. Please provide a brief description, be specific and give an example. Please feel free to send additional information, limited to 1 page. Please list the names and positions of the team members who would like to participate in the training. Name, organization, and position for each team member: My project receives funding from the following Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant programs (see below): My organization is an OVW grant partner (please list grant and partner):
I agree to attend the entire 2.5-day training, if accepted to participate. My team also commits to participate in follow-up action plans and conference calls. Training schedule: Thursday, September 5, 2013-9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013-9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013-9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. If accepted to participate, I agree to report progress on organizational actions plans after the training. Your application is not confirmed until you receive an acceptance letter. Comments: Fax, Mail or Email to: Futures Without Violence, Attention: Mónica Arenas 100 Montgomery Street, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129 PH: 415-678-5519 Fax: 415-529-2930 E-mail: marenas@futureswithoutviolence.org OVW Grant Programs Please check all that apply to your organization and team partners organizations. Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities Program Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program Enhancing Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grants to Combat Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking on Campus Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program Grants to State Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program Legal Assistance for Victims Program Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Child Victimization Enforcement Assistance Program Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program Services to Advocate for and Respond to Youth Grant Program Sexual Assault Service Program-Cultural Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Grant Program Engaging Men Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program Technical Assistance Program Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Program Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Other (specify):