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New Directors Orientation

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Calling all new (and new-ish) directors! If you are a brand-new, kind of new, or still-feeling-new E.D. or program director, you are invited to the WSCADV New Directors Orientation. This is your opportunity to connect with peers in a supportive environment, ask questions, and gain insights and practical resources to support your day-to-day work. New…

Within Our Reach: Meeting The Challenges of Anti-Oppression Practice In Our Work and Beyond

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Join us for Within Our Reach: Meeting The Challenges of Anti-Oppression Practice In Our Work – And Beyond, a webinar presented by Michelle Osbourne. This webinar is designed to deepen the work that you are already doing acknowledge the existence of racism and oppression in America shift the paradigm of oppression provide skills necessary to…

Member Monday

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Join WSCADV staff to connect, check-in, and breathe with your people across the state. We’ll be offering a lunch check-in call every other Monday starting June 1 through the end of July. Hop on the zoom meeting to connect with friends and colleagues from across the state, breathe together, and take some time to chat…

Advanced Advocacy: A Deeper Dive

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Please join us for a special training with Jill Davies designed specifically for seasoned advocates. Victim-defined advocacy is a practice that requires constant learning and is done best in community. Jill will take us beyond the basics and help us tackle the questions at the heart of advocacy that embrace the complexity of survivors’ lives.…

What Does Re-Opening Mean for Us?

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This meeting is intended for DV directors and shelter managers (or others who make major organizational decisions). WSCADV will share guidance for DV programs as the Governor dials down (and probably, back up) the COVID-19 stay-home executive orders. WSCADV will also soon share out guidance with membership as a whole; this meeting is just the…

MoneyTalk: Economic Impact of COVID-19

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Join us for our next MoneyTalk on May 11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. This quarter we will be talking about the economic impact of COVID-19 on survivors and what emergency supports are in place to help. There will also be time to discuss what you are seeing survivors needing most regarding finances during…

Shelter Managers

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As Shelter Managers, we have an endless supply of challenges and problems to solve, and somehow, we manage to make our work look flawless. We understand the Coronavirus has moved into our communities and has impacted us in many ways. Our goal is to continue to find ways to support you during these challenging times.…

Advocacy For Rookies: Webinar Series

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Due to COVID-19, we have updated our classic Advocacy for Rookies training into a six-part webinar series! Part 1: Orientation Wednesday, April 22 10 AM - 12 PM Part 2: Trauma & Resilience Wednesday, April 22 1 PM - 3 PM Part 3: Confidentiality & Advocacy Thursday, April 23 1 PM - 3 PM Part…

Lunch Like This: April 2020

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Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. These short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and resources and connect with other preventionists from across the state during your lunch hour. This year, each webinar will have guests from a rad prevention program from across the state.…

Financial Leadership in Uncertain Times

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Explore practical strategies to cope with what you know and what you don’t know about the financial impact the COVID pandemic will have on your organization! Identify and evaluate the financial choices your organization will need to make relatively quickly to protect your staff, the survivors you serve, and the long-term financial health of your organization.…

Legal Advocacy Connection Call

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Join us for a call to connect with other legal advocates and discuss how we can best support survivors and sustain our advocacy during these difficult times. Let's talk about: Legal challenges coming up for survivors right now How is your advocacy changing as legal options are limited What support do you need as an…

More Survivor Choices: A Buffet of Birth Control Options

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Are you curious about current birth control methods? Are you unsure of how to talk about birth control with survivors of domestic violence or sexual abuse? Have you wondered why some survivors might be hesitant to use birth control? Join us and deepen your understanding of birth control basics and methods that are less likely…

Supervision: Supporting Each Other During Challenging Times

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In light of COVID-19, we decided to create a webinar for directors, supervisors, and managers to address the challenges you all may be facing during this difficult time. This webinar will be hosted by Connie Burk, former Executive Director of the NW Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse, and Deadria Boyland, WSCADV's Director of Membership…

Forging a Path to Flexibility: A Best Practice Travel Guide to Financial Assistance

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Housing First! Flexible Financial Assistance! Mobile Advocacy! All Things Survivor-Driven and Trauma Informed! Are you wondering how to develop the protocols, procedures, and forms to put this into place? Join us as we provide some maps for travel guides when distributing and documenting money provided for survivors and their children to achieve safety and stability…

2020 Legislative Wrap Up Webinar

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The 2020 Washington State legislative session ended on March 12th and we had many big wins. Join us on this webinar to get the scoop on what passed, what didn't, and what it means for survivors in our state. Register Now!

Financial Management & Leadership Training for Larger Organizations

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UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, we will be converting this training to an online format. If you’ve already registered, you do not need to take any action at this time. We will communicate further details to all registrants via email as we solidify our new plan. We are offering 2 one-day trainings: March 24th is for smaller organizations (less…

Financial Management & Leadership Training for Smaller Organizations

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UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, we will be converting this training to an online format. If you’ve already registered, you do not need to take any action at this time. We will communicate further details to all registrants via email as we solidify our new plan. We are offering 2 one-day trainings: March 24th is for smaller organizations (less…

Child Support 101: What Advocates Need to Know

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Join us for a webinar on Child Support. Child support can be a great benefit for survivors, but being involved in this system also comes with some risk. Join us to learn about how survivors can maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. Register Now!

Confidentiality Refresh Webinar

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Join us for a webinar to talk about confidentiality- one of the core values of domestic violence advocacy. We will discuss best organizational practices for confidentiality and record keeping, federal changes to policies around data breaches and confidentiality, as well as strategies for advocates to uphold confidentiality while working with other systems. This webinar is…

MoneyTalk: Taxes

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This quarter we will be talking taxes! Yay! What? Not that excited about taxes? Come find out why you should be. We will be talking about ways that you can help survivors tap into extra cash or simply make sure that they aren’t racking up fines. We will also talk about what to know about…