Your Voice Monthly Membership Program

Four captivating, customizable social media posts, and four modified Twitter posts (graphics, content, and hashtags included).

· You are doing incredibly heavy and important work. You are busy and funding for marketing is exceptionally limited. Yet, you still have an audience to reach. Your cause and your work need to be shared. You deserve to grow. We can help you with that.

· There is no need to worry if you are not a social media expert; we will guide you through the process to customize the posts and share to your platform.

One professional stakeholder newsletter including graphics and content.

· Keeping your donors and stakeholders informed is a key component to highlighting your work.

· Inspire monthly donations through the stories of survivors.

Spotlight interviews with national and provincial GBV organizations and stakeholders.

Why?

· To shine a light on the hundreds of incredible organizations servicing and supporting survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence across Canada.

· We can all better support survivors when we are aware of all the incredible services available across our country.

· To inspire support and collaboration across the sector, reducing silo’s and barriers.

Operational Information and Resources (Administration and Shelter)

· Volunteer Program Development & Training
· Marketing
· Communications
· Fund Development
· Grant Writing

· Human Resources
· Procedure Development & Training
· Union Negotiations and Management
· Internal Systems & Reporting

Up to date GBV Sector Statistics
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable” – Mark Twain

· Statistics lead us to solutions.

· Statistics help back and support our grant and funding applications

· They help us reach and impact stakeholders and increase donations

· Statistics help to support the work we do in the sector and are a strong tool in advocating for additional funding and services.

Grant Information

· Funding is vital to operate in the sector. We want you to have the opportunity to access the funding you need.

· Operations and Administration of Shelters in Canada are short funded and understaffed. Searching for Grants is time consuming and at times tedious.

· Most Grant software’s are costly and not always user friendly.

· We provide you with monthly grant opportunities to allow you to focus on the most important aspects of the Shelters, supporting survivors.

Board of Directors Information

· Board Development
· Board Nomination and Succession Planning,
· Board Dispute Mediation Tools
· Influencing your Board

· Executive Director Annual Review Tools
· CRA and Charitable Act Updates
· Governance and Operational Development Tools
· Strategic Planning Tools

Board of Directors Information

· Board Development
· Board Nomination and Succession Planning,
· Board Dispute Mediation Tools
· Influencing your Board

· Executive Director Annual Review Tools
· CRA and Charitable Act Updates
· Governance and Operational Development Tools
· Strategic Planning Tools

Social Enterprise

· Information and education on Social Enterprise models

· How to generate non-donor/ funding revenues to offset your funding needs

· Examples of sector organizations shifting to social enterprise model

Internal Education and Supports

· Human Resources information
· Financial and Audit Management
· Policy Development
· Strategic Planning

How can we best support those who are working tirelessly to support others? The answer is simple: we can provide them with a space to focus on what THEY need as essential working members of society.

The work frontline social workers and support staff do each day in the Domestic and Gender-Based Violence sector is unmatched, and the rippling impacts of the lives they touch are endless. At GBV Resource Collective, we want you to know how vital you and your frontline staff are; we also know the burnout that is being experienced by shelter staff across Canada. There has never been a more imperative time to support our supporters than now.

Through our partnership with YWCA Canada and the Community Engagement Sessions advising the National Action Plan, we heard the voices of the sector speaking to the needs of frontline support staff and social workers in shelters across the country. As a response, we have developed this accessible program to meet those needs.

In each monthly facilitated support and engagement session, frontline social work staff will be provided:

· Supports in dealing with burnout, fatigue, and vicarious trauma

· A space to engage with likeminded frontline professionals within their sector

· The opportunity to collaborate with each other and share ideas

· A safe and supported platform to share what they have been experiencing in their work

· Information and tools to harness success within their sector and to better support their clients and their families