Making Your Impact Matter: Storytelling for OVW Grantees
- Date & Time
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October 6, 2026 (Virtual)
Start time: 11:00AM PT / 12:00PM MT / 1:00PM CT / 2:00PM ET
End time: 12:15PM PT / 1:15PM MT / 2:15PM CT / 3:15PM ET
- Location
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Virtual
- OVW Approved?
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No
- Description
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The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)-sponsored Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program and Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative bring together partners committed to improving responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Yet, beyond carrying out this important work, project partners must also be able to tell a clear and compelling story about their collaboration, including who they are, what they are working to accomplish, and why their work matters.
This interactive webinar will help grantees and their project partners define and communicate the shared story of their collaborative work. Participants will learn how to blend data with relatable, real-world stories to demonstrate impact, engage stakeholders, and connect with a variety of audiences. The session will explore how effective storytelling can encourage victims to seek assistance; illustrate the value of coordinated responses to stakeholders and community partners; and foster understanding and support for project goals. Rather than simply reporting activities and outcomes, participants will learn how to communicate the lasting difference their work is making in the lives of victims and communities.
This webinar is available to active Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program and Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative grantees at NO COST. When registering, please use your official organizational email address. Use of personal email addresses may result in delayed approval or denial of registration.
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- Topic Areas
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Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Rural, Sexual Assault, Stalking
- Target Audiences
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Abuse intervention program staff, administrators, Adult Protective Services, Advocacy organization staff, and correctional facilities staff), Attorneys/law students (does not include prosecutors), Batterer Intervention Programs, Campus Board Members, Campus Staff, Child Advocates, Child care staff, Child protective services, Civil Attorneys, Community Advocacy Org, Community Programs, Corrections personnel (probation, Corrections personnel (probation, parole, and correctional facilities staff), Court Staff, Defense Attorneys, Disability/Deaf Org, does not include SANEs or SAFEs), Domestic Violence coalitions/programs, Dual SA and DV Program, Educators (teachers, Educators (teachers, administrators, etc.), Elder organization staff (non-governmental), etc.), Faith-based organization staff, food stamps, Government Agency, Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, food stamps, TANF), Health professionals (doctors, Health professionals (doctors, nurses, does not include SANEs or SAFEs), Immigrant organization staff (non-governmental), includes victim-witness specialists/coordinators), Interpreters, Judges, Law Enforcement, Legal services staff (does not include attorneys), Mental Health Professionals, nurses, parole, Personal Care Attendants, Prosecutors, Sexual Assault Coalitions/Program, Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners, Social service organization staff (non-governmental), Spiritual Leaders, Substance abuse organization staff, Supervised Visitation, TA organization staff, TANF), Transitional Housing, Transportation Providers, Tribal Community, Tribal Council, Tribal Elders, Tribal government/Tribal government agency staff, University Student Affairs, Victim assistants (governmental, Victim assistants (governmental, includes victim-witness specialists/coordinators), Victim-Witness Specialists, Volunteers
