As a catalyst to discussions victim witness leadership will engage in the Spring 2021 directors' forum, the Virginia Victim Assistance Network is hosting: "We Are In This Together: Connecting with Peers to Increase Coalition Impact + Strengthen Victim Services."
About the training:
Join fellow victim witness program directors to learn how to cultivate thriving coalitions. While most agree that working in partnership with others to accomplish a shared goal is often necessary, it isn’t always easy to do. In this capacity-building training you will leave understanding what the key components to developing coalitions from the ground up, or to improve and innovate existing coalitions.
The training will include:
- Interview/panel with a benchmark coalition - Virginia's Trauma-Informed Community Network
- Exploration of leading practices and ways to build coalitions
- Facilitated conversation around identifying shared values around which coalesce, and
- Curated conversations to better understand directors’ pains and gains around collaboration and coalition work.
This is an excellent pre-cursor for next Spring’s Forum “Connect, Collaborate, Innovate: A Coalition Building Forum for Victim Witness Directors.
Who:
This training is intended for victim witness directors and experienced leaders in the field
When:
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from 8:30am-12:30pm -- with a 20 minute break around 10:30.
Where:
This 1/2 day, virtual will take place via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link to join the training by August 11th. It is highly encouraged attendees be able to participate with video on.
Registration:
There is no cost for this event, however, registration is required. Registration opens July 15th and closes August 7th or if/when we reach max attendee capacity.
About the trainers:
Lindsey O-Pries
Lindsey O-Pries has been a consultant at The Spark Mill for over 5 years— during her time there she has worked with over 100 clients, focusing on strategic planning, equity and inclusivity, organizational development and culture work, fundraising, and more. She brings her experience managing a national membership organization and consulting member organizations individually and collectively, as well as coordinating a leadership and capacity building program for nonprofit leaders across the Richmond area. She has over 16 years experience working in nonprofits, from starting an organization as a founder and board member, to being staff on a large national team. She is delighted to support organizations who are working to make huge impacts in their communities.
Chris Bennett
As a consultant and facilitator with The Spark Mill, Chris Bennett has worked with dozens of nonprofits to help them craft strategic plans that drive towards growth and community thriving. In 2015, he adapted “start-up” principles for nonprofits and faith communities and developed a capacity-building pre-accelerator for nonprofits and faith-based organizations. Since then, over 30 organizations have moved their mission and impact forward through this accelerator model.
Chris Before The Spark Mill, Chris spent 13 years leading small, medium, and large congregations of the United Methodist Church. Prior to his work in the local church, Chris worked in marketing and communications at GE Financial Assurance (now Genworth).
Chris is a graduate of Virginia Tech, from which he holds a BA in Communication Studies, and Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond), from which he holds a Masters of Divinity. He and his wife, Jill, live in Richmond with their two boys, Henry and Nicholas.
Questions: Please contact Kim DiJoseph at kim.dijoseph@vanetwork.org.
This training is supported by an OVC Training and Technical Assistance Grant (2018-V3-GX-0090). No federal funds are used to provide food for this event.