DOING ADVOCACY DIFFERENTLY
After years of having private conversations with fellow survivors and advocates about our frustrations with the number of people still being impacted by domestic violence, we decided it was time to exercise our inner warrior and do something different, together.
A LITTLE ABOUT US
We are a national community of survivors & advocates with a BOLD vision to nurture healthier individuals, families, and communities by advocating differently.
Our mission is to raise the national standard of advocacy and radically reduce the number of people impacted by domestic violence. We do this through researching, collaborating, developing, and implementing world-class projects and programs.
SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The words we use can either create enormous walls of isolation or build beautiful bridges of understanding. In this inspiring talk, Audrey May Prosper, a long-time advocate against domestic violence shares both personal and professional insight from her journey while also offering two simple ways to shift the narrative around domestic violence from one that is destructive to one that is restorative -- so we can do advocacy differently and truly nurture healthier communities. As the Founder of the National Domestic Violence Collaborative, Audrey finds meaningful and collaborative ways to do advocacy differently.
Be Attitudes
OUR CORE VALUES
Here at "The Collaborative" our core values aren't just words on a website but instead something we strive to completely embody, which means they're a core part of who we are and the lens in which we look through to determine the decisions we make daily.
BE COURAGEOUS
Courage is the strength to pursue things even when it may be unpopular.
BE CURIOUS
Curiosity is the desire to learn and grow beyond what we already know, even when it may be uncomfortable.
BE COLLABORATIVE
Collaboration is working together with diverse perspectives towards a common goal.
BE COMPASSIONATE
Compassion is a concern and understanding for ourselves, others, and the greater whole.
BE CREDIBLE
Credibility is knowing, showing, and being.
BE COMMUNICATIVE
Communication is the vehicle that builds the bridges which allow us to thrive in all we do.
THE DATA DEMANDS DIFFERENT
Data helps us develop a deeper understanding of where we are and where we need to be. We believe in leveraging what we learn through research and data to properly inform what we need to be doing differently. Together, we can create triumph over this tragedy.
10 MIL
People Affected Annually
What this astronomical number means is the American home is the most dangerous place for women and children in our country. We're committed to doing whatever we have to in order to decrease this number significantly in our lifetime.
21%
People Reoffend
Criminal punishment alone isn't creating safer families & communities, which is why we're advocating for restorative responses that prevent abuse from reoccurring.
3.2 MIL
Children Witnessing Abuse Annually
Witnessing abuse acts as a poison that impacts families intergenerationally. We're invested in nurturing healthy families by supporting children in developing the personal & relational skills they need to break the cycle and help change their communities.
OUR APPROACH
Advocating differently means being super intentional about the way we approach advocacy.
SURVIVOR-INFORMED
The greatest insight we can ever receive in doing advocacy differently is from those who have experienced it first hand. Often times what they want and need isn't what we expect or think.
COLLABORATIVELY-CREATED
It's time we advocate differently by leveraging all of our resources and working together with diverse perspectives towards a common goal.
ROOTS-FOCUSED
We're advocating differently by focusing on nurturing healthy roots in order to produce healthy fruits.
EQUITY-ENLIGHTENED
Inequity drives violence, which means any strategy to raise the national standard of advocacy must incorporate equity.
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SPRING EVENT
Sow seeds of HOPE with us to help plant our world-class RESTORED program. Restored is a “transitional housing” program designed to help women and children escape abuse & empower them to holistically heal from the inside out in order to experience long-term success. This means addressing the whole person: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, educationally, and economically.
The Goal: For women and children to go from harmed to healed and from homeless to homeownership.
PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
#RAISETHESTANDARD
We're raising the national standard of advocacy through our legislative efforts, our Raise the Standard campaign, and a world-class transitional housing program.
LEGISLATIVE INNOVATION
Our first bill aims to empower people harmed by violent crimes like domestic violence by giving them the right to choose their preferred healing modality and have the costs covered through crime compensation.
ESSENTIALLY EMPOWERED
Naturopathic options for healing & self-care is critical for both advocates and survivors. Our essentially empowered program helps advocates and survivors thrive through the use of the powerful healing properties of plants and nature found in doTERRA essential oils.
VOICE OF A WARRIOR
Having one voice and one message will spread faster and further than we could have ever imagined. Voice of a Warrior is a 12-week group cohort & designed to professionally train advocates to use their voices for good. Our first cohort is coming in 2023!