Do you ever wonder if there is an easier, more effective way to identify and reach the victims/survivors your agency serves?  Join us for the Effective Management Series: Outreach and Marketing training. This training was developed for victim service professionals who provide direct services to victims of crime. You will learn how to develop a marketing plan, conduct an analysis of your audience, and identify techniques to launch your outreach and marketing campaigns.  This training is delivered online, over the course of 3 weeks, and it begins on November 23, 2020. Each week there are supplemental readings, videos, written assignments, and a 75-minute facilitated webinar. You should plan to spend about an hour per week on this training in addition to participating in the webinar. You will find the training schedule here. CEUs will be awarded for those who complete all requirements. This training is part of the NVAA Effective Management Series and, like all OVC TTAC trainings, there is no cost to participate. Please note: Space is limited, so apply today to reserve your spot. APPLY TODAY

Instructors*

Judy Benitez Norwood, Massachusetts Judy Benitez is a consultant currently located in Massachusetts. She recently served as deputy director of the Transitional Housing Program at the National Network to End Domestic Violence in Washington, D.C. Prior to this position, Ms. Benitez was the executive director of a domestic violence program in Louisiana, where she was responsible for ensuring the provision of residential and community-based services, as well as legal services for survivors and their children. She also served for 20 years as executive director of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault. She supervised the core coalition functions of training and technical assistance, passing federal grant funds to and monitoring community-based sexual assault centers, and public policy initiatives. She was directly responsible for staff development, building and managing the board of directors, grant writing, outreach, and representing sexual assault victims on statewide task forces. She has an M.Ed. in Community Counseling from Southeastern Louisiana University and a B.S. in Journalism from Syracuse University.

Kiricka Yarbough Smith Raleigh, North Carolina Kiricka Yarbough Smith is currently an independent consultant with expertise in human trafficking, cultural diversity and cultural competency, collaboration, outreach, and rapid response team development. As the human trafficking program manager at the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, she coordinated services for all victims of trafficking and provided training to 3,500 service providers and law enforcement officials throughout North Carolina. Ms. Smith served as the co-chair of the Pitt County Human Trafficking Task Force, a project funded through BJA, from 2008 to 2011. She has been the chair of the North Carolina Coalition Against Human Trafficking for 5 years and served as a board member for more than 10 years. Ms. Smith has trained boards of domestic violence and human trafficking organizations on roles and responsibilities, policymaking, fundraising, support, outreach and marketing, and program oversight. Ms. Smith has a B.A. in Social Work from Meredith College and a B.A. in Sociology from North Carolina State University, both in Raleigh, North Carolina.  *OVC TTAC instructors have no vested interest in any products, instruments, devices, or materials that may be used in this training. For more information about this training, please contact nvaa@ovcttac.org.