Forensic Healthcare Online

I’m taking a couple much needed days off, so it’s going to be a short week here. But before I shut down the computer, I just wanted to alert you to what’s happening over at the Sustainability site. We have just released two new publications from the project in our Sustainability 101 series (some of you received them in hard copy in ATL): Creating a Business Plan for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners and Fostering Collaboration Between SANE Program Coordinators and Medical Directors.

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Late getting to this post today–I’ve been wandering the state engaging in some pretty interesting conversations, which means a long night trying to catch up (I confess I took time out for homemade Chinese dumplings, made with great love, if not great skill by my husband). What does this have to do with the sustainability site? Not a thing–so I suppose I should get to it:

• A reminder about some of the great online courses offered by the Foundation Center–this one on finding funders [Pam B.: this may be a good resource in response to your question]
• More conversation about rehiring former employees
• Info about using Facebook Causes to potentially support your program

A word about next week–Tuesday I will be heading to the ATL for the IAFN Annual Assembly. While my good intentions are to keep regular posts going throughout the week, there’s an excellent chance I may miss a day or two. Posts that go up (with the exception of Monday’s) will be special posts from the conference–I hope to recap the best of what I see and hear. For those of you who will be there, please come by and say hello–you’ll find me at the NSVRC booth in the exhibit hall or at a couple of the sessions (including one I’m doing on using technology for education). Looking forward to seeing people there, chaotic as it will be.

To those heading to the Assembly, safe travels. And to all our readers–have a great (warm and dry) weekend!

A new funding alert is available from VAWNet for those of you interested in the money-end of things. You can read it in full here (PDF):

Featured in this edition:

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A new funding alert is available from VAWNet for those of you interested in the money-end of things. You can read it in full here (PDF):

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Thunderstorms here in the CLE and nothing but rain in this weekend’s forecast. Perfect weather for staying inside and putting together a new clinical guide for this site (hopefully to be released early next week). In the meantime, check out some of the previous ones here and here (this one remains the site’s most visited page). And head over to the Sustainability site for a couple goodies, as well:

• Networking for Good’s archived info on storytelling as an online fundraising technique
• A plug for the leadership and program management workshop we’re doing this year at the IAFN Annual Assembly (space is limited to 45, so register soon)
• A new Coordinator Q&A with Cindy Jennings from Dayton, OH that I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

The newest funding alert (PDF) is available over at VAWNet for those of you interested in all things money. In this round:

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Well, folks–I’m still hoping to get a few of you to come forward to be the focus of our weekly SANE coordinator Q&A at the sustainability site. I could load it with all of my friends, but what’s the fun in that? The idea is to get some new voices out there and demonstrate the breadth of practice that is working around the country (and in fact, the globe, since we have a pretty international readership here and I know some of you are doing this work in Canada, the UK and Australia). If you’re interested, you can find the questionnaire attachment here. So no Friday Q&A this week. Instead we have:

• A couple resources for guidelines for using grant money, including grant report writing info
• A look at Google’s Youtube channel, Google for Non-Profits–all kinds of cool tools that are both free and easy to use
• A more in-depth peak at IAFN’s Online CE site; I know I posted on their death investigation webinar here yesterday, but if you go to the CE site, there’s an incredible array of offerings, all for pretty cheap (particularly if you are a member). And not just sexual assault either.

My guy turns 40 this weekend, so the celebrations continue here in the 216. I hope you’ll have a relatively celebratory weekend yourself. Enjoy!

Next week I will be posting from Seattle where the SANE-SART Conference will be taking place. If you’re going to be there, please stop and say hello. You’ll find me at the NSVRC table in the exhibit hall from time to time, and I will also be teaching 2 sessions (both with the fabulous Roger Canaff): Surviving Cross Examination and Injury Documentation. Before I head out of town, though, here’s a look at what’s going on over at the Sustainability site this week:

• Fantastic financial management resources from the Nonprofit Assistance Fund
• A look at the nexus of staff retention and nursing leadership
• A pretty comprehensive list of engagement strategies for nonprofits from the Fieldstone Alliance folks
• A stellar Friday Q&A with my partner in crime, Valorie Prulhiere

Have a great holiday weekend. Hope to see you out west!

The newest funding alert (PDF) is available at VAWNet, for those of you interested in such things. In this round:

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One of my favorite colleagues is the subject of this week’s Friday Q&A. You’ll definitely want to check out her responses to our questionnaire over at the Sustainability site. Additionally, a few other good topics this week:

• A comprehensive fundraising tutorial from Enterprise Community Partners
• A webinar that explores online conferencing and seminar tools (a subject near and dear to this blog’s heart)
• Putting forth better written work with good proofreading and editing techniques

BTW, next week I will be presenting at the EVAW conference in Anaheim, California. I’ll be doing a session on sustainability and an evening panel (with a couple esteemed colleagues and friends) on running quality SANE programs regardless of budget. If you’re going to be there, please find me and say hello, or better yet, attend one (or both) of the sessions.

Enjoy your weekend!

Some good stuff over at the Sustainability site this week. We talk money, we talk meetings, and we talk about having a passion for the work:

• Resources for starting a non-profit from Idealist, the Foundation Center and others
• A fantastic sustainability framework from the Finance Project
• Creating the often intimidating logic model, for all you grantwriting and evaluation wonks
• Some good (and common sense) tips for running meetings that don’t waste people’s time (a HUGE pet peeve of mine)
• A fantastic Coordinator Q&A with the inimitable Karen Carroll of the Bronx SART.

Enjoy your weekend and your Mother’s Day!

The newest Funding Alert (PDF) is available at VAWNet. I’m not sure why it hadn’t occurred to me to highlight the alerts here before now (it seems pretty relevant), but I will try and add them as they come out. If you don’t yet subscribe to the alerts and would like them to show up in your inbox every couple weeks, you can sign up here. In this round:

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It’s been a busy, but productive week for me. However, I am excited at the prospect of heading home tonight. And I’m particularly excited that I have only 1 trip scheduled over the next two weeks, and it’s an overnighter at that (Quad Cities anyone?). So postings will increase again beginning next week.

Over at the Sustainability site, it was a lighter week for us, too, but you’ll still find a few of our regular features, including:

• Our weekly Coordinator Q&A, this time with Tulsa coordinator Kathy Bell.
• A great run down on fundraising blogs, courtesy of Donor Power Blog
• A two-part article on building sustainable programs from the folks at the Community Driven Institute

Have a great weekend everyone!

Probably the most important thing that happened over at the Sustainability blog this week was that we got our comments widget fixed (and our 1st conversations have begun)! Also this week:

• A webinar on Storytelling and Social Media
• Fieldstone Alliance‘s resources for opportunities in lean times, including current information on the economic stimulus funds
• A great discussion on recruiting new SANEs (and actually getting them onto your roster)
• Exploring the concept of storybanking and how it can help you garner support for your program

Next week I’ll be back in the CLE, posting regularly. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Many of you have requested more information regarding starting up nonprofits (as people are examining ways to extract themselves from less than supportive or financially hamstrung hospital environments). The Foundation Center has a series of webinars on startup issues for nonprofits that should be helpful. There are 5 parts and they range from outlining legal issues to raising money. Best of all, they’re free.

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