Capacity building

In this webinar Esperanza United’s CEO, Patti Tototzintle, will explore sustainable approaches to serving communities in your organization. This project was supported by a grant awarded to us by the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, with the goal to increase the organizational capacity of rural, tribal, and […]

This webinar will focus on federal funding questions that Casa de Esperanza often recieves about the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA). We will discuss which funds are available at federal and state levels and how culturally-specific Latin@ […]

This webinar discusses capacity-building strategies for OVW grantees. This project is supported by a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, to increase the organizational capacity of rural, tribal, and culturally-specific underserved OVW program grantees and their partners.

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) has selected four Minnesota nonprofits that have made outstanding contributions to our state’s high quality of life as recipients of 2019 Nonprofit Mission Awards. Presented each year since 1987, the Nonprofit Mission Awards recognize and honor the contributions of Minnesota nonprofits in the areas of […]

This two-part webinar serves as a primer for community stakeholders, advocates, researchers, service providers, and policymakers who interface with Latino sexual assault survivors. Dr. López will share research about how homophobia and racism affect the experiences of gay Latino sexual assault survivors during the reporting process and suggested follow-up care. 

Women of color are underrepresented in leadership roles in all fields. This strength-based, participatory research explores the factors that have supported the leadership and growth of 50 women of color leaders across the country. 84% of participants shared that a mentor contributed to their success. We will discuss the significance of […]

Chicanx have a long history of contributions to the field of psychology and mental health. From their ancestral knowledge of healing, to the publication of “Chicano Psychology” in 1977, the Chicanx perspective is enhancing health research and practices. This webinar will cover foundational concepts of “Browning”counseling, describe how individualistic approaches to […]

This three-part conversation series will explore the way gender-based violence work has changed for advocates, institutions, and communities in response to 2020’s recent events. The first episode in this series will focus on how advocacy and other on the ground services, like shelters, have adapted this year to address health, safety, […]

This webinar will provide participants who work in a culturally specific organization with general considerations when working remotely from home. The presentation will include a review of trauma, historical trauma and their implications on direct service providers during this time of COVID-19; self-care; how to document work; and strategies to maintain […]

Immigrant and migrant women are more likely than average nativex-born women to experience sexual harassment at work, and are less likely to report it. During this webinar, participants will learn about the prevalence of sexual harassment in agriculture, the legal process for making complaints about workplace harassment and discrimination, and practical […]