Advocacy: Brittany Anderson - Victim Services Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Corrections
Community Member: Taylor Martin - Investigator, Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Legal Services: Karen Kugler - Child Support Magistrate, Tenth Judicial District
Come celebrate their work at our Stand with Standpoint event next Thursday!
www.standpointmn.org/stand-with-standpoint
Learn more about our Journey of Hope Award: www.standpointmn.org/journey-of-hope-award
Our silent auction is NOW OPEN. Check out the items here: https://www.32auctions.com/SWS23
The auction will close October 12th during our Stand with Standpoint event at the Day Block Event Center @ 8pm CST. Come join us for a night of celebration and dancing and bring home some of these exciting items!
Please note that all bidding for the auction will be done online. Pick-up will be at the Stand with Standpoint event (or for some larger items, pick up in St. Paul at our office will be required). If you'd like to support from afar, we may be able to ship some smaller items.
If nothing in the auction strikes your interest but you'd still like to support, you can donate here: www.standpointmn.org/donate
Learn more about this event here: www.standpointmn.org/stand-with-standpoint #23SWS
Do you know of an advocate, legal services, or community member who is deserving of recognition for their work with survivors in Minnesota? Nominate them today!
We are seeking nominations for the following categories:
-Advocacy
-Legal Services
-Community Member
https://www.standpointmn.org/journey-of-hope-award
Submit your nomination by Monday, September 25, 2023 @ 4pm CST.
Each year, during October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Standpoint recognizes the passion and dedication of those who work to bring safety and justice to domestic and sexual violence survivors in Minnesota. Awards will be presented Oct 12th during Stand with Standpoint. #23SWS #StandWithStandpoint
REGISTER NOW for Stand with Standpoint 2023! This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join Standpoint as we celebrate our hardworking team and the advocates, attorneys, and other professionals in Minnesota who work with survivors.
Stand with us as we stand with survivors.
Cost:
$50 - Advocates
$75 - General Admission
$100 - At the door/day of event
Find more information and registration here: https://www.standpointmn.org/stand-with-standpoint
Know someone who's deserving of our Journey of Hope Award? Nominate them here: https://www.standpointmn.org/journey-of-hope-award and get your event ticket to celebrate our awardees!
Please join the Standpoint Board of Directors in thanking Rana Alexander for her tireless work towards justice for domestic and sexual violence victims across Minnesota!
Rana began with the organization in 2005 and provided needed services and leadership for our then young organization until she was welcomed as Executive Director in 2016. In her time as Executive Director, Rana has seen the staff grow from 2 to 15 fulltime staff. The organizational budget started at $200,000 and has grown to a sustainable budget of 1.2 Million. Rana has seen the organization through our name change to Standpoint and the simplified but impactful current mission, vision and value statements. Rana took on major changes to policy and updated technology to match the organizations growth and meet the needs of victims. Rana accomplished this, and more, during the COVID Pandemic and through the civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd. One of Rana’s greatest impacts outside the organization has been the hundreds of trainings provided to professionals across the state and country. Confidentially and advocate privilege is one of her greatest areas of expertise and she argued and aided in upholding this before the Minnesota Supreme Court. Thank you, Rana, for all you do for victims, survivors, and the professionals committed to a more just society!
The Board is also excited to announce that Rana will be remaining with Standpoint and will continue to provide strong financial leadership as Director of Finance. This transition will occur July 1st, 2023. Thank you again to Rana for your dedication and leadership and we look forward to our continued work together.
In Solidarity,
Standpoint Board of Directors
Read the full statement here: https://www.standpointmn.org/2023-transition
New Laws 2023 dates and locations are here! Join us out on the road (or virtually!) and get the greatest source of up-to-date legal information related to domestic & sexual violence. Registration opens July 1st - agenda and more info coming soon!
Who should attend?
Attorneys
Advocates
Law enforcement
Court officials
Other Minnesota professionals
Learn more: www.standpointmn.org/new-laws
Meet the staff Monday:
Caroline (she/her) is our new Fund Development & Communications Manager at Standpoint! She joins the Standpoint team with 8 years of leadership in the domestic and sexual violence field. She will be supporting Standpoint’s mission through her extensive experience in grant writing and is looking forward to building on the events and fundraising established to continue to provide justice for victims. Caroline brings to our team unique perspectives of being a Hispanic women raised, and working, in greater Minnesota and having served diverse communities across the state for the last twenty years.
While all of our staff at Standpoint may have an expertise (or two, or ten!) our Action Line provides advocacy services that are free, confidential, and trauma-informed to victims/survivors, and their providers, in Minnesota. Learn more about what we do at Standpoint: https://www.standpointmn.org/about
THANK YOU! We raised $3900 with your support of our Spring Event, "Play Trivia. Promote Justice." Thank you to those who bought a ticket and attended this SOLD OUT event! Our Staff and Board enjoyed spending the evening with you, and we hope you had a good time as well playing trivia with your friends, family, and co-workers!
We hope that you'll join us in October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, for our fall fundraiser, Stand with Standpoint.
Standpoint is always seeking donations! If you missed the event but would still like to support our mission, visit: www.standpointmn.org/donate
Join us on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 for a fun game of trivia hosted by Trivia Mafia! The event will take place at Urban Growler (2325 Endicott St, St Paul, MN 55114) in their Barrel Room.
Find info and registration here: www.standpointmn.org/trivia-for-justice
Trivia will be played 7-9pm, but you'll be able to check-in as early as 6pm. Urban Growler's full menu will be available for purchase throughout the evening.
While you're waiting for the game to start you can:
- Check out Standpoint's info table and learn about our services
- Buy a ticket for "Sip and Support" - one ticket gets you a surprise bottle of wine, spirit, or a growler
- Buy a ticket for "Cards for a Cause" - one ticket gets you a surprise gift card
- Purchase items off the Urban Growler menu and get settled in with your teammates.
The admission fee ($25/person), and any optional game ticket purchased during the event, helps Standpoint continue to provide FREE legal advice and advocacy to domestic and sexual violence survivors, and their providers, in Minnesota.
We will also gladly accept cash or check donations on-site and will have a card reader available.
Info and background: Standpoint is hosting this event as our Spring Fundraiser during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). We host two fundraising events a year: one in April for SAAM, and in October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).
Minnesota Lawyer annually honors top attorneys throughout Minnesota for achievements in the legal field and our community. Earlier this month, Standpoint Executive Director, Rana Alexander, was honored at a reception and receive the Attorneys of the Year award.
Rana, along with Katie Barrett Wiik of Saul Ewing LLP, was honored for her work on In re Hope, an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court on behalf of Hope Coalition. Hope Coalition is a nonprofit organization that serves victims of domestic and sexual violence. In July, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that state law protects the confidentiality between sexual assault counselors and the people who come to them for help. It was a huge victory that clearly protects sexual assault victims in their communications with their counselor/advocate. This ruling ended many years of inconsistent enforcement of state statute and set a precedent that all lower courts would have to follow. "The Minnesota Supreme Court applied a strict scrutiny standard and it said that the state has a compelling governmental interest in protecting sexual assault victims," said Rana Alexander, executive director of Standpoint. "That is a huge statement from the Supreme Court in recognizing that we are serious in the state of Minnesota about ending sexual violence." https://www.startribune.com/minnesota.../600189894/...
Standpoint staff and the Board of Directors congratulate Rana Alexander for this remarkable accomplishment. Learn more about the award here.
The Attorneys of the Year 2023 winners were announced on December 22, 2022
“This is an incredibly strong group of honorees. It is humbling to hear the stories of their professional achievements and even more so their commitment to making a difference in the community.” - Selection Committee Member.