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Call to Action: Funding Opportunities Are Being Pulled

The Office on Violence Against Women just withdrew all their 2025 funding opportunities. This is a major blow to victims services programs across the U.S. and we need your help TODAY to contact your members of Congress to advocate for continuation of these funding opportunities. Please see the images [and in the comments of this post] for instructions and a script for contacting your members of Congress. #OVWSavesLives #NoMoreSurvivorServicesCuts

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

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Every February we recognize Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month as a way to highlight teen dating violence, while also working to prevent violence from happening in the first place. Standpoint offers services to youth who are going through domestic violence, sexual violence, or dating violence - with no intake process.

Congrats to our Journey of Hope Award Winners!

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

Silent Auction is NOW OPEN!

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

Journey of Hope Award 2023

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

Stand with Standpoint: get your tickets!

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!

Standpoint recognizes and thanks outgoing Executive Director Rana Alexander!

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

Save the Date!

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 Caroline!

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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