KCSDV Strategic Framework

Goal:  Educate about the nature of sexual and domestic violence, their effects and best practice responses. 

• Provide education and awareness to the general public with updated training content and materials to reflect best practices. 

• Develop and implement an annual comprehensive training plan. 

• Offer certification and educational credit that supports continuing education needs of advocates and allied professionals. 

Goal: Advocate for policy changes to promote safety, accountability and justice. 

• Initiate and support laws, policies and funding opportunities on the local, state and national levels. 

• Provide a public policy agenda. 

• Provide policy advocacy training for members. 

• Assist with implementing and training on new public policy initiatives. 

Goal: Launch new or endorse existing initiatives that connect sexual and domestic violence to other forms of oppression. 

• Initiate and support laws, policies and funding opportunities on the local, state and national levels. 

• Provide a public policy agenda. 

• Provide policy advocacy training for members. 

• Assist with implementing and training on new public policy initiatives. 
  

Goal:  Create networking and professional development opportunities among service providers to enhance their organization's provision/quality of services. 

• Convene member programs for specialized trainings. 

• Conduct trainings for all direct service programs and sexual and domestic violence advocates. 

• Advocate for increased and secured funding at the state and federal levels for local services. 
  

Goal:  Strengthen the organization's ability internally and externally to advance its vision and mission. 

• Develop and implement evaluation, data collection and needs assessment tools and procedures that are appropriate to the scope of organization’s work. 

• Develop matrix of current funds and create a sustainable fundraising plan. 

• Evaluate and revise, as needed, current administrative, employment and board policies and procedures. 

• Provide staff development opportunities. 
  

Goal:  Cultivate partnerships to promote safety, accountability and justice.

• Utilize information and data to increase victim/survivor safety and support, while holding perpetrators accountable. 

• Initiate, develop and support promising and evidence-informed practices, model policies and protocols and cross-system collaboration. 

• Serve as an information clearinghouse. 

• Establish state-wide plans with stakeholders to prevent and respond to sexual and domestic violence. 

• Participate on national and state boards, commissions, committees and task groups to advocate for effective responses to victims/survivors.