Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence

OAESV Legal Clinic Office Hours
2025-04-17 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-15 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-12 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-25 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date
Survivors & Advocates – Connect with an attorney
The OAESV Legal Clinic hosts virtual office hours to provide a safe space for Ohio survivors and their advocates to connect with an attorney. They also allow survivors to discuss legal options, connect with resources, and/or have a brief consultation.

Tuesdays from 2pm-4pm
January 14, February 11, March 11, July 8, August 5, September 9, October 7, November 4, December 9

Thursdays from 12pm-2pm
January 30, February 27, March 27, April 17, May 15, June 12, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20

Please call 216-282-1559 or text 216-232-2066 to connect.
Additional accommodations available by request.

Collective Calls
2025-04-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-18 14:00 - 15:00
There is power and strength in a collective! With a rotating focus, these monthly meetings are opportunities for members to build community and strength as we work together to end sexual violence.
In-Service (members only)
In-service sessions are short trainings during which participants can grow skills, cultivate new partnerships, and learn about developments in the field.
Program Spotlight (members only)
Program spotlight sessions are opportunities to engage with peers and build skills for giving and receiving feedback. In these sessions, an identified program will spotlight a project or a topic and participants will have opportunities to ask clarifying questions and make recommendations.
Connection Spaces (open to all)
Connection space sessions are opportunities to connect and be in community with those who do similar work in Ohio. In these breakout spaces, participants will connect with their peers to discuss emerging topics related to their role(s). These spaces will feature breakout rooms for preventionists, direct service advocates, and SART/CCRT leaders. Additional breakout rooms may be available for rotating topic-specific conversations.
In-service and Program Spotlight sessions are reserved for OAESV members only. If you are an individual member or you work for a member program and need assistance logging into the member portal, please reach out to info@oaesv.org. If your agency is represented on this map, you are a member.

Month
Session Type
Date

February
In-Service
02/20/25 (2pm-3pm)

March
Program Spotlight
03/20/25 (10am-11am)

April
Connection Space
04/17/25 (2pm-3pm)

July
Connection Space
07/17/25 (2pm-3pm)

August
Program Spotlight
08/21/25 (10am-11am)

September
In-Service
09/18/25 (2pm-3pm)

October
Program Spotlight
10/16/25 (10am-11am)

November
Connection Space
11/20/25 (2pm-3pm)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ALL CONNECTION SPACES: OPEN TO ALL
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS & IN-SERVICE: MEMBERS ONLY

Monthly Legislative Updates: 2025 First Friday Calls
2025-05-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-05 13:00 - 14:00
Join OAESV’s First Friday calls to discuss timely legislative updates that impact Ohio survivors, rape crisis centers, and communities. Throughout 2025, our First Friday calls will cover relevant state and federal legislative/policy news, provide space for skill-building in public policy engagement, and provide the opportunity to hear from lawmakers and more!
Held the first Friday of every month from 1-2pm

February 07
March 07
May 02
June 06
August 01
September 05
November 07
December 04

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Spring 2025 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates
2025-05-05 10:00 - 2025-05-09 15:30 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

Spring 2025 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates
Registration Days
March 17 – April 13, 2025
OAESV’s Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates is designed for advocates and rape crisis program staff who have been working in the field two years or less, or are new to Ohio laws and procedures. This training fulfills the “Core Standards for Rape Crisis Programs in Ohio” requirement of 40 hours of introductory training for new staff. OAN and NOVA/NACP: meets requirements as a pre-approved training for “Introductory Advocacy” training. Approved for 37.5 hours of CEU credits for social workers.
Training Schedule:

20 Hours of Asynchronous Training: Accessible 4/14/2025-5/4/2025, completed at your own pace.
20 Hours of Live Zoom Training: May 5th-9th, 10am-3:30pm with breaks throughout the day, including a 30-minute lunch break.

This training is for OAESV members only. If you need assistance logging into our Member Portal (Coalition Manager) or you would like to become a member, please email info@oaesv.org for assistance. For additional information or questions, please email training@oaesv.org.
Objectives:

Participants will engage with the training materials in the content areas listed in the “Core Standards for Rape Crisis Programs in Ohio” to meet the minimum requirement of 40 hours of rape crisis advocacy training for newly-hired staff members within six months of hire.
Participants will gain a greater understanding of the many diverse factors that influence and affect a sexual violence survivor’s experience of victimization and healing following an assault, with the purpose of implementing three key elements of victim-centered, trauma-informed care into their advocacy practice.
Participants will learn about at least three medical and three legal services, to increase their knowledge of resources and options available for survivors.

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Ready Set Go! Foundations for Prevention
2025-05-13 10:00 - 15:00
Ready Set Go! will introduce new prevention professionals to violence prevention foundations and best practices. While focused on introductory information, this training is beneficial for all anti-sexual violence professionals to build skills and refresh knowledge about primary prevention and its integral role in ending sexual violence. The day will include time to network and practice skill-building and is open to OAESV members and non-members. The last day to register is April 29, 2025. This will be held in person!
This will be our first time doing this training in person in over 5 years! Being in person will allow for enhanced collaboration opportunities and even more community building.
ASL Interpretation will be provided. Other accommodations will be by request. .

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR AL CONNECTION SPACES: OPEN TO ALL

Spring Seasonal Training Series: Prevention 201
2025-05-14 09:00 - 2025-05-15 15:00
Join us for an in-depth, two-day training designed to elevate your understanding and application of 201 level prevention strategies. These trainings will build upon our foundational knowledge of primary prevention and introduce topics that can be used as we enter into a modern era of prevention. This will be in person, which will also provide opportunities to be in community with other prevention practitioners across the state, with rest and play integrated. This is a Members Only opportunity.
OAESV will be able to provide hotel accommodations, breakfast and lunch catering, and travel stipends for OAESV MEMBERS ONLY. OAESV will be in touch with details once registration is received and membership is confirmed.
ASL interpretation will be provided. All other accommodations will be as requested.

Day 1: Prevention that Resonates: Leveraging Meaningful Language to Connect and Collaborate with Janae Sargent of ValorUS
Day 2: Complicating Consent with Sarah Ferrato

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR AL CONNECTION SPACES: OPEN TO ALL

OAESV Summer Training Series: Sexual Assault Forensics and Investigations
2025-07-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-04 10:00 - 12:00
Summer Training Series with Forensic Nurse Michelle Yeasting
Recognizing and Investigating Strangulation and Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
July 07, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Attendees will learn about strangulation and how often it occurs with sexual assault, Understand and recognizing the signs, as well as learn the neurobiology of trauma.
REGISTER NOW!
Summer Training Series with Retired Detective Matt Stegner
“First Contact, Lasting Impact: Trauma-Informed Interviewing for Law Enforcement”
August 04, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Law enforcement officers will learn how to master the first responder interview, enhance collaboration between first responders and detectives, conduct a comprehensive victim interview, and build a victim-centered and fact-based investigation.
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Ethical Storytelling for Education, Awareness, and Outreach
2025-07-24 14:00 - 15:00
Ethical storytelling cannot begin and end with survivor speaker bureaus. This workshop invites participants to take a closer look at the storytelling practices they use in their education, training, outreach, prevention, advocacy, and fundraising work. Our sexual violence storytelling should contribute to a narrative that supports ALL survivors, not one that further marginalizes and traumatizes them. This workshop explores the pedagogical strengths and ethical considerations of sharing stories about the people and populations we serve. This workshop presents a strategy for aligning educational storytelling practices with the advocacy field’s ethical standards, values, and objectives.

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Q&A with Jay!
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Q&A with Jay!

Our Manager of Engaging Men Initiatives, Jayvon Howard, will go live on Instagram with Jeff Perera to discuss film, violence and shaping masculinity. You can view the live broadcast by visiting our Facebook or YouTube at 12pm.

Leading with Purpose: A People Centered Leadership Series
2025-08-20 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-09 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-16 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-24 09:00 - 10:30
MEMBERS ONLY
This comprehensive leadership series is designed to equip emerging and current nonprofit leaders with the essential skills and knowledge to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact. Through a blend of lecture, interactive sessions, case studies, practical tools, and peer learning, participants will explore key dimensions of leadership and management in the nonprofit sector.
August 20 — Leadership & Management Part 1: Foundations of Effective Leadership
September 09 –Leadership & Management Part 2: Strategic Leadership in Action
September 16 — Coaching and Conflict Management
September 24 — Networking and Boundary Spanning
October 15 — Basic Budgeting for Nonprofits
October 29 — Culminating Graduation (In-Person)
REGISTER HERE

Nonprofit Financial Leadership Academy
2025-10-07 09:00 - 2025-10-09 17:00 | Quest Conference Center, 9200 Worthington Rd Ste 400, Westerville, 43082, United States
MEMBERS ONLY
Join OAESV for a custom, 3-day, in-person nonprofit financial leadership academy training for OAESV members. The goal of this training is to strengthen the financial management and financial leadership capacities of rape crisis centers serving diverse communities in Ohio. This course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively lead the financial aspects of their organization and build organizational sustainability.
Gas cards for travel will be provided to participants.
REGISTER HERE BY SEP 26!
TRAINERS
Deborah Steinkopf has 30+ years of experience in nonprofit management and development. She has been an executive director, associate director, and development director in addition to nonprofit consulting with a focus on finance strategies and executive coaching. She knows first-hand the empowering effect of understanding organizational finance models, good budgeting practices, and effective revenue strategies. She brings a wide range of experience and deep knowledge to this training and makes conversations about finance fun.
Anthony Petchel believes it’s time to rethink philanthropy and create opportunities for equitable approaches to financing the good works of nonprofits. Anthony brings 20+ years of leadership experience in team development, philanthropic strategies, and communications. Before becoming a leader in fundraising for several area nonprofits, Anthony worked for 16 years in commercial and retail banking. Anthony brings diverse and practical skillsets to the work of building financial effectiveness for nonprofits and a commitment to exploring equity in all nonprofit practices, including budgeting and fundraising.
