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The Network/La Red (TNLR) offers technical assistance (TA) services to help organizations create a welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBTQ staff and survivors of domestic violence/partner abuse (DV/PA).

In 2020, TNLR launched a new TA program called the Learning Community (LC). We are excited to welcome up to 5 organizations to join the next cohort. LC member organizations will each receive customized, individual TA. They will also join a peer-to-peer support network where they can share their struggles and successes with the work, brainstorm strategies, and learn from each other’s experiences. The program will feature quarterly meetings, as well as a cohort listserv. Finally, TNLR will provide training on best practice recommendations for creating LGBTQ-inclusive services and an LGBTQ-welcoming staff environment.

To help us understand your organization’s specific needs, we ask that you fill out this application. This will help us learn about your organization’s interest and capacity to engage in a TA/CB process, and start a conversation about how to best customize a plan to fit your needs.

Reach out to Miles Boucher (any), Capacity Building Manager, at strategize@tnlr.org with any questions.

BEFORE FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION, READ ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
Please give yourself ample time to answer the questions. To encourage transparency and honesty in your responses, we do NOT ask for your name.

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* 1. Name of Organization:

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* 2. Website (write N/A if not available):

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* 3. Are you a staff, board member, or volunteer?

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* 4. If yes, what program area do you serve/what role are you in?

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* 5. If no, briefly name your relationship to the organization.

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* 6. Please tell us briefly about your organization and the communities you serve (e.g. mission, history, programs & services).

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* 7. How would you briefly describe your organization's current LGBTQ competency?

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* 8. Do you currently serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or queer survivors? Which program areas serve these survivors directly? Please briefly explain and respond to both questions.

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* 9. Do you currently serve transgender, non-binary and/or gender non-conforming survivors (trans/NB/GNC)? Which program areas serve these survivors directly? Please briefly explain and respond to both questions.

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* 10. Do you collect statistics on the number of LGBTQ survivors who access your services? If so, how do you collect this data and where do you maintain it?

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* 11. What are your strengths and accomplishments related to serving and supporting LGBTQ communities?

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* 12. What does inclusivity and safety for LGBTQ survivors look like to you? How would you define it?

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* 13. What are your organization’s biggest obstacles to achieving said inclusivity and safety?

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* 14. (A) Which staff members have interest and capacity to commit to a TA process? You are required to have two staff commit to the LC program.
(B) What are their levels of decision-making power?

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* 15. How connected are you with local LGBTQ communities? For example, do you:
  • Table at events that LGBTQ community members attend
  • Go to festivals or fairs where LGBTQ communities go
  • Advertise in LGBTQ media (newspapers, radio, TV, etc)
  • Advocate/organize for legislative policy change that support LGBTQ rights
  • Work regularly with local programs that serve LGBQ communities
  • Work regularly with local programs that serve trans/NB/GNC communities
  • Have staff/board members/volunteers who are openly LGBTQ
  • Receive training on LGBTQ issues, identities, and communities
Have other examples? Briefly explain.

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* 16. What do you hope to get out of this TA process with The Network/La Red? Any short- or long-term goals?

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* 17. Do you feel your organization is interested and ready to commit to a TA process of 2 years with TNLR and the Learning Community, including regular meetings and joining a peer-to-peer network? Briefly explain.

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* 18. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Do you have other questions?

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* 19. To encourage transparency and honesty in your responses, we do NOT ask for your name. However, if you'd like us to contact you, feel free to share your email address or write Miles directly at strategize@tnlr.org.

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