Dec
18
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog + a Few Odds & Ends
December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
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This week, over at the sustainability site, some good stuff for your perusal:
*The Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s calendar [...]
Dec
14
The Choking Game
December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
ABC News is running an article on their site about the choking game, which is a popular search term on this site. The article doesn’t break any new ground, but it does a decent job of providing an overview to the lay public. What I liked about the article, though, was the mention of an [...]
Dec
11
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog
December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
I wanted to point you toward a couple interesting items over at the sustainability site this week:
*A step-by-step guide to creating a social media strategy, a topic many of you have asked me about.
*A fascinating article on negotiating, definitely worth the read.
I’ve also posted another document on the Canada page that non-Canadian readers may also [...]
Dec
10
Stalking & Technology
December 10, 2009 | 3 Comments
I had the pleasure of attending a really good talk yesterday on stalking. The speaker showed this video to the group afterward, which made the humorous, but very valid point that cell phones have become an incredible tool for offenders, even more so as the technology evolves.
Dec
9
Data on IPV, Sexual Violence, and Stalking
December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hosting a webinar December 16th at 1 pm ET: National and State-level Data on Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking, presented by Michele Lynberg Black, PhD, MPH. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is required.
Dec
7
Articles of Note: December Edition
December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the November/December/January issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead [...]
Dec
4
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog
December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Heading home from a long, but satisfying week in Miami working with prosecutors at our sexual assault institute. But before I get on a plane, I just want to mention a couple things over at the sustainability site:
*A plethora of business management and leadership audio and video podcasts from Harvard Business Publishing (a favorite read [...]
Dec
3
Violence in the Lives of the Deaf
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence is hosting a webinar December 17th from 2-3:30 pm ET, Violence in the Lives of the Deaf: Unique Challenges. Participation is free, but registration is required. If that time slot doesn’t work for you, it’s being repeated on December 18th from 10-11:30 AM ET. I’m afraid I don’t [...]
Dec
2
Substance Abuse & Victimization
December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC has a web forum December 8th from 2-3 pm on substance abuse and victimization. No registration is required, and if this date doesn’t work for you, not to worry– the discussion is fully archived on their site. You can submit a question to the speaker, Dr. Steven Walker, here. And you can review the [...]
Dec
1
Violence & Exploitation Against Women & Girls
December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I love when I run into interesting information from previously unexplored sources. The New York Academy of Sciences has archived materials from a conference put on in November 2005, Violence and Exploitation of Women and Girls. This is a particularly interesting one because the site provides media, as well as related resources and a report [...]
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