Trainings & Events Calendar

  • OAESV Advocacy Day 2025

    Since 2013, OAESV’s Annual Advocacy Day to End Sexual Violence has provided advocates, survivors, and interested members of the public with the opportunity to express the importance of sexual violence advocacy and prevention to members of the Ohio Legislature. After the main event, the one-on-one meetings with lawmakers provide invaluable opportunities for rape crisis professionals…

  • Spring 2025 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates

    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…

  • Ready Set Go! Foundations for Prevention

    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…

  • Spring Seasonal Training Series: Prevention 201

    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…

  • OAESV Summer Training Series: Sexual Assault Forensics and Investigations

    Recurring

    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…

  • Ethical Storytelling for Education, Awareness, and Outreach

    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…

  • Q&A with Jay!

    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

    Recurring

    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.…

  • Nonprofit Financial Leadership Academy

    Quest Conference Center 9200 Worthington Rd Ste 400, Westerville, 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…

  • 2025 Excellence in Legal Advocacy

    Join us in October for two vital days of learning!  These two days will focus on two important aspects of advocacy. To strengthen the confidence, knowledge, and understanding of advocates and other professionals by learning: Day 1: Advocating for Military Survivors (virtual) The unique needs of Military survivors. Day 2: Being an Expert Witness (in…

  • Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates – Fall 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…

  • Monthly Legislative Updates: 2025 First Friday Calls

    Recurring

    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…