Empowering excellence for individuals and organizations enhancing their communities

Combining 25 years in Victim Advocacy and 20 years in successful grant writing, Sarah’s comprehensive training programs will help you better manage grants and victim services programs.

Whether you’re looking to secure more funding for your organization, master the art of grant writing, or enhance your victim advocacy skills, our trainings will provide you with real-world application, tools, and the confidence to ensure you’re equipped to excel in your mission-driven work.

Ready to elevate your professional skills and your organization’s impact?
Explore our training options below.

Training Programs Available

Looking for something customized? Please email us directly at Training@CharisRI.com.

Grant Writing & Management

Delivery Options Include
– Self-paced
– Virtual, Expert-led
– In-Person, Expert-led

Curriculum covers
– Introduction to Grants & Grant Writing
– Telling a Compelling Story through Grant Writing
– Ensuring Success of Your Program
– Finalizing and Submitting Grants

Key Areas covered
– Sources of funding
– Parts of the grant application
– Creating relationships with funders
– General writing tips & best practices
– Project / program evaluation planning
– Sustainability planning
– Logic models
– What happens after you’re awarded a grant
– What happens if you’re denied

Perfect for
– Non-profit organizations
– Criminal justice organizations and administrators
– Early career professionals

Walk away with
– Deeper understanding of the grant writing & management process
– Tools and templates to streamline your grant writing process
– Exercises to enhance your skills
– Ready to go content you can use in future applications
– Confidence in your grant writing and story telling skills

Victim Advocacy

Delivery Options Include
– Self-paced
– Virtual, Expert-led
– In-Person, Expert-led

Focus areas
– Victims of historically marginalized communities (Elder abuse, LGBTQ+, Behavioral health)
– Victims of specific crimes (Domestic violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, Mass Violence)
– Victim services program implementation and program evaluation
– Victims’ rights
– Impact of victimization on people in communities

Perfect for
– Victim advocates
– Police officers
– Social workers and therapists
– Other professionals working with victims of crime

Walk away with
– Deeper knowledge about the impacts of victimization on all levels of communities
– Information on how to effectively respond to and support victims of crime
– Increased confidence and comfort in supporting victims in key areas

Testimonials

See what previous attendees and organizations have said about our training programs.

Testimonial

I had the pleasure of working with Sarah when I was a police officer in Warwick and Sarah was our Law Enforcement Advocate. Sarah and I also worked on the VAWA curriculum committee together for many years. We have worked dozens of cases together and trained together more times than I can count!! Simply stated, Sarah is one of the most intelligent, competent, and compassionate persons I’ve met!!