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Consultations & Technical Assistance Training for Change helps groups stand up for justice, peace and the environment. Trainings deliver skills directly that people working for social change can use in their daily work. VOCAL worked with a guest trainers from this program at our last two retreats – they were absolutely wonderful! Highly recommended. peacelearn@igc.org, 215-241-7035, www.trainingforchange.org Tree Bressen provides training and consultations on Facilitation that is caring and effective; Moving from ideas to implementation; Making decisions by consensus; Keeping discussions on track; Giving everyone a fair voice; Balancing "process" and "product"; Delegation to committees and staff; and having meetings that are lively and productive! This trainer led a day-long workshop for VOCAL last year - it was excellent. Highly recommended. http://www.treegroup.info The National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse provides assistance in self and system advocacy, on-site consultations, training, educational events, assistance in starting a group and technical assistance to consumer-run groups. 800-553-4539, TDD: 215-751-9655. www.mhselfhelp.org National Empowerment Center is a consumer-run center that provides information on self-help resources, conferences, networking, conference calls and workshops. 925-681-0880, TDD: 1-800-889-7693, powertwou@aol.com, or www.power2u.org National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center works to strengthen organizations supporting mental health consumers by providing research, information, & financial aid. (800) 969-6642, or ConsumerTA@nmha.org CONTAC is a center for mental health consumers and consumer-run organizations. Technical assistance for organizing and maintaining self-help groups, listserv, electronic library, and on-line peer support.1-888-825-8324, usacontac@contac.org, www.contac.org The STAR Center provides Support, Technical Assistance and Resources to assist consumer-operated and consumer-helper programs in meeting the needs of under-served populations. http://www.consumerstar.org The Virginia Organizing Project provides campaign strategy and organizational development assistance. (434) 984-4655, www.virginia-organizing.org The Rockwood Leadership Program consultations are dedicated to changing the way organizations work internally by teaching high-performance organizational skills and establishing values of cooperation, dedication and problem-solving that can make the difference between good effort and great outcomes. http://www.rockwoodfund.org
Resources For Northern Virginia: The Regional Recovery Work Group is a collaboration of consumers with providers to educate for recovery, develop consumer-run programs, and give support to them. In the past, this group has offered grant funding to programs, free WRAP facilitator training, and technical support. 10201 Fairfax Blvd (Lee Highway) Suite 204 in Fairfax, VA. Consumers who are interested in the project are invited to sit in. The project is funded by DMHMRSAS through the area CSBs. 703-876-0390 http://www.pathwayhomes.org/Recovery.html
Networking Ask the experts. You can get a lot of great feedback and guidance by talking to other people who have started peer-run programs. You can meet other people in the mental health advocacy movement at VOCAL member meetings and VOCAL Network events. VOCAL is free to join, and welcomes new members! To find out more: Contact the VOCAL Network. You can also try contacting other programs directly, and asking if you can come visit the program, or talk with someone. To find programs, check our Directory of Peer Run Programs in Virginia.
Other Resources Fiscal sponsors offer your program a way to apply for grants, even if you do not have 501c3 nonprofit status. Some fiscal sponsors also provide bookkeeping, financial management, discounted health insurance, employee benefits, and other forms of program support. To learn more about fiscal sponsors read the CO-OP Guide to Fiscal Sponsors. Your program can get
free assistance from an accountant through The RESIST Guide to Technical Assistance. Support and training for activist organizations. Including fundraising institutes, grant writing trainings, projects for people of color, advocacy lawyers, organizational development, board development programs, and more: http://www.resistinc.org/assistance.html Mindfreedom unites 100 grassroots groups and thousands of members to win campaigns for human rights of people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. office@mindfreedom.org, (877) MAD-PRIDE, online at www.mindfreedom.org __________________________________________________________ Find more tools: VOCAL CO-OP Tools are available to read or print free on our website. Tools include Where to Find Foundation Funding for Peer-Run Programs, 21 Best Books for Programs, Sample Grant Proposals from Peer Programs, How to Start a New Program, How to Become a 501c3 Nonprofit, Tips for Buying a Computer for Your Program, and more. VOCAL CO-OP Tools
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