New Work, Same Passion
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The Safety Net team at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) finished 2019 with a renewed sense of passion and purpose. We worked diligently to create informational resources, provide in-depth technical assistance to the field, and stay abreast of new topics and trends. We could not have done this work without you. We are grateful for the expertise and wisdom each of the coalitions, local programs, grant partners, survivors, and service providers bring each day.
Here are a few highlights from 2019:
The 7th Annual Technology Summit: This conference saw us hop in our DeLorean back to the 1980s. With technology ever-changing, this year’s summit kicked off with a focus on the importance of recognizing that even as new technologies impact our work, the behaviors used by perpetrators to abuse, harass, and harm are all still the same. Day one was spent working through strategies for safety planning, identifying what technology misuse looks like today, while also remembering that nothing can take away from good advocacy. The rest of the week was spent learning from experts in the field on new technologies, ways technologies affect communities at the margins, and helping service providers walk in survivors’ digital shoes. With the closing of the 7th annual Technology Summit, it was announced that this year’s technology summit would be held in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. We are excited to bring Tech Summit home, and can’t wait to announce our expert speakers and conference sessions. Stay tuned to learn more!
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Coalition Against Stalkerware & Updated Materials: We started working with antivirus companies, international NGOs, and other technologists to form the Coalition Against Stalkerware. As one of the founding members of the coalition, we have worked to train technologists, provided expert-level feedback on products, and have provided our unique expertise on the intersections of technology and intimate partner violence. We have updated our materials to reflect changes around the use of stalkerware and are enthusiastic to be working with our partners on this much-needed project. Learn more about this work and check out our new materials.
Coalition Against Stalkerware
By the Numbers: We have been busy, busy, busy working on creating timely and relevant new content; providing technical assistance to the field, technology companies, and survivors; and traveling the world providing trainings on technology misuse, online dating and gaming, elders and technology, teens and tech, providing digital services, and more. Here’s a quick look at our Year In Review.
Year in Review Snapshot
Looking Ahead: We are excited to see what 2020 has to offer. We are working to build better partnerships, create more materials, provide technical assistance and training, and continue to work to increase the capacity of service providers. We are excited to launch our evidence collection app, DocuSAFE, in March 2020 and look forward to hearing feedback from the field.
We will begin testing new apps and products, providing support to other teams here at NNEDV at our unique intersection, and enhancing our own learning around technology misuse. We are looking forward to continuing this journey with each of you as we wrap up old projects and dive into new work, with the same passion for ending violence and all that 2020 has to offer.
