Protecting Childhood:
Tool-kit and Volunteer opportunities 

Social Media:

Social media in today's day and age can be the most powerful way to share courage and promote awareness for our message. I've listed some ways in which this can be done on social media.

Hashtags:

Hashtags are powerful for many reasons, as a post with a hashtag puts content in front of the eyes of more individuals on social media as opposed to an account with none. Things like "for you" pages or "because you searched or viewed x, y, or z", are where posts with hashtags get pushed or pop up on people screen, even it was somewhat relevant to the post. Hashtags take only seconds to add to your posts promoting advocacy, and can even be hidden on the original post therefore it doesn't seem like too much screen exposure.

Bio incorporation:

Bio's are the first thing you see when going to someone's social media account which makes this my #1 way to promote advocacy and catch someone's eye. Throwing awareness or advocacy messages, fundraisers, or link's to other content can help get more people to look into what the objective of your work is. Bio's are recommended to be brief but share and impactful message, along with using the edit mode to incorporate links of fundraisers in the appropriate places.

Separate advocate accounts with regular posting:

The more advocacy and content you put out onto the web, the more viewership and attention you receive. We must remember we have to remain consistent and strong to catch the attention of those who may be un-imformed or who may not necessarily be looking to advocate our message. Separate accounts are a great way to promote more advocacy as well as dedication to the message.

Advocacy at Schools and Institutions

Flyers:

Flyers are a great way spread a great message and catch the attention of passerby people. Within a flyer it's important to have it consist of what you are advocating for, a next step or action you want the viewer to take (fundraise, participate, community service, volunteer), and contact information for yourself as well as any services that can help someone who may have been a victim of childhood sexual violence.

Presentation opportunities:

Presentations are extremely valuable for students or workplace environments to promote victim-informed approaches and share education - a key element of advocacy - of the message you are wanting to share. As we are looking for people to participate, sometimes education can be more long-term and more impactful than an individual who only participates only a handful of times. Presentations can be a great element to educating others, spreading awareness, and giving others an opportunity to seek the services they may need.

Group/ meeting/ training opportunities:

Groups and regular meeting's can be a great way to gather a group of people to assist in spreading your message and awareness around a workplace or school. This can also allow for a group to volunteer together or fundraise which produces more members for an organization that is in need of more people to help or more funding for child sexual violence. Required or recommended training for interacting/ helping with individuals at all age levels who have experienced childhood sexual violence. Training allows for education and awareness on all levels as well as sharing experience in scenarios and what methods may work best as each individual is unique in their victimization or experience.