Survivor-Centered Consultants
Find the expertise your organization needs
Survivor-Centered Expert Services connects domestic violence, sexual assault, and culturally specific programs with vetted advocates, survivor-leaders, and consultants who know this field. Tell us what you need, and we'll follow up.
Experts who know this work
Every expert is personally reviewed by someone with 29 years in this movement.
Work with them directly
Experts set their own rates. You book, contract, and pay them directly. The marketplace takes no commission.
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The kinds of help you'll find
Advisory and strategic support for your organization, from people who have done this work. Select any category to learn more.
πAdministrative & Operations Support
The systems that keep a program running: policies and procedures, scheduling, records, and day-to-day operations, so staff can focus on the work.
π₯Board Governance & Development
Help your board grow into its role: recruitment, orientation, bylaws, roles and responsibilities, and board engagement in fundraising and strategy.
π€Mentoring
Time with an advocate who has been where you are, for steady, one-on-one guidance through a role, a hard case, or a next move.
π―Coaching
Structured, goal-focused sessions with a thinking partner to help you get unstuck, build a skill, or work through a challenge.
πGrant Application Review
A seasoned advocate reads your grant application before you submit, strengthening your narrative and catching what funders will catch.
π°Fundraising Strategy
Practical, mission-aligned help building income that lasts: individual giving, campaigns, events, and diversified revenue.
πPolicy Analysis
Clear, field-grounded reads on legislation, regulations, and proposals, and what they mean for survivors and your work.
πFinancial Grants Management Services
Strengthen the fiscal side of your grants: budgets, cash flow, cost allocation, and site-visit preparation, plus unrestricted revenue so you rely less on grants alone.
πData Analysis
Make sense of your numbers: organizing program data, tracking outcomes, and building the reports funders and evaluators ask for.
πGovernment Relations
Help building relationships with legislators and agencies and engaging effectively in the policy process.
π±Workplace Culture
Help building a healthy, sustainable workplace: team culture, retention, staff wellbeing, and leadership that holds up under hard work.
πCulturally Specific Strategy
Strategy and capacity support for culturally specific organizations, grounded in your cultural context, especially as funding shifts.
π§Violence Prevention Strategy and Evaluation
Design, strengthen, and evaluate prevention programs, from logic models and curricula to measuring what is working in your community.
π§π½Lived Experience Engagement Strategy
Design and lead efforts that center survivors' voices, from a new project or initiative to engage the survivors you serve to well-supported survivor-leader roles within your organization.
πΌFractional Leader
Experienced leadership on a part-time or interim basis, such as an interim executive or development director during a transition or growth period.
Working directly with experts
When you hire an expert through this network, your agreement is with the expert.
- Experts set their own pricing. Rates and service details are listed on each profile, or discussed on a first call.
- You contract and pay the expert directly. Scope, timelines, invoices, and payment are arranged between your organization and the expert.
- No commission, no markup. The marketplace takes nothing from your engagement, so every dollar reaches the person doing the work.
- Funders can cover the cost. Many engagements can be paid from capacity-building funds. Ask your funder, or point them to Expert Sourcing for Funders.
How it works
- Tell us what you need. The form takes about 3 minutes.
- We follow up. You'll hear from us with information matched to your needs and timeline.
- Meet the right expert. Browse featured experts, join a Spotlight event, or ask us to help you choose. Then you agree on scope and pricing directly with the expert.
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Are you an expert?
Apply to be featured. Clients pay you directly, and the marketplace takes no commission.
Learn about becoming a Survivor-Centered Expert βFunding the work?
We'll find and vet experts for the organizations you support.
Expert Sourcing for Funders βEvery expert listed was personally reviewed and met our listing criteria on the date of approval. Approval is not a guarantee of results or an endorsement of any single engagement. Organizations contract with experts directly and make their own hiring decisions. This page is for organizations seeking advisory and strategic help. If you are a survivor looking for support, please contact your local program or a national hotline.
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