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2007 National Award for Outstanding Response to and Prevention of Sexual
Violence

Call for Nominations

Due Date: February 23, 2007

Submit online: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=51543317235

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) National Awards are
designed to recognize exceptional individual, group, or organizational
projects that prevent, reduce or address sexual violence on a large scale.
These awards highlight promising practices and illustrate a wide range of
strategies that, together, make our world a safer place.

AWARD CATEGORIES & DESCRIPTIONS

Public Policy:
This award recognizes a policymaker, advocate or organizer who has
contributed to improving public policy or legislation to improve services to
sexual assault victims, accountability for offenders, or prevention efforts
in communities.

Media & Communications:
This award recognizes a journalist, photojournalist, media outlet or other
communications entity who has contributed to the responsible reporting of
sexual violence and/or commitment to prevention. This award encourages
raising public awareness about sexual violence; publicizing available
prevention resources; and offering a voice to victims of sexual assault
through audio, visual and/or written methods. It also encourages the
development or broadcasting of comprehensive, timely, and effective programs
to promote sexual violence prevention.

Organization:
This award recognizes a corporation or organization that has significantly
promoted anti-sexual violence work, including the institution of
organizational policies that encourage training, innovative practices, and
anti-sexual harassment practices; and/or has made a positive contribution to
communities' efforts to prevent sexual violence.

Intervention:
This award recognizes an individual or group whose work has national impact
and who has enhanced services to victims and/or provided excellent advocacy
on behalf of victims of sexual violence.

Prevention:
This award recognizes an individual or group whose work has advanced our
understanding of the prevention of sexual violence, promoted the prevention
of sexual violence, or promoted social change on a large scale. Individuals
or groups may have focused on communities-at-large or identified specific
groups such as women, men, youth, college students, or the family.

NOMINATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Individuals, groups or organizations may submit multiple nominations.
However, they must be submitted separately for each nominee.

2. Each submission requires the completion of a Nomination Form and must be
accompanied by a nomination letter. Anonymous nominations will not be
accepted.

3. Nominations must include the following information: the person, group, or
organization being recommended, the relevant award category, and a
description of the nominee's accomplishments and national impact. Online
submission on nominations is encouraged. Print nominations should not exceed
(2) double-spaced, single-sided, letter-size (8.5" x 11") pages and should
be typed using a standard 12-point font, with one-inch margins.

4. Review the award categories carefully and select the one that most
accurately reflects your nominee's accomplishments.

5. Nomination packets will not be returned.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

1. Candidates nominated, but not selected in a previous year may be
considered this year. It is necessary, however, to submit a new nomination.

3. The NSVRC reserves the right to make awards in any or all categories.

4. NSVRC staff members are not eligible to be nominated.

Due Date FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS

Nominations must be received no later than February 23, 2007. Online
submissions are preferred, but paper submissions can be mailed or faxed to:

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Attn: SAAM National Awards
123 N. Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Fax: (717) 909-0714

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, please contact Jennifer Marouf, Special Projects
Assistant, at (877) 739-3895, 112, or email jmarouf@...