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Today is National Day of Conversation: raising awareness of sexual harassment in sector

Melanie May | 26 November 2020 | News

Today is the National Day of Conversation: a day of digital conversation to raise awareness of sexual harassment of fundraisers in the charitable sectors.

The National Day of Conversation (#NDOC) was cofounded last year by Canadians Wanda Deschamps, Principal, Liberty Co, and Liz LeClair, Director of Major Gifts, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation. It is a digital day, run by Fundraising Everywhere, and is dedicated to the issue of sexual harassment in the charitable sector, and what the sector can do to bring about positive change. This is its second year.

In the UK it starts at 2pm this afternoon (9am EST), on a pay what you can basis. The event will include content for everyone from frontline fundraisers to managers, and the board, with a focus on creating safe workspaces, preventing sexual harassment, and how to support employees who report.

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Sessions run all day and include:

The full schedule can be seen here, and the speakers here.

There are also lots of resources on the site, from shareable social media assets to help with speaking to leadership to review organisational policies, procedures, and support systems.

All content from the day will also remain online and accessible after the event.


 

According to a 2018 Harris Poll survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP):

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