MaleSurvivor: National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Weekends of Recovery
The Weekends of Recovery were begun in 2001 by MaleSurvivor as an additional service to our members to help them make further progress in their recovery. The weekends were designed to assist any adult survivor who was seeking further support in his recovery by being in the company of other male survivors. In addition, the weekends were designed to introduce additional tools men could use when they returned home to assist in making further headway in their recovery. It was felt from the beginning that the weekends needed to be highly structured and professionally facilitated utilizing the highest professional standards available. Weekends of Recovery are facilitated by trained therapists, utilizing the same clinical boundaries and code of ethics as adopted by the American Psychological Association. The weekends are adjuncts to participants' ongoing recovery work with individual and/or group psychotherapy, twelve step programs, and individual spiritual work, and are not meant to substitute for the participants' local support systems that are consistent with their own recovery.
Website Operations
MaleSurvivor's website (www.malesurvivor.org) provides information and support to survivors and their loved ones all over the world. Moderated discussion forums and chat rooms give a place for many men who are just beginning their recovery from sexual abuse to come together in a safe environment to seek support and ask questions. Widely acknowledged as one of the best resources on the web for male survivors of sexual abuse, our website ranks as one of the most popular resources for all victims of sexual abuse.
International Conference
Every two years MaleSurvivor hosts an international conference that provides a unique opportunity
for personal and professional growth, networking, and the dissemination of new
knowledge in the area of sexually traumatized boys and men. The four-day event features numerous workshops for male survivors of sexual abuse, their loved
ones/partners, and professionals who work with them.
Dare to Dream
A series of community awareness events that bring together male survivors, mental health professionals, and community members to learn more about the dynamics of male sexual victimization, and the work of healing.
Professional Trainings
Starting in 2013, MaleSurvivor has begun developing training programs to better help professionals across disciplines to support male survivors of sexual trauma
Where we work
Awards
Top Rated Non Profit 2012
Great Non Profits
Top Rated Non Profit 2014
Great Non Profits
Top 10 Website for Survivors of Abuse 2013
Good Therapy.org
External reviews

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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To reduce the overall amount of sexual violence against boys and men throughout our world
To increase the support and resources available to male survivors of sexual violence and their partners in recovery
To increase awareness of the profound amount of male sexual victimization in our society
To reduce the stigma, shame, and prejudice that keeps many male survivors from seeking support and pursuing the work of healing
To advance the development of trauma-informed resources for all survivors of sexual violence
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To expand our capacity by building strategic partnerships with funders from all areas of philanthropy
Expand social media and website resources through strategic partnerships with educational institutions and clinical programs
Build international partners to help expand our reach throughout the globe
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have 20 years of experience providing direct support to male survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones through the most up to date methods.
A unique partnership between the professional, clinical community and survivors themselves in ways that empower the sharing of knowledge across multiple disciplines.
We have a community that already unites hundreds of professionals and tens of thousands of survivors.
We have a website that reached hundreds of thousands of people every year, and are increasingly expanding our presence in social media.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
• Total donations raised for 2014 just shy of $200,000
• 60% increase in major gifts (i.e. foundational, corporate, and or gifts >$10,000) gifts.
• More than 350,000 users viewed more than 2.5 million pages of content on malesurvivor.org. Vistors came to the website from over 190 countries.
• We added more than 2000 followers on Twitter and more than 1300 people who liked our Facebook page.
• We were listed as Top NonProfit again in 2014 on GreatNonProfits.org, a designation granted to only 1700 of the more than 1.5 million nonprofits in the US.
• We provided direct services (in the form of Recovery Weekends or Workshops), Professional Trainings, and Community Awareness Events) to over 2700 people across the US and Canada.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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MaleSurvivor: National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization
Board of directorsas of 04/18/2020
Dr. Murray Schane
MaleSurvivor: National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization
Vince Sperduto
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes