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The Susan Schechter Leadership Development Fellowship has been created to honor the rich history of dedication, ingenuity and compassion that are the hallmarks of the movement to end violence against women and children. It will strengthen and expand the knowledge base about how best to address violence in families, and foster new generations of leadership in the movement to stop violence against women and children.

In 2009 we welcome our fourth Fellow, Patricia Duncan Hall, who in the planning phase, and will be undertaking a project in the area of domestic violence and early childhood. In addition, we are launching a new element to the Fellowship, the Leadership development in anti-violence work: The Susan Schechter social action seminar. This groundbreaking social action seminar will be offered as a three credit elective course and will be piloted by Simmons College’s School of Social Work in Boston, MA and then offered to other schools nationally. Students will learn about Susan’s innovative work and will be encouraged to develop their own voices in the hopes of carrying on her legacy.

The Fellowship in her name has been supported thus far through the commitment of a few people who knew Susan well, and with a small amount of grant money. But we are far from fully funding a sustainable Fellowship program. We hope that you will honor Susan and support the next generation of leaders with a meaningful contribution.

Click here for more information about previous Fellows.