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Draft:Stand For Courage

The Stand For Courage organization is an American non-profit heavily featured in The Upstanders,[1] an IndieFlix documentary film. It was founded in 2011 by Nicole Jon Sievers,[2] licensed clinical social worker, social justice advocate, author of It's Your Mind: Own It. A Manual for Every Teen[3] and The One and Only You,[4] and a Seattle Music Commissioner.

Joining with Ms. Sievers were Dr. Jessica Swain Bradway of the University of Oregon (currently the director of the Northwest PBIS[5]) and Dr. Scott Ross. Ross and Sievers continued to develop the school-based activation of Stand For Courage, with Dr. Ross applying for and winning an American Psychological Visionary Award Grant for the foundation in 2014.[6] Ross has also been published extensively in numerous journals, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, School Psychology Quarterly, Teaching Exceptional Children, Education and Treatment of Children, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Journal of Special Education, and the Journal of Positive Behavior Support.[5]

The organization works to establish a culture of courageous bystander activism to stop bullying in schools and the community. It aims to publicly shift power to the youth who engage in pro-community behavior by inspiring them to "get caught doing the right thing."[7]

SFC works to achieve this by providing a data-backed, teen-tested curriculum to schools that celebrates active bystanders who embody inclusion and kindness by employing stories and creativity, and partnering with celebrities and media outlets for high-impact recognition of stand-up behavior coming out of program implementation through the power of cultural currency.[7]

The curriculum was developed through "the evidence-based methodology of positive reinforcement and a strengths perspective"[8] in a stand-alone module, while also containing snap-in capabilities for existing programs. It was designed to offer middle- and high-school students the strategies needed to support one another when they witness incidents of bullying and with the goal of allowing any town or city, regardless of size or resources, to implement the model.

Research from Stand for Courage revealed that many anti-bullying programs "have shown less than ideal results[9]," often due to being adult-driven, punishment-based, and reactive. SFC sought to build positive, durable, student-driven supports that fit individual school contexts.

The program does not focus on the bully or the target of bullying, but on the bystanders, working to empower them to de-escalate a situation when they see negative, bullying behavior.

Mission

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Led by students establishing a bystander culture to stop bullying, Stand For Courage employs stories, creativity, and popular-culture for high-impact recognition.

Organization

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This non-profit consists of a board containing five founding members and five additional members, a panel of four board advisors, and a panel of four strategic advisors.

Founding Board Members

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Nicole Jon Sievers

Eric Sievers[10]

Scott Ross[11]

Therese Clark

Adam Waldman[12]

Board Members

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Kate Becker

John Richards

Charles Cross

Jessica Swain Bradway[13]

Jonah Willihgnanz[14]

Board Advisors

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Eric Sievers

Eric Horvitz

Mary Horvitz

Jim Olson[15]

Strategic Advisors

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Jon Stone

Sarah Tripp-Stephan

Aaron Hurst[16]

Alysse Bryson[17]

Stand For Courage is also supported by creative partners, Refinery Creative,[18] IndieFlix Foundation,[19] KEXP Radio, Swift Digital & Design, and KING 5 News.

Research

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The Stand For Courage curriculum is currently being utilized by students in Colorado, Utah, Kentucky, Oregon, and Washington,[20] and has reported successes in substantially reducing bullying and other menacing behavior. Anecdotal evidence suggests the program lends to suicide prevention.[21]

A study evaluating Stand For Courage's effectiveness in six high schools in the Mountain West was published in 2022 in The High School Journal and The University of North Carolina Press. Researchers found that, among other positive results, "students in SfC schools were 51.9% less likely to report victimization and 53.8% less likely to report perpetration compared to students in control schools."[22]

SFC implementation in schools and research study inquiries are managed by SFC co-founder and board member, Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, and Ph.D., Scott Ross.[23]

Media Coverage

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  • 2019 Feature in a local San Diego magazine
    • L'Chaim San Diego Magazine, Go with all your heart[24]
  • 2019 Partnership Fundraiser with Courtney Love garners national & international magazine coverage.
    • Elle Magazine, Courtney Love Called Me[25]
    • Vogue Magazine, You Can Now Own a Piece of Courtney Love's Closet[26]
    • New York Post, Why Courtney Love's selling her wardrobe[27]
    • Hollywood Reporter, Courtney Love on Her Latest Closet Sale for Charity[28]
    • The Telegraph, Courtney Love on her fashion history[29]
  • 2018 Society Page Feature for Seattle-local magazine coverage.
    • Vanguard Seattle, Stand For Courage: A Fresh Approach to Social Accountability[30]
  • 2015 Avenue Insider for New York City-local magazine coverage. Avenue Insider, A Visible Cause[31]
  • Television broadcast news coverage.
    • 2017 Fox News Affiliate Coverage - FOX 31- Denver, CO[32]
    • 2013 NBC Affiliate Coverage – KGW8 – Portland, OR[33]

References

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  1. ^ "The Upstanders - Online Community Screening". www.indieflix.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  2. ^ "Amazon". Amazon.
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  4. ^ Amazon. ISBN 099640130X.
  5. ^ a b "Stand For Courage | Our Board & Founders". Stand For Courage. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  6. ^ www.apa.org https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/visionary?tab=4. Retrieved 2024-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Stand For Courage". Stand For Courage. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  8. ^ Masarie, Kathy (2014). Face to face : cultivating kid's social lives in today's digital world. Internet Archive. Portland, OR : Family Empowerment Network. ISBN 978-0-9819504-4-0.
  9. ^ Ross, Scott W.; Lund, Emily M.; Sabey, Christian; Charlton, Cade (2017-02-18), "Students' Perspectives on Bullying", Bullying in School: Perspectives from School Staff, Students, and Parents, pp. 23–47, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-59298-9_2, ISBN 978-1-137-59892-9, retrieved 2024-11-27
  10. ^ "Eric Sievers - BioAtla, Inc. | LinkedIn".
  11. ^ "CDE Staff Directory | CDE". www.cde.state.co.us. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  12. ^ "LinkedIn".
  13. ^ "Search Results". www.stopbullying.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  14. ^ "Jonah Willihnganz's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  15. ^ "Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center". Fred Hutch. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  16. ^ "Purpose Economy - Home".
  17. ^ "HOME | Alysse Bryson". www.alyssebryson.com. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  18. ^ "Home - The Refinery Creative". Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  19. ^ Indieflix. "Mission & Impact". www.impactfulfund.org. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  20. ^ "Stand for Courage Foundation - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  21. ^ "Students' Perspectives on Bullying | Request PDF".
  22. ^ Ross, Scott W.; Lund, Emily; Collins, Adam; Schaper, Andrew; Sievers, Nicole Jon (2022). "Stand for Courage: Student-Led Peer Victimization Prevention in High Schools". The High School Journal. 106 (2): 131–148. doi:10.1353/hsj.2022.a917573. ISSN 1534-5157.
  23. ^ "LinkedIn".
  24. ^ "'Go with all your heart' – L'CHAIM MAGAZINE". 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  25. ^ "You Can Buy Courtney Love's Clothes". ELLE. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  26. ^ Satenstein, Liana (2018-12-04). "You Can Now Own a Piece of Courtney Love's Closet for as Little as $50". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  27. ^ Bonagofsky, Bree (2018-12-04). "Why Courtney Love's selling her wardobe". Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  28. ^ Schmidt, Ingrid (2018-12-03). "Courtney Love on Her Latest Closet Sale for Charity and Getting Over Hoarding". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  29. ^ Gowans-Eglinton, Charlie (2019-01-08). "Courtney Love on her fashion history: Sometimes I think 'Wow, I should not have done that'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  30. ^ "Maintenance Page". Vanguard Seattle. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  31. ^ "Homepage". Avenue Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  32. ^ "New bullying prevention protocol established at Thornton school". FOX31 Denver. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  33. ^ "Teen group helps younger kids prevent bullying". kgw.com. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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