The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is an American nonprofit organization that addresses the causes and impact of sexual violence through collaboration, prevention, and resources. Working in collaboration with state and territory sexual assault coalitions, representatives from underserved populations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, and a host of community-based and national allied projects, NSVRC provides national leadership to address and prevent sexual violence. Activities include providing training and technical assistance, giving referrals, consulting, participating in systems advocacy, creating online tools, curating a resource library, building capacity, integrating research findings with community-based projects, coordinating Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and sponsoring national conferences and events. NSVRC was founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000. Although based in the United States, the NSVRC offers technical assistance and resources that assist communities and programs on a global scale. Resources As a national information center, NSVRC collects and disseminates a wide range of resources on sexual violence including statistics, research, position statements, statutes, training curricula, prevention initiatives, and program information. Additionally, NSVRC develops print and online resources on a range of sexual violence-related topics including child sexual abuse, housing, workplace sexual violence, sexual violence in disasters, engaging bystanders in prevention, and building collaborative community responses. Library NSVRC houses a largest resource collection devoted to the topic of sexual violence and its prevention, with more than 44,000 unique titles. Although the NSVRC library does not out loan books or audiovisual materials, many resources are available upon request through interlibrary loan. The library shares scholarly journal articles, reports, and other resources with the public upon request. Through the online catalog, the collection is available worldwide to advocates, researchers, practitioners, and the general public. Online learning campus NSVRC’s online learning campus provides free access to eLearning modules that educate about sexual violence prevention and response. History NSVRC opened in July 2000 as a national information and resource hub relating to all aspects of sexual violence. Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (the oldest anti-rape coalition in the country, founded in 1975) NSVRC is funded through a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Violence Prevention. Philosophy NSVRC understands sexual violence to be an overarching term that includes an array of behaviors, both physical and non-physical, that constitute unwanted or age-inappropriate sexual activity and can impact people of