Working Together

Brady

Brady (formerly the Brady Campaign) traces its roots to the 1970s and takes its name from Jim and Sarah Brady — Jim served as White House Press Secretary and was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. The couple spent the rest of their lives pushing for stronger gun laws, work that helped produce the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and its background-check system. Today Brady combines legislative advocacy, litigation on behalf of shooting victims, and public education.

Black and Brown Collective

The Black and Brown Collective is a multidisciplinary group of researchers working with practitioners and communities to strengthen research, policy, and practice related to gun violence, safety, and well-being. Its work centers Black and Brown communities disproportionately affected by violence and aims to advance equitable, healthy communities while shaping more accurate public understanding of the causes, consequences, and solutions to gun violence. They offer practical resources to support community-engaged violence research, and their experts are available to provide research guidance, partnership support, and technical assistance to researchers, practitioners, and community organizations. For instance, in 2026 the Collective produced a report that puts forth a community-engaged framework for research, designed for researchers, practitioners, funders, and community partners working on violence prevention and community well-being.

Cities United

Cities United works to end the epidemic of shootings and homicides among young Black men and boys, building a movement of jurisdictions, community organizations, public safety advocates, and young leaders to create safe, healthy, and hopeful communities. Its flagship gathering, the Annual Convening, is a yearly gathering of hundreds of stakeholders — mayors, city leaders, young leaders, and representatives of community-based, philanthropic, public safety, and faith-based organizations — with the 2026 edition marking its 13th year and coinciding with Cities United’s 15th anniversary, held that October in Memphis.

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, founded in 1974, holds the distinction of being the oldest gun violence prevention organization in the country. It focuses on developing and advocating for evidence-based policy solutions aimed at reducing gun injury and death across all its forms — not just mass shootings, but suicide, domestic violence, and community/street violence as well. CSGV tends to operate more as a research-and-advocacy hub than a mass-membership organization, often collaborating with peer groups like Brady, Everytown, and Giffords on litigation and legislative pushes (e.g., joint amicus briefs, coordinated state-level campaigns).

Community Based Public Safety Collective

The Community Based Public Safety (CBPS) Collective is comprised of Black and Brown experts across the US from small nonprofits and community-led organizations that focus on community-based public safety, violence prevention, and ending mass incarceration. The CBPS Collective focuses on professionalizing the field of CVI through training and technical assistance, TA partners, policy, advocacy, evaluation.

Everytown for Gun Safety

Everytown for Gun Safety is a national gun-violence-prevention movement that brings together survivors, students, mayors, educators, gun owners, and other community members. Its work includes research and public education, survivor support, advocacy, litigation, and partnerships intended to advance policies and practices that reduce gun violence.

The Everytown Community Safety Fund focuses specifically on strengthening community-based violence intervention organizations. It provides eligible nonprofit CVI programs with grants, capacity-building support, peer-learning opportunities, and advocacy resources to help them sustain and expand their work; since 2019, the fund has supported more than 140 organizations in dozens of cities.

Giffords Center for Violence Intervention

The Giffords Center for Violence Intervention is an initiative from Giffords, a nonprofit organization to end gun violence through policy, law, research, organizing, and more. The website includes the Community Violence Intervention Resources which includes webinars with CVI experts on topics of advocacy, media training, CVI employment laws 101, supporting wellness, and more.

Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)

The HAVI is the national membership body for Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) with member programs across the U.S. and Canada that works to build new HVIPs, set trauma-informed care standards, and advocate for sustained public funding. The HAVI offers a range of resources for the field, including its CVI SMART Hub, published Standards & Indicators for HVIPs, training and technical assistance for new and emerging programs, expert consultation, a research article library, and a searchable membership directory. It also supports the field through guidance on securing public funding, professional training for violence prevention practitioners, and an annual conference that brings the HVIP/CVI community together.

LISC – Safety and Justice Group

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national nonprofit community development organization that works with residents and local partners to strengthen underserved communities through investments in housing, economic opportunity, health, education, and public safety. Its Safety and Justice team supports community-driven approaches that address the conditions contributing to violence while helping neighborhoods build safer and healthier environments.