NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE

What NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE does

The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Professor Doug Beloof and incorporated in 2003, headquartered at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. NCVLI is the only national organization focused exclusively on victims' legal rights, providing victim-centered legal advocacy, education, training, and resources through direct technical assistance, amicus curiae participation, model legislation, and the operation of a national membership alliance (NAVRA). The organization serves crime victims, attorneys, advocates, judges, law students, legislatures, and law enforcement across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and military, tribal, and federal systems.

NCVLI's core product portfolio centers on online legal-information assets and live programs. The Victim Law Library is the most comprehensive repository of victims' rights laws organized by jurisdiction, complemented by the Rights Enforcement Toolkit (video tutorials, flowcharts, checklists, sample filings), the Victim Resources Database, and the Know Your Rights Quicktools video series. Live programs include the Crime Victim Law Conference (the only national conference on victim-law rights enforcement), the Voices for Justice annual fundraiser, customized in-person and virtual training programs, and the Crime Victim Litigation Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School. NCVLI also operates a 13-clinic national pro bono legal-clinic network built through the OVC-funded State & Federal Clinics and System Demonstration Project.

The organization is funded primarily through federal grants from the Office for Victims of Crime (derived from fines, penalties, and bond forfeitures rather than appropriations), supplemented by tax-deductible donations, event sponsorships ($750–$10,000 tiers), and NAVRA membership dues. All victim services, training, and resources are provided free of charge. NCVLI played a foundational role in drafting the federal Crime Victims' Rights Act (18 U.S.C. § 3771) and is named in its legislative history as the exemplary model of legal services to crime victims.

Name

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE

Legal name

National Crime Victim Law Institute

Website

https://ncvli.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) is a Portland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides victim-centered legal advocacy, education, training, and resources, serving crime victims, attorneys, advocates, judges, and policymakers nationwide through training, technical assistance, amicus briefs, and the NAVRA membership alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Advocacy and Victim Rights Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safeguarding, Accountability & Compliance (ESG, Gender/GBV, Do No Harm) (BPADAEAM)

Keywords

• Legal advocacy services
• Victims rights enforcement
• Legal education training
• Continuing legal education
• Victim legal assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Grants: Primary funding source from federal grants, predominantly through the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), derived from fines, penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures of convicted federal criminal offenders rather than general tax dollars.
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations supporting victims' rights work. Donors can designate funds to specific projects or unrestricted donations.
3. Sponsorships: Event sponsorships for Crime Victim Law Conference, Voices for Justice, and year-round trainings at various tiers from Bronze ($750) to Presenting ($10,000).
4. NAVRA Membership Dues: Membership fees for the National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA), providing access to CLE trainings, resources, and pro bono portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NCVLI is a nonprofit legal education and advocacy organization that promotes comprehensive and enforceable legal rights for crime victims. It delivers free legal technical assistance, training, and amicus curiae support to attorneys and advocates nationwide, while also providing direct victim resources, online legal libraries, and professional conferences. The organization's work centers on helping victims assert and enforce their rights in criminal justice proceedings across all 50 states, D.C., and military, tribal, and federal systems.

Product overview

NCVLI operates as a nonprofit legal education and advocacy organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services focused on victims' rights. The core offerings include the annual Crime Victim Law Conference (the only national conference on victim law rights enforcement), the Voices for Justice fundraising event, and the NAVRA membership alliance providing professional development and resources. The organization maintains extensive online resources including the Victim Law Library (containing victims' rights laws by jurisdiction and legal publications), the Rights Enforcement Toolkit (with video tutorials, flowcharts, and sample filings), the Victim Resources Database, and Know Your Rights Quicktools videos. Educational programs include the Crime Victim Litigation Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, in-person and virtual training programs, and technical assistance services for attorneys and advocates. NCVLI also provides amicus curiae participation in courts nationwide and publishes Rights & Remedies legal news analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA): NCVLI's membership alliance aimed at increasing the availability of expert services for crime victims through communication, coordination, a searchable database, and a pro bono portal. Has members from every state with more than 3,000 active members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained over 3,226 people on victims' rights enforcement in 47 jurisdictions annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• U.S. Air ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012NCVLI worked closely with U.S. Air Force to build the Special Victim Counsel Program to better support sexual assault victims during military justice proceedings. This model was then adopted by every branch of the U.S. military.
• U.S. Senators (Kyl and Feinstein)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004NCVLI worked with Senators Kyl and Feinstein in drafting the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3771. NCVLI is named in the CVRA's legislative history as the exemplary model of legal services to crime victims.
• Lewis & Clark Law SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997NCVLI is based at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. The partnership includes the Crime Victim Litigation Clinic (CVLC) where law students work on victims' rights cases. Professor Doug Beloof, founder of NCVLI, is Law Professor Emeritus at the school.
• National Alliance of Victims' Rights Lawyers & Advocates (NAVRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCVLI's membership alliance increasing availability of expert services for crime victims through communication, coordination, searchable database of resources, and pro bono portal. NAVRA has 3,000+ members from every state.
• Equal Justice WorksmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide training and technical assistance to the Equal Justice Works' Crime Victim Justice Corps - lawyers working with crime victims.
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to reduce gender bias in policing and provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement based victim advocates. NCVLI became a subgrantee to IACP for this work.
• Council for State GovernmentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create the Restitution Resource Center as part of efforts to make victim financial recovery a priority in criminal justice.
• National Organization of Victim AssistanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on a project to enhance services to military-connected victims.
• Pro Bono Legal Clinics NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor13 victims' rights enforcement clinics launched under the State & Federal Clinics and System Demonstration Project, providing wraparound legal assistance to crime victims nationwide.
• Protect Our DefendersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to enhance legal services and advocacy for military sexual assault survivors.
• Disability Rights OregonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-training partnership for the event 'At the Intersection: Advancing Justice for Victims with Disabilities' to address intersection of victims' rights and disability law.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• ECPAT-USA: National policy organization focused on human trafficking and exploitation. Overlaps with NCVLI's victim-law work on trafficking and amicus engagement, but with a narrower crime-type focus.
• National Children's Alliance: National standards and accreditation body for Children's Advocacy Centers serving child victims. Comparable as a federally supported national victim-services infrastructure organization with a related advocacy mission.
• Rights4Girls: National human-rights organization advancing rights of girls and women, including survivors of sexual exploitation. Comparable in legal-advocacy posture and federal-policy engagement on victims' rights, particularly GBV.

Direct peers

• AEquitas: National resource center providing legal research, training, and technical assistance on violence against women to prosecutors and allied professionals. Highly comparable to NCVLI's technical-assistance model and victim-law library function, but prosecutor-focused.
• National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA): National victim advocacy and crisis response organization providing training, certification, and direct services. Direct peer: NOVA and NCVLI are existing partners on military-victim services and serve overlapping constituencies of advocates and responders.
• National Center for Victims of Crime: National nonprofit providing advocacy, resources, and training for crime victims. Most direct peer to NCVLI: both are federally connected, D.C.-area-anchored, and serve overlapping practitioner and policymaker audiences, with complementary (rather than duplicative) program portfolios.
• Parents of Murdered Children: National survivor-led victim-services organization supporting families of homicide victims. Comparable as a national victim-advocacy nonprofit; NCVLI's executive director received POMC's leadership award, evidencing overlap in survivor communities served.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest U.S. anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and providing public-policy advocacy. Comparable as a national victim-rights advocacy organization with similar federal funding footprint and federal-policy engagement.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): Large national victim-advocacy organization with deep legislative and federal grant experience. Comparable as a national victim-rights advocacy nonprofit that has institutionalized victims' rights reforms through federal legislation.

Regional players

• Network for Victim Recovery of DC: DC-based legal-services nonprofit providing holistic representation to crime victims. Comparable as a victims'-rights legal-services provider; NCVLI board leadership overlap includes a former NVRDC board chair.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NCVLI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NCVLI
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncvli
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-crime-victim-law-institute

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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