“May this, bravery born of joy, be the collective legacy we create for the future generation of activists in this movement.”
—Donna Garske
Your support of the Legacy Fund will continue Donna’s mission to “catalyze and contribute to the community effort to end the violence.”
Together, we fund community programs that change the conditions that allow domestic violence to occur.
Your gift strengthens education, outreach, and early intervention that help prevent violence before it starts.
Donna Garske served as Center for Domestic Peace’s (C4DP) executive director for 44 years, from 1979 to 2024. Donna was inspired by its bold vision: “to catalyze and contribute to the community effort to end the violence.” In her words, “It only took 11 words to change the direction of my life.” Donna’s passion to end violence against women and girls shaped a career that made her a national leader in prevention. She was one of the first pioneers to:
Her groundbreaking work earned her recognition as a Gimbel Foundation national violence prevention scholar and an appointment to President Clinton’s Violence Against Women Task Force on prevention and social norm change.