Join The Parent Venture and their special guest Kendall Cotton Bronk for their upcoming virtual event. Drawing on nearly two decades of scientific research, this live (virtual) event will explore: What is purpose? Why does it matter? And, how can we — as parents — help our children and teens discover their purpose in life?

This presentation is sponsored by Woodside PTSA, SUHSD, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and The Parent Venture.

An experienced Interim ED can help oversee the process of recruiting and onboarding new leadership. Come hear from two Interim EDs at different stages in their work, Suzanne Tan (on her 7th assignment) and Beth Schecter (too many to count), who will de-mystify the work that they do and share insights from their most recent interim assignments.

Would you like an opportunity to connect with one of the world’s premier research universities? Join Stanford University for their upcoming Discover Stanford For You event for an opportunity to learn about Stanford’s mission, groundbreaking research, and purposeful impact in the world. Each Discover Stanford For You session is curated to showcase timely research, and feature collaborative ways Stanford is working with partners around the world to solve our most pressing challenges.

San Mateo County, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, created a strategic draft plan for the long-term recovery: SMC Recovery Initiative. Thrive hosted a virtual community conversation to give nonprofits the opportunity to review and provide input on the draft.

The County presented the detailed SMC COVI-19 Recovery Plan. Then the County was able to hear 8 local nonprofits who detailed gaps within the County's plan, implementation insights, and current challenges within their core fields of: Workforce Development; Digital Divide and Educational Access for Families; Mental Health, Housing, Homelessness, and Seniors; and Child Care. Attendees also had the opportunity to note issue areas in need of additional support, including: The Arts; Children & Adults with Disabilities; COVID-19 Testing; Education; Transportation; Green Jobs; and Environment & Sustainability. The next steps for implementation and measuring the progress of the plan were also discussed.

Thrive recently conducted a virtual town hall with Congresswoman Jackie Speier, where our Congresswoman heard directly from nonprofit leaders on the frontlines who detailed challenges and progress within Thrive's key issue areas of Arts & Culture; Basic Needs & Safety Net; Children & Education; Environment & Sustainability; Immigrant & Workers Rights; and Civic Participation. We had an engaging discussion with both questions and comments based on firsthand nonprofit experience.

Special thank you to Jackie Speier and to all of those who joined.

San Mateo County’s elected officials, in all layers of government, are overwhelmingly white and male, not representative of the diversity of our County. We need leaders from communities of color and women to bring their knowledge and lived experience to policymaking. How do we build a pipeline of BIPOC and women candidates and support their journey to elected office? We held a panel discussion with leaders and advocates who are breaking down the barriers to create a more diverse slate of candidates to represent our local population.

Speakers each shared their own stories and experiences and gave some great advice. Some highlights include: understanding how important your voice is as a minority and running for office as a minority; having a good network of women/women of color supporters; inviting powerful people and people of privilege to pull up underrepresented people and communities; and talking about the value of voting.

Battery storage enables carbon-free transit, clean energy in evenings, and essential device power during outages. And with constant innovation, it’s now a vital path to climate mitigation and resiliency.

We asked important questions and heard about new battery technology and local programs from four experts of the clean energy community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare major weaknesses in the US healthcare system, highlighting an opportunity for major change. We paired with the Social Impact Advisory Group for a tech-enabled panel of healthcare leaders on their focus during the crisis and what the sector may look like in a post-COVID world.

As Taiwan's largest city with 4 million residents, New Taipei lead the way in the post-pandemic era by setting the global standards for the "new normal" as an inclusive and resilient city. We heard from both policy-makers, senior health officials, and strategic partners from the Bay Area and new Taipei City and discussed strategies and practices to use during the re-opening phase.

We were proud to host the second workshop in Boston Private's Thrive Equity Series with a special workshop on how diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) in our local organizations and cross-sector initiatives strengthen workplace culture, leads to better outcomes, and most importantly, increases our collective impact in the community.

It was an amazing evening where dynamic connections were made. More than 150 job opportunities were featured at the event. More than 20 great nonprofits joined us to meet and greet local job seekers and volunteers. Nearly 100 individuals from across different segments of the community attended our job fair to learn more about local nonprofits that are actively hiring, talk with experienced hiring managers about career development in the nonprofit sector, and receive feedback on their resumes.

We were proud to partner with Box.org for the second annual Box Skills Swap event! The goal of this initiative was to create a space where their employees (Boxers) could offer their skills and expertise to collaborate with nonprofits on important projects to help them deliver on their missions.

Last Thursday, we convened over eighty nonprofit, business, philanthropic, and civic leaders at Thrive's annual Networking Extravaganza. It was a great morning of dialogue, learning, and networking featuring our guests from LinkedIn and Samai Group. From the beginning, the energy in the room was positive and productive – all thanks to our attendees’ participation and engagement.

State Senator Scott Wiener came to discuss what is foremost in many of our minds as we try to recruit and retain employees: Housing the Nonprofit Workforce and Clients - Opportunities and Challenges.

Last week, Thrive, in partnership with CEN and SVCN, proudly hosted the 5th annual OnBoard Match event in San Carlos to connect nonprofits with potential board members. It was an amazing evening showcasing incredible people working to make our community a better place.

Last week, on February 26, 2019, Atkinson Foundation, Give Local Silicon Valley, Sand Hill Foundation, Sunlight Giving, and Thrive Alliance brought philanthropy, nonprofit, corporate, and public leaders together for a unique gathering to learn more about needs and challenges of North San Mateo County communities, explore creative solutions, and discuss potential partnerships to strengthen the region.

We will bring legislative aides, public servants, and our local nonprofit leaders together to discuss how to most effectively work together on important issues for the benefit of our community. And of course, there will be plenty of time for networking and holiday cookies, homemade by Thrive's staff and board.

Our first Leadership Circle Luncheon of the season brought together a great group of nonprofit executives! We welcomed Superintendent-Elect Nancy Magee for a frank and forward-thinking discussion on how nonprofits can best facilitate school partnerships. More to come!

Thrive brought together nonprofit, public sector, and corporate leaders for a forum to build on the prior year's organizing activities of our Thrive Action Groups (TAGs). At this forum, we began creating policy and advocacy agendas for each of Thrive's five key issue areas. The overarching goal of the event was to provide roadmaps for key activities for TAGs to undertake to address the most pressing issues that affect local communities and how to coordinate this important work.

Box Skills Swap was a result of an exciting Thrive collaboration with Box.org. The goal was to create a space where their employees (Boxers) could offer their skills and expertise to collaborate with nonprofits on important projects to help them deliver on their missions.