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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.
Ballot measure advocacy by nonprofits isn’t just legal – it’s important, powerful, and fundamental to democracy. With important policies around school funding, housing, criminal justice, and more being decided at the ballot box in California this November, it’s important for nonprofits to be part of the conversation. Join Alliance for Justice for a webinar to discuss what you can do to advocate around ballot measures, how to navigate state ballot measure reporting requirements and determine whether or not they apply to your activities.
This election year is unlike any other. Physical distancing, new possibilities for racial justice movements, and changes to the voting process are challenges and opportunities that highlight how much is at stake for your community. California 501(c)(3)s are trusted messengers who need to step up to highlight issues, interact with candidates, and educate and engage and the voting public. Join Alliance for Justice for a webinar to discuss ways to do that without the appearance (or reality) of supporting or opposing candidates for office, particularly in social media and other digital communications.
Join Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits for Seeking Equity in the COVID-19 World, a panel discussion moderated by Jenny Niklaus, Chief Impact Officer at American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley.
Featuring: Alison Brunner, CEO, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley; Poncho Guevara, Executive Director, Sacred Heart Community Service; Zulma Maciel, Director, Office of Immigrant Affairs, City of San José; Derecka Mehrens, Executive Director, Working Partnerships USA.
Join Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits for a conversation where they will feature a deep dive on nonprofits and equity in the California budget with Kathleen Kelly Janus, Senior Advisor on Social Innovation, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom.
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed countless strategic challenges to nonprofit organizations. Build your toolkit to help your organization make informed strategic leadership decisions during difficult times through this workshop and discussion with Bill Meehan, author of Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector. Bring your organization's most pressing strategic questions and workshop them at this event.
Join Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits for a panel discussion on Empowering the Community We Pledge to Serve.
The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) invite you to join them for a statewide virtual conversation to examine power shutoffs in the era of COVID-19.
Agenda:
Examine new approaches under consideration for addressing power shutoffs this wildfire season.
Explore the roles health professionals can play in fostering healthy, equitable outcomes.
Identify essential questions, needs, and strategies to prepare for co-occurring public health crises.
Join SVCN for Housing is Good Medicine, a panel discussion co-sponsored by SV@Home and The Health Trust as part of Affordable Housing Month, as they take SVCN's learning and policy work into the next phase of the new normal.
Join BARHII and Rise Together for a panelist discusion on why guaranteed income (or Universal Basic Income, UBI) is resurfacing nationally, state-wide, and within Bay Area counties as a strategy for immediate and long-term economic resiliency for families.
Featuring: Natalie Foster, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Economic Security Project; Anne Price, President of The Insight Center; Larissa Estes, Executive Director of ALL IN Alameda County; Sukhi Samra, Director of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration
Join Silicon Valley Community Foundation to learn a step-by-step approach of how to tell your story with data when you're raising funds. During this webinar, UpMetrics CEO Drew Payne will discuss:
An introduction to UpMetrics — a free impact analytics platform for nonprofits
A toolkit to make the most of UpMetrics for tracking progress towards goals and telling your stories to increase access to funding
Examples from local nonprofits practicing data-driven storytelling in their efforts
It’s crucial for advocates and organizers to have a keen understanding of organizational capacity so that they can act quickly when opportunities arise. Alliance for Justice’s free capacity assessment tools – ACT and PowerCheck – are designed to help organizations, groups, and coalitions become more nimble, strategic, and resilient while carrying out their missions. During this one-hour webinar, participants will learn how these tools can be leveraged.
Join SVCN for a keynote presentation with speaker Dale Ho, Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the attorney who led the argument against the Census citizenship question in a landmark Supreme Court case. During the presentation you will immerse yourself in an environment of innovation that brings change agents together to learn and collaborate towards amplifying our collective voice.
Join Stanford Social Innovation Review for an online webinar where Leah Weiss, a researcher and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, will explore the ways that compassionate leadership can be implemented at all levels of an organization.
Join Alliance for Justice for an interactive training that will clarify the rules for using social media, blogs, websites, and email as part of your advocacy toolkit. During the discussion trainers will give concrete examples and invite the audience to discuss hypothetical situations to develop a deeper understanding of the rules that apply to online advocacy.
The San Francisco Foundation is partnering with Financial Management Associates (FMA) and Tipping Point Community to offer a 3-part webinar series for small and mid-sized Bay Area nonprofit organizations. This series will help nonprofit leaders understand their current financial position, plan for potential scenarios, and project out cash needs.
Sessions will be tailored for organizations with budgets up to $2 million (small nonprofits) and organizations with $2-10 million budgets (mid-sized nonprofits).
TrainXtra, the Z bridge and Samai group are creating a space to talk about inclusion after the COVID-19 through three panel/webinars starting on April 24 and through May 8, 2020. Everyone is welcome to join.
Nationally, Asian Americans are experiencing a rise in harassment and hate crimes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how leaders and advocates are tackling this, and what action you can take to build a community of empathy and respect.
Featuring: Aarti Kohli, Executive Director of the Asian Law Caucus; Cynthia Choi, Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action; Robert Nelson, Co-Chair of the Asian American Association of New Mexico; Porcia Chen Silverberg, Founder of the You Belong Here Foundation.
Learn the skills you need to facilitate a meeting like a pro!
Organized by: Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
Come learn about the 2020 Census! Still haven’t filled it out? Our Nuestra Casa team will be ready to help you get it done and connect with many more community resources.
Organized by: Nuestra Casa
Gaining a true understanding of your organization’s financials and making strategic decisions as a result can increase your long term impact, perhaps more than any other leadership skill. In this class we will explore the basic elements of common nonprofit financial statements and will identify tips to better understand what they mean and how they can be used to determine the health of an organization. In addition, we will review basic "financial jargon" and will discuss the nuances of accounting in the nonprofit sector. Participants walk away with an understanding of how they can use this financial information to make strategic decisions.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Does your board spend most of its valuable meeting time looking backward ... i.e. reviewing routine reports? Do you wish your meetings were more productive and that everyone was engaged? Do you want to have generative, strategic conversations that help your nonprofit be more impactful? In this workshop, you'll learn how to make the shift toward well run meetings that are an asset to the organization instead of a drain on time and resources. Whether you are an Executive Director or a Board Chair (or better yet, both attending together!) we will show you how to design and facilitate meetings to make the best use of your time and encourage board member contribution. The techniques can also be used to improve committee and staff meetings.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
CORA’s annual SpeakUp! Luncheon brings the committed, caring people together to recognize the effect of intimate partner abuse on their community and to raise their voices in support of friends and neighbors experiencing abuse.
Organized by: CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse)
Parenting Through the College Admission Process brings Alice Kleeman, former M-A College Advisor, and Jim Rawlins, Director of Admissions at the University of Oregon to the M-A stage for a lively armchair conversation. Alice and Jim will share their views from the high school, college, and parent perspectives.
Organized by: The Parent Venture
Life changing degrees for busy adults! Join us in-person or virtually to learn more about the accelerated evening and weekend Bachelor’s program at Notre Dame de Namur University! Convenient and affordable offerings at the NDNU Belmont main campus, or Santa Clara and Tracy!
Organized by: Notre Dame de Namur University
In this workshop, we will help you be an effective board leader by providing a refresher on board service responsibilities in general and a more in-depth look at the chairperson role in particular. We’ll explore the critical relationship between the board chair and the CEO and share best practices of board governance and leadership. You will also leave with tools to ensure your board meetings are efficient and the discussions are generative. Attend with your organization's Executive Director to make this training even more impactful for your organization.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
SVCF’s Increasing Access to Affordable Housing RFP opened on Monday, February 24 with applications due by Thursday, March 20 at 11:59 pm. Come attend an information session!
Organized by: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
For the first time in its 20 years Dragon is mounting two plays at the same time on an alternating schedule.
Organized by: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Join HEART and Meriwest Mortgage for a free first-time homebuyer workshop.
Organized by: HEART of San Mateo County
SVCF’s Increasing Access to Affordable Housing RFP opened on Monday, February 24 with applications due by Thursday, March 20 at 11:59 pm. Come attend an information session!
Organized by: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
