Featuring Special Guest Dr. Mindy Romero, Director of Center for Inclusive Democracy at USC.
Open to everyone.
Co-chaired by San Francisco Peninsula People Power, the County Elections Office, and Thrive Alliance
Join us for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
Join us for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
Uniquely threatened by climate change but well positioned to think big, the City of Menlo Park began work in July 2019 to craft a new Climate Action Plan (CAP). Through a cooperative effort, Menlo Park City Council, staff, commissioners, and community studied and boldly adopted aggressive new measures in July 2020. Hear from Menlo Park’s 2030 CAP architects, analysts and authors about their road to establishing lofty goals – Carbon Zero by 2030 – and their process for outlining impactful solutions. The session includes the story of this journey as well as lessons learned and models for other cities to follow.
On September 4, 2020 Governor Newsom signed AB 2257 into immediate effect which substantially revises and clarifies AB5, California’s independent contractor law. AB 2257 exempts some musicians, performing artists and fine artists from the “ABC” test, AB5's stricter independent contractor test. Where does this leave your organization and your artists? Join San Mateo County Arts Commission, Thrive Alliance and attorney Shivani Sutaria of Shivani Sutaria Law Offices for a presentation on AB5 and AB 2257. We will follow the presentation with an informal conversation and time to connect with other arts and culture organizations.
Join us for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
Timely and tailored messaging is important for efficient voter engagement outreach. Join Thrive for a 30 minute training session. At the end of this session you will leave with a thorough understanding of:
The safety precautions being used for voting during COVID.
The many options for voting.
Answers to voter what-ifs. What if you haven’t registered, if you move, if you are without an address, if you need language assistance?
What resources are available to you- paper flyers, social media, etc.
What kind of messaging works best based on the latest research.
From livestock, fisheries, farming and transport, food production is now responsible for more than 25% of global carbon emissions and undue harm to local ecologies. Concurrently, extreme weather and shifting seasons pose climate change impacts to sustainable farming. So, how can we feed our people without starving our planet and profits?
Innovative new businesses, including some right here in San Mateo, are exploring ways to produce food with a smaller environmental footprint. Join Thrive’s Environment and Sustainability TAG and SIAG (Social Impact Advisory Group) for our Social Impact series to learn about this innovation and future opportunities.
Impossible Foods will discuss their model of making meat and dairy products from plants and its impact.
Plenty Inc. will share how vertical farming allows them to grow food without pesticides and using significantly less water and land.
Ouroboros Farms will explain their system of aquaponic farming, which combines aquaculture (a system of growing fish ) and hydroponics (a system of growing plants without soil) to create a water-efficient, sustainable, and chemical-free way to grow plants and raise fish.
In April 2020, 30 County leaders formed a cross-sector Thrive Impact Group to study single-use plastics consumption in SMC. Extensive research uncovered big challenges that transfer enormous costs to our cities, residents, and business owners. Hear group leaders share the challenges and solutions to our single-use plastic crisis. Learn how collective impact can unify cross-sector leaders, define measurable goals, and align siloed efforts.
First session: Advocacy and Lobbying Rights for 501(c)(3): You Can ( AND SHOULD) Lobby! Tuesday, August 25 at 10:00 am
After this workshop, you can legally advocate for public policy and community change at every level of government.
Second session: Ballot Measure Advocacy: Your Nonprofit Rights and Responsibilities. Tuesday, September 1 at 10 am
this workshop will help you decide which level of ballot measure activism (and what level of reporting) best fits your organization and resources.
Join us for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
We will be talking about your plans and ideas. Come ready to share what you or your organization is currently doing and ask questions.
How is California changing the November 2020 election so voting is safe and accessible amid a pandemic? How do we get voters to be engaged and educated during this very unusual COVID campaign season? How do we tailor messaging to inspire communities that typically have low voter turnout? Join Thrive Alliance and Jonathan Mehta Stein, Executive Director, California Common Cause, for a Community Forum to discuss Votes, Voters, and Voting in the Era of COVID-19.
Agenda:
Updates from the Election office on voting outreach to reduce confusion about census and elections in our community
Census teams: discuss outreach efforts and community feedback
County Office of Community Affairs: updates on response rates and COVID outreach
Everyone is welcome!
Arts and culture executives and leaders know that the near future will bear little resemblance to the past. But while you still may be sheltering in place, your organizational strategy can't be. There are simply too many new opportunities to explore. In this second session, strategic advisor Ron Evans will continue challenge you to stop trying to survive this mess, and start thriving because of it.
San Mateo County’s elected officials, in all layers of government, are overwhelming white and male, not representative of the diversity of our County. For instance, our Board of Supervisors is 100% white compared to 40% of our population, and 80% male. We need leaders from communities of color and women to bring their knowledge and lived experience to policy making. How do we build a pipeline of BIPOC and women candidates and support their journey to elected office? Join us for 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.
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.
Join us to hear about new technology and local programs from four experts in our clean energy community.
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. Join the Social Impact Advisory Group and Thrive for a tech-enabled panel of healthcare leaders on their current focus during the crisis and what the sector may look like in a post-COVID world.
Featuring: Emily London, Senior Manager at Pacific Business Group on Health; Jim Hickman, Chief Executive Officer of Center for Youth Wellness; Ann Garnier, Lisa Health’s founder and CEO.
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.
Tell us how it is going for Census outreach in your region. We will follow up the to-dos from the last meeting. Join both funded and non funded organizations, government, and community leaders to talk about how to raise the census response rates in your local community. Getting an accurate count will ensure that we will receive the money, resources, and representation that our communities deserve.
Join Thrive for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
Note: All VEOAC meetings are open. Everyone is welcome.
Entrepreneurship has always played a vital role in growing the US economy through innovation, the creation of jobs and global integration. Despite that, women and minority business founders in this country struggle for access to the capital, technology, networks and information necessary to found and grow business ventures. Join the Social Impact Advisory Group and Thrive for a virtual panel of investors and entrepreneurs on why most investors are leaving money on the table when they don’t consider the financial opportunity provided by women and minority-led ventures. What can nonprofits learn from these experiences to apply to their own DEI goals?
Arts and culture executives and leaders know that the near future will bear little resemblance to the past. But while you still may be sheltering in place, your organizational strategy can't be. There are simply too many new opportunities to explore. In this session, strategic advisor Ron Evans will challenge you to stop trying to survive this mess, and start thriving because of it.
Join Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative to learn about existing federal and state paid leave laws, and a new analysis of emergency powers that local governments can harness to better protect our health.
Disrupted by crisis, local sustainability leaders are resetting programs & rethinking results. Across SMC government, nonprofit, business & youth, local environmental organizations are seeking to lock in smaller footprints and lower emissions.
Hear how these leaders envision more sustainable post-pandemic living - Dave Pine (SMC Board of Supervisors), Emma Shlaes (Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition) and Lauren Weston (Acterra).
Join Thrive for our monthly Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting.
March Primary Poll Observation Review presented by Adria Orr, Senior Project Coordinator on the Voting Rights and Census team at Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Asian Law Caucus
Election Division updates on COVID-19 and the Presidential Election
Census and elections combined outreach
Partner Updates
Note: All VEOAC meetings are open. Everyone is welcome.
Join both funded and non funded organizations, government, and community leaders to talk about how to raise the census response rates in your local community. Getting an accurate count will ensure that we will receive the money, resources, and representation that our communities deserve.
ESG ratings have compelled big business to manage their impact on climate change, labor practices, product safety, and board diversity. But what do ESG standards mean to nonprofits and philanthropy?
Learn how ESG criteria - also including talent management, data security, and executive pay - can guide all organizations towards more ethical practices. Topics covered include: introduction to ESG criteria; ESG ratings impact on corporate governance; applying ESG standards to nonprofit operations
Coronavirus has put many nonprofit tenants at risk of rent default. Join us for a virtual discussion with experts on how to negotiate relief and the future of physical vs. virtual workspaces. What will your future space look like?
Featuring: Saul Ettlin, Director of Consulting for Community Vision; Benjamin Osgood, Founder and Managing Director of Recreate.
