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Our Mission
“Magnify the influence and contribution of
nonprofit business in Santa Clara County.”
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February 2007 News to Members Ensuring Nonprofit Integrity and Accountability Workshop Co-sponsored by CAN, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN), and the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) SVCN recommends all our agencies to attend this workshop. This workshop is intended for Executives, Finance Manager and Board Members on February 7th from 8:30 to 2pm. Successful nonprofits make integrity the centerpiece of their culture, practices and behaviors, because they know that a good reputation is a valuable asset. Join with your peers to learn how to implement practices to ensure positive public perception of your nonprofit, and discover why and how your board should participate in ensuring your nonprofit’s integrity. With the help of an accountability checklist, you’ll walk away from this workshop with a clear picture of your organization’s strengths and weaknesses, plus proven solutions for eliminating the weaknesses. The workshop features Keynote Speaker Jerry Silva, Auditor for the City of San Jose. Mr. Silva, author of a city report on nonprofit reporting and grant oversight, will address nonprofit integrity through the eyes of government. To register for Ensuring Nonprofit Integrity and Accountability go to www.canonprofits.org for online registration. As a member of CAN, SVCN or CEN the rate for the event is only $40. Executives on the Move Andrea Villasenor-Perry is the new Division Director of Youth and Family Services for Catholic Charities. CET Immigration and Citizenship Program has a new Director Adel Olvera. John Williams from the Knight Foundation is moving on at the end of March to an exciting opportunity in Boston to be a consultant working on helping clients build support for achieving large-scale social progress. We thank Kathy Sutherland for her service on the HNVF Committee and wish her well in her new job with Councilmember Nancy Pyle. Charles F. Greene is the Interim Executive Director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Project Hired has an opening for a controller check it out at www.projecthired.org. The Law Foundation has an event coordinator job opening at www.lawfoundation.org. Data, Odds and Ends Information provided by Supervisor Don Gage in his State of the County Address. As the County begins our count of the homeless this week we are reminded; In December 2004, a countywide homeless census and survey was conducted and found that on a given night there were 7,646 homeless in our County and nearly 35 percent of those were chronically homeless. Of the 7,646 homeless, 58 percent receive no government assistance, 75 percent report having a disability of some kind, and 20 percent reported working full or part time. Permanent supportive housing for the homeless is both cost effective and logical. It costs taxpayers an estimated $61,000 annually to cover the cost of emergency room services and incarceration for one chronically homeless person. Our hospital emergency room has become the primary care provider for the uninsured; 62,000 patients visit annually, and many of them are homeless. Our hospital emergency room has become a night stay, a respite from the cold or rain for the unhoused. Yet it would cost only $16,000 per year to provide permanent supportive housing that included treatment and care for the same person. The California food stamp program serves more than 2 million people annually. A recent study found that more than 50 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 65 will at some point receive food stamps. POVERTY CAMPAIGN If your agency is interested in getting more information or becoming involved in our local Campaign to Reduce Poverty in Santa Clara County. Please contact Tim Hellmann, Coordinator of Social Policy at Catholic Charities at thellmann@ccsj.org Get on the mailing list and receive the emails on this exciting campaign. SVCN Systems of Influence County Budget Our position paper regarding the County Budget is posted online at www.svcn.org. Probation We will be sponsoring a resource fair on February 27th and we will invite Probation Officers, DA, PD, Judges and others to attend. If you are interested in participating contact Narges at office@svcn.org. Public Health RFP available TO IMPLEMENT SERVICES FOR PreGnaNt and parentinG Adolescents Through THE Adolescent Family Life Program and Cal-Learn Program. Mandatory Bidder’s Conference Friday February 9, 2007 Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM check out http://www.rfpdepot.com/DPX?ac=view&auc=95243 We applaud Guadalupe Olivas. Director of Public Health and Alette Lundeberg, CAL WORK Director for their courage and commitment to clients and for their perseverance through many obstacles to ensure services continued for these teen moms. We hope additional Department Heads look at similar opportunities and be willing to bring them forward for discussion and dialog. City of San Jose Exhibit F SVCN is pleased to report to our nonprofit agencies impacted by Exhibit F that we are actively continuing to work on this issue on your behalf. We have held many meetings and discussions but we feel we need legal assistance in negotiating with the City of San Jose. Therefore, we have retained pro bono legal services from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati (WSGR) to represent SVCN in our negotiations with the City of San Jose. We are very grateful to this prestigious legal firm for their willingness to work with us on this contract issue and for helping us add value to our SVCN members. HNVF We recommend all HNVF agencies attend the HNVF meeting on 2/7 at 5pm at Northside when recommendations from staff will be discussed. Items such as multi-year funding, changes in HNVF priorities, evaluations and outcomes, new minimum funding levels, proposals for changing the funding fiscal year will be discussed. Check the website for more information at http://www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/grants/hnvf/hnvf.asp Workshops of Interest You and your board can connect o line with a live Web cast training with LISC Organizational Development Initiative http://www.lisc.org/ A Board Governance Series From Good To Great: with Live Webcasts – 2007 is scheduled for 2007. Check it out. This publication is funded by Chevron Corporation. For information and updates you can always check our website at www.svcn.org |
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