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Our Mission
“Magnify the influence and contribution of
nonprofit business in Santa Clara County.”
| News - February 2007 News to Members - January 2007 News to Members - December 2006 News to Members - November 2006 News to Members - October 2006 News to Members - Discussion with PCF and CFSV on the new Foundation - July News to Members - June 2006 News to Members - May News to Members Events Current SVCN Position Statements - SVCN Position Regarding the County Budget - SVCN Position on the RFP Process - Request for Nonprofit Access to the Mental Health Department - SVCN Statement on the City of San Jose Community Center ReUse Strategy |
October 2006 News to Members SVCN Membership News A Dialog and Discussion with CFSV and PCF on the newly merged Silicon Valley Community Foundation was held on September 28th. If you missed this meeting or want to pass on this information to others in your organization we have posted notes from this meeting on line at http://svcn.org/index.php?category=3&page=120 Thanks to the over 155 nonprofit organizations and leaders that have joined SVCN this year. SVCN’s voice is strong because of our great membership base. You still have time to renew your membership. Please contact Narges Sayid at office@svcn.org. Advocacy and Public Policy Bills that are signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger that are of interest to nonprofits. · Simitian Bill to permit donations of electrical power (SB 423). · An increase the minimum wage (AB 1835), (to $7.50 on Jan 1, 2007 and $8 on Jan 1, 2008) · Casino Nights and Monte Carlo Nights are legal again for nonprofit fundraisers but there are new rules to adhere to. Check the Attorney General website shortly for these. (AB 839) · Extension of the legal limit for terms of nonprofit board members from three to four years. Consecutive terms allowed by law (AB 2303). · The state to pays its bills electronically (AB 1098). Requirement that the state to pay a one percent penalty per day for delayed grant payments (AB 2541). Programs and Workshops of Interest Board Leadership Evaluation: The Board’s Self-Assessment at Community Foundation Silicon Valley on Tuesday, October 24 from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Board self-assessment survey tools, as well as strategies to ensure that your Board is asking “the right questions”. For more information and to register visit www.cen.org. CompassPoint has Tips for Effective Board Committees on Thursday, November 9 from 9:30am – 12:30pm at the Sobrato Community Conference Center, Milpitas https://www.compasspoint.org/onevent/details.php?id=831. Agency Emergency Planning: How to develop and strengthen your Community-Based Organization. Does your agency need help getting started writing an Emergency Plan? Does your agency have an Emergency Plan that needs to be strengthened and updated? Do your staff and volunteers know what to do and what is expected of them in the event of an emergency? Are you prepared to continue to provide services to your clients and consumers following a community-wide disaster? Tuesday October 31, 2005 from 10am to 12 noon at: Volunteer Center of Silicon Valley 1922 The Alameda, San Jose. RSVP by Friday, October 27th, by email to cadre@vcsv.us or phone CADRE at 408-247-1126. Human Resources Conference for Nonprofits on November 15th at Preservation Park in Oakland. For more information contact California Human Resources Management Institute www.nchra.org or call 415 291-1992. The Fourth Annual Conference for Nonprofits, Foundations and Endowments aims to provide you with answers to several key questions on October 26th in San Mateo. Keynote Speaker, Hon. Willie Brown Jr., who has recently started his own foundation; to the longtime money managers who will provide vast insight into our puzzling economic forecast. To review the complete list of speakers, or to register for the Fourth Annual Conference for Nonprofits, Foundations and Endowments, please visit us on our website: www.nonprofitteam.org. Media Opportunity The San Jose Mercury News will be developing a special section on Giving. The intent is to showcase Silicon Valley charities, arts organizations and community service group right before the Holiday Season of Giving. Nonprofits can place ads at reduced rates to highlight your organization including an advertorial article about your organization with photos if that is provided. This could be the opportunity your organization is looking to reach out to a broad section of our community and reach potential donors and volunteers while highlighting your services to the community. Nonprofits can get a full-page ad plus a 1 page advertorial for $1200. A half page of each is $675. Deadlines are October 26th Please contact Gianni or Stephanie at 408 920-5589. CompassPoint will have training on You CAN Do That With a Media Plan! Date: Tuesday, October 31 from 9:30am – 12:30pm at Peninsula Community Foundation, San Mateo https://www.compasspoint.org/onevent/details.php?id=777. Executives on the Move Tom Kinoshita has joined SVCN as a Public Policy Consultant. Lisa Breen Strickland is leaving CEN to become the new Director of Community Partnerships and Resources at Future Families. Heather Macdonald, formerly of Menlo Park-based Art in Action has joined American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley (ALF-SV) as Vice President of Operations, and Sarah Roberson, formerly of City Year, is ALF-SV's new Program Coordinator. Loretta Gallegos after 12 years as Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Peninsula has joined CEN as the Associate Director for Member Resources. Veronica Goei is the Executive Director for Estrella Family Services after 7 years of being with of Grail Family Services. Leonard Ely long time board member and philanthropist from Palo Alto received the 2006 Spirit of Philanthropy Award from the Community Foundation Silicon Valley. Emmett Carson, PhD., the first president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation begins on November 1st. Welcome! Grants and Information Cadence has begun accepting proposals for the beneficiary of their 2007 Stars & Strikes fundraiser. Since the early 1990's, Cadence has raised nearly $9M through this unique fundraiser. Because they pick a single beneficiary and their donation has been between $750K and $1M since 2001; the project they look for is in a fairly nitch area of possibilities. You will find the 2007 request for proposal guidelines at http://www.cadence.com/company/community/ssbeneficiaries.aspx. If you have any questions, you can contact Kathy Wheeler, Senior Manager Global Community Involvement for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. at kwheeler@cadence.com or 408.428.5993. PCF and CFSV For the next six months, both foundations will maintain the same timelines for grant and funding programs. For more information visit the new Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s website at www.siliconvalleycf.org. Public Policy Influence City of San Jose Nonprofit Contracts- We realize most of you have not received your City of San Jose Contract or any payments for services. We have asked the City for a working group to help find better solutions to improved contracting with the City. SVCN is doing all that we can however, we suggest nonprofits contact their Council members to let them know you have not received your contracts or payments and ask them to refer this matter to the Making Government Work Better Committee (Yeager, LeZotte, Reed and Cortese) and a copy to the Mayor’s office to Joe.Guerra@sanjoseca.gov. Exhibit F Exhibit F is a new requirement of the City and will become part of all PRNS and service related contracts. This Exhibit addresses both fingerprinting and TB testing for staff and volunteers. The intent of this agreement is to ensure that staff and volunteers have had sufficient background checks to ensure that each organization is in compliance with the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and the Penal Codes related to person’s convicted of sex offenses with authority over minors. There will also be requirements to not cause the transmission of TB. We encourage all nonprofits that contract with the City to complete our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=82202630327 Throughout the month of September, SVCN held a number of focus groups related to the City of San Jose nonprofit issues. Over 85 organizations were part of these discussions. Our report focuses on the perspectives and major themes and issues that most nonprofits agree the City needs to take into consideration related to the community center reuse plan. We have posted our report online at http://svcn.org/index.php?category=3&page=107 The County Santa Clara County Department of Family & Children’s Services, Department of Probation, Department of Mental Health invites interested nonprofits to attend the WRAPAROUND PROGRAM REVIEW~ November 2, 2006 at 8:30am to 5:00pm (both days) at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Hall 2125 Canoas Garden Avenue, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95125. The purpose is to review the present Santa Clara County Wraparound Program, Identify variations of Wraparound Program, Identify the needs of DFCS, Probation, & Mental Health clients, Discuss possible improvements to the present Santa Clara County Wraparound Program. Please RSVP by Friday, 9/29/06 to Monica Carrillo at 975-5700 or email: Monica.Carrillo@ssa.sccgov.org SPACE IS LIMITED. Probation Our meeting with Judge Richard Loftus resulted in a positive dialog about how to improve services for youth in the Probation System. We plan to have a series of these dialogs with various stakeholders such as the Public Defenders Office, Educators, United Way and others. We will keep you and our Probation Group posted, check our website for meetings. |
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