July 2007

Workshops of Interest
CEN is recruiting participants for its Executive Director Roundtables for people of color. Roundtables provide a safe, confidential environment for nonprofit ED’s to exchange ideas, opinions and resources, help each other solve problems, and network with other Executive Directors in your community. This program is a 6-month series of meetings over lunch where executives discuss leadership challenges, nonprofit sector trends, and what is going on in their own organizations. Agendas are developed based upon the group's interests prior to each meeting.

The cost is $200 for 6 months, including lunch and facilitation. Participants must be CEN members – that cost varies dependent on organizational budget size. For further information, see www.cen.org. To register for the Roundtable, go to www.cen.org. Contact Loretta Gallegos, loretta@cen.org or 408-945-4505 for further information.

CompassPoint's has workshops this next quarter in their new Milpitas office.

Executive Director 101: Management Training for New Nonprofit Executive Directors in Silicon Valley, July 25 – 27.

ED 101 offers an executive-level curriculum of management practices to give newly promoted executive directors the skills to deal with key challenges that face nonprofits. This 3-day program provides instruction and skills-building exercises led by leading experts.  For more information go to http://www.compasspoint.org/onevent/details.php?id=1253

Thriving as an Executive Director - 9/14, 10/5, 10/26, 11/16
www.compasspoint.org.

The second workshop in the Hiland & Mathews’ Trust in the Workplace series, Trust Building with Stakeholders in Mind, will be August 21^st, 7:30 – 10 at the Silicon Valley Capital Club. The cost is $75. For more information or to register email Mary Hiland: mary@hiland-assoc.com.

Grant or Funding Opportunities
Free Repair Work for Your Facility!

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley is seeking applications for its Non-Profit Facility Repair program.  Repairs can include safety modifications, painting, landscaping, flooring, and other improvements. There is no cost for the program.  Recent recipients include PACE, Breathe CA, Unity Care Group, MACSA, and SJBCDC. For Fall Rebuilding Day consideration, apply by August 1. Call for an application at (408) 578-9519 or download one at www.rebuildingtogether-sv.org/. 

The Incubator Program for the Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council is seeking non-profit organizations interested in getting started in, or ramping up, their endowment and/or planned giving efforts. We have 5-11 non-profits enrolled at any one time in this two-year program. Each has two volunteer mentors assigned to them - some of the finest attorney, CPA’s, financial planners, etc., who are dedicated to the sector and willing to serve in this fashion. A number of the groups have embraced the opportunity, and done a nice job in moving their organization forward with this type of giving. 

Deadline is this Friday June 29^th for the application itself, and information about the program, is on the SVPGC website at www.svplannedgivingcouncil.org. If anyone is interested in learning more, they can contact me at c@lukoff.org or 760-591-9455.

General Information of Interest
2-1-1 connects individuals through a database designed for providing human service information and referral to the community. To be considered for inclusion into the database, please visit www.211scc.org/add.htm.  For any other questions regarding 2-1-1 Santa Clara County, please email 211@uwsv.org.   

Data, Odds and Ends
Naomi Nakano Matsumoto from the Commission on the Status of Women reports on the Cardea Project - Women’s Voices Front and Center: A Summary Report on the Impact of the Continued Economic Recession on Low-income Women and Families in Santa Clara County.  This is report is rich with data such as: 45% of female heads of households with children fall below the self–sufficiency standards; A single mother of two needs to earn at least $34.36 per hour to provide basic needs such as food, shelter and childcare. owp.sccgov.org.

Thank-you to everyone who participated in the Nonprofit Manager Professional Development Needs Assessment survey conducted by Mary Hiland, Ph.D. with the support of SVCN. We received 182 responses! Mary is working on analyzing all this data. Stay tuned!

Executives and Nonprofits on the Move
We wish the best to Kathi Gwynn from the Kirsch Foundation as she transitions from the foundation for new opportunities. Nancy Braatz has joined Design Response as Director of Programs. Ron Soto has transitioned from FIRST 5 to a Director at California Youth Outreach. The Health Trust has moved to new offices now located at 2105 S. Bascom  Ave., Suite 220, Campbell, CA 95008 Phone: 408-559-9385. Michele Lew and Jonathon Kessler welcomed Joseph Lew Kessler on Sunday, June 10.  ALLIANCE for Community Care is announcing a name change to Momentum for Mental Health their new website will be www.momentumformentalhealth.org all staff email will also change to firstinitiallastname@momentumMH.org.

 SVCN Systems of Influence

County Budget Hearings
The budget reduction target of $238 million will be discussed at all the hearings listed below. We strongly encourage your presence at these meetings. This will be the first time the whole Board will meet about each committee assignment related to the budget.  

City of San Jose

HNVF
We thank the City for agreeing to make the modifications requested by SVCN to Exhibit F.

SVCN is working with PRNS Department to provide a training workshop on Exhibit F and the process for agency reimbursement for first time compliance.

Patricia has also been asked to be a part of the interview team with the City which will hire the Results Based Accountability Consultant to help design the model and process.

Community Center Re-Use
The City Council will hear a report on Re-Use at their June 11^th meeting. The City has a three-year strategy to restore community center staff resources lost in the past five years. PRNS budget proposal will allow for continued operations of re-use sites that focus on the system's strengths: continued service in high demand areas and partnerships to leverage outside resources.  Restoring community centers to full staffing levels will take multiple years and a consistently healthy economy.  It will also require the ability of new and expanded facilities to take full advantage of their physical resources to accommodate programs that generate revenue, successful partnerships, and ensures access for all San José residents. SVCN will continue to keep on top of this issue

Update on meeting with MAYOR REED

SVCN recently met with Mayor Reed to update him on the nonprofit issues related to contracts with the city and he is interested in working with us to ensure prompt payment for our nonprofit contractors. We also thanked Mayor Reed for his support to exempt nonprofits from the City Lobbying Ordinance and his support and advocacy on Exhibit F.  

Executives on the Move
The stork is circling around SVCN as two of our leadership members Michele Lew of AACI and Christa Gannon of FLY soon begin their maternity leave. We wish them rest before the little ones’ arrival. Sherry Simmons is headed back to San Francisco and will be at the Northern CA Community Loan Fund. Sharon Barbaccia from the City of San Jose HNVF is moving over to the San Jose Police Department. Vonza Thompson, President and CEO of ALLIANCE for Community Care, recently celebrated her 30-year anniversary with this merged organization. Peggy Simms is the acting interim Director at ARH Recovery Homes. John Vasconcellos sent this to me and I want to share with you it is  500 years of female portraits in Western art in three minutes

TIP’s for the Summer

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket; it will keep the mosquitoes away.

Take baby powder to the beach. When you are ready to leave the sand sprinkle yourself and your kids with baby powder and the sand will slide right off. 

Families and organizations alike are invited to MovieCamp®. available local AMC Theatres Great field trip opportunities for childcare centers or youth programs, http://www.amctheatres.com/smc/  FREE movies from June 27 – August 15*  beginning at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday.– groups can reserve FREE tickets one week in advance at the box office at participating theatres.