Cross-Sector Movement Building: Policy Agendas as Roadmaps for Change
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Tuesday, August 28, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us for a special Thrive Community Forum where we bring together nonprofit, public sector, and corporate leaders to discuss cross-sector movement building. Regional experts will then provide tools on how to develop policy agendas - within and across our organizations - to create change. This special forum will bring together all of our Thrive Action Groups in five key issue areas: Arts & Culture; Basic Needs & Safety Net; Children & Education; Environment & Sustainability; and Immigrant & Worker's Rights. Join us!
Please note: No TAG meetings in August.
Where: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits - Redwood Shores, Shoreway Conference Room
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BoxWorks 2018: Sessions for Nonprofits!
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August 29 - August 30, 2018
Don't miss the opportunity to join thousands of leaders in the nonprofit and other sectors on August 29-30 at
BoxWorks 2018
in San Francisco to learn how Box and Box.org can help you meet your mission.
Six must-see sessions for nonprofits at BoxWorks 2018
here
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You also won't want to miss our
Box Women's Network Summit
kicking off August 29th. Tickets are available for free when registering for BoxWorks.
Register today! Only the first 800
eligible nonprofit
registrants will receive full scholarship admission by applying
here
.
Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco
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2018 Hunger Action Summit
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Tuesday, October 16, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties at the 2018 Hunger Action Summit: A Fresh Approach to Old Problems
- The Hunger Action Summit brings together community leaders, policymakers and hunger advocates
- Explore what it means to be client-centered and collaborative in our work to address the needs in our communities
- More information on the speakers and the agenda to follow.
Where: Santa Clara University, Locatelli Center
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2018 Believe Award Nominations are Open
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United Way's Believe Awards is a celebration of the values that unite our community of partner organizations, funders, clients and friends. This event celebrates the collaborative nature of our work by uplifting and honoring the many hands that fight against poverty.
It's weeks away but we're already daydreaming about September 13: United Way's Believe Awards Ceremony. Who will we honor, you ask? Well, that's up to you!
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Join like-minded peers at a series of free sessions focused on business concepts and specialized English vocabulary. Sessions meet on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for 2.5 hours. Organizer: Cañada College
An instructor will guide you in:
- creating a business plan
- practicing business etiquette
- learning business fundamentals.
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Porcia Chen Silverberg of You Belong Here Invites you to Vote on her New Book Design Cover!
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This last year Porcia Chen Silverberg co-authored a book with friend and long-time nonprofit ED, Ana-Marie Jones. The title is
Gatherings for Greatness: 24 Game-Changing Ingredients to Make Meetings the Secret Sauce of Your Success
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The book is in the production phase, and you can help in choosing a cover. Please click
here
to vote on a design. The poll will close in a couple of days. They seek the cover that would most inspire you to purchase or explore the book. Please give as much feedback as you’d like. The book's goal is to help transform meetings into genuinely meaningful and productive gatherings. It’s filled with examples, tips, and resources so that anyone can make meetings matter more to the people attending.
Porcia has also been busy building her startups,
You Belong Here
and
You Belong Here Foundation
— where she helps immigrant women to live their wholehearted American dreams through personal transformation and civic engagement.
Here's a note from Porcia, who would love your feedback:
It’s been wonderful to follow Thrive's activities and see some of you at meetings, so I wanted to reach out, say hello, reconnect, and share my life post-Thrive. I’d love to hear from you. Please, if you’d like to reconnect, I'm at
Porcia@YouBelongHere.io
. Thank you so much for contributing your thoughts, or for just dropping a note to say hi!
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More Recent Community Events and Announcements
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Tuesday, August 2, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, August 7, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, August 9, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 29, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Runs July 27 - August 19, 2018
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Peninsula Clean Energy to Provide Grants Up to $75,000 for Innovative Energy Programs
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Organizations and individuals with an interest in renewable energy development and innovation, greenhouse gas reduction, or energy programs to benefit local communities in San Mateo County are encouraged to apply for project grants of up to $75,000 from Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE). Funding is made possible by the new Community Pilot Program from PCE, San Mateo County’s official electricity supplier.
Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, August 3, 2018. Projects will be evaluated in terms of how they address one or more of the following:
- Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Delivering local community benefits
- Creating local renewable energy projects
- Advancing innovation
- Aligning energy supply and load
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*San Francisco Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative - Applications Now Open
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Application deadline: Monday, September 17
*Thrive members who also serve San Francisco - please take note of this special grant opportunity.
The Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative helps San Francisco’s nonprofits secure new, nonprofit-owned space and creates solutions for organizations seeking long-term leases. The initiative includes two programs — the
Nonprofit Space Stabilization Program
and the
Nonprofit Space Investment Fund
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The programs provide technical and financial assistance to support nonprofit sustainability amidst a changing and volatile real estate market. NCCLF is partnering with San Francisco’s Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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San Bruno Community Foundation's Community Grants Fund
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Grant Application deadline: Wednesday, September 26, 5:00 pm
Through the Community Grants Fund, the San Bruno Community Foundation is offering grants of up to $25,000 to local community organizations in support of projects and programs that
benefit the San Bruno community
. With generous support from YouTube and Google.org, the Foundation plans to award multiple grants totaling $300,000 at the end of 2018.
For those interested in learning about the Community Grants Fund, eligibility requirements, program guidelines, and the application process, optional
Grant Workshops
will be held at San Bruno City Hall, Room 115, 567 El Camino Real, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, and Monday, September 10.
Applicant organizations do not need to physically reside in San Bruno, but the programs and projects for which they seek funding must specifically benefit a segment of the San Bruno community. For full program guidelines and to access the online application, visit
https://www.sbcf.org/community-grants
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#EmpowerToThrive Box Skills Swap Project Results
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Box Skills Swap was a result of an exciting Thrive collaboration with Box.org. The goal was to create a space where their employees (Boxers) could offer their skills and expertise to collaborate with nonprofits on important projects to help them deliver on their missions. Thrive promoted this incredible initiative and connected Box with interested local nonprofits. As a result, 15 organizations attended the event and received consulting services on projects ranging from consolidating databases to revamping job descriptions, to drafting privacy and data protection policies, all the way to creating dashboards to track progress on key measures (financials, performance, and donations).
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Do you want to partner with Thrive on the next #EmpowerToThrive Project? Send us an email and let's discuss what we can do together.
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Thrive Alliance | 650-654-7993 | ThriveAlliance.org
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