Posted by the City of Lafayette, Friday, January 8, Weekly Roundup

Approved by the City Council on December 14, the Lafayette Business Assistance Program – known as BAP – launched its Phase 2 program to provide free assistance to local businesses and non-profits. BAP Phase 2 officially began on Monday, January 4, 2021, and as of Friday, Jan. 8 they have received 143 verified applications.

And Wednesday’s webinar, which provided detailed information about BAP’s services, was packed. If you missed it, you can watch the webinar on the City’s YouTube channel. Do not miss the Q&A session towards the end of the webinar.

BAP will work with your individual business or non-profit to identify funding that best meets your current and future needs. The program will also provide detailed information on what to gather and how to apply for funding programs and assist you in addressing issues with your submitted application. The major funding programs BAP will assist with include:

Find out more about how the Lafayette Business Assistance Program can help you and apply for assistance on BAP’s website now.

Curious about housing in Lafayette? Check out the Housing Element page and the General Plan website (www.planlafayette.org ). Here you will find background information and resources about Housing Laws as well as answers to some of the frequently asked questions we received. This is a resource to find current happenings and the most recent information on the Housing Element review by the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). There is much to understand about state laws around housing! Get the information your neighbors have by viewing a presentation on the basics of housing from the December 15, 2020 GPAC meeting. Please feel free to reach out with questions to generalplan@lovelafayette.org.

The pre-application period for the new below market rate homes in Lafayette at Woodbury Highlands is open now! Offered will be two- and three-bedroom homes priced to be affordable to households at or below 50% and 120% of area median income. The pre-application period ends January 25, 2021. Please visit www.hellohousing.org and sign up for Stay Connected to stay up-to-date on this affordable housing opportunity in Lafayette.

The Lafayette Emergency Preparedness Commission reminds you that 2020 was one of the worst wildfire seasons in California history. With a lack of rainfall this winter, next year may be even worse. The beginning of the New Year is the time to make resolutions. Let’s resolve to get our homes and properties more fire safe!

Tonight, Monday evening, January 11, Lamorinda CERT is presenting a webinar in three parts. It will start with vegetation management, which trees are dying, and what needs to be removed to slow the spread of fire. The webinar will also discuss evacuation, the new Community Evacuation Portal and the “Know Your Zone” campaign. MOFD Fire Chief, David Winnacker will discuss the Community Wildfire Prevention Plan. While this plan is for Moraga and Orinda, the problems are the same in Lafayette. Join CERT Monday at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Please register by sending an email with your name and neighborhood before noon on Monday to registrar@lamorindacert.org.

The State’s regional Stay at Home Order, which began last month, remains in effect due to the dwindling supply of hospital beds for patients who need intensive care in the Bay Area. Although the regional stay at home order was put in place in early December and helped to flatten and stabilize COVID cases, we are in a post-holiday surge. Read more >>

JANUARY EMAIL BLAST GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY LAFAYETTE SOCIAL

Last week we welcomed the following business to our membership!

3538 Golden Gate Way, Lafayette

Amirh Davis, 925-334-7099

We provide premium onsite childcare at our Lafayette coworking space to give parents the space and time to focus and work effectively. Pillar Kids is a safe, clean, fun environment for children to create, investigate, and build relationships.

The following members renewed their membership January 1-10, 2021.

We meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesday at 4:30pm. Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 20 from 4:30-5:30pm.

Join here: https://edwardjones.zoom.us/j/7723822302?pwd=UXdhMVV6OFZNSklReGZQOUdqWElMUT09

For more information, contact Fred Steingraf at fred.steingraf@edwardjones.com.

Plus, to start your year off with rejuvenating healthy hair, skin and nails, Microhair Aesthetics will be giving away a free Fountain of Youth Collagen Powder and Cleansing Oil package worth $110!

This is a totally FREE online summit and Holly Jackson would like to personally invite you. You can register for your FREE ticket using this link: https://www.thenaturallife.org/summit-hollyjackson.html

This first month of 2021 provides excellent motivation to learn from Belle Walker, founder of Belleview Consulting, how we can position ourselves to take full advantage of the year ahead. One thing that's sure to help is our warm and welcoming camaraderie! We look forward to seeing you at our Zoom meeting.

Free online event, open to all. Register here.

Join White Rabbit Business Solutions Wednesday, January 13 from 4:00-5:30 for an afternoon of networking. Meet small business owners and professionals who want to learn about your business! Register here >>

We were thrust into the exciting new world of nonprofit virtual event production last year and we know that in 2021 this area will continue to be relevant and even necessary. So to spread the wealth of the knowledge we’ve gained, we’ve assembled a roundtable of Development Directors and experts representing a cross-section of the organizations we’ve worked with this year to have a conversation where we can share what worked, and what we would do differently the next go around and what we see as possibilities for the future.

We’re calling it LESSONS FROM THE FRONT: A Roundtable on Nonprofit Virtual Events From Those That Have Been There.

fLO will be streaming live on Youtube on Thursday, January 14th at 10am: http://bit.ly/flocontent.

Featuring:

Each of these organizations has a different donor base, different kinds of in-person events, and unique challenges so this conversation will cover something for everyone.

This roundtable is intended to spark some inspiration! So please join us and/or share with anyone who is interested in learning more about “virtual” and “hybrid” nonprofit events.

Rembrandt, the grandmaster of intimacy, rocks the art world; 350 years after his death, many people, even entire nations are obsessed with his paintings. Aristocrats cherish, experts rule, art dealers investigate, collectors hunt, and museums battle. The epic documentary MY REMBRANDT dives deep into the art world of Old Masters, exploring the motives of its elite. The film follows aristocratic Dutch art dealer Jan Six as he seems to be on the trail of not just one but two ‘new’ Rembrandt paintings. This nerve-wracking journey of discovery seems to be the realization of his biggest boyhood dream. But when he is accused of having violated an agreement with another art dealer, his world looks about to collapse. The film MY REMBRANDT allows us a fascinating insight into what makes the work of this Dutch master painter so special and why his work touches so deeply. Docu-Drama – Subtitled – 97 min. TRAILER

If you are not yet a member, you can purchase a $12.50 general admission ticket following information available here: https://www.mountainshadow.org

Tuesday, January 19, 4pm-5pm, Online

This is an opportunity to experience what you are desiring so that you have a guide post motivating you to get there and a northern star letting you know when you have arrived. Presented by Holly Jean Jackson. Register here >>

Thursday, January 21, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Online

Please join us for an inspirational evening with local author Sandra Ann Harris who will discuss plastic pollution during the pandemic and the publication of her new book "Say Goodbye to Plastic: A Survival Guide For Plastic-Free Living." The book is a practical guide to living with less plastic at home and beyond.

During her presentation, which is co-hosted by Sustainable Lafayette and the Lafayette Chamber, you'll be sure to pick up some easy new tips to tune up your plastic-free lifestyle in every room of your house. Plus, you'll learn about how waste during the Covid-19 crisis is piling up, including single-use PPE, like the blue polypropylene masks we're seeing littering the streets, disposable takeout containers, online shopping plastic packaging, etc... But don't despair, Sandra will guide us by sharing many easy tweaks we can make to significantly reduce our plastic footprint.

Longtime Chamber of Commerce member and local eco-minded citizen, Sandra is the owner of ECOlunchbox, a local plastic-free food container company that's a Certified California Green Business and socially responsible B Corporation. If you'd like to read the book, it's available at Reasonable Books, a new chamber member business, next to Trader Joe's in Lafayette.

We hope you'll join us for this fun, local and interactive evening of eco-friendly conversation. Presentation will last 1 hour and be tailored for adults as well as children ages 12 and older.  Register here >>

San Francisco Symphony cellist Amos Yang and bassist Charles Chandler open the Gold Coast Chamber Players 2021 Main Stage Concert season with their virtuosic duo, 2LOW by performing music by Handel, Bottesini and Rossini. This is the first of six GCCP concerts in 2021 celebrating love and diversity. Special guests, soprano Isabel Yang and pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi provide the “plus” for the title, 2LOW+ on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Concert links are available for one week following the performance. Discounted Season Tickets are available at gccpmusic.com.

Effectively Harnessing Your Nonprofit's Human Capital During Crisis - Strategies to Ensure Organizational/Employee Sustainability and Financial Security  

January 25, 12:00pm-1:30pm, Online

Gian Panetta, Samantha Davenport, Kim Smith, and Matthew Sagers from MassMutual Northern California will address some of the prominent issues in harnessing your organization’s human capital at this time of significant stress and duress. Protecting your nonprofit from loss during significant shifts or transitions should be an important focus of leadership. In this program we will discuss the following:

We know that challenges in human capital are exacerbated during crisis times which means organizations must recalibrate and pivot as needed to grow and thrive. These topics will be covered with ample time and opportunity to discuss specific cases and issues that nonprofit leaders might be experiencing at the moment. $10 CEN Members | $20 Non-Members. Learn more and register here. Questions? Contact Gian at (925) 979-2330.

Tuesday, February 2, 12noon-1pm, Online

Uncertain about how to manage your digital marketing in 2021? Learn the “5 Virtual Pillars” of digital marketing that will keep your business top of mind for your most valued customers in 2021 and beyond.

Presented by Dave Coleman, The Piinch Company

Join the Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at noon: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83632300119?pwd=TjNQazAzaWpwNHZRYmtOVTYzRU1Edz09

OSJS is for employers who are looking for interns or entry-level hires. If you're a non-profit and need volunteers, give us a try!

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 10, 12:00-3:00PM

Pricing: For-profit Employers: $240, Government Organizations: $125, Non-profit Employers: $50.

Register early to ensure your place! OSJS Registration

Questions? Paula Conrad, Employer Relations and Internship Manager, Career and Professional Development Services, Saint Mary's College of California, 925-631-8280

Tuesday, January 12, 3:00 – 3:30 PM via Zoom

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank were from different worlds, but they were born the same year, 1929. Across the ocean, they both faced racial discrimination and reacted to hate with words of hope, striving for unity and understanding rather than divisiveness.

Martin & Anne is a beautifully illustrated book that shares the powerful, inspiring stories of two heroes whose messages of goodwill encourage all of us to choose tolerance and kindness towards one another.

This special FREE program is made possible thanks to financial support from the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and its donors. The Library Foundation has donated copies of Martin & Anne to the Lafayette Library and to the four Lafayette elementary school libraries.

Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art

January 13, 2:00 - 3:00 PM via ZOOM

A 2018 study revealed only 11% of works in the nation’s major museum collections are by female artists. Acknowledging this gender inequity, Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art (SMCMoA) in Moraga reframed their operational and professional practices to enhance the voice and representation of women in the arts. This webinar informs viewers of the underlining practices to build gender inclusion in museums, and shares how a small college art museum has examined their institutional history, collection practices, and exhibition curations to generate a richer, more inclusive model.

For a limited time, the American Red Cross will test all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies as an additional health service to our donors. To schedule an appointment go to: redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-733-2767 and use Sponsor Code: lafayettelibrary. 

For more information visit www.LLLCF.org and follow LLLC on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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