What's New in February 2022!

Message from the Interim Executive Director

Dear Colleagues,

How are you? Your commitment, perseverance, and creativity throughout the extraordinary difficulties of the past two years has been so inspiring and encouraging. We are honored to be your partner.

We are right now finalizing this year’s plans for training and forums, setting up special mixer events, and commissioning a new Socio-Economic Impact Report. And, we are just beginning to plan the 2022 Nonprofit Awards Celebration!

Please join us for our very first virtual training of the year with communications professional Ken Peterson, Senior Content Strategist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Ken has agreed to share his secrets of how to frame, tailor and deliver stories that motivate others to move your mission. Read on for more details and how to register.

As we look forward to supporting your work, we plan to provide all programming in person as often as feasible and virtually as often as needed. Most programs will continue to be taped and available for replay and sharing. Training and forums will continue to be available free of charge. Mixers and the award celebration will continue to be at low-cost with discounts for members.

Paulette Lynch

Interim Executive Director

Paulettelynch12@gmail.com; 831-206-2588

P.S.: Make great connections and real progress when you join one of our teams. Send a quick note to: namccommittees@gmail.com or call me at 831-206-2588.

You know you have a vital mission and great programs. In so many ways, you are making good progress. What more do you need to convince donors, elected officials, and other decision-makers to match your sense of urgency and support your efforts in a bigger way right now? Tell them a great story!

Join Ken Peterson, Senior Content Strategist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, in a fast-paced hour dedicated to the art, craft, and magic of storytelling with a purpose. He will be sharing tips and techniques and taking your questions and comments.

Learn how to collect, adapt, and share the stories you already have in new ways that create more meaningful connections, instill a greater sense of urgency, and inspire more significant and more lasting support from everyone who listens.

Date/ Time: Thursday, February 24 – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: Online! REGISTER HERE TODAY!

Who should attend? Board Members, Executive Directors, Staff

Cost: None!

Ken Peterson is the senior content strategist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In that capacity, he’s responsible for developing messaging to support the aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. Prior to joining the aquarium in 1989, he was a writer/editor for 15 years with California newspapers, including the San Jose Mercury News and Monterey County Herald, with a focus on coastal, land use, and environmental issues. He has a bachelor’s degree in English and History from UCLA, shared a staff Pulitzer Prize at the Mercury News for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake, and is a past Jeopardy! champion.

NAMC LEADERSHIP TEAM Welcomes:

LISA GRIFFIN BURNS

We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Griffin Burns to the NAMC Leadership Team! Lisa honed her advocacy skills while serving as an administrator with the International School of Monterey, guiding students to address charter school funding issues directly with elected officials in Sacramento for eighteen years! Additional NAMC volunteerism includes the Annual Awards Celebration and the Strategic Advocacy Team committees. Lisa is deeply committed to supporting housing affordability, homelessness, cancer survivorship, and equity issues, and serves as Board President with Community Homeless Solutions, Outreach Volunteer with Home Match Monterey, Board member with Healing Partners of the Central Coast, a CHOMP Cancer Patient Navigator, H.O.M.E. Collaborative Co-Chair, and serve on the Women's March Monterey Bay organizing committee.

If you are interested in getting more involved with NAMC – just send a note of interest to: paulettelynch12@gmail.com

Congratulations!

Hester Parker

Hester Parker Named Executive Director for Everyone’s Harvest

Welcome to Hester Parker, Ph.D. in her new role as Executive Director, Everyone’s Harvest Certified Farmers’ Markets. Parker had served on the board since 2016, most recently as board president. She was first affiliated with Everyone’s Harvest as a volunteer.

“I am honored to be chosen to lead Everyone’s Harvest in the next phase of its growth as a vital contributor to the health and vibrancy of Monterey County," said Parker, “and to facilitate the organization’s vision to ensure that every community in Monterey County has an equitable and sustainable food system.”

Parker has dedicated much of her career and volunteer work to improving local food systems. She has also taught courses in environmental justice, environmental studies, and service-learning at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) for more than a decade.

Resources

Program Details

When: February 10th

Time: 11 a.m. PT,

2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)

Where: Online Webinar

This webinar is meant to clarify and educate nonprofits on the basics surrounding what they should know about the insurance buying process and obtaining general liability insurance coverages. Topics covered include Roles & Responsibilities, Coverage overview, Marketplace trends, Steps you can take

Panelists:

Peter Andrew, President & CEO of Council Services Plus

Colleen Lazanich, CEO of CalNonprofits Insurance Services

When registering, please submit the questions that you would like the panel to address.

Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits:

The 2022 Compensation & Benefits Survey:

Attract and Retain the Best Employees for your Organization in 2022 and Beyond

Now open for participation, with new questions about DEI practices, a revised Economic Environment/COVID-19 Pandemic section, and new jobs in the Administration, Education, Operations, and Social Services/Behavioral Health areas. Published by Oakland-based Nonprofit Compensation Associates, the survey covers 48 Northern California counties, from Del Norte County in the far northwest to Inyo County in the far southeast. 647 nonprofits reporting on more than 35,000 jobs participated in the 2021 survey.

To participate in the 2022 survey (and acquire the 2021 survey report), visit www.nonprofitcomp.com, or email NCA at survey@nonprofitcomp.com.

Participation deadline:

February 18, 2022

Report publication date:

April 15, 2022

Registration Details Here

Leadership for Diversity Institute On-Line

NCBI Is Offering Our Award-Winning Leadership for Diversity Institute Next Year 2022!!! The training is a powerful and transformative three-day workshop where you will be trained in key NCBI principles and practices. 2022 NCBI Online Leadership for Diversity Training Institute: February 22-24, 2022, May 3-5, 2022, August 2-4, 2022, November 1-3. 2022.

United Way Monterey County is accepting nominations for our LIVE UNITED Awards. The 46th annual community service awards honor volunteers who made significant contributions in Monterey County in Education, Human Service, Youth Volunteer, Community Service, and Lifetime Achievement Award.

Organizations or individuals may nominate an individual or a team.
Volunteer service must have been during Calendar Year 2021.
Multiple nominations are accepted.
Deadline for nominations: Friday, February 25th.

Each nominee will be individually recognized during the awards ceremony in April 2022; For more information about our LIVE UNITED Awards, contact Lynda Patrick, Vice President, Resource Development, by email or at

(831) 372-8026, ext. 112.