-Shana Peete, Chief Executive Officer

Interested in applying? CEN members, please email information@cen.org.

CEN's virtual roundtable series provides nonprofit EDs/CEOs with a unique opportunity to connect as we enter 2023 and continue to meet the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our monthly forum is a space for nonprofit leaders to come together for peer-to-peer connections and support. Participants will share experiences, challenges, and solutions during facilitated discussions that also include resources and leading practices provided by CEN. In addition, we will offer a Leaders of Color Roundtable in the latter part of 2023. (More details to come!)

CEN has revamped its sponsorship program. Sponsorships provide you or your company with a unique opportunity to gain widespread visibility among CEN's community and partners. CEN works to provide a variety of sponsorship formats including funding for general operations, special events, and targeted programs.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? This is a great opportunity to share your services with our community of nonprofit leaders and to support CEN's ongoing efforts! Please email development@cen.org.

As a member of CEN, you will get connected to a diverse network of nonprofit leaders who are on the same learning journey that you are. You'll receive deep discounts - usually 50% or more - on all our offerings and will gain access to partnership opportunities and no-cost services. We are dedicated to empowering nonprofit leaders through continued learning and to building spaces where everyone has a seat at the table and individuals are comfortable bringing their whole self. CEN resources can provide you with the support you need to thrive in the nonprofit sector, both personally and as an organization.

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Each month we share articles/resources that challenge the way we view work and inspire a new way to effect community impact.

" Race Forward today decried the killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis Police Department officers"

To read more from Race Forward click the link below.

CEN will guide you through James C. Morgan's acclaimed book, Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits: Eight Practical Tools for Leadership ("Applied Wisdom"). There will be a framework for the further use of the booklet and its principles as well as the IDEAL lens in the future. Moreover, participants will leave this workshop equipped as trainers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate difficult discussions effectively. This will minimize the likelihood of hurt or harm to participants and their organizations. The workshop will also aid trainers in assessing and acknowledging participants’ (and their organizations’) level of readiness to incorporate the lessons of this workshop.

Whether it is time for your organization to develop a new plan or you're looking for a guide to adjust your current plan, this workshop will leave you with the tools and resources you need to get the process going. We will review the three basic steps to effective strategic planning and will explore the various ways that organizations can utilize the process to increase impact and meet goals.

Our organizational consulting program combines IDEAL principles with leading practices to offer tailored consultations that meet an organization's unique needs. Whether an organization is looking for a basic refresher on board roles, a custom-designed staff or board retreat, or a long-term engagement on organizational effectiveness (IDEAL work, strategic planning), CEN can provide a solution to meet both your needs and your budget. Once we agree on a scope of work, we begin with an organizational assessment (recommended assessments vary by project but include resources such as the DEI Spectrum Tool and our board self-assessment survey based on BoardSource’s Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards). Armed with a baseline for expectations, we work in partnership with organizations to set new goals for improvement. Each engagement is customized for our clients based on organization size, goals, and need and is delivered in a format that appropriately fits the scope of work. These customized consultations are conducted by CEN's nonprofit experts on staff and can range from a 1-hour onsite facilitation to an 18-month long, in-depth engagement that involves the entire staff and board in an organizational evolution.

For the first time since 2019, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits will hold its annual non-profit members' meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

The Director of Programs will report to the Executive Director and work collaboratively to envision and provide education and clinical expertise in the planning, implementation and training for students, parents, adults, and corporations in Silicon Valley. This position will also directly supervise six part-time hourly educators.