PASADENA'S LEADERSHIP IS CHANGING--A LOT! WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR NON-PROFIT? Many changes are occurring in Pasadena's top leadership. Do you know the new leaders? What do the changes mean for your non-profit? For decades, there has been uniquely close cooperation between the city and its charities. Will that continue? What do the new […]
You work hard to cultivate that first gift from a donor. Then what happens? Research throughout the industry shows most nonprofits are only retaining about 30% of donors in good times. But in the US in 2021, reports show 67% of all charity revenue came from individuals. Individual donors are the life blood of many […]
Miguel Márquez has taken the reins leading Pasadena as its new City Manager. Does your non-profit have a personal and/or professional relationship with Pasadena's top leader? What does he see as the role of Pasadena non-profits under his management? What partnerships are possible? Join fellow Executive Directors at 4 PM to talk with City Manager […]
Join us at the beautiful Tournament of Roses House to learn more about two Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative funding opportunities available to LA County nonprofit leaders - the Sustained Collaboration Fund and the Executive Transition Fund from Carrie Harlow, Director of LA's Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative. Both programs are intended to provide nonprofit leaders with the funding, […]
Come to simply breathe and talk to each other about challenges our non-profit, or we as Exec Directors, face in 2023; brainstorm ideas on collaborating with other groups; and share best practices you have found to move forward in our "almost" post-COVID life. The traumatic events in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, Washington state and […]
Day One https://www.godayone.org/ and the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership https://www.sgvpartnership.org/ both offer comprehensive summer internships for area youth. Learn if youth you work with could benefit from one of these programs. These youth are also excellent summer help for your non-profit as well. Can your organization benefit from a summer assistant to help with […]
Pre-schools, colleges, churches/temples, street festivals, concerts, charity events and administrative offices are not off limits to deadly attacks. Although we may not be happy about it, security has become an essential component of non-profit organization operations. How do we protect children and adults we serve and our own employees? Following the hostage situation at the […]
Join us to learn more about two Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative funding opportunities available to LA County nonprofit leaders - the Sustained Collaboration Fund and the Executive Transition Fund from Carrie Harlow, Director of LA's Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative. Both programs are intended to provide nonprofit leaders with the funding, consultant support, and peer network they need […]
June is last meeting of the "PERT meeting season" and end with a self-care program to inspire you over the summer. We know most Exec Directors will say they are too busy, too important, or too tired to make time to address stress and burn out. After all, we made it through COVID so we […]
Do you really understand Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress? Do you understand the BENEFITS of a TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE approach to interactions with staff and clients or are you wasting time and effort? Are you handling behavior, learning and health challenges of your clients and staff effectively? Or are you focusing on the symptoms and not […]
