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 […]

The expectation of board give/get policies is so widespread that many L.A. area funders ask for proof of give/get policies and outcomes. In this lively discussion, we will explore the value of give/get; its potentially adverse relationship to board diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the importance of speaking truth to power when it comes to […]