Internships–Opportunities for your clients or for your non-profit!

Virtual

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 […]

Do Non-Profits Need a Security Plan? What Would That Look Like?

Jericho Road Pasadena 75 S. Grand Ave., Pasadena, CA, United States

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 […]

Tough Decisions: Merge, Close, Founder Leaving? There’s help and money! Take 2

Virtual

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 […]

Maxed Out: Reclaiming Peace from Professional Burnout–Is It Possible?

Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center 700 North Sunnyside Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA

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 […]

PERT Meeting (SPECIAL DATE): Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress

Young and Healthy 136 West Peoria Street, Pasadena, CA, United States

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 […]

PERT Meeting: “Check in Conversation”

Cancer Support Community 331 W. Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA, United States

Join us for an informal, supportive conversation about your challenges and successes this year. What great things have you done you can share with your peers? Seeking advice on some hurdles to get over this year? Want a safe place to discuss some issues of concern or interest to you? Come to the Cancer Support Community's brand […]

Empowering Pasadena Non-Profits: Embracing AI for Efficient Marketing

Join us for the AI Topic event! Think AI is only for big companies and TV and movie studios? You might be missing out on powerful assistance for you and your staff. In today's fast-paced digital world, creating content and staying ahead in marketing is more challenging than ever, especially for non-profits with limited resources. […]

Has Give or Get Gotten up and Gone? Board expectations for 2024!

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 […]

Healing through Art for You and your Clients

Experience the power of art to heal and calm..... Let's focus on wellness for you and your clients!   Join the Armory Center for the Arts, and Armory teaching artist, Austyn de Lugo Liston for a hands-on creative artmaking workshop, a sip of tea and a discussion about how art can support individual well-being and advance […]

Are you SURE you are inSUREd enough to protect your organization?

Are you certain you have coverage against all your risks? At an affordable price? Sure, there is general liability and Directors and Officers liability but what about coverage for volunteer accidents? Remote employee accidents? Improper sexuial conduct? Physical abuse? Social service professional liability? What about insuring auto use? What does an umbrella policy cover? Are […]