Attract and Retain the "Best and the Brightest" Employees in 2019 and Beyond - Participate in Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2019 Compensation & Benefits Survey, the Best Survey of Its Kind
Unlike many theatre companies, Dragon's theatre season runs January through December. This season highlights some very Dragon themes – demanding roles for actors and designers, excellent roles for women, and thought-provoking stories.
The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds Innovative Projects to develop new best practices in behavioral health, ideas must: (1) Introduce a new practice or approach; (2) Make a change to an existing practice, including application to a different population; (3) Apply a promising community-driven practice or approach that has been successful in nonbehavioral health contexts or settings; (4) NOT have been demonstrated effective (in the literature, research, etc.).
Immigrant & Worker's Rights TAG meeting, anchored by Stacey Hawver, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County.
Environment & Sustainability TAG meeting in partnership with Sustainable San Mateo County (SSMC). Topic: The Intersection of Housing and Sustainability
Every Thursday, Skyline College will host a Free Community Market from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in front of Building 4 in the center of campus. The purpose of the Free Community Market is to make it as easy as possible for Skyline College students and other community members to access healthy food.
Advance your career in the nonprofit sector! Are you a new nonprofit executive, manager, or emerging professional looking to enhance your resume and gain the skill set and resources needed to effectively manage an organization? The Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program is your answer. You will have the opportunity to learn from industry experts, explore your leadership style, develop your management skills, and gain a robust toolkit of the resources needed to excel and sustain yourself in a nonprofit career.
Opening Friday, February 22, with a reception from 7 to 9 pm, are three new exhibits. Maija Peeples-Bright brings to the Main Gallery a colorful and whimsical exhibition entitled Beasties Become Maija, curated by Cameron Brian of Transmission Gallery. East Gallery presents Skyline College Student Invitational, coordinated by Paul Bridenbaugh. In the West Gallery, Art Guild of Pacifica offers On the Road, a group exhibit from AGP artists.
This unique convening will bring philanthropy, nonprofit, corporate, and public leaders together to: discuss the survey report about the needs of families with children who live in poverty in North San Mateo County, and the nonprofits that serve them; hear from an expert panel of local leaders and explore creative solutions to better serve families and children in need in this region; connect with each other and discuss potential partnerships toward solutions.
Join us for a session to dive deeper into these questions and get you on the path towards using them more efficiently and effectively. We'll spend the first part of the session reviewing the basics of CRMs, best practices to think about as you are implementing them, as well as highlight some example use cases.
Topic: What current options are there for transportation for the nonprofit workforce, and what can nonprofits do to influence future transportation plans to benefit low income workers.
In this class we will explore the basic elements of common nonprofit financial statements and will identify tips to better understand what they mean and how they can be used to determine the health of an organization. In addition, we will review basic "financial jargon" and will discuss the nuances of accounting in the nonprofit sector.
Commute.org and the Spare the Air Resource Team invite San Mateo County employers and Employee Transportation Coordinators to our joint event in South San Francisco. Attendees will learn about carpool and vanpool incentives from employers throughout the county and will be treated to an update regarding managed lanes by keynote speaker, Mr. Tony V. Harris (Managing Partner of pointC and former Chief Deputy Director of Caltrans).
More details will follow.
Please Join HEART and Meriwest Mortgage for a free First-Time Homebuyer Workshop. HEART and Meriwest Mortgage partnered together to offer a downpayment assistance program to help first time homebuyers in San Mateo County buy a home with 5% down and no PMI. You may buy a market rate house, townhouse, or condo up to $795,187 anywhere in the County with this special program. We'll also have a representative realtor on hand to talk about what might be available in this challenging real estate market and how to make a successful offer.
Leadership Circle Luncheons are exclusive to Thrive member nonprofit Executive Directors and CEOs. Topic: Catalyzing New Investments in Silicon Valley Nonprofits
Join Thrive for the 5th annual meet-and-greet event dedicated to bringing professionals and community leaders like you face-to-face with the local nonprofits that advocate on behalf of diverse issues.
This is our most anticipated forum every year! It is our intention that each Thrive Networking Extravaganza attendee will leave with a sense of connectedness to the larger nonprofit community and will have given and received a positive and valuable exchange.
Join us for a special Thrive Community Forum where we bring together nonprofit, public sector, and corporate leaders to discuss regional funding priorities for 2019 and beyond. Hear from philanthropy experts about giving trends and emerging initiatives to support Silicon Valley. Learn recent findings from the Northern California Grantmakers survey on nonprofit displacement and discuss their implications for our community. Connect with each other and discuss potential partnerships toward solutions.
Arts & Culture TAG meeting. Facilitated by Georgia Antonopoulos, Executive Director, Thrive. Topic: Local Work to Address Community Needs in the Arts
For most of us, tax time is a stressful time, but for many in our communities it can be life changing…in a good way! Join us to learn about the life changing effects of tax time, a new and improved California Earned Income Tax Credit as well as where to find free tax preparation assistance in San Mateo County and beyond. We’re not kidding…it really is free!
Hosting Leadership Circle Luncheons has become one of our favorite quarterly traditions. Last week, we brought together nonprofit executives and CEOs to discuss the growing nonprofit recruitment and retention challenge, explore creative solutions, and share success stories.
Children & Education TAG meeting, anchored by Heather Cleary, CEO, Peninsula Family Service. Special Guest: Ted Lempert, President of Children Now will talk about their current initiatives.
Co-Sponsored by Social Impact Advisory Group and Thrive Alliance. For those who missed this event, we compiled a short lists of preventive measures that can help keep your data secure - check them out.
We will bring legislative aides, public servants, and our local nonprofit leaders together to discuss how to most effectively work together on important issues for the benefit of our community. And of course, there will be plenty of time for networking and holiday cookies, homemade by Thrive's staff and board.
Looking for volunteers? College of San Mateo invites you to register your organization for their Volunteer Fair. There is no charge for the fair, and exhibitors can recruit students interested in volunteering over the break or at the start of next semester.
Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee meeting. Post election meeting: let's celebrate our hard work, take an early look at numbers, and plan for 2020!
This extraordinary story about two climbers stranded during their descent of K2, the world’s second tallest but the most lethal mountain, not only brings this legendary peak to the stage but also envelopes it in a metaphor with a much deeper theme: choice. Patrick Meyers lets the audience experience what it’s like at 27,000 feet and places them in the boots of Harold and Taylor, along with the difficult choices they must make.
Join Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities for a free Emergency Preparedness Event for seniors and individuals with disabilities!
Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, Inc. is presenting our fall fundraising event "Yan Can Cook for OSSMC". Celebrity Chef Martin Yan will demonstrate his cooking prowess and creativity while entertaining the crowd and raising awareness about people who live in licensed long-term care.
Thrive and the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits will bring together safety net agencies of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for a special convening to discuss how to strengthen the work in emergency assistance and safety net services and broaden the understanding of regional issues that affect vulnerable and underserved populations.
Looking for a job? Meet your next employer at Thrive's Career Summit & Job Fair!
Register now so you can:
Find a new opportunity you are passionate about
Get a better job
Meet new people and get connected
Get your headshot taken to update your LinkedIn profile.
Last week, Thrive proudly hosted the second annual Nonprofit Career Summit & Job Fair to match local nonprofits with potential employees and volunteers. It was an amazing evening where dynamic connections were made. Early results show that a couple of job seekers were hired just a few days following the event - we look forward to hearing more stories unfold!
Rise Together is pleased to partner with JobTrain to co-host The 2019 BRIDGE Awards, bringing together employers large and small, who are like-minded in their conviction to offer equal employment opportunities and economic stability to the people of this region, regardless of their background.
Our first Leadership Circle Luncheon of the season brought together a great group of nonprofit executives! We welcomed Superintendent-Elect Nancy Magee for a frank and forward-thinking discussion on how nonprofits can best facilitate school partnerships. More to come!
Join us on for a special Thrive Forum where we bring together nonprofit, public sector, and corporate leaders to discuss cross-sector movement building. Regional experts will then provide tools on how to develop policy agendas - within and across sectors - to create change.
Thrive brought together nonprofit, public sector, and corporate leaders for a forum to build on the prior year's organizing activities of our Thrive Action Groups (TAGs). At this forum, we began creating policy and advocacy agendas for each of Thrive's five key issue areas. The overarching goal of the event was to provide roadmaps for key activities for TAGs to undertake to address the most pressing issues that affect local communities and how to coordinate this important work.
Box Skills Swap was a result of an exciting Thrive collaboration with Box.org. The goal was to create a space where their employees (Boxers) could offer their skills and expertise to collaborate with nonprofits on important projects to help them deliver on their missions.
Interim President Greg Avis, along with Erica Wood and Manuel Santamaria, will meet with Thrive members to give an update on the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) and to answer questions about the transition. Open to Thrive and CEN Members.
Leadership Circle Luncheons are exclusive to Thrive Member CEOs and EDs. Topic: Strengthening Partnerships Between Nonprofits and the County
Join Thrive for a community forum and luncheon on the topic of housing the nonprofit workforce and the impacts of the current housing climate on the nonprofit sector. There will be a panel of speakers as well as opportunities for networking. Lunch will be provided.
This is the pilot meeting of our informal working group on nonprofit displacement called "Thriving Nonprofit Spaces" that will meet periodically to identify creative short and long-term solutions to space challenges affecting our region.
Join Thrive for the 4th annual meet-and-greet event dedicated to bringing professionals and community leaders like you face-to-face with the local nonprofits that advocate on behalf of diverse issues.
Voter's Choice Act Education and Outreach meeting. More details will follow.
Traditionally underrepresented communities are most at risk for not counting or being counted. Partner with Thrive and change that dynamic through education and training!
Leadership Circle Luncheons are open to Thrive Member CEOs and EDs. Topic: Nonprofit Marketing & Raising the Visibility of the Nonprofit Sector
Please join advocates and community leaders at the Sobrato Center in Redwood Shores this Thursday. We will discuss how advocates can work with the San Mateo County elections office to ensure successful implementation of the new system.
Exploring Current Constraints & Creative Solutions.
Agenda: 9:00am - 9:30am Registration & Breakfast; 9:30am - 11:30am Program & Panel; 11:30am - 12:00pm Reflection & Networking
