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 Annual MENDing Poverty Conference 2010 |
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In the News
* Board Development for Latino-Serving Nonprofits in the San Fernando Valley will be held in North Hollywood on Thursday July 22, 2010 4:00 - 6:00pm. Last year, VNR convened Latino leaders in the Valley and discussed ways to strengthen nonprofits that serve the Valley's large Latino community. A recommendation from this convening was to explore how to increase participation of Latino community leaders on local nonprofit Boards - especially those of nonprofits that emphasize serving Latinos. This convening will explore how Valley nonprofits can increase the number of Latinos serving on their Boards, and how Board development and training can be provided for Latino-focused nonprofits. The discussion will include: (1) strategies for recruiting Board members (2) ways to provide access to training and consultation resources for Boards, and (3) approaches to developing leadership skills of Board members, in the context of Latino culture. Speakers at this free event will be Joe Macias and Evelyn Aleman of Media Image Public Relations and Dr. Thomas Backer of Valley Nonprofit Resources. Following the speakers panel will be a general networking and brainstorming session, led by VNR project coordinator Diana Medina Wiley. For more information and to register please call 818/990-0176 or email dianahiri@aol.com
* The June 16th Third Annual MENDing Poverty Conference, attended by more than 180 people, was a great success, featuring keynote speakers Connie Rice and Heather Grant, both addressing the theme, "Getting People Out of Poverty - Programs, Policies and Collaborations That Work." Workshops on effective programs, ways nonprofits can participate in policy-making, and strategies for successful collaborations, featured a number of additional distinguished speakers.
To view photos from the conference, and to download a free copy of Heather Grant's keynote presentation, "Social Networks as Forces for Change," go to Community Voice.
Each workshop also yielded recommendations that will soon be available in an Action Paper being prepared by VNR and a collaboration that 71 conference participants indicated interest in joining. The first meeting of the Collaboration on Action to Get People Out of Poverty in Los Angeles will take place soon, under the leadership of Conference Co-Chair Florence Green and MEND CEO Marianne Haver Hill. A report on conference outcomes was just published by VNR; to download a free copy click on 2010 Outcomes Report.
* You Got a Grant! --- Now What? This Grant Station webinar will be held on Thursday July 15, 2010 at 11:00am Pacific Time. Led by former vice president of the Foundation Center, Judith Margolin, it will highlight ways to acknowledge funders, create a grants management system, and otherwise facilitate getting future funding. The fee to participate is $89.00 per person. For more information and to register go to:
https://www.grantstation.com/Programs/WebinarOrder/Webinars.aspx#ID100
* 2010 Nonprofit Organizations Compensation and Benefits Survey published by The Nonprofit Times in collaboration with Bluewater Nonprofit Solutions, provides a comprehensive and user friendly salary and benefits report for the nonprofit sector. For more information or to pre-order a copy please e-mail compensationreport@nptimes.com.
* Coca-Cola Foundation: Active Healthy Living Program provides grants to nonprofit organizations in California, New York and Texas that offer programs on physical activity and nutrition education geared towards entire families. Grants range from $10,000-$25,000 and funded programs must include both components. Online applications must be submitted by July 15, 2010. For more information and to apply go to:
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/rfp2010.html
* Webinar on Bylaws for Nonprofit Boards will be given Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Boardsource. It will explore the by-laws by which nonprofit organizations are governed, their value and critical issues they should address. Carefully crafted bylaws and adherence to them help ensure good board decisions. David Styers of BoardSource will present this webinar. Registration is free to BoardSource members. Nonmembers may register for $35. All participants who submit a Webinar evaluation will receive "Frequently Asked Questions," an excerpt from Better Bylaws: Creating Effective Rules for Your Nonprofit Board, Second Edition, BoardSource, 2010. This Webinar is the second in a monthly series that connects nonprofit leaders with experts on governance issues of broad interest and with each other. To register, go to: Bylaws Rule! webinar
VNR's Partners
Valley Nonprofit Resources is operated collaboratively by the nonprofit Human Interaction Research Institute (which has conducted research and provided technical assistance to the nonprofit sector since 1961), California State University, Northridge, and MEND (the largest poverty services agency in the Valley).
Photo of the San Fernando Valley courtesy of Randy Witt Productions
