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Nonprofit News for June 1, 2022

Welcome to Nonprofit Connection's bi-monthly newsletter of timely information 
All of this information plus the Resources you need are available on our Website and updated regularly on our Facebook Page and LinkedIn Page.
In this issue:
  • Summary of Events, Workshops and Trainings from our Nonprofit Calendar for the month of June
  • Monthly Group Collaborations,, including a NEW HR Roundtable
  • Celebrations of Emily Rangel and Kassandra Flores, as the next generation of Nonprofit Leaders
COMMUNICATE
JUNE
Santa Cruz Celebrates Pride Month!
See the Events Calendar
United Way of Santa Cruz County's
Women In Philanthropy invites you to our Spring Garden Party!
Thursday, June 2, 5:30 - 7:00
For more information, location,
and registration, click here.
This year, we will gather to reconnect, share wine and light appetizers and hear how Women In Philanthropy's grant support has impacted four local organizations - Teen Kitchen Project, Girls Inc., Hospice of Santa Cruz County - Children's Grief Program, and CASA of Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
First Friday: After Hours Events at the Museum
Next: Friday, June 3, 5-8 p.m.
Outside the Santa Cruz
Museum of Natural History
Mountain Parks Foundation
Reimagining Big Basin Vision
Friday, June 3, from 5 – 7 p.m.
Boulder Creek Recreation Hall
13333 Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek
After a collaborative public engagement process, California State Parks is releasing the Reimagining Big Basin Vision and will share it at a community presentation. Staff will make a short presentation at 6 p.m. and will be available to answer questions throughout the event. Read more.
Mountain Community Resources
(Community Bridges), 
Mountain Community Theatre, 
and the San Lorenzo Valley Museum:
Redwood Mountain Faire

Saturday, June 4 - Sunday, June 5, Roaring Camp, Felton | Free - $55

Dance the day away to live music with your friends and family while enjoying tasty locally made food, cold beer, cider, and wine in an open field surrounded by redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Join us for a weekend-long music festival and arts & crafts fair that benefits local service organizations and celebrates community.  Tickets and Information here.
County Park Friends
Wheelin' BBall - BBall rodante
Monday, June 13, 5 PM
to Friday, June 17, 7 PM
Franich Park, Watsonville | Free  
A cool week of Wheel' BBall - Una semana genial de BBall Rodante. Learn and play a cool week of wheelchair basketball with new friends. Instruction and equipment provided. Get your game on! Manual wheelchair required for safety, please register, then let us know if that is a barrier. Read more and Register.
Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley
Phil Rather Leadership in Healthcare
Award Dinner
June 18, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm 
Seascape Golf Club | $150.00

Reception 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Cocktail Attire | Please RSVP by June 7 
Proceeds benefit the Phil Rather Memorial Endowment Fund

The annual Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare 
recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions
to health and quality of life in Pajaro Valley.

2022 Phil Rather Leadership in Healthcare Awardees: 
Gina Castañeda, Kathryne Rockwood, 
CAB Proyecto Salud – CAB Proyecto Salud
Teen Kitchen: Summer Camps 2022 
Register using these links | $450/week
 

6/20/22-6/24/22: Baking with Stephany Buswell (ages 11-13)

6/27-7/1 Around the World with Amanda Hill (7-10) 

7/11-7/15 Restaurant Week: Lunch with Rachel Lintott (11-13) 

7/18-7/22 Restaurant Week: Brunch with Amanda Hill (7-10)  
ON-GOING
The Diversity Center's
Calendar of Events and Meetups for June
Check out The Diversity Center’s
community calendar for more events.
We’re slowly re-opening! This is a quick check-in with the community on our progress as we ramp back up. A reminder to everyone that The Diversity Center‘s Queer Youth Meetup group and the Gender Expansive Youth group on Saturdays are hybrid and available both in person and online. Monday June 6th will kick off the senior drop-in day from 12-4pm.
Jewel Theatre presents:  An Iliad
Through June 12
Colligan Theater | $27 – $50

The timeless power of storytelling brings to life this gripping adaptation of Homer’s classic. A lone poet on an open stage throws us right into the midst of conflict where heroes and countries clash in a quest for power and glory.


San Lorenzo Valley Museum
Partners With Google Arts & Culture
Categorically Cats!
The Felines Among Us - Mountain Lions, Bobcats,
Feral Cats, Domestic Cats - Our Cats!
Through December, 2022
Belardi Gallery
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
(MAH) is pleased to announce its
exhibition program through December

Solo and group shows, collaborative partnerships, interdisciplinary projects, and a new outdoor arts festival.
The schedule features a number of Santa Cruz exclusives with local, regional, and national artists.
  • Late Night @ the MAH is back, Thursday June 9th, 7-10pm In partnership with the Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center
  • Juneteenth Trivia Night, Saturday, June 11th at the London Nelson Community Center from 5-7pm.
  • Out of the Ashes Through July 24 Collected by Shmuel Thaler, Nikki Silva, and the MAH alongside artwork from local artists displaced by the fires.
  • Strange Weather Through August 14 From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.
  • Freak Power Exhibition May 27–September 25 The Art of Hunter S. Thompson’s Political Movement
See our Nonprofit Calendar for more Future Events.

COLLABORATE

We welcome 1st Capital Bank as an Ally Partner! 

They support our nonprofit alliance's work toward building an equitable and thriving community.
Groups
Development Roundtable Santa Cruz County
Third Wednesday of the month,
at noon, on Zoom 
Wednesday, June 15
All development professionals are welcome to an open forum for sharing tips of the trade, learning more about peers’ activities, and supporting one another.  This group has grown to over 50 members - please share with your Development staff. One-time Registration for the roundtable is required. 

At last month's meeting, Suzanne Willis of Second Harvest noted that their Santa Cruz Chefs’ Dinner 2022, September 20 is completely SOLD OUT.  One way they insured the safety of attendees is to have Inspire Diagnostics on site for the event.
NEW HR Roundtable Santa Cruz County
Third Wednesday of the month
Wednesday, June 15, 4:00 PM
Second Harvest 
800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville
Calling all HR professionals! 
Please come to a kickoff meeting for HR Professionals Roundtable in Santa Cruz County to learn from each other and share ideas and knowledge.  Second Harvest is happy to host this inaugural IN-PERSON event at our warehouse.
 
If you manage your organization’s HR, please join us.  We all know that there’s a lot of information we can share and why reinvent the wheel!  Let’s use our collective knowledge to support each other.  We'll have wine and snacks!  For more information, contact Mary at (831) 498-4114 or mary@thefoodbank.org 
Grants
$2500 COVID Relief Grants
The first round application process is open
June 1 through June 30, 2022.
 
Are you a Santa Cruz County business/NONPROFIT that made between $1,000 - $50,000 in 2019?
A few types of businesses who might be eligible: Artists & Musicians, Childcare Providers, Construction Workers, Food Vendors, Hair Stylists, Handy Man, House Cleaners, Gardeners & Landscapers, and Nail Technicians. Help spread the word if you or someone you know might qualify!  Learn more and apply.
Workshops and Trainings
CORE Coffee Chats with hosts,
Nicole Young and Nicole Lezin
A standing schedule of Tuesdays, 10 – 11 a.m.,
with occasional changes to dates and times
We are continuing to develop the calendar of CORE Institute/Investment SCC events.

Community Foundation of Monterey County's Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) works with nonprofits of all types and sizes to be stronger, more resilient and equitable. We help staff, boards and volunteers make meaningful connections to resources and one another.  See a full calendar.
  • Tune in to Your Leadership Voice, Thursday, June 2, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Zoom CNE offers this last of a five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region.
  • What’s Salary Got to Do with It?, Thursday, June 9, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Zoom “We’ve got to get rid of this idea that if your job is personally fulfilling you can put up with low wages, especially in our housing market.” Executive Director (ED) of a human service nonprofit interviewed for CNE’s Guide to Leadership Transitions.

Nonprofit Ad Day by Community Boost
Wednesday, Jun 8, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
(your local time) | Online
Nonprofit Ad Day is a free day of virtual learning empowering you harness the power of Google + Meta to scale impact for your nonprofit! For larger nonprofits that are already running the Google Ad Grant and are looking to get $15,000 rather than $10,000 per month. We will also teach how to drive ROA's on Facebook and Instagram by 3x. More information and Event link.
NAMI-SCC Support Groups
For Adults, Peers, Families, Parents/caregivers of all ages of youth, and in Spanish
 
Speaker Meeting: Housing Matters, Wednesday, June 8, 6:00pm - 7:30pm via Zoom
Life Lab's The Growing Classroom Workshop
for K-6 classroom teachers
and garden educators | $400.00
June 16, 9:30 AM - June 17, 4:00 PM
Join us at the Garden Classroom at Life Lab on the campus of UCSC. Learn to use a garden to breathe life into standards-based lessons, promote ecological literacy, encourage healthy eating, and support students' social development. Read more and Register. 10% Discount for registering early by June 2.
Register NOW for the Arts Council: 
Summer Arts Integration Institute
Monday, June 20, 10 AM –
Thursday, June 23, 3 PM Hybrid Courses
Join us and our partners: Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Santa Clara COE, SV Creates, San Benito COE, Arts Council San Benito, Monterey COE, Arts Council Monterey for the region-wide Summer Arts Integration Institute 2022! We explore the arts disciplines and arts integration in teaching & learning. We provide strategies to help support students in developing their voice, leadership skills, creativity, equity lens, social and emotional wellness, and connectedness. We explore our own creativity and social-emotional wellness. Schedule, fees, and registration. Deadline: Friday, June 17.
ON-GOING
Triple P Workshops (English/Spanish)
Through June
Various Times - see our Nonprofit Calendar
for more information.
Positive Discipline is offering free workshops for parents/guardians followed by co-parenting workshops via Zoom! Available in English on Mondays or Spanish on Tuesdays, attend in your preferred language. Topics will include Parenting styles, self-esteem, joys & challenges, buy-in from children, and connection before correction. Learn more and register.
CELEBRATE
People Who Make a Difference!
Join us in congratulating Emily Rangel!

She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate
of California State University Monterey Bay
with a degree in Collaborative Human Health
Services with a Nonprofit Management Focus 
Our Board was so impressed by her work as NPC's first Intern over the past two years, including her Capstone to develop, promote, and assess a Student Membership, they voted unanimously to invite her to join them on July 1
Celebrating Age Diversity:
Kassandra Flores of United Way
graduate of the “Latino Board
Leadership Academy”

A Spotlight by Emily Rangel
Highlighting interviews with Kassandra (Kassy) Flores and Ron Gonzales, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley

In today’s Spotlight, we are highlighting an interview with Kassandra (Kassy) Flores, who participated in the “Latino Board Leadership Academy”. 

We also had a chance to sit down on a Zoom call with Ron Gonzales, the President, and CEO of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. He was able to provide background information on how the 10-week course came to be. 

Founded in 1989, the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV) brings together thought leaders, corporate supporters and inspiring, on-the-ground advocates dedicated to improving the lives and futures of Latinos in the region. By forging alliances with and among these regional forces, "we stand together to make a difference where we live". 

When Kassandra Flores shares the value of having age diversity in leadership roles, she comments, “Yes, I am a young leader and I am thinking of bringing innovative ideas. I feel that we are moving to a more tech world and social media is getting a lot of attention. Focusing on helping on creating videos, posts, and content for marketing is one of the perspectives I want to bring to a nonprofit board,”  highlighting how she could serve as a valuable resource for a nonprofit board.

Congratulations Kassandra for completing the 10-week course and taking initiative, and investing in her leadership journey! Read more about the “Latino Board Leadership Academy” and Kassy's takeaways.
Our Nonprofit Members believe in the power of collaboration and resource sharing to strengthen everyone’s ability to meet the challenges of providing excellent programs and services to our community. Membership dues will be increasing July 1.
   
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