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Ntl Voter Registration Day
Organizing for Success
Anniversary & Awards Breakfast
2014 Nonprofit Impact Report
Welcome New & Renewing Members
Join NAMC
Member Announcements
CNE Upcoming Events
Art Wanted
Fundraising Seminar
South County GRants
Make $$ at AT&T
Impact Monterey County
Job Openings
ACMC - Director of Finance
Santa Lucia Conservency position
Coming Events
Oct 16 Community Organizing Workshop

Dec 4 Anniversary & Awards Breakfast
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                                                   September 2014

National Voter Registration Day is September 23rd

voteregJoin CalNonprofits in celebrating National Voter Registration Day on September 23rd! 

 

Did you know California is the 7th worst state in terms of the percentage of eligible voters who are registered to vote? CalNonprofits is determined to change that. Join us by promoting voter registration and celebrating democracy on September 23rd! 

 

National Voter Registration Day is a key time to promote voter registration and register voters ahead of registration deadlines. It falls 6 weeks before Election Day and is the time to ensure our communities are registered and ready to participate. You reach audiences no one else does.

Let's raise our nonprofit voices this fall!


 

If you haven't already, there's still time to sign up as a partner to host an event or just remind everyone you know to register and vote November 4th.

Put National Voter Registration Day on your calendar now. Learn more atwww.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org and use #CelebrateNVRD on social media to spread the word!

Vote with Your MIssion logo

 

Community Organizing Training:
Developing Leaders, Winning on Issues

COPAOCT16October 16, 2014   9 AM - Noon
Harden Foundation Conference Room, Salinas
Learn about COPA's successes organizing communities, and how to apply their system to issues important to your organization and constituents.

 

In this interactive training facilitated by a COPA* team, you will:

  • Learn about the advantages of broad-based organizing
  • Learn and practice the steps of COPA's organizing model, including how to:
    • Move from "problem" to "issue"
    • Conduct individual and in-home meetings
    • Research and organize a public action
  • Begin applying the COPA model to issues from your own organization

Click here for more information or to register.
 

Fees: $30 for NAMC members; $40 for not-yet-members

Pre-registration by 14 is required.


 

Questions? Contact Sue Parris, NAMC Project Coordinator: sue@alliancemonterey.org, or call 831-373-4606.

NAMC 10th Anniversary & Awards Breakfast
tenthDecember 4, 2014   8 - 10 AM
Intercontinental Clement Hotel on Cannery Row
Save the date to help us celebrate NAMC's 10th anniversary and honor unsung staff heroes and outstanding organizations in the nonprofit community. Come enjoy a gourmet breakfast, network with your colleagues and be inspired!

 

Registration will open soon!

 

Watch for more information on nominations, sponsorship and program ads.

Nonprofit Trends Report Released
Bar graph and pie chart on tablet pc - Business statistic concept reportNAMC's newly released study updates and expands on economic information from the 2005 For the Common Good report. The second part of the study, Trends Impacting Monterey County Nonprofits: A PESTLE Analysis is now available. A team from MIIS, led by Professor Ernest Scalburg, conducted the research. Download the 2014 Nonprofit Impact Report and Executive Summary here. 
Download the Trends Impacting Nonprofits report here.

In the coming months we will suggest ways that nonprofits can make the best use of these reports. Many thanks to the Monterey Peninsula Foundation for their generous funding of this project.
Welcome New and Renewing Members!
Featured: The SPCA for Monterey County
Website: www.SPCAmc.org
Name: The SPCA for Monterey County
Info: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of our community since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency, is not funded by tax dollars, and does not have a parent organization. Our doors are open to all animals in need, from dogs and cats to exotic pets, horses, wildlife, and more. Everything we do is made possible by you. 

Welcome New Members
Clark Miller, Bankruptcy Attorney
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn Preservation Foundation
Grants By Design
Natividad Medical - Trauma Center
Nonprofit Compensation Associates
Rayne Technology Solutions
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
The Offset Project

Thank You Renewing Members
Jesse Herrera, Latino Social Workers
Loaves, Fishes and Computers
Community Partnership for Youth
Monterey County Business Council
From the Membership Committee
Join NAMC and Get CalNonprofits Membership at Half-Price!
Join your nonprofit colleagues and supporters to strengthen the collective voice of the nonprofit community. Get early notice and discounted registration to important educational and networking opportunities. And now you can join CalNonprofits at a steeply discounted rate, at the same time you join NAMC. Click here to join or renew for 2014.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Events at Center for Nonprofit Excellence

cfseptLEAD is a smart investment to build your organization's leadership team.  

Applications by 10/1 qualify for 10% tuition discount.

 

Now celebrating five years, LEAD (Leadership Education and Development) offers accomplished nonprofit managers in our region with skills and experience to be successful in organization-wide leadership teams.

LEAD seminars run for 10 months: February-November 2015.
Topics include program development and evaluation, strategic planning/thinking, financial management, leading organizational change,  cultural proficiency and more.  

Significant Scholarships are available and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for those participants interested. (An additional fee applies.)
For more information and application:  Final application deadline is 10/15/14.

 

New Paradigms in Estate and Charitable Planning Webinar Broadcast (with the Salvation Army) September 16
7:30 AM - 1:30 PM  $35 registration; $50 after 9/5 https://events.usawest.org/EventHub.aspx?ID=163

Community Foundation for Monterey County, 2354 Garden Rd, Monterey

Appropriate for development and executive nonprofit staff members. MCLE, CFP, CPE and CTFA credit approval pending.
For more information please contact: Solange Hansen at (831) 241-6341 or at solange.hansen@usw.salvationarmy.org.

 

10 Social Media Best Practices Webinar & Peer Coaching September 18

10 AM - 11:30 PM Webinar broadcast
11:30 - 1:00 PM Brown bag lunch and discussion/coaching Sign up on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/408966855908770/  FREE

Community Foundation for Monterey County, 2354 Garden Rd, Monterey

Fine tune your skills with the support of peers from other local nonprofits. Come prepared to talk about an upcoming campaign (end of year $?) or something you want to achieve in your social media work.

 

Exempt Organizations and Unrelated Business Income September 22
3:00 - 5:00 PM $20 Register: http://cfmco.eventbrite.com/

Community Foundation for Monterey County, 2354 Garden Rd, Monterey, CA

Certain exempt nonprofits are liable for tax if they have unrelated business taxable income. This involves regular activities that are not substantially related to the exempt purpose of the organization. Increase your understanding of these taxes and how to remain in compliance. Local tax experts will present information about UBI and answer your questions. Virginia E. Howard, Esq. & Patricia M. Kaufman, CPA, CGMA

 

Board Chairs' Group and Brown Bag Lunch

September 26
12:00 - 1:00 PM Free
2354 Garden Road, Monterey
Board Chairs gather to share experiences, ideas and resources.September topic: Planning for Fund Development. RSVP to susiep@cfmco.org. 

 

Success with Volunteers  

October 2 & November 6
Noon - 1:00 PM Brown bag lunch with other participants (optional)

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Community Foundation, 945 S. Main Street, Suite 207, Salinas

$80 covers up to three people from one organization. Includes individualized coaching. http://cfmco.eventbrite.com/

Effective volunteers can multiply the impact of your nonprofit and lower the stress on employees. This two-part series will help you prepare for a new or more effective volunteer effort in your organization, and will help you build in support to keep volunteers and the staff they work with happy and productive. Whether you want two volunteers or two hundred, this series will help you get on right path. Includes individualized coaching for your organization! Presenter: Tish Sammon

 

Submissions Wanted for Behavioral Health Art Calendar 

2015 Behavioral Health Art Calendar

 

Dear Community Partner,

 

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator focusing on our Prevention and Early Intervention programs funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).   The MHSA is a 1 percent tax on personal incomes over $1 million, which provides support to county  mental health programs and statewide initiatives.   I'm excited to start working with you to continue providing Behavioral Health services for Monterey County residents where they are needed the most.

 

We are currently working on our 2015 Art Calendar to recognize and celebrate our local artists  and to inform Monterey County residents of mental health information, resources, and Prevention and Early Intervention funded programs and Initiatives.

 

The art work featured in the calendar comes from our community's youth, adults, mental health professionals, or their families who are impacted by mental illness.   The art pieces center around the theme: Motivational, hopeful, uplifting and inspirational art by artists impacted by mental illness or by working in the mental health field. 

 

Please download and share the flyer and submission form, with everyone who might be interested.  I am available to answer any questions.

 

I look forward to working with you,

 

Elizabeth Ambriz, MPH

Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator

Monterey County Health Department

Behavioral Health Bureau

1270 Natividad Road

Salinas, CA 93906

PH: (831) 755-4581

 

ambrize@co.monterey.ca.us
Last Chance to Register for AFP Fundraising Seminar!

AFPPPPositively Professional

A morning of thoughtful learning and forward thinking for fundraising professionals

 

Friday September 12th

8: 30 am to 11:30 am

Casa Munras, Monterey

 

Please join your fellow fundraising professionals on Friday, September 12, 2014 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Casa Munras for a morning filled with learning, thinking and networking.
 
The morning will start with a continental breakfast followed by two presentations hosted by Larry Hostetler, our AFP National Chapter representative.
 
The first presentation will be, "Ethics Jeopardy" followed by, "The importance of accreditation for fundraisers".
 
The cost is $25 for AFP members and $35 for non-members. You will receive a discount if two or more members from the same organization attend. To sign up please visit:

 

 

 

$25,000 in Grants Available from the
Grant proposals are due Friday, September 19
 

The Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF) is an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. It was established by area residents to support programs and services for the communities of Southern Monterey County.   

 

The SMCF has $25,000 available to grant in 2014 to nonprofit organizations, public programs and faith-based groups serving Southern Monterey County residents.


The SMCF will offer grants ranging from $500 to $5,000. Grants will focus on projects and programs that benefit the communities of Southern Monterey County, defined as King City and all points south, excluding the coastal region.   

 

Grant proposals are due Friday, September 19, 2014 and decisions will be made in November. Grantees will be notified in December.   

Guidelines and application are available at www.cfmco.org/SMCF.  

 

Questions? Please contact Philanthropic Services Officer, Brian Thayer at briant@cfmco.org or 831.375.9712 x144.

 

Make Money for Your Organization at the AT&T

TOPThe Offset Project is looking for help at this year's 2015 AT&T Pro Am, which runs, Feb 9th-15th. We are in need of sorters for our zero waste stations and we are also looking for any groups interested in managing the Monterey Peninsula Country Club course on a yearly basis. Management of the MPCC course includes the need for a course captain, stewards and sorters. This commitment is a great fundraising opportunity for any groups looking to participate in this event on a yearly basis (and a great opportunity for groups with golfing enthusiasts, as the course captain will be will be on the green during the entirety of the event). All workers will be paid. For more information contact The Offset Project at 831-917-7565

What's important to you?  

This summer Impact Monterey County is engaging with the public by conducting a survey and holding 80+ community conversations.  The survey and conversations are focused on people's aspirations for our community's quality of life, including health, education and financial stability.  What we learn will help us focus our collective efforts to achieve the most positive results.  

 

I am writing to invite you to participate in Impact Monterey County's work.  How do you get involved?

Your voice counts. Thank you in advance for joining Impact Monterey County.  We look forward to hearing from you!

JOB OPENINGS

ACTION Council: Director of Finance & Operations
ACDFACTION Council is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Finance and Operations whose exceptional finance and business administration skills will ensure continued success for the organization. This position, reporting to the Executive Director, will bring well-rounded finance and accounting skills to the organization and lead these functions within the organization, acting as a collaborative partner to organizational leaders and providing support as an individual contributor. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic, analytical thinker with strong relationship-management skills to join an innovative, results-driven organization.
Santa Lucia Conservency

SLCField Hand - Livestock and Land Management

 

Daily duties include active livestock management, using a small tractor-mower and other power equipment, and hiking and carrying tools and materials over uneven terrain.  This is an excellent opportunity to build skills in range land and grasslands management and restoration while working in a beautiful landscape.  Tools and vehicles provided while on duty.  Click here for full job description and instructions for application. 
Let's keep in touch!
Do you have a job opening or other announcement you'd like to share with over 1,400 nonprofit stakeholders? NAMC members may submit announcements in Word (may include links to pdf fliers and/or to your website) by the 1st Friday of each month. Contact Sue if you have questions.