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Youth Speaks Presents:

The 15th Annual Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 16, 2012 @ 7PM
Herbst Theatre – San Francisco

Every year, Youth Speaks gathers the community to celebrate the ongoing life and legacy of Dr. King. Our celebration—Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—is not a reenactment of speeches, a slideshow, or a polite revue of well-honed platitudes. It is a showcase of young people from throughout the Bay Area who have written, in their own voices, original works that grapple with the thoughts and work of the man, who are working to demand—in their own voices, in their lifetimes—huge leaps into possibility, an ongoing commitment to love like a consuming fire. The event creates a safe space—a beloved community—where our young people can—in the presence of many—give voice to realities that must be understood, embraced, and integrated into our common lives if we are to survive.

Click HERE to buy your tickets!

Cost:
Regular Adult – $16
Youth Under 24 – $6

Aspiration Tech, Community Technology Project, and Google are hosting a one-day training event for Bay Area nonprofits and social justice organizations at the Google offices in Mountain View, California!

This is a great opportunity to work with three different organizations offering support to empower you with tech skills so you can magnify your social justice passions and priorities.

During this 1-day event, nonprofit staff will have the opportunity to:

• better understand how to assess and engage their online audiences
• coordinate various online channels including web, email and social media
• work with volunteers from Google

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For years, EBASE and many other groups have been working to make the Port of Oakland a place that is accountable, and creates quality jobs, clean air and real opportunities for Oaklanders.  We have an immediate opportunity to make Oakland a People’s Port as the City Council considers a jobs policy that would ensure the massive expansion of port activities onto the former Army Base leads to thousands of good paying jobs for Oakland residents.  The City will consider this policy on December 13.

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Originally developed by Kim Klein, one of the nation’s best known and loved fundraising trainers, Show Me the Money: Nonprofits Talking Taxes workshops are now being offered to nonprofits throughout the state through CompassPoint and the Building Movement Project , with generous support from several foundations. This collaboration is now bringing you two FREE opportunities to talk about the common good with internationally-known fundraising consultant Kim Klein! All are welcome, whether or not you have participated in Nonprofits Talking Taxes before.

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CompassPoint is now accepting applications for the Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color, Central Valley 2011-2012 Cohort.

Launched in 2004 by CompassPoint and the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), the Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color helps organizations from communities of color to raise funds they need in a more sustainable way, through diversity of sources and strong relationships with community donors. With the worsening local and state budget crisis, grassroots fundraising is even more important – to raise money and to galvanize advocacy efforts.

From a Fundraising Academy Alumni, “When I was in the academy I was a new ED who needed more knowledge and skills to raise more money for the Bayview YMCA. Over the last 4 years, we grew the budget from 500K to 5 million. I know that the tools, practice, and confidence building I acquired from the Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color helped to make this happen.”

Participation in the academy includes:
·         8 days of group training
·         15 hours on individual coaching on fundraising strategies
·         Multicultural training setting
·         One year subscription to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal
·         One copy of Kim Klein’s book, Reliable Fundraising in Un-Reliable Times

If selected, your organization will need to pay a participant fee of $500 – $2,000 based on the size of your annual budget.  This represents close to 10% of the total cost to hold the academy, so the other 90% is subsidized by academy sponsors. Please know that there are no additional discounts or scholarships, and that many groups have successfully raised money for this fee as a first step in conducting grassroots fundraising with their board and supporters!

Visit the Fundraising Academy web page to read more about the program.

The Application

Applications to the Central Valley Academy must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26. You may access the online application by clicking HERE.

Applicants will be notified of selection decisions by early November.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Adriana Rocha, Practice Director, at adrianar AT compasspoint DOT org.

CompassPoint’s signature leadership development program, Next Generation Leaders of Color, is now accepting applications for its next cohort which will launch in January of 2012.

How-to-Apply Conference Calls

CompassPoint will be holding two one-hour informational calls about the application process and the program. To register for one of the calls, please email your name, phone number, and time of the call you plan to attend to Marla Cornelius, Senior Project Director.

• October 12, 2011 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm (PST)
• October 19, 2011 from 10:00am to11:00am (PST)

The Application

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31st. Late applications will not be considered. Applicants will be notified of selection decisions by mid November.

To download the program fact sheet which includes eligibility requirements and a preview of the application, click here.

Click here to begin the online application.

If you have questions, send an email to Erin Lingren.

EPIP Bay Area is excited to bring Trista Harris, co-author of “How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career” to San Francisco for a dynamic workshop on building your professional development pathway and goals to achieve the career of your dreams!

About the Workshop:

In this information-packed workshop, you will learn six ways to advance your career, including expert tips on how to:

• develop expertise
• build a strong network
• establish a great personal brand
• practice authentic leadership
• plan for balance
• move on up

The workshop will be followed by a reception with the author.

About Trista Harris:

Founder of EPIP Minnesota and Executive Director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Trista is a leading voice for Generations X and Y and seeks to create professional development opportunities throughout the sector. She has been featured on CNN, and her work has been covered by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the New York Times, Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, Career Builder, and numerous social sector blogs. She writes about generational change in the foundation field in her blog, New Voices of Philanthropy and is an international speaker on working across generations to create social change. Trista is also the Vice-Chair of the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Board of Advisors.

About the Book:

Top nonprofit bloggers Rosetta Thurman and Trista Harris have co-authored the first book of its kind to offer career advice beyond just getting your foot in the door of a nonprofit organization.

Do you feel stuck in your nonprofit career? Unsure how to take that next step? “How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar” is an accessible, do-it-yourself map of how to navigate the nonprofit sector and gives you the tools that you need to move from entry level to leadership. This book is designed for professionals who want to build meaningful and rewarding nonprofit careers. “How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar” is based on the authors’ experiences as well as interviews with nonprofit rockstars who have supercharged their careers. You’ll learn how to develop meaningful nonprofit experience, build a strong network, establish a strong personal brand, achieve the elusive work/life balance, and move on up in your career.

Event Details:

October 12, 6:30 – 9 pm
Reception to follow

Hub San Francisco
901 Mission Street, Suite 105, San Francisco

Tickets available NOW via Eventbrite.

$15 EPIP Members (includes free copy of book “How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career”)
$20 Non-members
$10 Non-member pre-purchase of book

The Bay Area Social Equity Caucus Invites You to Its Fall Quarterly Meeting: Assessing the Redistricting Process: What It Means for Our Communities

Friday, September 23, 9:30AM to 12:00PM
James Irvine Foundation Conference Center
East Bay Community Foundation
353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
RSVP: frank@urbanhabitat.org

California voters, frustrated with Sacramento’s political gridlock, twice went to the polls to divest elected officials of their authority to draw the state’s political districts. Voters granted that power instead to the citizens of California through the establishment of the 14-member, multipartisan Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Barely one week after the Commission adopted 177 newly created state legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts, equity-minded individuals and organizations are wondering whether this more transparent, public process will result in better representation for low-income people and communities of color.

Please join the Bay Area Social Equity Caucus on Friday, September 23, 2011, as they convene a panel of redistricting experts to discuss the following questions:

Why and how was the Citizens Redistricting Commission created?
How has this redistricting process differed from other processes?
How well were low-income people and communities of color represented?
What impact will the new maps have on the voice and political power of low-income people and communities of color over the next decade?
Should all levels of government enact similar redistricting reforms? And if so, how can processes be structured to maximize the political power of low-income people and communities of color?

Speakers will include:
Marqueece Harris-Dawson—President and CEO, Community Coalition of South Los Angeles
Connie Galambos Malloy—Director of Programs, Urban Habitat and Commissioner, California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Paul Mitchell—Political Consultant and Owner, Redistricting Partners
Michelle Romero—Redistricting Fellow, The Greenlining Institute
This meeting will be useful for advocates and decision-makers from all sectors, including community organizations, labor groups, elected officials, government staff, foundations, and commissioners. Please come prepared to share your own knowledge, ideas, and strategies.

Seating is limited.
Please RSVP to frank@urbanhabitat.org