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This Thursday at 6:00pm, local grant recipient Inner City Advisors (ICA) will be hosting their 11th Annual Inner City Business Reception at the Jack London Square Market in Oakland. This reception will serve as a meeting ground for hundreds of local businesses, entrepreneurs, advisors, and funders, all of whom share a common interest – creating quality inner city jobs and wealth.

ICA has served as a valuable asset to local businesses by directly working with management teams to address the everyday challenges associated with growth and sustainability.  ICA charges itself with “building sustainable and responsible inner city businesses that create quality jobs, reinvest in the community and contribute to the local economy.”

To register and learn more about this explosive networking event please click here.

Yesterday, a group of staff from the Kapor Center partner organizations participated in a Business to Business challenge meeting with BUILD, a non-profit that runs the nation’s largest youth incubator with the mission to use entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low-income students through high school to college success.  Groups of BUILD students provided an overview of their business teams, the business ideas they were promoting, an overview of what they’ve done at BUILD so far and what the program consists of, and an overview of their career aspirations and the role college plays in achieving their dreams.

These high school sophomores were quite impressive, having created three amazing businesses to produce lego jewelry, travel pillows, and custom t-shirts.  They also provided us with professional resumes and business cards.  Following the presentations, the Kapor Center staff spoke of their college-to-career paths and provided advice to the students regarding their own academic and career goals.  It was quite an inspirational event.

BUILD will be hosting their Annual Youth Business Plan Competitions in May where the program’s 9th grade student teams of 3-5 members present their innovative business plans (including financial statements) in two rounds of competition to a panel of prestigious judges. The winning team receives a cash prize and automatic acceptance into BUILD’s second year program, the Youth Business Incubator.  You will be wowed by the youths’ charisma and ingenuity!  If you’d like to attend the Business Plan Competitions, see the information below:

12th Annual Peninsula Youth Business Plan Competition

Saturday, May 14, 2011
12:00pm-4:00pm
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Bishop Auditorium
518 Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305

5th Annual Oakland Youth Business Plan Competition

Sunday, May 22, 2011
12:00pm-4:00pm
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Arthur Andersen Auditorium
2220 Piedmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900

The San Francisco Foundation is now recruiting for the 2011-2013 Multicultural Fellowship Program.

The Multicultural Fellowship Program is a two-year, full-time program that aims to increase diversity in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Successful candidates are young professionals of color with the promise and passion to create significant social change. The Fellowship provides challenging work and professional development experiences, on-the-job training, and opportunities to enhance skills in grantmaking, convening, project management, and a variety of other areas. Fellows are an integral component of the Foundation’s grantmaking Program staff. Additionally, Fellows benefit from networking, mentoring, trainings, seminars, professional conferences, and interactions with a wide array of nonprofit, community, and philanthropic leaders.

The Fellowship Program is seeking three Fellows with expertise in the following areas: Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, and Community Health . The deadline to apply is January 20, 2011. The Fellowship positions will commence April 4, 2011. To see detailed information about the Fellowship application process, please click HERE.  Feel free to forward this announcement to those you think may be interested in applying.

Qualifications

• Self-directed, team-oriented, and leadership qualities
• Volunteer and/or work experience in a specific Program area as specified below
• Eagerness to learn about the philanthropic sector
• Ability to interact effectively with diverse audiences from varying socio-economic backgrounds
• Demonstrated interest in fundraising, donor development, and nonprofit or public service
• Strong oral and written communication skills and analytical skills
• Ease in producing high quality work in a high-production, multiple-project environment
• Strong computer/software skills, including Windows and Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge a plus
• A Master’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent research and analysis experience preferred
• A minimum of five years of related work experience is required in addition to the specific requirements for each of the program areas noted here

Image source: The San Francisco Foundation website

The time has come to get out there and vote!

It’s been a crazy two years since the historic presidential election of President Obama.  Since then, we’ve seen the passage of national health care reform,  the rise of the tea party movement, and the economic crisis strike across the country.  We’ve also seen negative campaign ads, local critical mass, and all kinds of parties to make sure we make it out on election day.  And now the time has come.  A number of our key partner organizations are at the forefront of local and national civic engagement efforts including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, San Francisco Rising, Oakland Rising, and Voto Latino.  Below are some voter resources, including two voter guides from the League of Women Voters & The Ballot as well as organizational voter guides from the Ella Baker Center and Oakland Rising

League of Women Voters

The Ballot

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Voter Guide

Oakland Rising

Over the last couple of years the city of Oakland has become home to numerous blogs discussing the pressing political, community, and economic issues of the day.  These include Oakland Focus, A Better Oakland, Oakland Local, and Living in the O.  These blogs provide a much needed space for everyday people in the city to connect to each other, engage in city life, and sadly fill the space of our lacking newspaper.  I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about citizen journalism- on the one hand I think they provide an important look into how different people live and experience the city and on the other I feel like they too often mistake commentary with in depth journalism.

That said, last week I was invited to be a guest on OaklandSeen and had a great conversation with Aimee Allison on the state of Oakland.  We had an interesting conversation on issues ranging from the city’s gang injunction to economic development opportunities for the city’s long term residents.  Listen HERE and let us know what you think.

Our partner organization, Level Playing Field Institute,  is seeking internship  providers for its undergraduate IDEAL Scholars.  IDEAL undergraduates are top-notch students at UC Berkeley, and they understand the value of gaining meaningful work experience to supplement their education. IDEAL Scholars are interested in placements in the fields of business, communications, government, healthcare, education, social justice, law, research, and tech.

Internships should be between 8-10 weeks long, and LPFI prefers that organizations provide interns with a stipend ($3,000 per summer).  For organizations unable to compensate Scholars, limited funding is available. Your participation could provide an enriching summer experience for your organization and these scholars as well; not to mention the opportunity to get some much-needed work done.

If you have a summer internship opportunity for one or more IDEAL Scholars for this summer of 2010, please contact Sumaiya Talukdar, LPFI’s Scholarship and Internship Coordinator.  You can email her at sumaiya AT lpfi DOT org or by phone at 415-946-3047.

Find out more information regarding the types of internships Scholars are looking for and how to offer Scholars internships at LPFI’s internship page.

photo source: http://lpfi.org

I’m excited to share the announcement for our latest position: Program Coordinator, College Bound Brotherhood!

This is a part-time (20 hours/week), salaried position with an excellent benefits package (health, dental, vision, PTO, life and disability insurance) in a respectful work environment – ideal for someone who has another part-time obligation or is enrolled in graduate school.

Please do not post this announcement on other websites without prior clearance.

Over the past week, a few job announcements have come into my mailbox. Thought I’d compile distribute them. Please send broadly to those who might be qualified. I’m especially interested in promoting the ED position at our sister organization, Level Playing Field Institute. Let’s find some great people for these organizations and efforts!

Level Playing Field Institute: Executive Director;  Education Programs Associate

Women’s Foundation of California: Development and Communications Director

Community Housing Partnership: Executive Director