How long have you been a member of NCPC?
One year
What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?
The opportunity to network with organizations and philanthropy-minded individuals and companies in North County. Meeting new people, learning about their work, and finding alignment.
What is your Mission?
The Sanford Institute of Philanthropy helps nonprofits to significantly increase their fundraising capabilities and the impact they have in their communities and society through a proven contemporary curriculum presented by world-class nonprofit leaders, best in class faculty, and renowned philanthropists.
What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months?
We are thrilled to share that we have secured Beth Kanter to come to San Diego on April 18 to facilitate a workshop on burnout and self-care! See below for details.
What is something about your organization/company that might surprise people?
We are disruptors. Cause Selling is the foundation of our curriculum and work. Cause Selling essentially means “relationship-driven fundraising.” How to more effectively sell your cause and create champions of your organization through stronger donor relationships.
What event or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?
Registration Page: sipkanterworkshop.eventbrite.com
Nonprofit professionals work hard every day with limited resources which can result in burnout if they do not embrace self-care and the organization does not nurture a culture of well-being in the nonprofit workplace.
This session is about how and why it is important to treat self-care and well-being as an organizational strategy and cultural norm.
* Understand the basics of burnout symptoms and self-care practices that many nonprofit professionals are embracing to ensure their resilience in the face of significant challenges
* Get some practical tips for changing a toxic workplace culture into happy, healthy one and simple and low-cost ways to introduce well-being programs into your workplace
* Learn about the big return on investment that happens when a nonprofit prioritizes well-being in the workplace so you can make the case at your nonprofit
All NCPC members are eligible for a discount! Use code SIP10 when registering. This code expires on Friday, April 12.
Workshop Details:
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: Workshop: 1:00 – 5:00pm // Book signing & Reception: 5-6:30pm
Location: Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation: 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114
Registration Page: sipkanterworkshop.eventbrite.com
Discount Code: SIP10
Ticket Details:
* Workshop & Pre-order Book: $60 ($50 with discount code)
* Workshop (no book pre-order): $45 ($35 with discount code)
For more information and to learn more about their work, contact sanfordphilanthropy@nu.edu.
ECCD was established in 1974 by former Escondido Mayor Lorraine Boyce and Palomar College Child Development program director, Ruth Clothier. ECCDC is a 501 (3)(c) non-profit Preschool serving children ages four months to kindergarten from low income families. Parents, who enroll their children, must be working, looking for work, or enrolled in school. ECCDC provides children with a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective child development program which includes a full range of education, supervision, health, and social services designed to assist children and their families to maximize their full potential. Children may be enrolled in a full-day and/or part-day programs. Early interventions include free annual on-site child developmental screenings and assessments, along with free therapeutic services for vision, hearing, dental health, physical growth & nutrition, speech, first and second language development and early childhood social-emotional competency. Each child is offered two main meals and two snacks per day through the California Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP). ECCDC has two locations operating in Escondido with over 80 employees and 400 children and families served each year. Partial funding is provided through State and Federal Early Childhood Education programs and through public and private donations. For more information please visit: 
Grant Consulting Services helps organizations across the globe to affect positive change through the written word. Grant Consulting Services has assisted organizations in obtaining millions and millions of dollars in grant funding through expert grant research and professionally written grant proposals. So far in 2018, they have helped organizations obtain just over $1 million in grant funds. The organization’s knowledge of all things related to grants has helped bring much needed resources to people living with HIV/AIDS, assisted homeless women in learning job skills, and brought needed medical supplies to 3rd world countries.
Diana Aaron’s affiliation with North County Philanthropy Council began more than a decade ago when she was Executive Director of 
Kitchens for Good (KFG) is a social enterprise 501(c)(3) that uses kitchens as a tool to nourish bodies, empower the marginalized, and create economically vibrant communities. The mission of KFG is to break the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger through innovative programs in workforce training, healthy food production and social enterprise. In its kitchens, KFG bridges the gap between wasted food and hunger by rescuing surplus and cosmetically imperfect food from wholesalers and farmers and engaging students in a culinary apprenticeship program to transform these ingredients into nutritious meals for hungry families. Since 2015, KFG has rescued over 86,000 pounds of surplus food, distributed over 121,000 meals, and has trained 162 individuals, previously seen as “unemployable,” for careers in the culinary industry. This approach not only feeds the food lines but shortens the line itself by offering pathways out of poverty for individuals transitioning out of incarceration, homelessness and foster care. KFG ensures its sustainability through a catering and food service enterprise that offers on-the-job training opportunities for its culinary students while generating revenue to support the organization’s programs.
Alison Aragon, Grants & Communications Specialist