What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

As an affiliate who specializes in risk management, it is great to hear the major concerns of nonprofits of all sizes. NCPC has given me an opportunity to learn things I can share with my clients that shows them I am a student of their industry. I use what I have learned to counsel nonprofits on best practices and ideas other organizations are using.

What is your Mission?

I love learning about the great things our community organizations are doing to make San Diego, “America’s Finest City!”

What do you offer to the community?

As a specialist in nonprofit insurance, I assist them in identifying their exposures and offering them solutions to protect themselves against those risks.

What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

Having merged with Alliant in 2019, I now have the resources of a large national insurance agency without losing the local agent feel. The best of both worlds!

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

Alliant is a proud supporter of An Evening of Changing Lives (Boys & Girls Club of Greater San Diego), Saturday, September 10, 2022

What is your Mission?

The San Diego Foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

What do you offer to the community?

Our strategic priorities include advancing racial and social justice, fostering equity of opportunity, building resilient communities, and delivering world-class philanthropy to realize our vision of just, equitable and resilient communities. We realize this vision through our partnerships and collaboration with our donors and fundholders, civic and business leaders, and our grantees and local nonprofit organizations. For more than 46 years, The Foundation and its donors have granted more than $1.3 billion to support nonprofit organizations strengthening our community.

What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

Last July, The San Diego Foundation was honored to receive the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships for our work on the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund. The Community Response Fund launched in March 2020 and, thanks to our partners and donors, we were able to grant $67 million through 347 grants to more than 250 nonprofits that delivered 4.14 million services to San Diegans in need during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

We are excited to launch the summer 2022 edition of Level Up SD with San Diego Unified School District and more than 80 nonprofit partners throughout San Diego. Like last summer, students will participate in education enrichment in the morning, then in the afternoons, they’ll be able to participate in enhanced learning opportunities such as traditional summer camps to performing and fine arts, to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities with our nonprofit partners.

Watch an impact video from summer 2021.

Have you made a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization/company and if so, how are you demonstrating it?

The largest demonstration of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is our Strategic Plan pillar dedicated to advancing racial and social justice. This commitment is evident in our programs such as the Black Community Investment Fund that has raised $3.1 million and granted $3 million to education, employment, entrepreneurship and housing initiatives that increase generational wealth for Black San Diegans. Of these programs, our most visible program in recent months has been our Black Homebuyers Program, which is a partnership with Urban League of San Diego County, LISC San Diego and Union Bank that offers up to $70,000 in first-time homeowner grants to 35 Black San Diegans this fiscal year.

What is your Mission?

Fordable Fundraising’s mission is to make life easier for San Diego’s nonprofit leaders by helping them build better relationships, secure more resources, and transform the San Diego region for good.

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

We are grateful to be members of NCPC and enjoy the camaraderie and connections with the amazing nonprofit leaders in San Diego.

What do you offer to the community?

We provide nonprofits with a grant seeking system, a framework designed to help nonprofits expand their ability to find, secure, and manage funding, and we offer grant writing for charities with high volume foundation and corporation grant writing needs (40 or more applications a year).

What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

In 2021, our team helped our nonprofits secure $4.3 million in grant awards. This funding is being used for a variety of causes from providing opportunities for youth to experience the power and joy of HipHop dance, to empowering transitioning military to achieve careers in the advanced manufacturing sector, to stabilizing and housing people suffering from homelessness and serious mental illness.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

If you are growing and looking for expanding solutions in fundraising or grant writing or if you are struggling in these areas, we invite you to schedule a free consultation call with our President, Janeal Ford, MPA, CFRE https://bit.ly/3sFWrTK.

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

I’m Laura Roden, owner of Graphic-Assist. We provide graphic design services including annual reports, fundraising campaigns, donor, sponsor solicitations, and more. We partner with nonprofits and their strategic partners to support their fundraising and marketing while strengthening their relationships with their donors, board members, and volunteers.

What is your Mission?

We help nonprofits maximize their fundraising revenue. We communicate the value of their impact in the community using the same creative strategies and solutions the largest national organizations use.

What do you offer to the community?

With almost 20 years experience designing for corporations, small to medium businesses, and nonprofits, we’ve worked with national retail brands to sell their products in markets of all sizes. Our current clients benefit from that same level of graphic design experience. We specialize in working with nonprofits so they can use these major-league strategies to solicit support and donations from their communities.

For the last 10 years, we have been using our skills and expertise to help local and regional nonprofits maximize the return they get on their outreach and fundraising campaigns. We’re passionate about giving nonprofits with smaller footprints the ability to use the same strategies major organizations do. We send a monthly email sharing best practices, ideas, and even free templates. In May, we’ll be sharing a checklist of the 10 photos you need to take at your next fundraising event. Anyone is welcome to add themselves to the list here.

What changes/opportunities have occurred due to COVID-19?
The shift to virtual/remote work has encouraged nonprofits from all over the country to partner with Graphic Assist. We exceeded our goal for 2020-2021 to double the number of nonprofit clients and partners.

How to you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?
We are always trying to learn more about what our local nonprofits need and develop solutions to support them. Membership in NCPC gives us a chance to network with individuals who are actively serving our community. Meeting new people who are doing this important work inspires our team with new ideas and opportunities to give back.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?
We design custom annual reports for our clients, which are used as a multi-platform marketing tool. We want to help smaller nonprofits who might assume they cannot afford a custom document, design a report as well. We are in the process of creating a portfolio of templates that nonprofits of any size can use for fundraising and community building. If you would like to be notified when the templates are released, please email Laura: laura@graphic-assist.com.

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CSUSM is an inclusive and welcoming community of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, grounded in social justice that creates educational equity as we reflect and embrace the range of regional and global diversity. We are an interculturally proficient learning community whose members at all levels develop and display critical skills to effectively advocate for social change, foster inclusion, celebrate and value difference, build on their unique strengths, and engage and contribute intelligently and effectively in diverse groups and communities. CSUSM has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award annually since 2013.

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?
 
Through our membership with NCPC we are able to connect with other nonprofits and thought leaders in our local community. We also look forward each year to honoring our Volunteer of the Year.
 
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What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?
 
Our biggest accomplishment in the last year has been the final reopening of the few Clubs which were still closed due to COVID. The Board of Directors and Senior Management originally planned to have all Clubs reopened by December 2022, however, due to increasing demand, the return of students to in-person learning, and with the support of individuals, corporations and foundations in the community, all Clubs were reopened as of September 2021, a full 15 months early! We have also been able to restart our bus transportation system, ensuring that members who are not within walking distance are able to attend the Club.
 
What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?
 

 
What changes/opportunities have occurred due to COVID-19?
 

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

The Foundation staff benefits through connecting with nonprofits in the community and learning about their work and services in North County. We have had the opportunity to meet many new people, build relationships and share information. We appreciate the opportunity to share our grantmaking programs through NCPC in order to reach more nonprofits. NCPC is a great resource and connector for North County.

What is your Mission?

• Helping individuals and families meet their charitable goals today and in the future
• Making grants to support nonprofit programs, education, and community needs
• Helping to strengthen the nonprofit sector by providing support services
• Promoting philanthropy in the community

What do you offer to the community?

What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

In 2021, the Foundation granted over $1 million to a wide variety of nonprofits and educational institutions. Grants were made through competitive grant programs and donor advised funds. Seventy-seven percent of those awards were made to San Diego County nonprofits. In addition, CCF continued our collaboration with the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation and Impact Cubed to manage the COVID-19 grant program for the City of San Marcos.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

What changes/opportunities have occurred due to COVID-19?

Since the pandemic, many of CCF’s grant programs have shifted focus towards meeting the community’s basic needs such as food, housing, and emergency support services. These grants have helped nonprofits fill gaps in funding that federal or state dollars do not cover.

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

We’re a new organization so it helps us immensely to see how everyone else does it.

What is your Mission?

The Allgire Foundation is dedicated to empowering people who are impacted by the lack of affordable housing and changing their lives through advocacy, education and support programs that provide tangible help. Ultimately, we want to make their house a home.

What do you offer to the community?

Scholarships, Care Packages for Residents of Affordable Housing, and Volunteer Opportunities.

What was your organization/company’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

Spring Harvest. On March 20, the first day of spring, 200 volunteers gathered in the rain and packaged up over 10,000 bags of fresh fruits and vegetables and we delivered them to over 10,000 residents of 100+ affordable housing communities. The Allgire Foundation wanted to raise awareness of food insecurities and the difficulties of eating healthy given rising costs.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

The Allgire Foundation’s Art, Wine & Adventure Gala on April 23, where we will gather after a rough two years to reconnect, reminisce, and look forward – and maybe raise a few bucks too!

What changes/opportunities have occurred due to COVID-19?

We pivoted to providing care packages to residents of affordable housing by delivering them because it was so difficult for residents, especially older residents, to get out and shop.

Have you made a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization/company and if so, how are you demonstrating it?

We seek volunteers from all organizations and groups, and serve residents of all affordable housing communities throughout San Diego.

Founded by NCPC Board Vice President, Angel Mason Broadus, and operated by her and her wife, Kristine, Puzzle Pieces Marketing is a creative and colorful Black-owned and women-owned marketing agency specializing in nonprofits and mission-driven businesses. We offer Digital Marketing, Branding, Website Design & Development, and Graphic Design.

What is your Mission?

To amplify the social impact of nonprofits and brands doing good by elevating their image and marketing.

What do you offer to the community?

Not only do we work with nonprofits and mission-driven businesses as our clients and partners, but we serve our community through serving on Boards, volunteering, and offering scholarships and internships.

Have you made a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization/company and if so, how are you demonstrating it?

We advocate for diversity and inclusion not only in our own workplace, but also within the organizations with which we choose to partner, support, and volunteer our time. As part of our mission, we choose to align and collaborate with organizations that share our values and have made commitments to supporting DEI initiatives.

Also, through our marketing, messaging, and social media, we are actively sharing and talking about causes and issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers? 

As a minority-owned business, providing opportunities and supporting minority and LGBTQ youth is important for us. We offer four annual scholarships to financially assist minority and LGBTQ+ graduating high school seniors. Applications for our LGBTQ+ Youth scholarships open on March 31st. Please learn more and apply here: https://puzzlepiecesmarketing.com/scholarships

What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

One of the biggest benefits of our NCPC membership is being able to network with people in the nonprofit sector and becoming more familiar and engaged with the important work they do for our community. This continued exposure to nonprofits keeps our team inspired and motivated to support our nonprofit clients and volunteer in the community.

 
What do you benefit most from being a member of NCPC?

TrueCare has served North San Diego and Riverside Counties for over 50 years. Being a member of NCPC provides an opportunity to share our work and expand our reach to additional members of the community in need of accessing healthcare regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

What is your Mission?

To improve the health status of our diverse communities by providing quality healthcare that is comprehensive, affordable, and culturally sensitive.

What do you offer to the community?

TrueCare provides a safety net for those most in need. We believe that healthcare is a right that everyone deserves, and that healthy lives equal a healthy community. Throughout our 11 health centers, we offer an incredible level of quality, comprehensive medical services, as well as community outreach programs and engagement with the cities and people we serve.

What was your organization’s biggest accomplishment in the past six months – one year?

Equalizing the fight against the pandemic was a major focus for TrueCare in 2021. We worked hard to make COVID testing and vaccinations available to those hard-to-reach communities, including our ongoing outreach to agricultural workers. We collaborated with community partners to make it convenient for parents and adolescents to get vaccinated. We offered testing at many of our TrueCare locations throughout the week, including Saturdays.

We recognized that there are prevalent COVID-19 vaccine disparities among people from racial and ethnic minority groups, especially Hispanic/Latinx. TrueCare sprang into action and mobilized numerous initiatives for increasing vaccination rates in 2021.

Vaccination rates across our geographic service areas were steadily improving. However, rates for the Hispanic/Latinx populations in Oceanside, San Marcos, and Escondido remained low. Through a targeted outreach campaign, we organized our Community Outreach Team in a grassroots initiative to address vaccine-related questions and concerns in these hard-to-reach neighborhoods.

These efforts resulted in:

• The distribution of 4,150 masks, 12,000 hand sanitizers, 6,000 anti-bacterial wipes, and 68,750 printed materials.
• “Boots on the ground” outreach via community events, door hangers at apartment complexes, brochure drop-offs at local businesses and community organizations, clinic “tabling” events, social media posts, flyer deliveries to farms and nurseries, and presentations on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.
• Phone calls to members of the Hispanic/Latinx community from TrueCare’s Promotoras team provided one-on-one communication about the importance of getting vaccinated.

What event/program or campaign do you have coming up that you would like to share with our readers?

On March 26, at the beautiful Omni Resort La Costa, TrueCare will host its “Magical Masquerade” Grand Gala to help expand critical health services and ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare for all.

The event, themed as “an enchanting evening in Venice,” will be emceed by Geena the Latina, San Diego’s beloved iHeart on-air radio host. Proceeds will support TrueCare’s continued response to critical COVID-19 services, increased access to mobile healthcare units, transportation assistance, and the ongoing demand for telehealth visits and quality, affordable, healthcare.

Purchase tickets and learn more at Truecare.org/gala.