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Meet Our Members: 365 Events San Diego

365 Events San Diego on Working with Purpose – Discover Why Engaging Volunteers in 2023 is Crucial for Improving Corporate Culture

According to a survey by Alaya Good, 72% of the next generation of workers said a job where they can make an impact is important to their happiness. As an employer, some of the benefits you can bring to helping your employees find their purpose is undeniable:

  • Engaging the workforce by serving the community through volunteerism
  • Making a positive impact for a common cause
  • Creating a sense of well being among employees
  • Improving brand perception

In 2019, Teresa Miller and Carlen Haag joined forces—with over 30 years of combined experience—to create 365 Events San Diego with hopes of inspiring a strong sense of community through shared experiences. In alignment with NCPC, 365 Events San Diego promotes and strengthens charitable impacts within our communities by connecting corporations with non-profits in need.

“Corporate volunteerism is one of the pillars of—and essential to—a company’s social responsibility program”, say the Co-Founders.

As COVID-19 changed the way the world functioned, corporations saw employee morale and engagement opportunities plummet. Today, corporations are now seeing the need to re-invest in ways to build their teams outside of the office. One of the best ways is through cause-based volunteer service events with a common goal in mind. What better way to re-establish an atmosphere of empowerment and engagement than to volunteer with your team?

365 Events San Diego already works with over 100 organizations that are supporting a variety of causes from homelessness, veterans, foster youth, park revitalization, and so much more. We can create a variety of custom opportunities for companies:

  • Half Day and One Day Service Projects
  • Kids Connect
  • Week of Service
  • Ongoing CSR volunteer programs
  • Corporate functions
  • Nonprofit event management

In 2021, we created 365 Connect, a 501c3 that helps those who are looking to help others and addresses the critical needs of the San Diego Community. Areas of service include:

  • Assisting corporations that have resources and are looking for causes that align with their mission
  • Donor funding
  • Grant research, writing, and management
  • Cause-related marketing and events

Corporate volunteering programs are a powerful tool for fostering happier, healthier workplaces while being a force for good! Let 365 Events SD and NCPC help you make 2023 the best year yet for your employees and your community!

To learn more…Website: 365eventssd.com and https://365eventssd.com/365-connect-org/

Email: Info@365eventssd.com        Phone:  833-365-4663

Meet Our Members: Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos

Providing Kids & Teens with the Tools to Build Great Futures

Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos (BGCSM) aims to promote the wellness, health, and success of school-aged youth in the San Marcos community. Driven by its mission to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens, BGCSM offers targeted academic, collaborative, and recreational activities that encourage young learners to become the community’s next generation of responsive, purposeful leaders.

Since its inception in 1979, BGCSM has strived to empower youth to reach their academic and personal goals. More than 20 programs are driven by this goal, working to complement one another in pursuit of three priority outcomes: Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character and Citizenship. BGCSM offers comprehensive programming to a diverse community of nearly 4,000 members each year, many of whom are from historically marginalized communities. Tailored to youth from ages 6-18, programs are offered at 12 locations throughout San Marcos, including two standalone Clubhouses, eight school-based sites, and two low-income apartment sites.

In 2022, the organization celebrated the launch of its Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation Branch, a new standalone Clubhouse located in the heart of an affordable housing community. The branch was opened in partnership with the City of San Marcos and now serves an additional 125 elementary school-aged youth each day, furthering the organization’s mission-driven work to expand its footprint and impact on the community.

To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos, visit www.boysgirlsclubsm.org.

Premier Members Making a Difference: Council for Supplier Diversity

The Council for Supplier Diversity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of using the disciplines of supplier diversity initiatives as an engine for economic empowerment in underrepresented communities. We are dedicated to expanding business opportunities for women, minority, service-disabled veterans, and other business enterprises.

We believe that diverse business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society.

The Council is a powerful partner and resource for diverse suppliers to expand and increase their bottom line. We help diverse businesses grow so they can give back and help others. As the businesses we work with grow their capacity, it enables them to support opportunities for others in the underserved community. The Council offers a variety of services to promote supplier diversity and economic equity. Some of the services offered are:

  • Supplier diversity sourcing and sourcing program development
  • Specialized business lending services
  • Supplier development and training programs
  • Office space, conference rooms, and event bookings for meetings, trainings, etc.

Over the years, the Council has established strategic relationships with partners in the community. We work with partners such as San Diego Youth Services, Access Inc., and other local agencies to assist them in their objectives for delivering workforce development and economic sustainability programs for youth and adults. These relationships allow us to leverage the small and diverse business community’s expertise in supporting local programs.

Over the past year, we have put an emphasis on enhancing our relationships with other organizations in the community to provide opportunities for the underserved youth. We have expanded our Young Entrepreneur Academy program this year to support the goals of both the county’s Department of Justice and Office of Education. Our collaboration with the Juvenile Diversion Initiative (JDI) by the DA’s office allows eligible youth the opportunity to attend our Young Entrepreneur Academy as part of the program designed to divert them from the court system. This collaboration gives them additional guidance, mentorship, and support, but most importantly, gets them exposure to the opportunity of business and entrepreneurship as a potential career path.

More recently, we have developed a Financial Support Services team to help small/underserved businesses access the financials they need to grow their businesses and create jobs in the community. This new business lending service gives businesses access to a variety of business credit solutions thanks to our partnerships with lenders who have a special interest in supporting the diverse businesses in our community. Our financial team will work with individuals to tailor an appropriate financial solution based on their businesses’ specific needs. This is possible thanks to the support of our key partners: Union Bank, Civic Community Partners, Mission Driven Finance, and DBE financial firm, Genesis Funding.

We are excited to announce our annual end-of-year fundraiser for the month of December. This fundraiser is a great opportunity to support and get involved with The Council!

The funds generated over this month will help us continue to serve the community by funding programs such as our High Performance Supplier Series and Young Entrepreneur Academy, as well as help us expand our organization’s reach to help provide more opportunities to the diverse businesses in our community.

You can help support the council by visiting our website and making a donation, or if you own a diverse business or know the owner of a business who would benefit from the council’s services, we encourage you to get connected with us and register your business today!

Meet Our Members: Queen Bee Fundraising

Queen Bee Fundraising

A.J. Steinberg, CFRE, principal

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit event producer and engagement strategist, A.J. Steinberg has worked on over 100 successful events and raised millions of dollars for organizations with her Los Angeles-based production company.

In 2015, after years of watching smaller organizations struggle with underperforming fundraising events and unsold sponsorships, A.J. launched Queen Bee Fundraising to share the art of nonprofit event planning, sponsorship acquisition, and engagement strategies with organizations of all sizes and capacities.

“Every organization deserves to get the resources and training they need to succeed with fundraising events and sponsorships. My goal is to make these available to all nonprofits, no matter their size, and show them the steps to take in order to create profitable and engaging events.

A.J. is an internationally recognized topic expert and trainer, and presentation topics include nonprofit event planning, event sponsorships, committee and volunteer leadership, generational giving, and guest engagement. For more information about how Queen Bee Fundraising can help organizations open hearts and wallets at fundraising events, visit www.QueenBeeFundraising.com.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ajsteinbergproductions

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/QueenBeeMalibu

Facebook: www.facebook.com/queenbeefundraising

Contact: A.J. Steinberg

Queen Bee Fundraising

23801 Calabasas Road

Suite 2031

Calabasas, CA 91302

310-795-0269

aj@QueenBeeFundraising.com

www.QueenBeeFundraising.com

Meet Our Members: Connect

Connect is a non-profit innovation instigator, established to cultivate San Diego’s life science and tech communities. A trusted partner for more than 35 years, we propel our region’s entrepreneurs as they create and scale their companies – from first-time founders to seasoned executives. We operate across diverse industries, driven by a goal of inclusive impact and a desire to drive tangible, positive change for the megaregion. Our key programs, Cool Companies and Springboard, have helped companies raise nearly $1B in Series A funding. Those investments have resulted in the creation of thousands of jobs, wealth and exponential economic development for the region. In elevating entrepreneurial mastery – such as providing access to institutional capital, strategic advising, and partnering opportunities – we bring together our region’s culture and spirit to ignite our innovation economy.

In April 2022 – Connect brought together more than 3,400 people to celebrate San Diego’s Inaugural Innovation Day at Petco Park. The event featured 100+ exhibitors, 180+ venture capitalists, and 140+ angel investors all there because of their passion for or curiosity about our region’s innovation ecosystem. We believe that strategies we drive today, can make an impact for our future… Five•Ten•Thirty years out. Stay tuned and find out what Connect has in store for 2023 by signing up for our mailing list.

Meet Our Members: United Way of San Diego County

United We Can Create Change in our Community

United Way of San Diego County has over 100 years of experience uplifting and supporting the community. Our work focuses on education and economic mobility so children and young adults can succeed in school and families have the means to thrive, not just survive, in San Diego County.

The many gaps in San Diego County were only amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and have disproportionately affected Black and Hispanic households. Students have fallen further behind and have to work even harder to catch up due to a lack of resources, and families are forced to decide between paying rent and buying groceries as the cost of living continues to increase.

To help address some of these gaps, we’ve adopted a community learning model that looks to support the whole child and the whole family. This model uses schools, recreational centers, libraries, and local YMCAs to provide children with educational enrichment and parents with family support resources like food, rent, and utility assistance. Together, we can rally around children and families in need to ensure they have the tools and resources to succeed. We can make sure our children read at grade level, stay in school, and keep their dreams alive and that families are economically mobile and have a little less worry each month.

Our goal of making a better San Diego starts with minding the gaps in our community. We accomplish this through our collaborative efforts by uniting partners and leveraging resources to make lasting transformations. United We Can create change together!

To learn more, visit uwsd.org/unitedwecan.

Meet Our Members: Fleet Science Center

 

50 Years of Inspiration 

The Fleet Science Center is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, having opened as the world’s first tilted IMAX dome theater at our Balboa Park facility in March 1973. In those 50 years, the Fleet has served over 26 million people, inspiring interest in science and sparking the imaginations of generations of San Diegans.

Celebrating this milestone, the Fleet and its partners are planning a four-day series of activities March 10-13, 2023. Kicking it all off will be a very special dynamic and explosive science demonstration followed by a breakfast for key supporters, community leaders and dignitaries. The weekend will also feature 1973 admission prices of $2.50. These events will be the beginning of a year of science celebrations in our San Diego neighborhoods and at the Fleet Science Center.

The Fleet Science Center is a county-wide organization devoted to establishing and supporting communities rich in science-learning. This past year, the Fleet reached more than 312,216 individuals, including 119,508 youth, though STEM exhibitions, digital and IMAX films, school workshops and presentations, after-school programs, teacher professional development, adult programs, and community engagement. For more information about the Fleet or to partner with us, please visit https://www.fleetscience.org.

Premier Members Making a Difference: Lucky Duck Foundation

The Lucky Duck Foundation appreciates being connected with local non-profit professionals, philanthropists, business leaders, and other organizations to promote the advancement of philanthropic efforts, community collaboration, and the sharing of resources and strategies to improve our collective impact on the community.

The Lucky Duck Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises money to fund and activate high-impact programs aimed at alleviating the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego County.

The Lucky Duck Foundation organizes, funds and drives a wide range of programs, including over 15 employment and job training programs; bridge shelters to provide shelter for well over 400 individuals nightly; a “Cash for Trash” program that enables homeless individuals to earn $2 for every bag of trash cleaned up (after its first 34 days, more than 44 tons of trash were picked up); a food & water outreach program that reaches nearly 1,000 people daily and has eclipsed 1.5 million meals distributed in just over 2 and a half years; and the distribution of more than 5,000 winter coats that transform into sleeping bags.

Earlier this year the Lucky Duck Foundation launched its second $1 million investment in region-wide employment and job training opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness. This iteration includes a laptop for every graduate and employment opportunities in tech, tech support, and warehouse operations. One employment program hires Salvation Army shelter residents and trains them to be food rescue route drivers by operating routes provided by Feeding San Diego. In June of 2022, this three-pronged collaborative effort reached a milestone: more than 500,000 lbs. of food have been rescued, and all graduates have secured full-time employment and are still housed.

The Lucky Duck Foundation successfully partnered with the County and City of San Diego on a new initiative to create and open a new bridge shelter in the Midway District that provides up to 150 shelter beds for those suffering from behavior and mental health illness. The Lucky Duck Foundation donated the use of its bridge shelter and covered costs to construct it and the shelter was opened in September.

Additionally, the first week of November, the Lucky Duck Foundation’s food & water program eclipsed 1,500,000 meals distributed to individuals suffering from homelessness or on the brink – all in less than two years. The program is largely driven by volunteers and maximizes its reach and impact by leveraging partnerships with many local outreach organizations.

Giving Tuesday is a prominent upcoming campaign in which the Lucky Duck Foundation will continue to raise money to provide Empowerment Plan sleeping bag coats to unsheltered homeless San Diegans. While we call on regional elected leaders to add more immediately available beds, the need to provide protection and warmth from the elements is critical. As such, the Lucky Duck Foundation has committed to distributing several thousand more Empowerment Plan sleeping bag coats during the fall and winter of 2022. This is in addition to distributing more than 5,000 coats since 2020. The first 100 coats were distributed on World Homeless Day (10/10) in partnership with the Empowerment Plan, who distributed 100 coats in 10 different cities on 10/10.

These weather-resistant coats are manufactured by homeless parents and transform into sleeping bags to provide reprieve and protection from the cold pavement. It is the least we can do while we encourage our elected leaders to add inclement weather shelter beds. Coats are distributed through our food and water initiative.

The Lucky Duck Foundation has committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion within and beyond our organization and the individuals we serve; and we practice this every day through our food & water outreach initiative and other programs.

Learn more at https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org/.

Meet Our Members: Tri-City Hospital Auxiliary

 

Volunteers in the Hospital Auxiliary have been SERVING, CARING and BELONGING since 1958; over 65 years! AND 3 years before the Hospital we now know as Tri-City Medical Center opened to prepare for the introduction into the Tri City Area of its first fully operational hospital facility.

This all-volunteer organization exists to provide essential assistance throughout the Medical Center.  Auxiliary members serve as Shuttle Drivers, Hospital Escorts, Information Desk Staff, Registration Assistants, Surgery Aides, NICU Aides, and assist in many other departments. Our members stock and staff the Gift Shop whose proceeds are used for scholarships and needed medical equipment.  Members provide literally thousands of hours each year in valuable staffing support that frees doctors, nurses, aides, and other medical staff to concentrate their time treating and caring for patients.

During the Covid pandemic, Volunteers took the responsibility of helping to manage the Covid clinic by providing escorts to the Clinic facility, personnel to bring people into the vaccination stations, and a clean-up crew to keep the clinic thoroughly sanitized.

The Auxiliary stands ready to help whenever additional needs arise.

New Volunteers are always welcome!  An Orientation session acquaints everyone with the Volunteer process and matches Volunteers with the department to which their skills are best suited. Anyone interested in finding out more about this great Volunteer opportunity can contact orientation@tcmc.com.

For additional information visit the website at: tricityhospitalauxiliary.org.

Meet Our Members: My Point Credit Union

We’re proud to be a part of San Diego, full of one-of-a-kind communities and diverse and passionate doers. At MyPoint Credit Union, we want to help these doers – individuals, families, local businesses and everyone in-between – do more of the things they love in the city they call home. For over 70 years, we’ve been helping our members make the most out of their finances so they can live life on their own terms. Life may be short, but it should be awesome, and that’s why we’re focused on helping our members get the most out of their lives. So tell us what you’d love to do. We’ll help you do it.

We believe life is about doing. Doing what inspires you. What drives you. What truly matters to you. No matter what you want, need, or love to do, we’re here to help. Because if it’s important to you, it’s important for us to make it happen. At MyPoint Credit Union, we help you do.

  • We are a fiercely independent not-for-profit focusing on doing what’s right for you.
  • Your membership helps kids with physical challenges attend Camp Wamp so they can focus on what they CAN DO!
  • You have access to 7 branches across San Diego and 30,000 ATMs and Branches across the US.
  • We have a monthly workshop series to help you through every financial stage and decision in life.

Learn more at mypointcu.com.