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NCPC 2019 Survey

Dear Friends of Philanthropy,

In order to better serve you, the NCPC Board of Directors is kindly asking for your input. Please click on the link below for a brief survey which will take less than 3 minutes.


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The survey ends on May 31st – the day of our next Quarterly Workshop/Luncheon: Integrity-Based Success featuring Kelly Cardenas. All entries must be received by this date to qualify for the drawing. Please feel free to forward this email to others who may also be interested in providing feedback for us, as it is open to the whole community.

Thank you for your time, input and continued support!

NCPC Board of Directors and Staff

 

Premier Members Making A Difference – Sanford Institute of Philanthropy

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.

Membership Drive

Help us promote and strengthen philanthropic impact in our communities!

Attention Current Members: You’ll have an opportunity to win one of several prizes when you bring a prospective member to any one of the following events:

  • March 20 Coffee Connector
  • March 29 Morning Workshop & Luncheon
  • April 17 Evening Connector
  • May 15 Coffee Connector
  • May 31 Morning Workshop & Luncheon

Not a member yet? Join NCPC by May 31 and you too will have the opportunity to win one of several prizes!

PRIZES include:

  • A one-hour professional consultation with marketing expert Dan Novak, former Global Marketing and Communications at Qualcomm, and Lucky Duck Foundation Board member
  • A one-hour professional consultation on board development/engagement provided by Cindi Phallen of Create Possibility
  • A one-hour professional consultation on advancing your organization’s resource development program – provided by Marianne Pekala, CFRE of Mastering Philanthropy
  • A one-hour professional consultation with Sharon Omahen, Executive Director at Coastal Community Foundation and grant writing instructor
  • An opportunity for your organization to be highlighted in an upcoming NCPC newsletter
  • A ticket to one 2019 NCPC quarterly luncheon of your choice

Please contact Sandra at sandra@ncphilanthropy.org with any questions.

Meet Our Member: Blair Search Partners

Every organization’s performance is the sum of its people. As such, our mission is straightforward: source the highest caliber talent from across the nation for our San Diego and Orange County-based clients.

Blair Search Partners is a retained executive search and recruiting firm, working exclusively with mission-driven organizations of all sizes and sectors. Our clients retain us to manage search engagements at every level, including c-suite, director, manager, and program/staff levels. While each search engagement is customized around the needs of the individual client organization, we place equal emphasis on the candidate experience throughout the entire process. After all, today’s candidate could very well be tomorrow’s volunteer, donor, or board member!

We don’t think of this as the business of recruiting: to us, this is the business of community building.

Please visit us at http://blairsearchpartners.com/ for more information on our current engagements, including:

Message from NCPC Board President, Shannon Stubblefield

2018 was a year of growth for our North County Philanthropy Council community! We welcomed new members, added workshops to complement quarterly luncheons, hosted coffee connectors each month – and celebrated record-breaking numbers of volunteers at our Volunteer Awards Luncheon this past fall.

Thank you to Javier Guerrero for his visionary leadership and to our Board and staff for their dedication to making change in our community. As the new 2019 Board President, I am grateful to work alongside our committed members to strengthen philanthropy in North County. We’re looking forward to new opportunities this year and keeping the momentum going.

Please plan to join us for our first luncheon of the year on February 1. We are honored to host Peter Seidler, Dan Shea, and Stephanie Kilkenny as our guests in a presentation titled “Getting Down to Business: The Power of Philanthropy and Business Leaders Addressing Homelessness”. We hope to see you there for an engaging and lively luncheon!

Shannon

Message from NCPC Board President, Javier Guerrero

Happy Holidays from the North County Philanthropy Council! Thank you for your support throughout this year as NCPC continued to connect philanthropic and nonprofit leaders to promote and strengthen philanthropy in our community. This year we witnessed significant connections being made at our Luncheons, Connectors and thru our new Mentorship Program. Our year ended with an incredibly inspiring Volunteer Awards Luncheon where 650 community members celebrated volunteers who make this world a better place. I was proud to be a part of being able to thank and recognize 95 volunteers from every sector of nonprofits.

It has been an absolute honor for me to serve as the NCPC Board President these past two years. Thank you for your participation and moreover your commitment and enthusiasm to help achieve the mission of NCPC.

I’m excited to share that the NCPC Board of Directors has elected Shannon Stubblefield of North County Lifeline as our 2019 Board President. Shannon’s passion, intelligence, kindness and vast experience will serve our region well. I look forward to supporting as Past-President, and once again want to thank you for all you do for our community!

Javier

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2019 Member Scholarships

Scholarship Guidelines and Criteria

North County Philanthropy Council (NCPC) is a regional membership association of non- profit professionals, board members and volunteers along with corporate philanthropists serving North San Diego County communities. Membership in the council is open to all organizations businesses, and individuals interested in learning and sharing to ultimately provide an even greater benefit to the communities and individuals they serve.

NCPC provides scholarships to those interested in becoming members who wish to promote philanthropy at your organization or within your community. Applicants may apply for a yearly membership scholarship, which includes a discounted fee* for attendance at NCPC quarterly workshops and luncheons plus the annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon (VAL). Applicants must meet the following criteria.

  1. Applicants must be employed by or volunteer at a nonprofit organization in San Diego County communities. Scholarship is for the nonprofit organization, not an individual.
  2. Applicants must be willing to commit to attending a minimum of two NCPC events during the term of the scholarship.
  3. Applicants have not received a prior scholarship from NCPC.
  4. Applicants must be willing to share how the scholarship helped them promote or advance philanthropy at their organization or within their community.
  5. Applicants are requested to volunteer for an event or committee if there is a need
  6. Applicants must submit a scholarship application within the specified time period.

Applications for 2019 to be received by January 6, 2019. Applicants will be notified of scholarship by February 1, 2019.

Scholarship Award Procedures

Applications are available online or print a 2019 NCPC Scholarship Application and send to sandra@ncphilanthropy.org.

Scholarship Benefits:

Year One:

  • Nonprofit membership at no charge
  • Quarterly Workshops = $10 per person
  • Quarterly Luncheon = $10 per person
  • Volunteer Awards Luncheon = $25 per person

Year Two:

  • Nonprofit membership = $50
  • Quarterly Workshops = $10 per person
  • Quarterly Luncheon = $10 per person

Year Three:

  • Nonprofit membership = $100
  • Quarterly Workshops = $10 per person
  • Quarterly Luncheon = $10 per person
  • Volunteer Awards Luncheon = $25 per person

Complete an online scholarship application or download our scholarship application and send the completed application to sandra@ncphilanthropy.org.

NCPC Scholarship Application Online Version

2019 NCPC Scholarship Application Print Version

 

 

NCPC: 2018 Volunteer Awards Luncheon Thank You and Congratulations

Thank you to all who were able to join us to celebrate philanthropy in our community at NCPC’s Annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon at Omni La Costa Resort where we honored a record-breaking 95 volunteers from 88 of our member organizations and companies. We heard stories of how each of them connect their passion with purpose to protect the environment, care for animals, provide relief to those in need of food, shelter, and jobs, ensure children have safe places to learn, grow, and play, and much more. We are truly grateful to Wells Fargo for being our Title Sponsor this year and all those who supported the event to make it a special day.

On behalf of North Council Philanthropy Council’s Board of Directors, I would like to thank you all for your continuous support. We hope to see you in 2019 at one of our many NCPC programs, luncheons, gatherings, and connectors as we continue our commitment to bringing people together to strengthen philanthropy in North County and the region.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Javier

Congratulations again to the following special award recipients.

Story of Strengthening Philanthropy: Mia Roseberry, Wounded Warrior Homes

Wounded Warrior Homes has been a member of the North County Philanthropy Council for four years, thanks to the generosity of their business sponsor, Jeff Crane, Certified Financial Planner, and his team at Thrivent Financial. Mia regularly attends NCPC Workshops and Luncheons.  As a newcomer to the world of nonprofit management, she has benefited from the information that is shared and the business connections she made.

“One very memorable connection occurred at a networking session just prior to the opening of our third home,” said Mia. “I mentioned that Wounded Warrior Homes had scheduled a cleaning day and was looking for volunteers. To my surprise, John McCoy, President of Oceanside Theatre Company offered to send the theatre’s cleaning service to clean the home and to cover this expense personally.” With John’s support, Wounded Warrior Homes was able to advance their timeline and move veterans into their new homes one week sooner than planned.

Mahogany House Update 5/19/2018 | Oceanside, Ca from Wounded Warrior Homes on Vimeo.

“At NCPC, it’s all about supporting our community,” said Mia. “There’s a spirit of cooperation and a commitment to working together to make life better to the people we serve. NCPC is a great place to meet people who work for causes that touch your heart.”

Mia became the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wounded Warrior Homes in 2009,  where she was driven by her heart. Her background was in special education, not nonprofit management. But she and her husband Steve noticed that post-9/11 veterans suffering from Posttraumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury were “falling through the cracks” so they felt compelled to take action.

Wounded Warrior Homes was established by Mia and Steve to provide local military heroes with support and supplemental services to help them transition from the front lines to the home front. This nonprofit organization currently houses 13 veterans in its three homes located in Oceanside, Vista and Escondido. In addition to housing, the residents receive help with decisions about advancing their education, finding jobs and managing their finances.

Meet Our Member: Escondido Community Child Development Center (ECCDC)

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: www.ECCDC.com
Recent News:  
ECCDC has announced dates of their annual fundraising events. The 8th Annual Tots ‘N Trucks event will be October 13, 2018 at Kit Carson Park in Escondido.  The event is free to the public and allows children of all ages a chance to climb and explore trucks and utility vehicles of all shapes and sizes. The event runs from 10 am to 2 pm.
The 6th Annual ECCDC Golf Classic will be held on April 26, 2019, at the Twins Oaks Golf Course. If you would like to sponsor or play in the event, please contact Patti Call at 760-535-5160 or Megan Siller at 760-839-9361.