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SUMMARY:Listen\, Learn\, Respond: Making Community Feedback Meaningful
DESCRIPTION:About This Webinar\nPlease note that this is a free virtual event. \nMost nonprofits gather feedback in some way. But are we asking for feedback to help us decide which programs to scale up\, sunset\, or re-imagine? How can we ask the right questions\, hear what our communities are telling us\, and use that information to guide our decisions? \nWith funding and community needs shifting\, nonprofits are making important decisions about programs\, services\, and resources. It is easier to make decisions the community can understand when we take into consideration what their communities value and need. \nJoin CNM for a conversation facilitated by Listen4Good exploring what meaningful community feedback can look like\, and the many ways organizations can use this information for good. Through practical insights and real-world examples\, we’ll look at how feedback can challenge assumptions we make\, surface what matters most to the people we serve\, and help us feel grounded as we make important decisions about our programs and services. \nWhether you already have a feedback process or are figuring out where to begin\, this session will offer ideas you can take back to your organization. \n\n  \nWhat We’ll Explore\n\nWhat a strong community feedback loop looks like and practices that can make feedback more meaningful and useful.\nHow organizations with different programs and services are using community feedback to strengthen their programs and increase their impact.\nHow to recognize what’s working in your organization’s current feedback practices and where there may be opportunities to strengthen them.\nPractical starting points for making community feedback a more useful part of your organization’s work and decision-making.\n\n\n  \nWho Should Attend\nThis webinar is for nonprofit professionals interested in strengthening how their organizations listen to and learn from the communities they serve\, particularly those involved in program planning and delivery\, organizational strategy\, community engagement\, evaluation\, data\, or fundraising. \nFunders and philanthropic partners interested in community-informed approaches are also welcome. \n  \nFacilitator Bio:\nHeidi Elneil\, Senior Coordinator of Partner Services – Listen4Good \nHeidi Elneil is the Senior Coordinator of Partner Services at Listen4Good and\, in that role\, is the first thought partner that nonprofits have in assessing and strengthening their feedback processes. Before coming to Listen4Good she was the “youth person” for organizations around California – helping develop youth programming and leadership opportunities. She spent years focusing on strengths-based leadership and organizational development and is a certified LEGO Serious Play facilitator. \nAbout Listen4Good \nListen4Good builds nonprofits’ skills to gather and use feedback from the people they serve – turning it into insights for program improvement\, fundraising\, strategic planning\, and equity work. Participating organizations get 1:1 coaching\, group learning\, and a web application with tools and best practices for building strong feedback loops. Since 2016\, Listen4Good has supported over 1\,250 organizations through its 18-month capacity-building program.
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SUMMARY:Building Sector Power Across Los Angeles County
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nWhat becomes possible when we recognize nonprofits as an industry? \nLos Angeles has a nonprofit industry. It is the fourth largest employer in the region\, with much of its economic activity centered on people and local communities. Yet nonprofits are still too often understood primarily as charity rather than as a vital part of our region’s economic infrastructure. \nIt is time to explore a different way of thinking about the sector. \nJoin us for a half day exploratory convening bringing together nonprofit\, foundation\, and government leaders to examine what it could mean to move from charity to infrastructure and build greater sector power across Los Angeles County. \n  \nWhat the Data Tells Us\nNonprofits represent 1.5% of all employer establishments in Los Angeles County\, yet account for 8.5% of employment. The sector generates 12% of economic output and supports 17% of all jobs across the county. \nThis economic impact reflects the unique role nonprofits play in our region. Nonprofits employ people\, provide essential services\, invest in communities\, and direct resources back into the local economy. \nThe data gives us an opportunity to ask a bigger question: If nonprofits are already an economic force in Los Angeles County\, what would change if we started treating them like one? \n  \nFrom Charity to Infrastructure\nHow we understand nonprofits shapes how we support them. \nWhen nonprofits are viewed primarily through the lens of charity\, it influences how they are funded\, included in economic planning\, and understood by government\, philanthropy\, and the broader public. \nRecognizing nonprofits as an industry and essential infrastructure opens the door to a different conversation. One centered on investment\, sustainability\, partnership\, and collective power. \nThis convening is an opportunity to begin that conversation together. \nWhat We’re Exploring\nTogether\, we will explore questions about what it could take to build greater recognition and power for the nonprofit sector across Los Angeles County: \n\nDoes recognizing nonprofits as infrastructure change how we understand the sector’s role and value?\nWhat would it mean to recognize nonprofits as an industry?\nWhat currently prevents the sector from being treated as essential economic infrastructure?\nWhat would greater investment in nonprofit infrastructure look like in practice?\nWhat would nonprofits\, philanthropy\, and government need to do differently to strengthen the sector’s collective power?\n\n  \nWho Should Attend\nThis conversation is designed for \n\nNonprofit executive directors and senior leaders thinking about sector sustainability and growth.\nFoundation and philanthropic leaders are encouraged to attend.\nGovernment leaders and agencies that partner with nonprofits.\n\n  \nIf you are thinking about what comes next for Los Angeles County’s nonprofit sector and how we build greater power together\, we invite you to join this in-person convening.
URL:https://cnmsocal.org/event/building-sector-power26/
LOCATION:The California Endowment\, 1000 Alameda Street\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Supervising for Success: Challenges & Change
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nBuild your confidence around handling challenging conversations.\n  \n\n\n\nPlease note that this is an in-person training on Tuesday\, December 8th\, from 9:00am to 4:00pm in downtown Los Angeles. \nIn this all day training you’ll learn and practice proven communication methods that can help you\, as a supervisor\, keep your team on track. We will explore how timely and well-delivered feedback contributes to improved employee performance and can help you build a stronger team. \nTopics include\n\nActive Listening\nIdentifying the Root Problem\nFeedback Model\nPreparing for and having Difficult Conversations\nPerformance Reviews – year around\nSuperviisng during Continual Change\nEmployee Motivation and Burnout\n\n  \nWho Should Attend\nThis seminar is designed for Nonprofit Supervisors\, Directors\, Managers\, and other nonprofit leaders at all levels of experience. \nRegistration Fee\n\nEarly Bird : $304 (ends on Nov 17th)\nGeneral Admission: $330\nRead CNM’s Refund Policy\n\n  \nInstructor\nPatricia Navarro – Senior Learning Manager\, Center for Nonprofit Management \nPatricia brings over 20 years of dedicated experience supporting the nonprofit community to her role at CNM. Her unwavering passion for empowering individuals through learning and growth has been a driving force throughout her diverse career. Patricia has successfully coordinated and managed a wide array of trainings\, events\, and conferences\, demonstrating her commitment to fostering development within the nonprofit sector. Fluent in both English and Spanish\, Patricia has played pivotal roles in coaching adult learners and managers\, as well as facilitating impactful trainings for nonprofit leaders\, volunteers and clients. At CNM\, she assumes a crucial role overseeing certification programs\, administering scholarship grants\, and delivering trainings. Patricia’s academic background includes a Bachelor of Science degree from ITESM\, a prestigious university in Mexico\, underscoring her commitment to excellence. Moreover\, she holds the distinction of being a Certified Coach\, having completed the Goldvarg Consulting Group program—an accredited initiative by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Patricia’s multifaceted expertise and dedication make her an invaluable asset to CNM\, where she continues to make a lasting impact on the nonprofit sector’s development and success. \n\n\n\n\n  \nHealth and Wellness\nTo help create a comfortable learning environment for all participants\, we ask attendees to be mindful of their health and the well-being of others. If you are feeling unwell or experiencing symptoms of a cold\, flu\, or other contagious illness\, please stay home. Masks are welcome but not required and will be available for anyone who would like one.
URL:https://cnmsocal.org/event/supervising-for-success-challenges-change-2/
LOCATION:The California Endowment\, 1000 Alameda Street\, Los Angeles\, United States
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