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Thrive Events
Nonprofit Racial Justice Summit: No Going Back
Mon, October 4 - Wed, October 6, 11:00 am and 2:00 pm
Join nonprofit leaders at the Nonprofit Racial Justice Summit to:
Renew our collective commitment to fight against systemic racism
Reflect on and learn how we can do better as organizations
Be inspired and move forward to co-create, centering community voice, a racially just community
The Summit -- with the theme of "No Going Back" -- will be a learning space where we can deepen our understanding about how to meet the nonprofit racial equity pledge and to advance racial justice and equity within our institutions and in our community. It is also a call to action for nonprofits.
Note: The summit is being offered as a six-part series of webinars from Mon, October 4 to Wed, October 6, at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm each day. The art and theme for the Summit -- No Going Back -- was created by Bay Area artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
A Candid Discussion with Chief Equity Officers: The Future of Racial Justice in Government
Tuesday, October 5, 11:00 am
Featuring: Shireen Malekafzali, Chief Equity Officer, County of San Mateo; Dr. Analilia Garcia, Racial & Health Equity Senior Manager, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department; Zulma Maciel, Director of Office of Racial Equity, City of San José. Moderated by Petra Silton, Director of Advocacy & Education, Thrive Alliance, and Nick Kuwada, Policy Director, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits.
Philanthropy's New Path: Racial Justice Front and Center
Tuesday, October 5, 2:00 pm
Featuring: Gina Dalma, Executive Vice President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation; Holly Kreider, Program Director, Community Heising-Simons Foundation; Adam Fong, Program Officer in Performing Arts, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Moderated by Fred Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer, Child Advocates of Silicon Valley.
Engaging Your Board to Further Racial Equity and Justice
Wednesday, October 6, 11:00 am
Presented by Ali Knight, FLY President & CEO, and June Wang, FLY Board Chair.
Moving Forward in Developing a Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative Wednesday, October 6, 2:00 pm
Presented by Stacy Richardson, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Momentum for Health.
You can sign up for the whole webinar series or a la carte! If you can't make a session, don't worry -- you can watch the recording later.
District Lines and Donuts & District Lines and Dessert
Wed, October 12, 9:00 - 10:00 am & Wed, October 12, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Join us for an informal hands on conversation about current San Mateo County district lines, population changes, and how to get involved in the redistricting process and why you should care. This event will be co-hosted with Jim Lawrence, Chair of San Mateo County’s Redistricting Commission. This will be a space for the community and our nonprofit partners to come together to learn and have an honest conversation about where we are in the process. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please reach out to Yajaira Ortega if you have any questions about this event. The conversation will be virtual, so BYOD (bring your own donuts/dessert. We promise to supply those as soon as we meet in person again!)
Continuing the Discussion on Planning for Collective Climate Goals
Thurs, October 28, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Join Thrive to continue the series designed to collectively focus climate goals based on your priorities. In this meeting, we hope to move forward from our previous meeting on identifying issues impacting climate change and justice to the next step in looking at methods that can address these issues. Read more about the previous meeting.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation: Health - Community Action Grants
Deadline: Fri, October 15, 11:59 pm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is now accepting applications for their new Health: Community Action Grants program. This program is designed to provide support for BIPOC-led and allied organizations that prioritize community-based solutions to improve access to care, strengthen primary care, address upstream health factors, and offer mental health services.
Design for Extreme Affordability (Extreme): Recruiting Partners
Design for Extreme Affordability (Extreme) a multidisciplinary, graduate level course at Stanford's d.school or design school, is looking for Bay Area partners for their 2022 (Jan-June) cohort. Extreme partners with social impact organizations to design products and services that address the needs of low-resource communities. To learn more about the program click here.
If you are interested or know of an organization that may be a good fit and interested in engaging with a student course, please email them at extreme@dschool.stanford.edu.
Say Goodbye to Gas With Used EV Rebates
Electric vehicle (EVs) provide lasting benefits to individuals and the community at large. In addition to offering significantly lower operation and maintenance costs to drivers, EVs emit significantly less emissions than gasoline-powered cars. That’s why Peninsula Clean Energy is helping San Mateo County residents go electric with rebates of up to $4,000 when they purchase a used EV. Income-qualified residents can save even more by combining additional offers from other state and local programs. For more information, to complete a pre-application or to find a participating dealership, visit PenCleanEnergy.com/usedev.
PG&E and California Fire Foundation: Wildfire Safety PSA
Evacuating from your home early can mean the difference of life or death. When a wildfire or other disaster strikes, be prepared to leave in a moment’s notice. Having a 5-minute plan with an escape route can get you and your family out and safe. Don’t wait to be told to be evacuated, leave before fires get too close.
Have an established meeting place
Pack an emergency kit with essentials like medicine, important documents, clothes, food, and water
Watch for weather reports and Red Flag Warnings
If you need to go, get your emergency bags packed and gather your family and pets
Most important, don’t wait for the evacuation order
Visit firefightersonyourside.org for more information on creating a 5-minute plan and being prepared for disaster.
Community Events
Stanford Graduate School of Education: 2021 RILE Fall Conference (Virtual)
Mon, October 4 - Fri, October 8 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm each day
The Stanford Graduate School of Education invites you to attend their upcoming 2021 RILE Fall Conference, entitled Beyond Barriers: Challenging Persistent Educational Inequalities in a New Hybrid World. This year they will be sharing new research and welcoming scholars from across the world to discuss how lessons from the pandemic must inform contemporary practices in schools.
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits: Group Workshop - Developing a High Performing Team
Tues, October 5, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Center for Excellence in Nonprofits for a full-day session designed to show teams how to use an understanding of individuals' social styles and values to create a more inclusive working environment that leverages collective assets and allows teammates to work together more strategically. Participants will discover ways to identify barriers, such as implicit vs. explicit agreements, explore how to use team charters to set yourselves up for success, as well as tips for great team meetings.
Acterra: Just Cooking - A Demonstration and Conversation With Mandela Grocery Co-Op
Tues, October 12, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Join Acterra and Mandela Grocery Cooperative for a discussion around social justice and food justice related issues, as well as solutions that are led by BIPOC community leaders in the Bay Area. Learn about the importance of supporting local grocery cooperatives, the need for all to have access to fresh and nutritional foods, cooking with induction cooktops, and making affordable plant-forward meals. The event will conclude with a quick and affordable plant-based cooking demonstration.
Register for this event and you will receive the ingredient list in advance so that you can cook along.
Healthy Cities Tutoring: Fall Tutor Orientation and Training
Wed, October 13, 10:00 am or 7:00 pm
Join Healthy Cities Tutoring (HTC) for one of their upcoming New Tutor Orientation and Training sessions. During these sessions you will join other new tutors and learn about Healthy Cities Tutoring and their program, meet their staff, and have all your questions answered.
10:00 – 10:35 am or 7:00 – 7:35 pm: New Tutor Orientation - If you have not tutored with HTC, this session covers everything you need to know to get started with a student.
10:45 – 11:30 am or 7:45 – 8:30 pm: Tutor Tips Training - Interactive and fun training on how to make the most out of your tutoring sessions in person or over Zoom. Chance to ask questions following the meeting.
Note: Following the orientation session is their Fall Training led by HCT staff and teachers from their schools.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Community Resilience Circle
Tues, October 19, 9:30 - 11:00 am
We have faced successive and unprecedented challenges in the past year, with some communities experiencing disproportionate impact. This leaves collective trauma and accumulated stress in our bodies, contributing to overwhelm and burnout. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is partnering with AllThrive Education to support grantees with practices to facilitate stress management, trauma healing, and resilience building in order to boost our ability to face challenges with strength and creativity. Through these drop-in community sessions, participants will:
Engage in practices to generate self-awareness and reset the nervous system
Connect with and learn from others in the CZI community
Learn resilience-building tools to apply to their personal and professional lives
AllThrive Education facilitators have decades of collective experience working at the intersection of social justice and trauma healing. They bring the wisdom of embodied mindfulness and restorative circle practices to support the sustainability, efficacy, equity, and wellbeing of those working for a more just and sustainable world.
Hosted by AllThrive Education Co-founders, Wendy Martinez-Marroquin and Jonathan Relucio.
Sustainable San Mateo County (SSMC): 2021 Indicators Report Launch
Tues, October 19, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Join Sustainable San Mateo County for the launch of its 2021 Indicators Report on Equitable Housing. Come listen via Zoom for the unveiling of the report and a panel discussion on solutions to the housing crisis.
Featuring: Rick Bonilla, Deputy Mayor, San Mateo; Diana Reddy, Council Member, Redwood City; Matt Franklin, Chief Executive, Mid Peninsula Housing.
Note: This event is free but registration is required.
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits: Preventing Burnout - Self-Care in a Selfless Sector
Tues, October 19, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Workplace stress is unavoidable, especially in the nonprofit sector where compassion fatigue runs rampant and we see high rates of turnover and burnout year after year. Join Center for Excellence in Nonprofits for a workshop designed to provide the space and tools needed to help you lean in without burning out. Participants will join in productive conversations that explore new strategies and coping skills while gaining tangible resources to identify workplace stressors, end self-deprecating talk, build communicative workplace structures, and calmly deal with change at any level in an organization.
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits: Fundamentals of Financial Wellbeing
Wed, October 20, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits is once again partnering with MassMutual to provide accessible financial education to the nonprofit sector and beyond. This educational workshop is designed to leave you with a better understanding of financial opportunities/strategies - at all income levels - and provide suggestions to help you set financial goals.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Fundamentals of Access for the Disabled Community
Thurs, October 21, 9:30 - 11:00 am
Join Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Wandke Consulting for their upcoming session to discuss the Fundamentals of Access for the Disabled Community. This presentation will cover:
An introduction to the disability community and the importance of accessibility and inclusion.
Etiquette around interacting with disabled folks.
How to make your organization more accessible to disabled folks, in-person and online.
Hosted by Wandke Consulting Director of Accessibility Kyann Flint and Founder Daman Wandke.
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County: Housing Leadership Day 2021
Fri, October 22, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
For the past 20 years, Housing Leadership Day has provided a space for community members to exchange the knowledge and tools needed to mobilize and ultimately bring more affordable homes to our neighborhood. Join the Housing Leadership Council’s second virtual conference for a chance to (re)connect with one another, join a workshop, and learn more about their work in San Mateo County.
Note: Early bird registration ends Wed, October 6.
PG&E and California Fire Foundation have provided the following wildfire safety and evacuation social media messages and graphics that can be downloaded and shared with your community.
For COVID-19 health and vaccine information for San Mateo County, visit San Mateo County Health.
COVID-19 Communications
The County of San Mateo Office of Community Affairs provides these COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination communications for you to share with your community. For additional communications click here.
The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program did NOT end on September 30th. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until program funds are exhausted. Eligible renters and landlords are still encouraged to apply at HousingIsKey.com or call 833-430-2122.
The Pfizer #COVID19 boosters are meant to boost immunity that may have waned over time. People who SHOULD receive a Pfizer booster include: People 65 and older, long-term care residents and 50 - 64 year old with underlying medical conditions.Visit:https://myturn.ca.gov/
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