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Thrive Events
Thrive Resource Room: Accessing Data to Support Equity Initiatives
TOMORROW, Tues, May 16, 10:00 - 11:00 am, Virtual
Join Thrive, San Mateo County Health, and Bay Area Equity Atlas as we gain a deeper understanding of the state of equity in the Bay Area, and learn how nonprofits can utilize data in advocacy efforts, policy, grant writing, and more.
This session will include a training on the San Mateo County All Together Better (SMCATB) data portal, managed by San Mateo County Health, Office of Epidemiology & Evaluation. This portal contains County-specific data on health outcomes, health behaviors, healthcare access, and socioeconomic conditions. This training will provide an overview of the SMCATB data portal, including how to search for data, build dashboards, and use other useful resources.
You will also receive an overview of the Bay Area Equity Atlas, a data-driven tool created to track the state of equity in the Bay Area region, with a focus on addressing systemic racism and discrimination. This tool offers robust, disaggregated data, covering geographies from the nine Bay Area counties down to individual census tracts, with the goal of democratizing data and increasing the capacity of change-makers and advocates to use data to advance policy solutions for a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient Bay Area. This training will provide an update on Bay Area Equity Atlas's recent research projects and community engagement efforts since the project's launch in 2019.
Thrive Resource Room is a recurring virtual program, where you will hear about Thrive updates and learn about free and affordable community resources to help your organization, as well as an overview of Thrive member benefits and how to get more involved in our cross-sector network. If you have services or information that you would like to share at our next Thrive Resource Room meeting, please email Keirstan.
We encourage you to send staff members and volunteers (especially new ones!) to one of our sessions to ensure that they are taking advantage of Thrive's resources and opportunities.
*Zoom information will be sent to registered attendees.
Redesigning Nonprofit Boards for Equity: An Empathy Centered Design Workshop
TOMORROW, Tues, May 16, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Virtual
This interactive workshop, meant for nonprofit board members and Executive Directors, will take participants through a lens of Empathy Centered Design. The aim is to analyze the user experiences of leaders from nondominant identities and identify barriers and failure points that prevent them from serving at their highest potential. You will learn how principles and methods from product design can be applied to nonprofit board experience design, with a specific focus on racial equity practices.
By the end of the session, you will gain a better understanding of Empathy Centered Design, be equipped to use Journey Maps as a survey and feedback tool to improve the board life cycle, and review recruitment and retention practices to attract and retain historically disenfranchised groups.
Speakers:
Ei Ei Samai,BRAVE New Us, Founder
Irma Zoepf,The Z Bridge, Founder and Principal
This event is being hosted by Thrive Alliance and Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits through the Nonprofit REDI Hub. The Nonprofit REDI Hub seeks to integrate racial equity, diversity, and inclusion into the Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties nonprofit community. Together, we commit and take action to address systemic racism, discrimination, and inequity in our communities and organizations.
Housing Elements & You: Next Steps for Affordable Housing
Tues, May 23, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, In-Person
Every city and town in San Mateo County—and the county itself— must submit a housing plan, called a Housing Element, to address the jurisdiction's housing needs over the next eight years. The deadline for this planning blueprint has just passed. How can you help jurisdictions deliver on their housing commitments by 2031? The availability of affordable housing for the rest of the decade, an issue of huge importance to nonprofits and their clients, is at stake with the housing element implementation.
Join Housing Elements & You: Next Steps for Affordable Housing for an innovative conversation about the Housing Element process in San Mateo County. During this program, you can expect to hear from a range of experts discussing the importance of this process, learn about builders' remedies, and learn how to get involved with your local jurisdiction. This event is a follow-up to the informative session, “Nonprofits and Housing: What to Know and What to Do".
Environment & Sustainability TAG: From Canopy Cover to Community Equity - Protecting and Managing Our Urban Forest
Wed, May 24, 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Hybrid
San Mateo County faces significant disparities in tree canopy cover that create environmental and social inequities, particularly in historically underserved neighborhoods. East Palo Alto has a tree canopy cover of only 13.5%, while Atherton has a tree canopy cover of 51.2%. The Urban forest plays a critical role in mitigating the impacts of climate change and improving air and water quality while reducing heat, noise, and flooding. Canopy is a local nonprofit organization at the forefront of urban forestry. The disparity in tree canopy coverage and environmental and social inequity are central to Canopy's mission. To address this issue, the county and the community must prioritize canopy cover equity, protect and renew the urban forest, and fill the gap in inequities around canopy management and knowledge of resources.
While community members want to protect and preserve trees, the lack of knowledge and resources often hinders their ability to be at the forefront of urban forest conservation, despite the significant community health benefits. Through education programs and outreach efforts, residents can be empowered to participate in canopy management and increase their understanding of the benefits of urban forestry, leading to a more just and equitable community. We will explore potential solutions with urban forestry experts to advocate for urban forest conservation and learn how local governments can engage communities in canopy management.
Note: This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Spanish translations via Zoom. Light refreshments will be provided during the group discussion.
Thrive Alliance's Translation Services Hub: Free Language Translation and Interpretation Services
Our vision for the local nonprofit sector is one that prioritizes community equity and access by consistently and mindfully offering professional language translation and interpretation services for its programs and services. Thrive Alliance's Translation Services Hub provides nonprofits access to free language translation and interpretation services in Spanish and Filipino. We want to create a culture of practice by making this top-of-mind, accessible, and affordable for nonprofits. To learn more and make your request, please click here. These services are made possible through the generous philanthropic support of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF).
Secure Your Nonprofit Space Against Earthquakes for Free
San Mateo County is located in a highly seismic region where there is a 72% chance of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake occurring over the next 30 years. An important but underutilized form of earthquake risk reduction is securing furniture and objects to the structure they are located in. Over half of the injuries reported in the 1994 Northridge earthquake were inflicted by falling furniture and other objects that were unsecured.
Thrive RISE, in partnership with Team Rubicon and through an Earthquake Country Alliance grant, is offering nonprofits free installation of furniture straps, cabinet latches, and museum putty to secure objects against seismic shaking, reducing the risk of injury to nonprofit staff and clients. Because supplies are limited, nonprofits that are client-facing and serve vulnerable populations will be prioritized.
If you are interested in securing your nonprofit space, please fill out this form. For more information on securing your space, review this guide from the Earthquake Country Alliance.
Bring the Power of ALF Facilitation and Convenings to Your Team
ALF Insights, a service of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, works with government, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors to create spaces of productive tension to build new frameworks for how an organization manages change and embraces dynamic processes.
ALF Insights invites you to connect with them to discuss what they can do for your organization, team, or network. Contact Jenny Niklaus, Chief Facilitation Officer, at jniklaus@alfsv.org or 408-554-2011 to learn more.
San Mateo County Pledges $1 Million to Spur Farmworker Housing
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has put $1 million toward an expanding effort to build affordable housing for local farmworkers. The funds, from the local Measure K half-cent sales tax, will help cover the costs necessary for planning, project management, and other work. To learn more click here.
County of San Mateo: Retailers That Sell Tobacco to Kids Face Stiffer Penalties
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to increase penalties on businesses that sell cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors. Proposed by County Health, the increased penalties are intended to discourage retailers from taking the risk of selling tobacco products to minors and help prevent youth from getting hooked on nicotine. To learn more click here.
Community Events
How to Take Action on Climate: What You (Yes, You!) Can Do
Sat, May 20, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Feeling overwhelmed by climate change? Want to take action but don’t know where to start? Come learn from local climate leaders how you can make a difference. You will also learn how and why to go electric at home as one Belmont resident shares her home electrification story.
Belmont City Councilmember Davina Hurt will get us started; additional speakers include Belmont residents Jennifer Hennings and Diane Bailey of Menlo Spark.
You will leave this conversation knowing how YOU can take action on climate in your own life.
Redwood City Together: Community All-Stars Sports Day
Sun, May 21, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join Redwood City Together for a chance to participate in friendly volleyball, Zumba, yoga, soccer, basketball, walking, and fitness classes, and learn about available community resources and upcoming summer programs in your community.
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