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Thrive Events
Strategic Planning Cohort Information Session: Transform the Effectiveness of Your Small Nonprofit
Tues, August 2, 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Come to this virtual open house to learn about Thrive's Strategic Planning Cohort, which will launch in September. Ten organizations will be chosen for this free capacity-building opportunity to develop or update a strategic plan using Mission Met's model. This program is for nonprofit leadership teams of up to three people from small nonprofits (annual budget of $250,000 to $1.5M) that are dedicated to transforming effectiveness through strategic planning. There will be an application process.
About Thrive's Strategic Planning Cohort:
Nonprofit strategic planning -- despite its intended promises -- can be a pain. It can take too long, cost too much, be too complex, and not deliver the desired results. This is especially true for small nonprofit organizations.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In this unique and customizable program, you and your nonprofit’s leaders will create a practical and dynamic strategic plan and process that can result in:
Greater fundraising success
Clarity of mission, vision, and values
Increased programmatic focus that minimizes mission creep
An improved organizational culture
Attraction of stronger board members
Reduced staff turnover
These benefits lead to a healthy, sustainable, and impactful organization—the ultimate promise of strategic planning.
This program will be led by Eric Ryan, co-founder of Mission Met, along with the Thrive team.
*Zoom information will be sent to registered attendees.
Our minds, bodies, and spirits are each an important component of our being and contribute greatly to our overall sense of wellness. Join Thrive and the County of San Mateo Employee Wellness Team as we build strength in each of these areas, and learn skills that can be used daily.
This month's exercises are designed to help improve our minds, bodies, and spirits, and will feature music therapy, chair yoga, a journaling activity, and a collaborative and fun group poem.
Note: These sessions are not a replacement for professional guidance or counseling.
Zoom information will be sent to registered attendees.
The StarVista Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center are now taking 988 calls as part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network of Crisis Centers. The new 988 dialing code will be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). Lifeline callers with a 650-area code will receive 24/7 free and confidential support through the StarVista Crisis Center hotline program. If you are a San Mateo County resident without a 650-area code and would like to access the StarVista Crisis Center, please call their local line at 650-579-0350.
Local Health Officials Urge Vaccinations, Masks in Risky Settings
With COVID-19 community transmission high in San Mateo County, San Mateo County Health continues to reinforce the importance of remaining up to date with the vaccinations you are eligible for, as the vaccines continue to offer significant protection against severe illness and death. They also continue to strongly recommend wearing a high-quality mask in indoor settings and increasing ventilation – such as by opening windows and doors where possible – to help prevent infection. To read the latest message from SMC's Health Chief Louise Rogers click here.
Pandemic Recovery for All: Support for Employers, Aid for Individuals and Families Tops $250 Million
The County of San Mateo’s efforts to provide local pandemic relief now tops $259 million. The County has released a fact sheet showing total COVID-19 relief funds, from the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 through Wed, July 13, 2022, totaling $259,033,780.
Community Events
Arts Unity Movement Center: Threads of Compassion
Thurs, July 21, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Arts Unity Movement Center invites you to join them for Threads of Compassion. This performance event incorporates dance, storytelling, and art to expose current challenges and biases seen in today's world, and is sure to ignite audience response, interaction, and written/verbal exchange. Audience members are invited to partake in dialogue with the performers, as well as engage in opportunities to share ideas, feelings, and art imagery in response to content delivered in the performance. AUM's unique approach is both evocative and healing, and may be considered a new form of wellness - "performance therapy".
Join Fixin' San Mateo County for their Fixin’ Summer Picnic 2022! This will be a potluck picnic in the park in San Mateo County. Current Fixers can reconnect after our summer break, and new people can learn all about Fixin' San Mateo County. Everyone is invited to this family-friendly community event.
Daly City joins community members in celebrating Never Give Up Day on August 18th, 2022, and calls upon its citizens to make this day a springboard for awareness-raising actions. Never Give Up Day is a global celebration day focused on cultivating a mindset of determination. The day encourages awareness-raising activities, (sports) events, runs/walks for charity, workshops, and community programs.
Join Music at Kohl Mansion for their upcoming 40th Anniversary Season! The longest-running chamber-music-only presenter on the S.F. Peninsula, continues to be deeply committed to community building through the arts, both in its highly praised mainstage concert series founded in 1983 and in education and community programs that connect people and promote human understanding. Forty years of chamber music programs have enhanced the quality of life of Bay Area residents and visitors. Come celebrate with them!
San Mateo County Health has created a webpage where you can view the COVID-19 vaccination rates for individuals living in San Mateo County from 05/29/22-06/25/22. To download this information in PDF format click here.
The County of San Mateo Office of Community Affairs has provided COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination communications for you to share with your community. To access the communications click here.
Free meals are available to all kids 18 and under this summer, with no registration required! Find a site near you in San Mateo County: https://shfb.online/summer-meals. @2ndharvest
COVID-19 vaccines support youth development by allowing them to stay engaged with in-school learning, socializing and sports. Help children get back to the activities that enrich their lives by getting them their COVID-19 vaccines. Visit MyTurn.ca.gov or (833) 422-4255.
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