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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
- Theodore Roosevelt
June 1, 2012
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Meet the Grantmakers - 5 exciting grantmakers!Wednesday, June 13 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.VCCF is proud to provide the opportunity to meet face to face with representatives from:
The California Wellness Foundation, McCune Foundation, Social Justice Fund, Verizon, and Weingart Foundation. They will explain what they are looking for in successful proposals and how best to determine foundation fit in this highly interactive panel discussion.
Fee: $40 Click Here to Register. $60,000 is Social Justice Fund Grants Available! Click here for more information.
Exciting Opportunity to Join the VCCF Team! The Ventura County Community Foundation seeks an experienced and highly motivated candidate to fill the position of Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller. This position reports directly to the Vice-President/Controller and is responsible for general accounting and finance aspects related to the daily operations of the community foundation. The position will provide support and guidance on a daily basis to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the department. Successful candidates will have 5-7 years related accounting experience, preferably in a nonprofit or foundation environment and have exemplary organizational, communication and customer services skills. Salary commensurate with experience. For a full description of the job, please click here.
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June Workshops
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Foundation Directory Online Orientation
Monday, June 4, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Register for this FREE orientation session and receive hands-on assistance with this powerful online resource. You'll learn how to access over 2.4 million grants!
Click Here to register.
Budgeting for Nonprofits
Tuesday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Join us for this  "hands on" session as we construct a basic budget, develop income and expense projections and
produce a budget report. Topics will include presenting budgets to your board, cash flow projections, and basics of accounting terminology. Bring calculators as we will be working on case studies!
Fee: $40 Facilitator: Mike Anderson
Click Here to register.
Meet the Grantmakers
Wednesday, June 13, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
This quarterly opportunity to meet representatives from five local private and corporate foundations will afford ample time for questions and answers, networking, and strengthening relationships with foundation representatives.
Click Here to register.
Board Leadership Roundtable
Tuesday, June 19, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This county-wide event is perfect for both new and seasoned Board members to network and share mutual successes and challenges. The focus topic will be Fiduciary Responsibilities.
Ventura County Office of Education Fee: $15 (lunch provided) Facilitator:Melissa Sayer
Click Here to register.
Excel Get Going: Fundamentals Friday, June 22, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Fear the blank spreadsheet no longer!
Fee: $35 Facilitator: Stephen Guine Click Here to register. Powerpoint: Do More, Presentation Workshop Friday, June 22, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. How to take a presentation from concept to completion, and get a great looking result! Fee: $35 Facilitator: Stephen Guine Click Here to register.  Maximizing Auction Results Tuesday, June 26, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join benefit auction expert Jeff Tanenbaum of Rock the Gavel as he shares practical and proven approaches that have helped organizations of all types yield tremendous success. Fee: $30 Ventura County Office of Education 5100 Adolfo Rd. Camarillo Click Here to register. |
Survey Says!
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 Risk Management is an important topic for all organizations. How do you limit risk? Please click here to take this short (3 question) survey and help us better understand Risk Management practices. Development Survey CompassPoint and the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund are conducting a national research project exploring the role of development director in nonprofit organizations. Our hope is that the research findings will contribute to the advancement of the sector's thinking about what successful development leadership looks like and how executive directors and organizations can better identify and support the talent they need in this essential role. If you are a Development Director or an Executive Director, please take the survey: Survey for EDs and DDs |
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Southern California Grantmakers
Realigning Opportunities for Justice: A Cross Sector Approach for Philanthropy
Monday, June 18 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Center for Healthy Communities
Philanthropy has a unique opportunity to influence the transformation of the criminal justice system in California.
Click Here for more info!
SAFSF 10th Annual Forum: Bounty For All?
The Challenge of Creating an Equitable Food System
June 19 - 21, 2012 Santa Barbara
We will reflect upon our progress over the last decade and look to future challenges and opportunities. Using the California food system as a microcosm of our global food system, Forum participants will explore inequities around issues of water, environmental health, and labor. Click Here for program details.
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Funding Opportunities
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Social Justice Fund for Ventura County
Now Accepting Proposals
The 2012 Social Justice Fund (SJF) grants program will award a total of up to $60,000 in grants focused on community organizing towards systemic social change in Ventura County. A minimum of $20,000 has been allocated specifically for Youth Organizing for Change. This focus seeks projects that support youth as leaders of change in active civic and political engagement in their schools, communities and larger democracy. Projects can focus on youth organizing in response to any variety of issues such as changing the culture of bullying in schools, organizing for needed services, advocating for alternatives to gang membership and more.
SJF's Giving Circle seeks proposals that include the following elements of the best and most promising community organizing strategies including: Consciousness Raising, Leadership Development, and Advocacy.
It is highly recommended that potential applicants attend one of our Applicant Information Meetings to learn how to apply and to strengthen your proposal.
- Monday June 4, 1:30-3:00p.m., and
- Wednesday, June 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
RSVP your attendance to LaToya Ford at 805-988-0196 x126 or e-mail: lford@vccf.org.
Meetings will take place in the VCCF Community Room.
Download the full RFP here.
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Nonprofit Employment Opportunities
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Click here for employment opportunities in the Ventura County Nonprofit sector, published on the 1st and 15th by the Center for Nonprofit Learning.
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To enable and promote philanthropy to improve our community
For Good. For Ever.
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Center for Nonprofit Leadership
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please contact
Susan Seale at
(805) 988-0196 ext. 110
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Library Hours
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
CareerTrak & BoardTrak
Explore our CareerTrak & BoardTrak planning tools! Intended to help navigate the sequence of our course offerings, these tools will articulate, with ease and clarity, the interrelatedness of our various workshops as well as communicate our prescription for a healthy nonprofit. CareerTrak & BoardTrak are intended to recommend specific sequences of course offerings.
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FREE! Ventura County Charitable Events Calendar | | |
Feel like dressing up this weekend for a gala evening out, hitting the green for a round of golf, or maybe attending a fashion show? Now all your options are available at the click of a mouse thanks to the new Ventura County Charitable Events Calendar.
The centralized community calendar - increases exposure to the wealth of charitable activities and events
- helps nonprofit agencies avoid scheduling conflicts and duplication of events.
- promotes the many choices potential donors have of contributing to nonprofit causes via a special event.
Nonprofits register and then enter their events remotely. The Center staff approves each submission. The calendar features events in four categories: Call Susan at (805) 988-0196 x 110 if you have questions. |
Charitable Gift Annuities
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Charitable Gift Annuities at VCCF
Did you know that VCCF offers charitable gift annuities that can benefit any charity of the donor's choosing? Charitable gift annuities are beneficial for both the donor and the nonprofit, offering a guaranteed lifetime income and a variety of tax benefits. We are proud to partner with the nonprofits in the county to create legacies for their donors through this simple, meaningful planned gift. For further information, please call Lindsay Smith, Director of Donor Relations at 805-988-0196 x115. | |
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The VCCF Center for Nonprofit Leadership is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org).
As a member of this nationwide network, the Center provides visitors with free access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's electronic database, The Foundation Directory Online - Professional.
The fully searchable database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders.
Library Hours
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
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Publications / Reports
| PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Two weeks before the June primary, just over half of likely voters say they favor a proposition to impose an additional $1 tax on cigarettes-a big decline in support since March. Most say they will vote for a measure to alter legislative term limits. (6/1) Glass Pockets: Bringing Transparency to the World of Philanthropy
Glasspockets is designed to encourage greater foundation transparency by offering helpful examples from the field, self-assessment tools and more. Through this initiative, the Foundation Center is encouraging foundations to be more open in their own communications and help increase the collective understanding of foundation transparency and accountability in an online world. (6/1) Water and the California Economy California's economy can grow and prosper despite droughts and water shortages caused by a changing climate-but only if threats to the water system are addressed now. So far, innovative water management has supported the needs of a growing population but serious concerns remain, including water supply reliability and declining groundwater basins. (6/1) |
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