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Center for Civil Society
Research and teaching on civil society and nonprofit leadership focused on Los Angeles and Southern California
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06/13/2012 - 8:00am
MEND Center
10641 San Fernando Road Pacoima, CA 91331
United States
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Please mark your calendar now for the 5th Annual MENDing Poverty Conference to be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from 8 AM – 2 PM at the MEND Center in Pacoima.
This year’s theme is “Where are the Jobs?” We are very pleased to announce our line-up of dynamic plenary session speakers:
• Alicia Villareal, Regional Representative for US Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
• Dr. Christine Cooper, Vice-President for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
• Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Co-Founder of United Farm Workers
Workshops include:
• Workforce Policy and Current Economic Realities
• Innovative Employment Programs
And just added:
• Reframing Volunteerism: Paths to Employment and Nonprofit Sustainability
Register now (before June 8th) for only $89!
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05/25/2012 - 5:00pm
California Science Center (NOTE NEW LOCATION)
700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, California 90037
United States
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A Partnership among the California Community Foundation, the Center for Nonprofit Management, La Piana Consulting, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, UCLA Center for Civic Society, and the Weingart Foundation.
Over 300 nonprofit organizations (700+ executive staff and board members) gathered at the California Science Center on April 24th to learn about the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative (NSI). The Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative is designed to support organization interested in exploring and pursuing partnerships that can have a significant positive impact on the community. If your organization is ready to explore partnerships with another organization, you have the opportunity to do so through participation in Phase 2 of NSI. For more information and to apply for Phase 2 of the Nonprofit Sustainability Intitiative, please go to: www.lapiana.org/NSI before applications close on May 25th.
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