The Time is Now, Invest in Southern California's Nonprofit Workforce! A Regional Dialogue Session for Nonprofits and Funders

We are so excited to invite you to participate in an interactive, facilitated dialogue between nonprofits and funders, diving into the most pressing challenges facing the nonprofit workforce – and to consider real solutions for change.

We all know that the nonprofit sector is staffed by a skilled, passionate and powerful workforce. And yet, the workforce faces major challenges, including burnout, recruitment, retention, and providing living wages. There have been various efforts in California and across the nation to reform government contracting and encourage funders to adopt funding the “full costs” of grantees. These efforts have faced major obstacles, and yet nonprofits continue to work unabated to fulfill missions that enrich communities. The time is now for nonprofits and funders to come together to reimagine the sector, to support thriving and equitable nonprofit jobs and workplaces with the capacity to strengthen their communities.

This will be one of three dialogues across California, leading up to a statewide summit. Each will explore how the nonprofit workforce crisis is manifesting in specific communities, and how nonprofits and grantmakers can address the challenge in a pragmatic and sustainable fashion.
 

Why Attend?

• Increase understanding of the nuanced challenges of investing in our workforce from the perspectives of nonprofits and funders.
• Network and build relationships in a safe, values-aligned environment with colleagues from across the silos of our sector.
• Inform and influence the agenda for the first-ever California Talent Justice Summit, taking place on Dec 9-11th in downtown Berkeley. This will be high-profile statewide convening of funders, nonprofit professionals, and others looking to increase support for an equitable, effective, and enduring nonprofit workforce
• Tap into resources from Fund the People, including a generous discount on Fund the People’s forthcoming online courses.
   

Who should attend?

• Nonprofit leaders seeking to support and develop their workforce
• Funders interested in grantee capacity and organizational effectiveness
• Intermediaries that support funders and nonprofits

Note: This is an invitation-only event to create an intimate space for dialogue. Registration is non-transferrable, if you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Krystle at krystle@npag.com.

Partners

• Fund the People
• CalNonprofits
• Southern California Grantmakers
• NPAG
• Greta Consulting

About Fund the People and the California Talent Justice Initiative

Fund the People (FTP) is the national initiative to maximize investment in America’s nonprofit workforce. In 2019, FTP released the groundbreaking Talent Justice Study, which examines how talent-investing can advance intersectional racial equity in the nonprofit workforce. Fast forward to 2022, a small group of California funders concerned with good jobs in California started having conversations about how their own grantmaking practices were not addressing poor working conditions for nonprofit staff. Informed by conversations with grantees and FTP’s study, the California Talent Justice Initiative was born! The initiative is a partnership-based effort that includes nonprofits, foundations, intermediaries, and associations of funders and nonprofits. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Fund the People was launched in May 2014 and is a project of the LA-based fiscal sponsor Community Partners.