Placer Collaborative Network (PCN) brings community leaders
together to develop creative solutions for change. Change that
brings about a better quality of life for those living in Placer
County.
Values of collaboration, creativity, and service drive the work
at Placer Collaborative because we believe
TOGETHER we really are BETTER.
Over 40 members comprise the army of service providers at Placer
Collaborative Network. Through on the ground projects, leadership
development, and linking, solutions are forged for our most
pressing community issues.
Our community has been served bravely by veterans throughout
Placer County. In addition, the families of those veterans
have also served as they supported their soldier deployed to
service and/or combat, tending to home issues.
Supporting veterans returning home to our community is now the
order of the day, including mobilizing resources in the areas
employment, housing, engagement in activities, medical care and
mental health services, family support, etc.
The Placer Collaborative Network is hosting this Open Forum as a
beginning of our conversation regarding how we can collaborate to
better serve those who have served us.
Network of Care is a highly interactive, single information
place where consumers, community-based organizations and
municipal government workers all can go to easily access a wide
variety of important information. The resources in this “virtual
community” include a fast, comprehensive Service Directory.
Civic Ventures has approved a new partnership between the
American Leadership Forum – Mountain Valley Chapter and the
Nonprofit Resource Center to bring the Encore Fellows Program to
the Sacramento and Sierra regions.
Across the region there is a pressing need to help build capacity
in the nonprofit sector. While most of the nonprofit services are
a necessity and provide ongoing support in the region’s local
communities, nonprofit organizations are challenged with
insufficient resources to maintain or build their agencies. By
operating an Encore Fellows Program in the region, the American
Leadership Forum and the Nonprofit Resource Center will enable
these nonprofits to grow and sustain their organizations through
Fellow’s high-impact social-purpose roles.
February 10, 2012Sacramento Business Journal | Danielle Starkey | February 10, 2012
Like many tech companies, Intel likes to gives its employees choices. Every seven years, for example, all 55,000 U.S.-based workers can take eight weeks of paid time off to do whatever they want.
And like many companies, Intel also sponsors team-building events to develop camaraderie among employees. These events used to involve bowling or some other entertainment.
The Nonprofit Resource Center has received a generous grant from AT&T to help ten South Sacramento nonprofit organizations create or develop their websites as a way to expand organizational capacity to communicate with the community and constituencies.
The purpose of the project is to assist and fund organizations in the development of usable, editable websites, while presenting students with learning opportunities. Participating organizations will receive consulting and technical expertise from student teams supported by the highly qualified faculty of Sacramento High School.
The project will take place over the next 12 months. Based on the applications, the Sacramento High School students will select three to four organizations to work with during each of three consecutive periods as follows:
The first period will run from April – June 2011 and three organizations will be selected. (application period closed)
The second period will take place from August – October 2011 and three organizations will be selected. (application period closed)
The third period will take place from November 2011 – January 2012 and four organizations will be selected. (application period closed)
2012 UPDATE:
View a list and descriptions of the websites that were created during this project at the Sac High Media Lab website.
The Nonprofit Resource Center, in partnership with The California
Endowment, is pleased to announce the Building Healthy
Communities Capacity Building Project. This project aims to
assist organizations to increase their effectiveness and
long-term viability and sustainability.
Nonprofit organizations currently participating in the Building
Healthy Communities Project who operate and serve clients in
South Sacramento can apply for this opportunity. Up to ten
organization will be selected.
Through a process of assessment, technical assistance planning
and technical assistance consultation, 10 organizations
participating in the Building Health Communities HUB will be
supported to better fulfill their missions by building
organizational capacity and sustainability.
This project continues through February 2012.
Project details, application (due July 15, 2011), eligibility map
and a BHC fact sheet are now available for download.
The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project is a collaboration of
the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the Nonprofit
Resource Center, and regional business, community, and
educational institutions.
GiveLocalNow is a new and innovative movement in the Sacramento
Region (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties)
dedicated to increasing philanthropy to local nonprofits. The
movement has been created in response to quantitative and
qualitative research documenting that the region’s donation
amounts are lower than the national average.
With release of the The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project
research report on May 25, 2011, there
as been much interest in the results of the year-long research
effort by the group of dedicated regional leaders.
The research also supports the launch of a multi-year community
outreach campaign scheduled to begin this fall, which if
successful over time, will achieve three significant goals:
The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project includes quantitative
data that represents the most comprehensive analysis of giving
habits in the Sacramento region in recent memory. Data was based
on surveys and information collected from 2,000 households in
Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties. Research was
conducted by the Center for Strategic Economic Research.
The research also supports the launch of a multi-year
community outreach campaign scheduled to begin this fall, which
if successful over time, will:
In 2009 the Nonprofit Resource Center was awarded a grant to
provide organizational capacity building support to selected
First 5 Sacramento grantees and potential grantees.
Services provided to organizations participating in this project
consisted of an assessment of nine organizational dimensions
followed by coaching, training and technical assistance. The
purpose of this grant program was to improve the infrastructure
of these organizations so that they could improve their capacity
to continue to provide service programs for children in
Sacramento County.
Over the grant period, twelve organizations participated in the
First 5 Sacramento Capacity Building Project. These
included eight (8) community-based organizations, two (2) health
centers, and two (2) school district programs. The model
consisted of three components: an organizational
assessment, planning, and implementation support (which consisted
of training, technical assistance and coaching).
We express our gratitude to Wells Fargo for providing the funding
for our new website. The goal of this project has been to create
a highly accessible resource for all nonprofit organizations in
the region, providing information at the fingertips of executive
directors, staff and board members.
Wells Fargo has been a partner in the project from the beginning,
helping us to leverage the website grant into a regional resource
hub, and we appreciate their dedication.
Placer Collaborative Network
Placer Collaborative Network
Placer Collaborative Network (PCN) brings community leaders together to develop creative solutions for change. Change that brings about a better quality of life for those living in Placer County.
Values of collaboration, creativity, and service drive the work at Placer Collaborative because we believe TOGETHER we really are BETTER.
Over 40 members comprise the army of service providers at Placer Collaborative Network. Through on the ground projects, leadership development, and linking, solutions are forged for our most pressing community issues.
PCN General Meeting – Serving Our Veterans
A discussion regarding Placer County resources in support of Veterans and their families
For community agencies and PCN members serving the health and human service needs of Placer County
This meeting is free of charge but registration is required.
Our community has been served bravely by veterans throughout Placer County. In addition, the families of those veterans have also served as they supported their soldier deployed to service and/or combat, tending to home issues.
Supporting veterans returning home to our community is now the order of the day, including mobilizing resources in the areas employment, housing, engagement in activities, medical care and mental health services, family support, etc.
The Placer Collaborative Network is hosting this Open Forum as a beginning of our conversation regarding how we can collaborate to better serve those who have served us.
Auburn, CA 95603
Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall
Placer County Network of Care
Network of Care is a highly interactive, single information place where consumers, community-based organizations and municipal government workers all can go to easily access a wide variety of important information. The resources in this “virtual community” include a fast, comprehensive Service Directory.
Download instructions on how to update or add an agency to Network of Care.
Encore Fellows Program
Encore Fellows Sac/Sierra Program
Fellowship matches experienced professionals with appropriate nonprofit organizations
Civic Ventures has approved a new partnership between the American Leadership Forum – Mountain Valley Chapter and the Nonprofit Resource Center to bring the Encore Fellows Program to the Sacramento and Sierra regions.
Across the region there is a pressing need to help build capacity in the nonprofit sector. While most of the nonprofit services are a necessity and provide ongoing support in the region’s local communities, nonprofit organizations are challenged with insufficient resources to maintain or build their agencies. By operating an Encore Fellows Program in the region, the American Leadership Forum and the Nonprofit Resource Center will enable these nonprofits to grow and sustain their organizations through Fellow’s high-impact social-purpose roles.
Intel retirees receive income for nonprofit work
Website Development Project
Website Development Project for organizations serving the South Sacramento area
with St. Hope Academy/Sacramento High, funded by AT&T
The Nonprofit Resource Center has received a generous grant from AT&T to help ten South Sacramento nonprofit organizations create or develop their websites as a way to expand organizational capacity to communicate with the community and constituencies.
The purpose of the project is to assist and fund organizations in the development of usable, editable websites, while presenting students with learning opportunities. Participating organizations will receive consulting and technical expertise from student teams supported by the highly qualified faculty of Sacramento High School.
The project will take place over the next 12 months. Based on the applications, the Sacramento High School students will select three to four organizations to work with during each of three consecutive periods as follows:
2012 UPDATE:
View a list and descriptions of the websites that were created during this project at the Sac High Media Lab website.
Cal Endowment - Building Healthy Communities
From Passion to Performance
Building Organizational Capacity within the South Sacramento Healthy Communities Project
The Nonprofit Resource Center, in partnership with The California Endowment, is pleased to announce the Building Healthy Communities Capacity Building Project. This project aims to assist organizations to increase their effectiveness and long-term viability and sustainability.
Nonprofit organizations currently participating in the Building Healthy Communities Project who operate and serve clients in South Sacramento can apply for this opportunity. Up to ten organization will be selected.
Building Organizational Capacity within the South Sacramento Healthy Communities Project
Materials now available
Through a process of assessment, technical assistance planning and technical assistance consultation, 10 organizations participating in the Building Health Communities HUB will be supported to better fulfill their missions by building organizational capacity and sustainability.
This project continues through February 2012.
Project details, application (due July 15, 2011), eligibility map and a BHC fact sheet are now available for download.
Generosity Project
The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project
The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project is a collaboration of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the Nonprofit Resource Center, and regional business, community, and educational institutions.
GiveLocalNow Campaign Launches Sept. 15
Public awareness and education movement builds on Generosity Project research
GiveLocalNow is a new and innovative movement in the Sacramento Region (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties) dedicated to increasing philanthropy to local nonprofits. The movement has been created in response to quantitative and qualitative research documenting that the region’s donation amounts are lower than the national average.
Generosity Project in the News
Updated Coverage
With release of the The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project research report on May 25, 2011, there as been much interest in the results of the year-long research effort by the group of dedicated regional leaders.
The research also supports the launch of a multi-year community outreach campaign scheduled to begin this fall, which if successful over time, will achieve three significant goals:
Generosity Project
Update & Research Report Released
The Greater Sacramento Generosity Project includes quantitative data that represents the most comprehensive analysis of giving habits in the Sacramento region in recent memory. Data was based on surveys and information collected from 2,000 households in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties. Research was conducted by the Center for Strategic Economic Research.
The research also supports the launch of a multi-year community outreach campaign scheduled to begin this fall, which if successful over time, will:
Previous Projects
First 5 Sacramento Project
August 2009 - June 2011
In 2009 the Nonprofit Resource Center was awarded a grant to provide organizational capacity building support to selected First 5 Sacramento grantees and potential grantees.
Services provided to organizations participating in this project consisted of an assessment of nine organizational dimensions followed by coaching, training and technical assistance. The purpose of this grant program was to improve the infrastructure of these organizations so that they could improve their capacity to continue to provide service programs for children in Sacramento County.
Over the grant period, twelve organizations participated in the First 5 Sacramento Capacity Building Project. These included eight (8) community-based organizations, two (2) health centers, and two (2) school district programs. The model consisted of three components: an organizational assessment, planning, and implementation support (which consisted of training, technical assistance and coaching).