We are taking a break in January to re-tool the SIAN Meeting format. Please be on the look-out for surveys and focus groups while we decide how to engage in 2025.

Showing Prospective Donors Your Nonprofit's Resiliency.

In times of stress, nonprofits are uniquely challenged with the double threat of meeting the needs of struggling communities while grappling with their own financial, fundraising and operational setbacks. However, the strongest nonprofits can pivot quickly by prioritizing the foundations of resilience. Come join our panel and breakout discussion with peers to learn how a Resilience X-Ray can show donors and board members a nonprofit's resiliency!

Best Practices for Nonprofit Financials

Moderator: Claudia Ferguson, Relationship Banker | Heritage Bank of Commerce

Panelists: Pam Baker, Founder, Women's Coaching Alliance | Lorin Port, Founder & Nonprofit Strategist | One Abacus Advisory

How Inclusive Strategic Planning helped Youth ALIVE! embrace clarity, energy and vision. Featuring Panelists: Dr. Renee Rubin Ross, Founder & CEO of The Ross Collective, Dr. Joseph Griffin, Executive Director of Youth ALIVE! and Dr. Benisa Berry, Affiliate Consultant, The Ross Collective

Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit's Cyber Security Strategy. Featuring Moderator Julia Arant, Partner at Nava Benefits and Mark Van Slambrook, Principal at The Swenson Group.

What Your Nonprofit Needs A Public Policy Strategy & How to Craft One. Featuring Moderator, Mira Weinstein, Founder of Organizing to Win; with Panelists: Ilir Zherka, Founder & CEO of Civica Consultants, Tracey Edwards Moore, DEI Consultant and Public Policy Liaison for The National Coalition of 100 Black Women and Rich Harrison, CEO of Lighthouse Community Public Schools.

July 11, 2024 @ Noon PT

How to Tell Each Other’s Story: Business & Nonprofits - What is the benefit of having a nonprofit tell a business’s story? How should nonprofits approach local or regional businesses at future partners and prospective funders? What do these partnerships look like and what are the most successful ones?

June 13, 2024 @ Noon PT

Remote Work: Balancing Staff Engagement & Productivity - The post-Covid work experience is one of flexibility and challenge. How do nonprofits who are now in hybrid or fully remote work environments keep staff engaged, maintain productivity and build or retain their cultures? Hear from sector experts & nonprofit leaders as they tackle your most pressing questions!

May 9, 2024 @ Noon PT

How to Use Data to Advance Fundraising - As a Nonprofit Leader or Board Member have you wanted to know how to better support your development team with prospective donor data? How should organizations go about this process? Hear from experts and practitioners as we dive into this topic!

Join us for an in-person social event in Oakland, CA. Appetizers and drinks provided.

Please register using this link to RSVP!

April 11, 2024 @ Noon PT

Recruiting & Retaining Effective Board Members

January 11, 2024 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Ilir Zherka of Civica Consultants. Civica is a consulting firm specializing in public policy.

Their clients are nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and private sector companies that want to sharpen their strategies and build their internal capacity.

For clients who seek to advance public policy, Civica develops a comprehensive external engagement campaign. Where needed, they lead the campaign through direct representation. Civica also helps strong organizations get stronger by providing strategic advising and training services.

December 14, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Sherene Strausberg of 87th Street Creative. Sherene Strausberg, is a unique creative, combining her experience in film, music, and sound engineering with graphic design and illustration to create animated videos for her clients at the company she founded, 87th Street Creative. While continuing to partner with agencies and studios on projects, Sherene also works directly with clients such as Spencer Stuart and Propublica. In 2021, a video that Sherene worked on with Propublica, was retweeted by Senator Elizabeth Warren, received almost 80k views on Twitter, and was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy.

November 9th, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Barbara Rhomberg of Rhomberg Nonprofit Law. She is an experienced attorney representing nonprofit organizations and their charitable donors on governance, tax-exempt status, endowments, and charitable giving. Barbara's clients including public charities, private foundations, other nonprofits such as social welfare organizations and social clubs, nonprofit founders, and philanthropists.

October 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Douglas Burnet, a consulting CFO partner with CFOs2Go, focused on nonprofits, providing technical expertise in finance, accounting, and operations. As co-founder and manager of four separate nonprofits, he provides solutions to improve operations and enable nonprofits to focus on their mission.

September 14, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Lisa Salomon of Salomon Strategic Development (SSD), offering specialized consulting services for nonprofits seeking to build capacity and sustainability. SSD’s mission is to serve these companies – many of which are small and mid-sized organizations operating with limited human and financial resources – by providing creative, innovative, and holistic solutions to organizational and funding challenges with practical recommendations and hands-on support.

What are strategies nonprofit leaders can use to introduce innovation into their organization? Come hear from Author, Leah Kral, as she discusses her new book on how wildly successful nonprofits inspire and deliver results!

We are taking a break for August - See you in September!

August 10, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

SIAN is not meeting in August. See you in September - enjoy the end of summer!

July 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Mark Cole, Consultant & Coach to Nonprofits and Social Sector companies as well as fractional COO. Mark is a seasoned leader and certified coach. He draws on years of hands-on COO experience and coaching skill to support organizations and leaders in broadening and deepening their impact, sharing their goal of making the world a more thoughtful, just and beautiful place.

June 8, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Gary Cohn, Founder & CEO of Painted Rock Advisors and host of The Road to Philanthropy Podcast. After 25 years in the non-profit sector as an Executive Director, Development Director and Board Member, Gary felt is was time to offer his experience and wisdom in both consulting, coaching and the podcast. Available on Apple, Spotify, Audible & Amazon.

May 11, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Claudia Ferguson, Relationship Banker at Heritage Bank of Commerce, who is deeply passionate about nonprofits and offers concierge support to clients who appreciate her dedication and attention to their daily banking needs. Claudia consults on bank products and services, and assists with online banking and cash management services.

Join us for an in-person social event in Lafayette, CA. Appetizers and drinks provided.

Please register using this link to RSVP!

Innovations & Opportunities for Nonprofits. Join us online to hear the latest ideas on marketing, fundraising, cash management, financial management and risk management for nonprofits. Click here to learn more.

April 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Alan Koenigsberg, President of Agile Digital Marketing, focused on helping nonprofits navigate the confusing world of websites, paid Ads and social media. Alan’s passion for this work grew when Agile’s inbound approach met HubSpot in 2015.

March 9, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Benjamin Osgood, founder of Recreate, who help Nonprofits negotiate the lowest lease rates and best rental terms. Today, he exclusively represents office tenants, however his background in landlord representation provides him with a unique 360º perspective which he uses to maximize value while minimizing risk for his clients.

February 9, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Cecilia Angat of Baker Tilly, providing nonprofit audits to improve and strengthen internal controls for effective financial reporting systems. Then participate in our virtual roundtable discussion to meet others serving the nonprofit sector.

January 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Vivienne Hsu of LENDonate, an online collaborative marketplace of loan plus donation to nonprofit organizations. Then participate in our virtual roundtable discussion to virtually meet others serving the nonprofit sector.

December 8, 2022 @ 12:00 PT

To celebrate the close of 2022 , we will not have a regular Partner Spotlight. Rather, we will have reflection questions and additional breakouts.

November 10, 2022 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Dale Marie Golden, specializing commercial real estate lender and lines of credit for businesses and nonprofits. Then participate in our virtual roundtable discussion to meet others serving the nonprofit sector.

October 13, 2022 @ 12:00 PT

Meet Becky Barton of People415, providing HR Audits, Employee Engagement Surveys and HR Startup Kits to nonprofits. Then participate in our virtual roundtable discussion to meet others serving the nonprofit sector.