BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Current - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Social Current X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.social-current.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Social Current REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20220120T200820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T210312Z UID:10000165-1645023600-1645027200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Policy Agenda Focus Group: Social Sector Health & Excellence DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n During this focus group\, we will explore current social sector workforce challenges\, the conditions that create or inhibit the financial health of the sector\, the role of evidence-based practice in strengthening the sector\, and more. \nAbout the 2022-2024 Policy Agenda Setting Process and Focus Groups\nSocial Current is currently leading a highly inclusive and collaborative process to engage its network in developing its federal policy agenda for 2022-2024. The agenda-setting process will determine the federal policies and issues of focus for our network’s collective policy and advocacy work. Our coordinated and connected efforts will provide the Social Current network with the support and influence needed to engage their boards\, staff\, and communities in achieving federal policy change. \nThis series of focus groups\, held in February and March\, will capture critical feedback from the Social Current network on policy issue areas. All Social Current network organizations\, including those that have purchased engagement packages or are pursuing or have achieved COA Accreditation\, are strongly encouraged to participate relevant focus groups. We welcome the input of leaders at all levels. \nThe series of policy agenda-setting focus groups includes: \n\nSocial Sector Health & Excellence: Feb. 16 from 3-4 p.m. ET\nSocial Determinants of Health & Health Equity: Feb. 17 from 2-3 p.m. ET\nChild & Family Well-Being: Feb. 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET\nEconomic Mobility: Feb. 23 from 4-5 p.m. ET\nEducation: Feb. 24 from 3-4 p.m. ET\nAdvancing Equity: March 3 from 3-4 p.m. ET\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nCFOs\nCEOs\nHuman resources executives\nProgram executives and directors\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Facilitators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ilana Levinson\n \n Senior Director of Government Relations\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Derry Kiernan\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/policy-agenda-focus-group-social-sector-health-excellence/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Engaging-Policy-Advocacy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20220111T221307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T221311Z UID:10000157-1645023600-1645025400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Introduction to COA Accreditation DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This free 30-minute webinar provides an introduction to Social Current and COA Accreditation. It is perfect for anyone seeking accreditation for the first time\, interested in what is required to become accredited\, or mandated to become accredited by state or federal legislation. \nParticipants will gain an understanding of the key concepts that define COA Accreditation\, the steps toward becoming accredited\, and the benefits of accreditation. There will also be a Q&A portion for us to answer any questions you might have. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenter\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-coa-accreditation-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Intensive-Accreditation-Training.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211214T221343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145725Z UID:10000149-1644494400-1644498000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Building Healthier Communities: The Power of Technology to Facilitate Community Investment DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n In recognizing the important role that the social determinants play in health outcomes\, the U.S. has shifted increasing attention over the past decade toward screening for social needs\, referring to appropriate social service providers\, and paying for community-based services that address the social determinants of health. \nFor community-based organizations to take advantage of the momentum in this space\, new technologies are needed to maximize investment in community services\, while minimizing the complexity\, extra burden\, and medicalization of community services. \nThis webinar will cover the challenges and opportunities of integrating sectors and focus on how technology can play a critical role in increasingly bringing together funding streams to sustainably fund the services needed to improve community health and well-being. \nThis webinar is offered in partnership with SPARK 2021 sponsor\, Unite Us. Learn more about Unite Us online. \nTakeaways\n\nMomentum around the U.S. increasingly realizing the importance of funding community-based organizations for their ability to improve the social determinants of health\nNew models of funding and the testing of sustainable solutions\nHow technology can facilitate the braiding and blending of funding to create more efficient\, sustainable funding for community-based organizations\n\nWho Should Participate\nThis webinar is appropriate for executives and directors of community-based organizations\, funders\, and other organizations interested in trends in funding community-based services and innovations that can make funding streams more sustainable and efficient. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenter\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melissa Sherry\, PhD\, MPH\n \n Vice President\, Social Care Integration \nUnite Us \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melissa Sherry\, PhD\, MPH\n Vice President\, Social Care Integration \nUnite Us \n \n Dr. Melissa Sherry is the vice president of social care integration at Unite Us\, and adjunct faculty in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine. In her role at Unite Us\, Sherry works to design payments technology and services to increase funding for social care and community capacity building\, and leads research and evaluation efforts to measure the value of social care investments. She previously served as the director of population health innovation and transformation at Johns Hopkins HealthCare\, where she implemented population health management strategies focused on addressing the social determinants of health. Sherry specializes in translating evidence into meaningful and actionable strategies to drive value for healthcare entities and for communities\, with a focus on long-term sustainability. \nSherry has spent her career working on population health management and public health strengthening initiatives both domestically and internationally\, including work in Africa\, the Middle East\, Latin America\, and Europe. Sherry has worked with organizations such as the World Health Organization\, Jhpiego\, and Johns Hopkins International on initiatives to strengthen health care systems and improve population health\, and has authored manuscripts and book chapters on topics related to strengthening population health through community engagement\, cross sector partnerships and creating evidence for action. \nSherry holds a master’s in public health with a focus on health systems\, a certificate in global health\, and a doctorate from the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Sherry also holds bachelor’s degrees from The Ohio State University. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/building-healthier-communities-the-power-of-technology-to-facilitate-community-investment/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Building-Healthier-Communities-Unite-Us.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20220113T171411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T162307Z UID:10000159-1644318000-1644321600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Leverage the Social Current Network with SPARK Exchanges (Formerly APEX Groups) DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This webinar will introduce Social Current’s SPARK Exchanges\, formerly Alliance Peer Exchange (APEX) groups offered as a benefit of Alliance membership. Through Social Current\, SPARK Exchanges unite social sector professionals around functional roles and key issue areas to collaborate\, share and/or access resources and solutions\, discuss emerging trends\, and receive policy updates and action opportunities. \nIn addition to an overview\, this webinar will feature the perspectives of individuals who have been active in these groups and a demo of the Social Current Hub. This dynamic online portal is designed to help you get the support you need\, connect with colleagues and resources\, and take advantage of all that Social Current offers. Join this webinar to learn more about the SPARK Exchanges\, see a sneak peek at the online hub\, and join one of our current groups: \n\nAdvancing Equity\nCEO\nCFO\nTransforming Child Welfare\nEducation Success\nFundraising\, Marketing\, and Communications\nHealth and Mental Well-Being\nHuman Resources\nPerformance Excellence\n\nSPARK Exchanges are offered as a key benefit of Social Current’s engagement package. All staff at organizations that have purchased or are interested in an engagement package are encouraged to participate in this webinar. \nFor more information on how to maximize a Social Current engagement package and an additional opportunity to check out the Social Current hub\, register for our Jan. 21 webinar. \nTakeaways\n\nBenefits of SPARK Exchanges\nExperiences of current group members\nPreview of the Social Current online hub\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nAnyone interested in the Social Current SPARK Exchanges\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Pacinella\n \n Senior Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abe Fallon\n \n Senior Director of Client-Facing Applications & Data Insights\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tim Kobussen\n \n Senior Director of Business Development and Network Growth\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/leverage-the-social-current-network-with-spark-exchanges-formerly-apex-groups/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webinar-Catalog-Image-SPARK-Exchanges.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211105T220220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145708Z UID:10000145-1643979600-1643990400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Diverse SOGIE Training Series: Gender-Affirming Care DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Three CEU Credits (Social Work) \nThis training provides an overview of gender-affirming care and transitioning (socially\, medically\, and legally). These practices serve to increase safety\, access to resources\, and mental/emotional well-being for gender diverse people. Whether a medical professional or someone who is interested in advocating for the LGBTQ+ community\, participants will leave with concrete behaviors which can be implemented in a variety of roles when serving individuals with diverse gender identity and expression. \nThis training series is interactive\, and participants are asked to be on camera and able to interact with other participants through video\, audio\, and chat periodically. While this is an expectation of the training\, we understand that there can be barriers to this type of involvement. Reach out to the trainers ahead of time at for more information or accommodations. \nObjectives\n\nWhy we are discussing SOGIE (statistics\, evidence-based practices\, personal narratives)\nIntroduction to gender-affirming care (medically\, socially\, and legally) as well as hearing directly from youth who have accessed gender-affirming care at the Ruth Ellis Center and the medical and behavioral health professionals who practice this work\nAddress common assumptions/myths related to gender diversity and gender-affirming care\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nProfessionals who work with children\, youth\, young adults\, and/or families who have previous introductory knowledge on sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and expression\nParticipants can be individuals who directly with others or be involved in supervision\, management\, and leadership\nProfessionals who work in integrated health would especially benefit from this training\, but the content is applicable in many areas of work (case managers\, social workers\, foster parents\, case supervisors\, program staff\, program managers\, program directors\, quality assurance)\n\nCourses in this Series\nSOGIE 101\nTuesday\, Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nLGBTQ Visibility and Housing in Systems of Care\nWednesday\, Feb. 2 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nFamily Support with LGBTQ Children\nThursday\, Feb. 3 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nGender Affirming Care\nFriday\, Feb. 4 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nAbout the Training Series\nRuth Ellis Institute has developed the following training content through researching how adult practitioners\, government health and human service employees\, and staff at community-based organizations leverage their existing experience to integrate more affirming practices for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. \nThe development of this curriculum is embedded within a LGBTQ-specific direct service organization\, ensuring that on-the-ground implementation is informing training content. Ruth Ellis’ model connects: \n\nYouth and their families lived experience\nDirect practice\nResearch and evaluation\nCoaching and consulting\nPolicy and regulations\n\nContent in Gender-Affirming Care has been developed at the Ruth Ellis Center in partnership with the University of Michigan and Henry Ford Health System. Centering the lived experience of Black and Brown people who are transgender and non-binary\, the framing of the training objectives was developed through two focus groups by and with the community. Ruth Ellis Institute produced and developed a film which anchors the content through featuring wisdom from Black and Brown transgender and non-binary individuals. Participants will leave with urgent recommendations for all agencies who serve youth\, especially in integrated health care. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Trainers\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n \n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n As a coordinator and facilitator Angelika Lewis enjoys collaborating with community\, bridging the gap between lived experience and policy\, and creating safe learning environments. Her work currently engages adult learners in supporting LGBTQ+ youth and adults in their care\, primarily working within systems such as child welfare\, juvenile justice\, and community mental health. Previously a direct care worker in fields ranging from early childhood education to community mental health\, her work continues to focus on increasing equitable practices that impact the health and safety outcomes of minoritized groups\, specifically LGBTQ+ youth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n \n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n A Detroit-based social worker with over 20 years of experience working with communities facing systematic oppression. She led the launch of the first Medicaid billable\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) specific mental health services in the state of Michigan. Additionally\, she directed the development of four new departments including Youth Programs\, Behavioral Health\, Family Preservation\, and the Ruth Ellis Institute. Fullenkamp has been instrumental in implementing positive youth development\, harm reduction\, transformative justice\, and trauma-informed care in her work at the Ruth Ellis Center. Currently\, she is leading education and evaluation embedded in direct services to contribute to a world where\, “LGBTQ youth are safe and supported no matter where they go.” \nShe studied in Kumasi\, Ghana\, and graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Xavier University and a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan. Fullenkamp lived and worked in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Weno\, Chuuk. There\, she focused on education\, HIV\, and women’s issues. Through Breaking Walls\, she served as the health ambassador for programs in Santiago\, Chile and Tangier\, Morocco. Her awards include the YWCA Young Women of Excellence\, the BSW Student of the Year in Ohio\, the Xavier University Dorothy Day Medal\, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award. In May 2020\, Fullenkamp delivered the University of Michigan School of Social Work Graduation Keynote Address. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/diverse-sogie-training-series-gender-affirming-care/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Catalog-RE-LGBTQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211222T203639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145629Z UID:10000152-1643896800-1643900400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Building Workforce Resilience to Thrive During Challenging Times DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Given the challenging labor market\, many human services employers are looking to implement strategies that create positive staff cultures as a means to boost morale\, increase retention\, and promote both excellence and compassion resilience. If you are searching for concrete action steps to support staff who are emotionally and physically exhausted\, impacted by COVID-19 and the challenges of advancing equity\, then building workforce resilience should be your top new year’s resolution. \nJoin other organizational leaders \, managers\, and human services experts as we kick off 2022 by exploring concepts and strategies that are foundational to building a workforce that can stay well and healthy\, even amid constantly changing environments. A positive organizational culture is critical for supporting staff as they partner authentically with community members who often experience complex challenges\, systemic inequities\, and personal trauma. \nOur Social Current experts on trauma-informed\, resilient-oriented approaches and leadership excellence will share the latest findings around understanding and responding to stress\, distress\, and trauma and building psychological safety in the workplace. This webinar will explore how to advance positive workforce goals such as managing conflict\, nurturing relationships\, embracing equity\, and achieving excellence. \nRenew your commitment to your staff in the new year and get concrete strategies for increasing emotional regulation\, self-compassion\, and interpersonal connection\, as well as accountability and effective communication. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the cornerstone concepts for building a resilient workforce in 2022 that can adapt and thrive in times of change and challenge. \nTakeaways\n\nStrategies for avoiding toxic stress and mitigating its impact\nRegulation strategies for the workplace\nHow to build healthy and realistic expectations and boundaries\nHow resilience can increase capacity for having difficult conversations and accountability\nSocial Current learning opportunities for building a resilient workforce\n\nWho Should Participate\nThis webinar is relevant for professionals across the human services ecosystem\, including those working in the private nonprofit sector\, public sector\, public policy\, or other systems. \n\nExecutives and directors\nManagers and supervisors\nHR professionals\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Johnson\n \n Director of the Change in Mind Institute\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Johnson\n Director of the Change in Mind Institute\nSocial Current \n \n Karen Johnson brings knowledge of the advancing science around resilience\, brain development\, adversity\, toxic stress\, equity\, and trauma-informed approaches to the complex challenges we face. This expertise\, coupled with her 27 years of experience in child welfare\, behavioral health\, and community services\, enables her to successfully partner with leaders\, staff\, community members\, and participants across numerous settings to promote individual and organizational resilience. \nJohnson leads the development of Social Current’s Change in Mind Institute\, leveraging the latest advances in neurosciences and trauma-informed approaches across sectors and at the practice\, policy\, and systems levels. She oversees the Texas Change in Mind Learning Collaborative\, through which 10 organizations from multiple sectors across Southeast Texas are working to embed brain science and equity principles with the goal of improving outcomes for children and families\, as well as their organizational cultures and ability to collaborate with partners. \nDuring her five-and-a-half years on the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s trauma-informed services team\, and year-and-a-half as an independent consultant\, Johnson trained and consulted with organizations\, systems\, and communities striving to advance trauma-informed\, resilience-oriented approaches. She also led and developed community-based programs during her 19 years at SaintA in Milwaukee. Johnson combines the newest advances around adversity\, relational health\, and resilience to infuse hope and connection into our work. \nJohnson is a licensed clinical social worker certified in Dr. Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead and Daring Way and trained in Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Martin\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/building-workforce-resilience-to-thrive-during-challenging-times/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Webinar-Catalog-Image-Workforce-Resilience.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211105T215818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145630Z UID:10000144-1643893200-1643904000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Diverse SOGIE Training Series: Family Support with LGBTQ Children DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Three CEU Credits (Social Work) \nThis training provides an overview of gender-affirming care and transitioning (socially\, medically\, and legally). These practices serve to increase safety\, access to resources\, and mental/emotional well-being for gender diverse people. Whether a medical professional or someone who is interested in advocating for the LGBTQ+ community\, participants will leave with concrete behaviors which can be implemented in a variety of roles when serving individuals with diverse gender identity and expression. \nThis training series is interactive\, and participants are asked to be on camera and able to interact with other participants through video\, audio\, and chat periodically. While this is an expectation of the training\, we understand that there can be barriers to this type of involvement. Reach out to the trainers ahead of time at for more information or accommodations. \nObjectives\n\nWhy we are discussing SOGIE (statistics\, evidence-based practices\, personal narratives)\nIntroduction to gender-affirming care (medically\, socially\, and legally) as well as hearing directly from youth who have accessed gender-affirming care at the Ruth Ellis Center and the medical and behavioral health professionals who practice this work\nAddress common assumptions/myths related to gender diversity and gender-affirming care\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nProfessionals who work with children\, youth\, young adults\, and/or families who have previous introductory knowledge on sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and expression\nParticipants can be individuals who directly with others or be involved in supervision\, management\, and leadership\nProfessionals who work in integrated health would especially benefit from this training\, but the content is applicable in many areas of work (case managers\, social workers\, foster parents\, case supervisors\, program staff\, program managers\, program directors\, quality assurance)\n\nCourses in this Series\nSOGIE 101\nTuesday\, Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nLGBTQ Visibility and Housing in Systems of Care\nWednesday\, Feb. 2 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nFamily Support with LGBTQ Children\nThursday\, Feb. 3 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nGender Affirming Care\nFriday\, Feb. 4 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nAbout the Training Series\nRuth Ellis Institute has developed the following training content through researching how adult practitioners\, government health and human service employees\, and staff at community-based organizations leverage their existing experience to integrate more affirming practices for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. \nThe development of this curriculum is embedded within a LGBTQ-specific direct service organization\, ensuring that on-the-ground implementation is informing training content. Ruth Ellis’ model connects: \n\nYouth and their families lived experience\nDirect practice\nResearch and evaluation\nCoaching and consulting\nPolicy and regulations\n\nContent in Gender-Affirming Care has been developed at the Ruth Ellis Center in partnership with the University of Michigan and Henry Ford Health System. Centering the lived experience of Black and Brown people who are transgender and non-binary\, the framing of the training objectives was developed through two focus groups by and with the community. Ruth Ellis Institute produced and developed a film which anchors the content through featuring wisdom from Black and Brown transgender and non-binary individuals. Participants will leave with urgent recommendations for all agencies who serve youth\, especially in integrated health care. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Trainers\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n \n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n As a coordinator and facilitator Angelika Lewis enjoys collaborating with community\, bridging the gap between lived experience and policy\, and creating safe learning environments. Her work currently engages adult learners in supporting LGBTQ+ youth and adults in their care\, primarily working within systems such as child welfare\, juvenile justice\, and community mental health. Previously a direct care worker in fields ranging from early childhood education to community mental health\, her work continues to focus on increasing equitable practices that impact the health and safety outcomes of minoritized groups\, specifically LGBTQ+ youth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n \n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n A Detroit-based social worker with over 20 years of experience working with communities facing systematic oppression. She led the launch of the first Medicaid billable\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) specific mental health services in the state of Michigan. Additionally\, she directed the development of four new departments including Youth Programs\, Behavioral Health\, Family Preservation\, and the Ruth Ellis Institute. Fullenkamp has been instrumental in implementing positive youth development\, harm reduction\, transformative justice\, and trauma-informed care in her work at the Ruth Ellis Center. Currently\, she is leading education and evaluation embedded in direct services to contribute to a world where\, “LGBTQ youth are safe and supported no matter where they go.” \nShe studied in Kumasi\, Ghana\, and graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Xavier University and a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan. Fullenkamp lived and worked in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Weno\, Chuuk. There\, she focused on education\, HIV\, and women’s issues. Through Breaking Walls\, she served as the health ambassador for programs in Santiago\, Chile and Tangier\, Morocco. Her awards include the YWCA Young Women of Excellence\, the BSW Student of the Year in Ohio\, the Xavier University Dorothy Day Medal\, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award. In May 2020\, Fullenkamp delivered the University of Michigan School of Social Work Graduation Keynote Address. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/diverse-sogie-training-series-family-support-with-lgbtq-children/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Catalog-RE-LGBTQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211105T215212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145552Z UID:10000143-1643806800-1643817600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Diverse SOGIE Training Series: LGBTQ Visibility and Housing in Systems of Care DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Three CEU Credits (Social Work) \nThis training provides an overview of gender-affirming care and transitioning (socially\, medically\, and legally). These practices serve to increase safety\, access to resources\, and mental/emotional well-being for gender diverse people. Whether a medical professional or someone who is interested in advocating for the LGBTQ+ community\, participants will leave with concrete behaviors which can be implemented in a variety of roles when serving individuals with diverse gender identity and expression. \nThis training series is interactive\, and participants are asked to be on camera and able to interact with other participants through video\, audio\, and chat periodically. While this is an expectation of the training\, we understand that there can be barriers to this type of involvement. Reach out to the trainers ahead of time at for more information or accommodations. \nObjectives\n\nWhy we are discussing SOGIE (statistics\, evidence-based practices\, personal narratives)\nIntroduction to gender-affirming care (medically\, socially\, and legally) as well as hearing directly from youth who have accessed gender-affirming care at the Ruth Ellis Center and the medical and behavioral health professionals who practice this work\nAddress common assumptions/myths related to gender diversity and gender-affirming care\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nProfessionals who work with children\, youth\, young adults\, and/or families who have previous introductory knowledge on sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and expression\nParticipants can be individuals who directly with others or be involved in supervision\, management\, and leadership\nProfessionals who work in integrated health would especially benefit from this training\, but the content is applicable in many areas of work (case managers\, social workers\, foster parents\, case supervisors\, program staff\, program managers\, program directors\, quality assurance)\n\nCourses in this Series\nSOGIE 101\nTuesday\, Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nLGBTQ Visibility and Housing in Systems of Care\nWednesday\, Feb. 2 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nFamily Support with LGBTQ Children\nThursday\, Feb. 3 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nGender Affirming Care\nFriday\, Feb. 4 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nAbout the Training Series\nRuth Ellis Institute has developed the following training content through researching how adult practitioners\, government health and human service employees\, and staff at community-based organizations leverage their existing experience to integrate more affirming practices for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. \nThe development of this curriculum is embedded within a LGBTQ-specific direct service organization\, ensuring that on-the-ground implementation is informing training content. Ruth Ellis’ model connects: \n\nYouth and their families lived experience\nDirect practice\nResearch and evaluation\nCoaching and consulting\nPolicy and regulations\n\nContent in Gender-Affirming Care has been developed at the Ruth Ellis Center in partnership with the University of Michigan and Henry Ford Health System. Centering the lived experience of Black and Brown people who are transgender and non-binary\, the framing of the training objectives was developed through two focus groups by and with the community. Ruth Ellis Institute produced and developed a film which anchors the content through featuring wisdom from Black and Brown transgender and non-binary individuals. Participants will leave with urgent recommendations for all agencies who serve youth\, especially in integrated health care. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Trainers\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n \n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n As a coordinator and facilitator Angelika Lewis enjoys collaborating with community\, bridging the gap between lived experience and policy\, and creating safe learning environments. Her work currently engages adult learners in supporting LGBTQ+ youth and adults in their care\, primarily working within systems such as child welfare\, juvenile justice\, and community mental health. Previously a direct care worker in fields ranging from early childhood education to community mental health\, her work continues to focus on increasing equitable practices that impact the health and safety outcomes of minoritized groups\, specifically LGBTQ+ youth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n \n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n A Detroit-based social worker with over 20 years of experience working with communities facing systematic oppression. She led the launch of the first Medicaid billable\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) specific mental health services in the state of Michigan. Additionally\, she directed the development of four new departments including Youth Programs\, Behavioral Health\, Family Preservation\, and the Ruth Ellis Institute. Fullenkamp has been instrumental in implementing positive youth development\, harm reduction\, transformative justice\, and trauma-informed care in her work at the Ruth Ellis Center. Currently\, she is leading education and evaluation embedded in direct services to contribute to a world where\, “LGBTQ youth are safe and supported no matter where they go.” \nShe studied in Kumasi\, Ghana\, and graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Xavier University and a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan. Fullenkamp lived and worked in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Weno\, Chuuk. There\, she focused on education\, HIV\, and women’s issues. Through Breaking Walls\, she served as the health ambassador for programs in Santiago\, Chile and Tangier\, Morocco. Her awards include the YWCA Young Women of Excellence\, the BSW Student of the Year in Ohio\, the Xavier University Dorothy Day Medal\, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award. In May 2020\, Fullenkamp delivered the University of Michigan School of Social Work Graduation Keynote Address. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/diverse-sogie-training-series-lgbtq-visibility-and-housing-in-systems-of-care/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Catalog-RE-LGBTQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T153000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20220111T220909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T221102Z UID:10000156-1643727600-1643729400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Introduction to COA Accreditation DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This free 30-minute webinar provides an introduction to Social Current and COA Accreditation. It is perfect for anyone seeking accreditation for the first time\, interested in what is required to become accredited\, or mandated to become accredited by state or federal legislation. \nParticipants will gain an understanding of the key concepts that define COA Accreditation\, the steps toward becoming accredited\, and the benefits of accreditation. There will also be a Q&A portion for us to answer any questions you might have. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenter\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-coa-accreditation/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Intensive-Accreditation-Training.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211105T214355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145502Z UID:10000142-1643720400-1643731200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Diverse SOGIE Training Series: SOGIE 101 DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Three CEU Credits (Social Work) \nThis training provides an overview of gender-affirming care and transitioning (socially\, medically\, and legally). These practices serve to increase safety\, access to resources\, and mental/emotional well-being for gender diverse people. Whether a medical professional or someone who is interested in advocating for the LGBTQ+ community\, participants will leave with concrete behaviors which can be implemented in a variety of roles when serving individuals with diverse gender identity and expression. \nThis training series is interactive\, and participants are asked to be on camera and able to interact with other participants through video\, audio\, and chat periodically. While this is an expectation of the training\, we understand that there can be barriers to this type of involvement. Reach out to the trainers ahead of time at for more information or accommodations. \nObjectives\n\nWhy we are discussing SOGIE (statistics\, evidence-based practices\, personal narratives)\nIntroduction to gender-affirming care (medically\, socially\, and legally) as well as hearing directly from youth who have accessed gender-affirming care at the Ruth Ellis Center and the medical and behavioral health professionals who practice this work\nAddress common assumptions/myths related to gender diversity and gender-affirming care\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nProfessionals who work with children\, youth\, young adults\, and/or families who have previous introductory knowledge on sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and expression\nParticipants can be individuals who directly with others or be involved in supervision\, management\, and leadership\nProfessionals who work in integrated health would especially benefit from this training\, but the content is applicable in many areas of work (case managers\, social workers\, foster parents\, case supervisors\, program staff\, program managers\, program directors\, quality assurance)\n\nCourses in this Series\nSOGIE 101\nTuesday\, Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nLGBTQ Visibility and Housing in Systems of Care\nWednesday\, Feb. 2 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nFamily Support with LGBTQ Children\nThursday\, Feb. 3 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nGender Affirming Care\nFriday\, Feb. 4 from 1-4 p.m. ET \nAbout the Training Series\nRuth Ellis Institute has developed the following training content through researching how adult practitioners\, government health and human service employees\, and staff at community-based organizations leverage their existing experience to integrate more affirming practices for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. \nThe development of this curriculum is embedded within a LGBTQ-specific direct service organization\, ensuring that on-the-ground implementation is informing training content. Ruth Ellis’ model connects: \n\nYouth and their families lived experience\nDirect practice\nResearch and evaluation\nCoaching and consulting\nPolicy and regulations\n\nContent in Gender-Affirming Care has been developed at the Ruth Ellis Center in partnership with the University of Michigan and Henry Ford Health System. Centering the lived experience of Black and Brown people who are transgender and non-binary\, the framing of the training objectives was developed through two focus groups by and with the community. Ruth Ellis Institute produced and developed a film which anchors the content through featuring wisdom from Black and Brown transgender and non-binary individuals. Participants will leave with urgent recommendations for all agencies who serve youth\, especially in integrated health care. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Trainers\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n \n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Angelika Lewis (she/her/hers)\n Education and Evaluation Coordinator\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n As a coordinator and facilitator Angelika Lewis enjoys collaborating with community\, bridging the gap between lived experience and policy\, and creating safe learning environments. Her work currently engages adult learners in supporting LGBTQ+ youth and adults in their care\, primarily working within systems such as child welfare\, juvenile justice\, and community mental health. Previously a direct care worker in fields ranging from early childhood education to community mental health\, her work continues to focus on increasing equitable practices that impact the health and safety outcomes of minoritized groups\, specifically LGBTQ+ youth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n \n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jessie Fullenkamp (she/her/hers)\, LMSW\n Education and Evaluation Director\nRuth Ellis Center \n \n A Detroit-based social worker with over 20 years of experience working with communities facing systematic oppression. She led the launch of the first Medicaid billable\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) specific mental health services in the state of Michigan. Additionally\, she directed the development of four new departments including Youth Programs\, Behavioral Health\, Family Preservation\, and the Ruth Ellis Institute. Fullenkamp has been instrumental in implementing positive youth development\, harm reduction\, transformative justice\, and trauma-informed care in her work at the Ruth Ellis Center. Currently\, she is leading education and evaluation embedded in direct services to contribute to a world where\, “LGBTQ youth are safe and supported no matter where they go.” \nShe studied in Kumasi\, Ghana\, and graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Xavier University and a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan. Fullenkamp lived and worked in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Weno\, Chuuk. There\, she focused on education\, HIV\, and women’s issues. Through Breaking Walls\, she served as the health ambassador for programs in Santiago\, Chile and Tangier\, Morocco. Her awards include the YWCA Young Women of Excellence\, the BSW Student of the Year in Ohio\, the Xavier University Dorothy Day Medal\, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award. In May 2020\, Fullenkamp delivered the University of Michigan School of Social Work Graduation Keynote Address. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/diverse-sogie-training-series-sogie-101/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Catalog-RE-LGBTQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20220113T221018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T204223Z UID:10000160-1643637600-1643641200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Great Resignation and Human Services: Combating Workforce Shortages in Public and Nonprofit Agencies DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n As the U.S. grapples with the “Great Resignation\,” both public human service agencies and nonprofit community-based organizations are experiencing significant difficulties in retaining staff and filling vacancies. Organizations are reporting vacancies as high as 30% or more. The reasons are complex\, such as salary competition from other sectors\, burnout in high-stress jobs\, opportunities for more flexible work arrangements in other markets\, and limitations in government hiring and contracting practices. While these workforce issues have long been a challenge\, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and emerging economic challenges have made it clear that public and nonprofit human services agencies must rapidly adapt and innovate to build a modern workforce positioned to meet the demands of the future. \nJoin this webinar hosted by Social Current and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) to hear from public and nonprofit human services leaders about the collective workforce challenges\, as well as promising approaches that\, through partnerships\, build organizational capacity to achieve our shared mission of supporting the well-being of people and communities. \nTakeaways\n\nThe impact of workforce shortages on public human services agencies and nonprofit community-based organizations\nPractice and policy solutions to address workforce challenges\nExamples of community and state policy changes and initiatives\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nHuman resources leaders\nDirectors and managers\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Figueroa\n \n Organizational Effectiveness Consultant\nAmerican Public Human Services Association \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Figueroa\n Organizational Effectiveness Consultant\nAmerican Public Human Services Association \n \n Alexander Figueroa is an organizational effectiveness consultant for the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). He brings over fourteen years of experience in training and facilitation in child support\, supervision\, leadership\, and human services professional development to the APHSA Organizational Effectiveness team. Figueroa’s experience includes delivering comprehensive training\, peer networking and specialized workshops at the state\, regional\, and national levels. \nPrior to joining APHSA\, he was the manager of human services initiatives at the Institute for Families\, Rutgers School of Social Work. In that capacity\, he oversaw the training program at the New Jersey Child Support Institute (NJCSI)\, as well as a leadership academy for managers and supervisors in health and human services funded by the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Figueroa is a graduate of Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey with a bachelor’s in criminal justice\, a bachelor’s in Puerto Rican Hispanic Caribbean Studies\, and a master’s in social work. In addition to his work with APHSA\, Figueroa serves as the liaison to the National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA)\, an affinity group of APHSA. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tina Wright-Ervin\n \n Organizational Effectiveness Consultant\nAmerican Public Human Services Association \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tina Wright-Ervin\n Organizational Effectiveness Consultant\nAmerican Public Human Services Association \n \n Tina Wright-Ervin has over 20 years of organizational development\, management\, supervision\, and training experience in retail\, corporate\, and human services settings. Prior to joining APHSA\, Wright-Ervin worked for San Bernardino County serving in various capacities in human services\, starting as a social service practitioner for Children and Family Services and most recently serving as the training and development manager for the county’s Performance\, Education and Resource Center\, providing organizational excellence and leadership training development for the largest geographic county in the nation. Wright Ervin is a dedicated champion for equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and applies this lens to her work with organizations to ensure that they are effective in their efforts. Wright-Ervin is also a proud former Disney “cast member\,” where she began her organizational excellence and leadership training development journey. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Justin Brown\n \n Cabinet Secretary for Human Services and Director\nOklahoma Department of Human Services \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Justin Brown\n Cabinet Secretary for Human Services and Director\nOklahoma Department of Human Services \n \n In June 2019\, Gov. J. Kevin Stitt appointed Justin B. Brown as the director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services\, the state’s largest agency by workforce. In March 2020\, Gov. Stitt further appointed Brown to the position of cabinet secretary of Oklahoma Human Services. As CEO of a regional senior housing company prior to these appointments\, Brown built a deep experience in organizational leadership\, finance\, and strategic planning and execution. \nIn addition to having built a passion for serving seniors through his prior profession and board director roles with the Alzheimer’s Association\, Brown has built a life of service to children through nonprofit service including the OU Children’s Hospital Foundation\, the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City\, the OKC Zoo\, Big Brothers\, and Big Sisters\, among others. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ilana Levinson\n \n Senior Director of Government Relations\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robin Chapolini\n \n Deputy Commissioner of Policy Development and System Enhancement\nPhiladelphia Department of Human Services \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robin Chapolini\n Deputy Commissioner of Policy Development and System Enhancement\nPhiladelphia Department of Human Services \n \n Robin Chapolini is the deputy commissioner of policy development and system enhancement. She began her career as a social worker trainee in Family Center Region 1 in 1996. Chapolini obtained her master’s in social work from Temple University in 2003. In 2003\, Chapolini was promoted to social work supervisor in intake where she supervised investigations and assessments. She continued her career advancement at DHS and gained experience in the various aspects of child welfare. Chapolini became a Trainer for DHSU in 2007. In 2012\, she was promoted to chief of staff to the deputy commissioner of the Children and Youth Division. As chief of staff\, she served as a primary advisor to the deputy commissioner and the operations’ directors. In 2014\, Chapolini became the director of DHS University (DHSU)\, where she oversaw training\, technical assistance\, professional development and organizational effectiveness and other various projects to support DHS staff\, providers\, and other partners in Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System. In February 2020\, Chapolini was promoted to chief learning officer for DHS University. In addition\, she currently serves as the safety lead for Philadelphia County to ensure appropriate application of child welfare laws and regulations related to the safety of children within their home and in placement settings and has been instrumental in guiding child welfare practice. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lydia Bell\n \n Chief Strategy Officer\nHome of the Innocents \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lydia Bell\n Chief Strategy Officer\nHome of the Innocents \n \n Lydia Bell is currently the chief strategy officer at Home of the Innocents. In this role\, she leads the organization’s strategic planning and advocacy efforts; guides the implementation of trauma-responsive and anti-racist organizational culture initiatives; and oversees the team that raises money for programs\, recruits volunteers\, and markets the Home to the public. She has been with the Home since 2014. \nBell has a 22-year career in fundraising\, communications\, and organizational development for a variety of nonprofits in the Louisville\, Kentucky area. She began her nonprofit career as a grant writer and community organizer at New Directions Housing Corporation. She has worked for Leadership Louisville\, The Center for Women and Families\, and the Housing Partnership prior to her arrival at the Home. \nBell earned her bachelor’s in literature at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. She went on to earn a master’s in English at the University of Memphis and a master’s in library and information sciences from the University of Kentucky. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Edgar Ramirez\n \n President and CEO\nChicago Commons \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Edgar Ramirez\n President and CEO\nChicago Commons \n \n Edgar Ramirez joined Chicago Commons in 2010 as associate executive director before being named CEO in 2013. As a community organizer in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood prior to joining Chicago Commons\, he led significant campaigns at Enlace Chicago and Erie Neighborhood House. He worked on issues such as leadership development\, green space improvement\, anti-violence campaigns\, child care income eligibility\, immigration reform\, and youth job development. \nRamirez currently serves on the boards of Elevate Energy\, Social Current\, and the Latino Policy Forum. He also serves on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Every Child Ready to Learn City of Chicago working group\, and previously served on Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle’s Latino Advisory Committee as well as Mayor Lightfoot’s ad-hoc committee for reopening early education centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramirez is a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow (2016) and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. He earned a master’s from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago in Policy Analysis and Community Organizing\, a bachelor’s from DePaul University\, and in 2021\, completed the Harvard Business School’s certificate in Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/great-resignation-and-human-services-combating-workforce-shortages-in-public-and-nonprofit-agencies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webinar-Catalog-Image-Great-Resignation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T164500 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211220T182948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T145506Z UID:10000151-1642780800-1642783500@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Maximize Your Social Current Engagement Package: Hub Demo and Information Session DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n All staff at organizations with 2022 Social Current Engagement Packages are encouraged to participate in this webinar. \nJoin us for a sneak peek at Social Current Hub\, a dynamic online portal designed to help you get the support you need and take advantage of all that Social Current offers. In addition to highlighting the Hub’s features\, this session will preview upcoming services\, tools\, and engagement opportunities. This webinar will include ample time for Q&A\, as you explore ways to maximize the engagement experience for your organization and colleagues. \nMake sure your organization maximizes its 2022 engagement package. \nTakeaways\n\nEngagement package benefits\nHow to engage with Social Current to maximize the return on your investment\nExperience our new hub portal\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nAny staff at Social Current network organizations that have engagement packages\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linda Freeman\n \n Director of Network Engagement\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abe Fallon\n \n Senior Director of Client-Facing Applications & Data Insights\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/maximize-your-social-current-engagement-package-hub-demo-and-information-session/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Social-Current-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T140000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211112T152606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T165538Z UID:10000148-1639573200-1639576800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Engaging in Policy Advocacy with Social Current DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n In recognizing the important role that the social determinants play in health outcomes\, the U.S. has shifted increasing attention over the past decade toward screening for social needs\, referring to appropriate social service providers\, and paying for community-based services that address the social determinants of health. \nFor community-based organizations to take advantage of the momentum in this space\, new technologies are needed to maximize investment in community services\, while minimizing the complexity\, extra burden\, and medicalization of community services. \nThis webinar will cover the challenges and opportunities of integrating sectors and focus on how technology can play a critical role in increasingly bringing together funding streams to sustainably fund the services needed to improve community health and well-being. \nThis webinar is offered in partnership with SPARK 2021 sponsor\, Unite Us. Learn more about Unite Us online. \nTakeaways\n\nMomentum around the U.S. increasingly realizing the importance of funding community-based organizations for their ability to improve the social determinants of health\nNew models of funding and the testing of sustainable solutions\nHow technology can facilitate the braiding and blending of funding to create more efficient\, sustainable funding for community-based organizations\n\nWho Should Participate\nThis webinar is appropriate for executives and directors of community-based organizations\, funders\, and other organizations interested in trends in funding community-based services and innovations that can make funding streams more sustainable and efficient. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenter\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melissa Sherry\, PhD\, MPH\n \n Vice President\, Social Care Integration \nUnite Us \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melissa Sherry\, PhD\, MPH\n Vice President\, Social Care Integration \nUnite Us \n \n Dr. Melissa Sherry is the vice president of social care integration at Unite Us\, and adjunct faculty in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine. In her role at Unite Us\, Sherry works to design payments technology and services to increase funding for social care and community capacity building\, and leads research and evaluation efforts to measure the value of social care investments. She previously served as the director of population health innovation and transformation at Johns Hopkins HealthCare\, where she implemented population health management strategies focused on addressing the social determinants of health. Sherry specializes in translating evidence into meaningful and actionable strategies to drive value for healthcare entities and for communities\, with a focus on long-term sustainability. \nSherry has spent her career working on population health management and public health strengthening initiatives both domestically and internationally\, including work in Africa\, the Middle East\, Latin America\, and Europe. Sherry has worked with organizations such as the World Health Organization\, Jhpiego\, and Johns Hopkins International on initiatives to strengthen health care systems and improve population health\, and has authored manuscripts and book chapters on topics related to strengthening population health through community engagement\, cross sector partnerships and creating evidence for action. \nSherry holds a master’s in public health with a focus on health systems\, a certificate in global health\, and a doctorate from the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Sherry also holds bachelor’s degrees from The Ohio State University. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/engaging-in-policy-advocacy-with-social-current/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Engaging-Policy-Advocacy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211106T000010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T150548Z UID:10000146-1639047600-1639051200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Psychological Safety and Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion: How Embracing Discomfort Leads to Growth DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Webinar Description\nAs organizations work to fully embed equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) in their values\, goals\, and culture\, it is vital to create safe spaces for staff to learn\, share\, challenge ideas\, and respectfully engage others—a process that also helps staff advance their own personal and professional EDI journeys. \nAn important strategy for advancing EDI is creating psychological safety for staff\, but the concept can be challenging for organizations to embrace for different reasons\, such as individuals being in different phases of their personal EDI journeys or that there is misunderstanding about what psychological safety is and what it isn’t. While it is a state of feeling supported and accepted and a place where mistakes are treated as opportunities to learn\, it isn’t free of accountability or discomfort. This interactive session will outline the benefits of a psychologically safe organization and will offer specific strategies that can be used to address common challenges and create an internal culture of psychological safety that fosters EDI growth. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n What You’ll Take Away\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Join\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenter\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n What You'll Take Away \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nDefine psychological safety in relation to the EDI journey\nHow organizations can create and support a psychologically safe environment\nWhat active practices agencies can implement to promote psychological safety\nWhy psychological safety is difficult in action yet necessary on the EDI journey\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Who Should Join \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nOrganization staff\nPublic policy staff\nCommunity advocates\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenter \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Romero Davis\n \n Senior Program Manager\, Alliance-COA \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Romero Davis\n Senior Program Manager\, Alliance-COA \n \n Romero Davis brings more than 20 years of experience in the social sector to his work at the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities-Council on Accreditation (Alliance-COA)\, where he serves as the senior program manager at Alliance-COA. He is recognized as a bold leader in his community and has had the opportunity to speak nationally in areas such as juvenile justice\, youth violence and trauma\, polyvictimization\, domestic/family violence\, and sexual assault and human trafficking. \nPrior to his current position at Alliance-COA\, Davis taught high school youth in need of mentorship and college and career readiness opportunities at Pacific University. Davis also served as program director of family violence intervention for the San Joaquin\, Contra Costa\, and Stanislaus counties in Northern California. There\, he served adult and youth victims of family violence along with ones that caused harm. Davis also created a youth and adult development program that focuses on building skills and teaching core concepts such as service\, health\, aptitude\, resolution\, purpose\, and excellence. In addition\, Davis served as program manager of Sow A Seed Community Foundation within the San Joaquin County School District for over six years. In this role\, he coordinated opportunities in lieu of suspension and expulsion for at-risk youth. He also facilitated groups and trainings and provided case management and access to mental health services for youth and young adults most at-risk for trauma\, violence\, and poor outcomes. \nDavis has used his unique lens\, including professional work and lived experience\, to share with educators\, law enforcement\, probations and corrections\, students\, and agencies throughout the U.S. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/psychological-safety-and-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-how-embracing-discomfort-leads-to-growth/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PsychSafety-Dec9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211029T200611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T220959Z UID:10000139-1638878400-1638882000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Uncovering the Traps of Implicit Bias DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Many organizations recognize the need to lead from a deep and genuine culture of race equity. This starts with people—emerging leaders\, senior leaders\, board members\, and more—growing individually and in their respective roles. However\, it can be difficult to know where to start in advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI). Simply mandating or promoting EDI in the workplace is not enough. To realize the benefits\, organizations must treat EDI as any other critical resource and commit to building the right infrastructure to support it. \nAdvancing EDI internally requires more than just the knowledge and will to act. Staff must also understand the multiple ways in which bias unconsciously manifests in our daily lives and working relationships. Building on brain function research and behavioral science\, participants will learn about the bias traps we fall into\, what causes them\, and what can work to reduce and/or eliminate them. \nWhat You’ll Take Away\n\nThe foundations of implicit bias in brain function and culture\nCommon ways that implicit bias is present in the workplace\nSelf-reflection on potential biases and strategies to begin reducing them\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nOrganization staff\nPublic policy staff\nCommunity advocates\n\n \n\n \n Register \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jerica Broeckling\n \n Engagement Partner \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jerica Broeckling\n Engagement Partner \n \n Jerica Broeckling is a social sector leader with 15 years’ experience working in community development and capacity-building for nonprofits. She consults with organizations on planning using human-centered design; systems thinking and results-based strategies; and advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion. \nShe spent the last decade working with community-based and human-serving organizations around the country through her work with the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities. Through the Alliance\, Broeckling led cross-sector initiatives on community health\, workforce readiness\, nonprofit leadership\, and community engagement. Prior to her work at the national level\, she advanced executive projects for a statewide parent engagement organization in Wisconsin and served as a health educator for the Peace Corps in Ghana. \nShe holds a master’s in public service with a nonprofit specialization from Marquette University\, where she now is a graduate instructor on social innovation and trends in the nonprofit sector. She serves as an advisory board member for the Marquette University Trinity Fellowship. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Richards\n \n Director of Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion and Research\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Richards\n Director of Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion and Research\nSocial Current \n \n Phyllis Richards is director of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and research at Social Current. In this role\, she works to meet the evaluation needs of internal and external partners as well as manages the day-to-day operations of the evaluation and research department\, which includes administering the assessment tool for the Commitments of High-Impact Nonprofit Organizations and the annual compensation study. Prior to joining Social Current’s predecessor organization\, the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities\, Richards worked for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as an evaluator for the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG)Training Program. This program trained public high school staff\, parents\, and community partners on the services available to students with special needs after leaving high school. \nRichards founded the non-profit organization Parents Advocating for Cultural Equality and Educational Excellence (PACE3) and led this grassroots organization for nine years. The focus of PACE3 is to address the systemic racism\, cultural competency\, and academic excellence concerns of parents and students of color at predominately white suburban Milwaukee school districts. During this time\, Richards also founded the Consortium for Equity and Excellence in Education\, which was a three-year collaborative project between five suburban Milwaukee school district leaders and parents to develop strategic plans to address the opportunity gap in education. \nRichards holds a master’s in social policy from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration along with a master’s in educational psychology with a concentration in measurement and statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is also a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/uncovering-the-traps-of-implicit-bias/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211103T205011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T220315Z UID:10000141-1638457200-1638460800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Great Resignation: How to Future-Proof Your Hiring DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n While the past two years have been a struggle for most organizations\, the coming months will prove equally as challenging for many. Every successful business is only as good as its employees\, and currently\, it’s a candidate’s market with top talent having their choice of employers. Now is the time to future-proof your hiring. When you have the right fit of talent\, you experience increased profitability\, performance\, and productivity—the three essentials to any successful business. \nAttracting the kind of talent necessary for mission and outcomes success requires taking a closer look at your culture\, recruiting tactics\, and hiring process. In this webinar\, learn how to widen your talent pool\, hire better talent\, and be in a position to confidently face the future. \nDuring this period of Great Resignation\, it’s essential for companies to enhance and maintain their brand to attract top talent. This also means sending the continuous message to potential candidates and current employees that workplace culture and other provisions are top-of-mind for organization leadership. While this starts with the recruiting process\, it must continue throughout hiring\, onboarding\, and workforce management. In this presentation\, we’ll discuss issues like these and provide strategies to improve your talent attraction planning. \nWhat You’ll Take Away\n\nCreativity is key\, from sourcing new talent to upskilling existing workers through a shift in marketing\, collaboration\, and brand awareness\nThe candidate experience can be improved by making processes easier\, flexible\, and more efficient by using nontraditional tools\, like new recruiting platforms and AI-powered technology\nTechnology is critical to the way talent is sourced\, as well as the interviewing process; candidate assessments\, gamification\, and video interviews can create efficiencies and cost savings\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nHR staff\nDirectors\, Managers\, and Supervisors\nStaff responsible for hiring decisions\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jill Chapman\n \n Senior Performance Consultant\, Support Services\, Traditional Employment Solutions\nInsperity \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jill Chapman\n Senior Performance Consultant\, Support Services\, Traditional Employment Solutions\nInsperity \n \n Jill Silman Chapman is a senior performance consultant with Insperity Traditional Employment Solutions. She has a bachelor’s in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin\, a master’s in HR management from Tarleton State University\, SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications\, and more years’ experience in the HR and recruiting industry than she’s willing to admit. \nShe is passionate about connecting people and opportunities\, and often shares her insights\, ideas\, and stories at conferences and corporate meetings in order to serve the talent industry and help businesses find the best talent with the latest in recruitment strategy\, talent attraction methods and technology. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Matsumoto\n \n District Manager\nInsperity \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Matsumoto\n District Manager\nInsperity \n \n Mark Matsumoto is a resourceful\, goal-driven sales and management professional with a consistent record of success in driving improvements in productivity and revenue. With over 25 years of experience leading sales teams\, he has a proven ability to inspire collaboration and excellence by training\, developing\, mentoring and coaching top performing individuals. \nHe is currently a district manager with Insperity\, a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/beyond-the-great-resignation-how-to-future-proof-your-hiring/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/webinar-images_Hiring-practices-500.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T130000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211110T022427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T172758Z UID:10000147-1638360000-1638363600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Critical Conversation: The State of Vaccine Mandates and Community-Based Organizations DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Health and wellness continue to be at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging variants. Vaccines\, despite their effectiveness in countering the pandemic\, have become a political diversion at best and dangerously polarizing at worst. Although freedom of choice is important\, considerations should be given to the myriad implications of a pandemic that continues to pose critical risks to the health and well-being of many citizens. For these reasons\, companies across the country are mandating vaccinations for employees—whether as an internal organizational decision or in compliance with federal and regional mandates—with the burden falling on leaders to determine their organization’s path for creating and upholding vaccine policies. \nCommunity-based organizations\, many of which continue to be on the leading edge of the pandemic’s damaging effects on marginalized and high-risk populations\, are working to navigate the current landscape in the best interest of the individuals\, families\, and communities they serve. This is done while also needing to support their most valuable asset—their employees. \nOften\, community members turn to the programs and services that community-based organizations provide to get advice and resources in making vaccine decisions for their families. This can put organizations and their staff in difficult situations that cannot be void of personal beliefs and biases. The scenario can also cause additional stress and division among team members and thwart a supportive and productive organizational culture. Leaders and human resources staff may find themselves struggling to make the right choices with and for their workforce during this period of “Great Resignation\,” when recruitment and retention of staff and talent remain challenging. \nIn this panel discussion\, you will hear from leaders who are dealing with difficult decisions every day to support their communities and their workforce. Participants can expect: \n\nA direct\, authentic\, and bold discussion with leaders of community-based organizations\nTo address the issues and challenges community-based organizations are facing\nIdea sharing around steps that have been taken and their results\n\nBecause the stakes are high\, the conversation will be direct\, authentic\, and bold. The fact is that we are in this together and our work has never been more critical. \nTakeaways\n\nCurrent issues affecting community-based organizations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues\nWays you can support your community and workforce during this difficult time\nEngage with a call to action identifying your next steps\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nChief executives\nHR directors\nRecruiters\nBenefits managers\nSupervisors\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jill Huynh\n \n Vice President of New Business Development \nBeech Acres Parenting Center \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jill Huynh\n Vice President of New Business Development \nBeech Acres Parenting Center \n \n Jill Huynh is currently the vice president for new business development at Beech Acres Parenting Center\, which is a parent-focused\, family-centered organization with the mission of: Inspiring and equipping today’s parents\, families and communities to raise capable\, caring\, contributing children.  Huynh oversees transformative and innovative projects that will guide Beech Acres into the future by responding to the needs of today’s parents. \nParent Connext™ is a program that launched in 2016 under Huynh’s leadership and embeds parenting specialists in the pediatric office to support parents experiencing challenges. With the goal to prevent and/or mitigate toxic family stress\, this program brings medical expertise together with parenting expertise to support parents\, children and families holistically.  Under Huynh’s leadership\, more than 10\,000 parents have completed toxic stress screenings and more than 1200 parents have engaged in Parent Coaching services during the initial two years of implementation. \nHuynh has been employed at Beech Acres for 20 years. Prior to joining the Beech Acres team\, she worked for Psych Systems of Cincinnati and St. Joseph’s Orphanage as a child mental health clinician for several years. \nHuynh has been a licensed social worker in Ohio since 1994. She graduated from the University of Louisville with degrees in psychology and sociology. \nShe has participated in numerous speaking engagements\, trainings\, and parenting workshops throughout the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area addressing parenting and mental health issues. Huynh was nominated by the Cincinnati Business Courier as a 40 under 40 leader in the community. She is most proud of her two sons\, Austin and Owen\, as well as her 25 years of marriage to her husband\, Minh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Schindler\n \n CEO\nChild & Family Resources \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Schindler\n CEO\nChild & Family Resources \n \n Since 2005\, Dr. Eric Schindler has been the president and CEO of Child & Family Resources Inc. (CFR)\, a statewide community-based nonprofit based in Tucson. Across 13 cities in Arizona\, CFR works in communities to promote strong\, healthy families and ensure high quality early childhood education so children can reach their full potential. CFR also partners with teens to prevent pregnancy\, drug use\, and suicide. \nSchindler received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona in 1982. After postdoctoral studies in child and family psychology at U.C. Davis\, and pediatric psychology in Chicago\, he has spent the last 40 years working in Tucson community settings as an administrator\, director\, teacher\, and practitioner. A licensed clinical psychologist since 1984\, he had a private practice focused on marriage and family therapy\, and substance abuse\, and was an adjunct faculty in the Department of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona for many years. \nHe and his wife Andrea\, a family practice physician\, have two adult sons. They enjoy scuba diving\, travel adventures to different countries\, yoga\, hiking\, and cycling in their spare time. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Siler\n \n Executive Director of Indiana \nNational Youth Advocate Program Inc. (NYAP) \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Siler\n Executive Director of Indiana \nNational Youth Advocate Program Inc. (NYAP) \n \n In April 2021\, David Siler began serving as the executive director of Indiana for National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP). Previously\, he served for five years as the president/CEO of Families First Indiana. Siler took Families First through an organizational strategic planning process during 2019-2020 that resulted in a merger with the Children’s Bureau of Indiana. Since the newly merged organization did not need two CEOs\, he commenced a job search that led him to NYAP.  \nPrior to his time with Families First\, Siler served the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis as the agency director of St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services\, followed by his promotion to the executive director for Catholic Charities\, where he served for 16 years.   \nSiler holds a bachelor’s in business from Ball State University\, a master’s in social work from Indiana University\, and is a licensed clinical social worker.  \nSiler currently serves on the board of directors of IARCA (Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy\, a statewide association of organizations serving children); the IN211 Advisory Council for the Family & Social Service Administration of Indiana; the Social Current CEO Council; and Purdue University’s Center on the Family Advisory Council.   \nSiler has a passion for family\, justice and equity\, leadership\, and learning. His focus is to help NYAP continue to grow as a champion for children and families in Indiana.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ilana Levinson\n \n Senior Director of Government Relation\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ilana Levinson\n Senior Director of Government Relation\nSocial Current \n \n Ilana Levinson is the senior director of government relations for Social Current. In this role\, she represents the organization and its network to Congress and federal agencies. She also coordinates activities and partnerships with partners and policy coalitions in Washington D.C. to advance aligned goals. \nPrior to joining Social Current\, Levinson served as senior director of advocacy and public policy for YouthBuild USA\, a national organization focused on reconnecting low-income\, out-of-school youth to education and job training. Under her leadership\, the organization more than doubled federal legislative support and increased annual federal investment by $12 million\, to $90 million annually. She also cofounded the Reconnecting Youth Campaign\, a national advocacy campaign focused on creating one million reconnection pathways for opportunity youth each year. She served as a legislative assistant from 2006-2011 in the office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)\, focusing on furthering legislation to expand healthy food access to low-income residents\, the promotion of green collar jobs\, and efforts to re-engage out-of-school youth in education and employment opportunities. \nShe received her master’s in public and nonprofit administration from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and her bachelor’s from Michigan State University. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/critical-conversation-the-state-of-vaccine-mandates-and-community-based-organizations/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Catalog-Conversation-Vaccine-Mandate.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211103T153255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T163521Z UID:10000140-1637064000-1637078400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion for a More Perfect Union DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n Register: IDI® \n \n November Session: Nov. 2\, 9\, 16 \nProgramming is offered each day from noon-4 p.m. ET with two short breaks. \nParticipation Rates\n\nWorkshop: $650\nIntercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®): $288\n\nGiven the continued emergence of an interconnected society\, a global pandemic\, and protests and unrest calling for racial justice\, building organizational capacity for advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion is more critical than ever. The need for leaders within social sector organizations to understand and engage the current environment is essential in building an equitable society for all. \nThis journey begins by ensuring all people feel valued at work. It mandates the co-creation of an inclusive workforce that can foster the development of a healthy\, productive\, and peaceful society in which all people can participate and reach their full potential. \nDuring this virtual workshop presented by Social Current\, participants will explore their relationships with equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) in a safe environment and make progress on developing an EDI action plan for their organizations. \nBecause advancing EDI requires more than just basic knowledge and the will to improve\, presenters will help participants understand their own biases as well as the role of historical discrimination\, non-inclusive behavioral actions\, and culture in creating an unjust society. \nThe workshop will include presentations of valuable information\, facilitated discussions\, reflection opportunities\, and dedicated planning time. In addition to learning about core concepts\, participants will put ideas into action with facilitated planning time. Everyone will have the opportunity to begin developing action plans for advancing their organizations’ EDI journeys. As such\, organizations are encouraged to send multiple employees that together can develop or work on current EDI plans for advancement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\nTo be equipped to advance equity within your community\, organization\, and beyond\, it is essential to also understand and advance your personal journey. Enhance your participation in this workshop with the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\, which provides valuable and actionable information about your own mindset/skillset toward cultural difference and commonality. The IDI®\, a 50-item online questionnaire\, has been developed and tested using rigorous cross-culturally validated psychometric protocols with over 220\,000 respondents from a wide range of cultural groups and countries. \nAdd this assessment to your workshop registration to receive practical and in-depth information. Individuals will receive a customized IDI® Individual Profile Report and participate in a 60-minute one-on-one debrief session with Alliance-COA Director of Evaluation and Research Phyllis Richards to discuss their results and develop a plan to meet their personal intercultural development goals. Richards is a qualified administrator of the IDI® and has more than a decade of experience in working collaboratively to address systemic racism and improve cultural competency. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Attend\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nHow EDI has changed over time within the U.S. as a result of legislation\nUnderstand the skills needed to advance your EDI personal journey\nHow biases\, racism\, and incivility are barriers to building an EDI-enriched workplace culture\nUnderstand their organization’s phase of EDI maturity\, and how to move to the next phase\nA multi-faceted approach for co-creating an organizational culture that fosters EDI\nOptions for addressing critical current issues\nHow to structure an organizational plan to advance EDI using results-based strategies\nCreate the skeleton plan with facilitator support\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Who Should Attend \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nStaff responsible for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\nHuman resources professionals\nOrganizational development professionals\nExecutives\nBoard members\nExecutive search firms\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenters \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Senior Director of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\, Alliance-COA \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheryl White\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Training and Organizational Development\, Neighborhood House Association \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jerica Broeckling\, M.A.\n \n Engagement Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Richards\, M.A.\, M.S.\n \n Director of Evaluation and Research Services\, Alliance-COA URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-for-a-more-perfect-union-2/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EDI-Prefect-Union-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211022T014752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211106T000619Z UID:10000138-1636628400-1636632000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:How to Be an Inclusive Leader through rEvolutionary and Adaptive Leadership DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n To be a successful leader in today’s operating environment of rapid and unpredictable change\, it’s important to strengthen personal and professional competencies. Using Social Current’s rEvolutionary™ Leadership model enables senior and executive leaders to go beyond the everyday management of programs and services to address adaptive and systems challenges for lasting change. \nWhat makes rEvolutionary Leadership unique from other leadership development models? \nrEvolutionary™ Leadership provides a deep dive into four individual capacities that are then applied to integrated and inclusive strategies that can transform organizations into high-impact innovators: \n\nCognitive Capacity. The conscious\, intellectual ability to anticipate\, perceive\, understand\, and analyze environmental factors that drive the need for change.\nEmotional Capacity. The ability to emotionally process environmental factors that might lead to change and to experience the resulting empathy\, passion\, courage\, and resolve that motivate the leader to work for change.\nSpiritual Capacity. The ability to clearly envision a better future that can be brought about through change\, as well as the will to believe that achieving that future state is not only attainable but a moral obligation; it is the response to a higher calling or purpose.\nBehavioral Capacity. The ability to foresee and implement the tangible\, observable\, and measurable actions that will set change in motion; it is the action and management portion of leadership.\n\nAs leaders continuously invest in these capacities\, they are further enabled to manage and lead meaningful change\, which flows through the self\, team\, organization\, and communities and into the larger ecosystem of leaders\, teams\, organizations\, and communities. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n What You’ll Take Away\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n What You'll Take Away \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nIncrease understanding of the rEvolutionary Leadership Model\nHow to be an inclusive leader\nIncrease knowledge of adaptive leadership skillset\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenters \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\n \n Senior Director and Special Advisor to the CEO for Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\, Social Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\n Senior Director and Special Advisor to the CEO for Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\, Social Current \n \n Dr. Undraye Howard currently serves as the senior director and special advisor to the CEO for equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, and engagement at Social Current. In his high-impact roles with Social Current and its predecessor organization\, the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities\, he has provided invaluable consultation to community-based organizations (CBOs). In his current role\, he leads Social Current’s efforts in providing strategy\, solutions\, and support for the development of leaders in the social sector\, with an emphasis on equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI). Through his strategic leadership and direction\, he and a team of network leaders have co-created helpful resources\, consultative services\, and practices that uplift and disseminate best practices to help CBOs advance their impact on the EDI Journey. \nIn addition\, Howard was instrumental in developing the Social Current’s leadership model\, rEvolutionary Leadership\, enabling the development of change leaders driving for system and population-level results. Other endeavors in which Howard has led include the annual Executive Leadership Institute. This transformational experience equips leaders with the adaptive leadership knowledge and skill set needed to create greater systems change. \nHoward holds a doctorate in business from Bellevue University. He received his master’s in communication and bachelor’s business administration from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Tom Woll\n \n Facilitator\, Strategic Change Initiative \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tom Woll\n Facilitator\, Strategic Change Initiative \n \n Tom Woll is the facilitator of the Strategic Change Initiative. He has assisted organizations in 21 states over the last several years to identify and respond to the strategic challenges they are facing. Woll previously worked closely with the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities to help design and implement a project on residential transformation. This project worked with 36 organizations from 18 states to help them to become more family-focused\, more community-based and more results-oriented. \nWoll conducts 400 interviews every year with public and private sector leaders\, with practitioners in the field\, with families and youth receiving services\, and with elected public officials. He asks them to offer their thoughts on the future of human services and he shares those thoughts with the organizations he consults with. Woll has conducted over 2\,600 interviews since January 2010. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/how-to-be-an-inclusive-leader-through-revolutionary-and-adaptive-leadership/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Catalog-Image-rEvolutionary-Leadership.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T194535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T235210Z UID:10000134-1636459200-1636473600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion for a More Perfect Union DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n Register: IDI® \n \n November Session: Nov. 2\, 9\, 16 \nProgramming is offered each day from noon-4 p.m. ET with two short breaks. \nParticipation Rates\n\nWorkshop: $650\nIntercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®): $288\n\nGiven the continued emergence of an interconnected society\, a global pandemic\, and protests and unrest calling for racial justice\, building organizational capacity for advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion is more critical than ever. The need for leaders within social sector organizations to understand and engage the current environment is essential in building an equitable society for all. \nThis journey begins by ensuring all people feel valued at work. It mandates the co-creation of an inclusive workforce that can foster the development of a healthy\, productive\, and peaceful society in which all people can participate and reach their full potential. \nDuring this virtual workshop presented by Social Current\, participants will explore their relationships with equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) in a safe environment and make progress on developing an EDI action plan for their organizations. \nBecause advancing EDI requires more than just basic knowledge and the will to improve\, presenters will help participants understand their own biases as well as the role of historical discrimination\, non-inclusive behavioral actions\, and culture in creating an unjust society. \nThe workshop will include presentations of valuable information\, facilitated discussions\, reflection opportunities\, and dedicated planning time. In addition to learning about core concepts\, participants will put ideas into action with facilitated planning time. Everyone will have the opportunity to begin developing action plans for advancing their organizations’ EDI journeys. As such\, organizations are encouraged to send multiple employees that together can develop or work on current EDI plans for advancement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\nTo be equipped to advance equity within your community\, organization\, and beyond\, it is essential to also understand and advance your personal journey. Enhance your participation in this workshop with the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\, which provides valuable and actionable information about your own mindset/skillset toward cultural difference and commonality. The IDI®\, a 50-item online questionnaire\, has been developed and tested using rigorous cross-culturally validated psychometric protocols with over 220\,000 respondents from a wide range of cultural groups and countries. \nAdd this assessment to your workshop registration to receive practical and in-depth information. Individuals will receive a customized IDI® Individual Profile Report and participate in a 60-minute one-on-one debrief session with Alliance-COA Director of Evaluation and Research Phyllis Richards to discuss their results and develop a plan to meet their personal intercultural development goals. Richards is a qualified administrator of the IDI® and has more than a decade of experience in working collaboratively to address systemic racism and improve cultural competency. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Attend\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nHow EDI has changed over time within the U.S. as a result of legislation\nUnderstand the skills needed to advance your EDI personal journey\nHow biases\, racism\, and incivility are barriers to building an EDI-enriched workplace culture\nUnderstand their organization’s phase of EDI maturity\, and how to move to the next phase\nA multi-faceted approach for co-creating an organizational culture that fosters EDI\nOptions for addressing critical current issues\nHow to structure an organizational plan to advance EDI using results-based strategies\nCreate the skeleton plan with facilitator support\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Who Should Attend \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nStaff responsible for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\nHuman resources professionals\nOrganizational development professionals\nExecutives\nBoard members\nExecutive search firms\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenters \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Senior Director of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\, Alliance-COA \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheryl White\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Training and Organizational Development\, Neighborhood House Association \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jerica Broeckling\, M.A.\n \n Engagement Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Richards\, M.A.\, M.S.\n \n Director of Evaluation and Research Services\, Alliance-COA URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-for-a-more-perfect-union-2021-11-09/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EDI-Prefect-Union-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211021T212350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T153536Z UID:10000137-1636034400-1636038000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Lost in Translation: Bridging the Gap Between Development and Finance DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Does it sometimes feel like there’s a rift between the priorities of the finance team and the goals of the development team? Is your organization at a crossroads in effective internal collaboration? \nJoin the experts from Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC) in an engaging and interactive discussion that will focus on strategies for overcoming the most common barriers to collaborative relationships between development and finance teams. Identify solutions and learn how to implement them based on real-world success stories. Participants will walk away with the tools—and confidence—to build a collaborative relationship between these departments\, no matter the size of the organization and number of staff. With newfound trust and accountability\, financial goals and program outcomes can be accomplished more efficiently and equitably. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n What You’ll Take Away\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Join\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n What You'll Take Away \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nDiscuss common barriers that can cause the breakdown of collaborative relationships between development and finance staff\nShare common reporting differences between development and finance departments\nIdentify solutions that support collaboration between departments\nProvide tips for building collaborative relationships between development and finance staff\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Who Should Join \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nCFOs\nChief development officers\nFinance managers and staff\nFund development managers and staff\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenters \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Justine Townsend\, CPA\n \n Manager\, Your Part-Time Controller \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Justine Townsend\, CPA\n Manager\, Your Part-Time Controller \n \n As a manager and leader of the Arts & Culture Specialty Group at Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC)\, Justine Townsend\, knows that your mission only succeeds when it’s delivered by a fiscally sound organization. She is a CPA\, alumna of the University of Houston\, and holds a Nonprofit Finance Certification from Rice University’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. She is an adjunct professor of financial management for arts organizations for the University of Houston’s Master of Arts Leadership. She has worked with nonprofits for over 14 years. She has previously worked in financial leadership roles with the Houston Symphony\, the United Way\, and Galveston Bay Foundation. Additionally\, she served as a nonprofit auditor and managed over 35 nonprofit clients. Townsend uses her in-depth knowledge of nonprofit accounting practices and passion for the arts and service to the community\, to assist nonprofit organizations achieve their missions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haley Willis\n \n Staff Accountant\, Your Part-Time Controller \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haley Willis\n Staff Accountant\, Your Part-Time Controller \n \n Haley Willis is passionate about supporting the missions of nonprofits and has diverse experience in a variety of roles within the nonprofit industry. As a staff accountant at Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC)\, she has helped countless nonprofits improve efficiency and streamline processes. She has a master’s in business administration from Sam Houston State University\, is an alum of the University of Texas at Austin\, and holds an Arts Management Certificate from McCombs School of Business Texas Executive Education. She has over 12 years’ experience working in nonprofits with a combined nine years in development and accounting. She is an avid supporter and volunteer of her local community nonprofits and a prior member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Her experience as a professional fundraiser has provided her valuable insight into the needs and goals of nonprofit fundraising and the collaborative relationship necessary for effective and accurate nonprofit accounting. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/lost-in-translation-bridging-the-gap-between-development-and-finance/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Catalog-Image-Bridge-the-Gaps.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T194535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T171730Z UID:10000133-1635850800-1635865200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion for a More Perfect Union DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n Register: IDI® \n \n Programming is offered each day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. CT with two short breaks. \nParticipation Rates\n\nWorkshop: $650\nIntercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®): $288\n\nGiven the continued emergence of an interconnected society\, a global pandemic\, and protests and unrest calling for racial justice\, building organizational capacity for advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion is more critical than ever. The need for leaders within social sector organizations to understand and engage the current environment is essential in building an equitable society for all. \nThis journey begins by ensuring all people feel valued at work. It mandates the co-creation of an inclusive workforce that can foster the development of a healthy\, productive\, and peaceful society in which all people can participate and reach their full potential. \nDuring this virtual workshop presented by Social Current\, participants will explore their relationships with equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) in a safe environment and make progress on developing an EDI action plan for their organizations. \nBecause advancing EDI requires more than just basic knowledge and the will to improve\, presenters will help participants understand their own biases as well as the role of historical discrimination\, non-inclusive behavioral actions\, and culture in creating an unjust society. \nThe workshop will include presentations of valuable information\, facilitated discussions\, reflection opportunities\, and dedicated planning time. In addition to learning about core concepts\, participants will put ideas into action with facilitated planning time. Everyone will have the opportunity to begin developing action plans for advancing their organizations’ EDI journeys. As such\, organizations are encouraged to send multiple employees that together can develop or work on current EDI plans for advancement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\nTo be equipped to advance equity within your community\, organization\, and beyond\, it is essential to also understand and advance your personal journey. Enhance your participation in this workshop with the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)\, which provides valuable and actionable information about your own mindset/skillset toward cultural difference and commonality. The IDI®\, a 50-item online questionnaire\, has been developed and tested using rigorous cross-culturally validated psychometric protocols with over 220\,000 respondents from a wide range of cultural groups and countries. \nAdd this assessment to your workshop registration to receive practical and in-depth information. Individuals will receive a customized IDI® Individual Profile Report and participate in a 60-minute one-on-one debrief session with Alliance-COA Director of Evaluation and Research Phyllis Richards to discuss their results and develop a plan to meet their personal intercultural development goals. Richards is a qualified administrator of the IDI® and has more than a decade of experience in working collaboratively to address systemic racism and improve cultural competency. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Attend\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Workshop Goals \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nHow EDI has changed over time within the U.S. as a result of legislation\nUnderstand the skills needed to advance your EDI personal journey\nHow biases\, racism\, and incivility are barriers to building an EDI-enriched workplace culture\nUnderstand their organization’s phase of EDI maturity\, and how to move to the next phase\nA multi-faceted approach for co-creating an organizational culture that fosters EDI\nOptions for addressing critical current issues\nHow to structure an organizational plan to advance EDI using results-based strategies\nCreate the skeleton plan with facilitator support\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Who Should Attend \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nStaff responsible for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\nHuman resources professionals\nOrganizational development professionals\nExecutives\nBoard members\nExecutive search firms\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Presenters \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Senior Director of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\, Alliance-COA \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheryl White\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Training and Organizational Development\, Neighborhood House Association \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jerica Broeckling\, M.A.\n \n Engagement Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Richards\, M.A.\, M.S.\n \n Director of Evaluation and Research Services\, Alliance-COA URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-for-a-more-perfect-union/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EDI-Prefect-Union-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211106 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T181900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T153605Z UID:10000131-1635724800-1636156799@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:2021 Executive Leadership Institute DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n In Chicago \nRegister on or before Sept. 17 to receive the early bird rate. The deadline to register is Oct. 17. \nSocial Current Network Organizations\nEarly Bird Registration: $3850\nRegular Registration $4350 \nAll Other Organizations\nEarly Bird Registration: $4850\nRegular Registration: $5350 \n \n\n \n Register Online \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n About the Institute\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Schedule\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n About the Institute \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \nThe Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)\, offered in partnership with Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business\, equips senior-level managers and executives with the knowledge and skills to oversee day-to-day operations\, and prepare for the future and greater systems change. Transactional meets transformational for this influential experience. ELI assembles a wide variety of faculty from the nonprofit and for-profit sectors\, as well as academia. The Social Current’s partnership with Quinlan means access to first-class faculty and specialized expertise\, as well as the flexibility to create a program to transform students’ leadership skills. The curriculum will not only challenge\, but offers a rare opportunity to focus on excellence\, impact\, and systems change. \nELI features 70 hours of content delivered over two concentrated sessions in consecutive years. The second half of the program culminates in the presentation of projects completed between the first and second sessions. The presentations are given before the assembly of participants and faculty. View an overview of the schedule. \nWho Should Attend\n\nExecutives\nManagers\nDirectors\n\nLocation & Lodging\nWe look forward to holding the 2021 Executive Leadership Institute in person at the University of Loyola Chicago. Upon request\, accommodations can be made for students to participate virtually. \nLocation\nLoyola University Chicago\n820 N. Michigan Ave.\nChicago\, IL \nLodging\nLoyola offers discounts for several hotels. Note\, the Executive Leadership Institute will take place on the Water Tower Campus. \nCancellation Policy\nAll cancellation requests must be made in writing and are subject to a $500 processing fee. Cancellations received after Oct. 27 will not be refunded. Credit toward future events is not currently possible. Notice of written cancellation must be emailed directly to the Meetings Department. \nDirect questions to the Meetings Department.  \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Schedule \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Monday\, Nov. 1\nNoon-1 p.m. CT \nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nOrientation\nInvesting in yourself and mission\nCommitments of High-Impact Nonprofit Organizations Overview\n\n1-2 p.m. CT \nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nVirtual welcome from Jody Levison-Johnson\, CEO of Social Current\n\n2-4 p.m. CT \nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nDISC Style\nWhat is your executive presence?\nCarol Fitzgibbons from Loyola\nMeet with cohort and debrief on the DISC style\n\nEvening \n\nNetworking dinner featuring roundtables focused on second-year students’ presentations\nChicago Themed Dinner – Location TBD\n\nTuesday\, Nov. 2\n8:30-10 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nDriving Mission\, Vision\, Strategy\, and Measurement across the Enterprise\n\n10-11:15 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nPanel Discussion – Managing for Mission from the C Suite\n\n11:15 a.m.-Noon CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nGroup activity/discussion on executive leadership\n\nNoon-1 p.m. CT \n\nLunch provided\n\n1:30-3 p.m. CT \n\nCompany visit off-campus – Cara Collective (transportation provided)\n\n3-4 p.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nDebrief about company visit at Loyola\n\n4-5 p.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nGroup activity/discussion on Mission/Vision/Strategy\n\nEvening \n\nDinner on your own\n\nWednesday\, Nov. 3\n8-10 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nFinding Your Funding Model\n\n10-11:15 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nPanel Discussion: Fundraising for Good\n\n11 a.m.-Noon CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nGroup activity/discussion around funding\n\nNoon-1 p.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nLunch provided at Loyola\nVirtual Lunch with ELI Alumni Board and Mentors\n\n1-4 p.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nEquity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion\n\nEvening \n\nDinner off campus – Location TBD\n\nThursday\, Nov. 4\n8:30-10:15 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nPanel: Building High-Performing Board\, Staff\, and Volunteer Teams\n\n10:30 a.m.-Noon CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nEmpowering Your Team through Strengths-based Approaches\nDr. Philip Hong\, Loyola University\n\nNoon-1 p.m. CT \n\nLunch provided by Loyola\n\nAfternoon \n\nCompany visit off campus – Gary Comer Youth Campus\nTransportation provided\n\nEvening \n\nDinner on your own\n\nFriday\, Nov. 5\n8:30-10 a.m. CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nOverview of projects\nInitial peer conversation within the cohort on proposed projects\n\n10 a.m.-Noon CT\nAvailable for Remote Participants \n\nProject presentations\nDebrief in context of year one projects: Lessons learned\, advice\n\nNoon-1 p.m. CT \n\nGraduation and certificate award ceremony\n\n  URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/2021-executive-leadership-institute/ LOCATION:Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business\, 16 E. Pearson St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ELI-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T100000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211019T180513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T043450Z UID:10000136-1635415200-1635415200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Federal Recovery Funds for Community Health: Advancing Equity and Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships DESCRIPTION:Trillions of dollars are flowing into states and communities across the country through multiple federal investments as part of the implementation of: \n\nCoronavirus Aid\, Relief\, and Economic Security Act (CARES)\nFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)\nAdditional FY 2021 appropriations\n\nDesigned to bolster public health capacity\, stimulate economic recovery\, and reduce inequities\, these funds represent an unprecedented opportunity to invest in transformative change. Yet\, many states and communities may not have the familiarity to develop complex strategic\, cross-sector plans or capacity to distribute the large amounts of money headed their way. One way nonprofit human services organizations can leverage their experience and commitment to the communities and populations they serve is through public-private partnerships that support the distribution of resources to ensure that funds are allocated equitably\, yield meaningful improvement in community health\, and pave the way for future advancement of the ensures sustainable change and resilient communities. \nDuring this webinar\, Glenn Landers\, Director of Health Systems of the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University\, and Jeffrey Levi\, Professor of Health Management & Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University\, will share insights on the scale\, scope\, and distribution of federal COVID-19 funding. They will explore how states are seeking to inform\, influence\, and facilitate forward-thinking investment decisions. \nDrs. Landers and Levi are collaborators on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported Aligning in Crisis initiative. This overview is intended to help community-based organizations understand the different types of funding streams that can advance opportunities and engage the four principles for resilient and equitable recovery. \nWhat You’ll Take Away\n\nCommunity capacity gaps that human services organizations can fill\nStrategies and tactics that structure support in fair and equitable ways\nTypes of relationships to consider with community sites\, such as adviser\, technical assistance\, convener\, or fiscal agent\nResources that can support capacity building for community leadership\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nExecutives\nPolicy staff\nProgram managers\nFund development/grant writers\n\nPresenters\nGlenn Landers\nDirector of Health Systems\nGeorgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University \nJeffrey Levi\nProfessor of Health Management & Policy\nMilken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/federal-recovery-funds-for-community-health-advancing-equity-and-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T175339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T044610Z UID:10000130-1635260400-1635264000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Equity-Driven Fundraising and Marketing: Building an Authentic EDI Lens DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n As fundraisers and marketers\, we can play a powerful role in dismantling racism. Our messages influence our communities. Our language can help shape policy. Our words carry currency. How we talk about it matters. Every philanthropic and nonprofit organization has an extraordinary opportunity and responsibility to do better. Frankly\, society’s need for many of the programs and services provided by the human-serving sector stems from systemic racism. Until we name that\, we cannot create the real and lasting change with families and communities that our mission statements loftily promise. \nFor an organization to put equity at the center of its mission\, values\, and leadership\, it must look deeply into all aspects of agency operations—including fundraising and marketing. Guided by two expert fundraising and marketing professionals\, this webinar will candidly explore how the language of fundraising\, use of illustrations\, and characterizations of clients can contribute to their marginalization and oppression. We also will discuss strategies and tactics that likely reinforce negative attitudes by donors towards those in the community served. Special emphasis will be given to the problems that have been perpetuated because of the overwhelming lack of diversity among professionals in the field\, evident in the majority percentage of fundraisers who are white (79%). \nTopics for discussion will include: \n\nMoving to community-centric instead of donor-centric fundraising\nHonoring clients’ life experiences and hard work in partnering with organizations and donors\nHiring fundraising and marketing staff of color proportionate to communities served\nUsing language\, illustrations\, and photos that honor and represent our communities\nInvolving the whole organization and board members in supporting equity\, diversity\, and inclusion\nAuthentically engaging with all organizations in the community\, particularly the NAACP\, Urban League\, LGBT centers\, and other local or regional groups\nImplementing a sample list of effective steps to avoid a repeat the failures described in the 1968 Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (i.e.\, the Kerner Commission Report)\nTalking with funders about supporting equity in your community with their investment\n\nThe presenters will share the knowledge gained from their experiences in highly diverse communities. All have made strides toward greater equity\, diversity\, and inclusion in their organizations and will offer practical solutions. Both are white leaders who are committed to using their voices and their privilege to become better allies. \nParticipants will be encouraged to share their stories of success\, however large or small. The presenters will invite questions throughout the session to ensure there is clarity and a diversity of ideas for solutions discussed. A custom toolkit of action items\, checklists\, and tips to advance equity in marketing and fund development will be distributed. \nThis presentation is sponsored by the Alliance-COA’s Fundraising\, Marketing\, and Communications Peer Exchange\, which serves as a place to make connections\, share ideas\, and ask questions among professionals working in fund development\, marketing\, communications\, and public relations. Participants in this community also have access to a comprehensive library of resources\, including a variety of materials on multiple topics designed to assist with creating a fund development plan\, engaging board members in fundraising\, building a brand strategy\, and staying current with ever-changing digital trends\, among many other vital fundraising\, marketing\, and communications functions. \nWhat You’ll Take Away \n\nResources for beginning your own EDI journey and centering your work through an EDI lens\, including opportunities to consider how you have or plan to abandon stereotypes in your communications and how to have honest conversations with donors about racism\nA deeper understanding of the critical role organizational communications play in shaping the perceptions of the organization held by clients\, philanthropic donors\, contracting entities\, public and private marketing partners\, and the public\nAppreciation for the corrective actions needed for stereotypes among clients and these stakeholders\nAwareness of fundraising\, marketing\, and communications’ role and responsibility in ensuring authentic EDI engagement across the organization; these include assessments\, services\, outreach\, and especially staffing representative of the makeup of the community\, e.g.\, POC\, API\, indigenous peoples\, First Americans\, LGBTQAI+\n\nWho Should Join\n\nChief development officers\nFund development staff\nMarketing staff\nChief executives\nCOOs\nBoard members\n\nPresenter\n \nLeonard P. Iaquinta\nPrincipal\nLen Iaquinta’s Excellence in Communications Inc. \nLen Iaquinta is a career fundraiser of millions of dollars in major gifts\, grants\, and periodic funds. Recognized as a strategic thinker\, he is passionate about improving the culture of philanthropy. He augments the performance of nonprofit organizations in fund development and public communication. Iaquinta advises the Nonprofit Development Certificate Programs of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and teaches six-hour modules. He often presents regional and national workshops. Iaquinta is a past two-term board member and a 20-year member of the steering committee of the Fundraising\, Marketing and Communications Peer Exchange of Alliance-COA. \nFollowing study at Northwestern University (B.S.J.) and Columbia University in the City of New York (M.S.J.)\, he joined the Academy for Educational Development in New York City. There he raised funds from the U.S. government and private foundations and staffed projects including the reporting of human behavior\, minority recruitment into journalism\, and higher education management. \nHe led the United Way of his hometown and devoted 30 years to successful university fundraising and alumni programming at his alma maters and public campuses. As a board member and officer\, he has led human development services agencies to improve their philanthropic performance and enhance their public reputations during his 52-year career. Iaquinta has been a leader in the LGBTQAI+ community since 1971. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJocelyn Mourning\nVice President of Advancement\nThe Family Conservancy \nJocelyn Mourning is a fundraising and communications expert focused on helping children grow up in healthy communities with thriving families so they may experience well-being throughout their lives. She is passionate about Kansas City families and was born and raised in the KC Metro. Mourning has been overseeing the increasingly successful fundraising events\, grants\, and other donor relations at The Family Conservancy\, a 140-year-old nonprofit\, since 2012. \nShe holds a fundraising certificate from the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Missouri – Kansas City’s Bloch School of Management\, is a CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive)\, and also has marketing and sales experience in the for-profit sector. Mourning is co-chair of the Fundraising\, Marketing\, and Communications Alliance-COA Peer Exchange Group core team. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n Register Online URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/equity-driven-fundraising-and-marketing-building-an-authentic-edi-lens/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T202105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T044346Z UID:10000135-1635260400-1635260400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:An Introduction to COA Accreditation DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This free 30-minute webinar provides an introduction to the COA accreditation process. It is perfect for anyone seeking accreditation for the first time\, interested in what is required to become accredited\, or mandated to become accredited by state or federal legislation (such as the Family First Prevention Services Act). Participants will gain an understanding of the key concepts that define COA\, the steps toward becoming accredited\, and the benefits of accreditation. There will also be a Q&A portion for us to answer any questions you might have. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/an-introduction-to-coa-and-the-accreditation-process/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211015 DTSTAMP:20260414T192638 CREATED:20211001T185418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T043731Z UID:10000132-1633996800-1634255999@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:SPARK 2021 DESCRIPTION:Register Online \n \n Designed by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and Council on Accreditation (Alliance-COA)\, SPARK 2021 is a three-day virtual learning experience that will activate the power of the social sector. It also signals an exciting new era for us and the sector\, as we will be launching our new organization during the opening session. \nRegister for this three-day\, virtual learning experience\, to convene leaders from across the human services ecosystem to create a unified\, intrepid\, just\, and purposeful network so that all people can thrive. \nFueled by a commitment to advance equity and improve the well-being of all people\, we will elevate important conversations around some of today’s most vexing challenges and inspire participants to implement innovative practice\, policy\, and research. \n  \nLearning\nLearn about advancing equity at the individual\, organization\, and systems levels. \nVIEW LEARNING \n  \nSchedule\nDon’t miss a moment. Check out the schedule for all SPARK sessions and speakers. \nVIEW SCHEDULE \n  \nSponsors\nMany thanks to our SPARK sponsors for making this virtual experience possible. \nVIEW SPONSORS \n  \n  \nOpening Headliner\n \nDr. Ibram X. Kendi\nBestselling Author\nHow to Be an Antiracist \nAndrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities\nBoston University \n  \nClosing Headliner\n \nHeather McGhee\nBestselling author\nThe Sum of Us \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nThank You to Our Diamond Sponsors!\nView All SPARK 2021 Sponsors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nContact SPARK 2021 support with questions. \n\n \n\n \n Register Online URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/spark-2021/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/spark-2021-_GIF_light-cropped.gif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR