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:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173552 CREATED:20240816T175824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T150051Z UID:10000428-1733317200-1733322600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Strengthening Community Impact Through Advocacy DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n We recognize organizations and communities may be experiencing unease and uncertainty following the results of the 2024 election. \nTo assist in navigating changing political landscapes\, this free webinar is designed to empower nonprofits with the knowledge and tools for effective advocacy and policy engagement. It offers an opportunity to grow your organization’s expertise in policy and advocacy through strategies to channel concerns into actionable advocacy plans. Interactive sessions will detail key tactics to advance organizations’ missions and strengthen the communities served. \nParticipants will gain a comprehensive understanding of building policy literacy\, crafting compelling narratives\, engaging in coalition building\, and developing disciplined messaging strategies. \nWho Should Attend\nThis webinar is designed for nonprofit professionals who are involved in advocacy\, policy engagement\, and strategic communications. The following specific roles will benefit the most from the session: \n\nExecutive Directors and Senior Management: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strategy and engaging with policymakers and stakeholders\nAdvocacy and Policy Directors: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outreach\nCommunications and Public Relations Managers: Professionals focused on crafting and disseminating the organization’s message to the public and media\nProgram Managers and Coordinators: Staff who oversee program implementation and need to align program goals with advocacy efforts\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nEnhance Policy Literacy: A clear understanding of policy literacy\, including the ability to articulate the organization’s mission\, importance of the work\, and the impact on communities\nCraft Effective Advocacy Strategies: How to design and implement actionable advocacy plans that align with organizational goals and policy objectives\, enabling more effective policy influence\nStrengthen Media and Policymaker Relationships: How to build and maintain strong relationships with media and elected officials\, using strategic communication to amplify the message\nDevelop Disciplined Messaging: Concrete strategies for creating disciplined\, consistent messaging that highlights organizational successes\, reinforces community importance\, and engages coalition partners effectively\n\n  \n  \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blair Abelle-Kiser\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/strengthening-community-impact-through-advocacy/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Policy-Advocacy_4-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173552 CREATED:20231212T202106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T154633Z UID:10000350-1733146200-1733157000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This performance and quality improvement (PQI) training is designed to help organizations pursuing COA Accreditation develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance an efficient and effective service delivery system and enhance organizational capacity to deliver quality services. This training will demonstrate how quality improvement is a catalyst for successful achievement of strategic goals and program outcomes. \nCOA Accreditation is offered as a service of Social Current. Learn more about COA Accreditation and how to get started online. \nTakeaways\n\nWhat it means to be outcomes focused\nHow to develop strong outcome statements\nHow to use logic models to outline program goals and client outcomes\nMain components of a PQI process\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nOrganization primary contacts\nSenior leaders at organizations seeking COA Accreditation\nOther staff involved in an organization’s accreditation process\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Darrell Woodliff\n \n Director of Volunteer Engagement\nSocial Current \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 Additional COA Accreditation Trainings \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 10:00 am – 1:00 pm EST \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/performance-and-quality-improvement-pqi-6/ CATEGORIES:Training,COA Accreditation Trainings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COA-Accredited-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173552 CREATED:20231212T200441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T214456Z UID:10000347-1733133600-1733144400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) — SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:This session has sold out. Visit our COA Accreditation Trainings page to view and register for future sessions. \nThe Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience. Topics discussed in this training include: \n\nAn in-depth overview of the COA Accreditation process\, including key milestones\nAn overview of accreditation standards and the relationship between standards\, evidence\, and the rating indicators\nHow ratings are assigned by the volunteer review team and insight on the accreditation decision-making process\nTips on how to get organized and manage the work\nHow to prepare for the site visit\n\nCOA Accreditation is offered as a service of Social Current. Learn more about COA Accreditation and how to get started online. \nWho Should Participate\n\nOrganization primary contacts\nSenior leaders at organizations seeking COA Accreditation\nOther staff involved in an organization’s accreditation process\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Darrell Woodliff\n \n Director of Volunteer Engagement\nSocial Current \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 Additional COA Accreditation Trainings \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 10:00 am – 1:00 pm EST \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/intensive-accreditation-training-iat-7/ CATEGORIES:Training,COA Accreditation Trainings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COA-Accredited-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20241001T154904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T155227Z UID:10000435-1731589200-1731592800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Applying Trauma-Informed Principles for Quality Improvement Buy-In DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Ask a room of human services professionals if data is important\, and everyone will raise their hand. Ask that same room to sit down and analyze the data while brainstorming ways to improve\, and you’ll likely get a less enthusiastic response. \nThat’s because most of us have been scarred by data’s punitive consequences and people who have weaponized it to advance their own agenda. \nThis session with Social Current Strategic Industry Partner CCNY Inc.\, will focus on the obstacles to data-driven culture and how your quality improvement teams can use trauma-informed principles to turn the tide. Harnessing the concepts of safety\, choice\, collaboration\, trustworthiness\, and empowerment will turn your quality improvement teams from “the scary data people” to “the best friends who help drive better outcomes.” \nThis session will cover the reasons trauma-informed principles will be effective\, how to put those principles into action\, and how to maintain steady progress. You’ll hear from both perspectives of the quality improvement team as well as clinical management. \nTakeaways\n\nThe challenges that keep quality improvement teams from thriving\nThe importance of applying trauma-informed tactics to data and quality improvement\nPractical scenarios to apply trauma-informed principles for effectiveness\n\nWho Should Participate\nAnyone responsible for organizational outcomes in quality \n  \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tristan Keelan\n \n Director of Business Development\nCCNY Inc. \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tristan Keelan\n Director of Business Development\nCCNY Inc. \n \n Tristan Keelan has had an extensive career in multiple areas of the behavioral health care system. He spent many years working in electronic health records where he learned the various processes for mental health and substance abuse treatment for both inpatient and outpatient settings\, and child welfare programs. \nSubsequent to that\, he spent time as the Quality improvement director of multiple nonprofit human services organizations. Here he used his technical skills and trauma informed approach to quality improvement to drive projects that created lasting improvements on a dozens of programs. \nTristan has a bachelor’s in English literature from Elmira College\, a master’s in business administration from St. Bonaventure University\, and he is an AmeriCorps alum. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/applying-trauma-informed-principles-for-quality-improvement-buy-in/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Org-Excellence_Data_3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240709T140725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T190510Z UID:10000413-1731074400-1731077100@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Impact Partnership Spotlight: Executive Leadership Institute DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) 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. Social Current partners with Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business to offer access to first-class faculty and specialized expertise. \nJoin this webinar to learn about the institute and its return on investment for students and organizations. It features 70 hours of content\, where students learn through interactive presentations\, small-group discussions\, experiential learning tours of community-based organizations\, personal reflection and journaling\, and more. To help students reinforce and apply their learning\, they also complete self-designed projects that addresses an organizational challenge. \nAn additional benefit of the program is that students receive mentoring from ELI alumni. Mentors and mentees are matched according to personal and professional leadership attributes. Hundreds of students have graduated from the institute and they continue to engage through alumni opportunities. \nImpact Partnership Spotlight Series\nJoin us to learn about the benefits of becoming a Social Current Impact Partner and the exciting opportunities to connect with colleagues across the network. All staff at organizations interested in learning more about the benefits of Social Current Impact Partnerships are encouraged to participate in this webinar. \nIn addition to delving into the session’s spotlighted topic\, we will give an overview of Impact Partnerships and preview upcoming engagement opportunities. This webinar will include ample time for Q&A\, as you explore ways to maximize the partnership experience for your organization and colleagues. \nTakeaways\n\nShare the updates to the ELI Program\nShare the value of the ELI program\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nStaff at Impact Partner organizations\nStaff interested in learning more about becoming an Impact Partner\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 Rachael Rucker\n \n Network Engagement Specialist\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Robena Spangler\n \n Senior Director of Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence \nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/impact-partnership-spotlight-executive-leadership-institute/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence 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:20241106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240503T202430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T165241Z UID:10000390-1730894400-1730905200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Equity Workshop: Fundamentals to Support Your Journey (November Session) DESCRIPTION:Impact Partners and/or COA Accredited Organizations: $800 \nOther Organizations: $1\,000 \n \n\n \n Register \n \n Session Dates: Nov. 6\, 13\, and 20 from noon-3 p.m. ET. \nUnderstanding how to build an inclusive and equitable culture is the job of every leader within an organization. Creating an inclusive culture connected to the meeting mission in co-creating with communities across the country is essential in building a perfect union. \nAs some voices push against a ‘woke culture\,’ there is an ever-increasing need to continue to raise the banner for social justice on every front and building organizational capacity for advancing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI). The need for leaders\, especially within social sector organizations\, to engage in building an equitable society for all. \nDuring this three-part virtual workshop\, participants will learn and engage in a safe environment\, where they can ask questions and share reflections with their peers. Using Social Current’s three-prong approach to EDI (Person\, Organization and Systems)\, the presenters will encourage participants to develop a deeper personal EDI journey\, to build an inclusive work culture\, and to become more aware of the systems that impact us all. \nSession Objectives\nSession One: Connecting Our Past to the Present (Nov. 6 from noon – 3 p.m. ET) \n\nConnecting the past to the present; the history of systemic racism and its current impact\nLearning the steps for personal EDI growth\n\nSession Two: Moving Towards a More Perfect Union (Nov. 13 from noon – 3 p.m. ET) \n\nCultural humility\nPsychological safety\n\nSession Three: Supporting Your Organization’s EDI Journey (Nov. 20 from noon – 3 p.m. ET) \n\nLearn the phases of organizational growth in EDI\nDiscuss the essential components of an effective EDI plan\nDiscuss the challenges and opportunities for organizations as they implement EDI plans\n\nWorkshop Goals\n\nExplore relationships with EDI in a safe environment\nIncrease understanding of how to build an equitable and inclusive workplace culture\nWhy and how to build psychological safety among teams\, identify individual biases\, and understand the role of inequitable systems\nPhases of organizational growth in EDI and the essential components of a successful EDI plan\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nSenior Leadership\nDirectors and Managers\nEDI Practitioners\n\nInstruction Methods\nThe workshop will include webinar presentations of core concepts\, facilitated discussions\, and reflection opportunities. Organizations are encouraged to send multiple employees for collaborative learning and to build agency knowledge. \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 Jerica Broeckling\n \n EDI Consultant\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Romero Davis\n \n Senior Program Manager\nSocial Current \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\nSocial Current \n \n Romero Davis is a director of practice excellence at Social Current. A mentor for professional development and community justice champion\, Davis has worked nationally with agencies in areas such as poly-victimization; trauma in families; equity\, diversity\, and inclusion; juvenile justice; and domestic violence. He is a member of the technical assistance team for Child Safety Forward. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial 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\, PhD\n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial Current \n \n Undraye Howard currently serves as vice president of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion at Social Current. In his roles over the years\, he has provided invaluable consultation to community-based organizations. 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\, consultation\, and workshops that uplift and disseminate best practices to help community-based organizations advance their EDI journeys. \nIn addition\, Dr. Howard was instrumental in developing Social Current’s leadership development model\, the rEvolutionary Model\, which helps develop the skills of change leaders to drive toward system and population-level results. Dr. Howard also leads the annual Executive Leadership Institute\, which is held in partnership with Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business. This transformational experience equips leaders with the knowledge and skills to create greater systems change. \nDr. Howard also has a deep appreciation and connection to the greater Milwaukee community. He sits on the board of AD2LUV Senior Housing (2006-present)\, Father Hood Initiative (2012-present)\, and the board of Holy Cathedral (1999-present)\, where he also led as youth director and deacon. He also served as a member on the State of Wisconsin Strengthening Families and Children. \nDr. Howard holds a doctorate in business from Bellevue University. He received his master’s in communication and bachelor’s in 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 \n Phyllis Richards\n \n Director of EDI and Research\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheryl White\, PsyD\n \n Cultural Psychologist\, OD Practitioner & Leadership Coach \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheryl White\, PsyD\n Cultural Psychologist\, OD Practitioner & Leadership Coach \n \n Dr. Sheryl White\, a cultural psychologist and organization development practitioner\, brings over 25 years of experience facilitating ethical\, strategic\, and critical decision-making; inspiring compassionate leadership; advancing equity\, inclusion and belonging; and fostering positive culture transformation for optimal performance and impact. Dr. White started her post-college career as a preschool teacher and assistant site supervisor on a military installation\, and then transitioned to working as a rehabilitation counselor and consultant in the public and private sector. Prior to spending 20 years as an organization development consultant\, she served as area manager of San Diego and El Centro\, California for a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual and as an organization effectiveness specialist with the City of San Diego\, California’s second largest city government. \n Since 1999\, Dr. White has served as a leadership coach and small group facilitator with the Center for Creative Leadership and a core adjunct professor at National University. She has provided leadership coaching to mid-level\, senior and executive leaders from around the globe and across sectors from nonprofits\, municipalities\, education\, and healthcare organizations to startups and Fortune 100 companies. In 2008\, Dr. White joined the executive leadership team of the Neighborhood House Association one of San Diego county’s largest multi-purpose human services agencies\, where she currently serves as Senior Vice President of Training and Organization Development and General Manager of InnoVisions\, the agency’s social enterprise. Since 2009\, Dr. White has been the host of Leadership Matters\, an Internet radio show and podcast that airs on Voice America’s Business Channel. \n Dr. White holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Grambling State University\, a master’s degree in counseling from Louisiana Tech University\, and a master’s and Doctor of Psychology degree in culture and human behavior from Alliant International University in San Diego\, CA. She is a recognized Board Certified Coach (BCC) with the Center for Credentialing and Education\, Inc. \nDr. White is a life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc public service organization and has received countless honors and awards for her service. She is passionate about inspiring compassion and helping people work better\, and better together\, for the betterment of humanity. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-equity-workshop-fundamentals-to-support-your-journey-november-session/ CATEGORIES:Training,EDI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nov-2024-Session.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240703T184751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T201826Z UID:10000411-1730728800-1730731500@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Social Current Solutions DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Join this webinar to learn more about Social Current’s areas of expertise and solutions\, which support the full range of human and social services organizations. We strengthen and amplify the work of the social sector in six core integrated impact areas. \nSocial Current translates our expertise\, the latest research\, and the knowledge and experience of the field into a range of innovative solutions that address challenges facing our sector and society. These solutions include COA Accreditation\, consultation\, networking\, research support and learning\, and federal public policy advocacy and mobilization. \nAll are invited to learn more about how Social Current can support your organization’s goals. We welcome questions and look forward to connecting with you. \nTakeaways\n\nOverview of Social Current and about our network\nOur areas of expertise and impact\nAbout our solutions and how to work with us\nTime for Q&A\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives and directors of community-based organizations and other nonprofits\nStaff looking to improve equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and staff resilience and engagement\nStaff looking to support continuous learning and best practice through COA Accreditation and more\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Katy Lederer\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachael Rucker\n \n Network Engagement Specialist\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joseph Seoane\n \n Senior Director of Network Engagement & Growth\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-social-current-3/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Copy-of-Template-Webinar-Catalog-Image-Background-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20231017T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T165759Z UID:10000337-1729497600-1729616400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:SPARK 2024 DESCRIPTION:About SPARK 2024\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Pre-Conference Sessions\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Workshops\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Sponsors and Exhibitors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n About SPARK 2024 \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Register Now for SPARK 2024: Oct. 21-22\, with pre-conference sessions Oct. 20. \n \n \n\n \n Register Now \n \n Registration must be received on or before Sept. 27 to receive the early bird rate. \nSPARK 2024 will unite practice excellence\, innovation\, and federal policy advocacy to advance our sector’s impact and help all families and communities thrive. This in-person event will elevate important conversations around our most vexing challenges and showcase insight and expertise from the field. \nThis event is designed for leaders who are fueled by a commitment to advance equity and improve the well-being of all people. Together\, we will share inspiration and practical tools for implementing innovative practice\, policy\, and research. Our keynote speakers and breakout sessions will address new insight and promising approaches related to: \n\nBrain science and trauma-informed approaches\nChild\, family\, and community well-being\nCOA Accreditation\nEquity\, diversity\, and inclusion\nGovernment affairs and advocacy\nLeadership and organizational development\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nDirector-level staff\nBoard members\nPerformance quality improvement staff\nProfessional and clinical services\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration & Pricing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration must be received on or before Sept. 27 to receive the early bird rate. After that date\, regular rates apply. \nImpact Partners (Formerly Engagement Packages) and/or Organizations that Have Achieved COA Accreditation\nEarly Bird Registration $595\nRegular Registration $745 \nOther Organizations\nEarly Bird Registration $695\nRegular Registration $845 \nMultiperson Registration Discount\nRegister five (5) full conference participants from the same organization and receive $50 off all subsequent full conference registrations from the same organization. Only one discount per person; no other discounts apply. Once all five full conference participants are registered\, contact Social Current to receive the discount code for all subsequent full conference registrations. \nCancellation by Participant\nAll cancellation requests must be made in writing. Conference cancellations are subject to a $100 processing fee. Cancellation requests received after Oct. 1 will not be refunded. Credit toward future Social Current events is not currently possible. Participants unable to attend the conference may send an alternate participant. Notice of written cancellation or alternate participant requests must be emailed directly to Social Current. \nCancellation by Social Current\nIf Social Current cancels this conference\, all registration fees will be refunded in full. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Location & Lodging \n \n \n \n \n \n SPARK 2024 participants will convene in downtown Denver. The conference hotel is centrally located along the 16th Street Mall. \nBook now: The final day to book your hotel room at the special conference rate is Oct. 4. There is limited availability for Sunday and Monday nights. \nOur discounted rate is available at the conference hotel for Sunday and Monday nights. Please note\, our room block is sold out for Tuesday night. \nSheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\n1550 Court Place\nDenver\, CO 80202 \nHotel Reservations\nSocial Current has arranged a special room rate of $239 for single or double occupancy\, plus applicable taxes. Reserve your room by booking online or calling the hotel at 303-893-3333 by Oct. 4 and mentioning the group name Social Current SPARK 2024 to receive the discounted rate. This rate is available for stays up to three days prior to and after the conference\, but it is subject to hotel availability at the time of booking. \nAirport Train (A Line)\nThe airport train (known as the A line) from Denver International Airport to Union Station in downtown Denver costs only $10 for a one-way trip and takes 37 minutes. View full details online\, including the schedule\, stops\, and where to buy a ticket. \n \n \n \n High Altitude and Weather Tips\nDenver really is a mile high\, but most people don’t even notice the altitude difference. The air is just thinner and dryer. VISIT DENVER recommends these tips to stay happy and healthy. \nDrink plenty of water: Before your trip to Denver\, and while you are here\, drinking plenty of water is the number one way to help your body adjust easily to the higher altitude. The low humidity in Colorado keeps the air dry\, so you need about twice as much water as you would drink at home. \nMonitor your alcohol intake: Golf balls go 10% farther… and so do cocktails. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. \nEat food high in potassium: Foods such as broccoli\, bananas\, avocado\, cantaloupe\, celery\, greens\, bran\, chocolate\, granola\, dates\, dried fruit\, potatoes\, and tomatoes will help replenish electrolytes by balancing salt intake. \nWatch your physical activity: The effects of exercise are more intense here. If you normally run five miles a day at home\, you might try three miles in Denver. \nPack for sun: With less water vapor in the air at this altitude\, the sky really is bluer in Colorado. But there’s 25% less protection from the sun\, so sunscreen is a must. Even in October\, you’ll want to bring sunglasses\, a hat\, sunscreen\, and lip balm. \nDress in layers: Denver is known for a year-round mild climate\, but conditions can change rapidly\, particularly in the fall. Before you leave home\, check the weather forecast and pack appropriately. Because the sun is especially powerful in Denver\, it can feel much warmer than the actual temperature during the day\, but then can become chilly after sundown. Dressing in layers is the best way to make sure you’re always prepared. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nSunday\, Oct. 20\n\n\n9 a.m.-Noon\nIntensive Accreditation Training (IAT)\n\n\n12:30-4 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n1-4 p.m.\nPerformance and Quality Improvement (PQI) Training\n\n\n1-4 p.m.\nEDI and Leadership Practices for the Long Haul\n\n\n4-6 p.m.\nConvening for Chief Executives\n\n\n5:30-7 p.m.\nVolunteer Appreciation Celebration\n\n\n7:15-9 p.m.\nUnCharitable Movie Screening\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nMonday\, Oct. 21\n\n\n8 a.m.-5 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n8-9 a.m.\nBreakfast with Exhibitors\n\n\n9-10:30 a.m.\nOpening General Session\n\n\n10:30-11 a.m.\nBreak with Exhibitors\n\n\n11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nSession A Workshops\n\n\n12:30-2 p.m.\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n1:15-1:45 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n2-3:30 p.m.\nSession B Workshops\n\n\n3:45-4:15 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n4:30-5:30 p.m.\nNetworking Reception\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nTuesday\, Oct. 22\n\n\n8 a.m.-5 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n8-9 a.m.\nBreakfast with Exhibitors\n\n\n8:15-8:45 a.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n9-10:30 a.m.\nSession C Workshops\n\n\n10:30-11 a.m.\nBreak with Exhibitors\n\n\n11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nSession D Workshops\n\n\n12:30-2 p.m.\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n1:15-1:45 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n2-3:30 p.m.\nSession E Workshops\n\n\n3:45-5 p.m.\nClosing General Session\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsor & Exhibit \n \n \n \n \n \n Social Current’s robust network of organizations and individuals across the country provides a unique opportunity for sponsors to reach C-suite decisionmakers in their target demographics. Simultaneously\, sponsorship will allow brands to assess challenges unique to the sector\, collaborate\, and access network expertise. \nThrough our network\, we can reach more than 12\,000 human services professionals representing more than 1\,800 organizations that serve nearly 11 million individuals. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Pre-Conference Sessions \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT)\nOct. 20 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.\nThe Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience. It provides an overview of the COA Accreditation process and standards\, tips on how to manage the work\, and advice for preparing for the site visit. \nPerformance and Quality Improvement Training (PQI)\nOct. 20 from 1-4 p.m.\nThis performance and quality improvement (PQI) training is designed to help organizations pursuing COA Accreditation develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance an efficient and effective service delivery system and enhance organizational capacity to deliver quality services. \nEquity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Leadership: Practices for the Long Haul\nOct. 20 from 1-4 p.m.\nThis session will feature the latest insight on what organizations need to understand to successfully advance equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI)\, as well as leadership principles and strategies to support organizational EDI journeys. It will look to support frank dialogue and include small-group discussions on what’s at stake for EDI and how leaders can continue to make progress in their organizational goals. Participants will hear insights from around the country on how to bridge divides and make shared commitments to EDI through strong leadership principles and trauma-informed care. \nConvening for CEOs and Executive Directors\nOct. 20 from 4-6 p.m.\nCost: $150\nThis convening will offer learning and networking tailored to chief executives of human services organizations. By bringing together sector leaders who truly understand each other’s day to day\, this CEO-only event will offer a safe space to develop relationships\, share challenges\, find solutions\, and build community. This event will emphasize dialogue and collaboration with ample time for informal networking over food and drink\, offering the opportunity to make new connections\, deepen relationships\, and grow your network of go-to colleagues. \nVolunteer Appreciation Celebration\nOct. 20 from 5:30-7 p.m.\nCost: Free for active COA Accreditation volunteers\nWe could not do what we do without our COA Accreditation volunteers. All active COA Accreditation volunteers are invited to join us as we gather and celebrate all that you do. Catch up with colleagues\, share site visit stories from the road\, and get ready for the start of SPARK 2024. There will be food\, drinks\, prizes\, and a host of swag – so you will not want to miss this event. \nMovie Screening of UnCharitable\n7:15-9 p.m.\nCost: Free\nPrepare for the opening keynote session by joining this special screening of the movie UnCharitable. \nThank you to Your Part-Time Controller for sponsoring this screening. \nAbout the Movie\nAfter three successful U.S. charitable campaigns were attacked by charity watchdogs\, destroying lives and cutting off precious resources\, many of the top influencers in the field knew something had to be done to overhaul the nonprofit sector. \nLed by Dan Pallotta\, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers\, this feature-length documentary directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal exposes the dark side of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving. In a powerful call to action\, Uncharitable demands that charities be freed from the traditional sackcloth-and-ashes constraints\, so that they can truly change the world. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Workshops \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Each workshop is identified as a “learner” or “doer” session: \n\nLearner Sessions: For those with limited knowledge on the topic who are looking for an introduction\nDoer: For those with prior knowledge and experience with a topic who are looking to advance their skill and mastery\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sort By:\n Session Groups\n Area of Focus\n \n \n \n A (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) \n B (2-3:30 p.m.) \n C (8:30-10 a.m.) \n D (10:30 a.m.-Noon p.m.) \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Keynotes \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Opening Keynote\nImagining the Possibilities for the Social Sector and the World\nOur opening session will focus on Social Current’s New Narrative initiative. This effort\, inspired by the powerful film UnCharitable and our mission to advocate for and implement equitable solutions to society’s toughest challenges\, will use an inclusive\, participatory processes to empower communities to: \n\nLead change\nChallenge existing perceptions and redefine the nonprofit sector\nEstablish new approaches that result in profound and lasting impact\n\nJody Levison-Johnson\, president and CEO of Social Current\, will lead a discussion with the UnCharitable team\, including Dan Pallotta (virtual); Stephen Gyllenhaal\, director; and Meredith Blake (virtual)\, producer and lead for the film’s social impact campaign. They will discuss the collaboration with Social Current and our collective efforts to co-create\, with communities nationwide\, a future that frees the sector from constraint and allows us all to collectively solve our most complex social problems. \nSince this initiative was announced at last year’s SPARK conference\, we have been working with the UnCharitable team to chart a course for the social impact campaign that results in meaningful and sustainable change for the sector and for communities across the U.S. and Canada. \nTo prepare for this session\, please join us Sunday at 7:15 p.m. for a special screening of UnCharitable. \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 Meredith Blake\n \n Producer\, Attorney\, and Social Entrepreneur \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meredith Blake\n Producer\, Attorney\, and Social Entrepreneur \n \n Meredith Blake is a producer\, attorney\, and social entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in creating social change. Under her banner\, Storied Nation\, she serves as a producer and executive producer on films and television shows that hold promise for moving the needle on critical social issues. Prior to that\, Meredith was the CEO of ProSocial\, the social impact agency she founded in 2007\, helping clients like Amazon Studios\, Sony Pictures Entertainment\, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation create deep impact philanthropic initiatives and social impact campaigns grounded in research with an eye toward sustainability. \nPrior to launching ProSocial\, Meredith worked as executive vice president at Participant Media\, where she built the studio’s social action department. One of the highlights was creating the social action campaign that accompanied the release of Vice President Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary\, “An Inconvenient Truth.” She started her career by founding Break the Cycle\, a widely recognized nonprofit organization to empower youth to end domestic violence\, which she ran for more than 10 years. \nMeredith has an extensive track record in raising production funding\, finishing funds\, and impact funds for filmmakers as well as providing critical strategic guidance and forging valuable partnerships for some of the most important films and shows of our times. Each year she chooses several films to contribute to as a producer\, executive producer\, or impact producer. As a public speaker\, Meredith has served as keynote\, panelist\, and moderator at numerous conferences and events such as the Sundance Producer’s Lab\, Media that Matters\, Illuminate Film Festival and the Producer’s Guild of America. She has also served on the boards of Healthy Child\, Healthy World and PS1 Pluralistic School and as an advisor to a number of nonprofit organizations going for second-stage funding and national scale. She is a member of Pleiades Network\, an organization that inspires\, recognizes\, and advances women’s leadership in creating a more sustainable world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Gyllenhaal\n \n Director \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Gyllenhaal\n Director \n \n As an award-winning Hollywood director\, Stephen Gyllenhaal loves tackling challenging subjects through his movies\, TV shows\, and documentaries\, including “Twin Peaks\,” “Rectify\,” “Dangerous Woman\,” “Losing Isaiah\,” “Paris Trout\,” “Girl Fight\,” “Waterland\,” “Killing In a Small Town\,” “Leap of Faith\,” “Shattered Mind\,” and “In Utero.” \nHe has published a book of poetry\, Claptrap\, Notes from Hollywood; is writing two new books\, Enjoy it! and Liquid Motel and is a proud father and grandfather. \nAt the beginning of 2017 he embarked on two charitable projects – this movie and an educational Institute\, focusing on the impact of trauma from conception through pre-verbal development. From the perspective of these two latest ventures\, he’s come to understand and experience the profound dysfunction of the so-called “non-profit sector” and has made it his mission to do everything he can to unleash the charitable/mission driven sector to do what it was charged to do – make this a far better world. “Uncharitable” is step one. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Pallotta\n \n Activist\, Humanitarian\, Author\, and Builder of Movements \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Pallotta\n Activist\, Humanitarian\, Author\, and Builder of Movements \n \n Dan Pallotta is an activist\, humanitarian\, author\, and builder of movements. He is a pioneer in the national effort to transform the way our culture evaluates the character and impact of nonprofit organizations. His iconic TED Talk on philanthropy has been viewed more than five million times. It is the 16th most-commented TED talks of all time. It has been translated into 27 languages and continues to be viewed over 1\,000 times a day by people all over the world. His 2016 TED talk on being has been viewed more than 2 million times. He is one of the 100 most-viewed TED speakers of all time. \nHe is a founding thought partner for TED’s Audacious Project\, which has raised nearly $1 billion for disruptive entrepreneurial social initiatives across a variety of issues. \nHe invented the multi-day charitable event industry. He created the breast cancer 3-Day Walks and the multiday AIDS rides long-distance cycling journeys\, which raised in excess of half a billion dollars in nine years and were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. The model and methods he created are now employed by dozens of charities and have raised in excess of $1.5 billion more for important causes from pediatric leukemia to AIDS to suicide prevention and many others. \nHe is the author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential\, the bestselling title in the history of Tufts University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book\, “deserves to become the nonprofit sector ’s new manifesto.” His newest book is\, The Everyday Philanthropist: A Better Way to Make a Better World\, a field guide for the average person who wants their life to matter. \nDan is the founder and president of the Charity Defense Council\, which is dedicated to transforming the way the public evaluates charities. He is the founder and President of Add Humanity\, a message and movement-building consultancy that helps super innovative humanitarian organizations dream and grow. \nDan is a William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer\, and has spoken at Stanford\, Wharton\, Harvard Business School\, Harvard’s Hauser Center for Nonprofits\, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government\, Brown\, the United Nations\, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, the Council on Foundations\, and the Gates Foundation\, among others. \nDan been written about in feature and cover stories in the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, Forbes\, Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, Stanford Social Innovation Review\, and has appeared on The Today Show\, the BBC\, CNN\, CNBC\, American Public Media’s Marketplace\, and numerous NPR stations\, 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\n \n \n \n \n Closing Keynote\nJacob Harold\nSocial Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author\nThe Social Change Toolbox: Tapping the Full Range of Tools for Building a Better World\nSocial change is complex and difficult. Leaders often default to using the tools they know best\, or those that feel most readily available\, to pursue their goals. But to be effective\, leaders need to utilize a range of tools based on the context and moment in which they find themselves. Building on SPARK’s opening session and the profound social change imagined by the Social Current and UnCharitable teams\, this interactive session will draw on inspiring stories of leaders pushing successfully for a better world. \nJacob Harold will share key components of his new book\, The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact. This includes the hope it can bring when actively working to solve social problems and the criticality of using a variety of strategies — from storytelling to mathematical modeling to design thinking to community organizing — on our journey to change the narrative (and impact) of the sector. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob Harold\n \n Social Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob Harold\n Social Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author \n \n Jacob Harold is a social sector executive\, advisor\, and author. He’s traveled from farm to monastery to jail to laboratory to boardroom\, all in search of the best ways to do good. From 2012 to 2021\, Harold served as president & CEO of GuideStar and co-founder of Candid. Fast Company called Candid “the definitive nonprofit transparency organization.” Each year\, more than 20 million people use its data on nonprofits\, grants\, and social sector practice. \nCandid was formed in 2019 by the merger of GuideStar and Foundation Center. Harold co-led the $45 million capital campaign to launch Candid\, wrote Candid’s guiding strategy document\, Candid 2030\, and served as executive vice president during post-merger integration. During his tenure leading GuideStar\, Harold oversaw a financial turnaround\, a tripling of GuideStar’s reach\, and major partnerships with organizations ranging from Google to the Gates Foundation. In 2013\, Harold launched the Overhead Myth campaign to shift attention from nonprofits’ financial ratios to their programmatic results. Since then\, GuideStar’s Profile Program has been used by more than 200\,000 nonprofits to tell their full story to the world. \nHarold joined GuideStar from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, where he led a $30 million grantmaking initiative to build a 21st-century infrastructure for smart giving. Before that\, he worked as a consultant to nonprofits and foundations at Bridgespan and as a climate change campaigner and strategist with the Packard Foundation\, Rainforest Action Network\, and Greenpeace USA. He began his career as a grassroots organizer with Green Corps. \nHarold earned a bachelor’s summa cum laude in ethics and intellectual history from Duke University and a master’s in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and has further training from MIT\, Bain\, the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Santa Fe Institute\, and the SIT Tibetan Studies Program\, where he did the first translations of newly discovered poems by the Sixth Dalai Lama. \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 Sponsors and Exhibitors \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Platinum Sponsor\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Sponsors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Silver Sponsors\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exhibitors URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/spark24/ LOCATION:Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\, 1550 Court Place\, Denver\, 80202\, United States CATEGORIES:EDI,Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence,Policy,Event,Brain Science,Child and Family Well-Being ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SPARK2024-Website-Preview_Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240522T205428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T214503Z UID:10000391-1729445400-1729450800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Appreciation Celebration DESCRIPTION:COA Accreditation volunteers should select this reception when registering for SPARK 2024. \nWe could not do what we do without our COA Accreditation volunteers. All active COA Accreditation volunteers are invited to join us as we gather and celebrate all that you do. Catch up with colleagues\, share site visit stories from the road\, and get ready for the start of SPARK 2024. There will be food\, drinks\, prizes\, and a host of swag – so you will not want to miss this event. \nThis reception is a pre-conference event of the SPARK 2024 conference. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/volunteer-appreciation-celebration-2024/ LOCATION:Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\, 1550 Court Place\, Denver\, 80202\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Copy-of-Template-Webinar-Catalog-Image-Background-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240524T013522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T192236Z UID:10000392-1729429200-1729440000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Leadership: Practices for the Long Haul DESCRIPTION:Register for this pre-conference session by registering for SPARK 2024. \nFour years after the murder of George Floyd\, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the fight to advance equity and systemic change toward racial justice in the US. The Supreme Court’s decision last year on affirmative action dealt a significant blow to equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) efforts\, with thousands of EDI executives and leaders leaving or losing their jobs. Groups are further entrenching themselves into singular talking points and grievances\, with smaller and smaller windows for building commonality. Furthermore\, pressing leadership challenges exist for leaders who are EDI allies and leaders who are directly impacted racism\, inequity\, and bias. \nAgainst this backdrop of fear and cutbacks\, many leaders are struggling to find a path forward. It is helpful to lean on lessons from past decades of work to keep racial equity at the forefront. This session will feature the latest insight on what organizations need to understand to successfully advance EDI\, as well as leadership principles and strategies to support organizational EDI journeys. It will look to support frank dialogue and include small-group discussions on what’s at stake for EDI and how leaders can continue to make progress in their organizational goals. Participants will hear insights from around the country on how to bridge divides and make shared commitments to EDI through strong leadership principles and trauma-informed care. They will have the opportunity to share struggles and successes with each other and identify strategies to keep their work on track. \nLearning Objectives\n\nStrategies for navigating resistance and opposition to EDI efforts\nHow leaders need to show up and be present for the ongoing journey of embedding EDI into organizational culture\nCommon barriers that nonprofits around the county are facing\nStrategies and actions for embedding brain science and trauma-informed practices to advance EDI in an organization\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 Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial 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\, PhD\n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial Current \n \n Undraye Howard currently serves as vice president of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion at Social Current. In his roles over the years\, he has provided invaluable consultation to community-based organizations. 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\, consultation\, and workshops that uplift and disseminate best practices to help community-based organizations advance their EDI journeys. \nIn addition\, Dr. Howard was instrumental in developing Social Current’s leadership development model\, the rEvolutionary Model\, which helps develop the skills of change leaders to drive toward system and population-level results. Dr. Howard also leads the annual Executive Leadership Institute\, which is held in partnership with Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business. This transformational experience equips leaders with the knowledge and skills to create greater systems change. \nDr. Howard also has a deep appreciation and connection to the greater Milwaukee community. He sits on the board of AD2LUV Senior Housing (2006-present)\, Father Hood Initiative (2012-present)\, and the board of Holy Cathedral (1999-present)\, where he also led as youth director and deacon. He also served as a member on the State of Wisconsin Strengthening Families and Children. \nDr. Howard holds a doctorate in business from Bellevue University. He received his master’s in communication and bachelor’s in 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 \n Karen Johnson\n \n Senior Director of Change in Mind\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 Senior Director of Change in Mind\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 the Social Current 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 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 Robena Spangler\n \n Senior Director of Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robena Spangler\n Senior Director of Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Robena Spangler is an innovative senior executive with over 30 years of experience in behavioral health\, human services\, and advancing equity and inclusion work. The majority of her career has been dedicated to systems improvement within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Spangler held several leadership roles in the public and private sectors. She has provided professional coaching and leadership development for teams and individuals on a national level. \nIn addition to her public and private sector work\, she is an adjunct instructor at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS)\, responsible for facilitating accelerated programs in human services for adult learners. Her current role\, as an EDI and leadership strategist\, is to design and manage all aspects of Social Current’s leadership and organizational excellence portfolio. Spangler holds a bachelor’s in sociology and human services along with a master’s in leadership and professional advancement. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/equity-diversity-inclusion-and-leadership-practices-for-the-long-haul/ LOCATION:Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\, 1550 Court Place\, Denver\, 80202\, United States CATEGORIES:Training,EDI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SPARK-2024_PreConference-Event-Social-Preview.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20231219T152914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T145729Z UID:10000351-1729414800-1729440000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) and Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) at SPARK 2024 DESCRIPTION:Register for IAT \n \n These in-person trainings are pre-conference sessions at our SPARK 2024 conference in Denver\, but registration is separate from the conference. \nIntensive Accreditation Training (IAT) (9 a.m.-Noon)\nPrice: $400  \nThe Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience. Topics discussed in this training include: \n\nAn in-depth overview of the COA Accreditation process\, including key milestones\nAn overview of accreditation standards and the relationship between standards\, evidence\, and the rating indicators\nHow ratings are assigned by the volunteer review team and insight on the accreditation decision-making process\nTips on how to get organized and manage the work\nHow to prepare for the site visit\n\n\n  \n \n\n \n Register for PQI \n \n These in-person trainings are pre-conference sessions at our SPARK 2024 conference in Denver\, but registration is separate from the conference. \nPerformance and Quality Improvement (PQI) (1-4 p.m.)\nPrice: $400 \nThis performance and quality improvement (PQI) training is designed to help organizations pursuing COA Accreditation develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance an efficient and effective service delivery system and enhance organizational capacity to deliver quality services. This training will demonstrate how quality improvement is a catalyst for successful achievement of strategic goals and program outcomes. \nWho Should Participate\n\nOrganization primary contacts\nSenior leaders at organizations seeking COA Accreditation\nOther staff involved in an organization’s accreditation process\n\nSpecial thanks to our PQI training sponsor\, QI Folio. \nLearn more about COA Accreditation\, a service of Social Current\, and how to get started online. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Darrell Woodliff\n \n Director of Volunteer Engagement\nSocial Current \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 Additional 2023 COA Accreditation Trainings \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 10:00 am – 1:00 pm EST \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 1 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST \n \n \n \n Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/intensive-accreditation-training-iat-and-performance-quality-improvement-pqi-at-spark-2024/ LOCATION:Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\, 1550 Court Place\, Denver\, 80202\, United States CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Copy-of-Template-Webinar-Catalog-Image-Background-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T133000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240205T145050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T145055Z UID:10000366-1727960400-1727962200@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. Participants 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. \nTakeaways\n\nWhat is the value of accreditation\nWhat is the accreditation process\nHow to become accredited\n\nWho Should Participate\nAnyone who is interested in learning more about accreditation for their organization\, whether it be first-time accreditation or reaccreditation. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n Joe Perrow is the network growth manager for accreditation services at Social Current. His role allows him to work closely with organizations that are seeking accreditation for the first time by helping them to navigate standards\, establish a timeline\, and proactively prepare for the process. Perrow has a master’s in business administration from Campbell University and more than eight years’ experience in business development\, marketing\, and partner management. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-coa-accreditation-30/ CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COA-Accredited-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240814T175843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T200639Z UID:10000427-1727445600-1727449200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Working Toward Equitable Solutions for Licensure Rate Disparities DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Every year\, the human services sector experiences a staggering loss of licensure-track therapists from its workforce due to candidates struggling to pass licensure exams. In addition\, there is a large racial disparity in outcomes. Pass rates for Black-identifying test takers are more than 30% lower than for white-identifying test takers. \nThis topic was first covered in a previous Social Current partner webinar\, where Triad CEO Brandon Jones spoke about these rates and ways to address this critical issue that negatively impacts therapists\, organizations\, and communities. This follow-up panel discussion will cover additional strategies for increasing pass rates and ensuring an even distribution of educational and exam preparation resources to promote equity in standardized exams. Participants will also be encouraged to share their experiences and solutions. \nJoin this webinar to gain insights\, share experiences\, and learn how to help your staff. \nLearn more about Social Current Strategic Industry Partner Triad by visiting their website. They are the leading provider of education\, community\, and career solutions for behavioral and mental health professionals and offer special discounts to the Social Current network. \nTakeaways\n\nBrief overview of Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) pass rate data\nInsights and strategies employers can use to actively support their pre-licensed therapists to improve retention rates and promote more equitable outcomes\nPolicy and long-term planning to address this issue\nOpportunity for peers to share experiences\, solutions\, and suggestions\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nLicensure track therapists\nMental health supervisors\nTraining and professional development staff\nHuman resources staff\nEquity\, diversity\, and inclusion staff\nPolicy staff\nHigher education staff\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 Brandon Jones\n \n CEO\nTriad \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brandon Jones\n CEO\nTriad \n \n Brandon Jones has over 20 years of experience in education/edtech\, business leadership\, and people development. He spent nearly two decades at Kaplan Test Prep He started his career as an SAT instructor and then advanced through a series of roles in academics\, operations\, sales management\, and executive management\, with the last several spent as the president of the largest business unit at Kaplan. Jones is passionate about the transformative power of education\, and as an advocate of grit and growth mindset\, he believes that just about anyone can do just about anything. Jones has a bachelor’s in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University\, and lives in New York City with his wife and daughterBrandon Jones has over 20 years of experience in education/edtech\, business leadership\, and people development. He spent nearly two decades at Kaplan Test Prep He started his career as an SAT instructor and then advanced through a series of roles in academics\, operations\, sales management\, and executive management\, with the last several spent as the president of the largest business unit at Kaplan. Jones is passionate about the transformative power of education\, and as an advocate of grit and growth mindset\, he believes that just about anyone can do just about anything. Jones has a bachelor’s in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University\, and lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kathy Markeland\n \n Executive Director\nWisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kathy Markeland\n Executive Director\nWisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies \n \n Kathy Markeland is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies (WAFCA). Markeland has represented WAFCA for more than 17 years – advocating for the human services and behavioral health sectors and advancing policy and practice that improves the lives of Wisconsin’s children and families. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Undraye Howard\, PhD\n \n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial 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\, PhD\n Vice President of Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Engagement\nSocial Current \n \n Undraye Howard currently serves as vice president of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion at Social Current. In his roles over the years\, he has provided invaluable consultation to community-based organizations. 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\, consultation\, and workshops that uplift and disseminate best practices to help community-based organizations advance their EDI journeys. \nIn addition\, Dr. Howard was instrumental in developing Social Current’s leadership development model\, the rEvolutionary Model\, which helps develop the skills of change leaders to drive toward system and population-level results. Dr. Howard also leads the annual Executive Leadership Institute\, which is held in partnership with Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business. This transformational experience equips leaders with the knowledge and skills to create greater systems change. \nDr. Howard also has a deep appreciation and connection to the greater Milwaukee community. He sits on the board of AD2LUV Senior Housing (2006-present)\, Father Hood Initiative (2012-present)\, and the board of Holy Cathedral (1999-present)\, where he also led as youth director and deacon. He also served as a member on the State of Wisconsin Strengthening Families and Children. \nDr. Howard holds a doctorate in business from Bellevue University. He received his master’s in communication and bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/working-toward-equitable-solutions-for-licensure-rate-disparities/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EDI_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240717T175359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T165710Z UID:10000408-1727355600-1727361000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Project Hope: Centering Hope\, Building Trust\, and Fostering Wellness DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Project Hope is using the science of hope to alleviate burnout and trauma among law enforcement\, so they can build community connections. This interactive webinar will introduce the science of hope as a practice model for trauma-informed practice. Participants will learn how implementing evidence-driven strategies that nurture and restore hopeful thinking can increase well-being outcomes. \nParticipants will be able to assess their own hope and use question prompts to examine how the loss of hope may impact workforce\, client\, and community outcomes. Additionally\, participants will have an opportunity to build strategies for nurturing hope. They will be able to examine practice from the science of hope and have immediate tools and knowledge they can use to adapt their thinking about the work and their skills. \nThis session is guided by global research on hope as a positive psychological and cognitive trait. Specifically\, the presentation will feature the research team’s work at the Hope Research Center at the University of Oklahoma. Evidence from this research has guided the implementation of the hope-centered and trauma-informed framework. \nTakeaways\n\nPromising practices from the science of hope\nHow the science of hope can be applied to action to alleviate burnout and trauma\nDescribe how organizations can create belonging and safety internally\nNew strategies that address belonging from a lens of cultural humility\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nLaw enforcement\nCorrections\nPublic safety officers\nStaff at community-based organizations\nSocial Workers\nCommunity members\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 Romero Davis\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \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 Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Romero Davis is a director of practice excellence at Social Current. A mentor for professional development and community justice champion\, Davis has worked nationally with agencies in areas such as poly-victimization; trauma in families; equity\, diversity\, and inclusion; juvenile justice; and domestic violence. He is a member of the technical assistance team for Child Safety Forward. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Chan Hellman\n \n University of Oklahoma \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Chan Hellman\n University of Oklahoma \n \n Chan M. Hellman is a professor of social work at the University of Oklahoma and Director of The Hope Research Center. He has written more than 150 scientific publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences worldwide. Hellman also presented his work on hope with TEDx in May of 2021.  His research is focused on hope as a psychological strength helping children and adults overcome trauma and adversity.  This research informed the development of the “Hope Centered and Trauma Informed” training program. Hellman is the co-author of the award-winning book Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life with his co-author Casey Gwinn published by Morgan James.  As a result of this work\, Chan was one of five invited workshops for Jane Goodall’s Activating Hope Summit held November 2021. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Angela Pharris\n \n University of Oklahoma \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Angela Pharris\n University of Oklahoma \n \n Angela Pharris is an assistant professor in the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma\, director of the Center for Child Welfare Training\, and senior research fellow at the Hope Research Center. Her research is focused on the application and implementation of hope-centered and trauma-informed practices that impact human service programs. Pharris’ current research is in child welfare and human service organizations and the application of the Hope-Centered and Trauma-Informed framework. This research informed the development of the “Hope Centered and Trauma Informed” training program. Hope is a psychological strength and a buffer to stress\, adversity\, and burnout and a hopeful mindset that improves organizational and individual outcomes. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Freeman\n \n North Carolina Department of Corrections \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Freeman\n North Carolina Department of Corrections \n \n Stephanie Freeman’s 28-year career has spanned higher education\, state government\, and local government. \nAs the Department of Adult Correction’s chief people officer\, Freeman oversees the Partnerships\, Engagement and Inclusion section\, the Office of Staff Development and Training (OSDT)\, S.H.I.E.L.D. (the Department’s peer and behavioral support unit)\, Victim Services\, and Employee Engagement. Prior to her current role\, she served the department as the director of the Office of Staff Development and Training from July 2017 to October 2022. \nFreeman graduated from North Carolina State University in 1995 with her bachelor’s in sociology and earned her master’s in criminal justice from SUNY Albany in 1996. \nShe has prior experience as a training specialist at the NC Department of Justice with both the Sheriffs’ Education & Training Standards Commission and the Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. While at DOJ\, she earned her General Instructor Certification and has over 26 years of experience as an instructor\, including teaching undergraduate courses at NC Wesleyan College\, Fayetteville State University\, and Sandhills Community College. In 2007\, she came to the Department as the curriculum manager and general instructor school director at OSDT before spending three years with the North Carolina Judicial Branch as its organizational development manager. \nCurrently\, she serves as the past president of the North Carolina Law Enforcement Training Officers’ Association. She sits on the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and is the current chair of the Education and Training Committee. She is also a graduate of the Correctional Leadership Development Program (CLDP). URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/project-hope-centering-hope-building-trust-and-fostering-wellness/ CATEGORIES:Brain Science ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brain-Science_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240719T191659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T201648Z UID:10000424-1726146000-1726149600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Root Cause Analysis Tools for Effective Quality Improvement DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Join Social Current Strategic Industry Partner CCNY\, Inc. for a tactical “how to” for root cause analysis tools that will produce productive and positive quality improvement projects. \nIn this webinar\, your team will learn the mechanics of process improvement\, specifically conducting a root cause analysis and applying tools and techniques. A root cause analysis (RCA) is a systematic approach to understanding the causes of an adverse event and identifying system flaws that can be corrected to prevent the error from happening again. \nWhen utilizing a team approach to problem solving\, there are often many opinions as to the problem’s root cause. CCNY will introduce you to the tools you can use to identify root causes that lead to more effective Plan/Do/Study/Act projects. The tools covered in this webinar will be: \n\nDriver Diagrams\nProcess Mapping\nFishbone Analysis\n5 Whys\n\nTakeaways\n\nExplore the type of organizational (QI) culture it takes to support RCA\nLearn how to operationalize the tools (Driver Diagrams\, Process Mapping\, Fishbone Analysis\, 5 Whys)\nIdentify how to leverage a root cause analysis to kick off a Plan/Do/Study/Act project\n\nWho Should Participate\nAnyone responsible for organizational outcomes in quality \n  \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Christa Foschio-Bebak\, JD\, MSW\n \n Director of Quality Improvement & Training\nCCNY \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Christa Foschio-Bebak\, JD\, MSW\n Director of Quality Improvement & Training\nCCNY \n \n Christa Foschio-Bebak is director of quality improvement with CCNY. In this role\, Christa manages quality improvement projects in all aspects of QI planning\, including development and implementation. \nPrior to starting at CCNY\, Christa spent five years as the Child Welfare Court Improvement Project Liaison for the Family Courts in the 8th Judicial District\, implementing child welfare improvement initiatives across the eight counties in Western New York. In addition\, Christa was employed with Catholic Charities of WNY\, working with their court-related programs\, specifically as a child permanency mediator from 2001-2003. \nChrista’s varied background in coordinating cross-system reform in both behavioral health and child welfare systems provides the perfect foundation for leading quality improvement efforts across organizations. \nChrista graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law and Social Work with her dual-degree – juris doctor and master’s in social work – in 2001. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/root-cause-analysis-tools-for-effective-quality-improvement/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Org-Excellence_Data_3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240703T184438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T201835Z UID:10000410-1725976800-1725979500@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Social Current Solutions DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Join this webinar to learn more about Social Current’s areas of expertise and solutions\, which support the full range of human and social services organizations. We strengthen and amplify the work of the social sector in six core integrated impact areas. \nSocial Current translates our expertise\, the latest research\, and the knowledge and experience of the field into a range of innovative solutions that address challenges facing our sector and society. These solutions include COA Accreditation\, consultation\, networking\, research support and learning\, and federal public policy advocacy and mobilization. \nAll are invited to learn more about how Social Current can support your organization’s goals. We welcome questions and look forward to connecting with you. \nTakeaways\n\nOverview of Social Current and about our network\nOur areas of expertise and impact\nAbout our solutions and how to work with us\nTime for Q&A\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives and directors of community-based organizations and other nonprofits\nStaff looking to improve equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and staff resilience and engagement\nStaff looking to support continuous learning and best practice through COA Accreditation and more\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Katy Lederer\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachael Rucker\n \n Network Engagement Specialist\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joseph Seoane\n \n Senior Director of Network Engagement & Growth\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-social-current-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Copy-of-Template-Webinar-Catalog-Image-Background-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240718T134847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T134852Z UID:10000407-1725975000-1725980400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Health Equity: Health Access for Special Populations DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Perhaps more than any other health crisis occurring in the past century\, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the stark health disparities in our nation\, particularly for communities of color. These disparities and others are evident in the ways different people and groups experience the social determinants of health (SDoH)\, which are the conditions in which people are born\, grow\, live\, work\, and age. These factors include socioeconomic status\, access to health care\, education\, neighborhood and physical environment\, employment\, and social support networks. As such\, community-based organizations play a critical role in strengthening the health and well-being of communities by addressing the social needs of individuals and families. \nQuality care and access for special populations and communities is essential yet remains a challenge for many today. During this webinar\, the presenter will share and define who are special populations\, the challenges of health access for these populations\, and what factors contribute to systems that are meant to ensure quality care for all. \nAbout the Social Current Advancing Health Equity Series\nEveryone needs the building blocks for health and well-being in order to thrive\, reach their full potential\, and meaningfully contribute to society. But as the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated\, people of color and many others are disproportionately affected by sickness and death due to reduced access to care\, higher chronic disease burden\, and historical racial bias within health care institutions. Social Current and its network of partners are committed to health equity as a key strategy to increase the safety and well-being of individuals\, families\, and communities most impacted by inequality and racism. \nTakeaways\n\nCore factors that affect access and care for special populations\nParticipants will be able to identify special populations with shared language\nStrategies that provide equitable solutions to serving special populations\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nProgram directors\nStaff in population health/health equity\nQuality managers\nPolicy leaders\nCommunity leaders\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 Romero Davis\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \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 Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Romero Davis is a director of practice excellence at Social Current. A mentor for professional development and community justice champion\, Davis has worked nationally with agencies in areas such as poly-victimization; trauma in families; equity\, diversity\, and inclusion; juvenile justice; and domestic violence. He is a member of the technical assistance team for Child Safety Forward. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n \n President & CEO \nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n President & CEO \nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Mary Garr is the president and CEO of Family Service\, a nonprofit in San Antonio that provides a broad array of services to empower individuals\, transform families\, and strengthen the health of communities by addressing the social determinants of health that directly impact peoples’ lives based on where they live\, learn\, work\, play\, and age. \nGarr is an experienced leader with three decades of diverse roles in several industries\, including health care\, city management\, nonprofits\, and the military\, as a CEO and COO. Her last two military assignments were at Fort Sam Houston. She served as the last Garrison Commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis\, leading her teams in providing all the infrastructure and support services for a small city\, supporting mission readiness and quality of life\, while merging the Garrison into Joint Base San Antonio. She also stood up the San Antonio Military Health System as its first COO\, working to integrate and align Army and Air Force health care delivery in San Antonio. \nOver the course of her military career\, she served in a variety of command and staff positions both in the U.S. and overseas\, in hospital\, academic\, and operational assignments. Garr graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in foreign studies and obtained master’s degrees in health administration from Baylor University and strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. She has been actively engaged in the San Antonio Community for several years\, serving on several boards and committees. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-health-equity-health-access-for-special-populations/ CATEGORIES:Child and Family Well-Being ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Health-and-WellBeing_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T151500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240715T171125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T171918Z UID:10000419-1725458400-1725462900@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Building a Resilient Workforce Learning Series DESCRIPTION:Four-part virtual learning series: Sept. 4\, Oct. 9\, Nov. 7\, and Dec. 9 from 2-3:15 p.m. \nPricing: \n\nImpact Partners:\n\nUp to two staff members are eligible for free registration\n$200 for additional staff members\n\n\nOrganizations that Have Achieved COA Accreditation and Other Organizations:\n\n$200\n\n\n\nSocial Current Impact Partners can contact us for the free registration code. Learn more about Impact Partnerships online. \n \n\n \n Register \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n As workforce challenges continue to affect human services organizations\, leaders are searching for concrete action steps to support staff who are emotionally and physically exhausted. Though staff often enter the field excited to make a difference\, it can be difficult to keep them connected to the vision and mission of the organization. \nThis four-part webinar series will delve into core strategies and tactics for supporting staff\, such as increasing accountability\, managing conflict\, nurturing relationships\, embracing equity\, and achieving excellence. \nSessions in this Series\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Create Brain-Friendly Environments \n \n \n \n \n \n Sept. 4\, 2024\, 2-3:15 p.m. ET \nThe human services field has made strides in raising awareness around the urgency of building healthy brains in new babies and young children. However\, the field has been slow to translate emerging brain science into learnings and practices with adults and our workforce. \nTo be well at work\, especially in complex and stressful settings\, we need to understand basic brain concepts and embrace practices and behaviors that support optimal brain functioning. Stress\, distress\, and trauma interrupt our ability to access our “thinking brain” and\, without intervention\, keep us in our survival or lower brain\, where we struggle to think\, problem solve\, focus\, or manage conflict. \nThe first session in this series\, focuses on the importance of embracing brain science awareness in our work settings. We explore the neurobiology of stress\, distress and trauma\, the arousal continuum\, and strategies for practicing daily regulation activities at work and building a brain friendly culture that leads to resilience and success. \nLearning Objectives\n\nBrain science concepts and strategies to increase resilience in the workplace\nState dependent functioning and the arousal continuum\, and their application to daily work\nPractical tools and strategies for increasing regulation\nStrategies for building a brain friendly culture that enhances our optimal functioning at work\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Build Psychological Safety \n \n \n \n \n \n Oct. 9\, 2024\, 2-3:15 p.m. ET \nDirect service staff face pressure from many different people and are often afraid of making a mistake that might harm those they serve\, negatively impact others’ perception of them\, or disappoint their supervisors or colleagues. \nTo alleviate this worry and ensure our staff can speak and act freely\, it is critical to prioritize psychological safety. Popularized by Amy Edmondson\, psychological safety is the belief that the work environment is safe for interpersonal risk taking and employees can speak candidly without the fear of retribution. It leads to authentic conversations critical to building equity\, diversity\, and inclusion practices; problem solving; innovation; connection; trust; and growth. \nThe second session in this series explores courage and vulnerability in the workplace and the critical skills involved in building a psychologically safe staff culture. It will discuss strategies for leaders to respond to staff challenges by modeling authenticity\, accountability\, and compassion\, all which promote safe risk taking at work and strengthen our resilience. \nLearning Objectives\n\nComponents of psychological safety and the critical need to build it at work\nThe impact of courage and vulnerability in the workplace\nLeadership strategies for increasing psychological safety in the workplace\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Prioritize Positive Staff Culture \n \n \n \n \n \n Nov. 7\, 2024\, 2-3:15 p.m. ET \nYou’ve heard the adage\, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s true. If our organizational culture is unhealthy\, we will struggle to get our work done. So\, we must intentionally build a positive staff culture that reflects our organization’s stated values and beliefs\, and aligns with our strategy. \nThe third session in this series explores the ingredients of a positive staff culture\, and the steps needed to achieve it. Learn strategies for bringing our organizational values into daily interactions\, achieving clear and realistic boundaries and expectations\, and aligning our culture and strategy to build resilience and success. \nLearning Objectives\n\nDefine organizational culture\nHow to realize organizational values in daily interactions\nHow to promote boundaries and expectations that support attitudes and behaviors critical to the agency mission and staff well-being\nSteps for aligning organizational culture and strategy\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Integrate Connection and Community \n \n \n \n \n \n Dec. 9\, 2024\, 2-3:15 p.m. ET \nResearch from O.C. Tanner Institute notes that\, now more than ever\, employees are looking for a sense of community at work. People are social animals—we crave a sense of belonging\, and to be seen\, heard\, and valued. An organization is 12 times more likely to thrive when employees feel connected. In essence\, a strong work community holds an organization together\, especially during challenging times. Our brains are hardwired for connection. When we build healthy connections with people at work\, we are more equipped to tolerate uncomfortable feelings\, actively listen\, demonstrate empathy\, have difficult conversations\, and thrive while facing complex work tasks and constant change. \nThe final session in this series\, explores the components of healthy connections in the work setting\, and strategies for intentionally integrating connection and community across the range of experiences of our employees. \nLearning Objectives\n\nHow connection is critical to feeling calm and regulated\nStrategies for increasing connection in the virtual and hybrid workplace\nStrategies for building community among employees with a range of experiences and preferences for ways to connect\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n   \nWho Should Participate\n\n\n\nExecutives and senior leaders\nMiddle managers\nHuman resource staff\nStaff with responsibility for equity\, diversity\, and inclusion\n\n\n\nIndividuals who are champions for strengthening the workforce culture\, regardless of their title\, will also benefit. This guidance is relevant for all workforces across the human services ecosystem\, including at the community\, systems\, government\, and policy levels. \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 Senior Director\, 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 Senior Director\, 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 28 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 strengthen their workforce and advance trauma-informed\, resilience-oriented approaches. She worked in various roles in the treatment foster care department and led and developed community-based programs during her 19 years at Wellpoint Care Network in Milwaukee. Johnson combines the newest advances around adversity\, relational health\, and resilience to infuse hope and connection into our work. \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\, Practice Excellence \nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Martin\n Director\, Practice Excellence \nSocial Current \n \n Kelly Martin is the director of practice excellence at Social Current\, with an emphasis on applied developmental psychology\, healing-centered approaches\, educational success\, antiracism\, workforce well-being\, policy\, and advocacy. In this role\, she collaborates with stakeholders across the network to advance systems change through policy and advocacy efforts\, and to build the capacities of leaders through networking\, knowledge\, and solutions. She has experience facilitating design sessions and learning opportunities with a wide variety of human service and education stakeholders which includes classroom teachers to frontline staff to executive leaders. \nPrior to this role\, Kelly was with the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (Alliance)\, supporting internal and external efforts to advance equity\, leading evaluation and research projects\, and working closely with educational success stakeholders. Before joining the Alliance in 2016\, Kelly was a researcher in the Developmental and Educational Psychology Departments at the University of Pittsburgh. She spent her time connecting with young people\, families\, and educators across the city of Pittsburgh\, as well as collaborating with multi-sector leaders to infuse developmental theory\, research\, and best practices into local and state initiatives.  She was an adjunct instructor during her years at Pitt\, teaching a graduate course in developmental psychology. \nKelly holds a master’s in applied developmental psychology\, and a bachelor’s in psychology and sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently working toward the completion of Yoga Roots on Location® Certified Yoga Teacher Training\, an anti-racist and social justice Raja Yoga teacher training offered through the Yoga Alliance’s 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) Certification. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/building-a-resilient-workforce-learning-series-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workforce Resilience ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Workforce-Resilience_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240716T133639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T202211Z UID:10000422-1724853600-1724857200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Roundtable Discussion on Social Current’s 2025-2027 Policy Agenda DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n As Social Current develops its 2025-2027 federal public policy agenda\, we look toward human services organizations to share central concerns and priorities. We are offering two virtual roundtables to better understand shared challenges and visions for change. Additional roundtable discussions will be held Aug. 19 from 11:30-12:30 p.m. ET and Aug. 21 from 1-2 p.m. ET. \nSocial Current’s Policy and Government Relations staff will lead a dialogue to better understand hardships organizations are facing internally and throughout their community. We also seek feedback on the current policy agenda to promote continuous improvement and ensure the process best supports the priorities and preferences of the sector. \nBy centering our network’s voices and lived experience\, we strive to align our policy priorities with the interests and needs of the human and social services sector. Your insight will guide the strategy for our upcoming agenda and ensure we fully capture the sector’s needs and desires. \nIntended Audience\n\nExecutives and directors\nPublic policy\, government relations\, and advocacy staff\nHuman services professionals\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nOutline issues most impacting the human service sector\nDetermine areas of focus for Social Current’s next policy agenda\nUnderstand the impact of the current policy agenda\n\nInstruction Methods\nThe conversation will follow guided questions but defer to participants in determining the issues and topics most of note. \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 Blair Abelle-Kiser\, Ph. D.\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Levine\, MSW\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager \nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/roundtable-discussion-on-social-currents-2025-2027-policy-agenda-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-Roundtable.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240718T134457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T134502Z UID:10000406-1724765400-1724770800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Health Equity: ACEs Interface and Building Resilience DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Perhaps more than any other health crisis occurring in the past century\, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the stark health disparities in our nation\, particularly for communities of color. These disparities and others are evident in the ways different people and groups experience the social determinants of health (SDoH)\, which are the conditions in which people are born\, grow\, live\, work\, and age. These factors include socioeconomic status\, access to health care\, education\, neighborhood and physical environment\, employment\, and social support networks. As such\, community-based organizations play a critical role in strengthening the health and well-being of communities by addressing the social needs of individuals and families. \nIn this session\, participants will learn about the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study\, along with science that explains why ACEs have had an immense impact on people’s lives. This session will provide information on how we can dramatically improve health and resilience today and future generations of communities and families. \nAbout the Social Current Advancing Health Equity Series\nEveryone needs the building blocks for health and well-being in order to thrive\, reach their full potential\, and meaningfully contribute to society. But as the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated\, people of color and many others are disproportionately affected by sickness and death due to reduced access to care\, higher chronic disease burden\, and historical racial bias within health care institutions. Social Current and its network of partners are committed to health equity as a key strategy to increase the safety and well-being of individuals\, families\, and communities most impacted by inequality and racism. \nTakeaways\n\nAbout ACEs and how they occur\nHow people adapt to trauma\nHow to be aware of the impact of trauma and build resilience in the populations you serve\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nProgram directors\nStaff in population health/health equity\nQuality managers\nPolicy leaders\nCommunity leaders\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 Romero Davis\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \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 Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Romero Davis is a director of practice excellence at Social Current. A mentor for professional development and community justice champion\, Davis has worked nationally with agencies in areas such as poly-victimization; trauma in families; equity\, diversity\, and inclusion; juvenile justice; and domestic violence. He is a member of the technical assistance team for Child Safety Forward. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n \n President & CEO \nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n President & CEO \nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Mary Garr is the president and CEO of Family Service\, a nonprofit in San Antonio that provides a broad array of services to empower individuals\, transform families\, and strengthen the health of communities by addressing the social determinants of health that directly impact peoples’ lives based on where they live\, learn\, work\, play\, and age. \nGarr is an experienced leader with three decades of diverse roles in several industries\, including health care\, city management\, nonprofits\, and the military\, as a CEO and COO. Her last two military assignments were at Fort Sam Houston. She served as the last Garrison Commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis\, leading her teams in providing all the infrastructure and support services for a small city\, supporting mission readiness and quality of life\, while merging the Garrison into Joint Base San Antonio. She also stood up the San Antonio Military Health System as its first COO\, working to integrate and align Army and Air Force health care delivery in San Antonio. \nOver the course of her military career\, she served in a variety of command and staff positions both in the U.S. and overseas\, in hospital\, academic\, and operational assignments. Garr graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in foreign studies and obtained master’s degrees in health administration from Baylor University and strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. She has been actively engaged in the San Antonio Community for several years\, serving on several boards and committees. \n  \n  URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-health-equity-aces-interface-and-building-resilience/ CATEGORIES:Child and Family Well-Being ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Health-and-WellBeing_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T235959 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240627T175025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T175300Z UID:10000404-1724716800-1724803199@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:On the Road: NFCC Connect DESCRIPTION:Join us in Washington\, D.C. at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Connect conference on August 26-28. \nAre you attending this event? Be sure to stop by our exhibit booth and visit with Rachael Rucker\, network engagement specialist\, to learn more about our full range of offerings\, upcoming learning opportunities\, and of course pick-up some cool Social Current swag. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nJoin leaders in credit and financial counseling including NFCC member agencies\, non-member counseling agencies\, debt management organizations\, creditors\, vendors\, consumer finance advocacy organizations\, government agencies\, regulators\, private corporations\, and other counseling networks seeking cutting-edge financial counseling\, education\, and resources. Learn more about the conference here. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-nfcc-connect/ CATEGORIES:On the Road ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/On-the-Road.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T235959 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240627T174023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T175045Z UID:10000403-1724284800-1724371199@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:On the Road: Florida Behavioral Health Conference DESCRIPTION:See You in Orlando\n \n Join us in Orlando\, Florida at the Florida Behavioral Health Conference on August 21-23. \nAre you attending this event? Be sure to stop by our exhibit booth and visit with Joe Perrow\, network growth manager\, to learn more about our full range of offerings\, upcoming learning opportunities\, and of course pick-up some cool Social Current swag. We hope to see you in Orlando. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nIgnite! BHCon2024 will empower attendees to reignite their passion for helping and serving those most in need\, reenergize their creativity\, and reimagine the future of behavioral health care in Florida. Learn more about the conference here. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-florida-behavioral-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:On the Road ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/On-the-Road.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240807T201645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T202009Z UID:10000426-1724245200-1724248800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Roundtable Discussion on Social Current’s 2025-2027 Policy Agenda DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n As Social Current develops its 2025-2027 federal public policy agenda\, we look toward human services organizations to share central concerns and priorities. We are offering two virtual roundtables to better understand shared challenges and visions for change. Additional roundtable discussions will be held Aug. 19 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET and Aug. 28 from 2-3 p.m. ET. \nSocial Current’s Policy and Government Relations staff will lead a dialogue to better understand hardships organizations are facing internally and throughout their community. We also seek feedback on the current policy agenda to promote continuous improvement and ensure the process best supports the priorities and preferences of the sector. \nBy centering our network’s voices and lived experience\, we strive to align our policy priorities with the interests and needs of the human and social services sector. Your insight will guide the strategy for our upcoming agenda and ensure we fully capture the sector’s needs and desires. \nIntended Audience\n\nExecutives and directors\nPublic policy\, government relations\, and advocacy staff\nHuman services professionals\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nOutline issues most impacting the human service sector\nDetermine areas of focus for Social Current’s next policy agenda\nUnderstand the impact of the current policy agenda\n\nInstruction Methods\nThe conversation will follow guided questions but defer to participants in determining the issues and topics most of note. \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 Blair Abelle-Kiser\, Ph. D.\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Levine\, MSW\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager \nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/roundtable-discussion-on-social-currents-2025-2027-policy-agenda-3/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-Roundtable.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240718T134115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T134119Z UID:10000405-1724160600-1724166000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Advancing Health Equity: Social Determinants of Health Overview DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Perhaps more than any other health crisis occurring in the past century\, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the stark health disparities in our nation\, particularly for communities of color. These disparities and others are evident in the ways different people and groups experience the social determinants of health (SDoH)\, which are the conditions in which people are born\, grow\, live\, work\, and age. These factors include socioeconomic status\, access to health care\, education\, neighborhood and physical environment\, employment\, and social support networks. As such\, community-based organizations play a critical role in strengthening the health and well-being of communities by addressing the social needs of individuals and families. \nDuring this webinar\, Mary E. Garr\, president of Family Service in San Antonio\, will share how the organization has evolved to improve the SDoH experienced by its communities. In addition\, the organization’s approach addresses adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by adopting the practice of trauma-informed care when working with individuals and families. Key to this initiative is the use of screening for social need\, which helps to identify effective interventions sooner. The organization has also created a multiyear scorecard to guide its path to supporting community health and help all employees understand what they are working to achieve. Through this ongoing organizational development\, positive health outcomes for people and strengthened neighborhoods are possible. \nAbout the Social Current Health Equity Series\nEveryone needs the building blocks for health and well-being in order to thrive\, reach their full potential\, and meaningfully contribute to society. But as the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated\, people of color and many others are disproportionately affected by sickness and death due to reduced access to care\, higher chronic disease burden\, and historical racial bias within health care institutions. Social Current and its network of partners are committed to health equity as a key strategy to increase the safety and well-being of individuals\, families\, and communities most impacted by inequality and racism. \nTakeaways\n\nA framework of SDoH used nationally\nHow SDoH and ACEs intersect\nWhy it is critical for community-based organizations to understand the SDoH and how community members are affected\nHow community-based organizations can partner with other sectors in addressing the SDoH\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nProgram directors\nStaff in population health/health equity\nQuality managers\nPolicy leaders\nCommunity leaders\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 Romero Davis\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \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 Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current \n \n Romero Davis is a director of practice excellence at Social Current. A mentor for professional development and community justice champion\, Davis has worked nationally with agencies in areas such as poly-victimization; trauma in families; equity\, diversity\, and inclusion; juvenile justice; and domestic violence. He is a member of the technical assistance team for Child Safety Forward. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n \n President & CEO\nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Garr\n President & CEO\nFamily Services\, San Antonio \n \n Mary Garr is the president and CEO of Family Service\, a nonprofit in San Antonio that provides a broad array of services to empower individuals\, transform families\, and strengthen the health of communities by addressing the social determinants of health that directly impact peoples’ lives based on where they live\, learn\, work\, play\, and age. \nGarr is an experienced leader with three decades of diverse roles in several industries\, including health care\, city management\, nonprofits\, and the military\, as a CEO and COO. Her last two military assignments were at Fort Sam Houston. She served as the last Garrison Commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis\, leading her teams in providing all the infrastructure and support services for a small city\, supporting mission readiness and quality of life\, while merging the Garrison into Joint Base San Antonio. She also stood up the San Antonio Military Health System as its first COO\, working to integrate and align Army and Air Force health care delivery in San Antonio. \nOver the course of her military career\, she served in a variety of command and staff positions both in the U.S. and overseas\, in hospital\, academic\, and operational assignments. Garr graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in foreign studies and obtained master’s degrees in health administration from Baylor University and strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. She has been actively engaged in the San Antonio Community for several years\, serving on several boards and committees. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/advancing-health-equity-social-determinants-of-health-overview/ CATEGORIES:Child and Family Well-Being ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Health-and-WellBeing_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240819T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240819T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240716T132755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T201852Z UID:10000421-1724067000-1724070600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Roundtable Discussion on Social Current’s 2025-2027 Policy Agenda DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n As Social Current develops its 2025-2027 federal public policy agenda\, we look toward human services organizations to share central concerns and priorities. We are offering two virtual roundtables to better understand shared challenges and visions for change. Additional roundtable discussions will be held Aug. 21 from 1-2 p.m. ET and Aug. 28 from 2-3 p.m. ET. \nSocial Current’s Policy and Government Relations staff will lead a dialogue to better understand hardships organizations are facing internally and throughout their community. We also seek feedback on the current policy agenda to promote continuous improvement and ensure the process best supports the priorities and preferences of the sector. \nBy centering our network’s voices and lived experience\, we strive to align our policy priorities with the interests and needs of the human and social services sector. Your insight will guide the strategy for our upcoming agenda and ensure we fully capture the sector’s needs and desires. \nIntended Audience\n\nExecutives and directors\nPublic policy\, government relations\, and advocacy staff\nHuman services professionals\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nOutline issues most impacting the human service sector\nDetermine areas of focus for Social Current’s next policy agenda\nUnderstand the impact of the current policy agenda\n\nInstruction Methods\nThe conversation will follow guided questions but defer to participants in determining the issues and topics most of note. \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 Blair Abelle-Kiser\, Ph. D.\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Levine\, MSW\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager \nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/roundtable-discussion-on-social-currents-2025-2027-policy-agenda/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-Roundtable.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T153000 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240205T144718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T144723Z UID:10000365-1722956400-1722958200@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. Participants 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. \nTakeaways\n\nWhat is the value of accreditation\nWhat is the accreditation process\nHow to become accredited\n\nWho Should Participate\nAnyone who is interested in learning more about accreditation for their organization\, whether it be first-time accreditation or reaccreditation. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n Joe Perrow is the network growth manager for accreditation services at Social Current. His role allows him to work closely with organizations that are seeking accreditation for the first time by helping them to navigate standards\, establish a timeline\, and proactively prepare for the process. Perrow has a master’s in business administration from Campbell University and more than eight years’ experience in business development\, marketing\, and partner management. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-coa-accreditation-29/ CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COA-Accredited-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T235959 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240626T204530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T221121Z UID:10000401-1722902400-1722988799@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:On the Road: National Conference of State Legislators Summit DESCRIPTION:See You in Louisville\n \n Join us in Louisville\, Kentucky at the National Conference of State Legislators Summit (NCSL) Legislative Summit on August 5-7. \nAre you attending this event? Be sure to stop by our exhibit booth and visit with Kelly Barkley Mane\, manager of government relations and recognitions\, to learn more about our full range of offerings\, upcoming learning opportunities\, and of course pick-up some cool Social Current swag. We hope to see you in Louisville. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nEngage in transformative discussions\, gain valuable insights from public policy experts and develop new skills to take your career to the next level. Set against the backdrop of Louisville’s rich equestrian heritage\, this immersive experience is the perfect opportunity to forge valuable connections and prepare for the policy challenges that lie ahead. Learn more about the summit here. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-national-conference-of-state-legislators-summit/ CATEGORIES:On the Road ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/On-the-Road.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T235959 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240626T210235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240626T210242Z UID:10000402-1722470400-1722556799@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:On the Road: Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit DESCRIPTION:Don’t Miss Our Presentation\n \n Join us in Brookfield\, Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit August 1-2. \nAre you attending this event? You will not want to miss Social Current’s Phyllis Richards\, director of equity\, diversity\, inclusion and research and Jerica Broeckling\, EDI and engagement partner’s presentation\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion in Polarizing Times: Strategies for the Long Haul on August 1 at 4-5 PM in Connect C1. \nPresentation Overview: Four years after the murder of George Floyd\, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the fight to advance equity and systemic change towards racial justice in the US. The Supreme Court’s decision last year on affirmative action kicked off a series of legal rulings against equity\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) around the country. Groups are further entrenching themselves into singular talking points and grievances\, with smaller and smaller windows for building commonality. \nAgainst this backdrop of fear and retrenchment\, many practitioners are struggling to find a path forward. This session offers lessons from decades of work to keep racial equity at the forefront. Participants will be invited into a frank conversation on what’s at stake for EDI\, and how practitioners can continue to make progress in advancing organizational goals. They will learn a framework that practitioners have found useful in identifying areas for growth and marking progress over time; hear examples and insights on what’s working today; and have the opportunity to share their own challenges and insights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nThe Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit convenes nonprofit leaders dedicated to elevating their organizations’ impact and connecting the community with their cause. Participants will share best practices\, learn from seasoned experts\, and build their peer network. Learn more here. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-wisconsin-nonprofit-summit/ CATEGORIES:On the Road ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/On-the-Road.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240703T184221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T201845Z UID:10000409-1722348000-1722350700@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Social Current Solutions DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Join this webinar to learn more about Social Current’s areas of expertise and solutions\, which support the full range of human and social services organizations. We strengthen and amplify the work of the social sector in six core integrated impact areas. \nSocial Current translates our expertise\, the latest research\, and the knowledge and experience of the field into a range of innovative solutions that address challenges facing our sector and society. These solutions include COA Accreditation\, consultation\, networking\, research support and learning\, and federal public policy advocacy and mobilization. \nAll are invited to learn more about how Social Current can support your organization’s goals. We welcome questions and look forward to connecting with you. \nTakeaways\n\nOverview of Social Current and about our network\nOur areas of expertise and impact\nAbout our solutions and how to work with us\nTime for Q&A\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives and directors of community-based organizations and other nonprofits\nStaff looking to improve equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and staff resilience and engagement\nStaff looking to support continuous learning and best practice through COA Accreditation and more\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Katy Lederer\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Perrow\n \n Network Growth Manager\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachael Rucker\n \n Network Engagement Specialist\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joseph Seoane\n \n Senior Director of Network Engagement & Growth\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/introduction-to-social-current/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Copy-of-Template-Webinar-Catalog-Image-Background-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T173553 CREATED:20240709T135014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T141136Z UID:10000412-1721916000-1721918700@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Impact Partnership Spotlight: Knowledge and Insights Center DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Informing your work with relevant and trustworthy research is important—but it isn’t always easy to do. Information overload can be stressful and exploring emerging data and trends can be time consuming. Luckily\, the Social Current Knowledge and Insights Center (KIC) can help. \nExperienced Social Current staff and partners with subject matter expertise provide professionals in the nonprofit social services sector with timely and useful information solutions. This includes on-demand\, 24/7 access to thousands of online knowledge and resource assets\, full-text articles\, journals and publications\, and real-world policies and procedures from social services organizations. \nImpact Partners can also consult directly with KIC staff who provide reference services\, such as research requests\, subject compilations\, and coaching to use information resources more effectively. Join this session as we review some of the top issues and topics with the Social Current network and how KIC services and tools can provide insights\, best practices\, and other knowledge-building support. \nImpact Partnership Spotlight Series\nJoin us to learn about the benefits of becoming a Social Current Impact Partner and the exciting opportunities to connect with colleagues across the network. All staff at organizations interested in learning more about the benefits of Social Current Impact Partnerships are encouraged to participate in this webinar. \nIn addition to delving into the session’s spotlighted topic\, we will give an overview of Impact Partnerships and preview upcoming engagement opportunities. This webinar will include ample time for Q&A\, as you explore ways to maximize the partnership experience for your organization and colleagues. \nTakeaways\n\nFeatures of the Knowledge and Insights Center\nHot topics in the Social Current network\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nStaff at Impact Partner organizations\nStaff interested in learning more about becoming an Impact Partner\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 Kirstin Anderson\n \n Director of Content Strategy\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Rachael Rucker\n \n Network Engagement Specialist\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/impact-partnership-spotlight-knowledge-and-insights-center/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Social-Current-Webinar-Catalog-Image.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR