BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Current - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T150000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20251111T173121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T151941Z UID:10000539-1767880800-1767884400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Executive Leadership Institute for Organizational Impact: Creating a Performance Management Culture DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n To be successful\, nonprofit leaders must oversee day-to-day operations\, leverage community and staff strengths\, anticipate trends\, and drive systems change. So\, how can executive-level leaders prepare to have transformative impact in their organizations and communities? Attend a live dialogue with Robena Spangler\, senior director of leadership and organizational development\, to learn how Social Current’s Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) builds leadership capacity and creates a return on investment for organizations. \nIn addition\, Robena will be joined by ELI alum Oriana Carey\, CEO of the Coalition for Children\, Youth\, & Families\, who will highlight her experiences and how the institute has impacted her and her organization. She’ll also share her self-designed project to move from an organizational culture of data collection and reporting to a culture that embraces performance management. \nThis session will feature an overview of the program\, an opportunity to meet and hear from ELI alumni\, and time for Q&A. Join Robena and our featured ELI alumni to learn about unique aspects of the institute\, including the weeklong in-person event\, year of online learning\, mentoring program\, alumni network\, and self-designed projects that address an organizational challenge.  \nTakeaways\n\nAbout the Executive Leadership Institute\nBenefits and return on investment for organizations\nBenefits for leaders\nTime for Q&A\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nCEOs\nSenior Management\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\, Leadership and Organizational Development\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\, Leadership and Organizational Development\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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oriana Carey\n \n CEO \nCoalition for Children\, Youth\, & Families \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oriana Carey\n CEO \nCoalition for Children\, Youth\, & Families \n \n Oriana Carey is driven to keep the Coalition for Children\, Youth\, & Families current and familiar with the concerns and issues impacting families and professionals touched by our services. She continually works with the team to find effective ways to create innovative approaches that help our stakeholders achieve positive outcomes. She believes that one must lead from a place of continuous self-reflection and learning to create successful initiatives. She also believes in the power of positive work cultures\, which include the assumption of positive intent\, generosity\, accountability\, and perseverance.  \n  \nOriana earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1991 and a master’s in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1995.  URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/executive-leadership-institute-for-organizational-impact-creating-a-performance-management-culture/ CATEGORIES:Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ELI-Event-Image2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T150000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20251112T210420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T210419Z UID:10000543-1768399200-1768402800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:How Assessments Can Fuel Personal and Organizational Growth DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Taking a close look and truly understanding staff’s capabilities\, skills\, and beliefs is important for identifying and leaning into strategies for lasting change. Assessments are important tools for identifying strengths\, gaps\, and opportunities for growth and transformation for individuals\, teams\, and organizations. \nThe Intercultural Development Inventory is one of these tools. It assesses how cultural differences are perceived and navigated. The IDI provides quantitative and qualitative data to guide developmentally appropriate actions for individuals\, teams\, and organizations. A customized self-directed plan called the Intercultural Development Plan guides users through a series of research-informed activities and self-reflections to increase their intercultural capability. \nThis webinar will explore how the IDI can be leveraged to foster growth\, inclusivity\, and organizational transformation. Participants will discover how the assessment creates space for intercultural learning\, how the reports reveal key areas for development and change\, and how to apply concrete strategies to strengthen organizational culture. Together\, we’ll examine ways to co-create conditions that nurture future-ready leaders and build future-ready organizations that are equipped to thrive in an increasingly diverse and interconnected world. \nTakeaways\n\nHow the IDI creates space for intercultural growth\nHow the IDI profile reports inform areas for growth and change\nConcrete solutions to improve organizational culture using the Intercultural Development Plan or IDP\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nStaff looking to improve interpersonal connection across differences\nStaff responsible for staff retention\, belonging\, and organizational culture\nStaff responsible for equitable and transparent organizational practices\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\, Leadership and Organizational Development\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\, Leadership and Organizational Development\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. \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 Practice Excellence – Leadership and Organizational Development\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/how-assessments-can-fuel-personal-and-organizational-growth/ CATEGORIES:Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Org-Excellence_Data_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T140000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20260106T144148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T182457Z UID:10000575-1768482000-1768485600@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Digital Influence & Public Voice: Digital Storytelling for Advocacy DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Storytelling is one of the most effective and impactful strategies to lead effective\, impactful advocacy campaigns. However\, as rapidly evolving technology shapes how our organizations operate and our communities communicate\, it becomes increasingly important to reconsider pathways for intentional\, ethical storytelling that elevates community voice\, while protecting privacy. \nThis webinar will offer strategies to leverage digital tools and narrative techniques to communicate impact\, strengthen organizational visibility\, and amplify advocacy engagement. Presenters will share practical approaches for designing ethical social media campaigns\, creating accessible data visualizations\, and developing strategies to increase outreach and grow engagement. Participants will learn how to pair compelling stories with concise metrics to build trust\, inspire action\, and amplify advocacy messages. \nThe session will also explore common challenges\, including privacy considerations\, limited design capacity\, and interpreting channel analytics to assess campaign performance. Participants will leave with strategies for building impactful online narratives that align with core organizational values and increase impact and influence. \nTakeaways\n\nHow to design digital storytelling campaigns that protect privacy while honoring participants\nTechniques for data visualization to enhance message clarity and engagement\nStrategies for converting advocacy actions into broader mobilization efforts\nHow to track\, interpret\, and apply digital analytics to improve advocacy outcomes\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nCommunications and advocacy professionals designing social content\nProgram and evaluation staff using data to illustrate impact\nCommunity engagement teams mobilizing supporters online\nLeaders looking to integrate digital storytelling into broader advocacy strategies\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n Blair Kiser\, Ph.D.\, joined Social Current in 2022 after working in health policy on Capitol Hill\, the non-profit sector\, and as a biomedical researcher. Most recently\, Blair served as Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for NephCure Kidney International. \nDuring their time in public service\, they served as a Professional Staff Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. They led a corporate investigation regarding insider trading and financial improprieties\, conflicts of interest associated with Operation Warp Speed’s leadership\, and scientific information politicization. Prior to joining the Select Subcommittee\, they worked for Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)\, where they served as a Health Policy Fellow. In Senator Brown’s office\, they led a range of legislative and oversight efforts involving public health and healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, they worked with several community hospice advocacy organizations and a Republican office to help craft the bipartisan COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020. \nPrior to public service\, Blair spent several years as a medical research scientist on several industry and NIH-funded projects. Their work focused on developing research projects and clinical trials to improve the lives of African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease. They earned a doctorate in Biomedical Science from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Levine\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/digital-influence-public-voice-digital-storytelling-for-advocacy/ CATEGORIES:Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Policy-Advocacy_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T140000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20260106T145333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T202103Z UID:10000576-1769000400-1769004000@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Amplifying and Supporting Community Voices DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Our stories are one of the most impactful and effective assets the human services sector has when developing and advocating for key changes. However\, meaningful\, sustainable\, and authentic storytelling requires thoughtful practices to safeguard participants’ agency and well-being. This webinar will focus on helping organizations build trauma-informed\, empowering pathways for clients and community members to shape the narrative of central issues within and beyond our communities. \nParticipants will discuss strategies to cultivate supportive environments\, prepare individuals to speak publicly\, and ensure storytellers maintain agency and control over how their experiences are shared. The session will highlight ethical considerations\, consent practices\, and emotional safety planning strategies to promote dignity and mutual respect. \nThe webinar also will address challenges\, including pathways to safeguard privacy and navigate organizational goals. Participants will leave with ideas for amplifying community voices while centering trust\, safety\, and respect. \nTakeaways\n\nStrategies for empowering community members to speak with confidence while maintaining safety and agency\nTrauma-informed and ethical considerations for honoring the gift of receiving and sharing lived experience\nApproaches for preparing and supporting storytellers through every stage\nPathways to ensure narratives strengthen advocacy while safeguarding privacy\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nMembers of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online\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\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n \n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n \n Blair Kiser\, Ph.D.\, joined Social Current in 2022 after working in health policy on Capitol Hill\, the non-profit sector\, and as a biomedical researcher. Most recently\, Blair served as Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for NephCure Kidney International. \nDuring their time in public service\, they served as a Professional Staff Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. They led a corporate investigation regarding insider trading and financial improprieties\, conflicts of interest associated with Operation Warp Speed’s leadership\, and scientific information politicization. Prior to joining the Select Subcommittee\, they worked for Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)\, where they served as a Health Policy Fellow. In Senator Brown’s office\, they led a range of legislative and oversight efforts involving public health and healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, they worked with several community hospice advocacy organizations and a Republican office to help craft the bipartisan COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020. \nPrior to public service\, Blair spent several years as a medical research scientist on several industry and NIH-funded projects. Their work focused on developing research projects and clinical trials to improve the lives of African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease. They earned a doctorate in Biomedical Science from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Levine\n \n Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/amplifying-and-supporting-community-voices/ CATEGORIES:Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Policy-Advocacy_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T134500 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20251209T155713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T160153Z UID:10000557-1769086800-1769089500@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Building a Healthy Workplace Culture: Regulation Strategies for Staying Well at Work DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Staff at human and social services organizations are facing stress\, change\, and conflict on multiple levels. Vicarious trauma and the socio-political climate are contributing to staff feeling drained and disengaged. \nThis six-part webinar series will equip staff and leaders at all levels with foundational mindsets\, knowledge\, and skills to help themselves and their colleagues prioritize well-being at work\, manage through uncertainty\, and handle conflict with compassion. Through presentations\, self-reflection\, and interactive discussions\, participants will learn about core mindsets and strategies rooted in neuroscience that can help them build a healing-centered organizational culture. \nEach session will offer key concepts and practical application tools for participants to apply to their daily work and interactions with colleagues. \n\nRegulation Strategies for Staying Well at Work: Jan. 22\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\nExecutive Functioning Skills: Feb. 26\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\nHaving Difficult Conversations: March 26\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\nHealthy Boundaries and Expectations: May 28\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\nPsychological Safety\, Accountability\, and Support: July 23\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\nSelf-Compassion: Sept. 24\, 1-1:45 p.m. ET\n\nThe first session in this webinar series will provide participants with an overview of basic neuroscience and brain architecture. This foundational knowledge is critical for understanding how our stress response system functions and why we respond to stress in the ways that we do. \nParticipants will gain concrete solutions that can be applied to individuals and organizations to help staff regulate their nervous systems at work so that they are better able to stay well\, communicate effectively\, and focus. \nTakeaways\n\nBrain science concepts\, strategies\, and tools to increase well-being and resilience in the workplace\nAwareness of executive function skills and how to strengthen them\nStrategies for having difficult conversations\nTips for communicating expectations and setting healthy boundaries\nLeadership strategies for increasing psychological safety in the workplace\nKey concepts to deepen self-compassion and connection at work\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nManagers and supervisors\nExecutives and senior leaders\nDirect service staff\nHuman resource staff\nStaff with responsibility for equity\, diversity\, and inclusion\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Johnson\n \n Senior Director of Change in Mind\nSocial Current \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Martin\n \n Director of Practice Excellence\nSocial Current URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/building-a-healthy-workplace-culture-regulation-strategies-for-staying-well-at-work/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Brain Science,Workforce Resilience ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Brain-Science_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T140000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163045 CREATED:20251223T153647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T172253Z UID:10000574-1769691600-1769695200@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Data Governance in Action: Brightpoint’s Journey to a Unified Program Data Map DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Human services often struggle with a deceptively simple question: How many programs do we actually have? At Brightpoint\, different teams\, systems\, and departments previously used different names and definitions for the same programs\, making enterprise reporting slow\, inconsistent\, and difficult to trust. In addition\, program staff\, finance\, quality improvement\, HR\, and IT all viewed “programs” through different lenses\, with no shared language to connect financial\, operational\, quality\, and impact data.   \nThis webinar will introduce Brightpoint’s Program Data Model\, which helped to overcome these challenges. This organization-wide framework was designed to create a single\, authoritative source of truth for program data and to strengthen enterprise data governance.  \nBrightpoint leaders will walk through why the Program Data Model was created\, what it took to build it\, and how it is maintained as a living asset. Participants will learn how Brightpoint established a standardized\, multilevel structure that aligns service areas\, service lines\, and program definitions across operational\, financial\, and reporting needs. The discussion will highlight the cross-department collaboration required to reconcile multiple systems\, align historically inconsistent language\, and apply governance rules for adding\, changing\, or retiring programs over time.  \nFinally\, the webinar will show how Brightpoint uses its Program Data Model today—from enterprise dashboards and quality reporting to internal planning\, service directories\, and external communications. Speakers will share practical lessons learned\, common pitfalls\, and concrete tips for other organizations considering a similar effort. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how a well-governed program data model can improve reporting accuracy\, support better decision making\, and create a shared data foundation across the entire organization.  \nTakeaways\n\nThe importance and uses of a data map\nHow to start the process and create a data map\nHow to maintain a data map over time\nDiscuss the importance of cross-department collaboration\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutive leaders\nProgram leaders\nQuality improvement\, data\, and performance professionals\nAdministrative staff (finance\, IT\, HR\, etc.)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Johns\n \n Vice President of Quality Improvement \nBrightpoint \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Johns\n Vice President of Quality Improvement \nBrightpoint \n \n Nicole Johns is the vice president of quality improvement at Brightpoint\, where she has spent more than 32 years supporting the organization’s mission and growth. While most of her career has been rooted in quality improvement\, her work spans program evaluation\, risk management\, and the design of systems that promote compliance\, quality\, and impact.  \nShe began her career as a family counselor and later served as a program supervisor\, grounding her leadership in strong clinical practice and a trauma-informed\, person-centered approach to service delivery. Throughout her tenure\, Nicole has also supported professional development and leadership growth\, with a focus on reflective practice\, continuous learning\, and building organizational capacity for meaningful\, sustainable improvement.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ellen Ross\, LCSW\n \n Director of Quality Improvement \nBrightpoint \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ellen Ross\, LCSW\n Director of Quality Improvement \nBrightpoint \n \n Ellen Ross\, LCSW\, serves as the director of quality improvement at Brightpoint\, where she provides organization-wide support for data governance\, compliance\, and continuous quality improvement. For most of her 15-year career\, Ellen worked directly with youth in care and their families\, developing a deep understanding of providing human services within the child welfare system. Before stepping into her current leadership role\, she served as a quality improvement specialist supporting mental health and wellness programs\, Medicaid-funded services\, and home visiting programs. Ellen’s work is grounded in her commitment to equity and inclusion\, values that shape how she approaches systems change and organizational improvement.  URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/data-governance-in-action-brightpoints-journey-to-a-unified-program-data-map/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Org-Excellence_Data_1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR