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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-42/
CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings
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SUMMARY:Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT)
DESCRIPTION:Register				\n							\n		The Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare new and incoming 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. \nTakeaways\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\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							\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-12/
CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings,Training
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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 covers logic models and outcome statements\, as well as demonstrating 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\nStaff at organizations pursuing first-time accreditation and new primary contacts\nPQI directors\, coordinators\, and staff with PQI responsibilities\nThose needing assistance to create a PQI program\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							\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-11/
CATEGORIES:COA Accreditation Trainings,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T130000
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SUMMARY:The Essentials of Advocacy and Lobbying
DESCRIPTION:Register				\n							\n		Advocacy is one of the social sector’s most powerful tools for advancing community well-being and strengthening our missions\, but lobbying restrictions and persistent misconceptions often create uncertainty about when and how nonprofit organizations can engage. \nThis webinar is designed to support human services organizations in engaging in responsive\, strategic advocacy by clarifying the legal responsibilities and opportunities available to 501(c)(3) organizations. Participants will examine the distinctions between advocacy and lobbying through practical case studies\, and gain clarity on what activities are permitted\, restricted\, or reportable. The session will also introduce the 501(h) election and key considerations for organizations deciding whether to file. \nTakeaways\n\nHow to distinguish advocacy\, lobbying\, and permissible nonprofit activities\nKey federal and state advocacy pathways to support responsive\, strategic advocacy\nInternal roles in advocacy (staff\, leadership\, board)\n\nWho Should Attend\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\nMembers of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online\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\, MSW\n								\n																	Field Mobilization and Policy 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																			Abigail Levine\, MSW\n																																							Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current \n																																						\n																				Abigail Levine\, MSW\, joined Social Current in 2024 as its field mobilization and policy manager. Abigail has worked closely at the state and local levels to implement robust trauma-informed programming\, increase children’s access to positive childhood experiences\, and promote safer experiences within schools for children with disabilities. In her previous role as a policy analyst\, Abigail worked closely with multiple stakeholders\, including parents\, educators\, and law enforcement\, to develop\, advocate for\, and implement legislation representative of their community’s unique needs.
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/the-essentials-of-advocacy-and-lobbying/
CATEGORIES:Policy
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SUMMARY:Leveraging Messaging to Strengthen Legislative Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Register				\n							\n		Legislative advocacy is most impactful when community-based organizations translate lived experience and program impact into clear\, compelling messages that resonate with decisionmakers. As our federal policy environment continues to shift rapidly\, it is becoming increasingly important that human services organizations are prepared to communicate succinctly\, strategically\, and with confidence\, as they detail the impact within their communities. \nOur April Grassroots Advocacy Network convening will offer a practical framework for strengthening legislative advocacy through effective testimony\, elevator pitches\, and tailored messaging. Participants will explore how to distill complex issues into persuasive narratives\, customize messages to different audiences\, and align advocacy communications with organizational values and goals. \nParticipants will also examine common challenges\, including responding to urgent situations\, adapting messaging across legislative contexts\, and ensuring community voices remain present. Through applied exercises and peer discussion\, participants will build skills to engage lawmakers and influence outcomes more effectively. \nTakeaways\n\nStrategies to develop and refine elevator pitches for policy and advocacy leaders\nTools to customize messaging for legislators\, staff\, and committees\nBest practices for aligning advocacy messages with organizational priorities\n\nWho Should Attend\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\nMembers of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online\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\, MSW\n								\n																	Field Mobilization and Policy 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																			Abigail Levine\, MSW\n																																							Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current \n																																						\n																				Abigail Levine\, MSW\, joined Social Current in 2024 as its field mobilization and policy manager. Abigail has worked closely at the state and local levels to implement robust trauma-informed programming\, increase children’s access to positive childhood experiences\, and promote safer experiences within schools for children with disabilities. In her previous role as a policy analyst\, Abigail worked closely with multiple stakeholders\, including parents\, educators\, and law enforcement\, to develop\, advocate for\, and implement legislation representative of their community’s unique needs.
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/leveraging-messaging-to-strengthen-legislative-advocacy/
CATEGORIES:Policy
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T235959
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SUMMARY:On the Road: CWLA 2026 National Conference 
DESCRIPTION:The Work Ahead: Practice\, Policy\, and Possibility\n	\n		See You in Arlington\, Virginia \nJoin us in Arlington\, Virginia\, April 20-22. \nAre you attending this event? \nStop by the Social Current booth to pick up some cool swag and visit with Rachael Rucker\, manager of network engagement and growth\, to learn more about our wide range of solutions including COA Accreditation\, Impact Partnerships\, consulting\, and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nThe CWLA 2026 Conference will take place April 20-22. Across the country\, people are doing good work—innovating\, protecting\, strengthening families\, and partnering with communities. This year’s conference is about lifting up what works and asking how we carry that work forward in new and more sustainable ways.
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-cwla-2026-national-conference/
CATEGORIES:On the Road
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T235959
DTSTAMP:20260520T234851
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T215207Z
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SUMMARY:On the Road: NatCon26 
DESCRIPTION:See You in Denver\n	\n		Join us in Denver from April 27-29.  \nAre you attending this event? \nVisit the Social Current booth to learn about our range of solutions and our upcoming webinars and learning opportunities. Plus\, you can take some Social Current swag with you!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s #NatCon26 features over 500 speakers and solutions-driven sessions on topics critical to our field\, like crisis response\, workforce diversity\, and rural health care. With its focus on advancing mental wellbeing and equitable access to services\, NatCon26 is an essential gathering for anyone committed to making a positive impact in the behavioral health field. 
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/on-the-road-natcon26/
CATEGORIES:On the Road
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SUMMARY:Father Engagement: Strengthening Families Across Prevention\, Healing\, and Belonging
DESCRIPTION:Register				\n							\n		“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person—he believed in me\,” said famed NC State Basketball Coach Jim Valvano. That belief\, rooted in presence\, encouragement\, and connection\, is the heart of father engagement. This session will challenge common myths about fathers by centering current data\, lived experiences\, and the vital roles fathers play in promoting family and child well‑being. Participants will examine how intentionally investing in engaging fathers builds a powerful protective factor for children\, families\, and communities. \nApril’s designation as National Child Abuse Prevention Month highlights the importance of prevention\, protection\, and inclusion for children and families. This session will explore how meaningful father engagement serves as a powerful\, yet often overlooked\, strategy across these efforts. \nTogether\, we will explore the conditions that support meaningful father engagement and consider what it looks like to truly “be the change in the community” by designing services that actively welcome\, value\, and partner with fathers. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the systemic and relational barriers that can limit father involvement and learn practical\, strengths‑based strategies to elevate fathers as essential caregivers. \nParticipants will leave with practical\, strengths-based strategies to design services that actively engage fathers and contribute to safer\, more stable\, and thriving communities. \nThis webinar is not a devaluation of mothers\, but a purposeful uplifting of fathers\, recognizing that when all caregivers are supported and engaged\, families thrive. \nTakeaways\n\nBarriers to father engagement\nStrategies that intentionally engage and support fathers\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nHuman services supervisors and program managers\nJuvenile justice\, child welfare\, and housing professionals\nHuman services leaders\, policymakers\, and funders\nFront-line staff (caseworkers\, family support specialists\, outreach workers)\nParent partners and individuals with lived experience\n\n	\n\n					\n\n										\n		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n					\n\n									\n					\n						\n															\n													\n							\n								Tori Brasher-Weathers (she/her)\n								\n																	Programs and Partnerships Manager\nInstitute for Family  \n								\n																										Biography\n									\n										\n											\n												\n													\n														\n													\n												\n												\n													\n														\n															\n																\n	                              	\n																																					\n																																			\n																	\n																		\n																			Tori Brasher-Weathers (she/her)\n																																							Programs and Partnerships Manager\nInstitute for Family  \n																																						\n																				Tori Brasher‑Weathers serves as the program and partnerships manager at the Institute for Family\, a program of the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. In this role\, she leads strategic partnership development\, multisector stakeholder engagement\, and community‑centered program implementation. Tori builds and sustains collaborative relationships with external partners and represents the Institute and its Mission InCommon initiative at workshops\, conferences\, and community events across the state. \nWhether building partnerships\, facilitating community storytelling\, or designing transformative learning experiences\, Tori approaches her work as a calling—reimagining systems of care\, elevating family voices\, and helping create the conditions in which children\, families\, and communities can flourish for generations to come. \n																			\n																		\n																	\n																\n															\n														\n													\n												\n											\n										\n									\n								\n							\n						\n					\n\n									\n					\n						\n															\n													\n							\n								Romero Davis\n								\n																	Senior Director of Child & Family Well-Being \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 Director of Child & Family Well-Being \n																																						\n																				Romero Davis is the senior director of child and family well-being 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.
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/father-engagement-strengthening-families-across-prevention-healing-and-belonging/
CATEGORIES:Child and Family Well-Being
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