Invest in yourself and your community: LEAD is growing the next generation of nonprofit leadership!This virtual Information Session will help you discover if 2023 LEAD Institute is a good fit for you or your staff members. Application deadline is October 1, 2022.Full 2023 program details, including seminar dates and tuition are available at www.cfmco.org/lead.LEAD Institute […]

Join us each month at the Executive Director Breakfast Roundtable to recharge, reconnect, and invest in our growth as nonprofit leaders.

Learn and apply the principles of Purpose-Driven board leadership in the board room.We're inviting any Central Coast nonprofit staff, volunteer, or board member to attend this free online webinar.Thursday, October 6, 202212-1:30 p.m. (Virtual)Andy Davis, Associate Vice President of Member Education & Outreach at Board Source, will share a new framework for a nonprofit board's […]

Executive psychologist, Laura Kasper, Ph.D., will share tools and skills co-founders can use to transform their relationship to conflict.AboutIf you’re feeling stuck in conflict patterns with your co-founder that you can’t get out of, you’re not alone. 65% of startups fail because of unproductive conflict within the management team (“The Founder’s Dilemmas” Noam Wasserman). This […]

5 successful pay benchmarking tips to help managers enact equitable raises, and attract awesome new hires quickly!As a business owner, you have several aspects of your business to juggle at all times. One of the most important is hiring, retaining, and fairly compensating employees. According to data from Paychex and IHS Markit, hiring at U.S. […]

Join us each month at the Executive Director Breakfast Roundtable to recharge, reconnect, and invest in our growth as nonprofit leaders.

5-minute demos by Niantic, Zendesk, Roadz, Chorestop, Add Health Today, One Mountain Leadership, Drivr, and Kyle KellyThis is the last virtual event before we return to in-person events in December 2022. And what a lineup!!Community Interest: Kyle Kelly will discuss the pros and cons of Measure O, the Library Mixed-Use project, where voting Yes means […]

Join us each month at the Executive Director Breakfast Roundtable to recharge, reconnect, and invest in our growth as nonprofit leaders.

Tours now available during our Winter Market at the Kitchen! ¡Visitas guiadas disponibles durante nuestro Mercado de Invierno de la Cocina!Are you interested in co-packing services to grow your small food business? Don't miss this opportunity and learn more about our facility. Tours will take place during El Pájaro CDC's Winter Market at our Commercial […]

Annual event celebrating the Titans of Tech in Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey counties.Every year, Santa Cruz Works honors the people who have contributed to the growth of the local tech and entrepreneurial community. In the past, several of the nominees have consisted of CEOs and founders. This year, we’re shaking things up and […]