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Receive a presentation on the UC Berkeley Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program for a cohort of Solano County nonprofits
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation on the UC Berkeley Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program for a cohort of Solano County nonprofits.
SUMMARY:
First 5 Solano, in partnership with Zellerbach Family Foundation (ZFF) and Solano County Health & Social Services, is sponsoring a cohort of up to 25 Solano nonprofits serving children and families to complete the Professional Program in Fundraising and Volunteer Management at UC Berkeley Extension.
This Professional Program in Fundraising and Volunteer Management from UC Berkeley is a four-month training opportunity for nonprofit staff interested in increasing resources for their agency, including developing their expertise in increasing revenue, as well as recruiting and retaining volunteers and board members. The course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to design organizational plans to increase and diversify funding, build a 'case statement' and other materials designed to generate support, write effective grant applications, and manage donor relationships.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program costs $50,000. This amount is fully paid for via a $40,000 grant from ZFF, and $5,000 each from First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission and Solano County Health & Social Services. There is no cost to the General Fund.
DISCUSSION:
The First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission has applied for and received a grant from ZFF to sponsor a cohort of Solano County nonprofit leaders to attend the UC Berkeley Extension certificate program in Fundraising and Volunteer Management. This project is a much needed step toward the dual goals of building nonprofit capacity ...
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