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Part of promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the workplace is dealing with awkward and difficult situations with colleagues. In this Ask A Manager blog post, read and learn from three real-life scenarios: https://ow.ly/ZKHh50SFB9v

And check out our EDI services for webinars and resources to help you build your EDI skills further: https://ow.ly/UXou50SFB9u

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Social Current Impact Area Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Despite progress made toward advancing equity and social justice, full equity has not been realized. Systemic inequities, especially based on race, are real and […]

Our next Impact Partnership webinar is July 25! Join us to learn more about Social Current's offerings and discover how our Impact Partners receive unique resources to support their organizations and staff.

This session will include a spotlight on our Knowledge and Insights Center, which helps Impact Partners find credible information to inform their work. Presenters will give an overview of resources, including our extensive resource library, topical databases, and customized research.

Attendance is free so don't wait—register today:

Impact Partnership Spotlight: Knowledge and Insights Center - Social Current 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. Join this session ...

SPARK 2024 is your chance to bring your leadership skills to the next level. Our Leadership and Organization Development track guides participants on how to step up their leadership skills and improve organizational culture.

The best part? Folks who sign up by September 20, get to reserve their spot at a discount. Learn all about our workshops here: https://ow.ly/g2hK50SCsfC

Our next Impact Partnership webinar is July 25! Join us to learn more about Social Current's offerings and discover how our Impact Partners receive unique resources to support their organizations & staff.

Attendance is free so don't wait—register today:

Impact Partnership Spotlight: Knowledge and Insights Center - Social Current 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. Join this session ...

to Spark 2022 in Baltimore!

Join us for in Denver this Oct. 21-22 for networking, learning, and strategizing with your peers in the social sector. We offer six breakout sessions tracks for discussion and skill-building in these areas:

✅ Brain science and trauma-informed approaches
✅ Child, family, and community well-being
✅ COA Accreditation
✅ Equity, diversity, and inclusion
✅ Government affairs and advocacy
✅ Leadership and organizational development

Early bird registration is available until Sep 20—get your discount now: https://ow.ly/AgT750Sz0gF

"One group might be marginalized in one situation and a different group in another situation. A focus on equity blinds us to those nonracial ways in which people are marginalized." —john a. powell

Creating a more inclusive and welcoming workplace means using a holistic understanding of what equity is. Read more in The Chronicle of Philanthropy's interview with john powell, director for the Institute for Promoting Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.

A Hopeful New Way to Pursue Racial Equity The Chronicle talks to social-justice advocate john a. powell and structural-racism scholar Stephen Menendian about how philanthropy can help end society’s marginalization of “others.”

Our staff had a great time attending this year’s National Adoption Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Advancing child and family well-being is challenging yet rewarding work. We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate and convene with our colleagues across the field to amplify our collective impact.

Special thanks to the National Council For Adoption for having us and to President and CEO Ryan Hanlon (pictured here with Marisa Collins, director of strategic partnerships at Social Current) for the warm welcome.

We had an amazing time at this year’s Advocacy Amplified Training & Hill Day! Advocates from across our network came together to learn, strategize, and meet with congressional representatives on behalf of their communities. Thank you to everyone for joining us and making your voices heard. ❤️

The Social Current team is for a Chief Development Officer. In this role, you'll...

📈 Implement a comprehensive fund development strategy
💸 Build foundation, corporate, and individual donors
🤝 Work collaboratively & mentor staff
➕And more!

Interested? Interested? Apply today or share the opportunity with someone in your network: https://ow.ly/umHs50SmN8u

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How much do you think you know about the nonprofit sector? Even though philanthropic work is held in high regard, most folks rarely get insight into the constraints impacting our charities—the Uncharitable Movie changes that by giving us all a glimpse into the barriers undermining these organizations. As of June 15th, the film is now available worldwide for streaming on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Vimeo.

Social Current is proud to be in partnership with the UnCharitable social impact campaign. Together, our teams are working to solidify funding and identify an initial cohort of communities to create, test, and refine strategies to change the perception and fundamentally redefine the nonprofit sector and its ability to solve social problems.

For each person who rents the film via their unique link, nonprofit partners receive a portion of the proceeds. Learn more now: https://ow.ly/8MRK50Sl3C5

This week, our staff traveled to Arlington, Virginia, for . Everyone had a fantastic time learning and connecting with human services leaders. We appreciate everyone stopping by our booth to learn more about our solutions.

And special thanks to all who attended the session, Leading Through Constraint: Successful Strategies for Thriving, a leadership skills-building, led by Social Current President and CEO Jody Levison-Johnson.

Congratulations to American Public Human Services Association on a great event!

We are thankful for the time and talent our skilled volunteers donate to the COA Accreditation process and the impact they have on the field. That is why we spotlight a volunteer each quarter to showcase their commitment!

"Being a COA Accreditation volunteer allows me to learn new things and validate the wonderful things agencies from the US and around the world do to change people’s lives," said Francisco Brizuela Ed.D., our most recent Volunteer of the Quarter and Chief of Child and Youth Services at the Dover Air Force Base.

Hear more in his spotlight: https://ow.ly/s4Ro50S432X

COA Accreditation Volunteer Spotlight: Francisco Javier Brizuela - Social Current Through COA Accreditation, a service of Social Current, we seek to empower organizations to implement best practice standards to improve service delivery and achieve better outcomes for individuals and communities. […]

We're hiring! Social Current is looking for a committed and collaborative problem solver to help guide organizations through the COA Accreditation process by...

💬Proactively engaging organizations to ensure they achieve accreditation milestones
🌐Staying current with emerging trends, best practices, legislative activity, and unique service delivery
📝Synthesizing and analyzing complex information to complete and communicate recommendations and decisions to organizations, programs, and volunteers
➕And more!

Interested? Apply today or share the opportunity with someone in your network: https://ow.ly/IZ3f50S0XiU

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Social Current President and CEO Jody Levison-Johnson is quoted in this recent article published in Entrepreneur Magazine on how nonprofits are embracing for-profit strategies like earned revenue, competitive salaries, and venture philanthropy. It shares stories of organizations that are increasing their financial stability and impact by changing the way they – and their supporters – think.

We are teaming up with Dan Pallotta and the social impact campaign for his film UnCharitable to further educate communities and change the nonprofit narrative. Learn more by reading the article:

'Wait, I Have to Pay to Donate to You?' How Nonprofits Are Flipping the Script With 'For Profit' Strategies to 10X Their Impact Spiraling donations and outdated dogmas around fundraising and operating costs have left many charities struggling to stay afloat. Some are trying new strategies to make money.

Marisa Collins, director of strategic partnerships, recently attended the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies PowerNET conference. It was a powerful experience, with reflection on Holocaust Remembrance Day and an orchestra performance dedicating a welcoming environment for those with mental illnesses. She loved connecting with organizations in the social Current network!

📸 (left to right) Reuben Rotman, president and CEO of NJHSA and Social Current Board member, Marisa Collins, and Al Bennaroch, executive director of JCFS Winnipeg and conference co-host.

Our Executive Leadership Institute is an intensive week - filled with learning, networking, and personal growth. Students and alumni from human services organizations around the country joined us in Chicago last week to build their skills to lead today and into the future. Congratulations to our newest graduates!

The institute is held in partnership with Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business and included session on emotional intelligence, workforce resilience, strategic partnerships, and more. Students also engaged in experiential learning through a study tour at UCAN.

We have been working with the American Public Human Services Association - APHSA to create a new leadership framework that uses cross-sector collaboration and community-led solutions to achieve greater impact.

Last month, 18 public and private human services leaders helped us put this framework to the test. They reviewed and assessed the new leadership competencies and applied them to current leadership challenges they are facing.

“It was one of the most valuable professional experiences I’ve had over the past year,” said Yolanda Graham of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. “I made meaningful connections with other leaders and left feeling energized.”

Stay tuned for opportunities to learn more about the framework and Equip the Flip initiative, funded by the RWJFoundation.

Participants included (in alphabetical order) Derrik Anderson of Race Matters for Juvenile Justice, Carl Ayers of the Virginia Department of Social Services, Paul Buehler of Casey Family Programs, Britni Earnest of Christian Family Care, Gail Geohagen-Pratt of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Welfare and Community Services, Yolanda Graham of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, Yulonda Griffin of the Mecklenburg County Department of Community Resources, Brandy Gustoff of OHB, Jodi Hill-Lilly of the CT Department of Children & Families, Cha-Tanya Lankford of Pressley Ridge, Adair Mosley of the African American Leadership Forum, Tyreese Nicolas, the MA Department of Early Education and Care, Heather O’Hayre of the Larimer County Department of Human Services, Kirsten Olson of Children & Families First, and Shawn Pierce of the Maricopa County Human Services Department.

Sign on as a nonprofit partner to share the film UnCharitable with your organization’s stakeholders and support the movement. For each person who rents the film via their unique link, nonprofit partners receive a portion of the proceeds.

On June 1, the film will be available streaming on demand globally through nonprofit partners and released widely June 15.

Social Current is the catalyst, convener, and activator on the social impact campaign for UnCharitable. Together with the Uncharitable Movie team, we will be working to solidify funding and identify an initial cohort of communities to create, test, and refine strategies to change the perception and fundamentally redefine the nonprofit sector and its ability to solve social problems.

Learn more and sign on as a nonprofit partner: https://ow.ly/B0hk50RG1Xq

Looking for a way to connect with social and human services sector leaders? We welcome companies and organizations to join us as sponsors or exhibitors at SPARK 2024.

This conference is Social Current’s largest event, convening sector decision-makers who are eager to learn, collaborate, and co-create solutions to advance progress toward an equitable society where all people can thrive.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/5Gaq50RANPT

Last week, at our Convening for Chief Executives in Detroit, leaders from across the human and social services sector gathered to share challenges, discuss solutions, and build community. During the event, they engaged in facilitated sessions on hot topics in human services, including board governance, artificial intelligence, and more.

Special thanks to our partners The Children's Center of Wayne County and Judson Center for their support in making this event successful. We were grateful to have Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II join us for the networking reception.

Today, on , Aramark volunteers will support more than 100 communities in 13 countries. We are thankful for our longtime corporate responsibility partner Aramark, who supports our network and communities!

RED.SET.GO💪🏼😎! ABC Day at Branches! Thank you so much Aramark for coming out to beautify Branches Lakeview💚🙏🏽

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Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is an ongoing journey that requires continuous learning and dialogue among all staff.

Through our work, we know that organizations are the most effective in advancing EDI when they build an organizational culture that deeply embeds these precepts at multiple levels. That’s why we are offering a variety of opportunities to meet the needs of staff with varying responsibilities and current knowledge of EDI concepts.

Our slate of upcoming virtual learning opportunities provides solutions for whole organizations. Learn more:

EDI Learning Solutions for Whole Organizations - Social Current Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is an ongoing journey that requires continuous learning and dialogue among all staff. Through our work, we know that organizations are the most effective […]

The important work of creating an equitable society where all people can thrive cannot be achieved without the support of diverse community-based partnerships. Global Volunteer Month, celebrated in April, provides a great opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate partners that donate time, resources, and expertise to make a difference in our communities.

Social Current is grateful for its corporate social responsibility partners, which bolster our network’s impact by engaging teams of corporate volunteers and generously donating resources.

Aramark volunteers cooked, packaged, and delivered meals over Thanksgiving, while also purchasing and wrapping gifts for college students during the holidays.

CSC ServiceWorks works with community organizations to provide reliable access to clean laundry and basic supports.

Learn more about how they've supported our network: https://ow.ly/cNQ950Rr6v7

What are people saying about the Advocacy Amplified Training and Hill Day? At this interactive event in 2023, participants were empowered with advocacy skills, gaining real-world experience on Capitol Hill.

There is still time to register for the 2024 three-day event! Join us to build the skills and confidence to advocate for important social sector issues.

The training will begin with the fundamentals of effective advocacy, build on that foundation to cover some advanced strategies, and culminate in Hill Day visits. Social Current will handle all the logistics and schedule the meetings with your legislators.

All beginner and season advocates are encouraged to participate.

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/MMI350QFWue

Last week, Social Current staff were greeted in Chicago by a total solar eclipse! 🌒 United by our mission, we enjoyed team-building exercises and spending time with one another.

As a typically fully remote staff, it was wonderful to see each other off-screen and in-person! We left feeling inspired to continue supporting the social sector.

Learn more about what we do and how you can join our team: social-current.org


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Social Current staff are this week at National Council for Mental Wellbeing's in St. Louis and Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)'s National Conference in Washington D.C.

Stop by and chat at our exhibit booth or attend one of our featured workshops! Learn more: https://www.social-current.org/series/on-the-road/