October/November 2024 Nonprofit Newsletter

October/November 2024

Grant Opportunities/Special Opportunities

Sutter County Application

Yuba County Application

OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Building Your Capacity

Reduce your costs!

A work experience opportunity exists when a nonprofit organization agrees to host a trainee who has little to no training experience but is prepared to meet the demands of the job.

This allows your nonprofit to increase your productivity, without incurring a cost while the trainee is in Sutter County One Stop's work experience program.

When Kids Volunteer: Liability Basics

By Ilona Bray

When kids volunteer, be sure you know how to protect them and your nonprofit.

If kids are among your clients or constituents, then getting them involved is natural. But you’ll want to be sure you’ve got basic protection in place first.

A Nonprofit Organizational Assessment: How it can Improve your Operation

By Carrie Williams Howe

Like any organization, nonprofits must adapt to continue to serve their mission and their constituents. But nonprofits sometimes face resistance to change based on their unique mission-driven status. An organizational assessment can be used to examine your programs and operations and find ways to adapt, change and improve.

Nineteen successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

By Gia Chow

It’s fall y’all! The leaves are changing and soon we’ll be adorning our surroundings with hay bales, sipping pumpkin spice lattes, and getting into that cozy autumn spirit. But, as a fundraiser, your job is just ramping up. Now is the perfect moment to start brainstorming fall fundraising ideas to find a fun, unique event that will help you move the needle on your goals for the year!

YCCSC & SCCAA News

Help Us Expand Our Reach: Additional Food Pantry Sites Needed!

We’re excited to grow our efforts to serve more families in need, but we need your help to make it happen! We’re looking for additional food pantry locations to assist in distributing food across the community. Eligible sites must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to meet Feeding America requirements. If you have a space or know of a potential site, please reach out and help us get food into the hands of those who need it most.

To get connected or for more information, contact Cathy Turman at 530-673-3834 or admin@feedingys.org. Together, we can make a difference!

Upcoming workshops, NPO Events and Requests

Join the Sutter-Yuba Strategic Suicide Prevention Planning Team

By Shrina Virdee

Suicide is a significant public health issue that is preventable through a coordinated community approach. The Sutter-Yuba Strategic Suicide Prevention Planning Team is actively recruiting members to join their team! People from every sector of our community are encouraged to participate. This is an opportunity to have your voices heard. Whether you’re young or young at heart, a native or newer to the community, and everyone in between, join us!

Non-Profit Roundtable

The non-profit Roundtable is a new bi-monthly forum in which nonprofit leaders come together to share experiences, challenges, solutions, and best practices in order to deepen connections, elevate the strength and visibility of the nonprofit sector. The roundtable is hosted by the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce. Next event is October 8, 2024 at Boyd Hall | Yuba City | 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

TO REGISTER

Spooktacular River Run

Hosted by Yuba-Sutter-Colusa United Way and Family Soup

Saturday, October 26th at Gauche Aquatic Park

Registration begins at 8:00 am

Costumes encouraged, prizes awarded for the best costume.

LEARN MORE

YSEDC is committed to assisting our local nonprofits in building capacity, with their programs and projects. If you wish to submit an article to promote an event or have a success story to tell, please submit 10 days prior to our publication date. The next publication will be on or around December 1, 2024. You may submit your articles in Microsoft word, pdf, or jpeg formats to croderick@ysedc.org

Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation