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Put Your Own Life Vest On First:Staying Afloat in a Sea of Secondary Trauma - 2-Part Series w/Lacy AlanaHelping professionals are often exposed to high levels of secondary trauma in their work. While the impacts of secondary trauma are often discussed, and known - few of us are equipped with solid understanding and tools to successfully navigate the gravity of what we may encounter at work. Without this knowledge, burnout, exhaustion, and stress run high. In this two part training, you'll learn: -To recognize the sneaky impacts of secondary trauma (and what to do about it) -The way that secondary trauma impacts our nervous system (even if we are feeling "fine") -To identify the impact your work has on you -To create a personal concrete action plan to combat secondary trauma in your life -Tips, tricks, and tools that you can take to your work and organization Can't join us live? Sign and up receive the recording afterwards!

Barriers to Change in Your Organizationr w/ Dr. Froswa Booker-DrewWhat's getting in the way of the change you'd like to see in your organization? Change happens in nonprofit organizations either too quickly or too slowly but the process often isn't managed well. Learn more about tools that can assist in creating the change you'd like to see. Can't join us live? Sign up and receive the recording afterwards!

Guided, Interactive Self-Care Hour: Connect, Collaborate, and Refuel w/Lacy AlanaDuring this interactive session, you'll be guided through opportunities to connect, refuel, and receive support from other helping professionals in a shared space. During the session we'll engage in active self-care and also explore nervous system techniques and ideas that you can use to take care of yourself, find grounding, refuel, prevent burnout, and more! Join us for this relaxed hour of fun, connection, and refueling!To get the most out of these  sessions, we encourage your participation! These sessions are fun and interactive. Come prepared to laugh, learn, recharge and get some hands-on experience with some new tools!  

Conscientious, person-centered & strengths-based client documentation, case notes, & interagency communication- 2-Part SeriesPaperwork is rarely anyone's favorite part of the job. For client-facing professionals, the stakes of documentation are often high, and the importance of approaching documentation mindfully is key. Documentation can dictate whether clients get access to services, how others perceive them, and so much more. In this training, we'll cover: -Important principles and concrete tools that you can use to ensure that your documentation is conscientious, person-centered, and strengths-based -How to address conflicting needs in documentation (for example: genuinely capturing client distress in a way that helps them get needed services, while also ensuring that noted distress isn't used against them in another context) -Avoiding accidentally de-humanizing practices that are commonplace in direct care documentation -Shifting organizational culture through documentation approaches -Ways to mindfully navigate inter-agency coordination -Including client's in the documentation process - and ensuring that you can maintain a safe space for clients to share - while also capturing what you're required toCan't join us live? Sign and up receive the recording afterwards!

Funder Focus: Connect with Texas Pride Impact FundFunder Focus SeriesGain insights from and interact with Texas Pride Impact Funds (TPIF), a statewide LGBTQ+ community foundation. Members of the TPIF team will describe the organization’s work to create equitable opportunities and to provide grant funding that serves and enriches the lives of LGBTQ+ Texans. Sign up to learn more about their work and their upcoming grant cycle.Series descriptionWhat do funders look for in a grant proposal: data, stories, both? What kinds of projects do foundations find inspiring? What choices do funders make in support of communities? Join us for Nonprofit Austin at ACC’s Funder Focus series to learn more about the funding and grantmaking process. Bring your questions for this exceptional opportunity to connect directly with those who make funding decisions that support nonprofit work.Funder Focus Host: Susannah Erler, Director, Greater Good StrategiesSusannah Erler started in a public radio career (including being Director of a National Public Radio affiliate) which later morphed into her current calling to support nonprofits. She earned her master's degree in Business with an Arts Administration (Nonprofit) specialization, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is a Mission Capital Certified Interim Executive Director (ED). Susannah grew […]

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Conscientious, person-centered & strengths-based client documentation, case notes, & interagency communication- 2-Part SeriesPaperwork is rarely anyone's favorite part of the job. For client-facing professionals, the stakes of documentation are often high, and the importance of approaching documentation mindfully is key. Documentation can dictate whether clients get access to services, how others perceive them, and so much more. In this training, we'll cover: -Important principles and concrete tools that you can use to ensure that your documentation is conscientious, person-centered, and strengths-based -How to address conflicting needs in documentation (for example: genuinely capturing client distress in a way that helps them get needed services, while also ensuring that noted distress isn't used against them in another context) -Avoiding accidentally de-humanizing practices that are commonplace in direct care documentation -Shifting organizational culture through documentation approaches -Ways to mindfully navigate inter-agency coordination -Including client's in the documentation process - and ensuring that you can maintain a safe space for clients to share - while also capturing what you're required toCan't join us live? Sign and up receive the recording afterwards!

Funder Focus: Applied Materials’ Community SupportFunder Focus SeriesLearn more about Applied Materials’ grant-giving process and about what makes a strong application from our guest, Michele Walker-Moak the Community Affairs Manager for Applied Materials. The focus areas for Applied Materials, Inc. and the Applied Materials Foundation include: Education, Civic Engagement, Arts and Culture and the Environment. Support is also given for natural disaster relief and recovery and for the Foundation’s signature women and girls’ empowerment initiative, Generation Girl.Series descriptionWhat do funders look for in a grant proposal: data, stories, both? What kinds of projects do foundations find inspiring? What choices do funders make in support of communities? Join us for Nonprofit Austin at ACC’s Funder Focus series to learn more about the funding and grantmaking process. Bring your questions for this exceptional opportunity to connect directly with those who make funding decisions that support nonprofit work.Funder Focus Host: Susannah Erler, Director, Greater Good StrategiesSusannah Erler started in a public radio career (including being Director of a National Public Radio affiliate) which later morphed into her current calling to support nonprofits. She earned her master's degree in Business with an Arts Administration (Nonprofit) specialization, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and […]

Toxic Positivity in the Workplace w/ Lacy AlanaIn this experiential workshop, we'll focus on Toxic Positivity in the Workplace, engage, and receive support while you learn new tools, theories, techniques, psychological frameworks, and brain science that will help you through your week. Each workshop is designed to support and improve your wellness and well-being and is a chance to have some fun!To get the most out of these  sessions, we encourage your participation! These sessions are fun and interactive. Come prepared to laugh, learn, recharge and get some hands-on experience with some new tools!  

Toxic Positivity in the Workplace w/ Lacy AlanaIn this experiential workshop, we'll focus on Toxic Positivity in the Workplace, engage, and receive support while you learn new tools, theories, techniques, psychological frameworks, and brain science that will help you through your week. Each workshop is designed to support and improve your wellness and well-being and is a chance to have some fun!To get the most out of these  sessions, we encourage your participation! These sessions are fun and interactive. Come prepared to laugh, learn, recharge and get some hands-on experience with some new tools!  

Overlooked Change Principles: Mindfully Navigating Change with the Nervous System in Mind w/ Lacy Alana Throughout our lives, we face all kinds of change. We move homes and cities, we change jobs, we start and end relationships, we gain and lose family members, identify new goals and life-paths... and so much more. While the size, difficulty, and impact of the changes we face vary - we can be sure that we'll face many more changes throughout our lives. In the workplace, change - and adapting to change - is often essential. Whether you're navigating staff turnover, adapting to a new boss, experiencing policy or funding changes, experiencing exciting growth, or shifting into new responsibilities - being able to move through change is an important part of daily life. Often, when we experience change, it can be difficult to process and orient our underlying needs, feelings, and wants - and we can get swept away in the logistics of adjusting. This can result in longer periods of adjustment, discontentment, and overwhelm. This two part series will focus on: -Key principles that will help guide mindful navigations of change -Understanding the nervous system within the context of change (and how to best […]

Overlooked Change Principles: Mindfully Navigating Change with the Nervous System in Mind w/ Lacy AlanaThroughout our lives, we face all kinds of change. We move homes and cities, we change jobs, we start and end relationships, we gain and lose family members, identify new goals and life-paths... and so much more. While the size, difficulty, and impact of the changes we face vary - we can be sure that we'll face many more changes throughout our lives. In the workplace, change - and adapting to change - is often essential. Whether you're navigating staff turnover, adapting to a new boss, experiencing policy or funding changes, experiencing exciting growth, or shifting into new responsibilities - being able to move through change is an important part of daily life. Often, when we experience change, it can be difficult to process and orient our underlying needs, feelings, and wants - and we can get swept away in the logistics of adjusting. This can result in longer periods of adjustment, discontentment, and overwhelm. This two part series will focus on: -Key principles that will help guide mindful navigations of change -Understanding the nervous system within the context of change (and how to best support […]

Ask a Grant Writer (Grant AMA)! w/Susannah Erler Got a thorny RFP question? First time writing a Federal proposal? Not sure how to start your need statement? Sign up for this free 60-minute virtual roundtable, led by Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Grant Writer Susannah Erler. She says: “nonprofit professionals, bring your grant questions and ask me anything; and maybe we’ll get some crowd-sourced answers from participants too.” Together we are stronger – the goal is to help you ‘Get that Grant’ to support nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations.

What do funders look for in a grant proposal: data, stories, both?Funder Focus: Livestrong Solution Grants Your participation is invited as we learn more about Livestrong and Livestrong Solution Grants. Join us for a conversation with Suzanne Stone, Chief Strategic Solutions & Programs Officer at Livestrong who will share details about Livestrong Solution Grants, a program that recognizes and funds organizations who are developing solutions to overlooked cancer problems. Sign up to learn more about Livestrong’s work and their upcoming grant cycle. Funder Focus Host:Susannah Erler, Director, Greater Good StrategiesSusannah Erler started in a public radio career (including being Director of a National Public Radio affiliate) which later morphed into her current calling to support nonprofits. She earned her master’s degree in Business with an Arts Administration (Nonprofit) specialization, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is a Mission Capital Certified Interim Executive Director (ED). Susannah grew up in Austin (but ask her about some of the other places she has lived too) and helps nonprofits in her role as Director of Greater Good Strategies.

Gain insights from and interact with the Moody Foundation – whose mission is to empower Texas communities to thrive and prosper. Funder Focus: Connect with The Moody Foundation Gain insights from and interact with the Moody Foundation – whose mission is to empower Texas communities to thrive and prosper. Our guest will be Emily Greer, Regional Grants Officer (Central) with the Moody Foundation. Come and learn more about the Foundation’s priorities and about what makes an inspiring grant proposal from a funder’s perspective. Funder Focus Host: Susannah Erler, Director, Greater Good Strategies Susannah Erler started in a public radio career (including being Director of a National Public Radio affiliate) which later morphed into her current calling to support nonprofits. She earned her master’s degree in Business with an Arts Administration (Nonprofit) specialization, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is a Mission Capital Certified Interim Executive Director (ED). Susannah grew up in Austin (but ask her about some of the other places she has lived too) and helps nonprofits in her role as Director of Greater Good Strategies.

ORIENTATION TO NONPROFIT AUSTIN'S  GRANT RESEARCH CENTER TOOLS w/Susannah ErlerOrientation to Nonprofit Austin's Grant Research Center Tools (Foundation Directory Online and Guidestar Pro).Want to focus on ways the Foundation Directory Online (FDO) database or Guidestar Pro can support your nonprofit work? Nonprofit Austin at ACC is ready to help you leverage Grant Research Center tools to find funding, conduct research and take your 501(c)3 work to the next level.Sign up for this free virtual Orientation to Grant Research Center Tools.After taking this orientation, you will be eligible to sign up for some one-on-one time with “Your Personal Nonprofit Trainer (FDO and Guidestar Pro)” if you need more assistance with GRC tools.