cen impact study

CEN Community Impact - “Who We Serve”

Updated June 30, 2020

and developed in partnership with Ezgi Sonmez, Stanford GSB – Impact Labs

The original study (in 2016) was funded by The Sobrato Family Foundation and The Morgan Family Foundation

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Executive Summary

LeadersInstitute

NonprofitConsulting

Nonprofit Boot Camp

Skill-BuildingWorkshops

ED/CEO Roundtables

Membership

13 cohorts156 individuals138 nonprofits29 cities

20 events296 individuals184 nonprofit47 cities

68 cohorts642 registrations303 individuals246 nonprofits43 cities

Dominant Service Areas: Human Services, Health & Wellness, Education | Geographical Reach: Expanded from 2 to 7 Bay Area counties

520 nonprofits84 cities

105 workshops1099 registrations816 individuals343 nonprofits66 cities

Our mission is to improve the long-term sustainability of nonprofit leaders and their organizations by offering the highest quality programs, consultation, training, and community-building networks.

CEN touches around 8,500 nonprofit leaders (board, executive leaders, & staff) through core programs and community engagement

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access: CEN has a deeply held commitment to ensuring that the practice of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion is present in all areas of our business. Equity is a core value at CEN, and we work to ensure that our board, staff, and services welcome and support all people in our communities. We are dedicated to creating and growing a culture where diversity is not just an initiative but a continued guiding principle in all we do.

800+ estimated individuals served68 engagements62 nonprofits22 cities

CEN Impact Story I Executive Summary

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CEN's Bay Area Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative launched in late 2018. The project is an ongoing opportunity to support the growth and enhancement of programming that is already proven effective and scalable … further building CEN's capacity, serving more organizations, and deepening impact!

CEN Network

3,700+ newsletter2,400+ Facebook1,400+ LinkedIn850+ Strategic Partnerships

Community Impact


focus areas of the nonprofits that CEN supports through our programs

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Animals2%

Arts & Culture9%

Community & Economic Development

3%

Education10%

Environment & Climate Change

5%

Health & Wellness17%

Human & Civil Rights3%

Human & Social Services35%

Individual Affliates/Consultant

1%

Other1%

Philanthropy2%

Public Safety1%

Religion1%

Science2%

Sports and Recreation2%

Unknown6%

Nonprofit Service Area Breakdown: CEN Geographical Impact Map:

nonprofit organizations in the Greater Bay Area that were served through CEN training & programs

Community Impact


Geographical breakdown, by county/city, of theorganizations served through CEN programs:

40 100 200 300 400 500

Campbell

Cupertino

Gilroy

Los Altos

Los Altos Hills

Los Gatos

Milpitas

Monte Sereno

Morgan Hill

Mountain View

Palo Alto

San Jose

Santa Clara

Saratoga

Sunnyvale

Santa Clara County

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Atherton

Belmont

Brisbane

Burlingame

Colma

Daly City

East Palo Alto

Foster City

Half Moon Bay

Hillsborough

Menlo Park

Millbrae

Pacifica

Portola Valley

Redwood City

San Bruno

San Carlos

San Mateo

So. San Francisco

Woodside

San Mateo County

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Berkley

Corte Madera

Danville

Dublin

Fremont

Livermore

Oakland

Putney

San Francisco

Salinas

Santa Cruz

Stanford

Walnut Creek

Other Cities Not Listed

Additional Cities/Counties Served

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access


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We are proud to have brought the topic of race equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion to the table in all that we do. Here is what CEN has done in this space over the last three years:

• In 2017, guided by BoardSource's 'Leading with Intent' data/materials, we began to evaluate our board representation compared to the communities we serve and our governance committee and board members worked with our executive director to push forward, plan,and increase the diversity in our organization at every level

• Our staff, in 2017, was 100% white and we now (September 2020) have nearly 60% representation from people of color, which will continue to grow with multiple new hires this fiscal year (FY 20-21)

• The CEN Board, in 2017, had only 20% representation from people of color and now, at 60% representation from people of color,accurately reflects the communities we serve - including a more diverse age group, depth of skill-sets, and knowledge essential for deep governing work

• In the last two years, we have intentionally reached out to diverse communities and have worked with more leaders (and emerging leaders) of color than any time in our organization's 25-year history

• We came out strongly in support of the Black Lives Matter movement• Our amazing staff, with their vast experience, have brought an equity lens and fostered deep, authentic discussions in this space to all

our offerings, services, and curriculum• Most recently, we are very proud to have started a roundtable for Leaders of Color, creating a powerful, safe space to share and discuss

challenges and experiences• As a staff, we continually participate in training and attend events that promote and focus on this work• CEN is providing well vetted resources and information in this space, as well as sharing them on social media to help educate others

2020 Response to COVID-19 Pandemic


CEN's First Virtual Board Meeting in May 2020

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• Virtual roundtables to give leaders a chance to connect with peers, problem solve, share resources and support one another through challenges and crisis. We increased the frequency of these meetings to twice a month due to the needs regarding the Pandemic

• Online courses (not watered-down webinars) offering fundamental management teaching with a deep focus on crisis and change management, crisis communication, self-care and contingency planning

• A well-vetted resource page covering staff needs, mental health and self-care, fundraising, emergency funds, planning tools, communication best practice, leadership, and board/legal resources

• A high volume of 1:1 free consulting to help nonprofits problem solve in these new realities• Roundtable for leaders of color (launched with an increased sense of urgency due to growing reports of

COVID-19 racism) to support leaders as they navigate unique challenges in their communities• Connections with leadership of the seven counties we work in to advocate on behalf of our sector• A support system to help our leaders navigate PPP funding and seek guidance to protect employees• Partnerships with additional content experts to offer additional support• Increased membership accessibility with discounts and scholarships

“Thank you for providing these sessions and resources. They are helping me cope at this difficult time and enhancing my ability to lead.”

In response to COVID-19, we moved programs online, offering virtual training that merges fundamental best practice with crisis management and opportunities for peer-to-peer connections and support. Additionally, we offered discounts and payment plans to make our offerings increasingly accessible.

By April 2020, we'd increased program frequency and established the following:

Leaders Institute Overview

CEN Impact Story I Leaders Institute

An eight-month long intensive leadership development opportunity, held annually, serving around 15 Bay Area nonprofit EDs/CEOs. This established program was built on tested curriculum that can easily be put into practice at any organization. Participants graduate with a strong support network and techniques/resources needed to sustain an effective organization.

"Even if you don't think you need this, you need it. After 21 years of

nonprofit work, I found this program to be a phenomenal capstone and would rival any program I would engage in at Stanford or Harvard.

This is an incredibly special opportunity to invest in yourself and go there. The time I invested in this

program has been a worthy and valuable investment and I am

grateful for the support, kinship, training, and coaching I received."

Leaders Institute Cohort XIII - Graduated June 2020 | Program Impact Summary

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Leaders Institute Scorecard


# of Cohorts 13

Total Participants 156

Unique Participants 156

Avr. # of Registrants per Cohort ~12

Unique Organization 138

Participant Organization Service Areas 14

Top 3 Service Area Split 72%

Top 3 Service Areas Served Human & Social Services - 41%Health & Wellness - 19%

Education - 13%

Cities Served by Organizational Participants 29

Top 3 City Split 51%

Top 3 Cities Served San Jose - 26%Palo Alto - 15%

Redwood City - 10%

All Leaders Institute participants are unique. The number of unique organizations served is slightly lower because some orgs have sent more than one leader through the program (I.e. after transition, etc.).

CEN has hosted 13 Leaders Institute (LI) cohorts, serving 156 Executive Directors/CEOs from 138 organizations. Most commonly, the organizational focus areas were in Human & Social Services, Health & Wellness, and Education and the top cities served were San Jose, Palo Alto, and Redwood City.

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Leaders Institute Organizational Service Area & Geography


This data represents the breakdown of the both the geography and service areas of the 138 organizations whose executive directors have been served through the Leaders Institute program.

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City # of Organizations Organization Split

San Jose 40 26%

Palo Alto 23 15%

Redwood City 16 10%

Mountain View 8 5%

Milpitas 7 4%

San Mateo 7 4%

San Carlos 6 4%

East Palo Alto 5 3%

San Francisco 5 3%

Santa Clara 5 3%

Sunnyvale 5 3%

Menlo Park 4 3%

Cupertino 3 2%

Campbell 2 1%

Gilroy 2 1%

Los Altos 2 1%

Los Gatos 2 1%

Oakland 2 1%

Salinas 2 1%

Belmont 1 1%

Dublin 1 1%

Fremont 1 1%

Half Moon Bay 1 1%

Livermore 1 1%

Morgan Hill 1 1%

Pleasanton 1 1%

Saratoga 1 1%

South San Francisco 1 1%

Walnut Creek 1 1%

Total 156 100%

Leaders Institute Class XIII


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"This entire class has been one of the most important, uplifting and special experiences of my professional life and I am without the words to thank you, my teachers,

for all you have done through this institute for me personally and for our nonprofit community … What you are doing through this work and the way you all lead in the sector is so important and so necessary."

Leaders Institute Organization Detail


Full list of organizations served through CEN’s Leaders Institute program:

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Abilities United Community Technology Network Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA) Silicon Valley FACES AC3 (Asian Cultural Community Center) CuriOdyssey Midpen Media Center SIREN: Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network AchieveKids Downtown College Prep Montalvo Arts Center Sobrato Family Foundation Acknowledge Alliance Family & Children Services Morgan Autism Center StarVista Adolescent Counseling Services Family Connections MOUSE Squad Student Tech Stevenson House African Advocacy Network Family Supportive Housing, Inc. Music for Minors Summer Search Silicon Valley African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) Foundation for a College Education My Digital TAT2 Sunday Friends Alum Rock Counseling Center Free at Last Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence Sunnyvale Community Services Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) Oakland Youth Chorus Teen Success, Inc. Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Friends for Youth One Life Counseling Center The Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation Avenidas Good Karma Bikes Our City Forest The Health Trust Bay Area Cancer Connections Grand Pacific Autism Center for Education The Tabard Theatre Company Bill Wilson Center Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Palo Alto Community Child Care The Taylor Family Foundation Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley Palo Alto Community Fund Thrive - Alliance of Nonprofits of SMC Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Hacker Dojo Palo Alto Partners in Education Town Cats of Morgan Hill Breathe California of the Bay Area Happy Hollow Foundation Palo Alto Players United Way Bay Area Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation Healing Therapies Foundation Parents Education Network Uplift Family Services Cambrian Center Health Connected Parents Helping Parents Upward Scholars CANOPY Healthy Cities Tutoring Pathways Home Health & Hospice Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired Carry the Vision HERS Breast Cancer Foundation Peninsula Bridge Program Wardrobe for Opportunity CASA of San Mateo County Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Peninsula Clergy Network West Valley Community Services Cashion Cultural Legacy Hospice of the Valley Peninsula College Fund Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Housing Industry Foundation Peninsula Family YMCA Youth Community Service CEN Human Investment Project (HIP Housing) Project Safety Net Youth Science Institute Child Advocates of Silicon Valley IISME - Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education Rebuilding Together Peninsula Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Community Senior Services Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County Jesuit Retreat Center Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley Children's Discovery Museum JobTrain Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT) Children’s Eye Foundation Junior Achievement of Northern California ReSurge International Christmas in the Park Justice At Last Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Citizen Schools JW House Sacred Heart Community Service Coastside Children's Programs KARA Samaritan House College of Adaptive Arts Law Foundation of Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory College Track, East Palo Alto Life Services Alternatives, Inc. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Community Gatepath LifeMoves San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation, Inc. Community School of Music & Arts Los Altos History Museum Science is Elementary Community Services Agency of Mountain View & Los Altos Los Gatos Education Foundation Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Community Solutions Marine Science Institute SEEDS Outreach Services

Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Boot Camp

CEN Impact Story I Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Boot Camp

Designed for new executives, managers, emerging professionals, or board members looking to gain the skill-set needed to effectively manage a nonprofit. Participants learn from industry experts, explore leadership styles, develop management skills, and gain a robust toolkit of the resources needed to excel and sustain themselves in a nonprofit career.

"My experience provided me with valuable training that boosted my confidence and helped me to feel ready to take on

an important leadership role. Creating a vision and serving the mission of your organization, working effectively with a board of directors, strategic planning, raising critical funds for programs and services, and providing strong financial stewardship are all vital topics of the class that have served me very well as a new executive director. This well-rounded class touched on every aspect needed!"

Quick Stats:

Immediately After~ 99% of participants gained resources and tools to improve both their personal and organizational effectiveness~ 100% of participants would recommend this program

6 Month Impact~100% agreed that the session had taught them specific tools and techniques to improve their personal effectiveness

A few examples of reported outcomes include:• increased sponsorships and grants to an organization attributed to

CEN’s sessions on stewardship and board engagement• an organization set appropriate goals to successfully implement a

new program, guided by framework from CEN program

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Boot Camp Scorecard


# of Courses Offered 20

Total Participants 296

Avr. # of Participants/Course ~15

Unique Organizations 184

Organizations that have sentmultiple staff to the program

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Avr. # of Registrant / Repeat Org ~3

Participant Organization Service Areas 15


Top 3 Service Areas Served Human & Social Services - 33%Health & Wellness - 16%

Education - 11%

Participant Organization Cities Served 47


Top 3 Cities Served San Jose - 32%San Francisco - 6%Redwood City - 4%

Our Nonprofit Leadership Certificate course has been offered as both a 13-week course and (most popular) a 3-day intensive boot camp, now online

CEN’s Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Boot Camp was launched in FY 2015-16 and grew 300% by FY 2018-19. In FY 2019-20, thanks to funding for our Bay Area Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative, we took this valuable program to the next level by significantly bolstering curriculum, including a team component, and adding an online version in response to COVID-19.

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Geography & Service Area Detail


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Animals1%

Arts & Culture9%

Community & Economic

Development4%

Consultant1%

Education11%


2%


Human & Civil Rights

1%

Human & Social Services

34%Other2%

Philanthropy4%

Public Safety1%

Science1%

Sports and Recreation

1%

Unknown11%

City # of Organizations Organization SplitSan Jose 96 32%San Francisco 18 6%Redwood City 13 4%Milpitas 12 4%Palo Alto 10 3%San Mateo 11 4%Oakland 9 3%Cupertino 8 3%San Carlos 8 3%East Palo Alto 7 2%Sunnyvale 6 2%Half Moon Bay 4 1%Livermore 4 1%Mountain View 4 1%Santa Clara 4 1%Campbell 3 1%Menlo Park 3 1%Pleasanton 3 1%San Ramon 3 1%South San Francisco 3 1%Burlingame 2 1%Foster City 2 1%International 2 1%Los Altos 2 1%Los Gatos 2 1%San Lorenzo 2 1%Alameda 1 0%Atherton 1 0%Berkeley 1 0%Boulder Creek 1 0%Clayton 1 0%Concord 1 0%Dallas 1 0%Diamond Bar 1 0%Dublin 1 0%Kansas City 1 0%Los Altos Hills 1 0%Marina Del Rey 1 0%Napa 1 0%Pacifica 1 0%Portolla Valley 1 0%Putney 1 0%Salinas 1 0%Walnut Creek 1 0%Williams 1 0%Unknown 35 12%TOTAL 296 100%

Details about the communities and geographies served by the program participants' organizations.

Boot Camp Participant Organizations


Organizations w/Multiple Participants:

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A is for Apple ELS Educational Services, Inc Maker Nexus Santa Clara County Alliance Achievekids Family Giving Tree Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation, Inc. ACT for Mental Health Firetree Asia Foundation Midpen Media Center Saved By Nature African Advocacy Network Folsom Street Events Mission Neighborhood Centers Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties African American Community Health Advisory Committee Foothill-De Anza Foundation Music for Minors SEEDS Outreach Services African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) Foster the Bay My New Red Shoes Self-Help for the Elderly Alearn Foundation for a College Education Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition Senior Coastsiders Allied Aid Free At Last Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence Siena Youth Center of the St. Francis Center Alternatives in Action Friends for Youth Npower Silicon Valley Children's Fund Alum Rock Counseling Center Friends of the Filipino-American Community (FFAC) Ombudsman Services of San Mateo y (OSSMC) Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN) American Red Cross - Silicon Valley Garden to Table One East Palo Alto Silicon Valley Education Foundation Art Bias Global Grandmothers Onyxx Village Connection SJSU Alumni Association Art of Celebrating Goodwill Silicon Valley Opportunity Fund Sobrato Family Foundation Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Graybird Foundation Organic Health Response Socius Foundation Authentic You Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Overseas Volunteer for A Better India Somos Mayfair Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative, Inc Harmony & Healing Palo Alto Community Child Care St Anthony's Dining Room Berry Powerful Ladies Healing Therapies Foundation Palo Alto Housing Street Life Ministries Black Girls CODE Health Connected Parents Helping Parents Sunday Friends Boy Scouts of America Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County Parisi House on the Hill Sunnyvale Community Services Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County Heffernan Foundation Peninsula College Fund Talk to History Brothers for Change, Inc. Help One Child Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) Team4Tech Cabrillo Education Foundation Hillbarn Theater Peninsula Jewish Community Center Teen Success, Inc. California Reentry Institute (CRI) Hipoprotein A Foundation Peninsula Literacy The American Beethoven Society Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation Home & Hope Peninsula Symphony The Conservancy Corp. Caminar for Mental Health Homebase /The Center for Common Concerns Peninsula Volunteers The Girls' Middle School Care at Home HomeFirst Performing Arts Workshop The Learning Center of Palo Alto, Inc. Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County HOPE Services Pfizer The School of Arts and Culture CEN Housing Trust Silicon Valley Portola Valley Schools Foundation The Warrior Connection Center for Practical Bioethics Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) Presidio Graduate School There With Care Centro Community Partners International Children Assistance Network (ICAN) Project We Hope Train First Basketball Change to Come iSing Silicon Valley Putnam Clubhouse Tri-Valley Citizens Climate Education Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Islamic Networks Group Pyramid Alterna Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance City Year Japanese American Museum of San Jose Queen Hype Upward Scholars Coastside Children's Programs Karen's House Razing the Bar Valley Medical Center Foundation College of San Mateo KMVT15 - Silicon Valley Community Media Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley Vanguard Music and Performing Arts Collegiate Recovery Resources Land Trust of Santa Clara Valley Recovery Café of San Jose Veggielution Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) Latinas Contra Cancer Redwood City Library Foundation Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation Community School of Music & Arts Lauren's House 4 Positive Change Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation Village of San Mateo CountyCommunity Science Workshop Network LEAD Filipino Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Wardrobe for Opportunity CommUniverCity Life Goes on Foundation San Carlos Children's Theater West Valley Community Services Courageous Women Association LifeLong Medical Care San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School WildAid Creative Growth Art Center Live Oak Adult Day Services San Jose Evergreen Community College District WriterCoach Connection Culinary Angels Livermore Filipino-American Organization, Inc. San Jose Jazz Youth Science Institute CuriOdyssey Livermore Lab Foundation San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Domestic Kindness Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen San Jose Public Library Foundation Downtown Streets Team Los Gatos Education Foundation San Mateo Police Activities League Dream Volunteers Magical Bridge Foundation San Ramon Valley Education Foundation

African Advocacy Network 2

African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) 2

Alearn 2

Berry Powerful Ladies 2

Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County 3

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County 6

CEN 2

Centro Community Partners 2

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley 2

Family Giving Tree 5

Foundation for a College Education 2

Guadalupe River Park Conservancy 2

Healing Therapies Foundation 2

Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County 13

Housing Trust Silicon Valley 3

Japanese American Museum of San Jose 2

Lauren's House 4 Positive Change 2

Life Goes on Foundation 2

Maker Nexus 2

Music for Minors 4

Parents Helping Parents 3

Peninsula College Fund 2

Razing the Bar 3

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley 4

Recovery Café of San Jose 2

San Carlos Children's Theater 2

San Mateo Police Activities League 2

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation 2

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation, Inc. 2

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties 6

Senior Coastsiders 2

Silicon Valley Children's Fund 2

Silicon Valley Education Foundation 2

Sobrato Family Foundation 7

Somos Mayfair 3

Sunday Friends 3

Sunnyvale Community Services 3

Teen Success, Inc. 2

Valley Medical Center Foundation 5

Skill-Building Workshops

CEN Impact Story I Skill-Building Workshops

CEN offers a wide range of skill-building workshops for nonprofit executives, staff members, and board leaders. These small group workshops are designed to feel more like a personal consulting session than a routine training opportunity and often have limited space. Participants have ample time to interact with CEN’s highly trained facilitators and walk away with the resources and templates needed to implement learning in their organizations right away.

"CEN's ED Transition training was perhaps the most useful training I've ever attended. It was interesting,

engaging, and extremely practical."

"The Nonprofit Board Essentials presentation was well organized and informative. It gave our board

vital information regarding policies, procedures, and how we can create and maintain a healthy board."

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Workshop Scorecard


# of Workshops 105


Identifiable Organization Rate 96.18%

Total Registrants 1099

Avr. # of Registrants per Event 10.47

Unique Registrants 816

Repeat Rate 25.75%

Since the July 2016 launch, we’ve hosted 105 Skill- Building Workshopswhich have served 1099 registrants from nearly 350 organizations.

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194 of the registrants attended multiple sessions (for a total of 477 repeated registrations)

This year, the number of nonprofits served increased but individual registrations dipped in March because of COVID-19 challenges preventing orgs from sending teams. We retooled curriculum and offered payment plans to increase accessibility and by June 2020 saw growth.

Over 98% of participants

agreed the information they gained will help them improve the effectiveness

of their organization.

Some of the most prevalent ways we see participants apply their learning include:

• Use of working styles, team charters, and agendas= More productive teams & increased impact

• Improvements to board structure and strategies to increase board involvement in fundraising

= Engaged boards and more dollars raised• Increased understanding of nonprofit financials

= Better business decisions -- sustainability

Skill-Building Workshop Details


Service area: Of the participants served through this program, the organizational service area split is high around three major spaces: Human and Social Services, Health and Wellness, and Education.

The service areas of organizations served through our workshops are well distributed and a good representation of the landscape.

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Animals4%

Arts & Culture10%

Community & Economic

Development5%

Education11%


6%



Human & Social Services

35%

Individual Affliates1%

Philanthropy3%

Religion2%

Science2%

Sports and Recreation

3%

In response to COVID-19 all our workshops are now offered in a virtual format.

Skill-Building Workshop Geography Detail


Through our skill-building workshops, we serve many cities throughout the Greater Bay Area and beyond (the highest concentration is solidly in San Jose, followed by Milpitas, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Mountain View).

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Nonprofit Consulting

CEN Impact Story I Nonprofit Consulting

In our consulting work, it is CEN’s deeply held commitment to work as partners with the organization receiving our services. We approach our work in an open and supportive manner to ensure that the people and organizations we are serving feel valued and included. As we move through assessment and trainings with an organization, we do this with a collaborative style that invites all parties’ participation and experiences. We cover a variety of topics from board development, to nonprofit management best practices, to fundraising, and so much more. Additionally, our staff are well versed and comfortable in cultural competency, increasing the already high effectiveness of our work. We believe that our role is to empower the recipients of our work and often learn as much as we teach.

“CEN is an incredible resource and thought partner for nonprofits that struggle with resources and space for this kind of training."

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“This really will help me develop and approach different situations as I progress in my career path.”

"Walked away with an awesome toolkit and great framework for putting it to use. Highly recommended!"

Nonprofit Consulting Scorecard


# of Consulting Engagements 68

Unique Organizations Served 62

Repeat Engagements 4

Individuals ServedEstimated based on 8-15 participants per engagement

~800

Organization Cities 22

Top 3 Cities Served San Jose – 37%San Francisco – 12%

San Mateo – 10%

Organization Service Areas 13


Top 3 Service Areas Human/Social Services – 49%Arts & Culture – 16%

Health & Wellness – 9%

Since July 2016, CEN’s Senior Leadership Development Specialists (Certified Governance Trainers through BoardSource) have hosted 68 Consulting Sessions with 62 different local nonprofit organizations. In FY 19-20 we expanded the scope and depth of our work with each organization to increase the organizational impact.

Over 92% of staff participant felt that the consulting engagement will help their organization be more effective.

Over 88% of board participants credited the consulting engagement with helping them identify the organization’s areas of opportunity.

Some of the most prevalent ways learning has been applied:

• Used tools from the engagement to improve team dynamics and effectiveness• Gained a framework to think and act more strategically as a board• Implemented best practices, reviewed policies to improve board performance

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Consulting Engagement Organizational Demographics


Organizations that Participated in Multiple Board Consulting Engagements:

Korean American Community Services

Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center

Family Supportive Housing Inc.

San Jose Jazz

Organizations Served:Cities Served:

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AACSA Jerimiah O'Brian Memorial Ship Foundation RockSF

Achieve Kids Kara San Carlos Development Corp

Always Dream Foundation Kilgoris San Francisco Play House

Avielle Foundation Korean American Community Services San Jose Day Nursery

Behavioral Health Recovery Services Korean American Community Services San Jose Jazz

Canopy Korean American Community Services San Jose Jazz

Chicana Foundation LEAF fremont San Mateo PAL

Child Advocates of SV Life Services Alternatives Second Harvest

Coastside Children's Programs Los Gatos Stage CompanySilicon Valley Community Foundation

College of Adaptive Arts Lupus Foundation SJ Taiko

Family Supportive Housing MidPeninsula Boys & Girls Club SMFC Education Foundation

Family Supportive Housing Morgan Autism center South Valley Symphony

Foodrunners Mulberry School Special Olympics

Frank Rimerman + Co Music 4 Minors Spectrum community Services

Grateful Garments My New Red Shoes StarVista

Hands On Volunteers New Leader Council Sunflower Hill

Happy Hollow Foundation Palo Alto Players SV Creates

Healing Therapies Foundation Parents Education Network SVCreates

Heffernan Foundation PCRCValley Medical Center Foundation

Hispanic Foundation Silicon Valley Peninsula College Fund Vangaurd

Holy Family Day Home Peninsula Conflict Resolution CenterWorkforce Institute Foundation San Jose

Housing Choices Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center YWCA

Interfaith P&L Rewood City Library Foundation

City # of Orgs Organization Split

San Jose 25 37%

San Francisco 8 12%

San Mateo 7 10%

Palo Alto 5 7%

Redwood City 3 4%

San Carlos 3 4%

Los Altos 2 3%

Burlingame 1 1%

Fremont 1 1%

Gilroy 1 1%

Half Moon Bay 1 1%

Hayward 1 1%

Livermore 1 1%

Los Gatos 1 1%

Newton 1 1%

Milpitas 1 1%

Pleasanton 1 1%

Mountain View 1 1%

Pleasant Hill 1 1%

Santa Clara 1 1%

Walnut Creek 1 1%

Danville 1 1%

ED/CEO Roundtables

CEN Impact Story I ED/CEO Roundtables

Our unique monthly forum in which nonprofit chief executives come together for lunch and to share experiences, challenges, solutions, and best practices. Each cohort meets for six months or more to deepen connections and build a community of support.

"COVID-19 and its widespread impacts have made a tough job even tougher. But I have found invaluable support at CEN's roundtable gatherings. Nonprofit leaders share stories from the front

lines, funding ideas, leadership strategies and — perhaps most importantly! — laughter, and I always find comfort in the reminder that we are all in this together."

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CEN launched our first roundtable series for nonprofit EDs/CEOs of color in May 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic compounded the unique challenges that leaders of color regularly face - consistent roadblocks to accessing funding and other resources, as well as a lack of inclusion, diversity, and equity - CEN is dedicated to providing a resource to connect with other leaders of color to share experiences, challenges, solutions, and support.

ED/CEO Roundtables Scorecard


# of Roundtable Series 67

Total Registrations 642

Unique Registrants 303

Avr. # of Registrants per Series 9.58


Repeat Organization Number 137

Organizational Cities 43


Top 3 Cities Served San Jose - 26%Palo Alto - 25%

Redwood City - 4%

141 of these participants attended 2 (or often more) roundtables

San Jose and Palo Alto represent the majority of cities served by organizational participants to date.

Since 2000, CEN hosted 67 ED/CEO Roundtables with 642 participants from 246 organizations. In 2020 we added three new roundtable series, now offered virtually.

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Organizations Served by ED/CEO Roundtables


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Abilities United City of Fremont Guadalupe River Park Conservancy My New Red Shoes Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area United Way Bay AreaAchieveKids Coastside Adult Day Care Hand in Hand Parenting North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Samaritan House Unity Care Group

Acknowledge Alliance Coastside Children's Programs Health Connected North Peninsula Neighborhood Services Center San Carlos Children's Theater Upward Scholars

Adolescent Counseling Services Coastside Health Committee Health Projects Center Oakland Youth Chorus San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory Vanguard Music and Performing Arts

African Advocacy Network Coastside Hope HealthRIGHT 360 Oshman Family Jewish Community Center San Francisco School of Needlework & Design Via Services

African American Community Health Advisory Committee Coastside Land Trust Healthy Cities Tutoring Our City Forest San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Virtual Science Center

ALLIANCE for Community Care Collective Roots HERS Breast Cancer Foundation Pacific Art League San Jose Public Library Foundation Vision LiteracyAmerican Red Cross - Silicon Valley College of Adaptive Arts Hidden Villa Pacific Autism Center for Education San Jose Sports Authority Vision New America

Angels on Stage College Track, East Palo Alto HOPE Services Pacifica Resource Center San Jose Taiko Vista Center for the Blind & Visually ImpairedARH Recovery Homes Committee for Green Foothills Hospice of the Valley Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce San Jose Women's Club Wildlife Associates

Art in Action Community Family Services Housing Industry Foundation Palo Alto Community Child Care San Mateo County Health Foundation Wings Learning Center

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Community Gatepath Human Investment Project (HIP Housing) Palo Alto Community Fund San Mateo County Historical Association YMCA of Silicon Valley

Avenidas Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) IISME - Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education Palo Alto Partners in Education Santa Clara Valley Blind Center You Belong Here Foundation

Bay Area Cancer Connections Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Palo Alto Players Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center Youth Community Service

Bayshore Child Care Services Community Services Agency of Mountain View & Los Altos Insulin Pumpers Parents Education Network Science is Elementary Youth Science Institute

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County Community Solutions International Children Assistance Network (ICAN) Parents Helping ParentsSecond Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Community Senior Services

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area Daly City Youth Health Center Jesuit Retreat Center Pathways Home Health & Hospice Senior Coastsiders

Bill Wilson Center Day Worker Center of Mountain View Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Peninsula Bridge Program Sensory Access FoundationBoys & Girls Club of Silicon Valley Deborah's Palm Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley Peninsula Family Services Shire House Inc

Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside Design Response Junior Achievement of Northern California Peninsula Family YMCA Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

Breakthrough Collaborative Diabetes Society of Santa Clara County JW House Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA) Silicon Valley Children's Fund

Breakthrough Silicon Valley DPI, Inc. KARA Peninsula Nonprofit Center ~ PCF Silicon Valley Education FoundationBring Me A Book Foundation DreamCatchers Kids in Common Peninsula Open Space Trust Silicon Valley FACES

Cabrillo Education Foundation ECOPA Kids Vision Peninsula Stroke Association Silicon Valley Independent Living Center

California Consortium of Education Foundations Edify Kilgoris Project Peninsula Symphony SIREN: Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network

CALL Primrose Center EESA Kollage Community School for the Arts Peninsula Volunteers Social Advocates for Youth

Cambrian Center Entrepreneurs Foundation Law Foundation of Silicon Valley Peninsula Youth Theatre Sonrisas Community Dental CenterCaminar for Mental Health Environmental Volunteers Lazarex Cancer Foundation POSSO/Portuguese Community Center Spark Program

Camp Fire USA Family & Children Services Leadership Mountain View Presentation Retreat & Conference Center Springboard ForwardCancer CAREpoint Family Connections Life Services Alternatives, Inc. Project HIRED StarVistaCANOPY Family Giving Tree Lifelong Fitness Alliance Project Match Stevenson HouseCarb DM Family Supportive Housing, Inc. Live Oak Adult Day Services Project Safety Net Stroke AwarenessCareer Action Center First 5 San Mateo County Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen Project We Hope Summer Search Silicon Valley

Career Closet of Santa Clara County First 5 Santa Clara County Los Altos Community Foundation Public Allies Silicon Valley Sunday Friends

Casa di Mir Montessori School First Community Housing Los Altos History Museum Puente de la Costa Sur Support Network for Battered WomenCASSY Bay Area Foundation for a College Education Love Never Fails Us Racing Hearts Teatro Vision

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Fremont Union High School Foundation Lupus Foundation of Northern California Ragazzi Boys Chorus Techqueria

Centro Community Partner Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) Lytton Gardens Senior Communities Random Acts of Flowers Teen Success, Inc.

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo Marine Science Institute Rebuilding Together Peninsula The Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden

Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County Friends Outside in Santa Clara County Mayfair Improvement Initiative Rebuilding Together San Francisco The Good Shepherd Fund

Child, Family & Community Services Inc. Friends Outside in SCC Medical Aid for the Children of Latin America (MACLA) Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley The Legacy FoundationChildren's Council of San Francisco Geek Club Books Mentor Tutor Connection Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic The Tabard Theatre Company

Children's Discovery Museum Girls on the Run of the Bay Area Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club Redwood City Library Foundation The Taylor Family FoundationChildren's Health Council Global Women's Leadership Network Morgan Autism Center Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT) The Warrior Connection

Childrens Fund Grail Family Services MOUSE Squad Student Tech Resources for Families and Communities The Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley

Citizen Schools Greater Opportunities Music for Minors Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease Today's Youth Matter

CEN Membership

CEN Impact Story I Membership

As a member of CEN, nonprofit professionals and their organizations get connected to a network of nonprofit leaders who are on the same learning journey that they are. CEN resources can provide nonprofit leaders with everything they need to thrive in the nonprofit sector, both personally and as an organization. Building a community of members helps CEN deepen those connections and increase long-term impact. Through membership CEN has served nearly 550 nonprofits.

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Arts & Culture11%

Community & Economical

Development4%

Education13% Environment &

Climate Change5%



Human & Social Rights33%

Individual Affliates1%

International Relations

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Other2%

Philanthropy1%

Public Safety1%

Religion2%

Science3%

Sports & Recreation3%

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CEN Monthly Newsletter3,700+ Subscribers18% EDs/CEOs42% Nonprofit Staff21% Board Leaders9% Supporters10% Other

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Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV)CEN partners with HFSV to teach sessions in the Latino Board Leadership Academy (LBLA) and promote Latinxnonprofit board service.

2 cohorts / year70+ individuals annually~35 individuals/cohort400 program graduates

1440 Nonprofit Service WeekEvery other year, CEN partners with 1440 to recruit a diverse group of nonprofit leaders/organizations and provide training and resources for "Service Week" - a free week-long retreat for nonprofits held at the 1440 Multiversity Campus.

~7 sessions provided each "Service Week"210+ individuals served each "Service Week"~30 individuals/session offeredNearly 450 served by CEN with this partnership

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