New Center Space Kick-Off Event!

“Center Space” is a place for residents within the community to regularly come together for connection, partnership, and the sharing of resources. Every Saturday, we'll have a certified farmers market, hot food vendors, zumba, soccer clinics, exercise classes, yoga for both adults and kids, interactive workshops, music, and entertainment. Monthly or quarterly, we'll also have health and dental screenings for the community.
 

PLEASE COME OUT FOR OUR GRAND OPENING KICK-OFF EVENT AT ADMIRAL KIDD PARK, ON APRIL 21st, 9AM - 2PM

**For more information visit our website, www.centerspacelb.org!

Financial Readiness for Streamlined Grant-Seeking Workshop

Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership

Would you benefit from a streamlined grant-seeking and financial reporting system?   Collaborative Partners, Kathy Walsh of NFM Solutions, LLC, and Karen Reside of Reside & Associates, along with their colleague, Jinhong Zhang, CPA, are presenters at this workshop designed to help nonprofit organizations set-up financial systems to make grant-seeking and reporting much easier.   Learn about the abundance of grants available and the full cycle of ongoing streamlined grant-seeking, and how to design an integrated grant reporting and financial operating system through a reverse design process and team approach.  This session will also cover the Unified Chart of Accounts developed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics, and leaders from the California Society of CPAs and California Association of Nonprofits, to assist nonprofit organizations in translating their current financial statements into the reporting categories required by the IRS Form 990, the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB A-122) and other standard reporting formats.

Date/Time-  February 1, 2012, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Learn more about this workshop and register now at https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/lbnp/event.jsp?event=1075.

Handmade Christmas Gift Workshop

Saturday Dec. 3^rd from 10am-2pm at Greenly Art Space

2698 Junipero Ave. #113, Signal Hill, CA 90755

Would you like to spend a Saturday morning making Christmas presents for your family and friends? Come to Greenly Art Space, and bring a friend, your kids, or come alone to stimulate your creative aspect in a fun and relaxing environment. Refreshments provided.

A small participation fee of $5 for an individual, or a $10 family fee will help cover basics, and then you can purchase materials at the workshop, or bring some of your own.

 Register by email at kimhocking@aol.com or call (562) 533-4020.

About Greenly Art Space 

Greenly Art Space is a nonprofit art gallery created to help the soul and bring together community through the making and sharing of art in its many forms. We provide an environment to enhance appreciation of the Arts, through encouraging Creativity, Contemplation, and Community. The space, located at  2698 Junipero Ave. #113 (just North of Costco), is used for Art therapy, art classes, and events. More details can be found at  www.greenlyartspace.com.

Another Green Jobs Workshop Coming Your Way!

Stella Ursua, President of Stellar Organizational Development, will be conducting another session of "What the Heck is a Green Collar Job...Preparing for Green Career Opportunities" on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Cal State University at Long Beach. Please join Stella and interested members of the community as she provides an overview of the green jobs and industries that are getting nation-wide attention.

Upon successful completion of this informational workshop, you will be able to identify and better define green industry jobs, determine how to pursue, prepare for and transition to professions in these fields, identify the educational requirements, accreditations and certifications that will lead to entry into green industry careers, and utilize green job boards, green networking groups and creative methods for getting your foot in the door of green organizations.

Who Should Attend: 
Existing and returning veterans, young adults, unemployed/under-employed workers, women and indiviuals interested in learning more about and transitioning to exciting careers in green industries.
 
Topics:
Green Jobs: Much more than Solar Installation
Definition of Green Jobs
Sample of "Hot" Green Jobs
Specific job titles within each green industry
Preparing for green jobs: research, education program, accreditations and certifications
Creative green job search techniques

Take-aways:
Green Jobs Guide & Certificate of Completion
  
 Length of session: 
2 hours (with a 15 minute break)

Location:

Foundation Building, Room 204. 

The CSULB Foundation building is located at 6300 E. State University Drive, Long Beach, CA  90815. There is a parking lot adjacent to the Foundation building. A parking permit is required to park in this lot. For a fee of $5.00, please bring exact change, you can purchase a permit from the parking permit dispenser at the entrance of the lot.

2011-2012 Grant Cycle Workshops

The Arts Council for Long Beach, in collaboration with Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, is hosting two free grant workshops for the new 2011-2012 Grant Cycle. The workshops will cover application procedures/guidelines for four grant categories: Professional Artist Fellowship, Community Project Grant, Operating Grant I, and Operating Grant II. The workshops will also review the new monthly Micro-Grant Program, which has replaced the Neighborhood Project Grant. Through these grant categories, the Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach strive to foster a vibrant arts community that serves the entire city, enlivens neighborhoods, stimulates the local economy, celebrates our diverse cultures and generates enjoyment and civic pride for residents.

You can download the applications here: http://artslb.org/grants_contracts. All applications are due May 30^th, 2011. 

Attendance at one workshop is required for all new grant applicants. 

Workshop dates are:

April 28^th, 2011 9:30am – 11:00am

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)  628 Alamitos Ave  Long Beach, CA 90802

May 3^rd, 2011 9:30am – 11:00am

Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership (LBNP) 4900 East Conant Street   Long Beach, CA 90808

RSVP:  Please register with the date of workshop you plan to attend, along with your name, email address, organization (if applicable) and phone number to molly.gardner@artslb.org.

Father Greg Boyle Guest Speaker On the Effect of Child Abuse and Neglect

End Abuse Long Beach
CHILD ABUSE & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL
P.O. BOX 1548, LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1548
Since 1975     www.EndAbuseLB.org 
  
PROUDLY PRESENTS 

Father Greg Boyle:  "Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion" 
at the monthly End Abuse Long Beach meeting on 
  
Thursday April 14, 2011 
  
Alpert Jewish Community Center 
3801 East Willow Street, Long Beach CA 90815 
8:00 – 10:30 AM 
Admission is Free.  
Light refreshments will be served. 

Father Greg Boyle is a nationally known author and Jesuit priest who frequently speaks about his decades of experience working in Boyle Heights, one of the poorest communities in Los Angeles, with the largest concentration of gangs in the city.  Father Boyle will share stories of many of the young people he has worked with over the years, who were traumatized by child abuse or neglect, or who as witnesses to severe domestic violence carry these scars into adulthood.  Father Boyle will illuminate how victimized youth seek alternative "families" in order to escape the lack of nurturing at home, and how by offering hope and unconditional love to these young people, they can grow into confident, productive adults and citizens.  

EALB will provide 2 CEUs to MFTs/LCSWs in attendance: 
Free to EALB members, $10 for non-members.  
Approval No. PCE 4131

Herbal Studies Group

A donation-based group lead by Julie James. Green wisdom provides classes on natural and traditional herbalism at various venues in LA County. These donation based classes at Catalyst Space provide opportunities for those who would like to attend a class but can't pay the usual fee. This class meets Tuesday March 15th from 7pm-9pm, for more information please contact Julie James at  Julie@LongBeachHerbalist.com.