{"id":15211,"date":"2022-03-31T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?p=15211"},"modified":"2025-03-03T04:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:53:22","slug":"power-of-purpose-newsletter-march-30-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/power-of-purpose-newsletter-march-30-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Purpose Nyhedsbrev - 30. marts 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2.png 600w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie,<\/p>\n<p>I l\u00f8bet af de sidste par uger har din gener\u00f8sitet mindet os alle i din lokale fond om, at <strong>sm\u00e5 handlinger af medf\u00f8lelse og venlighed g\u00f8r en verden til forskel<\/strong>. Mit hjerte g\u00e5r ud til dig i taknemmelighed, tak!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mens krigen i Ukraine forts\u00e6tter<\/strong>S\u00e5 mange i vores fondsfamilie har kontaktet os og bedt om vejledning i, hvordan vi bedst kan st\u00f8tte dem, der flygter for at komme i sikkerhed. Sammen har vi s\u00f8rget over ofrene for forf\u00e6rdelig vold og har k\u00e6mpet, mens vi fortsat er vidne til, at millioner mister hjem, samfund og deres k\u00e6re p\u00e5 f\u00e5 \u00f8jeblikke.<\/p>\n<p>Endnu en gang er du tr\u00e5dt frem og har gennem dine handlinger vist, at n\u00e5r vi er allermest bange, og n\u00e5r vi er allermest kede af det, <strong>Den lille handling at give er et af de mest dybtg\u00e5ende og kraftfulde v\u00e6rkt\u00f8jer, vi har til at skabe den forandring, vi \u00f8nsker.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Der er bogstaveligt talt dusinvis af nonprofitorganisationer, der arbejder for at hj\u00e6lpe<\/strong>herunder vores s\u00f8sterfonde i udlandet. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ednannia.ua\/?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=206762035&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HIUoAtfET0AGy1hxW8KfxlKHPTGLsirlCOZbmwtkfkuulLLmkh2Ap8aZMsx1S1i6ebmZ4_MeuU4DM-e2mu-ACbPkJTw&amp;utm_content=206762035&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ednannia st\u00f8tter for eksempel det st\u00f8rste netv\u00e6rk af lokale fonde i Ukraine.<\/a><\/strong>. Council on Foundations har ogs\u00e5 udgivet <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cof.org\/content\/guidance-making-grants-support-ukraine?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=206762035&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9aUYg6fYf8CoU6rQO9IOFQttFEd3J64YCzejxMX14Du7jix_POUlqQTuQeidQc-a8tinDcVmwkfNc5opZsTwp6eo7FEw&amp;utm_content=206762035&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vejledning i at give tilskud til at hj\u00e6lpe dem, der er h\u00e5rdest ramt af den humanit\u00e6re krise<\/a><\/strong>. Deres budskab til os: \"<strong>Vi er alle vigtige, og vi har alle evnen til at hj\u00e6lpe.<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n<p>Hvis du, ligesom jeg, l\u00e6nges efter \u00f8jeblikke med stille refleksion og h\u00e5b, <strong>Jeg kan varmt anbefale at lytte til <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eN0ONgprFeE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Dr\u00f8mmeren\" af Immanuel Wilkins<\/a><\/strong>. Jeg elsker bare dette stykke musik - jeg har det faktisk p\u00e5 repeat, mens jeg skriver dette - og hans tankev\u00e6kkende stil inspirerer mig til at holde fokus og huske, hvad vi kan udrette, n\u00e5r vi alle st\u00e5r sammen.<\/p>\n<p>I dette nyhedsbrev pr\u00e6senteres <strong>Santa Paula Initiativ til sm\u00e5b\u00f8rnsuddannelse af h\u00f8jeste kvalitet<\/strong>, vores <strong>Initiativ til overf\u00f8rsel af velstand<\/strong> som vi har v\u00e6ret s\u00e5 be\u00e6rede over at samarbejde med Cal Lutheran's Center for Nonprofit Leadership om, <strong>et interview med to af vores dyrebare venner i fonden - Meenal og Kris Kelkar<\/strong>en kort introduktion til <strong>VCCF's milj\u00f8initiativ<\/strong>og meget mere! Du skal vide, at vi gl\u00e6der os over dit engagement og inviterer dig til at kontakte os, hvis du gerne vil v\u00e6re mere involveret i disse eller andre af din lokale fonds aktiviteter.<\/p>\n<p>Jeg \u00f8nsker dig alt det bedste,<br \/>\nVanessa<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Bechtel<br \/>\nPr\u00e6sident og CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tidlig barndom af h\u00f8jeste kvalitet<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Uddannelse for alle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/12-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/12-300x225-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/12-300x225-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Den <strong>Styregruppe for Santa Paula Early Childhood Education<\/strong> m\u00f8dtes i februar for at diskutere kritiske tiltag for <strong>bringe gratis sm\u00e5b\u00f8rnsundervisning af h\u00f8jeste kvalitet til alle sm\u00e5 b\u00f8rn i Santa Paula<\/strong>. Ventura County Community Foundation er stolt af at st\u00f8tte denne store og vigtige indsats. Dette historiske projekt har til form\u00e5l at hj\u00e6lpe n\u00e6sten 1.000 b\u00f8rn mellem 3 og 4 \u00e5r hvert \u00e5r. <a href=\"mailto:cpardinas@vccf.org\">Kontakt venligst Calleen Pardinas<\/a> for mere information.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vores kollektive mulighed: Ventura County's <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Historisk overf\u00f8rsel af rigdom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Den 3. marts, <strong>VCCF var medarrang\u00f8r af workshoppen Nonprofit Leadership Council med CLU Center for Nonprofit Leadership<\/strong>. Denne session fokuserede p\u00e5 den nyligt opdaterede <strong>Overf\u00f8rsel af rigdom <\/strong>unders\u00f8gelse og analyse bestilt af VCCF om donorlandskabet i Ventura County, herunder rige data om <strong>formuetendenser, donorpr\u00e6ferencer og hvordan nonprofitorganisationer kan v\u00e6re forberedt og positioneret til den st\u00f8rste generationsoverf\u00f8rsel af formue i vores nations historie.<\/strong>. Som vores venner i California Community Foundation siger: \"Dette er ikke en mulighed for at ordne tingene i dag. Det er en mulighed for at planl\u00e6gge vores fremtid, for at planl\u00e6gge b\u00e6redygtigheden af vores samfunds evne til at betjene mennesker, der har de st\u00f8rste behov.\"L\u00e6s mere<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">M\u00f8d Meenal og Kris Kelkar<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15088\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kelkar-interview-2.png 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\"Der er brug for alt, s\u00e5 find det, du br\u00e6nder for, og start der. Vi har alle en brik i puslespillet, s\u00e5 det er ikke s\u00e5dan, at \u00e9n brik er st\u00f8rre eller mere v\u00e6rdifuld end de andre, og s\u00e5 skal det hele bare g\u00e5 op i en h\u00f8jere enhed.\" - Meenal Kelkar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>VCCF's praktikant Daniel Whitworth<\/strong> havde mulighed for at tale med mange\u00e5rige <strong>VCCF's donorklienter Meenal og Kris Kelkar. <\/strong>L\u00e6s mere og find ud af, hvorfor vi elsker disse to fantastiske mennesker s\u00e5 meget! Klik p\u00e5 knappen nedenfor for at l\u00e6se deres interview.l\u00e6s mere<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tree Mitigation Efforts in Ventura County<\/h2>\n<p>Den <strong>County of Ventura\u2019s Sustainability Division\u2019s<\/strong> mission is to <strong>support sensible growth, healthy environment and economy, enhanced quality of life, inclusion and equity, and greater self-reliance throughout all of Ventura County<\/strong>. Our County\u2019s <strong>Climate Action Plan<\/strong> (CAP) related implementation program of the County\u2019s General Plan which assigns the Resource Management Agency, General Services Agency, and County Executive Office to work jointly to conduct tree planting activities with the<strong> goal of planting at least one thousand trees annually<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This webinar serves as the first step in the County of Ventura\u2019s Sustainability Division\u2019s efforts of establishing thoughtful collaboration with all stakeholders involved in preserving Ventura County\u2019s tree canopy<\/strong> along with sharing and strengthening forestry resources. <strong>VCCF\u2019s Calleen Pardinas<\/strong> was invited to present on the findings of the Environmental Listening Tour. For more information, please email <a href=\"mailto:cpardinas@vccf.org\">cpardinas@vccf.org<\/a>.View Ventura County Climate Action Plan<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CERF Economic Forecast<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4471-300x225-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4471-300x225-1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4471-300x225-1-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Annual Ventura County Economic Forecast<\/strong> hosted by the <strong>California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF) <\/strong>was back in person on March 8, hosted by CERF Executive Director Matthew Fienup.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>This premier networking and forecast event\u00a0included an in-depth analysis of the county\u2019s economic performance and an assessment of its economic and demographic future, as well as\u00a0detailed analysis and forecasts for the United States and California economies.<\/p>\n<p>VCCF's pr\u00e6sident og CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/675994240\/754e66a2f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanessa Bechtel was a guest commentator and spoke in her video about the 2020 Ventura County Complete Counts Census initiative and the success of the campaign<\/a>, reaching the 95th percentile in the nation for an accurate census count.Read More<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VCCF&#8217;s Vanessa Bechtel Receives<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Chairperson&#8217;s Award of Excellence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wvcba-1-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wvcba-1-300x225-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wvcba-1-300x225-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Ventura County Business Alliance<\/strong> named <strong>VCCF&#8217;s president and CEO Vanessa Bechtel<\/strong> one of the recipients of the annual <strong>Chairperson&#8217;s Award of Excellence<\/strong>. Honorees were celebrated at a luncheon on Friday, March 4 for their leadership in Ventura County. Congratulations, Vanessa!Read More<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kraften i f\u00e6llesskabet<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gode nyheder fra dit Ventura County-samfund<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14498\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/power-of-community-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/power-of-community-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/power-of-community-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/power-of-community-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/power-of-community.png 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rising from the Ashes Home Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rising-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rising-logo.jpg 480w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rising-logo-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rising-logo-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Den <strong>Ventura County Library Foundation<\/strong> is excited to announce the long-awaited <strong>Rising from the Ashes Home Tour<\/strong> is back on. On Saturday, April 30, the strength and resilience of Ventura will be in view during a tour of some of the beautifully rebuilt homes. It will be clear the Thomas Fire of 2017 caused devastation, but not defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $40, and all proceeds will go to support the work of Ventura County libraries. These donations will enable VCLF to fund important <strong>literacy programs, the Mobile Library, broader access to the internet and computers to close the digital divide, homework tutoring, STEAM initiatives<\/strong>, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>The homes\u2019 distinctive and unique architecture captures the views from these hills while new landscaping embraces fire mitigation measures. This unique opportunity to tour newly rebuilt homes in the Ondulando, Clearpoint, and Skyline areas of Ventura promises to be a delightful afternoon that will<strong> showcase resilience, creativity, and beauty of six spectacular Ventura hillside residences<\/strong>. Click the button below to learn more and purchase tickets.Read More<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Begivenhedskalender<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cesar Chavez Celebration Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Thursday, March 31 from 2 to 3:30 pm (Virtual)<\/em><br \/>\nJoin the County of Ventura Diversity, Equity, &amp; Inclusion Council in celebration of Cesar Chavez Day. Hear from Paul Chavez, son of Cesar Chavez and President of the Cesar Chavez Foundation, as he discusses his father&#8217;s legacy, contributions and the impact he had on Ventura County. Spanish and Mixteco interpretation will be available.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_nbA6Sx5bR9ujb4EqL6GBnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtuel frokost og l\u00e6ring for donorer<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Thursday, April 28 from 12 to 1 pm (Virtual)<\/em><br \/>\nJoin fellow VCCF donors and community members for a Zoom presentation by Mesa, a nonprofit focused on providing\u00a0homeless youth with transitional housing, as well as an update on the Tiny Homes Pilot Program. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAsd-6urTMoGNQtWi-NY6HKQ0fsvpp00uNX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klik her for at tilmelde dig.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>805 UndocuFund Presents: Serving Undocumented Communities in Disaster and Beyond<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 10 AM (Virtual)<\/em><br \/>\nJoin us at a panel discussion hosted by 805 UndocuFund to discuss lessons we&#8217;ve learned in serving undocumented communities that fellow nonprofits, school\/government agencies and philanthropy can apply in working with their undocumented immigrant clients. We\u2019ll also explore how disasters illustrate underlying socio-economic factors and systemic barriers that must be addressed before, during, and after disaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_7olcu9gWROWIGL73yil_tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klik her for at tilmelde dig.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Ventura County Community Foundation Family, Over these past few weeks, your generosity has reminded all of us at your community foundation that small acts of compassion and kindness makes&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}