Announcements

Small claims court is a special court where civil disputes can be resolved quickly and inexpensively.  

Any mentally competent person 18 years of age or older may file a small claims court suit.  

Persons who are under 18 years old or who are not mentally competent must have an adult guardian appointed by a judge to represent them.  

Lawyers are not allowed to represent you in small claims court, but you may consult with a lawyer before you go to court.

REI in San Carlos is hiring

• Part-time Sales Specialists
• Part-time Cashier Specialists

People love working at REI because it's a place where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while enjoying a work-life balance.

Another reason is that REI is a co-op. Rather than thinking quarter to quarter, we can take the long view and focus on what's best for our members, while conducting business in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible.

We're crazy about enjoying the outdoors, and we're just as committed to leaving it in good hands for future generations.

If that sounds like the place where you'd want to work and the kind of people you'd like to work with, please take a closer look at what we have to offer.

Apply on-line at:
http://www.REI.com/jobs

REI San Carlos contact number 650.508.2330

The 2010 All-Star Teacher Award recognizes middle and high school teachers in Northern California for their extraordinary dedication to their students in school and in the community.  

The winning All-Star Teacher will be announced during On-Field Ceremony at San Francisco Giants Game and on Comcast SportsNet’s Giants Pregame Live Show.

Comcast SportsNet will donate $10,000 to the Winning Teacher’s School.

For an All-Star Teacher Nomination Form: Click here

Once the nominations have been received, a panel of judges will select
five finalists. Voting for the finalists can be done online at
CSNBayArea.com starting May 17 and continuing through July 9.

The website will also feature biographies and short videos of the five
finalists.

A panel of community leaders will select the finalists based on four
categories:

• Overall Commitment
• Excellence in Teaching
• Rapport with Students
• Level of Distinction

Nomination Forms are Due by Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

The American Honda Foundation is making available one-year grants from
$20,000 to $60,000 for youth education and scientific education.

Educational institutions, including K-12, colleges and universities, community colleges and trade schools are eligible, as well as nonprofit organizations and other foundations. "Scientific education" encompasses physical and life sciences, mathematics and the environmental sciences.

The American Honda Foundation was founded to make grants to worthy
national nonprofit causes, programs and organizations that directly
benefit the people of the United States. Since its inception, the American Honda Foundation has provided more than 401 grants for more than $18.1 million.

To be considered for possible funding, programs related to youth and
scientific education should:

• Be dedicated to improving the human condition of all mankind
• Be soundly managed and administered by enthusiastic and dedicated individuals
• Look to the future
• Offer innovative and creative programs that propose untried method which ultimately may result in providing solutions to complex cultural, educational, scientific and social concerns
• Ensure a broad scope, intent, impact and outreach
• Possess a high potential for success with a relatively low incidence of duplication of effort
• Operate from a position of financial soundness
• Be in urgent need of funding from a priority basis (not necessarily financial need)
• Represent a minimal risk in terms of venture capital investment

INSIDER'S TIP : Organizations may submit only one request during a
12-month period. This includes colleges and universities with several
departments/outreach programs.

The grant range is from $20,000 to $60,000 over a one-year period.

DEADLINE: Aug 1.

http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

We are happy to announce the HBS Scholarship Program for Hispanic High School Students:

- Available on a competitive basis to high school seniors graduating in 2010 and planning on being a first year freshman enrolled at a 2-year or 4-year U.S. accredited institution in the fall of 2010

- Award amounts range from $1,500 to $5,000

- Applicants must have a permanent address in the San Francisco Bay Area 

Application deadline: 29 January 2010

Further details and eligibility requirements:
http://www.hsf.net/Telemundo.aspx

To apply: https://apply.hsf.net/applications/

Sponsored by: Telemundo

We are happy to announce the CLF Scholarship Program to support undergraduate and graduate Latina college students in completing their education. 

For eligibility details and to download applications: http://www.chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html

Application deadline: 19 March 2010

Sponsored by: Chicana Latina Foundation

Position Summary:

The Director, Communications, Media & Public Relations, is responsible for the media relations and public affairs activities for The California Endowment (TCE).

Under the direction of the Senior Vice President, Healthy California, and in collaboration with and also in support of the activities of the Chief Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities; and Executive Vice President; the Director will develop communications strategies and activities that will help position The California Endowment in a leadership role regarding health and health-related issues. The Director, Communications, Media & Public Relations, will establish and maintain media relationships, develop and execute plans for increasing advocacy and influence, and consistently reinforce the vision and goals of The California Endowment.

Position Accountabilities:

The Director, Communications, Media & Public Relations, will manage media relations and public affairs activities for The California Endowment building and maintaining relationships that will increase advocacy and strengthen influence to support the vision and goals of The California Endowment.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for collaborating with executive leadership and senior management, director level peers, and program and other staff to develop effective communications strategies that support advocacy, grant making, partnership, and other activities that support TCE’s established goals and outcomes.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with the media and public that will heighten awareness of and build broad-based support for TCE’s established goals and outcomes.
• Responsible for developing communications support for the policy issues that affect the work of TCE. This includes story development, writing, and placement as well as oversight of media related activities (e.g., press releases, Op-Eds, bylined articles, editorial boards, etc.).
• Responsible for consensus and coalition building to ensure that each set of efforts work in unison and complement one another to ensure a cohesive communications message.
• Collaborates with executive leadership and senior management, director level peers, program and other TCE staff to develop proactive alliances with elected officials, civic and community leaders, advocates, and other important stakeholders to build support for TCE’s policy and program goals.
• In coordination with the Creative Services department, provides guidance and support for internal communications, including but not limited to, All-Staff meetings, employee recognition programs, preparation of internal newsletter, and internal portal content development. Supports the Human Resources department in preparing important internal communications.
• Provides or arranges for the provision of communications training and ongoing support for TCE leadership, management, and staff.
• At times may act as spokesperson for the organization and/or issues important to TCE. May also prepare TCE, leadership, management, and staff to serve in the role as spokesperson as appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains effective government and civic relations by responding to queries about TCE, as well as proactively informing key audiences about TCE’s health initiatives and grant-making efforts.
• Works and coordinates closely with the Creative Services department.
• Provides ongoing guidance in managing the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of key audiences about TCE and its work.
• Manages and provides oversight of appropriate contracts that support the work of the department.
• Responsible for participation in the ongoing maintenance of TCE's "relational database" to help build external partnerships and strategic alliances with key decision makers.

Qualifications:

• Possesses collaborative, team-building management skills to encourage cooperation, understanding and camaraderie.
• Five to seven years strategy development experience at the highest levels of organizations with ability to develop plans that achieve far-reaching goals.
• Has developed and maintained relationships with influential leaders in political, business, civic and nonprofit communities who might be called upon to embrace or champion the vision and goals of The California Endowment.
• Five to seven years of management experience supervising staff and interfacing with cross-functional teams with demonstrated ability to generate “teamwork” among organizational departments, staff, and partners.
• Demonstrated use of excellent written and oral communications skills.

Minimum Education:

• Undergraduate degree required.
• An advanced degree in Communication, Public Policy, Journalism or another relevant discipline is desirable; as is an internship with a civic leadership development program.

Minimum Experience:

• Ten or more years of overall communications, media relations, and public affairs experience.
• History of successful campaigns, where positive influence and desired results have been achieved in political, health industry, and philanthropic circles.

About The California Endowment

The California Endowment, established in 1996, is a private, statewide health care. Since its inception, The Endowment has made roughly 10,000 grants totaling more than $1.8 billion to community-based organizations throughout the state. Its mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
Through its programs, The Endowment employs a spectrum of approaches including grant making, policy and advocacy, convenings and supporting research. The Endowment has adopted a grassroots, regional orientation for its work to ensure a better understanding of the unique assets and needs of California’s diverse people and their communities. The Endowment is headquartered in Los Angeles with additional offices in Fresno, Oakland, San Diego and Sacramento.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send a cover letter and resume with salary history in confidence. 

Your cover letter should outline results you achieved through your efforts to expand media coverage and promote the work of your organization.  No phone calls, please.

Email or fax ONLY to:

The California Endowment
Human Resources Department
E-mail: jobs@calendow.org
Fax: (213) 253-0972
For more information: www.calendow.org

College Access Foundation of California is currently seeking to hire a Program Officer.

About the Foundation

College Access Foundation of California was founded in 2005 to help low-income and under-represented students in California reach and succeed in college. The Foundation awards grants to community-based college advising and academic preparation programs, which use the funds to offer college scholarships to the students they serve. The Foundation recognizes that financial aid is crucial for low-income students but believes that financial aid is more effective when coupled with the advice and support that our grantee programs offer.

With an endowment of over $350 million, the Foundation is one of the largest independent college scholarship providers in California. Since its founding, the Foundation has awarded over $43 million in grants to over 100 organizations, which in turn have awarded nearly 20,000 scholarships to low-income California students. In 2010, the Foundation expects to award $13.5 million in new and renewal grants during several competitive funding cycles.

The Foundation is committed to thoughtful, strategic grantmaking, informed by data collection and analysis. We require grantees to compile and submit demographic, economic and academic data on all scholarship recipients and we track the educational progress of those recipients to assess the impact of our financial support. We are also cultivating a learning community of grantees and other stakeholders to share and promote best practices.

For more information on College Access Foundation of California, visit www.collegeaccessfoundation.org

Position Responsibilities

The Program Officer will serve as a member of the team responsible for framing the Foundation’s grantmaking agenda, implementing grantmaking programs, collecting and analyzing data, and communicating results to key audiences.

The Program Officer will report to the Vice President for Programs and will work collaboratively with colleagues inside and outside the Foundation. Specific responsibilities include:

• Respond to inquiries about the Foundation’s goals, priorities, and grantmaking strategy
• Solicit and review grant proposals during several annual grant cycles
• Critically assess grant application materials, including written narratives, financial statements and other supporting documents
• Conduct telephone follow-up, site visits and other due diligence
• Prepare grant recommendations for review by the Foundation President and Vice President and consideration by the Board of Directors
• Maintain ongoing relationships with grantees to offer advice and technical assistance
• Review and analyze written reports from grantees and data on scholarship recipients
• Support efforts to cultivate a learning community of grantees and widely disseminate outcomes and best practices
• Plan, design and manage Foundation-sponsored conferences and events
• Contribute to the Foundation’s strategic planning and program priority-setting efforts
• Raise awareness about the Foundation and its grantmaking priorities among educators, non-profit professionals, public officials and other community leaders
• Explore other areas of potential interest and manage special projects as assigned
• Develop and maintain his/her own professional and personal skills
  

Profile of the Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will bring at least five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the educational, non-profit or foundation sectors in California. He/she should also be familiar with issues affecting college access and educational opportunity for low-income and first generation students.

Specifically, we expect that the successful candidate will have:

• A graduate or professional degree
• An ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, recognize key issues, critically assess options and reach conclusions
• Strong oral and written communications skills, including an ability to quickly produce clear, cogent written reports and confidently answer questions from decision makers
• Proven ability to design, manage and evaluate programs and initiatives
• Excellent time management and task prioritizing skills
• An engaging personality and comfort interacting with people from many different backgrounds
• A strong sense of purpose and an awareness of the important role that philanthropy can play to advance educational opportunity
• An ability and willingness to travel in the state of California
• A sense of humor and the ability to contribute to a collegial, respectful, and supportive office environment

Start Date

We seek to have the right individual in place by February 2010.
Compensation
This permanent, full-time position offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

To Apply
Please submit your credentials and a letter of interest in complete confidence to: jobs@collegeaccessfoundation.org

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. No calls, please.