AFP - Wine Country Chapter

Don't forget! If you registered for today's session, be sure to check your email for Zoom info and log in by 10:30 AM!

Due to disruption caused by the fires, our August 28 session on Building an Inclusive Nonprofit Community has been postponed. We look forward to sharing a new date soon.

Our monthly programs will resume on September 23 with Victoria Silverman of Cook Silverman Search.

We look forward to seeing you soon! And please, take care!

Our thoughts are with all of you and your families during these devastating fires. Please stay safe! ❤️

⚠️ LNU Lightning Complex Update ⚠️

Weather forecasts through Tuesday are calling for dry lightning and thunderstorms that could cause erratic winds and extreme fire behavior within the existing fires, with the potential to cause new fires.

Total combined acres burned - 341,243

▪︎ The Hennessey, Gamble, Spanish, Morgan, Atena, Round, Green and the Markley Fires have all merged together burning an estimated 287,811 Acres - 17% Contained

▪︎ Walbridge and Stewart's Fires have merged and are currently 51,072 Acres
0% Contained

▪︎ Meyers Fire is 2,360 Acres - 70% Contained

- Between all 11 fires -

• 4 Fatalities (3 in Napa Co, 1 in Solano Co)
• 4 Civilian Injuries
• 845 Structures Destroyed
• 231 Structures Damaged
• 30,500 Structures still threatened

What does it mean to be a leader in wine country as a person of color? What can we do to make our organizations more welcoming to people of color?

Set aside the morning of August 28 for a special panel discussion on Zoom, featuring:

Dr. Frank Chong, Superintendent/President of Santa Rosa Junior College

Sheba Person-Whitley, Executive Director of Sonoma County Economic Development Board

Osvaldo "Ozzie" Jiminez, Healdsburg City Council Member and Small Business Owner

“We are a very silent profession. But this time we need to raise our voice and show up.” Read how fundraisers can be the answer to diversity in the nonprofit sector.

End the Shame: Fundraising is the Answer to Diversity and Equity in the Nonprofit World | Association of Fundraising Professionals Armando, Zumaya, long-time fundraiser, presenter and advocate for LatinX philanthropy, takes over Mike’s Monday Message and talks about the importance of fundraising and donor prospect research in creating a more diverse and equitable nonprofit world.