From the category archives:

Leadership

Welcoming new SADVC Executive Director

March 4, 2010

posted in: CALCASA, Leadership

Several CALCASA staff members were present on Tuesday, March 3, 2010 along with the Community of Davis, California and Yolo County residents in welcoming Lynette Irlmeier as the new Executive Director of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center (SADVC).

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Dismantling oppression at your agency

March 3, 2010

Are advocates born or are they created by the lessons of their life experiences?  Whichever is true; it is evident that employees of California rape crisis centers will eagerly and aggressively work on behalf of survivors of assault without giving it a second thought.   However, when it comes to advocating for oneself at work with regards

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Upcoming webinar: Are you ready for the new 990?

February 22, 2010
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Peer to peer training

January 27, 2010

Does this scenario sound familiar? “A staff attends a wonderful training and when they leave the agency the knowledge from the training goes along with them.”  Or this scenario, “you attended a great training and when you return to work you place the resources from the training on a bookshelf or in a file cabinet

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Management: Maximizing your resources – Volunteers

January 13, 2010

Rape crisis centers in California, similar to other nonprofits across the country depend on and utilize volunteers to further their agency’s mission.  At a local rape crisis center volunteers may typically serve as crisis line staff , advocates, board members, prevention educators, fund raisers, clerical staff and in numerous other areas.  It is clear that

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Volunteer Turnover

December 24, 2009

Program Director: ” Did you see the job posting for Volunteer Manager?”
Executive Director: “Yes, but I thought we just hired for this position six months ago.”
Program Director: ” We did , but it did not work out with her”
Executive Director: ” Why? What happen?”
Program Director: “She had a hard time filling the shifts and got

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