SCG Collaboratives
Planning in today’s uncertain environment requires funders to know where an
organization stands financially and to understand how much financial risk they
can tolerate. To make good decisions, funders not only need accurate financial
information, but also the ability to interpret and use this financial
information to plan and manage their grantmaking.
Southern California Grantmakers invites you
to an interactive workshop presented by the Nonprofit Finance Fund, providing an
in-depth look at nonprofit finance, due diligence and implications for
grantmaking.
This workshop is designed to help grantmakers develop and use financial
information in order to make better grantmaking decisions and to communicate to
their current and potential grantees more effectively.
Attend this program and learn:
- The challenges of nonprofit finance, particularly in uncertain economic
times;
- The right questions to ask a nonprofit;
- Assessment tools for engaging potential and current grantees about financial
management; and
- A framework to structure grants that supports grantees’ long term
sustainability and impact.
Presenters:
David Greco
Vice President, Western Region, Nonprofit Finance
Fund
David Greco is vice president for the Western Region of the
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). He is
responsible for managing and overseeing delivery of the full suite of
NFF’s financial products and
services in the West Coast market. Previously, Greco served as vice president of
the Youth Leadership Institute and senior marketing manager at Jossey-Bass
Publishers, where he launched a social leadership publishing line for nonprofits
and individuals engaged in social change. He has served as the corporate and
foundation relations manager for the National Wildlife Federation and director
of programs for the Horatio Alger Association. Greco works with a number of
nonprofit organizations, including the Full Circle Fund, La Cocina’s Women’s
Initiative and the Energy/Climate Change Committee for the San Francisco Chapter
of the Sierra Club.
Karla V. Salazar
Director, Los Angeles Program Services, Nonprofit Finance
Fund
Karla V. Salazar is the director for the Los Angeles
Program Services of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), responsible for advisory
and lending services and new business development in the Southern California
region. Previously, Salazar served as assistant manager for the Los Angeles
Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, field director in Los
Angeles for the California State Controller, and was a financial
analyst with the City of Santa
Monica, among others. She has also worked for the YWCA of
Greater Los Angeles in their Racial Justice Program and the Tomás Rivera Public
Policy Research Center. Salazar has consulted for a variety of nonprofit
clients, including International Rectifier, CALSTART, the California
Environmental Protection Agency and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Project. She currently serves on the board of the U.S. Selective Service
Committee, among other philanthropic groups.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
(NFF) works to create a strong, well-capitalized and durable
nonprofit sector that connects money to mission effectively, supporting the
highest aspirations and most generous impulses of people and communities. NFF
offers an integrated package of financial and advisory services, including
loans, asset-building programs, intensive workshops and strategic financial
consulting to help nonprofits understand the impact of their finances on
management and program decisions. Since its inception, NFF has cumulatively lent
over $290 million and leveraged $1 billion of capital investment on behalf of
its nonprofit clients.
Location:
Center for Healthy Communities
1000 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Registration:
Registration has reached maximum capacity and this session is now full. Contact program assistant Kameron Green at programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org to be placed on the waiting list.
Who May Attend:Current SCG members only
Fees:$50
Payment can be made by credit card or check payable to Southern California
Grantmakers. Contact Kameron Green for credit card payment options.