Seeking Local Agency Applicants: Social Venture Boot Camp
CCUSA is excited to announce it is accepting nominations for the Social Venture Boot Camp — an opportunity for our members to come together to face the pressing challenges associated with sustainability head-on. In partnership with the University of Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the Mendoza College of Business, we are seeking applications from local agencies only, for social ventures in various stages of development.
May 24 – June 8: The O’Grady Institute, Germany and Italy
The first week of this two-week seminar is held in the beautiful Black Forest of Germany, where participants attend daily seminars in theology, Scripture, ethics, and Church history led by the world renowned theology faculty at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In addition, participants tour historical cathedrals, monasteries and museums, each providing a lens into our rich Catholic heritage. The second week, held in Rome, explores ancient Rome and the early Christian community with a well-known art historian. With visits to some of the most important sites in Rome, the group delves deep into the history of the nascent Church. Seminars are provided throughout the week. The group also has the opportunity to meet with staff at Caritas Roma and agencies of the Vatican. Learn more.
Thursday, June 13, 3pm EST: Global Solidarity-Based Partnerships Webinar
The basic thrust of Global Solidarity-Based Partnerships is the movement from a charity-based model of engagement to justice/sustainability. Join Kim Lamberty of CRS’s US – Haiti Partnership in this webinar and look at how we develop partnership projects that reduce poverty through generating income and livelihoods, and bolster the capacity of communities to lead their own development efforts. Register here.
July 10, 2013: Conducting an Organizational Cultural Competency Assessment
Conducting a self-assessment is a good first step in the development of a long-term and integrated agency cultural competence plan. In this session, the presenters will share an assessment process to assist agencies in identifying strengths and weaknesses in their responses to the needs of culturally diverse clients and give one example from an agency that has successfully done so. Register here.
Thursday, July 25, 3pm EST: Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) Webinar
Disaster relief agencies, whether national or local, in many occasions do not have a unified way of sharing information with one another. While each agency might have a high degree of information management competence within its own sphere, they are not able to fluently share data. Ultimately, this meant that the people who need help the most in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster were left to their own devices to find a way through the web of relief services offered. To ease this burden, the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) was established. Register here.
September 14 – 16: Catholic Charities USA 2013 Annual Gathering
CCUSA’s Annual Gathering is the pre-eminent gather for Catholic Charities professionals, volunteers, and partners to advance our work, strategize about poverty reduction, and celebrate our shared identity. Early bird registration is currently open through August 2, 2013. Learn more and register here.
