Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits

08/10/2026

For 30 years, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN) has been the nonprofit alliance for Santa Clara County, bringing organizations together to learn, connect, advocate, and solve problems collectively.

Through shifting economic conditions, policy challenges, and community needs, nonprofits have relied on one another and on SVCN to strengthen our sector, advance equity, and amplify our collective voice.

Whether you're renewing or joining for the first time, now is the time to become part of Santa Clara County's nonprofit alliance.

Join or renew your SVCN membership today: https://www.svcn.org/membership-overview

08/05/2026

SVCN is hiring an Operations + People Manager to support our small, mission-driven team. You'll oversee day-to-day operations including HR, facilities, technology systems, vendor relationships, and finance coordination, reporting directly to our CEO.

This is a great fit if you're someone who’s organized, solutions-oriented, and just as comfortable developing a new process as you are troubleshooting a tech issue or coordinating a staff retreat.

📍 San José, CA (hybrid)

Help us advance the role, voice, and capacity of the nonprofit community so it can be a force for positive social change and support the creation of equitable, vibrant, and thriving communities.

Apply here: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/silicon-valley-council-of-nonprofits-operations-people-manager-0ee80215-be3c-4672-8713-0b77ab8fad07

07/31/2026

Every year, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits honors outstanding leaders, organizations, and partners who make a lasting difference in our community. Now, we’re inviting you to help us celebrate them.

Know an individual, organization, or collaborative making a meaningful impact? Submit a nomination for the Nonprofit Impact Awards! Anyone familiar with a nominee is welcome to participate, and you may submit as many nominations as you’d like.

📅 There's still time! Nominations have been extended through Friday, August 7.

Award recipients will be recognized at Be Our Guest on Thursday, October 22, alongside hundreds of nonprofit leaders and community partners.

This is your chance to help us shine a light on the people and organizations creating lasting change across Silicon Valley.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4gs1UYg

07/28/2026

🤖 AI is moving fast. Is your nonprofit ready? Let’s talk about it.

San José is embracing new technology, including AI, and that means a real window of opportunity for nonprofits to get ahead of the risks. Governance, transparency, reporting, and protection aren't just nice-to-haves; they're achievable and necessary steps to safeguard the public.

Join us on Monday, August 3 for a conversation with Alex Hanna, a leading researcher and thinker in AI and tech! Come ready to share the challenges and dilemmas you're navigating with AI, then hear directly from Alex about her work, and stick around for an open, honest conversation about where nonprofits go from here.

The goals of this session are to understand mutual challenges being faced around AI, identify shared values and agreements, note common goals, and find potential actions we can take collectively.

🤝 This event is co-hosted by Working Partnerships USA, Latinas Contra Cancer, and Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits.

🔗 Register today: https://svcn.regfox.com/nonprofit-tech-ai-conversation-with-alex-hanna

07/24/2026

Santa Clara County's $787M budget deficit – driven largely by deep federal cuts – is forcing local nonprofits to scale back frontline services, from youth mentorship to domestic violence support to therapy for uninsured residents.

SVCN CEO, Kyra Kazantzis, spoke with San José Spotlight about where the pain is landing hardest: "the most impacted departments and services are in the public health arena, in the behavioral health arena and in prevention services of different sorts, (including) youth."

These aren't abstract line items – they're the programs keeping kids in school, survivors safe, and vulnerable neighbors housed.

Read the full story and see how nonprofits across the county are adapting: https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-nonprofits-face-the-reality-of-budget-cuts/

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Community Solutions,Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) ,Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

Santa Clara County officials attempted to be as strategic as possible with the services they slashed due to a $787 million deficit predominantly caused by deep federal cuts. The shortfall forces nonprofits on the front line to constrict their services.

07/08/2026

Every year, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits honors outstanding leaders, organizations, and partners who make a lasting difference in our community. Now, we’re inviting you to help us celebrate them.

Know an individual, organization, or collaborative making a meaningful impact? Submit a nomination for the Nonprofit Impact Awards! Anyone familiar with a nominee is welcome to participate, and you may submit as many nominations as you’d like.

📅 There's still time! Nominations have been extended through Friday, August 7.

Award recipients will be recognized at Be Our Guest on Thursday, October 22, alongside hundreds of nonprofit leaders and community partners.

Help us shine a light on the people and organizations creating lasting change across Silicon Valley.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4gs1UYg

07/06/2026

Step into the Enchanted Forest at SVCN's 19th annual Be Our Guest!

Each year, Be Our Guest brings together nonprofit leaders, community partners, local celebrities, and supporters for an afternoon of connection, celebration, and our signature pumpkin auction featuring one-of-a-kind, creatively decorated pumpkins.

This year's event is especially meaningful as SVCN celebrates 30 years of championing Silicon Valley's nonprofit community. We look forward to gathering with our community to celebrate the impact of the nonprofit sector and the people who make that work possible.

Save the date, and stay tuned, tickets go on sale next month! 🎃

🔗 www.svcn.org/be-our-guest

06/15/2026

Based on community priorities and advocacy throughout the FY27 budget process, REAL Coalition is elevating these key priorities:
✔️ Protect essential safety-net services
✔️ Advance racial equity in budget decisions
✔️ Invest in cost effective prevention and early intervention
✔️ Alternatives to incarceration and reentry support
✔️ Protect immigrant communities
✔️ Transparency and meaningful community engagement

We call on County leaders to:
• Protect the communities most impacted by inequity
• Avoid cuts that create greater long-term costs and harm
• Continue meaningful community engagement throughout implementation
• Ensure the Justice Services and Support Department is shaped through meaningful community engagement and co-design and doubles down on alternatives to policing and incarceration

06/15/2026

Based on months of community and nonprofit engagement, we are elevating these key themes for consideration in the County's FY27 budget decisions:
✔️ Protect our high impact safety net
✔️ Avoid divestment from prevention and early intervention services
✔️ Preserve nonprofit infrastructure
✔️ Invest in trusted messengers and community connections
✔️ Protect services that prevent homelessness, hospitalization, and incarceration
✔️ Maintain meaningful community engagement in decision-making

We call on the Board of Supervisors to:
• Avoid eliminating entire community based service lines
• Provide thoughtful off-ramps for heavily impacted nonprofit partners