
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING! Monday, April 13, 2020 @ 6:30pm only on ZOOM Justine Fischer on the Census; Bob Engler on the City’s response to the pandemic Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Democrats, The last month has been a blur: the elections,…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter We’re Going Virtual! Cal Lutheran’s School of Management is hosting its 2020 Annual New Venture Fair and PRiME Competitions virtually. Students participating in NVF and/or PRiME have developed innovative solutions to various challenges and have been working on…

UPDATE: Dear United Way of Ventura County Supporters –
Due to the recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Women United Luncheon scheduled for May 8, 2020 has been postponed. We look forward to updating you on future plans soon.
Thank you to all of our generous supporters and community partners.
For support and more information on COVID-19, please visit http://211.org/services/covid19
If you have time to volunteer, the UWVC is actively recruiting community members for the 2-1-1 Volunteer Corps. To sign up or learn more, visit www.volunteerventuracounty.org
To make a donation, visit https://vcunitedway.org/donate/

History has shown that crisis creates opportunity for innovation. In this session, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning Larry Clark and Mary Anne Amato will share insights into four key shifts that occur in times of crisis that foster the conditions for new thinking and doing. They will also share Harvard’s research on key ways that leaders can maintain the effect of these shifts beyond a crisis so an innovation mindset becomes embedded in the culture of their organizations. The session will have a brief 25-minute presentation followed by open Q&A.
On behalf of the School of Management (SOM), we extend our heartfelt wishes for health and safety to you and your families. Social distancing has transformed lives, work and higher education, and while many are feeling isolated and overwhelmed, the SOM community is alive with great strength and resilience. We continue to bring our community together and invite you to join with us through our virtual events. May our community continue to stay strong as we move FORWARD TOGETHER!
Employment law firm LightGabler is presenting a free webinar, “Employer Heartburn–Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes as You Ramp Up or Reopen.” The webinar will be held twice, Wednesday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 23.
In this informative seminar for employers, supervisors and human resource professionals, employment law attorney Jonathan Fraser Light will discuss how to bring businesses back to normal and in compliance with the ever-changing employment laws, including those stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Light will offer tips on multiple areas that require scrutiny to help bring back a business in a lawful and organized manner.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is pleased to present a free virtual Parallel Stories experience featuring Santa Barbara resident and Museum literary partner Sameer Pandya and his debut novel Members Only at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7. Connect via Zoom for a reading and conversation between Pandya and the novelist Ivy Pochoda as they discuss this irreverent, tense, and sly novel that The New York Times Book Review recently said is as “witty as it is woeful.”

The third annual Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Night festival will have a virtual twist this year as it takes place Saturday, July 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on YouTube and Facebook Live. The festival will be part live, part recorded. Winners of the third annual International Hot Sauce Competition will be announced along with the results of the “People’s Choice World’s Favorite Hot Sauce” “People’s Choice World’s Favorite BBQ Sauce” and “People’s Choice World’s Favorite Label” contests. The festival net proceeds go to benefit Rotary charities, first responders and the Grossman Burn Foundation for its care of burn survivors.

The Young Writers Camp – a nonprofit program of the South Coast Writing Project at UCSB – announced plans to continue camp services this Summer through online offerings.
In support of families facing COVID-related challenges, there is no cost to register for Young Writers Camp Online. For families able to make a donation, contributions made will go to compensate our teachers for their valuable time. If you are interested in donating, please contact us at scwripywc@gmail.com.