Calendar

2011 Calendar

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September 1
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
September 21
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

October 1
Grant Update and Reception for Members, Prospective Members and Friends,10 am-12 noon,
Sonoma Valley Teen Services, 17440 Sonoma Highway
October 6 
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
October 19
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

November 3
Nonprofit Workshop #1, 3-5 pm, St Leo’s Church-Pathways to a Successful Impact Grant:
2011-12 grant calendar; overview of new focus areas; explanation of funding formula; review
of new grant application forms; Mythbusters
November 3
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
November 16
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
December 1
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
December 6
Nonprofit Workshop #2, 3-5 pm, St. Leo’s Church Nonprofit Collaboration:
Tips and Techniques of Successful Collaboration
December 9
Annual Holiday Party for Members, Prospective Members and Friends,
4:30-6 pm, Sonoma Community Center
December 21
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

2012 Calendar

January 5                
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
January 9
Announcement of the amount of grant funds available to be awarded in 2012
January 10
Workshop for Nonprofits, Focus Area Chairs, Community Grants Chairs, and Financial Review Committee, 4-6 pm, St. Leo’s Catholic Church
How to write an Impact100 Letter of Inquiry; how to use the new electronic grant forms
January 18              
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art       
January 28              
Members-Only Winter Education Forum, 10 am-12 noon, Sonoma Community Center
January 31
Deadline for all Members to sign-up to serve on a grant proposal review committee, including Focus Area Committees, Community Grants Committees, and Financial             Review Committee

February 2              
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant              
February 7
Letters of Inquiry due from nonprofits by midnight
February 8-15
Financial Review Committee reviews Letters of Inquiry
February 15            
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
February 15            
Members-Only Workshop for Focus Area, Community Grants, and Financial Review Committee Members, 4-6 pm, St. Leo’s Catholic Church: Calendar review; overview of standardized forms; software tools training; tips for reviewing a grant proposal
February 17-28
Focus Area Committees and Community Grants Committees review Letters of Inquiry

March 1                   
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
March 1
Invitations sent to nonprofits to submit full proposals            
March 21                 
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art       
 

April 9
Full proposals due from nonprofits by midnight
April 5                      
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant
April 12-26
Financial Review Committee reviews full proposals
April 18                    
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

April 27-June1        
Focus Area Committees and Community Grants Committees evaluate full proposals and select finalists
 

May 3                       
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant              
May 16                     
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
 

June 4
Grant finalists are announced to Impact100 Membership; Grant finalists are notified
June 5
Media is notified of grant finalists
June 6                      
Members-Only Grants Selection Meeting #1, 4-6 pm, St. Leo’s Catholic Church:  Discussion regarding rationale for how grants finalists were selected; Q&A
June 7                      
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant              
June 16                    
Members-Only Grants Selection Meeting #2, 10 am-12 noon, St. Leo’s Catholic Church: Discussion regarding rationale for how grants finalists were selected; Q&A (Same content as Grants Selection Meeting #1 on June 6, just offered at a different time to accommodate more Members’ schedules)
June 20                    
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art       
June 23                    
Third Annual Meeting, 3:30-6:00 pm, Hanna Boys Center
 

July 5                       
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant              
July 18                     
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art       
 

August 2                 
Monthly No-Host Happy Hour, 5:00-6:30 pm, Saddles Restaurant              
August 15               
Monthly Coffee Hour, 9:00-10:30 am, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art