B06: From Scarcity and Competitiveness to Abundance and Collaboration
Track
Collaborating for Greater Impact
Session Designer
Lucia Corral Peña, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Session Description
Despite reductions in statewide public funding and a culture of competition, this session will highlight a network of nonprofit leaders and organizations inspired to work together to strengthen their field, build alliances and broaden the domestic violence movement. Staff and grantees of Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Strong Field Project will share their stories and offer lessons on how funders more effectively invest in the capacity of nonprofit leaders to work together to advance common goals. Throughout the four-year project, grantees diversified their leadership pipelines, forged a network that resulted in decreased fragmentation and better services, and spurred a fieldwide culture shift. If you support capacity building, networks or other partnerships, join this session to discuss the role of leadership development in field building and how funders can more intentionally engage grantees and others to shape the course of our work, deepen relationships and boost collaboration.
Session Designers
Lucia Corral Pena, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Speakers
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Lucia Corral Peña, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Biography
Lucia Corral Peña is senior program officer for Blue Shield of California Foundation, managing the portfolio of grants focused on ending domestic violence in California. Prior to her role at the Foundation, Ms. Corral Peña was principal of Corral Peña Consulting where her practice focused on creating economic opportunities and equity for diverse and low-income communities in California. She previously served as Western Regional director for Hispanics in Philanthropy, and program director at The California Wellness Foundation. Ms. Corral Peña received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She currently serves on the board of Equal Rights Advocates.
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Beckie Masaki, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Biography
Beckie Masaki has worked to end gender-based violence for over 30 years. In the 1980s she co-founded among the first programs in the nation addressing language/ cultural needs of survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) in San Francisco. She grew the organization and served as the founding executive director for over 20 years. Currently Beckie is co-founder and staff member of a national cultural resource center, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence. Beckie has extensive experience in providing multilingual, multicultural services, innovative program development, prevention, community building, training, technical assistance, and cultural change work.
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Sharon Turner, STAND! For Families Free of Violence
Biography
Sharon Turner, has been involved in social justice work with women for over thirty-five years. During her twenty two-year tenure at STAND! For Families Free of Violence, she has served many roles, including directing the Clinical, Residential and Prevention Programs. As Prevention Director she designs and provides oversight to many family violence prevention efforts including teen dating violence prevention projects, neighborhood community mobilization efforts, Engaging men initiatives and faith based prevention programs.“ Sharon is an alumni of BSAV’s Strong Field Leadership Program and past Board President of California’s Domestic Violence Statewide Coalition, California Partnership To End Domestic Violence.