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COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FUND

Our Voice, Our Choice, Our California

Granite Bay, CA   |  cncedfund.org

Mission

CNC Education Fund is a 501c3 organization committed to achieving environmental, economic, and socially just public policy for working class families in the rural areas of California.

Ruling year info

2013

Executive Director

Pablo Rodriguez

Main address

4120 Douglas Blvd. #306-418

Granite Bay, CA 95746 USA

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EIN

45-1636468

NTEE code info

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

North San Joaquin Valley: Integrated Voter Engagement Strategy

The integration of our grassroots leadership development and mass non-partisan voter engagement creates the environment for CNC Education Fund to be a trusted messengers and build relationships with families living in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys.

Over the last seven years we have experienced our programs become increasingly effective in educating and motivating voters to become consistent in casting their ballots. As we continue to grow, we anticipate being able to solidify a powerful rural voter engagement infrastructure of voters who are able to influence and shape public policy decisions for their families.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups

The integration of our grassroots leadership development and mass non-partisan voter engagement creates the environment for CNC Education Fund to be a trusted messengers and build relationships with families living in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys. Over the last seven years we have experienced our programs become increasingly effective in educating and motivating voters to become consistent in casting their ballots. As we continue to grow, we anticipate being able to solidify a powerful rural voter engagement infrastructure of voters who are able to influence and shape public policy decisions for their families.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups

The integration of our grassroots leadership development and mass non-partisan voter engagement creates the environment for CNC Education Fund to be a trusted messengers and build relationships with families living in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys. Over the last seven years we have experienced our programs become increasingly effective in educating and motivating voters to become consistent in casting their ballots. As we continue to grow, we anticipate being able to solidify a powerful rural voter engagement infrastructure of voters who are able to influence and shape public policy decisions for their families.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

There is significant need for community organizing support in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys in order to address many inequities faces by working class families. With its very limited history of community organizing victories and small number of local organizing entities much potential exists for leadership development and coordinated strategic actions resulting in significant health and economic improvements. While groups are increasingly engaging residents - a lack of cohesive approach, skillset, and understanding impedes optimal advocacy and action.

CNCEF seeks to strengthen grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and direct action efforts; implement the CNCEF leadership development model and link local efforts locally, regionally and statewide.

There is a need to ensure resident leaders, youth leaders, and community organizations have a say in setting budget and other community priorities that they have for too long been distanced from, but hugely impacted by. This means preparing those resident leaders, youth leaders, and community organizations to optimally prepared and organized to have pressure, educate, and inform those such as elected and appointed city leaders.

CNC Education Fund employs a sophisticated leadership development model, organizing residents into cohesive neighborhood committees and training them to assess and prioritize local needs, mobilize for direct action on issues of mutual concern, and engage experts, elected officials, and agencies in collective problem solving.

CNCEF success is rooted in three fundamental tenants of direct political action:

1. Transform people to become leaders by connecting them with their power to;
2. Work with people to make real and tangible improvements for themselves and their families and in the process;
3. Develop strong relationships with elected and appointed officials

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Working class families living in the San Joaquin and Coachella valleys.

  • How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

    Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees, house meetings, door-to-door canvassing,

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Based on the results of Census 2020 and Redistricting 2021 and thousands of one-on-one conversations we had with residents living in the regions we serve - we realized Latina women are a power force who is being overlooked. In spite of the fact that Latina women 1) are registered to vote in higher numbers than their male Latino counterparts and 2) Vote in higher numbers than their male Latino counterparts.

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners, elected and appointed officials,

  • How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?

    We seek to alter the relations of power with elected and appointed officials. That is to say, we want for the elected and appointed officials to consider the members of our neighborhood committees, to know them by name, to contact them when contemplating a public policy which may impact them and their family.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,

Financials

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COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FUND

Board of directors
as of 02/03/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Sergio Cuellar

Sierra Health Foundation

Term: 2018 -

Sergio Cuellar

Program Manager, Sierra Health Foundation

Erica Ayala

Executive Director, Invest In Me

Cesar Lara

Executive Director, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/3/2023
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