Community Action Partnership Blog
CAP October 2024 Meeting Recap
Community Action Partnership’s monthly meeting on October 8 centered on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One of the speakers, Jessica Nicely, Founder and CEO of Winged Hope, has trained over 53,000 people across the state to counsel victims of abuse. She herself had overcome a history of domestic abuse having a father who abused her after…
Read MoreCommunity Action Partnership – September 2024 Meeting
Mesa Chamber’s Community Action Partnership (CAP) met on Tuesday Sept 10, and the focus was on Literacy month. In Arizona, literacy numbers are concerning.  However, continued focus on the topic can help change stats, and CAP featured guest speakers who are on the front lines including Beth Haas, MA Community Engagement Coordinator, SE Maricopa Region…
Read MoreCommunity Action Partnership Welcomes Marlo Loria & Dawn Rhodes
A collaborative new name for the Nonprofit Vitality Council was unveiled at the July 9 meeting, and going forward, the Community Action Partnership will strive to broaden its mission to bring in a collaboration of businesses along with nonprofits to create effective relationships. The goal to be all-inclusive and build relationships between businesses and the…
Read MoreNon-Profit Vitality: A New Season Prompts a Call for Action
The Mesa Chamber’s Non-Profit Vitality Committee met on June 11 to talk about the serious threat that is posed by the summer season, bringing extreme heat and its effect on homelessness. With many of our members having direct involvement in serving these vulnerable populations, including Azura Veterans Coalition (formerly the Mesa Veterans Resource Center), this…
Read MoreFebruary Committee Reviews
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce organizes a number of Committees to advocate on behalf of industry clusters within the Chamber. Many of those committees meet monthly, and here is a summary of February’s meetings. Mesa Financial Network The Mesa Financial Network gathered in February to enjoy a fantastic presentation from Erik Reichstein, AAMS, CRPC, and…
Read MoreThe Mesa Pitch for 2023: Submit Your Nomination
We describe it to people as ‘Shark Tank meets TED talk’. A live event that you can attend (and be a sponsor of), where six entrepreneurs will pitch their new business ideas to five Judges for cash prizes. Submit Your Idea We are looking for great new business ideas. You can make your pitch in…
Read MoreMesa Chamber Advocacy Update: EAST VALLEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALLIANCE URGES VETO OF SB 1246
Team Mesa Chamber, Please find attached below a copy of a letter that the East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, of which the Mesa Chamber of Commerce is a member, has sent to Governor Katie Hobbs regarding SB 1246. Sally Harrison, IOMPresident and CEOMesa Chamber of Commerce June 14, 2023 The Honorable Katie HobbsGovernorState…
Read MoreMesa College Promise: Backpacks and School Supplies
We thought we would share a fall message from the Coordinator for the Mesa College Promise program. My name is Lisa Cartwright-Harris, and I am the Education and Workforce Coordinator for the City of Mesa. As part of my role, I am the city’s liaison for the Mesa College Promise, an initiative created by Mayor…
Read MoreNon Profit Vitality Council June 2022 Meeting
The Non-Profit Vitality Council (NPVC) met this past June 14th. Chaired by Rachel Caballero from TruWest Credit Union, she opened the meeting with a presentation covering information about some of the financial challenges of our community members. Following the presentation, the group showed concern in communicating existing and future resources to the public so that…
Read MoreTalent Recruitment Series – Labor Market Update & Mesa Employer Survey
Learn about the most recent trends in hiring, education and workforce development & what Mesa employers are saying they need to keep hiring! This event is hosted by the City of MesaRSVP for this event is managed through eventbrite.com About this event Hear from Trevor Stokes, CEO of the Partnership for Workforce Innovation, on the…
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