May 25, 2023

The Foundation continues to offer a diverse range of educational opportunities and support services through the CSAC Institute, the CSAC Grants Initiative, and CETF Partnership. Upcoming events include:    

• 5/30/23 – State Digital Equity Planning in Tuolumne – a public workshop hosted by our CETF partners in the Sierras  

Impact the future of broadband—and thus economic opportunity—by offering input on the State Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) and the Five-Year Action Plan.    

• 6/1/23 – State Digital Equity Planning in Santa Maria – a public workshop hosted by our CETF partners in the Pacific Coast  

Impact the future of broadband—and thus economic opportunity—by offering input on the State Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) and the Five-Year Action Plan.    

• 6/1/23 – Strategic Planning: Crafting and Leading Planning Processes – a virtual course hosted by the CSAC Institute 

Learn best practices and cover case studies from university instructor and strategic facilitator Angela Antenore, M. Ed., to help you integrate planning into agency operations and decision making. 

• 6/2/23 – State Digital Equity Planning in Monterey – a public workshop hosted by our CETF partners in the Central Coast  

Impact the future of broadband—and thus economic opportunity—by offering input on the State Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) and the Five-Year Action Plan.    

• 6/8/23 – IT: Extend the Service Desk – a virtual course hosted by the CSAC Institute 

Explore how IT service management practices can be applied across non-IT departments to improve coordination, service, and more, with Trevor Gregg from Tuoloumne County’s IT Department. 

• 6/9/23 – 128b Emotional and Social Intelligence: The Really Hard Skills – a virtual course hosted by the CSAC Institute 

Explore how our own emotional and social intelligence impacts our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, empathy and its role in the workplace. 

• 6/16/23 – The Art and Practice of Organizational Leadership – an in-person course hosted by the CSAC Institute in Fresno  

Get insights from former city manager Dr. Frank Benest about how to achieve sustainable change, engage employees, build teams, and create a supportive organizational culture.  

• 6/29/23 – Building Stronger Communities: Leveraging Federal Grants for County Infrastructure - a livestream webinar from the CSAC Grants Initiative  

Learn about water and transportation grant programs from experts at The Ferguson Group, who will focus on eligibility criteria, application processes, and grant strategies to help you be more effective in seeking high-impact infrastructure dollars.