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SANDAN is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, public benefit organization that was
incorporated in May 1998 and is governed by a 15 member board of directors.
SANDAN's Mission ~
As the voice of San Diego's nonprofit sector,
SANDAN's mission is to promote, connect and lead a vibrant and effective
nonprofit sector that advances the well being of the San Diego region.
SANDAN fulfills its mission through these core strategies
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Providing leadership and capacity that
strengthens and supports the San Diego nonprofit sector.
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Advocating for the interests of the nonprofit
sector
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Promoting the San Diego region nonprofit sector
and its successes
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Coordinating and connecting all nonprofit
sub-sectors (umbrella)
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Unifying and amplifying the nonprofit sector
voice
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Connecting nonprofits to resources
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Tracking and reporting on key social and sector
indicators and social return on investment in nonprofits
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Creating bridges and linkages to government and
business
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Advancing the highest standards of ethical
nonprofit practice
SANDAN Strategies & Services provide our members with
cutting-edge results
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Nonprofits are healthier and are more effectively and
efficiently achieving their missions.
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There is a highly effective partnership between the San
Diego nonprofit sector and the government and business sectors.
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Nonprofit efforts to address critical social and cultural
needs and issues in the region incorporate strong, innovative cross-border
partnerships between US and Mexican non-governmental organizations.
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Funding and human resources are more easily accessible and
readily available.
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The San Diego nonprofit sector is highly valued by the
general public.
To view SANDAN’s Strategic Framework 2006 and Beyond
as well as present work plans,
click here.
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Historical Perspective ~
The History of SANDAN
By 1996, the Community Congress had been in
existence for 25 years and the primary organizer and convener of the San
Diego nonprofit sector. The Congress had been funded by the United Way for
many years prior to 1995 but the small $30,000 grant ended in 1996 and the
Congress was retired and disbanded. During years1995 and 1996, the
Congress had been convening a group of executive directors from several
human service nonprofits around the question posed by then County CAO,
David Janssen, regarding a framework for thinking about how best to
organize the health and human service system in San Diego across the
public sector, private nonprofits, and private for-profits. Under the
leadership of the Congress, a defining paper was developed and presented
to the Board of Supervisors in the fall of 1996. There was some organized
resistance at the BOS meeting by the SEIU at the time and the issue was
effectively sidetracked. Shortly thereafter, David Janssen left the County
and Larry Prior came in with a sweeping privatization agenda that paid
little attention to the work done by the Congress.
The key nonprofit leadership involved during this
time included: John Adam, Community Congress Director; Laura Spiegel, as
Home Start Inc. Executive Director; Roger Bailey, then CEO at
Meals-On-Wheels; Delia Sables, Catholic Charities; Melissa Donaldson,
SDYCS AED; Laura Mustari, as YMCA Youth and Family Services’ Executive
Director; Nancy Sherman, then Harmonium’s Executive Director; Carol
Fitzgibbons, Home of Guiding Hands Executive Director; Jonathon Hunter,
then AED for Episcopal Community Services; and Larry Johnson, as the
United Way’s Director of Community Services.
For more about the History of SANDAN, click here. |
MAILING ADDRESS:
San Diego Association of
Nonprofits
P.O. Box
503353
San Diego, CA 92150-3353
PHONE: (619) 886-5354 |
