All Member Meeting Resources
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 MFSA ALL MEMBER MEETING
November 1st All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
Laura Bode, Vice President of Philanthropy and Michelle Boyle, Director of Housing and Support Services, shared the work of A New Leaf providing housing.
Children's Action Alliance's Matt Jewett and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress's Geraldine Miranda, provided a preview of the upcoming state budget and legislative session.
ADOH Director Joan Serviss presented on ADOH's work.
Gabriel Jaramillo, Director of Healthy Communities, shared resources with the MFSA, including Understanding the Housing Continuum and Funding Sources.
DES puts together information sessions for partner organization teams. Seeking insight, partners can complete this statement of interest form, or contact the agency directly.
AUGUST 16, 2024 MFSA ALL MEMBER MEETING
August 16th All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
Dr. Eugene Livar, Arizona's first Statewide Chief Heat Officer shares the work of his office and the collaborations occurring across the state.
This resource provides information for providers the connection between heat and medications.
Children's Action Alliance's Molly Dunn and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress's Geraldine Miranda provide a summary of impactful budget and legislation from the 2024 session.
MAY 17, 2024 MFSA All MEMBER MEETING
May 17th All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
AUGUST 25, 2023 MFSA ALL MEMBER MEETING
August 25th All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
DCS Director David Lujan shared the strategic plan for the upcoming year.
DES Director Angie Rodgers shared the work and upcoming areas of focus for DES.
AHCCCS Deputy Director Marcus Johnson provides updates and insights specific to AHCCCS.
MAY 12, 2023 MFSA ALL MEMBER MEETING
May 12th All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
Child & Family Resources shared their ongoing agency EDI journey.
CAA Health Policy Director Matt Jewett joined the MFSA to share an update on the current legislative session.
With big changes as of April 1, 2023 with Medicaid coverage, this document serves as a resource for advocates and families seeking to keep coverage.
MARCH 24, 2023 IN-PERSON NETWORKING EVENT
Franciscan Renewal Center Parking Map
MFSA's event will be held next to the pool and the location on the FRC property is circled in purple.
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 MFSA ALL MEMBER MEETING
February 3rd All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
Gwen Relf, CEO/Executive Director of Rehoboth CDC joined the MFSA to share the work of her organization.
Ann Wheat, Executive Director of Duet, shared with the MFSA the work of Duet on behalf of aging Arizonans.
Dana Marie Kennedy, MSW, State Director for AARP Arizona provided insights and resources on AARP's work on behalf of Arizonans.
Children's Action Alliance's President & CEO David Lujan provided the MFSA an update on the start of 2023's legislative session.
November 18, 2022 MFSA All Member Meeting
MFSA November 18th All Member Meeting Presentations & Resources
Dr. Sybil Francis, President & CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona presented on findings from The Arizona Voters' Agenda.
Laurie Liles, Chief Public Policy Officer of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits shares what nonprofits need to know about engaging in advocacy.
Michelle Coldwell, MSW, Director of Public Policy for the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers shares the "how to" of engaging in public policy.
This website allows Arizonans to remotely register for the Legislature's Request to Speak online system.
Kylie Barber, Early Childhood Policy Director and AZECA representative shared how AZECA crafts a policy agenda.
David Lujan, President & CEO of Children's Action Alliance shares what to expect this upcoming year at the Legislature as well as provide insight on the recent election.
October 12, 2022 MFSA Virtual Resource Fair
Stardust Gifts In Kind Program
Economic and Housing Trends - Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)
A detailed PowerPoint presentation on current economic and housing trends in Maricopa County, presented by Anubhav Bagley, Regional Analytics Director for MAG.
Wildfire Living Wage
A presentation on living wage in Maricopa County, presented by Cynthia Zwick, Executive Director of Wildfire.
Arizona Housing Coalition Resources
Legislative Update from Children's Action Alliance & The Arizona Center for Economic Progress
David Lujan, President & CEO of Children's Action Alliance shares the wins in the last legislative session as well as other updates.
February 16, 2022 Zoom Content Hour Resources
2022 Legislative Update
David Lujan, Present & CEO of Children's Action Alliance joined the MFSA to provide a legislative update.
Contact CAA to have them assist you in setting up your profile on the Legislature's request to speak system so you can provide your input remotely.
Contact information for all State Senators. Use "Find My Legislator" in the upper-right corner to identify your Senator.
Contact information for all State Representatives. Use "Find My Legislator" in the upper-right corner to identify your Representative.
February 24, 2021 Zoom Content Hour Resources
Legislative Preview Presentation
David Lujan from Children's Action Alliance and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress presented on the 2021 Arizona legislature.
A resource to assist individuals and organizations in registering with the Arizona legislative Request to Speak system to speak on bills.
Find your legislative district.
December 19, 2020 Zoom Content Hour Resources
Resources Provided by Presenter Natalia Ronceria Ceballos, Founder/CEO La NRC
Equity & Your Organization: Gaining Buy In
PowerPoint presentation by La NRC
Natalia Ronceria Ceballos
December, 2020
The Role of Senior Leaders in Building a Race Equity Culture
By Kerrien Suarez, Director, Equity in the Center, a project of ProInspire
July, 2018
The Psychology of Diversity Resistance and Integration
Christine A. Wiggins-Romesburg and Rod P. Githens
2018
Race to Lead Revisited:
Obstacles and Opportunities in Addressing
the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap
An initiative of Building Movement Project
2020
Members of high-status groups are threatened by pro-diversity
organizational messages
Tessa L. Dover, Brenda Major, Cheryl R. Kaiser
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2016
Do organizations' diversity signals threaten members of the majority group?
The case of employee professional networks
Angélica S. Gutiérreza, Julian K. Saint Clair
Journal of Business Research
2018
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR RACIAL EQUITY: A STRATEGY FOR GROWTH
Ani Turner
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
2018
BACKLASH TOWARD DIVERSITY INITIATIVES: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY PROGRAM JUSTIFICATION, PERSONAL AND GROUP OUTCOMES
Deborah L. Kidder
Towson University
Melenie J. Lankau
University of Georgia
Donna Chrobot-Mason
University of Cincinnati
Kelly A. Mollica
Bethel College, TN
Raymond A. Friedman
Vanderbilt University
The International Journal of Conflict of Management
November 18, 2020 Zoom Connect Hour Resource
2020 Census Thank You and Stats
October 21, 2020 Zoom Content Hour
Elections 2020
David Lujan from the Arizona Center for Economic Progress provided insights and information on this year's election.
Access information on your district as well as legislators, bills and other important legislative information.
Information and feedback regarding judge's performance.
Access information on property taxes and understanding your tax bill.
Find specific school district audits as well as information on dollars spent in the classroom by district.
August 26, 2020 Zoom Content Hour
Understanding Equity - Begin with Language
Natalia Ronceria Ceballos, Founder/CEO of La NRC presented on Understanding Equity - Begin with Language at the MFSA's August, 2020 Zoom Connect. Included is her PowerPoint presentation.
To connect with Natalia visit her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliarc/.
Suggested resources provided by Natalia Ronceria Ceballos, Founder/CEO of La NRC.
February 7, 2020 All Member Meeting
Legislative Session 2020 & Advocacy
David Lujan from The Arizona Center for Economic Progress presented on the current session as well as provided guidance on advocacy for non-profit organizations.
November 8, 2019 All Member Meeting
November 8 2019 Agenda
MFSA Social Network Analysis Survey Findings
Utility Assistance Update
Cynthia Zwick, CEO of Wildfire, presented the MFSA with an update on the work of the Utility Assistance Core Team.
Census 2020
Jannah Scott, Senior Partnership Specialist for the US Census provided resources on the 2020 Census.
Legislative Preview
David Lujan joined the MFSA to provide a preview of the upcoming 2020 legislative session.
Father Engagement in Family Support
Neil Tift from Native American Fathers and Families Association presented on gatekeeping.
Marion Hill from City of Phoenix presented on improving the lives of children and families through father engagement.
Arizona KIDS COUNT Data
David Lujan from The Arizona Center for Economic Progress presented on the latest KIDS COUNT data for Arizona.
May 3, 2019 All Member Meeting
Listen For Good Panel & Resources
A hard-copy example of the application agencies will need to complete online to apply for L4G.
2019 Legislative Session Update
David Lujan joined the MFSA to share up-to-date information on the 2019 Legislative Session.
February 8, 2019 All Member Meeting
Listen For Good Presentation
June Wang from Listen For Good presented on the survey tool and the opportunity for MFSA members.
Listen for Good Website
2019 Legislative Session To Do List
David Lujan from the Arizona Center for Economic Progress presented on upcoming issues and opportunities in the 2019 legislative session.
November 9, 2018 All Member Meeting
The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn't True
Mia Birdsong's TED Talk provides an insightful way to think about poverty.
Family Independence Initiative
Trinity Donovan, AZCEND CEO, presents on the Family Independence Initiative and its measurable results.
Policy Impact and Mid-Term Elections
David Lujan, the Director for the Arizona Center for Economic Progress provides updates and insight into the upcoming legislative session and the impacts of the recent mid-term elections.
Listen For Good
See an overview of Listen for Good’s approach to using feedback loops.
See the great stories of how organizations are using what they’ve gained from Listen for Good to improve their services .
August 17, 2018 All Member Meeting
LISC Phoenix
LISC Executive Director, Terry Benelli presents on the myriad ways LISC Phoenix is engaged across Maricopa County.
Trellis - Learning. Lending. Building
Patricia Garcia Duarte, President & CEO, shares how Trellis is engaged with community to connect individuals to home ownership.
An informational handout on Trellis's services in both English and Spanish.
Utility Discounts & Programs: Keep More Money in Your Pocket
Bonnie Temme, Community Relations Program Manager for SRP shares a variety of ways individuals and families can save money on their utilities. Information presented for SRP, APS and Southwest Gas.
Smart Tools for School
Roxanne Wingate, Sr. Community Relations Specialist for Cox Communications of Arizona provides information on Cox's Connect2Compete program.
Session Impacts & Federal Legislation
David Lujan, Director of the Arizona Center for Economic progress provides information on legislation, tax cut impacts and public school funding.
AZ ABLE
Brittaney Chipley shared information and handouts about the Department of Economic Security's new program AZ ABLE.
Visit the https://az-able.com/ for more information.
May 4, 2018 All Member Meeting
ARIZONA@WORK, Innovative Workforce Solutions
February 2, 2018 All Member Meeting
MFSA Network Survey Findings
Emily Mead from the Institute for Sustainable Communities presents findings from the MFSA's second network survey.
