The GRIT Series 2026
August 20, 2026 @ 5:30PM — October 15, 2026 @ 7:30PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
United Way of SJC: 777 N Pershing Ave Suite 2B Stockton, CA 95203 Get Directions
Empower. Learn. Lead.
The GRIT Series
Join us for the 2026 GRIT Series, a dynamic lineup of workshops designed to help you grow personally and professionally. Whether you're looking to enhance your understanding of the nonprofit ecosystem, learn to maximize practical skills to heighten business operations and board governance or simply to jump start your nonprofit with a new rebrand or expanded us of technology. This is your place. Get gritty with United Way of San Joaquin County.
Seminar Details
Bad, Good, & Great Boards with Kristen Birtwhistle
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | United Way SJC
There's another layer of governance that profoundly affects our work as a CEO or employee of a nonprofit and it gets relatively scant attention: the nonprofit boards that govern your charity organization. In this session you will learn about the critical steps in recognizing a bad board from a great board using case studies, tools, assessments, planning strategies and knowing the difference between the role of the CEO and board chair. A hands-on, highly visible learning opportunity.
Beyond the Logo with Deb Cantu
Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | United Way SJC
Join us for a conversation about the power of investing in your brand to achieve meaningful impact. In this session you'll learn how building your brand involves envisioning a future state of your organization and identifying a deliberate path forward to achieve it (this doesn’t always mean spending a lot of advertising dollars!) Learn how to elevate your brand in today’s competitive landscape.
Putting AI to Work: Governance, Security, & Real Use Cases for Nonprofits with Chad Sublet
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | United Way SJC
This session offers a practical look at how nonprofits can govern AI use responsibly, protect sensitive data, and apply AI to real-world tasks, from donor communications to program reporting, without the technical overwhelm.
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