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March 2009

Home Past Newsletters March 2009

In this issue: California Women’s Festival: March 8, Women’s Expo in VC: March 13-15, Paid Summer Internship at WEV, Save these Dates!, Free Tax Help, Connecting with WEV, WEV Artist, Announcements

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WEV Got News! 
March 2009  
In this newsletter
:: California Women’s Festival: March 8
:: Women’s Expo VC: March 13-15
:: Paid Summer Internship at WEV
:: Save these Dates!
:: Free Tax Help
:: Connecting with WEV
:: WEV Artist
:: Announcements

2009 California Women’s Festival Coincides with International Women’s Day

  
The Women’s Festivals: Bringing All Our Worlds Together is the premier gathering of women seeking to empower themselves by connecting with the tools and resources they need to flourish and prosper in all aspects of their busy lives.

The Festivals will celebrate the accomplishments and nurture the dreams of women in an interactive, multi-cultural, and multi-tracked format focusing on the five critical areas of women’s lives: Personal, Professional, Philanthropic, Political, and Planet- otherwise known as the “5 Ps.”  

 

The California Women’s Festival will feature a professional business expo, awards program, and educational and enlightening discussions led by renowned speakers and authors, including WEV’s CEO Marsha Bailey (“Trends and Innovations in Microfinance and Sustainable Development” panel). WEV will also host a booth – we hope you’ll register and stop by! 

 
Date
Sunday, March 8th, 8AM-8PM
 
Location

Corwin Pavilion, UCSB

 
Admission
$75 for WEV clients

Visit www.womensfestivals.org and use 09WFWEV as the Promo Code to receive this special discount!

 
For further questions, contact 805.565.9967 or info@womensfestivals.org 

Women’s Expo Ventura County – Celebrating the Power of WE!

 

At Women’s EXPO Ventura County you’ll find
…over 50 dynamic Speakers (including WEV’s Client Services Director, Angel Cottrell) 
…warm & engaging Exhibitors
…accomplished Authors and personal encounters
… a Lounge for fashion & fitness, makeovers & massage, relaxation, contemplation, prizes and more!

 
Dates


Friday, March 13th, Noon – 7PM
Saturday, March 14th, 10AM – 6PM
Sunday, March 15th, 11AM – 4PM

Location
Ventura County Fairgrounds at Seaside Park – 10 W. Harbor Blvd. – Ventura, California

Admission

Tickets may be purchased on site

$10 One Day ticket
$15 Multi-Day ticket (non-transferable) 
                        

WEV also has free tickets to give away! Contact Program Coordinator Leah Gonzales at (805) 965-6073 x106 or lgonzales@wevonline.org

WEV Offers Paid Summer Internship through Citigroup Grant 

 
For the third year in a row, WEV has been chosen by FIELD (a project of The Aspen Institute)  as one of only 15 organizations across the country to receive a grant from the Citi Microenterprise Researchers Program which will fund a paid full-time internship at WEV this summer.

The program exposes students to the microenterprise development field, and assists organizations like WEV in collecting high-quality client outcomes data.  As a grantee, WEV will select an intern to work with our staff to execute the survey project and analyze the collected data, and The Aspen Institute will bring all of the interns together for training in Washington, D.C. The internship is an integral component to expanding and improving our data collection techniques as well as providing the intern with a unique opportunity to build upon his or her knowledge and experience in their field of study.

The internship dates are May 26-August 14, and WEV is now accepting applications for the position.  The ideal candidate will have completed at least one year of graduate study in a relevant field.  WEV is also hiring a part-time / temporary surveyor who will conduct interviews with our Spanish-speaking clients.  Candidates for this position must be bilingual in English and Spanish.  Each position is posted in detail on WEV’s website: https://www.wevonline.org/pages/about-wev/jobs-at-wev.php

If you or someone you know would like to apply for the position, please send your resume to jobs@wevonline.org or fax to 962-9622.

Save these Dates!

Monday, May 18th
Graduation Ceremony for the Spring 2009 SET Class

 

Thursday, May 21st

Think BIG Conference

 
Both events held at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara

Free Tax Help

 

The Internal Revenue Service and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara are proud to offer the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
 
VITA Provides
-Volunteers that assist people with basic tax returns
-FREE tax preparation to those with low income, persons with disabilities and the elderly
-FREE electronic filing
-FREE preparation of the W-7 (Individual Tax Identification Number) with the preparation of a tax return
Two locations
Family Opportunity Center
526 W. Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-730-1188
PLEASE PARK ON STREET
-Open until April 15, 2009
-Open Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, 5:30-8:00pm
-Open Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
-Walk-ins welcome
-Appointments available

Paseo Voluntario Learning Center
309 S. Voluntario Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-966-6581
PLEASE PARK ON STREET 
-Open until April 15, 2009
-Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 5:30-8:00pm
-Open Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
-Walk-ins welcome
-Appointments available

What To Bring
-Last year’s tax return
-Social Security Cards or ITIN cards for all family members
-All tax forms: W-2, 1098, 1099
-Information of all deductions/credits, e.g. childcare provider’s name, address, Soc Sec or Tax ID number
-Bank account number (for direct deposit)

Need help filing your business taxes? WEV provides free tax help and Schedule C preparation to small business owners! Click here for more information and to find out how to set up an appointment.

Create a WEV Alumni Circle of Social Networking & Fundraising

 

Connect your business with WEV via GiveZooks!  You can create a webpage for your business, and support WEV at the same time. 
 
By creating a GiveZooks! grassroots page, you can connect from the WEV GiveZooks! website to yours. WEV intends to encourage as many alumni as possible to create pages in order to support the circle of giving back to WEV.  Alumni can stay connected through blogging on your GiveZooks! page, sending a link to friends, putting a WEV badge (or button) on your business website, and by using social networks such as Facebook.
 
Check out these alumni who have already kicked off their grassroots pages:  
Allyson Purcell – Stanley Avenue; SET graduate ’07  
Dr. Crystal Clinton – Clinton Chiropractic; SET graduate ’07
Meghan Incorvaia – Meghan Nicole Photography; SET graduate ’08
Randie Hilliard – RandHill Naturals; SET graduate ’07
Katherine Wertheim – Werth-It Consulting; SET graduate ’08
Lori Willis – Givezooks! employee; SET graduate ’03
Shana Pearson – WEV staff; SET graduate ’08
Victoria (Tori) Murphy –  Tori’s Window Washing; SET graduate ’08
 
Interested in creating your own page?  Click here to begin!
GiveZooks!
 
Would you like hands-on training in creating a page? WEV will be holding a GiveZooks! grassroots training on March 19th, 12-1pm,
at the Santa Barbara WEV office.
Please RSVP as space is limited -contact Development Associate Shana Pearson at (805) 965-6073 x105 or email spearson@wevonline.org

WEV Artist: Carol Carbine

 Work on display in SB WEV offices from March – April

Carol Carbine

Carol has been working as a professional artist for 28 years and has lived along the central coast since 1993.  She is a member of  S.C.A.P.E. (Southern California Artists Protecting the Environment) and a board  member of the Santa Ynez Art Guild.
 
Carol’s work has been described as having a wonderful sense of color and a keen eye for composition.  Her paintings can be soft and endearing or strong with vigorous strokes of paint.  Carol works in plein air that she feels gives an honest quality to capturing the light in a brief moment of time.  “I am surrounded by rolling hills, twisted oaks, wild flowers, rivers and the ocean.  It’s everything an artist needs to be inspired, to interpret and enjoy nature at its best.  What a banquet for a painter.”
 
Carol has a degree in fine arts from the University of Utah and has worked in adult education classes with Michael Drury and James Armstrong.  Her oil paintings have been exhibited in many businesses and art galleries in Santa Barbara.  She has shown her work at the Sunday Art Show along Cabrillo Boulevard for the past 14 years and continues to do so today. 

 

Announcements

–WEV is excited to announce the revamp of our website within the next few months! Stay tuned…
 
-Would you like to help brighten WEV’s office walls with your artwork? We are still seeking artists to display their work for 2-month periods beginning in May. Please contact Program Assistant Eva Wong at ewong@wevonline.org if you would like to participate!

-If you have an announcement for inclusion in the next WEV newsletter, contact news@wevonline.org or 965-6073 x106 by the 28th of the month.

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