The Forum on Student Debt and the Nonprofit Workforce is hosted in partnership with StudentDebtCrisis.org. The Forum will be a blend of practical trainings and tools that can be used by nonprofit employers and employees to manage student debt. It will also be a call to action, offering an opportunity to discuss what’s happening nationally and locally on this issue and how the nonprofit sector can engage in the debate. Join us for a day of learning, discussion and action on a crucial issue. Register now!
SCHEDULE
8:30 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM: The View From D.C. and the California Perspective
Student debt is a personal issue and a national crisis. So what are our representatives in Washington, D.C. doing about it? Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) is a national champion on the issue. We are fortunate to have him with us to share what it feels like to be a Congressman with student debt, how it informs his position, and what he thinks Congress will do to alleviate the student debt crisis in the future. He will also discuss his recently introduced legislation (“Know Your Repayment Options Act” and “Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act“), and ways we can work to get better debt relief programs implemented quickly.
Following Congressman Swalwell’s national overview, CalNonprofits Program Director Diana Dunker will discuss the California perspective. This year CalNonprofits conducted a detailed survey of nonprofit employees and employers – and got nearly 1,000 responses! What did we learn about student debt from employees? What solutions did we find in the data? Diana will briefly discuss the results of our survey, including a look at how California’s nonprofit sector both converges and diverges from national trends in student debt.
10:30 AM: WORKSHOPS (Choose One)
Debt Relief Options Workshop for Nonprofit Employees
Public Service Loan Forgiveness is the best loan forgiveness program available to anyone working for a nonprofit. Natalia Abrams, Executive Director of Student Debt Crisis, will present this workshop full of useful tools for individuals with student loans. Learn about the different types of student loans, the available debt repayment plans, ways to avoid default, and how to take advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Nonprofit Employer Toolkit for Combating Student Debt
In this workshop, CalNonprofits Program Director Diana Dunker will unveil the newly developed employer toolkit full of useful, free and low-cost opportunities for nonprofits as employers to support employees with student debt. Learn how to attract and retain talented employees using the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, simple steps for improving employee loyalty, and why the economics of student debt are driving staff turnover. This workshop is designed for Executive Directors, Human Resources staff, and supervisors.
12:00 PM: Nonprofit Student Debt Task Force Meeting (invitation only)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: One-on-one consultations with Student Debt Crisis staff members Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian (limit 22)
FREE for Members / $30 for not-yet-members
Note: Continental breakfast included, lunch is not provided
Co-Sponsors
This Forum and the Nonprofit Student Debt Project are made possible by the Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund at Fidelity Charitable, foundations who provide unrestricted support to CalNonprofits including the California Wellness Foundation, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation and the Weingart Foundation, and the thousands of nonprofit organizations that are members of CalNonprofits.
The Forum is co-sponsored by the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network-LA, the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin, San Francisco Human Services Network, Community Partners, Valley Nonprofit Resources, the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, and Antioch University Los Angeles Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management Program.
