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Wild Mushroom Foraging Adventure on Sonoma's Coast Join us on a wild mushroom hunt with resident expert and chef Patrick Hamilton. This guy knows his stuff! With over 40 years of mushroom hunting experience, he'll help you find them, make sure you're picking the right ones, and tell you the best methods for cooking mushrooms that you discover. These...

Course name: Foundation Center Orientation & Introduction to the NEW Foundation Directory Online Are you new to Foundation Center? Discover what resources we offer and learn about the NEW Foundation Directory Online, the most comprehensive prospect research tool with over 140,000 grantmaker profiles. A guided tour of Foundation Directory...

Whether you are a recent college grad looking to mix your career with adventure, an accomplished professional with a taste for more freedom, or a single parent looking to spend more time with those who matter most, we will break down the seemingly intimidating task of creating a professionally satisfying remote lifestyle, into simple actionable steps....

Full Course Title: Managing the "Unmanageable": Tough People, Tough Situations One of the toughest parts of a manager’s job is dealing with and turning around problem employees. Whether it’s passive/aggressive direct reports or conflict resulting from generational or cultural differences, the issues are complex and filled with emotion. The solutions...

Women at every level of an organization can be strong leaders—bringing essential skills like team leadership, strategic thinking and business acumen to their roles. To flourish as a leader, a woman needs not only the skills to lead, but a dynamic voice that can be heard and followed.  This unique 2-day program will provide you with the knowledge...

In this six week workshop, we will work on editing short poetry and/or prose poetry manuscripts. Any new material for these manuscripts will be prompted (if necessary) in class but written and integrated outside class meetings.  Inside the workshop we will focus on editing, shaping, arrangement, and bringing out a theme in your work with...

You will be guided to speak from the very first lesson while our instructors arm you with the tools you need to understand and absorb the language.  Student goals range from wanting to learn some basics in preparation for a trip abroad to long-term language learners. Our Total Beginner classes are designed for students with little or no background...

Foundation Center Orientation & Introduction to the New Foundation Directory Online Are you new to Foundation Center? Discover what resources we offer and learn about the NEW Foundation Directory Online, the most comprehensive prospect research tool with over 140,000 grantmaker profiles.  A guided tour of Foundation Directory Online will...

After a year or more at home, more time at the computer, with less touch and physical contact with others, let’s get back into our bodies. This new online workshop is specially designed for both writers and dancers.  Artists will be guided through exercises to tune in to each of the senses, to practice articulating physical and emotional sensations...

Learn how to rebuild a modern motorcycle engine! In this class you will thoroughly go through the entire engine including theory, discussion, and hands on work. This class will be performed using three Kawasaki Ninja 250 engines.  In groups of 2 to 3, each team will be assigned an engine, given a work space, all necessary tools, and instruction...

For beginners or old pros, this class will teach you how, where, and when, to find fish and other marine life in Northern CA. Think of it as “Fishing the Bay Area 101". Taught by our favorite fisherman, and the author of The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast, Kirk Lombard will teach you (among other things): How to catch halibut,...

When you’re focused on your organization's future every day of every workweek, it's vital that you are well equipped to optimize your company's performance—as well as your own career—with executive leadership training. What does it mean to be an executive leader? It means you’re a visionary, a trailblazer, a strategist, a communicator, a coach,...

Delays, cost overruns, or quality problems can wreck your project. Keep it on course with this 5-day overview of project management. Aligned with PMI’s PMBOK®, this project management workshop helps you master the entire PM process. You’ll earn 35 professional development units (PDUs) pre-approved by PMI, and you’ll gain skills and...