Training and partnership pathway

Grief-literacy pathways for partners.

Proposed education tracks that help supporters, employers and schools respond to grief and refer appropriately. These are not existing SEHG courses and are not New Hope programs unless New Hope chooses to adopt them.

Proposed concept

Non-clinical. These tracks do not train counselors or therapists, do not certify anyone to provide grief treatment, and do not replace New Hope facilitator training.

Track 1Proposed curriculum

Workplace: responding to a grieving colleague

Audience: Managers and HR at sponsor employers
Format: 90-minute workshop plus a one-page guide

1.What grief can look like at work
2.Words that help, words that hurt
3.Bereavement leave and flexibility conversations
4.Knowing when and where to refer

Outcome: Managers who respond with care and refer appropriately.

Track 2Proposed curriculum

School staff: noticing student grief

Audience: Teachers and staff, with district approval
Format: 60-minute staff session

1.Grief across developmental stages
2.Classroom moments and anniversaries
3.Coordinating with counselors
4.Referral pathways

Outcome: Staff aligned with existing school protocols.

Track 3Proposed curriculum

Volunteers and event hosts

Audience: Event and holiday program volunteers
Format: Self-paced modules plus huddle

1.Welcoming grieving guests
2.Confidentiality basics
3.Boundaries of peer support
4.Self-care for volunteers

Outcome: Consistent, safe volunteer presence.

Track 4Proposed curriculum

Board and development: ethical fundraising

Audience: Board members and development volunteers
Format: Two 60-minute sessions

1.Story consent and dignity
2.Stewarding existing funders
3.Corporate partnership boundaries
4.Reading an illustrative model

Outcome: A board fluent in trauma-informed fundraising ethics.

Related courses in the SEHG platform catalog

Separate SEHG catalog

These existing SEHG catalog courses relate to the operational skills above. They are SEHG offerings, not New Hope programs; they are not included in any tuition, gift or partnership, and they do not confer grief-counseling or clinical qualifications.

Developing Emotional Intelligence · workplace empathy basics
Supervising Others · manager conversations
Communication Strategies · partner communication
Servant Leadership · volunteer and board leadership

Partnership pathways

Relationship-first partnership ideas. None imply an existing agreement.

Existing funders: stewardship first

Thank and report to supporters New Hope already lists before any new ask.

Employers

Workshops and matching-gift discussions with mission-aligned companies, only with New Hope approval.

Community partners

Coordinate with existing partners such as CSULB, USC and LBUSD; no new endorsement implied.

Sample giving intent

A simulation of how a supporter might express interest. Nothing is charged, submitted or sent to New Hope, and no contact details are collected. To give for real, visit New Hope's official site.