SoCal Grantmaker’s 2024 Annual Conference – Better Together: Creating a Collective Legacy

We are entering a unique moment in Southern California. While the nation and the world feel increasingly divided, there is growing global interest in the economic, environmental, and cultural potential of our region. Major sporting events coming to Los Angeles, including the 2026 World Cup, the 2027 Super Bowl, and the 2028 Olympics and Summer Paralympics, are harbingers of the role our region must play as a leader working to solve complex problems from housing and homelessness to climate change and disaster mitigation.

There are tremendous opportunities ahead for our region. All of us working across sectors—philanthropy, government, corporate, and community-based organizations—have vital roles to play. But we can’t go about it alone. Now, more than ever, we need partnership. Because when we work together, we work better.

SCG’s 2024 Annual Conference, Better Together: Creating a Collective Legacy, will explore how our sector can leverage this pivotal moment for the long-term benefit of our communities. We will discuss how forging a legacy of equity and prosperity for our region will require us to deepen our relationships and return to fundamental questions about collaboration: How do we build community and trust between ourselves and our partners? Do we have systems of accountability and care amongst one another? What does it mean to be a thriving, interdependent region with shared values and vision?

We hope you will join SCG’s signature annual event to learn about the critical issues our sector will grapple with in the years ahead, the consequences of the impending November elections, and the strategies needed to ensure a lasting impact in Southern California. Together, we will explore the potential of philanthropy to leverage global moments in service of regional movements and progress.