August 2021
Aug
4
Webinar Wednesday, August 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Investments in COVID-19 Recovery and Public Health
Public health infrastructure underpins many important priorities — such as keeping the economy open and children in classrooms. California’s COVID-19 response confirmed that our health systems were ill-prepared for such a crisis, and public health officials know another crisis is not a matter of if, but when. Congress responded quickly to fund the initial pandemic response; however, long-term sustained funding is needed to create the public health infrastructure needed to protect against a number of growing threats. Join us for…
Aug
4
Partner Event Wednesday, August 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Pacific Islanders Leading for an Equitable Recovery
COVID-19 made starkly visible the disparities in our society. Nowhere was this more clear than for the Pacific Islander (PI) community in California. The data that is available shows that this community was perhaps the hardest hit by COVID-19 of any other racial or ethnic group. Philanthropy and policymakers are engaged in discussions about what an equitable recovery looks like, which is commendable. But for Pacific Islanders, the data and research that exists to track their recovery is woefully inadequate.…
Aug
5
Funder Meeting Thursday, August 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Funders Together to End Homelessness Meeting
Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD) is a collaborative of individual, public and private funders that explore and invest in effective systems change and services to end homelessness in San Diego County. The group is fiscally sponsored by Catalyst. FTEHSD’s goal is to build a San Diego County collaborative of funders who are committed to solving homelessness through leadership, education, and advocacy; strategic collaboration, alignment and focus of resources; and effective promotion and replication of evidence-based practices in…
Aug
12
Funder Meeting Thursday, August 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
STEAM Funders Meeting
The STEAM Funders support education and training that contributes to a workforce pipeline trained in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with strong creativity and interpersonal skills. Established in July 2016, the STEAM Funders collaborative at Catalyst maintains strong connections to the San Diego STEM Ecosystem Initiative spearheaded by Fleet Science Center and also explores other opportunities to contribute to this field. This collaborative focuses on building opportunities for women/girls and students of color and advancing digital equity. Target Audience This…
Aug
12
Partner Event Thursday, August 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Hidden Gems: Funding Long-Term Recovery Groups
It is often said, “Disasters begin and end locally.” After the major news media, national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and large funders go home, it is the local community that will be coordinating the years of recovery still to come. One tool used for this work is the often ignored but desperately needed long-term recovery group (LTRG). Typically pulling from the local Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters membership, LTRGs usually describe themselves as a “recovery coalition,” “unmet needs committee” or “community…
Aug
17
Webinar Tuesday, August 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Advocacy 101
Much of our time is spent fine-tuning effective grantmaking and investment practices, but how many of us look at the policies that creates a need for grantmaking? This session will explore a powerful tool that is available to you and your grantees/investees: advocacy. While funding can address impacts that have already occurred, changes in public policy yield a new environment that creates opportunity and prevents disproportionate outcomes in people's lives. Simply put, advocacy leverages the impact of available funds so…
Aug
18
Funder Meeting Wednesday, August 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Binational Migration Funders Meeting
The Binational Migration Funders seek to ensure the legal and wellness needs of all immigrants and refugees who pass from Mexico through San Diego and Imperial Counties are met, and advocates for sustainable permanent immigration infrastructure to meet those needs in the future. The vision of the Binational Migration Funders Collaborative acknowledges the need for a rapid-response as well as a longer-term, movement building strategy. Target Audience This meeting is open to all staff and board of Catalyst member organizations…
Aug
19
Networking Thursday, August 19 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
August’s Third Thirsty Impact Thursday
Mark your calendars! Join Catalyst’s Third Thirsty Impact Thursdays for inspiring talks and good times while networking with impact investing peers. We bring you the latest ideas and conversation on impact investing while building community. More details to follow! Impact Thursdays are schedule for the third Thursday of every other month. The one following this will be on October 21 from 4-6pm. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact carlos@catalystsd.org.
Aug
20
Funder Meeting Friday, August 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
State of the Arts: Arts & Social Justice
This is the second session in a six-part Learning Series in partnership with the Clare Rose Foundation and the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. We'll explore how the arts are vital in producing a just and equitable society. We’ll also discuss the strategy being employed at the national level where a cross-sector and collaborative philanthropy project, the Arts for Justice Fund, is “disrupting mass incarceration by funding artists and advocates working together to transform our criminal…
Aug
31
Webinar Tuesday, August 31 @ 9:30 am - Tuesday, September 21 @ 12:00 pm
Healing Justice: An Integral Approach to Advancing Racial Equity | FRE Session 3
This third session of the Foundations of Racial Equity Series focuses on the importance of healing justice as a strategy, framework, and way of being within philanthropic institutions. The session will focus on internal organizational practices and external opportunities for philanthropy to resource healing justice strategies. In the early 2000’s healing justice was introduced as a political and cultural organizing strategy by BIPOC southern-based organizers responding to white supremacist & xenophobic violence; a conservative backlash post 9/11 and increased fascism…
September 2021
Sep
2
Funder Meeting Thursday, September 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Funders Together to End Homelessness Meeting
Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD) is a collaborative of individual, public and private funders that explore and invest in effective systems change and services to end homelessness in San Diego County. The group is fiscally sponsored by Catalyst. FTEHSD’s goal is to build a San Diego County collaborative of funders who are committed to solving homelessness through leadership, education, and advocacy; strategic collaboration, alignment and focus of resources; and effective promotion and replication of evidence-based practices in…
Sep
9
Funder Meeting Thursday, September 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corporate Philanthropy Session
The Corporate Philanthropy Series at Catalyst is designed for people who work in corporate philanthropy. Each session invites speakers who contribute their subject-matter expertise to our conversations on varying aspects of CSR. Join us to connect with local peers in corporate philanthropy, learn best practices, and share your own program’s giving and engagement. If you require any accommodations to fully participate in this program, please contact melissa@catalystsd.org. Target Audience This program is designed for members who work in corporate philanthropy and…
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