Events

The Day of Service, brought to you by San Diego Gives and United Way of San Diego County, is a county-wide, collective volunteer effort connecting community members to local nonprofits to address our county’s most pressing issues. With a broad range of volunteer service projects, we make it easy to connect with a nonprofit cause … Continue reading San Diego Gives Day of Service

The 2023 Annual Cause Conference will be a full day of education, inspiration, and activation for our San Diego business community, nonprofit sector, and higher education.   Top 10 Reasons You Should Attend This Conference Explore what local causes are most aligned with your company’s values and how to use the strength of the for-profit … Continue reading 25th Annual San Diego Cause Conference

Join his conversation to learn more about California's Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), particularly the work of the Southern Border Coalition and involvement opportunities for local government and philanthropic organizations. CERF was created to promote sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19. The Fund will support new strategies to diversify local economies … Continue reading Southern Border Coalition Information Session (In-Person)

This virtual event is the first Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), Southern Border Coalition informational session for San Diego’s philanthropic community. The goal of CERF is to facilitate the development of a regional economic plan that empowers, uplifts, and facilitates community ownership in decision-making for the region and, especially, disinvested communities through equity and sustainability. … Continue reading Southern Border Coalition Information Session (Virtual)

We invite our members to join United Philanthropy Forum’s Philanthropy Day of Action on October 4, 2023 in support of the Charitable Act (S.566/H.R. 3435). This unique opportunity presents a chance for us to lend our voice to an issue that directly impacts our work as a sector and the communities we serve. Charitable giving … Continue reading Philanthropy Day of Action for the Charitable Act

Join Philanthropy California and The Investment Integration Project for an information session on the Systems Aware Investing Launchpad (SAIL). SAIL offers a journey to learn the fundamentals of system-level investing, including: why investors should care, what it means to manage systemic risks and rewards, why it is imperative to do so now, and how to integrate this … Continue reading Information Session: Systems Aware Investing Launchpad (SAIL)

In 2021, NCG issued a call to the sector to confront existential challenges - convergent and increasing large-scale climate disasters, gaping racialized economic inequities, and drastically inadequate infrastructure and housing - by responding with coordinated, long-term, bold approaches. NCG suggested five overarching shifts that would address root causes and generate security, healing, and new possibilities … Continue reading Liberating Wealth as a Prayer for the Earth: Part 3

Over the last several years, companies and corporate philanthropy have had a call to respond to these times written in history books. In the past year alone, companies have seen attacks on ESG, boycotts when they stand up for inclusion and against racism, and even challenges to environmental investments. At the same time, data shows … Continue reading 2023 Corporate Philanthropy Institute: Building New Standards

Registration is now open to join the seventh annual cohort of the Funders Policy Institute. The Funders Policy Institute (FPI) is an immersive learning program focused on increasing philanthropic resources to support policy advocacy advancing racial, economic, and gender justice throughout California. FPI affirms that the people closest to the problems and harm should be … Continue reading Women’s Foundation California Funder Policy Institute

Join SCG’s 2023 Annual Conference to reimagine economic prosperity deeply grounded in mutuality. SCG invites you to envision an economy that prioritizes relationships with each other and our planet over profits. Our current economy is already profoundly dependent on mutuality, but systemic inequities undermine this spirit of reciprocity and our economic well-being. We can commit … Continue reading SCG’s 2023 Annual Conference: REIMAGINE Our Economy

Smart Growth California's Funder Summit is coming to Sacramento, CA from March 4th to March 6th, 2024 – mark your calendars now! The Summit is where California-focused funders gather to share and learn about how their work advances a common vision – creating sustainable, equitable communities across California’s diverse landscape. At the Summit, you’ll engage … Continue reading Smart Growth California Funder Summit

In order to undo systems of oppression, it is crucial that we begin by understanding the foundations of systemic racism in our country. This introductory session to the Foundations of Racial Equity Series will offer two modules that explore the historical, cultural, and political roots of race and racism in the U.S. Over the course of these … Continue reading The Cultural, Historical, & Political Foundations of Racism | 2024 Foundations of Racial Equity: Session 1