Events

Please join The James Irvine Foundation to hear from the team at Institute for the Future as they highlight themes and lessons learned from listening to California workers living on … Continue reading California Worker Voices: Anticipating the Future from the Frontlines

This past year, California encountered its most challenging period in recent history. The pandemic exposed systemic barriers that have long been neglected across health, housing, and the workforce while also … Continue reading Intersecting Equity, Health, Housing, and Workforce with Aging: New Philanthropic Opportunities

As California wildfires devastate communities throughout the state, significant financial, material, and human resources are deployed to support recovery and reduce their threats on communities. Despite the well-publicized socioeconomic and … Continue reading Incarcerated Firefighters: At the Intersection of Abolition, Workforce Development, and Wildfire Resilience

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 … Continue reading Pacific Islanders Leading for an Equitable Recovery

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 … Continue reading Hidden Gems: Funding Long-Term Recovery Groups

Calling all 2020 Census Complete Count Committees, tables, advocates, and partners: the estimates of the 2020 Census count are here! Join us to explore the 2020 Census Data Estimates for … Continue reading Census Data Community Summit

The worsening drought, heatwaves, and wildfires in California will require urgent and coordinated efforts from the philanthropic sector to support community response, recovery, and long-term resilience. Philanthropy California invites funders … Continue reading Addressing Community Needs and Resilience Arising from Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfires | Part 1

California is in the midst of another historic wildfire season. Already, several major and lesser known fires have destroyed communities and displaced tens of thousands of residents throughout Northern California. … Continue reading State of the California Wildfires: Philanthropy’s Role in Equitably Addressing Immediate and Long-term Needs

The pandemic has exposed the hidden rules of our economy and education systems. Our current laws, policies, regulations, normative practices and narratives establish a racial and gender hierarchy of opportunity, … Continue reading Occupational Segregation and Wealth Stripping – Two Sides of the Same Coin

Registration is closed for this event. If you are interested in attending, please contact programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org. How can institutions and individuals go beyond conventional investing and rethink how investment decisions can … Continue reading System Change Investing: What, Why, and How?

Unprecedented levels of drought continue to plague California and show no signs of slowing down. These historic consequences not only signal the impacts of a changing climate, but also point … Continue reading Addressing Drought Relief and Water Resilience California

Join Hope and Heal Fund and Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) for a webinar to discuss their new and upcoming publication titled “Understanding Violence and Prevention During a Pandemic.” The … Continue reading Understanding Violence and Prevention During a Pandemic