Events

Click here to add your name to the waitlist. Please contact Aline Racic with any questions. Last year, we hosted a full-day trip to Imperial County, diving into the region's intricacies and tapping into the wisdom of impactful community based organizations. Your feedback was crystal clear: you wanted more time. We heard you, we're returning, … Continue reading Do the Work: Imperial County Overnight

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)

Gun violence affects us all, and it is imperative that we come together to gain a comprehensive understanding of this issue. The Community Briefing, lead by the Hope & Heal Fund, will unravel common misconceptions about gun violence and the most effective ways our communities can respond to this pressing challenge. Agenda: SD County Gun … Continue reading Combatting Gun Violence: Community Briefing

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

In June 2023, United Ways of California released How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2023, a new study that reveals the "real cost" of living in California. Unlike the official poverty measure, the Real Cost Measure factors the costs of housing, food, health care, child care and other basic … Continue reading The Real Cost Measure

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)

Registration is now closed. We are at full capacity and cannot accommodate any more attendees at this time. Please contact Melissa Leon with any questions. At our annual conference this year, get ready to take a deep dive into the pivotal role philanthropy plays in a more equitable distribution of wealth. How is it possible that … Continue reading 2023 Catalyst Annual Conference: Funding our Future

Climate Funders Collaborative Site Visit  Join us on October 26th for a special close look at our vibrant communities advancing climate resilience. We’ll be joined by community leaders from Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental, and 4Walls. Our tour will offer a guided experience, insight into some of BRI‘s projects being implemented on both sides … Continue reading Binational Resilience Initiative and Climate Funders’ Collaborative Tour

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

The California Endowment and Heising-Simons Foundation invite you to participate in a conversation about HEAL (Healing Economies Adapting to Last), a landmark state investment in communities that divest from detention and into community-based solutions. Despite a year marked by budget cuts, advocates from the California Dignity Not Detention Coalition passed the groundbreaking HEAL bill in … Continue reading Let’s Help HEAL California Together! Virtual Conversation with Advocates

The Early Childhood Funders seek to motivate a sense of urgency around early childhood needs and bring together philanthropists, investors, and public funding to increase access to high-quality early childhood care and education in the San Diego region. Target Audience This meeting is open to all staff and board of Catalyst member organizations and eligible funders who … Continue reading Early Childhood Funders Meeting