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Imperial County is rich with opportunities for investment, collaboration, and lasting impact, but navigating the region’s funding landscape can be complex. The Imperial Valley Funder Collaborative (IVFC) is a Catalyst collaborative of funders dedicated to growing funding interest and capacity specifically for the rural communities of Imperial County. If you are a funder currently investing … Continue reading Imperial Valley Funder Collaborative

Join us for Catalyst’s Summer Member Social at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego to spend a night with the people shaping philanthropy in our region. We’ll have drinks, light bites, and time to catch up outside the usual meetings and inboxes. We will also be celebrating the 2026 graduates of the Catalyst’s Fundamentals … Continue reading Summer Member Social

Join Catalyst’s next gathering of our Family Funders Community of Practice, a funder-only space designed for learning, knowledge exchange, and connection among family philanthropy peers and staff. This quarter’s conversation will focus on impact investing and the role it can play in advancing philanthropic goals and impact beyond traditional grantmaking. Building on data identified in … Continue reading Family Foundations Community of Practice

This webinar kicks off the series Funding Strong Coalitions, a learning series exploring how philanthropy can strengthen coalitions. Funding Collective Power: How to Invest in Coalition Efforts. Bringing together perspectives from national and state-level funders, coalition leaders, and nonprofit experts, the session will help funders better understand the parameters, opportunities, and practical considerations of supporting … Continue reading Funding Strong Coalitions: Supporting Effective Single-Sector Coalitions

This event is now at capacity. If you're interested in learning more or would like to discuss future opportunities, please contact our Director of Programs & Learning, Anna Maria. You’ve probably attended an AI session before. Maybe you’ve experimented a little. But what would it look like to actually use AI in your work next … Continue reading From Curiosity to Practice: Applying AI in Philanthropy

The Catalyst Climate Funders Collaborative invites all climate, economic development, policy, and advocacy funders to join CA FWD and Resources Legacy Fund for a conversation about how we can reimagine climate leadership through economic prosperity. In this webinar, we will explore what is needed for an economy-wide transition that drives sustainable and inclusive economic growth, … Continue reading Building a Climate Smart Economy

As California continues to grapple with a severe housing affordability crisis, the 2026 ballot will present voters with competing visions for how we should finance affordable housing. The proposed Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 would place a $10 billion statewide general obligation bond before voters to finance the construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable … Continue reading Housing on the Ballot: What’s at Stake for California in 2026 – A Special Briefing for Funders

Join us for a conversation on the future of clean maritime transportation. We're excited to host Commissioner Sid Voorakkara for a special Climate Collaborative discussion focused on the Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) and the critical work of maritime decarbonization at the Port of San Diego. Commissioner Voorakkara will share: Current updates and progress on … Continue reading Climate Funders Collaborative: Maritime Decarbonization

This is a meeting of the Binational Migration Funders, a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties. During this meeting, we will hear from representatives from the San Diego Regional Solidarity Collective, an organization working to support and protect San Diego’s immigrant and refugee communities. They will share a high-level update on … Continue reading Binational Migration Funders Meeting

This webinar is the second installment in the Funding Strong Coalitions series. In the first session, we explored how funders can support single-sector advocacy coalitions and examined the foundational practices that make coalitions effective, including defining a clear strategic scope and building shared leadership. In this second webinar, we'll expand the conversation to cross-sector coalitions—partnerships that bring together … Continue reading Funding Strong Coalitions: Cross-Sector Coalitions That Deliver

Finding the right funding opportunities starts with having the right information. Join us in partnership with Impala for a hands-on training designed to help Imperial Valley nonprofits use the Catalyst Data Hub to inform and strengthen their fundraising strategies. The Catalyst Data Hub brings together regional philanthropic data to provide insights into funding trends, grantmaking … Continue reading Catalyst Data Hub Training Session for Imperial Valley Nonprofits

Relational grantmaking invites us to see new possibilities: the kind that emerge when we step back from our usual systems and cycles. This cohort created in partnership with Kinship Fund is for Catalyst members who want to slow down, look up, and explore how their practices can deepen strong, authentic relationships with grantee partners.  Over three sessions, we'll explore what relational … Continue reading Trust Based Philanthropy Cohort: Getting Curious About What’s Possible