August 2021
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
Webinar Thursday, August 19 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
August’s Third Thirsty Impact Thursday
Mark your calendars to hear from Andy Hall, Chief Impact Officer at San Diego Workforce Partnership, about income share agreements, employee ownership, and opportunities for impact investors. Our virtual happy hour returns so you can enjoy a toast with friends and reconnect with Catalyst and your impact investing community. We miss you! Impact Thursdays are scheduled 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…
Aug
20
Funder Meeting Friday, August 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
State of the Arts: 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 Art for Justice Fund, is “disrupting mass incarceration by funding artists and advocates working together to transform our criminal…
Aug
25
Partner Event Wednesday, August 25 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Census Data Community Summit
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 the San Diego region - this event is open to the public and free of charge. Hosted by Census Legacies, in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and local partners, this special event offers (1) a series of live demonstrations on how to easily access data and tools directly from official…
Aug
26
Partner Event Thursday, August 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Addressing Community Needs and Resilience Arising from Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfires | Part 1
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 who are currently responding or looking to respond to our current natural hazard crises to participate in our monthly funders discussion that addresses immediate and emergent community challenges, as well as opportunities to build climate and disaster resilience. Each meeting will focus on a theme with short presentations from funders,…
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
1
Webinar Wednesday, September 1 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Briefing: Supporting the Afghan Community in San Diego & Imperial County
In light of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, the trauma it brings to our Afghan neighbors, and the soon-to-be new arrivals, the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition and Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties will host a briefing for funders and elected officials/public agencies on our community’s response, resilience, and needs. Efforts to address the needs and concerns of residents and those arriving have been under way since early August. Whether you are already doing everything you can or…
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
Partner Event Thursday, September 9 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am
State of the California Wildfires: Philanthropy’s Role in Equitably Addressing Immediate and Long-term Needs
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. The state of California has secured Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for several counties to support wildfire response and recovery efforts, and more counties are expected to receive federal support in the coming weeks and months. However, there remain gaps into what governments can provide to wildfire survivors in the immediate…
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. This session will focus on building an ongoing corporate commitment to racial justice that is more permanent and enduring than in-the-moment statements and actions when faced with crises. Qualcomm recently hosted the Racial Justice Giving Initiative (RJGI) showcase. In addition to awarding a total of $500,000 to ten nonprofits doing important work in the field of racial justice, over 450 Qualcomm employees tuned in to…
Sep
15
Partner Event Wednesday, September 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Occupational Segregation and Wealth Stripping – Two Sides of the Same Coin
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, ensuring Latinx and Black women are funneled into the lowest paying jobs with few employer benefits. Currently, 90% of occupations are racially segregated in the US, with race and gender being perhaps the most predominant indicators of the type of job someone can land. Research shows that employers pay men…
Sep
16
Funder Meeting Thursday, September 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
San Diego Food Funders Meeting
The San Diego Food Funders is a Catalyst funder collaborative that supports the creation of an equitable food system by addressing hunger and other challenges. They stay connected to the latest briefings, learning and information on food insecurity in San Diego County. Areas of interest for the collaborative include: Opportunities to leverage public resources (e.g. federal funding for school meals) Addressing operational inefficiencies in agency food acquisition and distribution Supporting agriculture and food-related entrepreneurship Target Audience This meeting is open…
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