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Native Americans are a richly diverse and growing population, but as an ethnicity, they are disproportionately affected by disasters. This reality is true for those who live on reservations and in urban areas. And yet, Native Americans are greatly underfunded by philanthropy: From 2002 to 2016, large U.S. foundations gave, on average, 0.4% of total annual giving explicitly for Native American communities and causes. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is hosting a webinar to explore how funders can increase their…

A California that allows all residents to reach their full potential requires both a focus on racial equity, inclusion, and justice, and a commitment to challenging the systemic issues that permeate our society and government, even in this great state. The ongoing narrative over the last 15 months demonstrates the level of inequity that continues to exist; shows how far we’ve yet to go, and reinforces the need for a long-term commitment to structural change that advances racial equity and…

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 low incomes and how their work was directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This listening effort was planned and implemented by Irvine’s program initiatives, Better Careers, Fair Work, Priority Communities, and Impact Assessment & Learning Team in partnership with IFTF. Listening session participants shared stories of their pre-pandemic life, how…

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 illustrating the impact that structural inequities and racism have had on Black, Indigenous, and Latinx older adults who died of COVID-19 at much higher rates. Meanwhile, California faces a profound demographic shift, with the older adult population expected to increase by at least 40 percent by 2030. This demographic shift…

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 health impacts of wildfires and philanthropic support, little attention is paid to the experience and needs of incarcerated firefighters. Incarcerated firefighters risk their lives to protect Californians while simultaneously experiencing the racism and oppression of imprisonment and criminalization. At the height of last year’s historic wildfire season, many trained, incarcerated…