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All are welcome to join this meeting of the Early Childhood Funders, a collaborative facilitated by Catalyst. Early Childhood Funders meetings are open to all staff, trustees, and donors of Catalyst member organizations and eligible guests who are interested in early childhood needs. We respectfully request that attendees refrain from engaging in fundraising and other … Continue reading Early Childhood Funders Meeting

In philanthropy, we sometimes overlook or deprioritize the interpersonal skills required to do this work well. This includes the ability to connect dots, show up in an emotionally intelligent way, listen actively and empathically, and know when to get out of the way. It also requires a clear understanding of power, and how power imbalances … Continue reading The Ethos of Being Trust Based Session 2 | Interpersonal Skills: The Hardest Skill-Building You’ll Ever Do

This is a meeting of the Military Funders, a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst. Military Funders meetings are open to all staff, trustees, and donors of Catalyst member organizations and eligible guests who are interested in supporting local military personnel and their families. We respectfully request that attendees refrain from engaging in fundraising and other development … Continue reading Military Funders Meeting

Since coming to office, Governor Gavin Newsom has made bold investments in California's children- from $1.8 billion in early childhood to a comprehensive paid family leave policy. Last year, Governor Newsom's budget allocated $5 million to develop a California Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, aiming to provide a roadmap for improving its early … Continue reading California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care

San Diego Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is convening a series of “Right Recovery Town Halls” that explore employer-led, market-driven best practices for creating skilled talent, quality jobs, and thriving households. The first of these virtual town halls will focus on leveraging large buyers to preserve and create quality small business jobs. EDC will release preliminary results … Continue reading Right Recovery Town Hall: Leveraging Big Buyers for Small Business

While elections come and go, the trusting relationships between residents and community groups that lead to voter turnout are critical throughout the year. This type of civic engagement support helps people access City and County processes; understand their children’s educational rights; receive information about health and wellness; and more. Today, those relationships offer the opportunity … Continue reading COVID and Community: Outreach and Messaging About the Vaccine

This is a meeting of Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD), a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst. Funders Together to End Homelessness meetings are open to FTESD members, Catalyst members, and invited guests who are interested in supporting investments to end homelessness. We respectfully request that attendees refrain from engaging in fundraising and other … Continue reading Funders Together to End Homelessness Meeting

Philanthropy and the nonprofits they support we’re engaged in incredible work at the start of 2020. But the world drastically changed in March of last year. As we battle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it's disproportionate effect on BIPOC communities, and witness a rise in insurgency to our democratic principles, we are reminded of our … Continue reading An Equitable and Resilient Future: Perspectives from Philanthropic Leaders

This is a meeting of the STEAM Funders, a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties. STEAM funder meetings are open to all staff, trustees, and donors of Catalyst member organizations and eligible guests who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) education. We respectfully request that attendees refrain from … Continue reading STEAM Funders Meeting

Registration is now closed. If you would like to join the next round of workshops, please click here. Join Nonprofit Finance Fund and Philanthropy California to advance full cost practices for the nonprofit sector by participating in a remote learning series in February. This workshop series invites you to take what you’ve learned as a nonprofit leader or funder … Continue reading Full Cost Project Workshop

This is a meeting of the Binational Migration Funders, a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties. These meetings are open to all staff, trustees, and donors of Catalyst member organizations and eligible guests who are interested in binational migration issues. We respectfully request that attendees refrain from engaging in fundraising and … Continue reading Binational Migration Funders Meeting

A trust-based culture—one that prioritizes power-sharing, dialogue, transparency, and learning—is essential to cultivating relationships of trust within organizations. Simply put, being a trust-based organization requires there to be trust within your organization—among staff, between staff and board, and between the board and the CEO. When this trust is broken, or if it is never built … Continue reading The Ethos of Being Trust-Based Session 3 | Building Trust Begins At Home: Practices that Advance (or Weaken) Trust Within Your Organization