Events

We are excited to reintroduce Catalyst’s corporate philanthropy programming series! These corporate-only spaces will provide a space to facilitate learning, share best practices, and foster connections among CSR professionals in our region. Throughout this series, we will dive into key topics that impact corporate philanthropy, creating space to share insights about your program’s initiative and … Continue reading Corporate Philanthropy Cohort

In order to undo systems of oppression, it is crucial that we begin by understanding the foundations of systemic racism in our country. This introductory session to the Foundations of Racial Equity Series will offer two modules that explore the historical, cultural, and political roots of race and racism in the U.S. Over the course of these … Continue reading The Cultural, Historical, & Political Foundations of Racism | 2024 Foundations of Racial Equity: Session 1

Over the past several years, the State of California has begun to address its history of atrocities towards California Native Americans, including through the California Truth and Healing Council, which was established by Executive Order N-15-19 in 2019. The Council’s truth and healing work is the only process of its kind nationwide, with an explicit focus … Continue reading Virtual Briefing: Native American Truth & Healing Documentary Project

How has the field of collective giving shifted in response to recent world events? What is the impact of being in a collective giving group? Who is part of this movement? The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Colmena-Consulting, in partnership with Philanthropy Together, will release 'In Abundance: An Analysis of the Thriving Landscape … Continue reading In Abundance: The 2023 Landscape of Collective Giving

In partnership with the National Center for Family Philanthropy, SoCal Grantmakers invites you to join other Los Angeles-area family philanthropies on April 4 for a workshop on navigating conflict in family philanthropy.   Conflict is often particularly apparent in a family philanthropy context. While conflict is a natural part of any relationship, family philanthropies must manage … Continue reading From Conflict to Connection: Intentional Communication in Family Philanthropy

This is a meeting of the Binational Migration Funders, a collaboration facilitated by Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties. Join us to discuss the current situation of border immigration in San Diego and Imperial County. We will discuss priorities and options for the role philanthropy can play in ensuring dignity and safety for asylum … Continue reading Binational Migration Funders Meeting

This program is presented through a partnership between Philanthropy California and the California Office of Emergency Services and is funded by the Listos California Grant Program. This virtual grant writing training takes an in-depth look at how to describe community needs, a step that is very often required to complete a grant proposal. The good … Continue reading Knowing Your Community: Finding Data and Describing Needs

We are excited to launch Catalyst’s first-ever family philanthropy cohort. This cohort is for those who engage in philanthropy as individuals, through family foundations, or through donor-advised funds and want to maximize their impact with their giving. Family philanthropy offers a unique opportunity to create social change by being bold, taking risks, and being responsive … Continue reading Empowering Family Philanthropy for Meaningful Impact

Arts & Intersections Working Group meetings provide an ongoing look at the intersection of the arts and social justice, environmental justice, community health, youth development, and equitable workforce development. Join our next session featuring guest speaker Laura Callanan, Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab, who will lead a discussion on disrupting how creativity is funded by … Continue reading Arts & Intersections Funder Collaborative

About Session 2 In this second session of the Foundations of Racial Equity Series, we explore racial capitalism, which describes the current economic system of extracting social and economic value from people of color. Racial capitalism is based on the theft, exclusion and exploitation of the land, labor, and capital of people of color. Philanthropy—as a … Continue reading Racism and the Economy: Understanding Racial Capitalism | 2024 Foundations of Racial Equity: Session 2

Join the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and The Bridgespan Group for a webinar co-hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on April 23, 2-3:15pm ET. The webinar will explore the how and why of endowment funding from both funder and nonprofit perspectives, including U.S. foundation practices in endowment giving, how funding endowments can foster … Continue reading Funding Nonprofit Endowments as an Equity Strategy: Perspectives from Funders and Nonprofits

This program is presented through a partnership between Philanthropy California and the California Office of Emergency Services and is funded by the Listos California Grant Program. To build your vision of a successful project that meets needs in the community, you need to understand how to connect resources (like your organization’s staff, volunteers, funding sources, … Continue reading Building Your Vision: Program Design in a Grant Application