How Funding PSOs Can Drive Sector Change

A Call to Action For more than half a decade, Philanthropy Northwest, Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties have been the recipients of unprecedented support from one foundation that saw value in regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). That partner is the Satterberg Foundation. In the years since this infusion began, … Continue reading How Funding PSOs Can Drive Sector Change

How Funders Can Engage in California’s Recall Elections

The following article is written by Rebecca M. Hamburg, Chief Network Officer at California Donor Table Fund   California is facing an unprecedented wave of recalls threatening our democracy. Disinformation and voter suppression could deeply impact these off-year special elections by encouraging low voter turnout. To fight off these threats, the grantees of the California … Continue reading How Funders Can Engage in California’s Recall Elections

Catalyst Welcomes New Board Members

We are pleased to share several exciting organizational updates at Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties.  Catalyst is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sarah Lyman, executive director of Alliance Healthcare Foundation, and Jeffrey Kim, JD, program director at the California Wellness Foundation, to its board of directors.  Sarah Lyman brings more than a … Continue reading Catalyst Welcomes New Board Members

Honoring a Life of Service

By Megan Thomas The staff and board of Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties are grieving the loss of our inspiring and nurturing former leader, Nancy Jamison. Nancy led San Diego Grantmakers from 2005-2019 and under her leadership, our network blossomed to more than 150 organizations and individual funders and impact investors. As we … Continue reading Honoring a Life of Service

Letting the Frontlines Lead

How funders can create a climate-resilient future by accompanying grassroots climate movements Philanthropy California, Environmental Grantmakers Association, and Smart Growth California organized the Grounded Action: Grassroots Movements and Climate Justice dialogue series in partnership with the CLIMA Fund in April 2021. This two-part series aimed to unpack different forms of grassroots climate action and hear from funders and movement … Continue reading Letting the Frontlines Lead

$471.44B in Giving: A Look at the Latest Giving USA Report

Last week, Megan Thomas, president & CEO of Catalyst, joined Mark Stuart, president & CEO of The San Diego Foundation, Emily Young, executive director of The Nonprofit Institute, and Richard Tollefson, president of The Phoenix Philanthropy Group, for a launch discussion with the Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego on the newly released Giving USA … Continue reading $471.44B in Giving: A Look at the Latest Giving USA Report

Catalyst Members Invited to Build Something Better With The Burnham Center for Community Advancement

We are excited to share with you details about a new community initiative seeded by Malin Burnham and other community leaders and led by Tad Parzen. The newly launched Burnham Center for Community Advancement (BCCA) brings together community and multi-sector partners to share and learn from one another to collectively create opportunities and design solutions … Continue reading Catalyst Members Invited to Build Something Better With The Burnham Center for Community Advancement