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Times of San Diego Features Op Ed by Catalyst President & CEO

Click here to view the coverage of an Op Ed co-authored by Catalyst President and CEO Megan Thomas on the potential of impact investing to increase social outcomes in our region and our state.

Catalyst Announces New President & CEO

For immediate release SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 4, 2021 – Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties (“Catalyst”), a nonprofit network of funding organizations and impact investors in the region, today announced that Megan Thomas has been named as president and chief executive officer. Thomas, who has been serving as interim president for the … Continue reading Catalyst Announces New President & CEO

Responsible Investing

A Look at how BQuest Foundation has designed their investment portfolio to reflect their values, and how you can, too This Thursday, April 22, millions of people across communities worldwide will celebrate Earth Day, marking more than 50 years of this day of celebration and commitment to climate action and preservation. Days of celebration, … Continue reading Responsible Investing

Foundations on the Hill Reflections

Jacob A. James is a member of the Catalyst Public Policy & Advocacy Committee and serves on the Boards of The San Diego Foundation and the San Diego Regional Disaster Fund. By day, he is a public affairs consultant whose firm works at the nexus of public policy, advocacy, and philanthropy. We recently caught up … Continue reading Foundations on the Hill Reflections

Changing the Face and the Flow of Finance

How Impact Investing can Move the Racial and Gender Wealth Gap By Phuong Pham and katie janowiak This year, the women’s suffrage movement’s centennial celebrations were extended to commemorate the historic victory guaranteeing women’s institutional right to vote. As we honor Black, Native American, Asian American, and Latinx women suffragists in history, their … Continue reading Changing the Face and the Flow of Finance

Eight Questions with Women Give San Diego’s Co-Presidents

The giving circle movement in the United States has grown rapidly in recent years and gained traction nationwide, even while other forms of individual and household giving have shown decline. According to Nonprofit Quarterly, there are currently around 1,600 giving circles in the United States which have reportedly given out about $1.3 billion over the … Continue reading Eight Questions with Women Give San Diego’s Co-Presidents

Catalyst Members Launch $100 Million California Black Freedom Fund

Since its announcement late last week, The California Black Freedom Fund has made the rounds of statewide and national news for the first-of-its-kind comprehensive approach to providing sustained funding for Black power-building in California. The five-year, $100 million initiative is the first state-based fund of its kind, and prioritizes investments in the courageous and visionary grassroots advocates … Continue reading Catalyst Members Launch $100 Million California Black Freedom Fund

Blue Shield of California Foundation Appoints New Trustee

news from Catalyst member Blue Shield of California Foundation: Lisa Davis brings decades of experience as a global business and IT executive with extensive cross-industry experience. SAN FRANCISCO (January 13, 2021)—Lisa Davis, Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Blue Shield of California, has been appointed to serve on the Blue … Continue reading Blue Shield of California Foundation Appoints New Trustee

Making an Impact with Partnerships

We invited Catalyst member and partner Bank of America to share reflections on our four-part impact investing series and the need and opportunity they are seeing to deepen impact investing in our region and beyond. The following reflections are written by Rick Bregman, Bank of America Market President for San Diego Bank of America sponsored … Continue reading Making an Impact with Partnerships

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