What Does it Mean for us to Build Better?

Written by Katie Janowiak, Vice President of Communications & Impact, San Diego Grantmakers and Bree Burris, Director of Marketing & Communications, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation We are still buzzing with excitement about our recent joint announcement that San Diego Grantmakers and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) are joining forces on November 17 … Continue reading What Does it Mean for us to Build Better?

Philanthropy CA Offers New Opportunity for CA Impact Investors

RBC Global Asset Management launches a Philanthropy California Impact Investing Collaborative Investors Contribute $100 Million to Direct Impact Dollars to California Communities RBC Global Asset Management (“RBC GAM”), Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers last week announced the launch of the Philanthropy California Investment Collaborative, an impact investing initiative that will support homeownership, job creation, … Continue reading Philanthropy CA Offers New Opportunity for CA Impact Investors

San Diego County Valley Fire Response

9/10/20 Update: Our Philanthropy California alliance has launched a full statewide resource page for the California Fire Season. Please visit here for the latest updates, funding resources and to search for funds by region. Operational Status San Diego Grantmakers is fully operational at this time. Overview of San Diego Valley Fire SDG is working with key state … Continue reading San Diego County Valley Fire Response

Relief Fund Aiding San Diego’s Black-Owned Businesses Tops $1 Million

400+ individual & 37 corporate donations coupled with City partnership bolsters inclusive economic recovery SAN DIEGO – In an effort to deliver relief for Black-owned businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced the Black Business Relief Grant Fund has topped more than $1 million with … Continue reading Relief Fund Aiding San Diego’s Black-Owned Businesses Tops $1 Million

Blue Shield of California Foundation Names Chief Evaluation and Data Strategy Director

SAN FRANCISCO (August 26, 2020) — Ana Jackson, an accomplished leader with more than twenty years in healthcare program and evaluation management, has been named to the new position of chief evaluation and data strategy director at Blue Shield of California Foundation. Jackson will lead the design and implementation of a system to evaluate and measure … Continue reading Blue Shield of California Foundation Names Chief Evaluation and Data Strategy Director

SDG Joins More Than 500 U.S. Philanthropic Leaders in Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

San Diego Grantmakers has joined forces with more than 500 philanthropic organizations who, alarmed by the ​announcement​ that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau not to rush the significant enumeration and data processing that remain unfinished. “Rushing the census…would hurt … Continue reading SDG Joins More Than 500 U.S. Philanthropic Leaders in Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

GCIR and Philanthropy California’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Data

In response to Trump Administration’s memorandum to remove undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census apportionment count, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Philanthropy California issued the following statement: “The memorandum is a brazen attempt to suppress fair and accurate representation by intimidating immigrants. This unconstitutional tactic seeks to scare immigrants away from completing census forms, just … Continue reading GCIR and Philanthropy California’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Data

Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Black Business Relief Fund Grants to 199 Local Black-owned Businesses in First Round of Grantmaking

Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Black Business Relief Fund Grants to 199 Local Black-owned Businesses in First Round of Grantmaking The Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce sponsored by San Diego Grantmakers grants to 100% of qualified applicants in first round. A daycare that won’t close. A wellness center that will improve … Continue reading Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Black Business Relief Fund Grants to 199 Local Black-owned Businesses in First Round of Grantmaking