On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In a time when even writing the word “celebration” feels mismatched to what our hearts are feeling, we are hopeful an antidote may be to share good news of our region’s climate resiliency efforts. We are pleased to announce that the … Continue reading Advancing Racial & Climate Justice in Our Region
We are teaming up with the City of San Diego, Cal Coast Credit Union, The Cal Coast Cares Foundation, and GoFundMe to bring equity-informed relief to small businesses The City of San Diego announced yesterday the expansion of its Business Relief and Support Program, and a new partnership with San Diego Grantmakers to manage the grant making … Continue reading City of San Diego Announces Small Business Relief Grant Program Partnership with San Diego Grantmakers
The content for this blog is written by Seyron Foo, vice president of public policy for our sister organization, Southern California Grantmakers. It originally appeared via this article on Southern California Grantmakers‘ website. The relationship between philanthropy and state government grew even stronger this past month as Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed over 45 philanthropy leaders from across the … Continue reading SDG & Members Attend Historic Summit at Governor’s Mansion
San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Grantmakers today announced the availability of up to $300,000 in grant funding for nonprofit programs that advance racial and climate justice in San Diego County. The deadline to apply is January 16, 2020 [11:59 PM]. Climate change impacts us all, yet the effects are not always … Continue reading $300,000 in Grants Available to Advance Racial & Climate Justice
Note: Several statements in this article have been leveraged from ImPowerInitiative.org San Diego has been chosen as one of two locations in the country to serve as an Innovation Lab for ImPower, a new public-private partnership initiative driving federal dollars toward building an effective local impact investing ecosystem. Traditionally, wealth and opportunity attract investment – … Continue reading Place-Based Impact Investing in Action: San Diego Chosen as Innovation Lab for ImPower Initiative
Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD), a collaborative of San Diego Grantmakers, has announced two new grants to the community to invest in ending homelessness. FTEHSD awarded $87,500 to the Regional Task Force on the Homeless to extend an earlier investment of $250,000 to fund a Chief Operating Officer and other senior leadership … Continue reading Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego Invests in Homeless Response System Capacity and Bringing Families Home Program
For Funder Collaboratives, Relationships Lead to Further Collaboration Thank you to Debbie Anderson, programs director, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation; Dan Beintema, president, USS Midway Foundation; and Gordon Swanson, board of directors at The Parker Foundation and the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation for their leadership in this work and contributions to this article. San Diego Grantmakers’ … Continue reading For Funder Collaboratives, Relationships Lead to Further Collaboration
zero8hundred Secures Landmark MOU With U.S. Navy A special thanks to zero8hundred CEO, Stephanie Kiesel, for special contributions to this article. A local nonprofit whose roots began at San Diego Grantmakers has just achieved 501(c)3 status, and locked in an unprecedented 9-year MOU with the U.S. Navy. To understand the significant magnitude of these milestones … Continue reading Zero8Hundred Secures Landmark MOU With U.S. Navy
2019 Fires Devastating Baja California: How to Help Multiple fires occurred in Baja California since October 24, 2019 in Tecate, Tijuana, Rosarito and Ensenada. Hundreds of homes have been burned. Per Televisa and 10news (10/29/2019), three people have been killed resulting from the wildfires and hundreds of homes burned, including: Tecate: More than 100 homes burned Tijuana: … Continue reading 2019 Fires Devastating Baja California: How to Help
Written by Guest Contributor Michael Williams, an ex-homeless veteran and author/publisher of books on homelessness, domestic violence, and parental drinking. The San Diego Housing Federation heals some of the most critical challenges of our community in the most resourceful ways imaginable. The voices of our friends, family, and neighbors who are without homes are rarely … Continue reading Guest Post – Homeless Experience Advocacy and Leadership (HEAL)