Events

The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is launching the Executive Grantmaker Fellowship (EGF), an 18-month offline and online fellowship to prepare today’s leader in environmental philanthropy, for tomorrow. The Fellowship will support participants to: Deepen connections amongst environmental grantmakers in leadership, to foster connection, collaboration and innovation Enhance capacity for impactful philanthropy, rooted in real time … Continue reading Executive Grantmakers Fellowship Info Session

During this meeting we will be diving into the Regional Plan Part 1, discussing issues and any potential edits. We will also discuss how philanthropy intersects with other priority industry sectors, how we can uplift those sectors, and how we should best collaborate with other sector working groups. California Jobs First is a $600 million … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (San Diego)

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. The Arts & Health research field has been well established in the United States for more than 40 years. Centers for arts and medicine/health exist at … Continue reading Arts & Intersections Funder Collaborative

Nonprofits play a pivotal role in the U.S., often providing essential community services or taking on vexing social challenges. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits stepped up in vital ways, even as they themselves faced an unprecedented period of challenge. Four years on, how are nonprofits faring? What challenges do they face? What do funders — … Continue reading What Funders Need to Know: The State of Nonprofits and Grantee Well-Being

California Jobs First is a $600 million Regional Investment Initiative of the State of California to “create high-quality, accessible jobs and help build resilience to the effects of climate change and other global disruptions impacting the state’s diverse regional economies.” The Southern Border Coalition (Imperial and San Diego Counties) seeks to facilitate the development of … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (Imperial Valley)

This meeting will include a deep dive into our regions data profile and an overview of the draft Regional Plan Part 1. Speakers from the San Diego/Imperial Center of Excellence, who authored the draft plan, will join us. California Jobs First is a $600 million Regional Investment Initiative of the State of California to “create … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (San Diego)

California Jobs First is a $600 million Regional Investment Initiative of the State of California to “create high-quality, accessible jobs and help build resilience to the effects of climate change and other global disruptions impacting the state’s diverse regional economies.” The Southern Border Coalition (Imperial and San Diego Counties) seeks to facilitate the development of … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (Imperial Valley)

Impact Finance Center (IFC) and Commonfund Institute will host a webinar to launch our new national community foundation impact investing landscape scan - A Winding Road: Nine Community Foundations Share Their Journeys. This publication is part of our work with community foundations to build a national impact investing infrastructure. IFC and Commonfund Institute interviewed nine … Continue reading National Community Foundation Impact Investing Landscape Scan

During the first regional meeting for the San Diego philanthropic sector, we will introduce the California Jobs First initiative, reviewing the $14 million capacity and pilot project funding. We will also review all 15 regional sector and discuss potential collaborative learning interests. The Coalition is currently reviewing the draft regional plan for revisions to ensure … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (San Diego)

California Jobs First is a $600 million Regional Investment Initiative of the State of California to “create high-quality, accessible jobs and help build resilience to the effects of climate change and other global disruptions impacting the state’s diverse regional economies.” The Southern Border Coalition (Imperial and San Diego Counties) seeks to facilitate the development of … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (Imperial Valley)

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. You can think of a grant budget as another way to describe a program and its activities. Everything you have proposed to do in the program is represented somewhere … Continue reading Bringing It All Together: Budgeting and Planning for Collaboration

Join Rise Economy and the California Community Land Trust Network for a funders-only virtual briefing and conversation with foundation, public sector and community leaders on the importance of corporate accountability in tackling the housing crisis. Presenters will share policy strategies to address the capital gap by increasing banking sector investment in affordable housing and BIPOC … Continue reading Solving California’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Innovative Policy Approaches