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Since inauguration day on January 20, the new administration has issued dozens of executive orders, policy changes, and other administrative attacks on immigrant communities. California is particularly impacted by these policies given that immigrants make up about 30 percent of the population and one in five children live in mixed status families. 

We can only act on what we can imagine. As philanthropy is called to meet this moment, we need to expand our imagination. How do we not imagine philanthropy as it is, but what it could be at its best? Within philanthropy we need practices, tools, and ways of being that are in service to resourcing freedom and equity. As those mobilizing resources, we must stay steadfast in imagining and co-creating generative pathways to a more equitable future. At NCG's 2024 Annual Conference, we will offer space to conspire, imagine, and act on ushering in new possibilities.

California Criminal Justice Funders Group invites you to an interactive session on investing in the long-term, relational organizing work of narrative power building for transformative community safety. 

Join Philanthropy California and Nonprofit Finance Fund for the launch of our Resourcing Resilience Report. As Californians grapple with the escalating impacts of climate change, it is clear that the path towards resilience lies in supporting the communities on the frontline. The Resourcing Resilience Report arrives at a pivotal moment as climate change continues to disproportionately affect vulnerable communities and communities of color—those who often bear the brunt of extreme weather events, extractive industry, and environmental degradation.

As we find ourselves in increasingly polarizing times, we must embrace the importance of cultural and narrative strategy in both expanding and strengthening our movements. The work of artists – whether it be visual art, theater, or the stories and characters we connect with through our favorite tv shows and films – has historically been viewed as secondary or supplemental to movement infrastructure, rather than as essential to our work. The reality is that when we invest in and integrate strategies that leverage art, stories, and culture as powerful vehicles for change, we expand what is possible.

This briefing aims to bring together philanthropists, community leaders, and business professionals for a vital discussion on how investments can be made in times of crisis to promote equitable response strategies and ensure the preservation and restoration of essential community institutions. Panelists will discuss philanthropic action to address the impacts of the wildfires in Southern California and changes to the policy landscape.

Since Jan. 7, Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the U.S., has been burning. Entire neighborhoods have been decimated, and Altadena, a community in L.A. County with a rich history of Black homeownership, has seen massive destruction. New fires continue destroying homes and businesses, causing families to flee and leaving loss in their wake.