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05 Mar 2019

California for All: What’s in Governor Newsom’s First Proposed Budget?

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
March 5, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Just three days into office, Governor Newsom offered a bold vision for the state rooted in a commitment to a “California for all." In his proposed 2019-2020 budget, the Governor calls for a series of bold and smart investments intended to broaden...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Policy
Funding Area 
Economic & Community Development
Public Policy & Social Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
05 Sep 2018

Summit on Advancing Gender Equity

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
September 5, 2018 -
9:00am to 2:00pm
Great Hall, International House, University of California, San Diego
Current events, combined with long standing gender inequality, have highlighted the need to advance gender equity in all segments of our society. The half-day summit provides a space to learn with your fellow funders, community, and thought leaders...
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Conference
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
08 Apr 2019

Southern California Grantmakers 2019 Public Policy Conference | California: The Road Ahead

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
April 8, 2019 -
8:00am to 3:30pm
The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities
As California embarks on a new era of leadership in state government, philanthropy has a civic opportunity to help pave the roads ahead for our state. Facing continued uncertainty in the federal government, California can truly serve as role model...
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Conference
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Policy
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
25 Feb 2020

The Good, The Challenging, and The Inevitable: A Look at the Governor’s 2020 Budget

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 25, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The Governor’s second budget focuses on issues facing California: housing, homelessness, healthcare, and supports for children and families. It continues the good news with revenues anticipated to be billions of dollars higher than previously...
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Briefing Program
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

Publication date: 
07/2014
The Foundation Center and International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) have produced two new resources that facilitate strategic decision making in human rights philanthropy: An interactive website that animates funding flows and a report analyzing $1.7 billion in grants.

Policy Committee | Public Policy

Log In Committee members must log in to access meeting details. Log In > Committee Members Dimple Abichandani, Executive Director, General Service Foundation Ophelia Basgal, Visiting Scholar, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley Matt...
23 May 2018

Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants & Refugees

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
May 23, 2018 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation San Mateo Conference C
Across the country, immigrants and refugees serve as a catalyst for community revitalization and an engine of economic growth. While newcomers possess an entrepreneurial spirit, they often have limited access to asset building products and services...
14 Dec 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar: Prop 47 - Look Back. Look Forward

December 14, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Online Webinar
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, the most sweeping incarceration-reduction ballot initiative in state history. The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” reclassified six common, low-level crimes from felony to misdemeanor...

Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices

Publication date: 
06/2009
In the fall of 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct two studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. The first of these studies examined the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color. Titled Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color , this study was released in June 2008. The present study reports findings from a survey that collected baseline data from 115 California foundations on...
01 May 2017

California Policy Forum Webinar | The First 101 Days of the Trump Presidency

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 1, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Online Webinar
After the first 101 days of the Trump presidency, what do we see in the future for Immigration, Health Care, and Charitable Tax Deductions/Tax Reform? Nothing is certain, but we do have 3 experts to share their knowledge with us at the May 1st lunch...
21 Jan 2021

Centering Generosity & Wellness: Insights for Philanthropy in 2021 and Beyond

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
January 21, 2021 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Zoom Webinar
2020 irrevocably pulled back the veil shrouding the politics of domination, greed, exploitation, and misogyny operating in so many spheres of life. As always, those long marginalized by virtue of aspects of identity suffered the most. In response,...
01 Jul 2020

Creating and Funding Healing-Centered Schools: The Time is Now

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 1, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Webinar
The longstanding mental health crisis in our schools has deep roots in systemic trauma and inequities that disproportionately impact BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students. This crisis is even more acute as the health and economic...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Funding Area 
Education: K-12
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Foundation Diversity Policies and Practices Toolkit

Publication date: 
05/2009
In 2008, in its quest to improve the effectiveness of its grants portfolio and institutional operations, The California Endowment contracted with Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) to complete an internal assessment of its diversity policies and practices.

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