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What We Mean by CARE in a Year of Cascading Crises: Part 1
Release Date:
01/14/2021
Acting on our ‘duty to care’
Disaster Preparedness
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The Great Collision of 2020: Philanthropy’s Moment is Here
Release Date:
09/16/2020
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn this moment of focused attention, collective commitment to social justice, and unprecedented wealth into big, lasting change for communities hardest hit by the triple crises of racism, COVID-19, and...
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Philanthropic Policy Brief on COVID-19 Testing
Release Date:
04/08/2020
This brief on COVID-19 testing is designed to support philanthropic discussion and aid in the coordination of the sector’s response. Philanthropy California offers a series of policy issues for consideration and action.
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Organizational Resilience: An Equity Approach to Crises
Release Date:
03/09/2020
How can philanthropy best strengthen organizational resilience? To find out, Alan Kwok spoke with Ana-Marie Jones, who has spent her career transforming organizations with her leadership on readiness, preparedness, and disaster response. Ana-Marie...
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2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19): Philanthropic Response
Release Date:
03/04/2020
Recommendations for philanthropic responsiveness to the anticipated effects of the Coronavirus on under-resourced and vulnerable communities.
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Kincade Fire and Other Northern California Fires: How to Help
Release Date:
10/25/2019
The Kincade Fire broke out on the night of Wednesday, October 23, 2019, in rural Sonoma County. Since then, the fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in the county.
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Hurricane Dorian: How to Help
Release Date:
09/04/2019
Hurrican Dorian devastated the Bahamas and is currently threatening the southeastern United States. Check out strategic giving resources, learn how to help, and get information on how Philanthropy California can support your giving.
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Why We've Stopped Saying 'Natural Disaster': Taking Action
Release Date:
08/29/2019
There’s nothing natural about the suffering that follows disasters because it doesn’t have to be that way. Philanthropy can proactively invest in hazard mitigation and preparedness efforts to lessen the impacts of disasters.
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Why We’ve Stopped Saying ‘Natural Disaster’ and You Should Too
Release Date:
08/01/2019
Not so long ago, I used the term "natural disaster" in a manuscript for a publication. My PhD supervisor shot back, “There's nothing natural about disasters.” Decades of hazard research and our frontline communities are concluding the same thing:...
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July 4th Earthquake Sequence Near Ridgecrest, California: Updates & Resources
Release Date:
07/08/2019
On July 4th and July 5th, two major earthquakes struck in Kern County near Ridgecrest, California, approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Southern California Grantmakers is fully operational and will be updating this webpage with the...
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