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Due to high demand, the waitlist for nonprofit registration is now closed.  The challenges facing our region today demand both collective action and bold imagination, and our region is uniquely equipped for both. Catalyst’s 2025 Annual Conference: Bright Spots Igniting Change, Together is a call to all funders, nonprofit leaders, community builders, and social change … Continue reading 2025 Catalyst Annual Conference: Bright Spots

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the philanthropic sector, sometimes in ways we cannot yet see. As AI becomes more embedded in the social impact space, it’s critical for funders to understand both the possibilities and the pitfalls. Join Catalyst in partnership with the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), a global leader in advancing technology in … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in Philanthropy: Aligning Innovation with Impact

Philanthropy is most impactful when it’s guided by the voices of those most directly impacted by the systems we seek to change. During this session, staff from the Fund for Shared Insight will join us to share how funders can listen in ways that shift power. We will dig into their Funder Listening Action Menu … Continue reading Family Foundations Community of Practice

The most recent federal budget bill, signed into law on July 4th, includes a major change for corporate philanthropy: a new 1% taxable income floor for corporate charitable deductions. This provision is poised to reshape the landscape of corporate giving, making it essential for companies to understand its implications.   In partnership with Orange County Grantmakers … Continue reading The New 1% Floor: Implications for Corporate Charitable Giving

With the recent passage of the federal budget bill that slashed Medicaid and food assistance for millions of Americans while directing $170 billion to border militarization and the surveillance, detention, and deportation of immigrants, it is clear that private industry stands to profit while tearing families and communities apart. Between Trump’s election in November 2024 … Continue reading Putting Your Money Where Your Mission Is: Philanthropic Strategies for Divestment and Impact Investing

The idea of restoring faith in government by speeding the delivery of housing and other infrastructure is appealing. Can that happen without harming the environment and already overburdened communities? Join … Continue reading Can ‘Abundance’ Be Inclusive? A Funder Discussion on the Promise and Peril

Join Fund the People and Do Good Leadership Collective for a gathering designed to reassemble passionate voices to once again create movement and connections to protect San Diego’s nonprofit workforce. … Continue reading Reflect. Reimagine. Recommit: Protecting San Diego’s Nonprofit Workforce

Join Daylight San Diego for a community building awareness, accountability, and action across San Diego’s communities on immigration. They will host a community conversation on immigration at San Diego Made … Continue reading A Light on Immigration: What San Diegans Need to Know About Immigration Arrests and How They Can Help

About the Collaborative The Early Childhood Funder Collaborative seeks to motivate a sense of urgency around early childhood needs and bring together philanthropists to increase access to high-quality early childhood … Continue reading Early Childhood Funder Collaborative November Meeting

This event is on Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19, from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM on both days. Grab your spreadsheets, dust off your Theory of Change, rally your … Continue reading Learning Labs: Equitable Grantmaking in Practice

Join California Policy Forum's webinar as we discuss the implications of OpenAI’s corporate restructuring. OpenAI is the largest nonprofit in the world, with a valuation of at least $500 billion … Continue reading Public Good vs Private Gain: The Implications of OpenAI’s Restructuring Plans

As we close out 2025, join us for a virtual recap of the working group projects. We will also discuss upcoming events and learnings, and begin planning our 2026 goals … Continue reading Climate Funder Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) Network-Wide Gathering