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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. To build your vision of a successful project that meets needs in the community, you need to understand how to connect resources (like your organization’s staff, volunteers, funding sources, … Continue reading Building Your Vision: Program Design in a Grant Application

About Session 2 In this second session of the Foundations of Racial Equity Series, we explore racial capitalism, which describes the current economic system of extracting social and economic value from people of color. Racial capitalism is based on the theft, exclusion and exploitation of the land, labor, and capital of people of color. Philanthropy—as a … Continue reading Racism and the Economy: Understanding Racial Capitalism | 2024 Foundations of Racial Equity: Session 2

Join Catalyst staff and outside experts for the first of our two-part Fundamentals 101 series covering the “nuts and bolts” of Philanthropy. This series will provide attendees with comprehensive insights into various philanthropic practices, along with opportunities for networking and collaboration. To learn more about the financial side of philanthropy, join us at part two … Continue reading The Fundamentals of Grantmaking | Session One

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. Don’t be intimidated by program … Continue reading Telling the Story of Your Work: Program Evaluation and Logic Models

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 … Continue reading Solving California’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Innovative Policy Approaches

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 … Continue reading Bringing It All Together: Budgeting and Planning for Collaboration

The second day of our Fundamentals 101 series will focus on the financial side of things. We will begin by exploring financial due diligence and why it is an essential … Continue reading The Fundamentals of Grantmaking | Session Two

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 … Continue reading California Jobs First: Philanthropic Sector Meeting (Imperial Valley)

Every year, thousands of girls and gender-expansive youth are arrested, detained, and placed on probation across the state of California. Recently, efforts to keep girls and gender-expansive youth of color … Continue reading Ending Girls’ Incarceration in California

In the second part of our two-part Funder-Grantee Relationship series, we will continue to dig deeper into examining the inherent power dynamics within funder-grantee relationships, focusing on humility and integrity … Continue reading Funder-Grantee Relationship Series: Examining Power Dynamics Part Two

GEO’s 2024 National Conference, hosted in partnership with Philanthropy California, offers grantmakers and other practitioners the opportunity to explore equity-centered and community-driven grantmaking practices that support transformational change in order to … Continue reading GEO 2024 National Conference

Join California Funders for Boys and Men of Color for an exciting event aimed at expanding opportunities for boys and men of color in San Diego! In partnership with the … Continue reading Expanding Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color in San Diego