Southern California Grantmakers

We chatted with James Alva, Senior Vice President & Market Manager at Citi Community Development and new SCG Board Chair, to learn more about his work at Citi, the CSR trends energizing him in 2020, his priorities for SCG, and more! Read all about it: http://bit.ly/3aYzl0d Image description: Profile photo of James Alva, Senior Vice President & Market Manager at Citi Community Development and SCG Board Chair.

Today, the #TrustBasedPhilanthropy Project kicks off, with the aim of bringing power-sharing, humility, and vulnerability to funder-grantee relationships through trust-based practices and behavior. Learn More: https://buff.ly/2NStTSF

Today, Center for Disaster Philanthropy announced "a summary of its 2019 grants in support of recovery efforts in communities affected by flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, and cyclones. With a focus on vulnerable and at-risk populations...." Read more: https://scg.sc/2RfosOp

New research, funded by The James Irvine Foundation, addresses the importance of understanding the nuances in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to better understand and support the AAPI population. Read more: https://calmatters.org/commentary/asian-myths/

"Advancing equity also requires work at multiple layers personal, interpersonal, organizational and structural; in practice, that means starting with the individual and building outwards." https://hewlett.org/building-capacity-for-diversity-equity/

"No federal laws explicitly protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity." Learn more about how you can make a difference by improving LGBTQ workplace inclusivity: https://scg.sc/2PCoyA9

Your years of service to Northern California Grantmakers and Philanthropy CA are much appreciated. Congratulations on your new job, they are lucky to have you @ellenlapointe

Congratulations SCG community! This year "We explored new grounds, pushed ourselves to imagine different possibilities, and harnessed the potential of adaptation." - Christine Essel, President & CEO, Southern California Grantmakers Learn More about the milestones we completed this year: https://buff.ly/36MAy86

In a recent interview, Miki Woodarddirector of Good Robot at Bad Robot Productionstalked about her commitment to equity, community, and social responsibility. "Change happens in small, oftentimes non-linear, increments. And sometimes you have to remind yourself to stay the course." Read more: https://buff.ly/2rCC8Ky

What impact will automation and a changing climate have on our workforce? We asked Tracie Neuhaus and Michele Prichard to tackle how these trends will likely impact our workforce, how philanthropy can spearhead innovation, and ways to work toward a just and equitable transition. Read more: https://buff.ly/2PwCCd4 Liberty Hill Foundation #automation #workforce #technology #climatechange #justtransition... Image Description: Text aligned left: BACK TO THE FUTURE SERIES line breaks to the second line WHAT IS THE FUTURE WORK?: A CONVERSATION WITH TRACIE NEUHAUS & MICHELE PRICHARD

The Durfee Foundation announced the six new recipients of the #Stanton Fellowship! Each fellow will receive $100,000 each over a two-year period to "think deeply about big questions, and to tease out approaches that will improve life for the people of L.A." Congratulations to the new #Stanton Fellowship Program cohort! Read more: https://durfee.org/our-programs/stanton-fellowship/ ... Image description: Three different sections. Three people smiling at the camera on the first row. The second row reads Stanton 2020-21 Fellows. The third row has a profile image of three more people smiling.

What is the role of art in social justice movements? What are the opportunities for artists and funders to strengthen their collaboration? To answer these questions, we spoke to James E. Herr and Vijay Gupta - Violinist to explore art as the lifeblood of social movements and highlight opportunities for funders looking to strengthen their partnerships with artists on the ground. Read more: https://buff.ly/2PogoKC #artfunding #SocialJustice ... StreetSymphony | @guptaviolin | @JimmasH | The Annenberg Foundation Image description: Words display on the header; BACK TO THE FUTURE SERIES, A CONVERSATION WITH VIJAY GUPTA & JAMES HERR. Image of a sun-like shape on the bottom right side.