Programs and Convenings

SCG offers informative programming on policy issues impacting the philanthropic sector, actively connects funders to key players in the public sector and promotes opportunities for cross-sector collaboration. SCG hosted a series of funder convenings with Aileen Adams, deputy mayor at the Office for Strategic Partnership, housed in the City of Los Angeles Mayor's office, at which the deputy mayor met with foundation CEOs and corporate grantmakers to examine how the public, philanthropic and corporate sectors can work together more effectively. SCG has also hosted interactive discussions with California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and other regional and local policymakers.

Resources

Funding Public Policy

Social Innovation Fund
Corporation for National and Community Service

Funding Voter Education, Voter Registration, and Get-Out-The-Vote Efforts (GOTV) of Public Charities
Northern California Grantmakers

Applying Policy Tools to Achieve Long-Term Change
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Why Fund Public Policy
Northern California Grantmakers

How to Engage in Public Policy
Northern California Grantmakers

Foundations on the Hill
Giving Forum

National Service and Public Policy
Independent Sector

National Service and Public Policy
Corporation for National & Community Service

Government and Policy News
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

California Counts! A Funder's Guide to the 2010 Census
Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network

Nonprofits Count! Mobilizing Communities for the 2010 Census
Nonprofits Count!, a project of the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network

Sacramento and the California Budget Crisis

In the Midst of the Great Recession: The State of Working California 2009
A new California Budget Project report finds that the current recession stands apart from prior downturns for both the depth and breadth of job losses.

Uncharted Waters: Navigating the Social and Economic Context of California's Budget
A California Budget Project analysis examines the impact of recent economic and demographic trends on the budget, and what the recent budget agreement means for California.

What Does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Mean for California?
A California Budget Project analysis examines the impact of the federal economic recovery package on the state.

New Fiscal Year Brings No Relief From Unprecedented State Budget Problems
The unprecedented state fiscal problems brought on by the worst decline in tax receipts in decades show no signs of letting up. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' most recent survey of state fiscal conditions found many signs of the depth of the state budget crisis.

First Steps: Solving California’s Long- and  Short-Term Budget Problems
The California Journal of Politics and Policy, June 2009

Federal Government

Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy through Clean Energy, Innovation, and Opportunity
The Center for American Progress

Proposed Charity-Compensation and Governance Amendments Put on Hold
According to an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, did not pursue votes on two amendments that he proposed to the committee’s health-care bill affecting executive compensation and governance at charities.

Government and Politics Watch
The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides a variety of articles about policy relating to philanthropy.