Upcoming events

• Youth Policy Institute: Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood Funder Briefing

  • When
    Friday, June 21, 2013
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Lab Building, 6322 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028

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  Public Policy Platform

  
  

  "I have been instrumentally involved in the Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood for the past three years. It was a historic day for Los Angeles when the Youth Policy Institute was awarded the $30 million implementation grant in December. Promise Neighborhoods is a vital initiative for our City and will be a key component of my community transformation strategy."

  -Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti

  
  

  On behalf of LA n Sync, Southern California Grantmakers, Deputy Mayor Aileen Adams and distinguished co-hosts, you are invited to participate in a luncheon briefing on the Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood to learn more about how this innovative public/private partnership will make lasting changes in Los Angeles. 
  
  The briefing will feature:

  • Eric Garcetti, Mayor-elect City of Los Angeles
  • John Deasy, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Tim Robbins, The Actors’ Gang
  • Dixon Slingerland, Executive Director, Youth Policy Institute

  Youth Policy Institute (YPI) was awarded a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education  in December 2012, one of only seven awards nationwide and the highest scoring application in the country, to build on its successful cradle-to-college-and-career, place-based model, in the communities of Pacoima and Hollywood. 
  
  

  Participants will learn about the 19 neighborhood schools that will be transformed through Promise Neighborhood as well as the 18,000 neighborhood youth who will be part of this comprehensive effort to break the inter-generational cycle of poverty. 

  
  

  Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood Funder Briefing Co-Hosts:

  • Aileen Adams, Deputy Mayor, Office of Strategic Partnerships, City of Los Angeles
  • Bob Annibale, Global Director, Citi Community Development
  • Leonard Aube, Executive Director, The Annenberg Foundation and LA n Sync
  • Cara Esposito, Executive Director, The Leonetti/O’Connell Foundation
  • Christine Essel, President, Southern California Grantmakers
  • Nike Irvin, Vice President, Programs, California Community Foundation
  • Magic Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Magic Johnson Foundation
  • Antonio Manning, Regional Executive, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase

  This program will be attended by funders and other stakeholders associated with the initiative.

  
  

  Date:

  Friday, June 21, 2013

  
  

  Time:
  12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

  
  

  Location:
  

  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  Academy Lab Building

  6322 De Longpre Ave.

  Hollywood, CA 90028

  
  

  Registration:
  

  SCG members: register online.

  
  All non-members: register by emailing Francis Villalpando at fvillalpando@ypiusa.org or (213) 986-3954.

  
  

  Fees:
  Free

  
  

  Who May Participate:

  Current SCG members and grantmakers

  eligible for SCG membership.

  
  

  Click here for eligibility requirements.

  
  

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• Music Under the Stars 2013

  • When
    Thursday, June 27, 2013
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles at MacArthur Park, West 6th Street and S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057

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  Music Under the Stars

  
  

  You and a guest are invited to SCG's annual summer event--in a new downtown location--featuring special guest Deputy Mayor Aileen Adams.
  

  
  

  
  

  Please join us as we celebrate the achievements of the Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships, salute a great leader and enjoy world class music under the stars in vibrant MacArthur Park.
  

  
  

  Established in 2009, the Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP) was created to facilitate collaboration between the City and the philanthropic and nonprofit communities. Led by Deputy Mayor Aileen Adams, OSP has made significant contributions to the sector and strengthened connections between philanthropy and nonprofits in innumerable ways.
   
  The evening will include a cocktail reception, dinner and a concert featuring Grammy-nominated composer, singer and Latin jazz pianist Freddie Ravel. Ravel has toured with Santana and Earth, Wind and Fire, and will be performing with an ensemble of award winning artists.
  
  We hope you will join us for this very special evening, and we encourage early registration for this perennially popular event.
   
  Music Under the Stars is generously hosted by Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch and the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation.

  
  

  
  

  Date:
  Thursday, June 27, 2013

  
  

  Time:
  

  5:30 to 6:15 pm Cocktails

  6:15 to 7:30 pm Dinner

  8:00 pm Concert

  
  

  Location

  Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
  MacArthur Park
  West 6th Street and S. Park View Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90057

  Dinner – On the patio of the Park Plaza Hotel
  

  directly across S. Park View Street
  
  

  Parking – Valet parking provided at the
  Park Plaza Hotel entrance

  
  

  Registration:

  Register online. Pre-registration is required; 

  walk-ins cannot be accommodated.

  
  

  Space is limited; please RSVP no later

  than Friday, June 21, 2013.

  
  

  Who May Attend:

  Current SCG members and a guest

  
  

  Fees:

  Free

  
  

  Attire:

  Casual

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• The Future of LGBT Rights in California Following Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

  • When
    Tuesday, July 02, 2013
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    The California Endowment, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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  Public Policy Platform

  
  

  By the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide two historic gay rights cases, including a case directly challenging California’s Proposition 8.
  
  California is home to the largest and most diverse LGBT population in the nation, so any outcome by the Supreme Court will have a disproportionate impact on our communities.
   

  Please join local grantmakers in a discussion on what the Supreme Court's rulings could mean for our communities and our grantmaking strategies--from health care to economic security to youth.

   

  We will be joined by one of the leading strategists in the fight for LGBT rights in California, Jenny Pizer. As Director of the Law and Policy Project at Lambda Legal, she will provide in-depth information on the Supreme Court’s decisions and their impact on LGBT people in California. Vincent Jones, a philanthropic advisor and LGBT community leader, will facilitate a conversation amongst attendees about how the Supreme Court decisions might impact our funding landscape and funder strategies.
   

  This event is co-hosted by The California Endowment, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Liberty Hill Foundation and Southern California Grantmakers.

  
  

  Date:
  Tuesday, July 2, 2013

  
  

  Time:
  12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

  
  

  Location:

  The California Endowment

  1000 N. Alameda St.

  Los Angeles, CA 90012

  
  

  Registration:
  SCG members: register online.

  
  

  Eligible non-members: email programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org to request a non-member registration code.

  
  

  Who May Attend:
  Current SCG members and grantmakers
  eligible for SCG membership.
  
  Click here for eligibility requirements.
  

  
  

  Fees:
  Free

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• Senior Peer-to-Peer Network 2013

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 31, 2013
  •  
  • End
    Friday, July 31, 2015
  • Location
    Locations to be determined.

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  Foundation Leadership Series

  
  

  Senior Peer-to-Peer Network 2013
  

  A Southern California Grantmakers Signature Program
  for Tomorrow's Philanthropic Leadership

  
  

  Southern California Grantmakers’ (SCG) Senior Peer-to-Peer Network brings together select senior program staff from SCG member organizations to engage closely with colleagues in the field and discuss topics related to leadership development, trends in philanthropy, organizational dynamics, professional development and collaboration.

  
  

  Senior level staff will convene on a quarterly basis over two years to:

  • Re-invigorate their intellectual and emotional connection to their philanthropic work
  • Engage closely with new colleagues in a forum for mutual learning
  • Build leadership and management strengths while addressing weaknesses
  • Develop a more defined life and career trajectory

  This year, we are pleased to announce John Kobara as our 2013 Senior Peer-to-Peer facilitator. Mr. Kobara is executive vice president and chief operating officer at the California Community Foundation and a well-respected leader in the philanthropic and nonprofit communities both locally and nationally. He brings extraordinary skill in leadership development and a passion for building what he calls, “a mentoring and networking lifestyle.”

  
  

  
  

  Who Should Participate? The ideal number of participants is 10 to 12 senior staff who can commit to attending every session. Participants should have:

  • Significant experience as a senior-level leader in program/grantmaking activities; but not yet in the president/CEO position;
  • More than three years in a senior leadership role at a foundation or various foundations;
  • Demonstrated willingness to engage in a peer network setting, with an expressed interest in learning and sharing openly, and;
  • The full support of his/her organization’s leadership and the intention to remain with the organization for the duration of the two-year program.

  
  

  Facilitator:

  
  John E. Kobara

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, California Community Foundation

  John E. Kobara is a well-respected figure both locally and nationally in the philanthropic and nonprofit communities.  As chief operating officer of CCF, he is responsible for all of the development, marketing, administrative, grantmaking and civic engagement and donor relations functions of the foundation. Kobara joined the Foundation in 2008 to head the external and donor relations department.  From 2003 to 2008, he was on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, while also serving as head of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. 

  
  

  For 35 years, Kobara has been leading and managing innovative nonprofit organizations, companies and technology startups, and actively involved in advancing social justice by increasing access to educational opportunities in Los Angeles. In 2007, Kobara received the City of Angels Award for his service on behalf of children and families. He was a Coro Fellow in Los Angeles and earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA, a master's in business administration from USC and a master's degree from Occidental College.

  
  

  
  

  Program History

  For the past eight years, SCG has invested in developing senior level leadership in philanthropy through its Senior Peer-to-Peer Network program, which now consists of more than 30 senior leaders from three graduating cohorts. This network provides a unique opportunity for participants to gain insights from their peers in an intimate setting and develop leadership skills to prepare them for future endeavors.

  
  

  Previous Senior Peer-to-Peer cohorts have been facilitated by Jim Canales, president and chief executive officer of The James Irvine Foundation, Joan Weinstein, interim director of The Getty Foundation and Claire Peeps, executive director of The Durfee Foundation.

  
  

  Designed to strengthen senior leaders in philanthropy in order to advance the field, leaders from the following organizations have participated in SCG's Senior Peer-to-Peer Network:

  The Ahmanson Foundation

  American Honda Foundation

  Amgen Foundation

  Archstone Foundation

  California Community Foundation

  The California Endowment

  The California Wellness Foundation

  Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

  Crail-Johnson Foundation

  The Entertainment Industry Foundation

  The James Irvine Foundation

  The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

  The J. Paul Getty Trust/The Getty Foundation

  LA84 Foundation

  Liberty Hill Foundation

  Orange County Community Foundation

  S. Mark Taper Foundation

  The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

  The SCAN Foundation

  UniHealth Foundation

  Ventura Community Foundation

  W.M. Keck Foundation

  Weingart Foundation

  
  

  Dates/Times: 
  Quarterly meetings will be held throughout the two-year program.
  

  
  

  Meeting One: Wednesday, July 31, 2013

  
  

  Subsequent dates, times and locations for each meeting will be set by participants.

  
  

  Location:
  To be determined

  
  

  Who May Attend: 

  Senior-level program staff at current SCG member organizations, depending upon application acceptance
  

  
  

  How to Register (Accepted Applicants Only):

  Accepted applicants: Log in and enter the program registration code sent to you in your acceptance letter. For additional registration questions, contact Tuly Martinez at tuly@socalgrantmakers.org.
  

  
  

  Fees: 

  $1,500 for the two-year program. Selected participants will be invoiced for the full amount. There is no fee to submit an application.

  
  

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• A Crossroads for the Residually Uninsured

  • When
    Monday, September 16, 2013
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Center for Healthy Communities, 1000 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

  In Focus: Health Care Reform

  
  

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  Tackling an emerging trend or policy issue of recent concern to philanthropy, Southern California Grantmakers’ new In Focus program series will convene funders to learn about a specific topic, exchange ideas about how philanthropy can address an evolving issue and share updates about their work. By bringing together funders on a quarterly basis over the course of one year, In Focus provides a platform for funders to address key issues through collaboration and action.
   
  Join your grantmaking colleagues for SCG’s first series, which will focus on health care reform. Signed in to law in 2010, the staged implementation of the Affordable Care Act is rapidly impacting communities that we serve. Recognizing the need to understand and quickly adapt SCG members will meet quarterly over one year to hear from experts about pressing changes and exchange ideas about ways funders can respond and prioritize emerging needs.
   
  Quarterly meeting topics:
   
  March 12, 2013: A New Environment for Community Clinics with Cynthia Carmona, director of government and external affairs, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County, facilitated by SCG member Rosemary Veniegas, program officer, Health Care, California Community Foundation
   
  May 30, 2013: Emerging Opportunities for Dental Care with Jenny Kattlove, director, Strategic Health Initiatives, The Children's Partnership, facilitated by Dorothy Fleisher, program director, W.M. Keck Foundation
   
  September 16, 2013: A Crossroads for the Residually Uninsured with Lucien Wulsin Jr., executive director and founder, Insure the Uninsured Project, facilitated by SCG member Bridget Cole, senior program director, Community Partners
  
  November 2013: Open Topic
  
  Participants are asked to commit to attending all four meetings. For participants unable to participate in future meetings, a representative from their organization may attend.

  
  

  Meeting Three Details: A Crossroads for the Residually Uninsured 

  Date:
  Monday, September 16, 2013

  Time:
  10:30 am to 12:30 pm

  Location:
  Center for Healthy Communities
  1000 N. Alameda St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90012

  Registration:
  Questions regarding registration should be directed to Program Coordinator Kameron Green.

  Participants are asked to commit to attending all four meetings. For participants unable to participate in future meetings, a representative from the organization may attend.
  

  Fees
  SCG members: free
  Eligible non-members: $100 for the full four-part series

  Who May Attend
  Current SCG members and grantmakers eligible for SCG membership. For eligibility requirements, click here.
  

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