President's Blog

This fall, CEOs and senior leadership from SCG member organizations gathered for an evening salon hosted by Southern California Grantmakers and Ron Burkle, and held in partnership with the UCLA Burkle Global Impact Initiative.

We've heard from so many of you how valuable it is to find—and be found by—your peers in philanthropy.

This week, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to establish a position for a countywide child protection executive to implement reforms in foster care and child protection—a landmark decision actively supported by a core group of SCG members.

SCG Nominations Committee Chair Mary Odell Calls for Board Nominations:

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you to everyone among the 175 regional philanthropic leaders at our 2014 Public Policy Conference on April 3rd! The day was packed with thoughtful insights, candid discussions, and ideas for action. I’m writing to share key takeaways and resources so that everyone in the SCG leadership community can get the benefit of the day’s learning.

Our new SCG Corporate Leadership Council (CLC)—spearheaded by Board member Deidre Lind and facilitated by corporate consultant Lisa Cleri Reale—held their second meeting last week. After robust discussions, we prioritized key areas of focus for corporate programming in 2014, with a purposeful intention of meeting the needs and interests of the corporate sector.

I am happy to announce that SCG will continue our In Focus: Health Care Reform series in 2014. Save the date for the first session of this year, taking place on April 30th and featuring Brenda Solórzano, Chief Program Director, Blue Shield of California Foundation.