Regional Philanthropy News
Friday, October 11, 2019
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
What is Public Charge?
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Sacramento – Six strategies stand to amplify whole community emergency preparedness and improve coordination of community assets for disaster response and recovery, describes a report released today by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Every ten years, after the federal census, California must re-establish the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts to reflect new p
Friday, July 12, 2019
Over the past weeks, immigrant communities have grown fearful with threats of raids and deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
On July 4th and July 5th, two major earthquakes struck in Kern County near Ridgecrest, California, approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved a historic Public/Private Partnership between the Los Angeles
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Eleven nonprofits in L.A. and Ventura Counties receive funding awards in the second phase of the organization’s long-term wildfire recovery, focusing on low-income individuals and families
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
SEBASTOPOL, CA — The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Kalia Abiade, di
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
The Board of Directors of Archstone Foundation announces the appointment of Christopher A. Langston, PhD as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Joseph F.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Alicia Procello, President of the Avery Dennison Foundation, discusses with SCG the Foundation's giving.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Philanthropy would be so much easier if every year you could just choose a charity — or maybe two or three charities — and let someone else write the donation check.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Obama Foundation also announces MBK Rising!, a national convening marking the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
In response to the unprecedented scale of destruction, loss of life, and enormous challenges facing survivors of California’s recent wildfires in both Northern and Southern California, Direct Relie
Monday, November 19, 2018
Southern California Gas Co.
Friday, November 16, 2018
On Wednesday the Fire Relief Fund multi-platform fundraising event, hosted by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Rams, CBS 2 and KCAL 9, rai
Citi Named Nation's Leading Affordable Housing Lender for 8th Consecutive Year
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03/14/2018
Nearly $4.7 Billion Lent to Finance Affordable Housing Projects in 2017
Salesforce.org And United Way Are Teaming Up To Change Corporate Giving
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03/09/2018
Their new app called Philanthropy Cloud lets corporate employees have a record of all their matched giving–and will help guide them to other organizations, information, and ways to help in person.
A Push and a Pathway for Diversifying Nonprofit Leadership
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03/08/2018
For many years, the nonprofit sector’s strategy for diversifying the leadership of our organizations has been guided – or more accurately misguided – by assumptions about people of color.
Philanthropy CA Statement on the Johnson Amendment
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03/08/2018
Philanthropy California voices our unequivocal support for the “Johnson Amendment” – the long-standing federal law that prohibits 501(c)(3) charitable organizations from endorsing, opposing or contributing to political candidates and engaging in partisan campaign activities. We are proud to join the diverse coalition of organizations who support the protections now afforded by the Johnson Amendment.
In California, These Funders Want to Keep Kids Out of the Criminal Justice System
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03/06/2018
Reforming juvenile justice systems and ending the heartbreaking ways they can destroy young lives has been a philanthropic cause for decades. The Annie E.
Discovery Cube LA Updates Award-Winning Home Inspector Training Exhibit to Provide Energy Conservation, Affordability and Natural Gas Safety Information
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03/06/2018
$100,000 shareholder donation from SoCalGas provides visitors the chance to learn about natural gas safety and how energy conservation can address air pollution, combat climate change
Samueli Academy Identifies Educational Opportunities for Foster Care Teens
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03/05/2018
Forty-six percent: That's the statistic that Chris Simonsen said motivated him to act.
SCG President's Message - March 2018
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03/05/2018
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The Next Census Will Shape Children's Lives. Let's Make Sure We Count Right
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03/05/2018
An inaccurate count could hurt vulnerable students and schools.
How Can We Secure Public Support to End Homelessness?
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02/27/2018
Voters passed Proposition HHH in November 2016, a $1.2 billion bond measure by the city of Los Angeles to provide supplemental funding for new permanent supportive housing, and Measure H in March 2017, which will generate about $355 million annual
CA Could Lose Political Clout: Climate of Fear Could Lead to Huge California Census Undercount
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02/26/2018
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in December, asking that a citizenship question be added to the 2020 Census because citizenship data was needed to protect minority populations from “racial discrimination in voting.”
If the Census Asks, "Are You a Citizen?"
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02/20/2018
Immigrants won’t answer, and blue states—California especially—will lose representation.
After Budget Deal, Policymakers Should Boost 2018 Funding for the 2020 Census
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02/16/2018
With President Trump and Congress boosting overall non-defense discretionary funding for 2018 and 2019, they now must use some of these funds for the fast-approaching 2020 census.
Seeking Truth: Nike Irvin Answers the Call to Action
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02/15/2018
A great profile from the UCLA Anderson Blog about SCG's Vice Chair, Nike Irvin.
$200,000 Awarded to Transform Juvenile Justice in Los Angeles County
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02/13/2018
Statewide network of California’s leading foundations takes an important step to fund innovation in youth justice reform.
California’s Call for Inclusion: Why Philanthropy Should Engage in Census 2020
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02/08/2018
California has long been home to a special kind of American Dream. People from all walks of life come to our state to find opportunity and prosperity. Since we were granted statehood in 1850 after the Mexican-American War, when the population was just less than 100,000, we have grown to the most populous state in the nation, with nearly 39 million residents.
The California of today is heralded by many as a shining star of our times. We are the 6th largest economy in the world. We are home to 10 million immigrants, the largest immigrant community of any state. While experts predict that the US will become a “majority-minority” country in 2044, California already is.
Strengthening Philanthropy’s Role in the Resistance
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02/08/2018
An increase in the minimum wage. Criminal justice reforms that have led to a 25 percent drop in the number of people incarcerated in state prisons.
SoCalGas Announces 2017 Environmental Champions Initiative Grant Recipients
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02/07/2018
Utility awards grants totaling more than $500,000 to 42 nonprofits for projects focused on clean air, energy or water
President's Message - February 2018
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02/06/2018
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Opinion: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on the 2020 Census
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02/06/2018
Since the very first census in 1790, the constitutionally required population count has attempted to survey everyone from every corner of the country to determine equitable distribution of federal funding as well as congressional representation.