Professional Interest Group
Funders Alliance for San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
Leaders from the largest funders of nonprofits and quality of life causes in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have come together to form the Funder's Alliance of the Inland Empire. The Funder's Alliance is a collaborative group of large regional funding agencies that have joined together to increase communication, collaboration, and coordination among each other. The primary goals of the Alliance include:
• Regional networking and information sharing between large funders
• Advocacy for the needs of the region
• Leveraging of funds to maximize impact on common goals
• Increasing the capacity of service providers within the region
PEAK Grantmaking
SCG Family Foundation Information Exchange (1)
SCG’s highly regarded Family Foundation Information Exchange (FFIX) peer learning groups provide ongoing support and best practices through intensive discussions with peers. FFIX meets five times a year in Santa Monica.
Facilitated by SCG's family foundation consultant Jan Kern, FFIX serves as a vehicle to explore new avenues of grantmaking, gain critical skills and find support and encouragement among peers.
For more information, please contact Program Manager Tuly Martinez at (213) 680-8866 ext. 231 or [email protected].
SCG Family Foundation Information Exchange (2)
SCG’s highly regarded Family Foundation Information Exchange (FFIX) peer learning groups provide ongoing support and best practices through intensive discussions with peers. FFIX meets five times a year in Santa Monica.
Facilitated by SCG's family foundation consultant Jan Kern, FFIX serves as a vehicle to explore new avenues of grantmaking, gain critical skills and find support and encouragement among peers.
For more information, please contact Program Manager Tuly Martinez at (213) 680-8866 ext. 231 or [email protected].
SCG Family Foundation Information Exchange (3)
SCG’s highly regarded Family Foundation Information Exchange (FFIX) peer learning groups provide ongoing support and best practices through intensive discussions with peers. FFIX meets five times a year in Santa Monica.
Facilitated by SCG's family foundation consultant Jan Kern, FFIX serves as a vehicle to explore new avenues of grantmaking, gain critical skills and find support and encouragement among peers.
For more information, please contact Program Manager Kameron Green at (213) 680-8866 ext. 231 or [email protected].
SCG Family Foundation Information Exchange (4)
SCG’s highly regarded Family Foundation Information Exchange (FFIX) peer learning groups provide ongoing support and best practices through intensive discussions with peers. FFIX meets five times a year in Santa Monica.
Facilitated by SCG's family foundation consultant Jan Kern, FFIX serves as a vehicle to explore new avenues of grantmaking, gain critical skills and find support and encouragement among peers.
For more information, please contact Program Manager Tuly Martinez at (213) 680-8866 ext. 231 or [email protected].
SCG HR/Ops/Finance Group
SCG Senior Peer-to-Peer 2013
Senior Peer-to-Peer provides in an intimate setting to develop leadership skills over time, and to prepare up-and-coming leaders for future endeavors. The 2013-2015 cohort is facilitated by John Kobara, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the California Community Foundation.
Bringing together select senior program staff to engage closely with colleagues in the field, this peer network addresses topics related to leadership development, trends in philanthropy, organizational dynamics, and collaboration. For the past eight years, SCG has invested in developing senior level leadership in philanthropy through this network, which now consists of more than 30 senior leaders from three graduating cohorts. Past 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. Participants have included senior program officers, program directors and vice presidents from a range of member foundations, including the Weingart Foundation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the W.M. Keck Foundation, the American Honda Foundation, the Amgen Foundation and the California Community Foundation.