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In 2010, legal staff at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (collectively the “Foundations”) joined together to develop a comprehensive training program on legal issues in grantmaking. The goal of this collaboration is to create online, web-based trainings to supplement existing in-person training programs.
SCG's 2016 Public Policy Conference on Public-Philanthropic Partnerships: Strategies to Kickstart Policy, Align Resources, and Scale Change ( April 4, 2016). Funders learned how philanthropy can leverage and spur public investments, identify opportunities for policy change, and better coordinate how philanthropy and government work together to address complex community challenges. The conference will also address how philanthropy can leverage the upcoming election to encourage greater public participation and attract more statewide funding to our region.
A new report has been released by California Civic Participation Funders, Bolder Together 2: Lessons for Philanthropy from a California Initiative to Build Grassroots Movements for Change. The report captures key takeaways gleaned through the initiative’s work with local organizations in four large counties that are undergoing dramatic demographic shifts: San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Resources from SCG's July 13, 2015 program on Proposition 47.
Resources from SCG's 2015 Public Policy Conference, held Monday, April 13, 2015.
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With its strategic focus on supporting value-based care in the safety net, Blue Shield of California Foundation offers support and resources to guide and inform safety-net settings as they transition in this new environment.
Southern California Grantmakers attended “Foundations on the Hill,” an annual event sponsored by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the Council on Foundations. Our goal was to educate Members of Congress regarding the impact and importance of foundation giving in their communities. This year, we had a delegation of 13 individuals representing SCG, Northern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers.
Click here for a recording of SCG's March 24th webinar, California Policy Forum: The Winners, Losers, and the Silver Lining of the Proposed State Budget.
The amount of legislative activity that is permissible for a section 501(c)(3) organization is dependent upon both the organization’s classification—that is, whether it is a “public charity” or a “private foundation”—and its size.[1] Part I of this memorandum briefly describes the definition of legislative activities (i.e., lobbying) generally. Parts II and III address how much lobbying activity public charities and private foundations can engage in without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.
Resources from SCG's March 11, 2015 program, The President’s Executive Action on Immigration and its Impact on Southern California.
How can funders work together to have an impact on public policy?
Resources from the January 27, 2015 SCG program Politics, Policy, and Philanthropy: How Your Funding Priorities Could be Impacted This Year.
Program recording and resources from our December 16, 2014 program, California Policy Forum Webinar: Local Control Funding Formula Implementation Updates and Opportunities.
Infographic from the Los Angeles Times: In 2011, a core group of five foundations set out to use California’s prison crowding crisis as a springboard for broad changes in criminal justice policy. They used partnerships and grants of at least $14 million to build a statewide network that now plays a key role in the Proposition 47 ballot drive to reduce criminal penalties for drug use and petty theft. Funding for most of that advocacy work – over and above a $9-million political campaign – did not have to be disclosed on campaign contribution reports.
This report funded by the Blue Shield of California Foundation shines light on these fractured systems, and shows how we can - and must - adopt a more connected approach to whole-person care. This is particularly important for low-income patients with unmet physical and behavioral healthcare needs who often face additional social and economic barriers that further compromise their well-being.
There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States with an estimated 20 million board members at the helm. The sheer number of people who devote their lives, their money, and their time to an important mission is truly inspiring.
As Internet use by children and teenagers increases, so do concerns about their online safety. Providing a safe environment requires an in-depth understanding of the types and prevalence of online risks young Internet users face, as well as the potential solutions for mitigating risks.
A team at the Luskin Center led by Public Policy professor John Villasenor conducted a review of existing research on online safety and then identified knowledge gaps and recommendations for specific areas of research to further the policy dialogue regarding online safety.