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Welcome to SCG’s new iteration of the Public Policy Roundup for our members! Over the last year, SCG’s Public Policy Team has provided a monthly policy update to our Public Policy Advisory Committee. We heard from many of you that the updates were shared widely across our membership. In response, we are launching the Roundup as a benefit available to all of our members.
Memorandum prepared for the SCG Public Policy Advisory Committee by Michelle Ito, Public Policy Intern.
Southern California Grantmakers, Northern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers held an interactive webinar exploring the powerful role of new statewide data in increasing equity and access to arts education across the state.
No doubt about it, these are challenging times for nonprofits. Revenues for most organizations are flat, government support for the safety net has been singled out as something we can longer afford (or are no longer willing to pay for), competition for limited resources is increasing, and demand for services continues to grow.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
1:00 - 3:00 pm
First 5 San Bernardino
The purpose of the session was to gather nonprofit leaders and Funders Alliance members to share information and resources that will help the local sector understand what the changes at both the Federal and State policy level may mean for the region, and what might be some possible responses.
An analysis of the recommended 2017-18 budget for the County of Los Angeles
The White House has proposed an outline for tax policy changes. The one page document provided by the Administration outlines tax policy changes that have the potential to affect philanthropy. The most relevant tax proposals that would affect philanthropy as a sector includes:
An Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region highlights the widening inequities in income, wealth, health, and opportunity in Los Angeles County. The report was developed by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at USC, and is supported by the Weingart Foundation.
The Weingart Foundation’s full commitment to equity contains a pledge to use their voice to call attention to the importance of advancing fairness and inclusion and urge others to join in this work. Many in philanthropy have taken up the call for equity but much more needs to be done. This is why on March 2, 2017 the Foundation brought together key leaders from philanthropy, as well as from the nonprofit sector, government, business, and labor for the Achieving Equity convening in Los Angeles.
A new report from RAND summarizes and highlights research commissioned by the Klarman Family Foundation, into the needs, well-being and available services for veterans in Massachusetts. Some of our members may be interested to see the fields of data collected, and what questions RAND asked to make their assessment.
A new conversation about civic engagement is emerging. At PACE–a network of funders and foundations committed to civic engagement and democracy–we’ve seen the swell in interest and urgency around this work firsthand. Philanthropies are continuing to understand the civic engagement field and the role they can play in its future. We’re getting a lot of questions–things like:
What is civic engagement? How is it defined and what does it look?
A "Call to Action" from USC's Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, laying out issues and discussion points for the idea that together, we can "make California the most military- and veteran- friendly state".
Our easy-to-use searchable library connects you to a vast array of SCG’s own resources plus a national database of philanthropy materials. As an SCG member, you have access to SCG’s past program videos, webinar recordings, and session materials, as well as a curated collection of presentations, white papers, and research reports from regional grantmaker associations nationwide.
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