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Takeaways from the 2017 SCG Annual Conference
Release Date:
10/17/2017
Dear Colleagues,
Governance
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Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $3.9 million to Further Strengthen California's Healthcare Safety Net & Address Domestic Violence
Release Date:
12/20/2016
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USC Annenberg Dean Ernest Wilson Joins Cal Wellness Board
Release Date:
07/23/2015
The California Wellness Foundation’s (Cal Wellness) Board of Directors elected a new member, Ernest J.
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Follow-up: Corporate Reception on Nonprofit Board Service
Release Date:
04/09/2013
Recently, members of Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) and other corporate colleagues gathered at City Club in downtown Los Angeles for a special reception to share high-level ideas and best practices for engaging corporate employees in nonpro
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Southern California Grantmakers Announces New Board Member Wendy Garen
Release Date:
03/20/2013
Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 2013– The Board of Directors of Southern California Grantmakers (SCG), a regional association of philanthropic leaders working to support and advance effective grantmaking and drive innovative strategies for community pr
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Wendy Garen Board Appointment in The Sacramento Bee
Release Date:
03/20/2013
Southern California Grantmakers Announces Appointment of Wendy Garen to Board
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The 2020 Census is Underway
Publication date:
10/16/2017
Every ten years, the U.S. Constitution mandates a counting of every person living in the United States, regardless of their citizenship status. The next decennial census will be conducted in 2020. The counting of nearly 400 million persons is an endeavor that requires cooperation among federal, state, and local governments, community based organizations, and philanthropy.
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Legislative Session Recap – Special Focus on Housing
Publication date:
10/09/2017
The combination of higher demand for housing and insufficient supply in California has driven a rapid rise in housing costs. According to a recent report by The McKinsey Global Institute, more than 50 percent of the state’s households are unable to afford the cost of housing in their local markets. Low-income Californians are disproportionately impacted with a state shortfall of 1.5 million affordable units for extremely low and very-low income renter households.
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Policy Brief: Proposed Tax Plan by the White House
Publication date:
10/09/2017
The White House has proposed an outline for tax policy changes, entitled “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code.”
The proposed tax plan would affect individual income tax rates and corporate tax rates. This memorandum will focus on the proposed changes to the tax code that would have a direct impact to philanthropy, and follows up on an analysis by Southern California Grantmakers in May.
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A Date Certain: Lessons from Limited Life Foundations
Publication date:
03/21/2017
The limited life approach in philanthropy has received increased attention in recent years. But across foundations, perpetuity is often still seen to be the default, and there is considerable uncertainty about the practice of spending down.