About this Series
Western landscapes have always burned and always will. The more we suppress fire and change the climate, the more catastrophic wildfires become. How can we make communities and wild lands more resilient in the age of megafire?
Join us for a virtual series aimed at funders interested in wildfire resilience and how it intersects with public health, equity, and climate change.
Foundation Stats: California, is an initiative of Candid in partnership with Philanthropy California. It provides an at-a-glance overview of institutional philanthropic information for the State of California and its composite regions. This dashboard updates daily as new data comes online.
A stronger, more just California becomes possible when every Californian, regardless of what they look like or how long they’ve been here, can shape the future of our state. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, around 80% of California’s registered voters voted, the highest since 1964.
We are reminded, as we close this year, that moments of disruption, such as those we're experiencing, are also moments to advance change.
In the wake of COVID-19 and a long-overdue national reckoning on racism, the call for all sectors to address structural racism has rarely been stronger.
This past year, California encountered its most challenging period in recent history.
Philanthropy California is an initiative of Northern California Grantmakers (NCG), SoCal Grantmakers (SCG), and San Diego Grantmakers (SDG).
It is difficult to overstate the importance of a fair census count. When census information is not accurate, it threatens to muffle the voices of undercounted groups and regions, and undermine the basic political equality that is central to our democracy.
At #SCGAnnualCon18, we’ll engage in a dialogue about what brings us together in a divided world. Join over 600 colleagues from our diverse philanthropic community of private, public, family, individual and corporate change-makers for this dynamic and inspiring day. We hope to see you there!
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.
Independent researcher and demographer Dr. William P. O’Hare published a report on the changing demographics of California and their impact on the 2020 Census. The report focuses on the fastest growing groups in the state as well as the largest nine counties. Dr.
Latino Community Foundation and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund joined forces to produce this roadmap to secure a fair and accurate count in the midst of unprecedented challenges.
Philanthropy California is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming series by the Funders Census Initiative and the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. Throughout September, this three-part webinar series will feature national partners presenting their findings.
The California Endowment pledged $10 million to the state's $90 million efforts to get a fair and accurate count in the 2020 Census. The pledge fits in with increased awareness and funding from regional funders of the challenges facing the 2020 Census.
In accordance with the latest state and citywide ordinances regarding public gatherings, the Philanthropy California team has decided to transform our in-person 2020 Policy Summit into a virtual gathering that will remain scheduled for April 20, 2020.
As California prepares for its first all-mail voting election, philanthropy can provide resources in critical areas to ensure that all voters – particularly people of color, immigrants, new voters, and first-time voters – can participate in our democracy.