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"Basically, what we need are people who take a no-holds-barred, everything-is-on-the-table approach to philanthropy, where the two questions that matter are 'Does it work?' and 'Does it work better than whatever alternatives are available?'"-Dan Elitzer, Full Contact Philanthropy |
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Announcing SDG Program on San Diego Demographics, April 27
San Diego: Our Region of Growth, Change and Diversity
April 27, 2010, 8:30-10:30am
SDG, 5060 Shoreham Pl, Ste 350, San Diego 92122
Speakers: Beth Jarosz, Senior Research Analyst, San Diego Association of Governments
and a Panel of Funders: TBA
San Diego County continues to be a growing, richly diverse region, and of course these changes bring new challenges and wonderful opportunities. With hot-off-the-press information and insights provided by Beth Jarosz, Senior Research Analyst from SANDAG, we will explore how San Diego's neighborhoods and communities are going to be transformed in important ways, both near term and long term. Using their latest stats as well as the SANDAG 2050 Regional Growth Forecast, we will take a look at the present and the future of San Diego. Note: later this year or early in 2011, we will follow up with more hot-off-the-press information from the 2010 Census.
A few of your fellow grantmakers (to be announced soon) will also share how the realities of our demographics have impacted their funding - inspiring conversation about how funders can best use demographic data and tools in their giving. RSVP to programs@sdgrantmakers.org (include your full name and organizational affiliation, please) or call 858/875-3333.
Click here for a complete list of SDG programs and working group meetings. | |
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More SDG Programs
RSVP to programs@sdgrantmakers.org (include your full name and organizational affiliation, please) or call 858/875-3333. Click on program names for details.
Today's uncertain economic environment requires funders to REALLY know where an organization stands financially. To make good decisions, funders not only need accurate financial information, but also the ability to interpret and use this information to plan and manage their grantmaking. SDG invites you to an interactive workshop presented by one of the premier experts in all things nonprofit and financial -- the Nonprofit Finance Fund is coming to town!
Marriott La Jolla, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla 92037
Speaker: Jeffrey Solomon, President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Join SDG and the Jewish Community Foundation for this Distinguished Speaker Luncheon with Jeffrey Solomon, co-author of The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan. There is no charge for this event, but space is limited and reservations are required by April 7.
Taking Employee Engagement to New Heights
April 22, 2010, 8:30-10:30am
SDG, 5060 Shoreham Pl, Suite 350, San Diego 92122
Speakers: DeShele Dorsey and Cori Cunningham, Changing Our World
Limited financial resources coupled with the renewed energy on national service create an opportunity for companies to rethink and re-imagine volunteerism. What's next on the horizon for employee engagement? Join this interactive discussion to discover how you can leverage your company's unique assets and shape the next evolution of employee engagement to make a difference in the community. Salk Institute 38th Annual Tax and Management Seminar for Private FoundationsMay 12-14, 2010The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA SDG members get a special discount-- see below for details!
Click here for a complete list of SDG programs and working group meetings. |
Member & Community Partner News
YOUR ORGANIZATION COULD BE FEATURED HERE! Don't forget to let SDG know what's new with you, from grantmaking to awards, events, and more. We want to share the good news about all of our members. To submit an item for the newsletter, email nancy@sdgrantmakers.org.
SDG is pleased to announce that, as a result of generous funding from SDG member The James Irvine Foundation, we have recently hired two special project consultants. Patricia Sinay, Community Investment Strategies (and consultant here locally for Holland America Line), will serve as the SDG Diversity and Inclusion Program consultant. Laura Fink, principal with Fink & Hernandez, a local political consulting firm, has started as the SDG Public Policy Consultant. Stay tuned for more information on these projects.
SDG recently participated in two workshops designed to acquaint nonprofits with the world of grantmaking, Nonprofit Management Solutions' Meet the Funders and Congresswoman Susan Davis' grants workshop, along with SDG members and friends Lori Finch, Laura Deitrick, Joe Satz, Lenore Lowe, and Karma Bass. Karma Bass of Alliance Healthcare Foundation was quoted in this Union-Tribune article about a program that includes free text messages for pregnant women about health issues.
SDG bids farewell to Colin Mathewson, who is leaving Price Charities to attend divinity school. We thank Colin for his work in the Coming Home to Stay and Environment Funders working groups.
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Philanthropy and the Census
Census forms are out and grantmakers continue to focus on how to help ensure an accurate count this census year. As we've noted previously, a group of California foundations has awarded $9 million in grants for outreach efforts. The Chronicle reports that nationally, foundations are pouring tens of millions into the effort. SDG member Foundation for Change recently held a convening on the census with over 200 nonprofit leaders in attendance: check out video from the event. |
Special Discounts and Deals for SDG Members
Free Grantcraft Guide (and Discounts on Others!)
San Diego Grantmakers is pleased to offer you one free print publication from this practical resource for grantmakers. Choose the guide you want at store.grantcraft.org and enter this promotion code at checkout: GC2010. As a San Diego Grantmakers member, you also get a 20% discount on all GrantCraft print publications. Use this partner discount code: SDG20. And remember, GrantCraft guides can also be downloaded for free.
 Salk Institute Tax and Management Seminar for Private Foundations |
Philanthropic Headlines
A new survey of nonprofit groups suggests that this year will be as challenging for them as 2009, when many organizations suffered from declines in giving, delays in government payments and increased demand for their services. ( Click here for more on this Nonprofit Finance Fund Survey.) Stanford Social Innovation Review: "Merging Wisely"
With the economy in turmoil, funders are increasingly pressuring nonprofits to merge. Yet mergers are not always the right path for nonprofits in financial distress. For a healthier nonprofit sector, funders should consider a wider variety of partnership options.
Faced with steep declines in tax revenue, an increasing number of states and localities are considering eliminating various tax exemptions for nonprofit groups.
Grantmaking initiatives often fail when the foundation remains isolated from its grantees and the communities they both serve. To remedy this problem, grantmakers must work more closely with their grantees, community leaders, and other important stakeholders. |
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Resources
Coaching and Philanthropy
This new guide from GEO and CompassPoint describes the emerging practice of one-on-one coaching for nonprofit leadership development; its purposes, benefits, and challenges; and practical guidance for grantmakers in supporting and advancing it. Note: SDG members The Fieldstone Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation are featured in this report, as well as recent SDG speaker Linda Wood of the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.
New Philanthropy Blog and CalendarThe Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers has launched the FORUM'S Forum, a collaborative space for philanthropists. Additionally, the Forum and COF have a new national public calendar, intended to capture a broad range of webinars, conferences, and other events for grantmakers.
LGBTQ Philanthropy
In this article (pdf) from NCRP's Fall 2009 journal, Karen Zelermeyer asks if we are making progress in LGBTQ philanthropy and social justice.
Smarter Outsourcing for Grantmakers
This new TCC Group briefing paper (pdf) explores which funders are outsourcing, the functions that can best be farmed out and, most importantly, how can funders delegate the work most effectively.
County Health Rankings
County Health Rankings, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, has issued its first set of reports ranking the overall health of every county in the United States. You can also check out the Union-Tribune's article on San Diego's ratings.
Nonprofit Collaboration Database
The Collaboration Prize offers this database to provide access to real-life examples of how nonprofit organizations are working together. You can explore different types of collaboration models, difficulties faced when forming a collaboration, ways challenges were overcome, metrics for measuring outcomes, and more.
Blueprint 2010Blueprint Research & Design released its first independent annual industry analysis for philanthropy and social investing and is distributing the book in partnership with SSIR.
Faces of PhilanthropyThis site profiles philanthropists of all types: for a local angle, check out Christy Walton's page, which mentions her work with the International Community Foundation. | |
| This online SDGrantmakers Update is published by San Diego Grantmakers to help SDG members meet the challenges of philanthropy today. Our mission is to connect, educate, develop, and inspire a diverse group of foundations and corporations to stimulate effective philanthropy in the San Diego region. Copies of past editions are archived here.
Contact Nancy Jamison, 858/875.3333 or nancy@sdgrantmakers.org to suggest article ideas or submit news items. | |
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