SDG is offering corporate grantmakers the opportunity to attend three of the six Maximizing Corporate Community Investments (MCCI) modules, part of a comprehensive and cutting edge educational series that addresses the skills needed to build and advance strategic corporate giving programs of all sizes.  Follow the link above to pick and choose which modules to attend - be sure to include whether you'd like to join us for lunch!

 

Old Town Theatre, home of the Cygnet Theatre Company

We had such a great response to our Summer Social last month that we're offering members another opportunity to network with each other!  This time, we'll be hosting a matinée viewing of the critically acclaimed, provocative documentary film "The Art of the Steal," about the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' $25 billion art collection (watch the trailer here). There will be a prescreening wine and appetizer reception, and after the movie, discussion about the film's meaning and themes relative to philanthropy and donor intent.

 

San Diego Grantmakers 2010 Annual Conference

 

We thank you for your committment to strengthening philanthropy in our communities.

 

■  Barona Resort and Casino. The Barona Band of Mission Indians'  continues its tradition of sharing through Barona Resort and Casino's community outreach model supporting programs that focus on education, environmental preservation, and enhancing community wellness.

 

■  The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation was established to advance charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, primarily at medical and scientific schools of higher learning in California.

 

■  Sony Electronics, Inc. Since 1960, Sony's U.S. operations and employees have committed their resources and time to charitable causes and community efforts.  Sony's Vice President of Community Affairs Ed Wallace recently gave an interview about how the company values community service.

 

■  Susan G. Komen For The Cure.  As the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, The Susan G. Komen For The Cure works to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to find the cure as the largest non-government funder of breast cancer research . 

 

■  Weingart Foundation.  Established in honor of Ben Weingart, since 1972 the Weingart Foundation has authorized grants of more than $856 million to support a variety of Southern California social services, educational, and community programs.

 

■  The partnership between SDG member Malin Burnham and T. Denny Sanford to support medical advances is featured in the San Diego Business Journal.

 

■  Congratulations to Erin Spiewak, who has been appointed Executive Director of the Gary and Mary West Foundation.  Congratulations also to Shelley Valentine, who will serve as President, and Roland (Ron) Santoni, the Foundation's founding president, who will assume the role of Managing Director.

 

■  Additional congratulations to SDG member Murray Galinson, who has been elected Vice Chair of the Leichtag Family Foundation's Board of Directors.

 

■  The Rancho Santa Fe Women's Fund awards eight grants totaling $260,055 to several arts and military nonprofit organizations in San Diego County.

 

■  WebMD Health Foundation exclusively features a video of President Obama educating Americans about the White House's health reform website.  The foundation simultaneously launches a partnership with Sanford Health to educate parents, children and professionals about health, nutrition and fitness.

 

■  The San Diego Foundation launches two new online endeavors: The first, a redesigned organizational website that offers enhanced appearance and functionality. The second is a one-stop resource for financial, governance, and programmatic information about local nonprofits known as BetterGiving.

 

■  San Diego Human Dignity Foundation announces the 2011 San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative/AIDS Walk San Diego General Request for Proposals (General RFP).

 

■  The California Endowment releases a summary report of studies about the health of young men of color: Healthy Communities Matter: The Importance of Place to the Health of Boys of Color.

 

■  San Diego Social Venture Partners (SDSVP) has a new home thanks to fellow SDG member Chris Weil!  "Thank you to Chris and his entire staff for welcoming us," said SDSVP Executive Director Peggy Kid.

 

...SDSVP is also seeking to invest in nonprofit organizations that serve military and military families in San Diego communities.  Know of any?  Click here.

 

...Lastly in SDSVP news, we are thrilled to hear that Alan Sorkin, longtime SDSVP leader and now president of SVP International, is well on the road to recovery after undergoing kidney transplant surgery thanks to an altruistic organ donor.

 

■  Cox Communications releases the results of its Teen Online Safety & Digital Reputation Survey as part of Cox's committment to online safety.

 

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The Workforce Funders Collaborative is continuing to build the healthcare workforce.  They recently granted MAAC Project $120,000 to implement a Health Careers Resource Center in South Bay to train 30 medical and dental assistants by the end of this year.  SDG member JPMorgan Chase granted $35,000 to MAAC to fund internships of the graduates.  The Funders Collaborative is seeking other grantmakers as new partners to assure that all graduates will receive a paid internship, budgeted at $3,000 per person.  Also, Workforce is proudly entering its third year of funding for North County Health Services, which will graduate 56 medical assistant students in September and welcome a new class of 60 individuals.

 

 

■  The Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy recently released the research paper, How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work, which is based on the experience of senior communications officers in 18 of the country's largest foundations.

 

■  A new GrantCraft guide, Working with Government: Guidance for Grantmakers, includes case studies, suggestions for finding changemakers in government and advice on navigating roles and power dynamics.

 

■  The Council on Foundation's report, A Foundation's Guide to Advocacy, is designed to help foundations more effecitvely work in collaboration with government to advance the common good.

 

■ SDG has added information about the recent flooding in Pakistan to the Disaster Response Grantmaking section of our website.  Follow the link for resources for grantmakers to provide assistance. 

 

■  The Cygnus Donor Survey: Where Philanthropy is Headed in 2010. More than 335,000 people with recent giving histories were solicited to share information about how they were managing their philanthropy and their expectations of the charities they support.

 

■ Recession Pressures on Nonprofit Jobs.  This report from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Civil Society Studies foreshadows the greater demand on funders from nonprofits.

 

■ KidsData.org compiles information about California children and allows you to search by region, demographic or topic.

 

■ The TCC Group's Funder's "Giving Tree" - a flow chart that cleverly outlines the funding decision making process. 

 

San Diego Social Enterprise Academy & Venture Competition

"Dare to Earn" Venture Planning Workshops: August-September 2010
Applications Due: Sept. 28, 2010
Round One Presentations: Nov. 15-16, 2010
Showcase & Symposium: Dec. 8, 2010

SDG member San Diego Social Venture Partners has joined several other organizations to support this educational and competitive opportunity that will mentor organizations on how to more effectively expand earned income opportunities and offer a platform for presenting proposals to potential investors.

 

Part of the Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair and supported in part by SDG member The San Diego Foundation.
Sept. 2-5, 2010
Hilton San Diego Bayfront 

 

A half day workshop designed to help nonprofit leaders develop and use financial information to make sound decisions and to better communicate these decisions to donors and board members.  David Greco and Jennifer Kawar of the Nonprofit Finance Fund will present.  Following the workshop, 30-minute one-on-one financial coaching sessions will be provided to those who sign up for it ahead of time for a fee of $125.  Coffee, tea and pastries will be provided.  (Individual coaching will also be available on Sept. 22, 2010 upon request at the San Diego Grantmakers office).

 

 

The Classy Awards, recognizing charities, individuals and businesses that are doing good in the community over the past year.  Nomination period: 8/1-9/17.