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December is an important planning and budgeting season for many foundations, heightened this year by additional planning in response to the 2024 elections. Many funders have identified key priorities and allocated funds in support of issues including public health, the social safety net and social services, reproductive rights, and more. Join us for this funder-only discussion, which will occur exactly six weeks after the election, to hear how key health philanthropists think about potential impacts, challenges, and opportunities. During this virtual convening, we'll create a platform for funders to share their reactions and discuss how funding institutions across Southern California are strategizing to protect health and social safety net programs, particularly in at-risk communities. We'll also ask attendees to share their questions and updates on their work to help enhance collaboration and communication across the sector. SCG will not record this program to enable more candid peer-to-peer conversations among attendees.

Please note: SCG is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. Attendees may hear comments from speakers or see links shared during the webinar that do not necessarily represent the opinions of SCG.

2024 Quarterly Programming

About the Health Funders Group

The SCG Health Funders Group convenes multiple times a year to explore emerging issues in healthcare and health policy through an intersectional approach. The group hosts topic-based and peer-to-peer learning sessions. These facilitated sessions will provide a forum for updates on critical issues, highlights of promising programs and opportunities for collaboration.

Speakers

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Bonnie Midura SCG Member

Senior Program Manager, The California Endowment

Bonnie Midura currently serves as a Senior Program Manager at The California Endowment, where she manages a grant portfolio that includes both the Los Angeles region and statewide health system teams. Bonnie’s career has spanned public health, community health, and philanthropy and she has experience working in non-profit community-based organizations, hospitals and health systems, foundations, and public agencies. Bonnie rejoined The Endowment in May 2016, having served as a staff member of the foundation from 2001-2009. During these years she focused on grantmaking related to expanding access to health coverage for all children in California and protecting and expanding the health care safety net across the state. Prior to returning to The Endowment, she served as an independent consultant for seven years providing initiative development, content expertise, and program management services to a variety of public and private health-related funders in California. Bonnie is a member of the Heluna Health Board of Directors and was one of the founding members of the Los Angeles chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. Bonnie received her MPH from UCLA and BS in Sports Medicine from Pepperdine University.
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Dr. Rosemary Veniegas SCG Member

Director of Health Programs, California Community Foundation

With 25 years of experience in health promotion, Rosemary Veniegas currently serves as Director of Health Programs at the California Community Foundation (CCF). CCF’s mission is to lead positive systemic change that strengthens Los Angeles (LA) County. Dr. Veniegas serves on the Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Panel of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, which was established as part of the Affordable Care Act. She is a member of the LA County Commission on Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery and the California Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Previously, Dr. Veniegas was an implementation scientist and researcher in academic departments of family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychology, and psychiatry. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from UCLA.

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