In advance of SCG’s 2024 Annual Conference, Better Together: Creating A Collective Legacy, we are pleased to offer curated resources to help ground attendees in what it means to forge a legacy of equity and prosperity for our region. We invite you to explore these resources below.

Closing Plenary

Slides: Creative Jobs Collective

Arts for LA has created informational slides exploring the Creative Job Collective Impact Initiative (CJCII) and their strategic plan for the arts and culture sector.

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Article: The 'Cultural Olympiad': DTLA arts community is thinking 4 years ahead

While the 2028 Olympic games are still four years away, Los Angeles's art community has already begun preparing for this important moment. Gustavo Herrera, Arts for LA director, and Erikk Aldridge, Vice President of Impact for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, discuss using this opportunity to highlight the city's rich artistic and cultural history.

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Breakout Sessions

Report: Community Input and Considerations for the California Master Plan for Career Education

California’s Master Plan for Career Education is considered a blueprint for postsecondary and workforce training across the state. Launched in August 2023, the plan aims to promote equitable access to high-paying jobs by addressing structural barriers and strengthening education and training pathways. Drawing from community input, this report details feedback submitted by the public regarding priority concepts that should be included in the plan.

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Issue Summary: About Human Trafficking and Large Global Events

In this handout, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) details common preconceptions about human trafficking, the issues that are really happening, and what philanthropy can do to raise awareness and support victims.

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Report: The Promise, Pitfalls, and Potential of CalAIM

In partnership with the California Community Foundation and with seed funding from Cedars-Sinai and additional support from Health Net, Nonprofit Finance Fund launched a two-year initiative in 2022 to support a cohort of 11 Los Angeles-based homeless service providers in various stages of considering CalAIM. NFF's report details challenges experienced by LA homeless providers and what funders can do to ensure CalAIM’s success.

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Resource List: Impact Investing

In preparation for the session Unlocking Capital: Demystifying Impact Investing for Foundations, Mission Investors Exchange has compiled a list of resources on impact investing from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Weingart Foundation, and The California Endowment.

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Resource List: Courageous Conversations & Trust-Based Philanthropy

In preparation for the session Courageous Conversations: Philanthropic Dialogue Tools, Strategies, Practices, and Principles, the session leaders have compiled a list of resources on trust-based dialogue practices.