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Event Description

Every winter, SCG convenes our family philanthropy community for Traditions of Giving, an opportunity to reflect on the year's lessons, listen to emerging voices moving our work forward, and consider our new priorities for the year ahead. 

This year, Traditions of Giving will look deeper at a thread that arose during our Annual Family Philanthropy Conference: the necessity of investing in human potential. Together, we will explore what supporting human potential looks like internally at our organizations and externally with our community partners. We will also outline the personal and professional investments we can make to strengthen the power and well-being of leaders moving our sector's work forward. 

We invite you to join us for our virtual convening on November 2 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. We will hear from philanthropic leaders who believe in the power of supporting human potential and have found creative ways to do so. In conversation with Jan Kern (Senior Philanthropy Advisor, SoCal Grantmakers), Megan Johnston (Executive Director, Stryker Johnston Foundation) and Shirish Dayal (Executive Vice President, Tarsadia Foundation) will share how their foundations lift the voices, cultivate the skills, and enrich the well-being of boots-on-the-ground community leaders.

Zoom details will be sent prior to the program. 

Speakers

Jan Kern

Jan Kern

Senior Philanthropy Advisor, Southern California Grantmakers

Jan Kern supports SCG's Family Foundation Information Exchange Groups. She also leads SCG's Family Philanthropy Advisory Council, the Family Foundation Advisory Group, and coordinates the annual Family Foundation Conference. With more than 25 years of experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, her expertise includes strategic program development and execution, staff management, team building, and relationship development.
Headshot of Megan Johnston. She is a white woman, has shoulder-length brown hair, and is smiling. She's standing in front of a yellow and green background.

Megan Johnston

Executive Director, Stryker Johnston Foundation

Megan Johnston | She/her/hers | Executive Director, Stryker Johnston Foundation

Megan Johnston is the Executive Director of the Stryker Johnston Foundation (SJF), where she
leads the Foundation’s mission to disrupt intergenerational poverty in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and elsewhere using a trust-based philanthropy approach to grantmaking and partnerships. She is fueled by her commitment to foster a more just, vibrant world, and to reimagine and build a philanthropic sector that is rooted deeply in shared power, trust, authentic relationships, and abundance. Before transitioning into her current role at SJF in 2017, Megan spent over a decade working on youth development, poverty alleviation, and collaborative governance issues with various nonprofit and public-service focused organizations. Her educational background includes public and nonprofit policy and management, community development, and conflict resolution and mediation. Megan earned a Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public
Service, and a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Community and International Development from the University of Vermont. She was trained in community mediation through the New York Peace Institute.
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Shirish Dayal

Executive Vice President, Tarsadia Foundation

Shirish Dayal is the Executive Vice President of Tarsadia Foundation, a multi-generational family foundation that strives to improve lives in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment. Shirish leads the Foundation’s vision to invest in both local and global organizations that help create pathways for individuals to unleash their potential. He has over 25 years of diverse leadership experience in arts and humanities, as well as nonprofits supporting and building community-based programs. Shirish maintains a strong passion for the arts and is a founding member of a local community organization that promotes religious, cultural, and educational activities. In his free time, he enjoys yoga, dance, healthy living, and spending quality time with his family.

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