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President's Blog
Making the Leap: How Four Philanthropy-Serving Organizations Elevated Their Work and Shaped Their Regions — and the Support that Helped Make it Happen
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Kiran Ahuja
CEO Emeritus,
Philanthropy Northwest
Christine Essel
President and CEO,
SoCal Grantmakers
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Dwayne S. Marsh
President and CEO,
Northern California Grantmakers
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Megan Thomas
President & CEO,
Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Funder Op-Ed
Understanding How We Might Shift the Paradigm: Reflections from the Making the Case Collaboratory
Stephanie Chan
Director of Membership and Programs, Funders Together to End Homelessness
Nationwide
Evaluation
Staff Blog
Who’s Organizing the Volunteers? A Look Behind the Scenes in Local Disaster Response
Alan H. Kwok, PhD
Director, Climate and Disaster Resilience, Philanthropy California
California
Funder Op-Ed
Let the Frontlines Lead: Supporting Grassroots Movements for a Climate-Resilient Future
Angie Chen, Laura García, and Doria Robinson
Senior Program Officer & Community Engagement Director | President & CEO, Global Greengrants Fund | Executive Director, Urban Tilth
California
Staff Blog
Explaining The Caregiver Program and The Veteran's Judicial Review Act
Aimee Pila-Bravo
Director, Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative,
Southern California Grantmakers
Health & Wellness
Veterans & Military Families
Nationwide
Staff Blog
Radical Black Joy is the Revolution
Sequoia Thompson
Coordinator, Equity, Organizational Culture, & Dialogue,
Southern California Grantmakers
Erica Rey
Director, Equity, Arts & Culture,
SCG
Los Angeles County
Staff Blog
Honoring Veterans by Caring for Those Still with Us
Nathan Graeser, MDiv, LCSW, DSW
Veterans Issues Consultant
SCG Veterans Issues Consultant
Health & Wellness
Veterans & Military Families
Los Angeles County
Funder Op-Ed
A Willingness to Listen and Change: The Convergence Partnership Reflects on a Year of Realignment
Ray Colmenar & Rachel Huguet
Los Angeles County
Staff Blog
Building an Internal Culture Rooted in Connection, Equity, and Joy
Eddy Gonzalez
Vice President, Knowledge & Communications,
SCG
Jessica LeTarte
Manager, Communities & Engagement,
Southern California Grantmakers
Morgan Bennett
Director, Member Engagement,
SoCal Grantmakers
Bethanie Milteer
Manager, Programs & Partnerships,
Southern California Grantmakers
Karen Freeman
Chief Operating Officer,
Southern California Grantmakers
Funder Op-Ed
Reflections on Measure J’s Success: A Charter Amendment to Advance Racial Equity in Los Angeles
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Emily Bradley
Director of Strategic Investments,
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles County