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Funding Area
- Equity & Racial Justice (41)
- Workforce/Economic Development (21)
- Public Policy, Government Relations & Civic Engagement (21)
- Health & Wellness (12)
- Disaster (6)
- Arts & Culture (5)
- Environment (4)
- Veterans & Military Families (3)
- Gender Equity (3)
- Youth Development (1)
- Justice Reform (1)
- Education (1)
Geographic Focus
Strategy Spotlight
Reimagining Financial Systems to Support Black Businesses and Entrepreneurship
David Radcliff
SCG Contributing Writer
Funder Op-Ed
Centering Undocumented Californians and Migrants in Disaster Resilience
Michael Méndez | Max Bell Alpert | Maria Salinas
Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, UC Irvine | Executive Director, North Bay Jobs with Justice | Facilitator, Movimiento Cultural de la Union Indigena (MCUI)
Staff Blog
Celebrating 15 Years of FFIX
Jan Kern
Senior Philanthropy Advisor,
Southern California Grantmakers
Family Philanthropy
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

Kiran Ahuja
CEO Emeritus,
Philanthropy Northwest
Christine Essel
President and CEO,
SoCal Grantmakers

Dwayne S. Marsh
President and CEO,
Northern California Grantmakers

Megan Thomas
President & CEO,
Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Strategy Spotlight
How Philanthropy Can Reimagine its Role in the Movement Building Ecosystem
Monica Fernandez
SCG Contributing Writer
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
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
Strategy Spotlight
How Healing Justice Can Help Funders End Youth Incarceration in California
Monica Fernandez
SCG Contributing Writer
Strategy Spotlight
Incarcerated Firefighters: At the Intersection of Abolition, Workforce Development, and Wildfire Resilience
Monica Fernandez
SCG Contributing Writer
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