knowledgeable, collegial
funders to address
California’s greatest
challenges.
focus on California’s
most urgent issues,
from the affordable
housing crisis to
climate change.
Funders working together to build healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities across California.
Going Beyond Land Acknowledgments: Webinar Takeaways
As the newest member of the SGC team, I am excited by all the ways that funders are deepening how they weave sustainability and equity. On May 20th, I attended a webinar hosted by SoCal Grantmakers and Smart Growth California: Beyond Land Acknowledgements: Indigenous Leadership and the Environment in Southern… Read More »
Opportunities for Philanthropic Investment: Federal & State Funding
Funders active in Smart Growth California workgroups have discussed the unique role that philanthropy can play in supporting the equitable implementation of federal and state funding streams. This is in light of funding from COVID recovery bills, the federal infrastructure package, and the state surplus that has begun flowing into… Read More »
Oct
13
Beyond City Limits: How evolving migration patterns can reshape California and promote or harm the state’s climate progress
October 13, 2022Smart Growth California Event
Oct
17
Part 2: Designing Justice40: A How-To Series on Philanthropy's Role in Ensuring Equitable Implementation of Federal Investments
October 17, 2022Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Event
What People Are Saying
“California is at a turning point. There is so much potential for what we can achieve for the future, but it won’t happen without foundation collaboration and leadership.”
Ray Colmenar,
“As California sets a path for the nation on climate change, funders are working together to impact state policy in ways we simply couldn’t on our own.”
Amy Kenyon,
“Smart Growth California is one of the few spaces where funders are working across issue areas to address the needs of our most disadvantaged communities.”
Craig Martinez, The California Endowment
“I’m a better grantmaker because of the knowledge and networks I’ve built through Smart Growth California. I especially appreciate the commitment to climate resilience and social equity.”
Francesca Vietor, The San Francisco Foundation
“As part of the Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative, I get to work with other funders at the intersection of health, equity, and sustainability in an ongoing way, which strengthens both my work and our collective impact as grantmakers.”
Jacqueline Waggoner, Enterprise Community Partners
“Smart Growth California is an incredibly efficient way for me to connect with and learn from other funders and nonprofit partners so I can stay on top of what’s happening with affordable housing, transportation justice, and equitable development in regions throughout the state.”
Vu-Bang Nguyen, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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