SCG’s Education Funders Group invites you to join us for a conversation with Shital Shah, Senior Advisor of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Education (DOE). Shital leads partnership management, including relationships with the private sector and philanthropic organizations, ensuring alignment with the Secretary’s priorities. She will provide an update on federal priorities and plans for student […]

Wildfires in California have substantially increased in frequency and intensity over the last few decades, fueled by drought and the overgrowth of fine, dry brush. In mid-February, Senator Monique Limón introduced legislation to enhance wildfire mitigation efforts by expanding statewide prescribed grazing efforts. Hear from local rangeland contractors, conservationists, and policymakers about the need to […]

Join us for the first Corporate Funders Group meeting for 2023. Keeping everyone’s safety in mind, the meeting will be virtual but we hope later in the year to welcome people in person. Gov. Gavin Newsom has released his proposed budget plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year and the legislature is now taking it into […]

You are invited to visit the state-of-the-art Santa Barbara County Emergency Operations Center. You will be given a private tour of the facility by Fire Chief, Mark Hartwig and Director, County OEM Director, Kelly Hubbard. You will hear from these professionals about the emergency notification system from the point of the initial 911 call, the […]

Apply to participate in a FREE Operationalizing DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access) Peer Learning Cohort hosted by the Santa Barbara Foundation in partnership with i3 Institute. Facilitators will usher participants through guided discussions and protocols to then be taken back and used with local teams. The monthly sessions will discuss insights and challenges including: […]

Latino Role Models is a free conference for Santa Cruz County students from grade 6 to college and their families. This exciting FREE annual conference features Latino/a college students and professionals and performances inspiring students to achieve their dreams for college and career. This year, we are excited to welcome Olga Talamante as the keynote […]

With wage inequality impacting the ability of women — particularly women of color — to receive fair compensation for their labor, GCIR will host a webinar discussion on strategies for supporting the economic empowerment of immigrant and refugee women. Given the particular workforce complications that can arise in relation to immigration status — and the […]

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s monthly Lunchtime Activists meetings are intended to be an open and informal space for advocates, organizers, and neighbors to share brave space and co-conspire for a more just and equitable region. We gather to learn from one another, share our work, and collaborate for social change. We encourage all who […]

This 2023 learning and networking opportunity welcomes the participation of philanthropy consultants who are committed to helping their grantmaking clients advance equity through philanthropy. The Leading with Equity Institute begins in April and ends in October of 2023. Held monthly, the Institute consists of seven virtual sessions led by top-notch philanthropy consultants and practitioners who […]

Join us on Saturday, April 1st (from 5pm-9pm) to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)! Santa Barbara TDOV will be an evening with art, music and food, celebrating our transgender, non-binary and gender nonconforming community and their families. Suggested ticket donation is $25-$50, $10 for students. Questions about the event? Send an email to [email protected] […]

We are so excited to invite you to our Annual Leadership Awards Reception taking place Sunday, April 2nd from 2:00 - 4:30 pm in Santa Barbara. Please mark your calendars and reserve your seat today. Our Santa Barbara Reception will honor our 2023 Dolores Huerta Grassroot Leader Awardees and our Corazón Award Recipient: Santa Maria […]