*This membership benefit is for SCG Members only.
Please find SoCal Grantmakers Mission, Vision, and Values: Here
SoCal Grantmakers (SCG) serves as a common voice for a diverse and vibrant community of philanthropists, all bound by a shared desire to make a difference. Since our founding in 1973, SCG has grown to encompass family, community, private, corporate, public, and operating foundations, philanthropic advisors, as well as government and individual grantmakers. SCG’s members represent the Southern California region including Los Angeles, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.
SCG believes that collaborations increase philanthropic efforts and seeks to develop partnerships that will engage our members and enhance our programming.
Please note: When developing a programming partnership, SCG expects to be an active partner and looks to ensure that the purpose and goals of the program align with the mission of SCG and that there is also a significant interest from SCG members. Our team will contact you if your program submission is approved. We can not accommodate every submission due to the volume of requests we receive.
Purpose of Program Partnerships: To amplify issue areas that are strengthened by philanthropic collaboration.
Criteria for Program Partnerships: Timeliness, relevancy, current staff capacity, does the partnership align with SCG’s mission, vision, and values.
Types of Program Partnerships:
- One-Off Program Partnership: The creation of a single one-off program partnership with a partner (ex. a workshop or single webinar). Content is often co-developed between the partner and SCG.
- Program Partnership Series: A series of programs with a partner. Content is often co-developed between the partner and SCG.
- Funders Briefing: A partnership program hosted by a funder to share a project or initiative with the broader funder community for potential collaboration. Typically, an invite only event with no marketing in newsletter or website. SCG leads/supports invitations, but the partner leads on content development.
- Co-Sponsor: A program partnership where in the partner leads on all content development and SCG provides support in one of the following: technological assistance, marketing of the program, and/or registration.
One-Off Program Partnership
and Program Partnership Series Expectations
Partner will provide
- Mutual agreement on the date, time, and location.
- Program Description (can be worked on collaboratively) at least six weeks prior to the program.
- Speaker Forms completed by all speakers (SCG to provide link) at least six weeks prior to the program.
- Partners agree to implement SCG’s strict no solicitation policy during the program to allow candid peer discussions among philanthropic professionals.
- SCG has permission to photograph/video/audiotape the program and the authorization to use photos/video/audiotape.
SCG will provide
- 45 min planning call
- Tech and logistics support on day of program, if needed.
- Invitation and final attendee lists (names and organization) SCG is not able to share attendee contact information.
- SCG also agrees to share photographs with partners.
- Post-program surveys and/or communication as desired.
Funders Briefing & Co-Sponsor Program Partnership Expectations
Partner will provide
- Program Description (to be drafted/provided by partner) at least six weeks prior to the program.
- Speaker Forms completed by all speakers (SCG to provide link) at least six weeks prior to the program.
- Registration link for attendees at least six weeks prior to the program.
- Partners agree to share invitation lists and final attendee lists (names and organizations are sufficient) with each other. Partners understand that SCG is not able to share attendee contact information.
- Partners agree to implement SCG’s strict no-solicitation policy during the program to allow candid peer discussions among philanthropic professionals.
- SCG has permission to photograph/video/audiotape the program and the authorization to use photos/video/audiotape.
SCG will provide
- Tech and logistics support on day of program, if needed.
- SCG also agrees to share photographs with partners.