Funders working together to build healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities across California.
Announcing the Inaugural LA Funders’ Collaborative Leadership Awards
We’re excited to announce the inaugural Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative Leadership Awards, an initiative recognizing and supporting collaborative leadership advancing green infrastructure and climate equity across Los Angeles County. This work is nearly always taken up under challenging and uncertain conditions, and this was especially the case in 2025. Fifteen community-based organizations will receive $5,000 each in… Read More »
2025: A Year of Advancing Community-Centered Action
As 2025 draws to a close, the year has been marked both by disruption — federal funding rollbacks, escalating climate impacts and growing wildfire threats — and by courageous, collaborative action across the field. Thanks to the commitment of funders, community-centered organizations and policy partners across the state, we have made meaningful progress toward building more equitable and climate-resilient communities. Below, we… Read More »
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Vital Voices: Investing in the Power of Community-Rooted Reporting
January 29, 2026Smart Growth California Event
The Funders Network Event
Mar
16
Smart Growth California's 2026 Funder Summit
March 16 - March 18, 2026Smart Growth California Event
What People Are Saying
“SGC was instrumental in helping us establish the Climate Funders’ Collaborative in the Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region. Their team brings content expertise, network connections and effective engagement practices to our collaborative effort.”
Christiana DeBenedict, San Diego Foundation
“Smart Growth California provides so much value – from policy updates and exposure to innovative projects and organizations to providing a space for philanthropic relationship building and developing co-funding opportunities.”
Lisa Craypo, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
“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
“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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