California Funder Alignment Meeting
Gentrification and DisplacementAugust 10, 2016
Project Goal Outcome
• Outcome 1: Increase investment in community-led anti-displacement strategies.
• Outcome 2: Build meaningful funder partnerships and commitment to coordinated grantmaking strategies in California that build the health and power of low-income communities of color at risk of displacement due to gentrification.
• Outcome 3: Increase understanding within the broader field of philanthropy of solutions to gentrification, displacement, and health equity.
• Goal 1: Develop a comprehensive grantmaking framework for increasing resources toward equity and building community power
• Goal 2: Build a strategic and aligned approach to funding anti-displacement, community stabilization, and community-led development work across CA
• Goal 3: Build a strategic and aligned approach to funding anti-displacement, community stabilization, and community-led development work across CA.
• Hosted funder meeting
• July, 70 Funders and field leaders participated in meeting
• 15 funders completed funder survey
July2015
• TCE identified NFG to support project next steps in project
• Advisory Committee formed
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Fall 2015
• In-person committee mtg in LA
• Deeper discussion on priorities and interests
Feb 2016
• Advisory CommitteMtg March
2016
Accomplishments- Completed Framework
Project Background
• NFG hires Nile • Forms Monthly
advisory committee meetings
• Add’tl framework review
April – May
• In-person committee meeting with field leaders
• August –in person meeting pa
June – July
•In-person committee + field + add’tl funders•Grounding Powerbuilding Strategies•Engaging Core Project Funders•Landscape Scan
August
• Identify CA pooled organizing fund approach to gentrification and displacement
• Monthly Adv Committee
September
• Monthly Advisory Committee Calls
• Update funders on developing CA pooled fund n
October
• Grounding Powerbuilding Strategies
• Engaging Funders and Field Leaders
• Update on funder information
November
November – Early 2017- In-person convening- Reveal, share and organizing funders