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