Philanthropy California is a 10-year-old alliance between Northern California Grantmakers (NCG), Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties (formerly Catalyst), and Southern California Grantmakers (SCG). In this episode, I speak with Karla Mercado, Director of Philanthropy California, Karen Freeman (now Chief Operating Officer at Southern California Grantmakers), and Megan Thomas, President & CEO of Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties, about the evolution of Philanthropy California and why they believe the alliance has endured. In addition, we talk about the power of alliances for advocacy and the policy wins they attribute to working together.

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In this episode of the Sustained Collaboration podcast, I talk with Nico Leone, President and CEO of KERA - North Texas Public Broadcasting, about Arts Access. Arts Access is a joint project of KERA and Dallas Morning News. The partnership not only allowed the two news organizations to cover equity in the arts but helped them secure funding from new donors.

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In this episode, I talk with Margaret Black of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, Jennifer Price-Letscher of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Jessica Richards of the William Penn Foundation. Each of these foundations has committed to supporting the Sustained Collaboration Network through a shared fund. Learn more about why they support sustained collaboration and their experience in a pooled fund. They offer critical insights to any philanthropic funder thinking about sustained collaboration, regardless of whether they participate in pooled funds.

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