SoCal Youth & Next Gen Philanthropy Gathering: Full Schedule

This gathering convened by California Community Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Southern California Grantmakers, & Youth Philanthropy Connect, was designed to develop, enhance, and catalyze youth & next gen philanthropy in our region and among participants. Attendees ranged greatly in experience, from those already deeply engaged in grantmaking to those just looking to get started! YPC was excited to provide this event for participants to connect, share experiences, and learn together!

11:40am PDT

Next Gen Panel

Enjoy this opportunity to come together to learn with other next gen philanthropists about getting started in philanthropy, working together with your family or foundation, developing your philanthropic vision, and best practices of the field! In this time with others across your peer group, troubleshoot and share tips and solutions.

Speakers

Alexis Marion

Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation

Alexis met the Fox family when she was 12 years old as a foster youth. She has been around the foundation since its inception and its work has influenced her path. Alexis is the Program Officer for the Foundation, supporting grantees and serving as the advisor for the Foundation’s... Read More →

Katie Wang

Resource Generation

Katie, a third generation Chinese American, grew up in the Boston area and the Northern California Bay Area in Saratoga. She began to get involved with social justice work through Asian American student support groups in college and found herself engaged in anti-gentrification work... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 11:40am - 12:40pm PDT
Emirates Lounge

Next Gen

2:10pm PDT

Giving Circle for Next Gen & All Youth Ages 12+

For our youth participants age 12-21 and next gen, this breakout session will turn into a Giving Circle! There, the youth and next gen will be introduced to the grant making cycle and learn from each other’s experiences using different processes. From there, they will work together to create criterion for reviewing the finalists’ proposals to help determine the final grants. More details about grant applicants coming soon!

Speakers

Abbey Dombrowski

Community Foundation of St. Clair County – Youth Advisory Council, Youth Philanthropy Connect Leadership Team

Abbey is a freshman in college in St. Clair, MI where she is President of the Youth Advisory Council of the St. Clair County Community Foundation. Abbey is also a member of the Youth Philanthropy Connect Leadership team. Along with this, Abbey is the youngest board member of an... Read More →

Gordon Phung

Youth Funding Youth Ideas, Youth Philanthropy Connect

Gordon Phung was born in San Francisco, CA and currently attends Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in his senior year. He prides himself in his effective youth philanthropy work at Youth Funding Youth Ideas as a Youth Evaluator. He is a member of the YPC Leadership Team... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 2:10pm - 3:25pm PDT
Emirates Lounge

Next Gen Youth 101 Ages 12-21 Youth 201 Ages 12-21