Associate, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy

About SoCal Grantmakers

SoCal Grantmakers (SCG) is the regional association for philanthropists and Grantmakers working to make a difference in Southern California communities and worldwide. SCG’s mission is to mobilize philanthropy to learn and take bold action by acting as a leadership hub for its members to connect, improve their grantmaking, and amplify their independent efforts through collaborative work.

SCG is a philanthropy-supporting organization and nonprofit located in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that champions effective philanthropy across eight Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Our community includes approximately 300 members representing the spectrum of philanthropy, including corporate giving programs, family foundations, public foundations, individual philanthropists, private, independent, operating and community foundations, philanthropic advisors, government Grantmakers, and grantmaking 501(c)3 organizations.

SCG also is part of Philanthropy California, an initiative of Northern California Grantmakers, SoCal Grantmakers, and Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties. Our alliance’s combined membership represents more than 700 philanthropic organizations investing billions every year to support communities across the state, the country, and worldwide.

Internally, SCG strives to be an anti-racist organization. We recognize and support the leadership, well-being, and identities of our staff as our most valuable resource. SCG is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors and has 31 staff members. For more information, please visit our website at www.socalgrantmakers.org.

Our core values are:

• Boldness: We embrace taking risks and placing big bets.
• Community: We believe in the power of collaborating with our members and partners across sectors, viewpoints, and experiences.
• Equity: We work to address structural inequities and transform those barriers into opportunities for all people.
• Impact: We work to create meaningful and lasting change in the world around us.
• Inclusion: We believe in environments where all are welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate.
• Leadership: We play a powerful role to advance community-led solutions, civic partnerships, and public policies for transformative change.
• Learning: We encourage curiosity and creativity as crucial tools that help us address and adapt to the complex, fast-changing challenges we face.
• Racial Equity: We explicitly consider and name race amongst other indicators of identity when exploring structural and root causes of disparities.
• Minimum of at least two years of administrative, event planning, and/or nonprofit experience, including internships in philanthropy or nonprofit organizations
• Technologically savvy experience with the following applications or software:
  • Salesforce
• Zoom meetings and Zoom webinars
• Outlook
• Asana
• Slack
• Strong written and verbal communicator with exceptional writing and proofreading skills and an ability to ask questions and liaise with other departments to perform tasks
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, communications, or another relevant degree
• Reliable execution and ownership
• Strong collaboration and communication
• Ability to navigate evolving priorities or unclear processes
• Initiative without needing constant direction
• Awareness of how their work affects others across the organization
• Commitment to applying equity in day-to-day work and relationships
• Provide logistical and administrative support for events, including webinars, in-person programs and conferences. Activities include scheduling planning calls/meetings, managing registration and maintaining data on Salesforce, conducting website updates, tracking and confirming speakers, setting up Zoom meetings or acting as a liaison to book space for in-person programs, coordinating with catering vendors, etc.
• Assist with external correspondence with speakers, members, and partners
• Draft and assist with proofreading session descriptions, correspondence to members, resource emails, thank you letters, etc.
• Take notes and capture to dos in Asana after meetings and calls
• Represent SCG at meetings, sector-wide events, and on calls, as needed
• All other duties as assigned.

The Opportunity

The Associate, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy, provides administrative support for the Programs & Conferences team. This position is an integral member of the team, playing a key role in supporting programs and conferences while contributing to the organization’s overall success. This role offers valuable exposure to the philanthropic sector and is ideal for someone looking to build their knowledge and experience in the field. This position must be available to staff in-person programs and conferences in the greater Los Angeles area.

The Programs & Conferences Team

The Programs & Conferences Team includes the Senior VP, Programs & Partnerships, VP, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy, Director, Programs & Conferences, Advisor Arts & Family Philanthropy, Advisor, Corporate & Issue-based Programs, Senior Manager, Programs & Conferences, Manager, Professional Learning, Associate, Programs & Conferences, and Associate, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy. The team develops and delivers a diverse portfolio of programs and conferences for SCG members, including issue-based initiatives, professional learning opportunities, Family Philanthropy and Corporate programming, and signature conferences. In addition, the team manages funder partnerships and serves as the primary liaison to several affinity groups.

Required Qualifications:

Role Level & Competency Alignment

This role is aligned to SCG’s Individual Contributor competency framework. Individual contributors at SCG are expected not only to perform their own work well, but to contribute to relational trust, cross-team coordination, initiative, equity, and accountability.

For this role, strong candidates will demonstrate:

Key Specific Responsibilities