Additional Areas of Impact in 2023
– Awarded $7,600 in Collegiate Scholarships
– Developed a Social Impact Playbook & Gifted it to all Cause Conf. attendees
– Awarded 7 Social Impact Awards to San Diego region Organizations & Individuals
Honoring Veterans & HomeAid San Diego’s 6th Annual STEP UP Walk to End Homelessness
Event Details: Friday, Dec. 6, 2024; 11:30am-1pm; Mission Bay De Anza Cove. Join us to get some fresh air, get moving around, free lunch and meet up with business, nonprofit, government and education professionals who want to build new connections and solve our region’s toughest issues. At Cause SD we believe physical and mental wellness are intertwined so step away from that screen for a bit to meet others face-to-face and improve your wellness at the same time. Visit our Eventbrite link to learn more and register!
Hosted at University of San Diego, CC22 attracted over 450 multi sector attendees from across the SD region. We awarded Zoey Brown, USD Marketing Major, a $1,000 scholarship for her social impact work.
Hosted at UCSD, over 50 public and private sector attendees gathered to share social impact insights and gather input about our new Cause San Diego initiative.
Cause San Diego leadership and planning committee members donated food items and built over 400 sack lunches for those experiencing homelessness.
Hosted by Junior Achievement of San Diego County, over 60 organizations gathered to share their 2022 social impact success stories and explore areas of alignment for 2023 and beyond.
Join us on April 22, Earth Day, for a free movie showing of Beyond Zero at UCSD Epstein Center. Meet others in the region seeking ways to make a bigger impact on social issues impacting our communities. Thank you, Conscious Capitalism SD for hosting this event.
In preparation for our 2023 Conference, we hosted our 2nd Focus Group on July 12 to gain insights about the challenges and opportunities that drive social impact activities in the region.
Hosted at the new Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center with over 350 attendees, the event was a full day of education, inspiration and activation for our San Diego business community, nonprofit sector and higher education institutions. Visit our 2023 Cause Conference event page to learn more.
Cause San Diego volunteers set up a Kindness Station at this family-friendly event to educate youth and adults about ways to take care of humanity and our planet. Visitors made origami art, learned about the key issues impacting our region and picked Laura Hall’s book, The ABCs of Conscious Capitalism for Kids.
Thank you, VentureX Scripps Ranch for hosting our event and to all our guests for stopping by to learn more about our mission and plans for 2024. We also collected over $500 in supplies and clothing to support victims of the Jan. 2024 Flooding in San Diego.
In partnership with OnPurpose Squared, we hosted 30 participants at our first Social Impact workshop for businesses seeking guidance on how to develop, enhance and highlight their organization’s CSR, ESG and Social Impact programs and activities. Based on feedback from our 2023 Cause Conference, our goal is to help organizations move beyond outputs and measure for outcomes and impact that offer a true return on social investment (ROSI). Thank you Molly Cartmill and Beatriz Palomino Young for sharing your depth expertise and experience in Corporate philanthropic giving and impact reporting.
In partnership with (W)right on Communications, 35 for profit and nonprofit professionals attended our first luncheon held at Boujiemana Restaurant to strengthen their understanding and ability to leverage paid, earned, shared and owned media to amplify their impact. Julie Wright and Capree Waters brought key examples of how businesses and charitable organizations are using a mix of influencers, created content, community promoters and 3rd party media to reach their target audiences. Thank you, ladies, for sharing your depth experience with our attendees!
We met up with Cause Conference supporters & fellow social impact champions to discuss current operations across our nonprofit organizations.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, sponsors, speakers, presenters, community partners and donors. We had over 350 attendees, over 50 speakers and provided Social Impact Playbooks to all attendees. Look out for photos, videos and more on our Cause SD LinkedIn Page and on our website soon! Also visit our Scholarship and Social Impact Awards pages to see who won this year!
Thank you to over 25 attendees that joined us to learn about the new CA Doughnut Portrait, released in Nov. by CALDEC, and how to use this information to help businesses, nonprofits and others prioritize their social impact work. We also discussed a SD County portrait and which issues should be measured; held at the ignite center sparked by BBB
We had such a nice walk along Mission Bay with over 40 attendees; finished with a picnic lunch and discussion about how to amplify impact through collaboration and partnerships; thank you High Five Coaching CEO Mike Gellman for organizing this event!
The Cause Conference is all about connecting business leaders that are addressing the biggest challenges our city face. This annual gathering is the launch point for collaboration between for-profits, non-profits, social enterprises, B-Corp businesses, impact investors, philanthropists and more. Together we can do so much more than any of us can alone!
Making an impact in our community is a responsibility for all of us. This is the chance to meet peers to accelerate social change through aligned goals, partnerships and actions.
Better Business Bureau
Sempra
San Diego Business Journal
Unity Lab
Evofem Biosciences
Visceral
WD-40
Dr. Bronner’s
Reach out to us at info@causesandiego.org to learn more, get involved with our programs and support our efforts.
