Luncheon Program
From Good to Great: San Diego Is a Giving Community

Join us for a stimulating panel discussion.

Moderator:
Doug Dawson
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation

Panelists:

Nancy Jamison
Executive Director
San Diego Grantmakers

Bob Kelly
President and CEO
The San Diego Foundation

Christy Wilson
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Speaker Bios:

Nancy Jamison Executive Director San Diego Grantmakers

Nancy Jamison is the Executive Director of San Diego Grantmakers (SDG), a membership association of philanthropic organizations.  SDG provides networking, education and support services aimed at strengthening San Diego philanthropy. The mission is to connect, educate, develop and inspire a diverse group of foundations and corporations to stimulate effective philanthropy in the San Diego region. Currently there are 90 members– family, private and community foundations, corporations and government organizations whose shared goal is to enhance the impact of their grantmaking.  Before joining San Diego Grantmakers, Nancy was a Senior Consultant with TrustWorks Group, a leading San Diego organizational development firm, providing strategic planning, leadership and team development for nonprofits, corporations and associations.

Christy Wilson Executive Director Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Christy Wilson is the Executive Director of the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation. Since 1997, she has led the 30 member Board of Directors in furtherance of the mission to promote effective philanthropy in the San Diego region and around the world. With assets now approaching $30 million dollars, and annual grants that equate to nearly 25% of assets, the Foundation is poised to work with its donors and non-profit partners in an efficient, effective and personal way. With growth, has come a new emphasis on working with families in the region on multi-generational pathways for their philanthropy, as well as our Community Leadership role in engaging donors in our work, achieving coordinated impact in our community and creating value for our donors.

Bob Kelly
President & CEO
The San Diego Foundation

As President and CEO, Bob Kelly has dedicated himself and the staff to increasing not just the assets The San Diego Foundation manages for San Diego, but the amount and impact of our grant making on the community. An active volunteer in numerous community activities, Bob says that driving around San Diego is almost always a heartwarming experience. No matter what neighborhood he's passing through, Bob says that he can usually look out his car window and see the impact of grants made by generous San Diegans to improve and enrich the lives of others. A longtime San Diegan, Bob built his career in philanthropy. Prior to joining The San Diego Foundation, he was an assistant to the President and senior VP and COO of Sharp Health Care Foundations. He also enjoyed a distinguished 15-year career at the American Cancer Society.