Our Work

2022 Impact Report 

 2023 Impact Report 

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

2024 Impact Report

Upcoming Events

Feb. 5, 2025: San Diego County Doughnut Economics Info & Planning Session

4:30-6:30pm, Mission Fed Credit Union HQ: In collaboration with Conscious Capitalism SD, San Diego County and community partners, we are building awareness about Doughnut Economics and developing a Doughnut snapshot portrait of San Diego Counties social and environmental health.  Join us to learn more about our project and why this is the healthiest doughnut in the world! Email us at info@causesandiego.org to attend. Space is limited.

Feb. 11, 2025: Cause SD 2025 Kick-Off Mixer

We’ve missed you since our 2024 Cause Conference!

We’ve made it to the end of our first month of 2025, whew, so let’s get together in February to share how each of our organization’s are leaning into social impact this year, learn about our Cause Conference plans for this year and make new cause alliance connections.

Event Details

✅ 4:15-5:30pm – Check-in, Drinks/Appetizers, Networking

✅ 5:30pm – Cause SD welcome, around the room organization’s share top two goals for thier organization in 2025

✅ 6pm – Discussion about Cause Conference 2025 -what would you like to see, hear, do? Who would you love to see on stage as our Keynote speakers?

✅ 6:15pm – Speed networking

Admin Notes

– Ample, Free Parking at venue

– Food & Beverages will be served

– Welcoming newcomers who are new to Cause San Diego!

Join us by Registering on Eventbrite – https://tinyurl.com/5xu9smae

October 2025: 27th Annual Cause Conference

Look out for more details soon!

Previous Events

Sept. 15, 2022: 24th San Diego Cause Conference

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.

Nov. 2022: Cause San Diego Collaborative Session

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.

2023

March 2023: Interfaith Community Services Outreach Day

Cause San Diego leadership and planning committee members donated food items and built over 400 sack lunches for those experiencing homelessness.

March 2023: Winter Social 4 Impact

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.

April 2023: Beyond Zero Earth Day Film Event

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.

May 2023: Business Leaders Lunch & Focus Group

In preparation for our 2023 Conference, we conducted our first Business Leaders Focus Group on May 11 to gain insights about the challenges and opportunities that drive social impact activities in the SD region. 25 San Diego business leaders participated and we are developing a report to share our focus group findings to share with the San Diego business and nonprofit community.

July 2023:  Business Leaders Breakfast & Focus Group

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. 

September 14, 2023:  25th Annual San Diego Cause Conference

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.

2024

Jan. 20, 2024:  Kids for Peace “Great Kindness Challenge” Community Outreach Day

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.

Feb. 1, 2024: Getting to Know Cause San Diego Mixer

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.

March 28, 2024:  *NEW* Social Impact Workshop – Measuring & Reporting on Social Impact

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.

June 26, 2024: Professional Development Luncheon – Maximizing Brand Impact through Media Coverage & Partnerships

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!

July 23, 2024 – Cause SD Nonprofit Luncheon

We met up with  Cause Conference supporters & fellow social impact champions to discuss current operations across our nonprofit organizations.

October 23, 2024 – 26th Annual Cause Conference

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!

December 5, 2024 – SD County Doughnut Economics Portrait Info Session

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

December 6, 2024 – Cause San Diego NetWalk

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!

Cause Conference 2022
Interview Spotlight

Honorary Co-Chairs
Donna DeBerry & Grant Oliphant

Reach out to us at info@causesandiego.org to learn more, get involved with our programs and support our efforts.