Kaci Patterson

Kaci is the Founder and Chief Architect of Social Good Solutions (SGS), a Black woman-owned and operated boutique social impact consulting firm. Kaci launched SGS in 2014 after nearly 18 years of working in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Always with an eye toward human and community development, SGS works with philanthropic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies to design, operationalize and manage racial justice initiatives from concept to implementation. The firm’s expertise is operationalizing equity, demonstrating what’s possible in philanthropy and creating new standards for equity-centered practices in the field. Since 2014, SGS has raised and leveraged over $86 million (and counting!) for Black-led organizations in California! 

Before consulting, Kaci held entry-to-executive-level roles within the nonprofit sector, leading ecosystem building, education advocacy and social justice initiatives, facilitated networks of organizations and served over 1,000 civil society leaders and public officials worldwide. In addition to managing multi-million-dollar grant-making portfolios, Kaci has created programs recognized as breakthrough contributions in her field: the School Boards and Community Engagement Initiative (2011), B.L.A.C.C. (Building Leaders and Cultivating Change), a grassroots social activism fund (2014), and the Black Equity Initiative/Black Equity Collective (2017/2021). 

She was named a California Community Foundation Unsung Hero of Los Angeles for her work with the BLACC Fund (2016); named to the first 40 under 40 class by the Empowerment Congress (2016); honored with the Wally Marks Change-Maker of the Year award by Liberty Hill Foundation (2017); chosen as a LA CAN Freedom Now award recipient (2019) and was selected into the 2019 inaugural class of The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship. 

Kaci served as Chief Strategist of the Black Equity Initiative from 2017-2021, a racial justice philanthropic initiative she designed and pioneered. She now serves as the Founder and Chief Architect of the Black Equity Collective, launched in January 2021 under her leadership. In 2024, she was also named Co-Executive Director of the LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment. 

Kaci is on the board of Catalyst California (2024) and The California Wellness Foundation (2025) and was a state commissioner in the CA Dept. of Consumer Affairs for seven years. She is a certified mediator, a graduate of Pepperdine University and holds an MBA in Organizational Management & Leadership from the University of LaVerne.