The California Conference for Equality and Justice

What The California Conference for Equality and Justice does

Confluence Rising (legally The California Conference for Equality and Justice, Inc.; DBA 'Confluence Rising', formerly 'CCEJ') is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1964 and headquartered at 3605 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 100, in Long Beach, California. The organization's mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to lead change for equity and justice in their communities. It operates three core program areas: (1) Youth Leadership Programs — including Building Bridges Camp, Conscious Classrooms, and Summer Youth Leadership Institute — that develop leadership and cross-difference connection for K-12 and young adult participants; (2) Restorative Youth Diversion — an alternative to the traditional legal system that focuses on accountability, healing, and community-based solutions for youth accused of crimes; and (3) Adult Training & Coaching for Institutional Transformation, which delivers training, coaching, and conflict facilitation to workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, and community settings.

The underlying methodology is restorative justice practice and conflict transformation, delivered through community-led workshops, on-site institutional training, coalition building, and recurring signature events including the annual Humanitarian Awards Celebration (currently in its 60th year), the United Against Hate Community Care Breakfast, the Interfaith Intercultural Breakfast, Love Day, and the Roots of Justice Convening. The technology stack is conventional non-profit infrastructure (Squarespace website, e-newsletter/SMS, online store, donation pages); no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capability, or data product is described.

The business model is a multi-stream non-profit revenue mix: individual donations and monthly giving; community fundraising events; legacy and planned giving; foundation and government grants (Goldhirsh Foundation LA2050, California Stop the Hate Fund); corporate community investment grants (Toyota TABC); rental income from the Long Beach Boulevard headquarters leased to aligned community groups; and merchandise sales via an online store. Institutional training pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments comprise youth/young adults, adults in institutional settings, and community organizations/networks across Southern California, including Los Angeles County. The organization employs 11-50 staff and is governed by a Board of Directors under Executive Director Reena Hajat Carroll.

Name

The California Conference for Equality and Justice

Legal name

The California Conference for Equality and Justice, Inc.

Website

https://cacej.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Confluence Rising (formerly The California Conference for Equality and Justice, or CCEJ) is a 60-year-old Long Beach, California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers youth leadership programs, restorative justice youth diversion, and adult training and coaching for institutional transformation across Southern California, funded through donations, grants, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice and Community Equity Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Restorative youth diversion
• Youth leadership programs
• Adult equity training
• Institutional transformation coaching
• Community justice education

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations, monthly giving programs, community fundraising events, and legacy/planned giving from supporters.
2. Grants: Funding from foundations including Goldhirsh Foundation (LA2050 Grants Challenge), California's Stop the Hate Fund, and corporate community investment grants.
3. Office Rental: Rental of organizational space to community groups and organizations for meetings and events.
4. Store: Sale of merchandise through the organization's store.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The California Conference for Equality and Justice (operating as Confluence Rising) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that delivers youth leadership development, restorative justice diversion for youth, and adult training and coaching for institutional transformation. Services are delivered in schools, workplaces, colleges, universities, and community settings across Southern California, and supplemented by community events, office rental, and merchandise sales.

Product overview

Confluence Rising (formerly CCEJ) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering a portfolio of social justice programs and services. The core offerings include Youth Leadership Programs (Building Bridges Camp, Conscious Classrooms, Summer Youth Leadership Institute), Restorative Youth Diversion (an alternative to the traditional legal system), and Adult Training & Coaching for Institutional Transformation. The organization also facilitates community engagement through events including Love Day, the Humanitarian Awards Celebration, and the Roots of Justice Convening. Additional services include office rental space, educational resources, and a store. The portfolio is unified by the organization's mission to educate and empower youth and adults to lead change for equity and justice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Leadership Programs A suite of youth development programs including Building Bridges Camp, Conscious Classrooms, and Summer Youth Leadership Institute, designed to empower young people to lead change for equity and justice in their communities. Targeted at K-12 students and young adults across Southern California.
• Restorative Youth Diversion An alternative to the traditional juvenile legal system that focuses on accountability, healing, and community-based solutions for youth accused of crimes. Designed for youth at risk of or involved with the formal juvenile justice system.
• Adult Training & Coaching for Institutional Transformation Training, coaching, and conflict facilitation for adults in workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, and community settings to drive institutional change toward equity and justice. Targeted at institutional clients (employers and educational institutions).
• Office Rental Rental of the organization's office space at 3605 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 100, Long Beach, CA to community groups and organizations for meetings and events.
• Humanitarian Awards Celebration Annual awards ceremony recognizing individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to humanitarian values, civil rights, and community service. Includes Humanitarian Award and Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award presentations; serves as a major annual fundraising event.
• Love Day Annual community event celebrating love and connection across differences. Open to community members and supporters.
• Roots of Justice Convening Annual convening focused on building connections and deepening understanding of social justice issues across communities. Designed for community members and partner organizations.
• Coalitions & Networks Collaborative network-building efforts that connect community members and organizations to advance collective impact for equity and justice, including hate-prevention programming.

Quantifiable outcome

• $57,625 raised at 60th Annual Humanitarian Awards Celebration

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evergreen AllianceminorOthers · 1 January 2024Evergreen Alliance featured Confluence Rising as a valued client in their professional services practice, highlighting the organization's work in fostering equity and building inclusive environments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Race Forward: Race Forward delivers racial justice training, leadership development, and convenings for institutions and community leaders—closely matching CCEJ's adult training, institutional transformation, and Roots of Justice Convening offerings.
• GLSEN: GLSEN operates school-based programs that build inclusive environments and train educators on equity issues—paralleling CCEJ's Conscious Classrooms and adult training work in educational settings, with a similar K–12 institutional buyer profile.
• National Conference for Community and Justice: NCCJ is the historical national network of which CCEJ was a regional affiliate; both organizations deliver intergroup dialogue, youth leadership, and workplace DEI training across local U.S. markets, making the affiliate structure and program mix highly comparable.

Regional players

• Community Coalition: Community Coalition is a South LA grassroots organization focused on equity, justice, and youth development—overlapping with CCEJ's youth leadership, coalition-building, and hate-prevention programming in the same Southern California ecosystem.
• InnerCity Struggle: InnerCity Struggle is an East LA-based youth and community organizing nonprofit running leadership development and equity campaigns—comparable to CCEJ's youth leadership and community-organizing work, with geographic overlap in the greater LA region.
• The Brotherhood Crusade: The Brotherhood Crusade is a long-standing LA nonprofit delivering youth development, community economic development, and equity programming—sharing CCEJ's regional footprint, youth leadership focus, and grant-funded operating model.

Broad incumbents

• National Urban League: The National Urban League operates a national network delivering youth leadership, workforce, civil rights, and equity programs—sharing CCEJ's program mix but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Learning for Justice (Southern Poverty Law Center): Learning for Justice provides free educational resources on equity, justice, and anti-bias teaching for K–12 classrooms—comparable to CCEJ's Conscious Classrooms and youth leadership curricula, but distributed nationally through the SPLC platform.
• Anti-Defamation League: ADL is a larger national civil rights organization that runs anti-bias education in schools and hate-prevention programming—directly overlapping with CCEJ's United Against Hate work and educational training offerings, though at much greater scale and with broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Equal Justice Society: Equal Justice Society is a Bay Area-based racial justice organization that runs trainings and strategic litigation to advance equity—comparable to CCEJ's institutional transformation training, though narrower in programmatic scope and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ccejsocal
• Facebookfacebook.com/CACEJ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cacej

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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